The seventh floor during the late night shift, with Lu Yan working under a talisman lamp while traffic thins but has not ended.

Lu Yan compares two deposits, using her forbidden taste notes while trying to look like she is only doing routine weighing.

Another mortal courier passes and notices Lu Yan lingering too long over her notes.

The atmosphere shifts as someone powerful arrives without a footstep.

Lu Yan imagines the punishments that could destroy her and her grandmother’s fragile survival.

After the shift thins, Lu Yan hides in a receipt storage nook to duplicate the ledger from memory.

Lu Yan decides what to give Shen Yue and what to keep hidden.