Chapter 01: Reporting for Duty Tomorrow
When the police called, Song Yiwei was sitting in the waiting area at the high-speed rail station, her phone still displaying the job offer email. The subject line was in bold, and the time was unmistakable: Report for duty tomorrow at nine in the morning.
She had just attended her college roommate's wedding. A light gray trench coat covered her dress, her suitcase rested by her legs, and she still held a gift bag she hadn't had a chance to throw away. The man on the other end didn't bother with pleasantries. He gave the name of his department and his own name, then said something enough to make any new graduate's legs go weak.
"Someone has reported you on suspicion of embezzlement..."
