Chapter Three: Client, Surrender Your Heart First

He pushed an authorization across the table. It granted Xu Zhi and Tang Man independent access to her mother's medical case and all technical material related to the broadcasts. "From today on, you aren't my shield," he said. "You're a co-investigator. You may leave at any time. The fee will still be paid, and the debt returned as you requested." At the bottom, he had already signed. The word Client had been crossed out and replaced with Partner A. Beside her name was Partner B. "One question remains," Xu Zhi said. "Why does proximity trigger it?" Gu Yanchen opened security footage. Before the gala, Gu Chengyue's staff had delivered two gifts: the watch for Gu Yanchen and a pearl pin fixed inside Xu Zhi's sash. The pin was now missing.