At London Heathrow Airport, the morning mist of the Thames was shrouding the city.
Wearing a plain linen suit with a brooch made from a recycled old chip pinned to her cuff, Guan Yao was driven into the underground passage of the British Library under the escort of the Night Owl Squad.
The livestream camera captured the flicker of anticipation in her eyes through the bulletproof window—tonight, she would become the first non-academic visitor in nearly a century authorized to study overnight in the secret archives.
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