After much polite refusal from Xu Xiang, who insisted he was merely doing his job for the mortuary and that helping find someone to fix the problem was his duty, I finally told him that if he refused the money, I wouldn't take the job. Only then did he reluctantly agree to accept the ten thousand.
Before long, Director Yuan returned with an envelope and asked me to count it. I simply took it without looking inside and suggested we go take a look at where the remains were kept.
Director Yuan then arranged for Xu Xiang to accompany me, instructing him to treat me well, before going off to handle other matters.
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