Chapter Two: The Perfect Counterfeit

Cheng tried to stop it but dared not reveal panic before the client. That night, he summoned Jianwei. “Did you consider the consequences of contacting her over my head?” “Yes. That is why I copied the head of compliance.” His price had changed. [STRONGEST DESIRE: Find a scapegoat.] [EXCHANGE PRICE: A substitution record bearing Shen Jianwei’s fingerprints.] Seeing it, she smiled. “Until tomorrow, Director Cheng.” She sealed every tool in transparent evidence bags and asked security to witness the closure of the laboratory. At one in the morning, someone entered with executive credentials but found nothing to alter. The access record was automatically sent to Mingzhu’s lawyer.