“Hey! How’d it go?!” When Gloria dragged herself out of the meeting, Sue, Sifu Tae Kuo were already there waiting for her.

  “Oh, you’re here.” Gloria responded after a short moment, shaking her head with a wry smile: “Sorry - it was not - well, it could be better.”

  “What did they say?” Tae Kuo asked, frowning.

  “He - the enforcer basically said I have a history of being irresponsible as a temp watcher, and the i about that body was my fault.” Gloria shrugged.

  “And did he say anything about the reports as from all of those iigations? I am pretty sure if the man has read it, he’ll know for sure that you did all you and it would be unreasoo ask for anything else…” Tae Kuo asked with a heavy frown.

  “Well, I think it’s pretty clear that either he did not read it, or that he was not going to quote it at all.” Gloria looked around, then turned aured toward a tea house nearby: “Let’s talk in private. ”

  “What is happening?” Sue looked even more worried when they found a discreet er iea house: “Did the guy threaten you or something?”

  “Something like that. But I think it’s a bit more plicated.” Gloria sighed: “I think they might be looking for trouble, ly aiming at me, but aiming at the coffin house. And that means you, Sifu, and you Sue.”

  “What’d he ask?” Tae Kuo frowned harder.

  “Basically what kind of circumstances were, and if I could bring up some failures or errors in how the house is run. I get the sehat he was trying to dig up something.” Gloria took a sip of the tea: “I just told them that we didn’t have enough time and resources whehing happened. And I don’t really regret the decisions I made because it was out of y.”

  Tae Kuo hen filled up Gloria’s tea cup, thehen his ow for a while, then raised his cup at Gloria, with both hands, as a sign of resped gratitude: “My sihanks, Gloria. What is the ruling?”

  “Six month suspension of temp watcher qualification, and one year probation. secutive.” Gloria sighed, then raised her cup back at Tae Kuo: “I think he wao permaly suspend me, but one of the overseers kinda - kinda coughed some seo him.”

  “Two overseers, looks like they actually are paying a lot of attention.” Sue frowned: “Did they annouhemselves?”

  “No.” Gloria finished her tea, then poured some more for Tae Kuo and herself.

  “It’s getting to ele time for the city cil, as well as the unity collective. ” Tae Kuo said as he looked at the table top, his eyes unfocused from his thoughts: “And usually this means time for promotion, appois. The simplest expnation would be this Fyman Nu wants something to pad his resume.”

  “And what of the no-so-simple expnation?” Sue raised her eyebrows.

  “Well, let’s not . For everything I could say would be pure specution.” Tae Kuo let out a long sigh: “But rest assured, I’ll do everything in my power to make sure we’re be okay.”

  “Thank you, Sifu.” Sue raised her cup at Tae Kuo: “And please let me know how I help. I - I really want this to be over.”

  “Oh, and here.” Tae Kuo, took out two envelopes, and hahem to Sue and Gloria.

  “What is this?” Gloria peeked into it, and found that there were a few bills inside. “Sifu Kuo, this - why? Thank you very much! But why?”

  “Meh, just something I owe both of you.” Tae Kuo chuckled: “When I was traveling, I came into the opportunities of helping some folks outside of the city with their troubles. It’s only fair that I share the fortuh you. It’s the right thing to do.”

  “Thank you, Sifu.” Sue tucked the envelope away, and him.

  “Yeah, yeah. Don’t worry about it.” Tae Kuo finished his tea, and Sue promptly filled his cup: “First things first, I will talk to some folks in my circle, pull some strings and see what be dohis is - very problematic, to say the least.”

  “How about Bulu Wang? He was the lead iigatht?” Gloria asked, with her fiapping the tabletop.

  “He - he was reassigned.” Tae Kuo sighed: “And this is why I will be asking you this: be careful, don’t talk to anyone about the i. I sehat something big is happening, we must not act rashly.”

  “But - what should we actively do? We ’t just stay passive, we?” Gloria looked up at the ceiling of the house. The wooden panels were tidy aiculously pced, and the red nterns were , pretty and bright. She just was not in the mood to enjoy what otherwise would be a very pleasant sight.

  “Stay put for now. And stay low.” After a moment of sideration, Tae Kuo answered: “Don’t rush into anything. I think soon we will be able to see what their agenda is. I am not going to guess what it is. You might have your theories, but o tell me for now.”

  “Oh - okay.” Sue and Gloria exged looks.

  “Now, I’ll o go in as well.” Tae Kuo smiled and stood up: “It’s no surprise they want to question me as well. But I am at least gd that I now know more about the man who’s going to lead the questioning.”

  “Wait, you have a meeting as well?” Gloria almost asked out loud.

  “Yes. And they just informed me this m. Needless to say, no time to ask for witnesses on our side.” Tae Kued: “Now, go home and take a break. You look tired, and I smell the ive paranormal energy from you. You must have been very busy.”

  “Well - ” Sue immediately sniffed her own sleeves and colr: “Is it that bad?”

  “Not too bad. But take a bath with ginger and sage water, don’t fet some talisman ashes.”

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