In the end, Jiang Qin didn't buy anything. She took the two of them for a walk nearby, watching the busy robots shuttle through the streets.
Since all the bars were closed for three days, she didn't get a chance to make it up to the resident performer she'd stood up for the gig.
As she wandered around, she realized that besides Tianwen Company, she had nowhere to go.
Passing an empty lot, she was surprised to find people burning paper offerings.
However, the joss paper wasn't actual paper, but a holographic projection.
...
'Are people writing bad checks to the Underworld now?'
She was wearing a mask, so when she drew closer to watch, no one noticed that she was Jiang Qin.
Passersby looked on in confusion at the people who seemed to be performing some kind of ritual. One asked, "Does anyone know what they're doing?"
"I know. They're making offerings to the dead.
