The clock hands had just passed midnight when a voice sounded in their ears. "Good evening, everyone. I hope I'm not too late this time."
Jiang Nian snorted at the sound of that voice. "You are. Fu Zhenzhen got away. So, how are you going to compensate us?"
And you tried to trick my childhood friend into sacrificing himself?
Ptooey.
The Bureau Administrator faltered awkwardly. "Then... what would you like?"
Jiang Nian raised an eyebrow. "Shouldn't you be asking yourselves that?"
Although Fu Zhenzhen had caused everything with the system's help, surely the Management Bureau was guilty of negligence too? Jiang Nian, Song Jici, and Tan Zhuishi had each lost a life because of it.
The Bureau Administrator paused before saying:
"This incident was an oversight on the Management Bureau's part. However, we cannot arbitrarily interfere with developments in a small world, so we can only compensate you on a personal level."
"If you're willing, we can improve your physical constitutions and guarantee you a lifetime free of pain, calamity, and worry."
Jiang Nian rubbed her chin. "Are you sure?"
The Bureau Administrator's tone was firm. "Yes."
Jiang Nian asked the others for their opinions, then reluctantly accepted. "Fine. Now hurry up and pull Fu Zhenzhen out. It's time Shen Yang woke up."
Although Shen Yang's body was fine, Jiang Nian worried that being trapped for so long had driven her stir-crazy.
As soon as Jiang Nian finished speaking, the Bureau Administrator made a gesture, and Shen Yang's body began to glow faintly.
Slowly, the light gathered into a talisman, floated before them, and transformed into Fu Zhenzhen.
Only, her appearance seemed to bear the marks of a personal grudge.
Jiang Nian looked at the woman with a badly swollen face, skin covered in bruises, and one eye puffier than