Chapter 195:
Lynch courteously sat in Vera's home for a short while before leaving. The couple stood at the door, watching him depart, and slowly closed the door behind him. The smiles on their faces vanished the moment the door shut, as if they had never wanted to smile in the first place.
"How was Bupayne?" Gap asked as he returned to the sofa and turned on the TV, which was playing a rerun of last night's drama.
Afternoon viewership ratings were always low, and advertising slots during this time didn't sell well. So the network bundled these slots with prime time ads to sell them altogether. However, it still didn't solve the issue of what to air in the afternoon. Eventually, they resorted to replaying the previous night's prime time content, saving on production or program purchase costs.
The rerun felt dull and lacked the freshness it had when first aired the night before①.
Vera was tidying up the tea cup left by Lynch and responded casually, "It was alright. I saw some things you don't normally see."
"Like what?" Gap pressed.
Vera glanced at him. "Like people jumping off buildings. At first, it was frightening, but after seeing it so often, you become numb to it. There were several news reports of cars being crushed by jumpers, injuring the drivers..."
Gap listened carefully. These details were new to him, and neither the television nor the newspapers reported them. Broadcasting such news would only add to the societal chaos.
He could sense how dire the situation in Bupayne must be from Vera's descriptions. His expression grew serious, but he couldn't help but voice his nagging suspicion.