The Algorithm's Forgery

A modern reimagining of the ancient Chinese case of Sun Linfu and Ning Zhi, where an enigmatic AI platform called “Taotie” surgically catalogs humanity’s darkest desires. When it connects a master forger, a charismatic hustler, and an obsessive collector over a mythical bronze vessel, an elaborate antique fraud spirals into transnational deceit, shattered families, and bloody vengeance. The algorithm watches, already knowing who will betray, who will kill, and who will become the final ruin.