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Old Wang, full name Wang Jianguo, a name bearing the mark of an era, was now just a man sweeping fallen leaves and dust in an inconspicuous hutong in the East District. He was sixty-three, slightly stooped, like the weather-beaten old locust tree in the hutong, silently watching the sun rise and set. The bustling traffic seemed like the clamor of another world. His world consisted of this hundred-meter-long flagstone path and the meager monthly pension, barely enough to get by, plus feeding a few stray cats at the hutong entrance.

It is said that in the deepest recesses of this labyrinthine city, amid the dust of long-forgotten archives, dwelt a scribe named Aurelio. To others, he was known only for his days spent with yellowed pages and faded ink, yet none knew that he was not transcribing history, but pursuing a more ancient, more secret knowledge – the true essence of gold.