Zhou Yan's livestream has only five viewers, but two tracks appear on the screen, one gray and one green. Only the green track counts as a person, and he has to meet his quota by midnight, or the soundproofing in his right ear will get stronger each night. The streamer Sanyue mocks him for having so few viewers. Zhou Yan visits Sanyue's profile and reads out three ads, for loans, weight loss, and private-channel traffic, then pins down every self-contradictory line on the page. The five viewers burst into laughter, and Sanyue deletes his account on the spot. Zhou Yan knows the guy will just reappear under another identity. Old Chen's green track lights up by one faint notch, but midnight is still ninety-six minutes away. Zhou Yan declares that he'll help whoever has the most urgent problem get one thing done. Sanpao says he'll explain once they reach the service area. When midnight strikes, the reckoning begins.
