I'm Investigating妖怪Cases in the Human Realm

As a fake half-demon, Yue Jiuling feels that living in the human realm is actually pretty good. However, this is only true if she can retrieve her original body and separated soul. There's no c...

Chapter Seventy-Seven: Surrender

And so, Yue Jiuling successfully 'caught' the murderer.

When Yue Jiuling led the girl out of the basement, the other colleagues stared at them in disbelief, because they couldn't believe that Yue Jiuling had caught the person so easily.

"Oh dear, what are you thinking? This little girl turned herself in."

After hearing Yue Jiuling's explanation, everyone looked at them in surprise, and then they all agreed to help the girl apply for a reduced sentence.

Mu Xiaoyi said, "Tsk tsk, I never imagined that schools these days would have such dark corners. It seems I'm too naive; I thought the campus was a peaceful paradise."

Ye Dongfeng and Bai Xinyu were tidying up the tables and chairs on the side, because the shop owner had run out and fought with them, making a mess of everything before running away.

Ye Dongfeng said, "Yeah, I didn't expect that either. Oh, by the way, your brother has already run away. Do you want to tell him about your surrender?"

The girl nodded and said, "Okay, I'll have the bugs contact him later."

Xiao Baicai poured the girl a glass of water and said, "Have some water first. Someone will come to pick you up later, and we will all plead for you."

Although the regulations of the management department are very strict, they also vary from person to person, and their way of doing things is different from others. If someone makes a joint request, and things turn out as they say, the girl can have her sentence reduced.

Sure enough, half an hour later, someone came and took the girl away. They also received a petition from everyone pleading for her release. The people who came to pick her up were the same two men who had come last time.

Upon seeing the newcomers, Mu Xiaoyi stepped forward to greet them and inquired about their situation, saying, "Sixth Brother, Brother Qiu, what are our chances of success in pleading for leniency?"

The man called Sixth Brother was an old acquaintance of Mu Xiaoyi. He knew what Mu Xiaoyi meant, so he smiled and said, "Actually, if what the prisoner said is true, then the chances of a reduced sentence are very high. After all, our laws have always protected the vulnerable. Don't worry, it's not a big problem."

The girl was taken away quickly, but not long after she left, the shop owner, who had already fled, rushed back in a panic. He looked incredulous and asked the people in the office, "My younger sister just told me she's going to turn herself in. Is that true? Please let me go see her. Has she been arrested?"

It was already past closing time, and everyone was rushing to leave, so no one paid him any attention. Yue Jiuling said while clocking out, "Oh, yes, your little sister has been taken away, but don't worry, she did turn herself in, but there's a possibility of a reduced sentence, so just go home and wait for news."

The shop owner still seemed unconvinced, saying, "Is that true? Impossible! My sister is so stubborn, how could she be willing to turn herself in?"

By this time, most of the people in the office had left. Since the shop owner wasn't an important person, everyone continued to ignore him and let Yue Jiuling explain to him.

Yue Jiuling knew everyone was lazy, so she grabbed her small bag and joined the crowd, saying, "Let's go. What I said is true. Just go back and wait for news. Your little sister should be able to send you the message soon."

Bai Xinyu said at this moment, "That's right, just relax."

The shop owner was speechless as they ignored him and walked away. He was, after all, a "customer," so how could they treat him like this?

However, since he couldn't find his sister for the time being, he had no choice but to listen to them and go home to wait for news.

As Yue Jiuling walked, she told Bai Xinyu about her move. She had already visited her new home after returning from Yue Jiunian's place. The new home was nearby and very close to their staff dormitory, just across the street.

Yue Jiuling said, "I'm moving. I'm moving to my friend's house. It's a luxury apartment, the kind with a huge room. Since I don't go home often, she asked me to go over and look after her place."

Bai Xinyu said enviously, "Wow, your friend lives so nicely! But can you really bear to leave me alone in the dorm?"

Yue Jiuling knew that Bai Xinyu was just joking. You see, before she moved to the dormitory, Bai Xinyu was living in her own house.

She said, "Of course I could bear to do that, especially since I'm moving to a luxury apartment, a house that everyone envies."

Bai Xinyu pretended to cry and said, "Okay, I didn't expect you to be such a heartless person. But are you moving today? Do you need any help?"

Although Bai Xinyu was a little reluctant to part with Yue Jiuling, it was only a tiny bit. It wasn't like they would never see each other again; they just wouldn't live together anymore. They could still see each other often when they went to work.

Yue Jiuling nodded and said, "Okay, tonight then. If you're free, you can come and help out."