Chapter Five: Two Gu Linchuans

A faded stamp on its reverse named Chengchuan Third Optical Works, Quality Control Unit Two. “The abandoned factory,” she said. “They won't have kept every list inside the museum.” Gu-Two drew a narrow strip of film from between the photograph's layers. Twelve names emerged against the garage light. Zhou was first. The second line was blank. Gu Linchuan occupied the seventh. The final name was Shen Zhiwei. Above them, in the field marked project director, stood another name: Shen Yanqiu.