An Ordinary Question for the Board

“I'm not.” Her gaze stayed fixed on him. “I'm verifying something. Last night the highest-authority table recorded an impossible handshake. The subject had no employee number. Only one label: Zero.” The air went still. “Lin Mo, who does Oracle think you are?” The black interface unfolded across his phone by itself. [IDENTITY EXPOSURE RISK: 31%.] [MAIN OBJECTIVE UPDATED: Find Tang Yue before the corporation takes control of you.] [TIME LIMIT: 72 HOURS.] Lin pocketed the card. For the first time, he did not wait for the system's hint. “The question isn't who it thinks I am,” he said. “It's why it insists on choosing one person at all.”