Chapter Three: The Second Person Who Doesn't Exist

Tang Guo crashed a Wave Live van through a side gate. “Get in!” They escaped to an abandoned riverside photography shop, full of film cameras and no networked devices. Wen loaded the White Tower film into a developing tank with practiced hands. “Who's Mr. Zhou?” Lu asked. “Zhou Jiming, chairman of Mingjing Technology,” Tang said, typing. “His company maintains sixty percent of public cameras.” “He's also gatekeeper of the Unseen Council,” Wen added. “They delete accidents for the rich, manufacture evidence for lawsuits, and erase Unseen people who refuse them from social records.” “You worked for them,” Lu said. Silence. He dropped the severed-eye badge taken from her umbrella. Wen did not deny it. “Once. I'm looking for my sister, Wen Qiu.