Sankasha rubbed her swollen temples and ran her fingertips across the mountain of pending files on the keyboard. The time in the lower right corner of the screen jumped to 23:17. Hers was the only light in the office that was still on. The cold air from the central air conditioner, carrying the smell of moldy paper, brushed against the open "History of the Later Han Dynasty" on the corner of the table. This was a local history research project she participated in in her spare time. Now it has become an additional burden on top of the "personnel dispute mediation case" and "quarterly performance appraisal form".
