Chapter Four: The Eighth Item in the Warehouse

“Concealment means deciding the risk for me.” She closed the ledger. “First breach of our partnership. Your operational veto is suspended once.” “Agreed.” An alarm erupted. White vapor poured into all seven evidence crates, and a fire shutter slammed across the corridor. Cheng Yan's voice came over the speakers. “You always think finding the original means you have won, Shen Jianwei. The most expensive thing in a warehouse was never its merchandise.” The vapor was not poison. It was humid steam designed to ruin leather and paper. Without the physical evidence, the substitution case would collapse. Linchuan attacked the shutter while Jianwei ran to the control console. Through the security camera, the Lens displayed the duty manager's desire.