Chapter Two: A Million Is Not the Finish Line

After tax, Shen’s discovery award and case-reporting reward totaled ¥1,096,000. When the bank notification appeared, the countdown stopped at [01:17:43]. [Novice Task Complete.] [Principal: ¥20. Lawful Profit: ¥1,096,000. Appreciation: 5,479,900%.] [Host Level Increased: Observer I.] [Unlocked: Three basic appraisals daily; one conditional trace.] Zhou stared at the message. “Twenty yuan can give birth to a million?” Shen immediately paid his father’s ¥126,000 rehabilitation bill and settled his rent. He thought he could finally breathe. The gold interface turned red. [Value profit settled. Mandatory Reinvestment Rule activated.] [Within 24 hours, the Host must invest no less than 80% of disposable profit in a Risk-A target or higher.]