The Frontier's Backdoor

In a divided continent, the fortified border between the Neo-Virginian Commonwealth and the Free Territory of Acadia is the ultimate symbol of separation. Beneath the razor wire, a clandestine tunnel sustains the severed Vance family. When a border patrolman shoots an unarmed youth and walks free under the Legal Immunity Clause, a fierce civil rights lawyer uncovers a devastating truth: the clause was never a drafting mistake. It was a backdoor deliberately left by the legislators who built the wall, designed to protect the empire of a shadowy magnate. Inspired by the framework of police brutality and civil rights litigation, this is a suspense-charged exploration of how legal loopholes become instruments of raw power, told in the meticulous and conspiracy-laced style of Ma Boyong.