The night in Xiliu Village never belongs to the living. When the last ray of daylight was swallowed up by the ridge, the grocery store owner Shen Jiu knew that the village would change to another face - wet hair seeping from the earthen walls, invitations floating in the well water, and the door of the ancestral hall would open on time to welcome visitors who abide by the "rules". Shen Shen has no family protection, and cannot afford to pay the "favor debt" of the puzzle solver. His only capital is the check-in system that is refreshed on time at midnight every night. "Ding—Sign in successfully and get the rule fragments: Debts must be repaid." Starting from the first rule, Silence fell in the cracks of Night City, turning favors, calculations, and secrets into chips. When the villagers discovered that the grocery store owner, who was despised by the whole village, could use the rules of Night City to fight against monsters, it was already too late. Because Shen Yan has long understood that in this town where humans and ghosts share the same understanding, the deepest rules are never written on the contract, but hidden in the heart of the heart. Tonight, someone has to pay a debt.
