Mu Yu took a few deep breaths in disbelief while trying hard to calm herself down. After barely pulling herself together, she carefully reread the text message from beginning to end without missing a word. Still, she couldn’t believe what was said in the text message. As her hands trembled, she dialed the phone number from which the text message was sent, only to hear a voice saying that the number she had dialed was unavailable.

She massaged her aching temples hard, ...