The funeral was held on the third day.
It took place within Coast Industry's factory grounds. A canopy had been erected over the freshly repaired ground, and virtually everyone from New Spring attended.
No messy ceremonies or performances had been arranged. It was simply a memorial service and vigil.
In addition to the seven Homecoming Knights who had died while besieging Paquiao, more than thirty Security Team employees had also perished. After the unrest, nearly every combatant had been wounded, with over forty left disabled as a result.
Though the Homecoming Knights' losses were not Ji Jue's responsibility, he paid them double the compensation and bonuses given to Coast Industry employees, along with an additional batch of supplies.
As for Coast Industry's employees, aside from the promised double compensation and bonuses, they received a series of further benefits. Those with elderly family members could house them free of charge in the affiliated nursing home of Xinxiang Sanatorium. Those with children in school would receive monthly living expenses and interest-free student loans.
Ji Jue was already stuffed to the brim from all he had eaten. He truly did not lack such a trifling amount.
The injured were treated, while the disabled were sent directly to Xie Lan for limb reattachment. Even if they could no longer perform heavy labor afterward, the factory would have relaxed, stable positions available in the future—exactly the sort of jobs that needed employees whose reliability had been proven.
Beyond that, any other difficulties or troubles would receive assistance as appropriate. With such enormous compensation and restitution, it was hard to say how many families found joy amid their grief, and how many found sorrow amid their relief.
At the funeral, subdued sobbing and tears never ceased.
At the end, Ji Jue personally handed each urn to