Chapter Five: The City's Stop-Loss Order

refused. For once, capital pried a door open for him. At 1:12, the system detected abnormal pressure. At 1:14, the first residents evacuated. When Jiming's alarm arrived at 1:15, half the streets were already empty. At 1:17, white vapor swallowed the depot. There was no explosion. Twenty-three people were injured. Nobody died. Benefit did not settle. He went pale. “No. It exploded in every timeline.” Zhou stood on the depot roof. He had not obstructed the rescue. He had even opened his emergency platform. Together, both systems had reached 91% of residents. [Multiple candidates jointly achieved majority utility. Arbitrating contribution.]