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Chapter 10 - Chapter 10:Ten Minutes of Blackout

Lights die.

Cargo hold turns into a locked room.

She: "Ten minutes, truth game. Lie and you're out."

Shen Yan: "Tonight I planned to sell you to the highest bidder."

Fei Ye: "I tore the painting 'cause it looked like you as a kid."

Qi Si: "That ferry ticket was for me—ten years ago."

Her turn: "044 isn't my cheat code—it's the debt I owe."

Click—total dark.

Door unlocks itself. Flashlights coming.

She grabs Qi Si's fallen pen, kicks the door, runs.

Corridor's a maze, every metal step clanks.

She hits the deck, rain slaps her face.

Side lights flash three words: Queen's Gambit.

She laughs. "Script was already written."

Three guys storm the deck.

She lifts the pen to her throat: "One step closer—I cash out first."

Countdown starts—

Ten, nine, eight…

A bead of blood rolls—like the last bullet.

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