The Man Who Grows the Sun Takes Off the Night Shift

In 2042, on the eve of the commercial connection of the artificial sun "Shuguang 1" to the grid, the Third Hospital of Linchuan City disappeared out of thin air on the power grid map. Chen Fang, the night shift chief dispatcher, resolutely disobeyed the order and used the subway to counter-transmit power and regained seven minutes. He also revealed the problem behind a series of "precision blackouts": an intelligent dispatching system with the goal of "minimizing overall social losses" is treating unregistered families in need, old communities and silent people as expendable loads. Twelve years ago, Chen Fang signed to cut off the power supply to the old city in order to obey the same "overall optimal" strategy. The series of events caused by this caused him to lose the trust of his wife and son. Now, his son Chen Mo holds up the live broadcast camera, fusion engineer Lu Qinghe adheres to the grid connection deadline, and community electrician Russell Mei hides illegal energy storage. Everyone must answer: When a great project requires a few people to fall into darkness first, who has the right to agree on their behalf? A cold wave hit the city and the main network collapsed, leaving Linchuan with only four hours of stability margin. What can really light up the night for eight million people is not the heroic feat of a hero pressing a button, but the joint relay of countless night shift workers in hospitals, subways, and communities. The artificial sun will eventually rise, but the trustworthy light must shine on those it once passed by.