Ten Thousand Yuan in Sixteen Minutes

[Additional finding: Administrator independently identified a compound fault and prevented secondary loss.] [Base bandwidth increased to 20 Gbps. Level-One filters unlocked: Wealth, Public Safety, Resources.] [Clearance progress: Guest, 18%.] The rain had stopped when Lin rode back. He paid his overdue bill at a twenty-four-hour service center and renewed Xiaoman's medical monitoring for six months. The clerk studied his old work clothes and checked the sum twice. “Sir, you qualify for our Silver Diamond package. Only twelve ninety-nine a month.” Lin looked at the slogan behind her: CONNECT EVERY POSSIBILITY. “When will the outage from three minutes ago be fixed?”