Chapter 194 The Confused Little Fairy Remarries Her Father-like God (19)

Shen Xizhou's legs felt weak, as if all his strength had been drained away...

Before this, he had considered transferring the girl who had given her heart to someone else, so that she would be far away from him.

Even the most intense feelings cannot withstand the erosion of time, let alone the fact that her feelings for him were nothing more than immature infatuation.

But in the end, he softened and didn't actually submit the application.

I never thought this day would come!

The little girl stayed away from him.

But why does it feel so bitter, like he accidentally ate a bitter gall?

My hands were bracing against the edge of the table, my vision blurred, and my head was spinning...

Those nearby noticed and asked in surprise, "Judge Shen, what's wrong? Are you feeling unwell?"

Shen Xizhou forced a smile, "It's alright. When...when did Jiang Yuan leave?"

"Oh! You're looking for Yuan Yuan? She moved away several days ago because of a document error. Judge Shen, actually, you can't entirely blame Yuan Yuan. Our court has a lot of cases and a heavy workload, and our case-handling system is unstable, it malfunctions from time to time. It's hard to say how the document was lost. She had just arrived at that time, so please don't blame her."

In a small team working model, there are very few conflicts of interest among judges, judicial assistants and court clerks, and there is absolutely no backstabbing or infighting.

The work environment is clean and simple.

Especially for court clerks, there are no performance bonuses or performance-based pay; they only receive a fixed few thousand yuan each month, and how much they do depends entirely on who their boss is.

So the clerks are still very united.

Moreover, for mistakes like these that no one can say they can avoid 100%, we should try to reduce the punishment as much as possible. Otherwise, what will we do when it happens to us?

"...I just got back and only found out about this."

With a hoarse voice, Shen Xizhou struggled to overcome his physical discomfort, straightened his back, and gave what he thought was a flawless smile before stepping out of the office.

Little did they know, his smile was even more unsightly than his tears.

...

After he closed the door, the people in the office whispered, "What's wrong with Judge Shen? He looks even more miserable than Yuan Yuan who was punished."

"It's possible he was punished too, right? After all, it even went all the way to the dean's office!"

"How terrible! We need to be more careful when proofreading documents in the future, so we don't end up like them and suffer the same misfortune!"

"Who says it isn't?"

"But did he not know that Yuan Yuan was transferred to a different department, so he changed offices?" a female colleague said, running out of the office to stop Shen Xizhou, "Judge Shen, please wait a moment."

At this moment, Shen Xizhou's heart was like a glass bead that had fallen to the ground, covered with a network of crisscrossing cracks.

It looked as if it would shatter and disintegrate at any moment.

Moreover, it was extremely hollow, with a burning, churning sensation in the tail, accompanied by intense, nauseating pain.

He's been rushing to catch his flight and searching for someone since morning, without eating or drinking a drop of water...

Cold sweat beaded on his forehead, and his legs felt weak and heavy as lead.

Hearing someone call his name, Shen Xizhou slowly raised his dim eyes.

The young woman smiled shyly, "Judge Shen, if you want to help Yuan Yuan, you can go to 101 to find her. She has been transferred to the archives department."

The young girl couldn't help but tremble slightly when the archives department was mentioned.

Everyone knows that the leaders of the archives department are the most troublesome, and they are the place in the entire institute where the clerks have the most contact and the most enjoy tormenting the clerks.

A single case file can take two or three days to process.

The clerks in their department each have to file more than 500 files every year, and they spend most of their time in the archives department.

All the other miscellaneous work combined doesn't even amount to half of what's archived.

Chu Yuan was advised by Vice Ting Zhu to be transferred to the archives department. Everyone felt sorry for her because this meant that her future boss would no longer be the good-tempered and chivalrous Shen Xizhou, but rather Director Yan, that old, wicked nun!

Not a single clerk in the entire hospital mentioned her without gritting their teeth!

However, this devastating news, which was bad news for everyone including Chu Yuan, instantly ignited a light in Shen Xizhou's dim eyes. "You mean, Jiang Yuan wasn't fired, but transferred to the archives department, right?"

The two girls were stunned. "Expelled? Judge Shen, aren't you being too harsh?"

A few days ago, everyone saw the announcement. In addition to the criticism and demerit, it also stated that the right to pursue further accountability was reserved.

So, Jiang Yuan was not only suffering in the archives department, but also had a probationary period. If she failed to meet the requirements, she would be punished more severely.

The two women immediately felt that the court was being unreasonable!

Why make such a big deal out of such a small matter? It seems that everyone's hard work in preparing for the exam was not in vain, but because the court is treating people differently!

The two girls turned and ran, eager to share the terrible news with everyone.

As she ran away, Shen Xizhou also moved very quickly and entered the descending elevator.

Never before had he felt that the courthouse elevator was so slow; in just a dozen seconds, he checked the elevator floor countless times.

The journey from the third floor to the first floor felt like an eternity.

Finally, Shen Xizhou stood outside office 101, but for some reason he couldn't muster the courage. What if the little girl no longer liked him?

In her most helpless moment, she treated him as a confidant and someone to rely on, sending him message after message.

But because of his secret training, his phone was taken away, and he didn't give her any response.

She must have been utterly disappointed at that time, right?

Just then, the door to room 101 opened from the inside, and a boy walked out. He saw Shen Xizhou standing forlornly outside the door, gave him a few strange looks, and then left.

Of the hundreds of employees in the provincial institute, not everyone is a familiar face.

Besides, Shen Xizhou had only been transferred here for a short time.

Shen Xizhou suddenly looked up, ignoring the young man's rudeness, and instead scanned the 101 office. He had hoped to see that figure he longed for, but he didn't!

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