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Here, we report a quantum dots (QDs)-induced interface reconstruction strategy that simultaneously reconfigures band energetics and maximizes interfacial coupling, enabling control over charge transfer direction. By employing an ultrasmall-size-driven dissolution\u2013reprecipitation method, a novel core\u2013satellite nanostructure was formed with the BiOBr quantum dots distributed around the AgBr\/Ag particles. Oxygen-defective atomic-layered BiOBr quantum dots exhibit shifted band edges arising from quantum confinement and vacancy-mediated surface dipoles, establishing a thermodynamically favorable Z-type alignment with AgBr that cannot be achieved with bulk BiOBr or nanosheets. More critically, the full encapsulation of Ag\/AgBr nanoparticles by ultrathin quantum dots transforms discrete point contacts into a continuous coupling network, drastically reducing interfacial resistance. Experiments and calculations collectively reveal ultrafast (&amp;lt;1 ps) electron migration from AgBr to BiOBr QDs via Ag bridges, while vacancies of BiOBr QDs act as electron traps, further suppressing carrier recombination. Therefore, the quantum-dots-engineered composite system forms long-lived charge-separated states exceeding 6000 ps, improving the generation ROS and Ag+, resulting in a significantly higher bacterial inactivation rate of 100% against Escherichia coli under visible light. 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