Chapter Three: The Same Wish

The appointment was set in the office Jianwei no longer had the right to enter. At seven, her access card mysteriously worked again. In the elevator mirror, nothing hovered above her—her sight never revealed her own wish. Zhou Jiming stood behind her, equally unreadable. “You don't have to go in,” he said. “They used my name. If I stay away, they may find Tang Guo.” “She no longer remembers you.” “That doesn't mean I can't endanger her.” He handed her a button-sized recorder. “Digital records are rewritten. Tape and mechanical marks last longer.” The first client was Zhao Xiao, a rideshare driver. Charred-black letters floated above him. 【Make Lin Jianwei disappear.】 “Do you know me?” she asked.