The Whispering Net

In a near-future world dominated by a shadow government of tech giants, an algorithm designed to predict crime becomes a weapon of mass prejudice. When data journalist Lin Yun discovers that the AI’s core logic is modeled on a notorious Tang Dynasty case—where a 14-year-old girl was sacrificed to political whispers—she must navigate a digital blackout to unearth a centuries-old truth: that prejudice is the best nourishment for evil, and killers often hide among the murmuring crowd.