Chapter Four: Shorting an Heir with a Receipt

There was no time to retrieve it. “This Exchange sells possibilities,” Lin said. “Then possibilities can be shorted.” He fed both copper tokens into the terminal, selected SHORT ZHOU INHERITANCE, and named his seventy-billion bid against Gu as counterparty credit. A risk warning appeared. Zhao's expression changed. He ordered the terminal disconnected. Su unlocked the VIP side door while Qin overturned a token cart. Thousands of copper disks spilled down the stairs. Buyers scrambled for them, breaking the guards' formation. Lin charged upstairs. Zhao did not stop him. As Lin passed, he murmured, “Are you sure that receipt still belongs to your father?” Forty-seven seconds remained.