106: Jiaqian Jushi – Qiuyan Hui

Nie Xingyuan's mouth twitched violently as his psychological defenses completely collapsed.

He said excitedly, "How can I not be balding! I'm constantly running between both sides, yet I only get one salary!"

Du Wenqing hurriedly pulled her superior's sleeve, hinting for him not to forget that his 'sweetheart' was still here!

Nie Xingyuan took a deep breath, calmed his emotions, took out the compensation terms from his storage bag, and handed them to Qiu Yanhui.

Qiu Yanhui calmly took the terms and glanced at them casually.

The specific compensation terms were as follows:

1. Pay Officer Qiu a one-time mental distress fee of 5 million incense offerings.

2. A one-time payment of 1 million incense offerings, plus a stable job paying 10,000 per month after death.

3. Choose one of the above two options.

Qiu Yanhui muttered to herself, "Am I, Qiu Yanhui, the kind of person who values money?"

"If I'm not exorcising ghosts, incense offerings can't be eaten as food! Is there anything more practical? Like dharma artifacts, pills that can increase cultivation, lily-type older sisters..."

"If all else fails, you have to add more RMB $_$!"

Seeing Qiu Yanhui's frequent blinking, Nie Xingyuan suddenly remembered her usual style at the headquarters and roughly guessed what she was thinking.

His mouth twitched, "incense offerings—after death, they can be used to buy... a good reincarnation position in the Underworld."

"After all, reincarnation is also a science."

Upon hearing this, Qiu Yanhui didn't hesitate for a second. Her handwriting flowed like water as she signed her name on the agreement.

"Team Leader Nie, I choose Option One."

[Work? That's impossible! Once I die, I'll reincarnate immediately.]

[Wait! When I die, the Underworld won't have inflation, will it?]

Chen Yu watched Qiu Yanhui sign her name, the anger in her heart erupting like a volcano.

[Tsk tsk tsk! Trash woman, didn't you keep saying you didn't want compensation?]

[Hmph! As the ancients said: 'The words of a trash woman are never to be trusted.']

She stood up abruptly, lightly patted her skirt, and snapped her fingers crisply.

A 5-million-denomination Underworld Bank check fluttered like a dancing butterfly, landing lightly in her palm.

"Here! Five million. This Master of the Prefecture and you are now even."

Before her voice faded, the White-Haired Loli arrogantly tapped the check against Qiu Yanhui's wrist before placing it in her palm.

In an instant, she turned into a cloud of black mist and sped back to the company to report.

[Your Majesty, snuggle snuggle... This servant not only failed the mission but also messed it up. Your Majesty won't serve me with a whip... *heavy breathing*...]

Qiu Yanhui stared at the check in front of her, paying no mind to the Lord Prefectural City God's tone.

She thought to herself, "Five million incense offerings is no small amount; it's enough to enjoy a comfortable life in the Underworld after death."

Then, instead of putting the check away immediately, she pulled out her phone and snapped a photo of it with a "click."

And posted a status on her social circle: "Five million in hand! Thanks to 'Lightning' for the generous compensation~"

After posting, Qiu Yanhui happily tucked the check away.

"You can't have your cake and eat it too!"

The people in the ward watched Qiu Yanhui's outrageous behavior, each one dumbfounded, their eyelids twitching.

Everyone thought, "What kind of bizarre behavior is this!"

[Switching between a simp and a money-grubber without any sense of contradiction, as expected of you—Officer Qiu!]

Seeing this, Qing Xia shook her head helplessly, adjusted the glasses on the bridge of her nose, and said to everyone, "Alright, alright, let's all head out. The patient needs rest." After speaking, she was the first to walk out of the ward.

Seeing this, Nie Xingyuan said no more. He just gave Qiu Yanhui a deep look and followed the other doctors out of the room.

After the ward door closed, Qiu Yanhui let out a long sigh of relief, secretly feeling lucky: "Finally they're gone. This Team Leader Nie is quite wordy, but the new older sister who joined the Special Affairs Bureau is quite cold and attractive. Hehehe..."

She moved her arms and felt much more comfortable all over.

Just then, she suddenly noticed a faint light flashing on her wrist.

Qiu Yanhui was startled, "What's going on?"

She stared nervously at her wrist, only to see the light getting brighter and brighter, eventually turning into a small ball of light.

The light ball rose slowly, floating in mid-air, emitting a piercing dark glow.

Qiu Yanhui's eyes widened as she stared at the light ball, watching it gradually grow larger... completely enveloping the 'Mid-line Catheter.'

She could feel something surging inside, but she couldn't see exactly what it was.

*Rip...*

The light ball burst open, and a dense surge of spiritual power gushed out, forming a vortex that tightly surrounded Qiu Yanhui.

She only felt her vision go dark as a wave of intense pain hit her, as if every bone in her body was about to shatter.

"Ow, ow, ow..."

Qiu Yanhui couldn't help but let out a groan of pain, her body trembling involuntarily.

This intense pain lasted for quite a while before gradually subsiding, but she was already covered in sweat and gasping for breath.

Half an hour later, Qiu Yanhui recovered from the pain, wearing a dead-fish expression. Her face was covered in a white liquid, and her throat was dry and aching.

"That black-bellied loli, she's no little princess from a fairy tale; she's practically Gargamel!"

After this "treatment," Qiu Yanhui's injuries had worsened slightly. Although it wouldn't leave permanent damage, it would require more time to recover.

If digitized with a progress bar, she was now about 67% healed.

In at most another half-month, she should be recovered enough to be discharged.

Qiu Yanhui even began to suspect the Master of the Prefecture's black-bellied nature—did she do this on purpose because she wanted her to have people handle her waste?

Thinking of this, she couldn't help but shudder.

"Awoooo..."

She was an Older Sister Type after all. Even if her usual style was a bit direct, she still had her pride as a woman!

If she had to be tenderly cared for by the nurse sisters for her bodily functions every day... she probably wouldn't have the face to flirt with them anymore.

But fortunately, there were Inedia Pills from the Alchemy Department. Eating them every day shouldn't produce much waste, right?

Qiu Yanhui suppressed her inner discomfort and struggled to sit up.

Leaning against the headboard, she took out her phone, planning to call her best friend to ask her to come help take care of her for a few days.

When she opened her phone, several unread messages were displayed on the screen.

Straight-laced Bestie: "Yanzi, This Old Lady hit the jackpot today! I'm going to B City to play for a few days."

"Team Leader Nie said you're fine, so I'm relieved. I'll bring you back some local specialties when I return!"

"Mwah mwah, kisses ^3^."

Qiu Yanhui was instantly dumbfounded, "What is going on?" [Jackpot? This isn't some setup, is it!]

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