SECTOR I – CENTRAL GOVERNANCE TOWER
Minister Ren Duyi believed in one thing: value.
Not morality. Not loyalty. Not truth.
Only what something — or someone — was worth.
And Su Chen, in his eyes, had once been worth exactly 13.7 million credits.
That's what Ren sold his body for after the world declared him "mentally unstable and a threat to civilian safety." His organs, his blood, his neural pathways — all harvested for military research.
No funeral. No honor. Just decimal points.
But Ren made one mistake:
Su Chen didn't stay dead.
OUTSKIRTS – ABANDONED DATA CORE VAULT
Su Chen kneeled in front of a forgotten mainframe — one that Ren believed destroyed.
Inside: encrypted records, untraceable contracts, bribe logs, and one crucial file: "CHEN_LIQUIDATION_AUTH.dat"
Su Chen's name. Ren's signature.
All legal. All cold.
[System Sync: Ren Duyi – Evidence Acquired][Trigger Protocol: Reverse Valuation]Use the subject's greed against them. Force every ally, client, and investor to reassess their value.
[Engage?]✅ YES
Su Chen grinned.
"Let's turn the king of numbers into a negative."
24 HOURS LATER – GLOBAL NET SCANDAL
"Minister Ren Approved Illegal Organ Auction on Live Prisoner!""Former Peacekeeper Su Chen Confirmed Victim of Black Budget Programs""Leaked Ledger Shows 14 High-Ranking Officials Funded by 'Corpse Coin' Slush Fund"
Ren Duyi sat in his glass office, watching the value of his name plummet in real time.
His stock.
His endorsements.
Even the shadow corporations that once praised his discretion were pulling away like rats from flame.
He slammed a fist on his desk.
"This is forged! Someone's manipulating data!"
"No, sir," his assistant whispered. "The contracts are authentic. Video-verified. Blockchain-sealed."
"We can scrub it. We can still—"
But then the lights in his office flickered.
A voice played on every screen.
"You calculated my worth down to the decimal."
"Now let's calculate yours."
Ren turned around.
And there stood Su Chen.
THE CONFRONTATION
"You're dead."
"Better than ever, actually," Su replied, stepping forward.
Ren backed into his desk.
"You don't understand. I—I was ordered to do it. Your body… it was just a procedure. You were already dead."
"I was alive when you signed the papers."
"I did it for stability. For the future."
Su Chen leaned in.
"You did it for profit."
He dropped a data stick on Ren's desk.
"All your assets. Seized. Every company that ever dealt with you? Notified."
"You're broke, Ren. And not just financially. Every connection, gone. Every client, turned. You're a vacuum."
Ren collapsed into his chair.
"What do you want?"
"Nothing," Su Chen said. "Just wanted you to feel the same way I did. Dissected. Worthless. Forgotten."
He walked out as the sirens wailed — black-suited enforcers coming up the elevator.
SYSTEM UPDATE
[Target: Ren Duyi – Financial Network Collapse: 97%][Trait Acquired: Soul Bankruptcy]You can now dismantle any target's reputation by exposing their profit motives. Increases critical hit chance against corporate/political enemies.
[New Target Unlocked: Yue Lin]
MEANWHILE – SECRET LOCATION, WHITE ROOM
Yue Lin, the woman who once kissed Su Chen goodnight… now sat in a luxury cell watching the world fall apart.
Every name Su ruined? Connected to her.
And now… someone was hunting her too.
She lit a cigarette with shaking hands.
"You're coming for me, aren't you?"
Across the room, a black laptop screen flickered on.
One message:
"I never stopped." —SC
End of Chapter 9