Chapter 20

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Pipes? Inspection? Explosion incident? Ah Zhe…

Leon stared at the employee from the gas company in front of him, her eyes swollen like peaches and her small face full of guilt, not knowing what to say for a moment. All he could do was awkwardly scratch the back of his head.

If this time it really was a gas pipe explosion that resulted in Anna injuring her thigh, even almost falling to her death, he would probably be thinking about tearing the other person apart right now.

But the issue this time wasn’t actually their fault; the explosion story was cooked up by that insane deity, and the hospital accident was an attack orchestrated by the director – not due to any substandard pipes from the gas company.

As for the young girl in front of him, she hadn’t made any mistakes in her work. She just had terrible luck to get caught up in the mess caused by that Anomalous Item’s antics from the Clearing Bureau…

“…”

“This… I see you’re sincerely apologizing, so… if you just cover the medical expenses, we’ll let this matter rest?”

Leon, feeling slightly uneasy in his conscience, originally thought about letting it go entirely, but then again, his sister almost got into trouble during the “gas explosion.” Not pursuing it would seem too fake, so he came up with a more moderate demand.

Anyway, his relative’s medical treatment could be reimbursed using the Clearing Bureau’s credentials. Anna’s lung condition didn’t require private payment, and in the “gas explosion” incident, she only injured her leg. At most, it would cost one or two silver wheels, which wouldn’t put too much financial pressure on the other party…

Unexpectedly, Leon and his companion turned out to be so reasonable. The doll-faced girl suddenly looked up, her face full of incredulity:

“Just like this… is it enough?”

Looking back at his sister, seeing her cheeks slightly flushed and lost in thought without raising any objections, Leon turned around and nodded apologetically to the tearful girl in front of him.

“Yeah, that’s enough.”

“…”

Just this amount of compensation? Are there really people like that? After hearing Leon’s definite response, the girl in the professional skirt suit couldn’t help but pause for a moment. Her eyes, swollen to slits, were filled with disbelief.

…

Among those affected by this event, most were knocked unconscious by the volatile anesthetic agent and subsequently inhaled excessive amounts of anesthetic gas. Some are still unconscious, but these people are relatively easy to compensate; as long as the loss of income and medicine fees are covered, it’s fine.

The worst case is the hospital director, but that person seems to have done many bad things and been reported. If they survive, they might end up on the gallows, so no need for compensation there.

Then there were the few who jumped from the fourth floor. The older nurse was unharmed, just scared, while the younger nurse with severe joint injuries and her fiancé managed to extort a large sum from their own company.

However, her fiancé said he needed to buy something urgently and rushed off with the money. She suspected he was running away with it, so she warned her, only to be scolded for over an hour… wu…

Thinking about this, the doll-faced girl couldn’t help but sniffle and look teary-eyed at the kind Leon in front of her, feeling that there’s no comparison between people.

The last girl, though not as severely injured as that nurse, still had her thigh cut by shattered glass. If she hadn’t reacted quickly, her fate might’ve been the same as the director on the sixth floor.

She hesitated for quite a while before coming here, already prepared to be scolded or even hit, but unexpectedly, this couple was so kind, asking only for medical expenses. Aren’t they too good?

“That… I should pay you more compensation!”

Looking at Leon’s somewhat worn-out coat and the “simple” ward where spending a night costs less than two silver wheels, the doll-faced girl felt even more guilty.

This couple clearly didn’t have much money, but when they had the chance to extort a larger sum, they only asked for basic medical fees. She couldn’t let such good people suffer a loss!

After tightly clenching her little fists, the doll-faced girl looked up with a moved expression and advised Leon:

“If I give you more money, you can use it to hire a caregiver for your wife. This way, she can receive better care, and it won’t delay anything…”

“Hold on? Did you misunderstand something?”

The more he listened, the more Leon felt something was off. His mind full of thoughts about the explosion incident, he seriously mulled over her words and couldn’t help but sigh:

“We’re not married; we’re siblings!”

“Ah? Is that so? Sorry! Sorry!”

Upon hearing Leon’s correction, the doll-faced girl blushed and immediately bowed repeatedly to apologize: “The compensation list I received only had names. In the hospital visitation records, I saw that both of you had the same surname, but different hair colors, so I assumed…”

“It’s fine…”

Raising her hand to touch her light golden hair and glancing at Leon’s deep black hair, Anna lying in the bed seemed to be in a good mood. She gave her a faint smile and gently consoled her:

“My hair color is different from my brother’s, and we don’t look very alike. It’s easy to make a mistake. As for the compensation, I’m not seriously injured, so we’ll go with what my brother said…”

“Oh! By the way!”

Recalling something, Anna seemed to remember something important. She struggled to sit up on the hospital bed and earnestly asked:

“Where’s Aunt Hanna? Although she wasn’t hurt, she was terrified yesterday and hasn’t come to the hospital today. Have you compensated her yet?”

“Are you talking about the older nurse?”

After recalling for a moment, the doll-faced girl said apologetically: “We’ve already compensated her, and it was quite generous!

Although she wasn’t injured, she was genuinely terrified by yesterday’s explosion, and it might have… possibly caused some mental instability…”

“What?”

Hearing that the older nurse who took care of her had something happen, Anna became anxious instantly. Supporting herself on Leon’s arm, she sat up straight and anxiously asked: “How could that be? She was fine when we parted ways last night!”

“This… I’m not entirely sure either…”

Thinking about another unfortunate victim’s situation, the doll-faced girl couldn’t help but feel guilty and lowered her head, her lips pursed as she whispered tearfully:

“When we went there, her husband said that last night she was just a bit restless, but her condition was stable. But when they woke up this morning, she suddenly started babbling nonsense.

First, she insisted that there was no explosion accident, then she claimed that the hospital floor eats people, and many patients were eaten. Later, she said a woman all wrapped in bandages came and dropped her out of the window… She must’ve been frightened by yesterday’s events…”

Hearing this, Leon, whose face was full of sympathy, couldn’t help but pause for a moment.

Wait, no explosion happened, the hospital floor eats people, and a woman all wrapped in bandages…

Hmm?!!!!!

(End of Chapter)