"Make yourself comfortable," she says, in fact sprawling on the couch. 

El budges Lu out of the way and sits crosslegged near one end, arranging Lu's head to be in El's lap.

"Thank you." She takes the nearer chair.

"I wanted to ask about the dead maleficer. The information on the Mandarin side has been... garbled."

"And you're asking us?"

"I am asking you, yes."

She thinks, then shrugs. "Jacky W came after us. We killed her."

"This was soon after she was burned by Daniella Lake, of New York?"

"Pretty soon, I think."

"It would seem they owe you a debt as well, then. Surely Jacky would have sought revenge."

Light shrug. "Enclaves don't like to think they're in debt to anyone."

"Of course. But Shanghai at least will acknowledge when gratitude is owed. So, thank you," she does a little seated bow. "For improving the safety of the school and its students. If there is something we can help you with..."

"Perhaps a favor. For later."

"We will at least consider it."

Nod. "Was that all you wanted to ask?"

Headtilt. "....What did you do with the body?"

She adopts an excessively innocent expression. "Disposed of it. Why?"

"Opinions are divided as to how you did so."

"What are the options?"

"In approximate order of terribleness?" Chengsu starts ticking options off on her fingers. "Shoved her into the void, finished what Daniella started and burned her to ash, left her out overnight to be eaten by mals, ate her yourself, didn't actually kill her but disabled her and now you're feeding her to herself piece by piece..."

"Is that increasing or decreasing order?" she says, sounding highly entertained. 

"I'll let you decide."

"Well... Keeping her alive would be logistically complicated, and burning her to ash would be very mana intensive, and just not something we can afford... Think that puts those out of the running."

"The void would be simplest. Or leaving her to be eaten, if you wanted to disrespect her."

"You don't think eating her would be disrespectful?"

(Jacky apparently hadn't thought so, but, well, most people would.)

"You don't seem like you'd be that desperate."