Chapter Five: Applause, Calculated

【Group-level rejection detected. Matter: industry-platform admission. Node coverage, commercial loss, and authority evaluated. Final rating: A.】 【Return: one-time audit entrance to Gu's closed Mirror Vault platform. Host may view data operations directly related to the project. No downloads or alteration.】 【Accumulated Reversal Value: 31.】 The entrance lasted ten minutes. Cheng Ye tried recording, but every external screen went black. Jiming read as fast as he could. The legal notice had not been triggered by the credentials. Two days before the hearing, Gu Tingchuan had created a Bright Mirror Removal Plan. Linked records revealed identical treatment of all seven Far Lantern projects: freeze interfaces, manufacture compliance disputes, depress