Hidden in the Cracks of the City

This novel centers on the awakening of supernatural abilities in a modern city and unfolds through multiple intertwined storylines. Ordinary office worker Luo Xichen, tech entrepreneur Chen Yujin, police officer Sun Jianing, hacker Li Mogu, and journalist Zhu Jiran each gain abilities related to the mind for different reasons. Together, they gradually uncover a major power struggle and data conspiracy hidden within the city. Their personal lives, careers, and supernatural world intertwine as they confront questions of tech ethics, social truth, justice, and redemption. As their abilities develop, the protagonists begin to reflect on the moral boundaries of their powers. In the end, they join forces to take on a tangled urban conspiracy involving capital, technology, and crime, while exploring the nature of the self and society.