The Time Alibi Examiner

Skip Chapter Three and read Chapter Two, then go back and read Chapter Three.

Shi Jin sneaks into Chen Man's mansion to find the evidence chip she left behind before the countdown reaches zero. But the most shocking ending should be when he discovers that all the clients he's handled are dying one after another, and the silver-haired girl hunting him laughs coldly and says, “Your next false alibi will be a preview of your own death.”

Deep in a filthy tunnel, he's forging an alibi for a gang boss when every electronic device suddenly displays a countdown to Chen Man's death. This opening showcases the world vividly, uses the countdown to create urgency, and immediately establishes the protagonist's morally gray identity.

The implant at the back of Shi Jin's neck sometimes stings; Chen Man's investigation into the “time-purity fraud case” before her death; the girl's abnormal fixation on Shi Jin.

“Your next false alibi will be a preview of your own death.”