Chapter 13: Three Codes

I work the early shift at the courier station and the day shift at the construction site, getting home at 3 PM. There’s no night shift at the internet cafe today; Boss Sun said Wednesday is a busy Wednesday, so he’ll let me stay overnight.

When I opened the door, my mom was sitting on the sofa playing on my phone.

No. It’s not playing around. It’s testing the password.

Hearing the door open, she quickly hid her phone behind her back—so fast I almost missed it. But her expression betrayed her; the guilt of being caught red-handed was written…