Shen Ruyin received Zhao Manrou's belated text message only after she returned from dinner.

[This is truly gratifying.]

[Of everyone on the bus, he had the biggest problem; it's clear even the King of Hell couldn't stand it anymore.]

Shen Ruyin turned off her phone, but couldn't resist turning it back on.

[I don't know if he's the King of Hell, but I feel sorry for the staff responsible for transporting him. Not only were they injured, but they'll definitely be disciplined.]

[Besides, I've heard ambulances are very expensive. I don't know the specifics of the situation, but it shouldn't be so bad that they have to pay for it.]

After the message was sent, Zhao Manrou didn't reply for quite a while.

The next day, when Shen Ruyin went out to evening self-study, she encountered Zhao Manrou at the intersection. Zhao Manrou had dark circles under her eyes and looked very uneasy.

"Xiaoman, what's wrong with you? You look so bad."

"It's nothing, I just didn't sleep well last night," Zhao Manrou hesitated for a moment, "Yinyin, I heard in yesterday's report that the ambulance had an unexpected malfunction, will that also affect the staff on board?"

“Definitely,” Shen Ruyin said, not to comfort her, but to share what she knew. “Ambulances undergo routine maintenance. With such a major malfunction, the maintenance company and personnel will definitely be held accountable.”

"Although Zhao Tianbao's accident was caused by an accident, the staff on the bus failed to take proper care of him, which is a dereliction of duty. Their future promotions will likely be affected, and they may even be fired now."

"Zhao Tianbao's relatives will also be held accountable; besides paying compensation, they will also be sued."

With each additional word Shen Ruyin spoke, Zhao Manrou lowered her head further, until, by the time she finished speaking, Zhao Manrou's chin was almost touching her chest.

"Then, is there any way to fix this?"

Shen Ruyin shook her head: "I don't know."

"We weren't there, so we don't know the specifics, and besides... we're all students, what remedial measures can we take?"

Zhao Manrou tugged at her sleeve, looking even worse, and the regret on her face was impossible to hide.

"Xiaoman?" Shen Ruyin lowered her eyelids and pulled her to stand to the side. "The light will turn red in two seconds. We can't cross now. Let's wait a while before we go."

"Oh, okay," Zhao Manrou bit her lower lip and unconsciously touched the pendant around her neck.

"Yinyin, I suddenly remembered that I forgot to bring my test paper. You go to school first, I'll be there in a bit."

"Hey, why don't you just let Auntie deliver it for you?" Shen Ruyin said from behind, watching Zhao Manrou disappear into the crowd, but she didn't chase after her.

Based on Zhao Manrou's behavior just now, she had roughly guessed what was going on.

When Zhao Manrou disappeared from the library yesterday afternoon, she must have gone to the intersection where Zhao Tianbao had the accident, and she may even have witnessed the accident.

Or rather, they not only witnessed the accident, but knew in advance that it would happen.

At that time, she probably didn't realize that while Zhao Tianbao was getting his just deserts, so many people would have to pay the price for this accident caused by external forces.

Shen Ruyin walked across the street with the crowd.

Now, all we can hope is that after listening to her story, Zhao Manrou will be able to persuade Number 2 to handle the aftermath. Otherwise, so many people who were working diligently will suffer undeserved misfortune, and this will become their karma.

Although she didn't directly intervene, Zhao Manrou, who knew about the incident and even went to the scene, was still somewhat affected.

After all, Zhao Tianbao had harmed Zhao Manrou, but the other innocent staff members hadn't.

Zhao Manrou's insomnia and guilt are likely due to this reason, in addition to her kind nature.

Zhao Manrou entered the classroom just as the bell rang for evening self-study. By now, she was feeling much better.

Clearly, she must have reached some kind of agreement with Number 2.

Shen Ruyin opened the book, and her mood improved slightly.

It's not that she had to be so talkative, but some things should be thought through carefully before acting.

If Zhao Manrou, as the protagonist, could consider the consequences of her actions more carefully, there would likely be fewer ordinary people suffering from undeserved calamities in the future.

Number 2 was very fast; by the time evening self-study ended, he had quietly returned to Zhao Manrou's side.

Presumably taking advantage of the fact that Shen Ruyin "couldn't see" him, Number 2 directly told Zhao Manrou, "When I went to handle it, I happened to run into the people from the Abnormal Events Handling Division, and they also sent people to eliminate the related impact."

"All related reports have been retracted, and the memories of those involved have been reprocessed."

Zhao Manrou's eyes lit up. She secretly glanced at Shen Ruyin and took out her phone to type.

Although Shen Ruyin didn't see what Zhao Manrou typed on her phone, she roughly knew, because the next moment, Number 2 began explaining the situation regarding the Abnormal Events Handling Division.

"The Department of Abnormal Events Handling, as its name suggests, was established to handle various abnormal events."

"In addition to targeting non-humans, it also imposes restrictions on human individuals with special abilities and those who cultivate."

"But they can only handle these kinds of small things. Anyone with a bit of ability ignores them."

Zhao Manrou started typing again, and this time Shen Ruyin saw it and asked why.

"Due to insufficient strength, the Department of Abnormal Events has only a few people with decent abilities, and a considerable number of them are ordinary people."

"The relationship between ordinary people and people with special abilities is not exactly harmonious."

"Perhaps you have heard the saying that those who are not of our kind are sure to have different hearts? This saying applies not only to humans and non-humans, but also to them themselves."

Number 2 has a very pleasant voice, but his words are very direct.

But if you ask Shen Ruyin, then no matter what the Abnormal Events Handling Division is like, it doesn't give entities like No. 1 and No. 2 the right to arbitrarily interfere with the fate of others.

Number 2 played the trick of subtly shifting the blame and diverting Zhao Manrou's attention completely.

Shen Ruyin sighed, said goodbye to Zhao Manrou, and couldn't help but look back one last time.

But that one glance made her quickly turn around and disappear into the crowd, no longer paying much attention to that direction.

Don't blame her.

Who told her that when she turned around, she saw Number 1 standing behind Zhao Manrou with the little girl in red shoes, calling out to Number 2.

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