Chapter 21 Qiao Yanyu had done an excellent job beforehand; she had already investigated the assets under the name of the hapless man and…

Qiao Yanyu had done her preparatory work exceptionally well. She had already investigated the hapless man's assets and financial records, and pinpointed the problem immediately. The hapless man's face darkened instantly. He stammered as if he wanted to say something, but Qiao Yanyu only glared at him, and he didn't dare to continue.

Qiao Yanyu, as a key investigator who has been active in the Paranormal Investigation Bureau, is by no means incompetent. She has always had a strong presence, but when she is with He Zhao, she deliberately lowers her profile.

In Qiao Yanyu's eyes, He Zhao was an ordinary girl who needed protection, yet had been caught up in a terrible incident, and was even younger than herself. Faced with such a girl, Qiao Yanyu truly couldn't bear to use her own aura to intimidate her.

She's already so pitiful, who the hell would want to bully her even more?

He Zhao sneezed, feeling like someone was talking about him.

Faced with Qiao Yanyu's pressure, the man finally managed to say, "But my mom is really pitiful!"

This time, Qiao Yanyu didn't even need to be there; He Zhao immediately retorted, "Oh ho, now you feel sorry for your mother? Wasn't it when you were saying you were going to pull the plug? Why didn't you feel sorry for her when you were saying it would be better not to save her? You damn bastard, you're really disgusting."

He Zhao could easily provoke someone with just a few words. The guy who had been too scared to speak in front of Qiao Yanyu was now wide-eyed and about to say something after being provoked. But Qiao Yanyu stopped him in time: "Waterdrop Crowdfunding will have people specifically investigating where the donations you received went and recovering the previous funds. You don't meet Waterdrop Crowdfunding's requirements, so the funds you received will be recovered and then donated to other people in need."

"What?! How could you do this?!"

Qiao Yanyu ignored him and took He Zhao into the ward to see the scoundrel's mother. The scoundrel didn't follow them in; he started making a phone call in the corridor. The ward wasn't a good one, and the soundproofing wasn't good. The scoundrel's phone call in the corridor clearly reached the ears of the two people in the ward.

I'm sure his mother, who was lying in bed, could hear him too.

"Honey, listen to me, we might have to give back all the donations we received... There's nothing we can do, we didn't expect to be found out... Sigh, we thought we could make some money off her, she's really useless. She should have just died back then, it would have saved us from spending so much money!"

They weren't being polite; everyone could hear them clearly through the thin wall. His mother, however, had been lying in bed; she wasn't deaf or unconscious, so she knew what her son was saying.

He Zhao saw hatred in her eyes, and at that moment she thought: Perhaps this mother also regrets giving birth to such a son...

Qiao Yanyu noticed the sudden change in He Zhao's eyes, a look tinged with pity. Looking at the woman lying on the bed, she asked the question she had asked earlier: "Do you still remember Gossian?"

The moment the question was asked, He Zhao involuntarily took a step back, because she saw the other person's eyes. Although she was lying in bed, unable to move due to the extensive burns, her eyes blazed with immense hatred, a hatred even more intense than before.

He Zhao understood everything. She did hate, but the one she hated was actually Gossian.

He Zhao didn't know what she hated, why she hated someone who had saved her life and was now dead. But there was no need to explore that question now. Her son, who always threatened to pull the plug, might actually let his mother die when there was no more source of donations and he even had to give back everything he had already received.

Their whole family is corrupt; they're corrupt from the very beginning.

Qiao Yanyu took He Zhao away. They went to the hospital rooftop, found a secluded corner, and released Ge Sinian. Ge Sinian's expression was complicated; she didn't understand why the person she had saved would hate her.

"But I clearly saved her!"

He Zhao sighed: "Don't put yourself in other people's shoes. Normal people can't understand weirdos. If they could, they wouldn't be weirdos. And in the end, the number of people who are grateful to you far outweighs the number of people who ignored your life-saving grace."

Qiao Yanyu nodded: "Don't worry, I won't let this ungrateful family get away with it in the end."

Gossian shook her head: "No need...sigh." She sighed, but still managed a forced smile: "I've met all eleven of them. Although three of them weren't grateful to me in the end, just like the boss said, I've gained a lot. There's a little girl, nicknamed 'Niannian,' who will continue my life in my place, won't she?"

Gossian spoke well, but her smile seemed somewhat forced. Qiao Yanyu and He Zhao exchanged a glance and knew that Gossian was actually being insincere.

He Zhao simply said, "Gossian, what are you doing? If you're unhappy, just say it. There are only the two of us here, so it's okay for you to say some discouraging things. No one will laugh at you."

Gossian was stunned for a moment, but in the end, it couldn't hold back its tears, its voice choked with sobs. Although it couldn't cry, it could still express its grief. It cried to He Zhao and Qiao Yanyu, "Why is this happening? How could they do this? I clearly saved them, and instead of being grateful, they turn around and blame me! They even said it would have been better if she had just died. It was a life!"

Gossian's howling was rather noisy. He Zhao and Qiao Yanyu exchanged a glance, sighed, and went over to comfort him. After comforting him for a while, Qiao Yanyu suddenly asked a question: "Do you regret saving them?"

Faced with this question, both He Zhao and Gossian were surprised and hesitant. Before Gossian could answer, He Zhao spoke first: "If it were me, I would definitely regret it. I would want to beat their faces to a pulp. What a bunch of bastards! Why didn't they say that when they were saving them? Now that they're alive and well, they start spouting this nonsense! They're a bunch of ingrates!"

Perhaps because He Zhao was so indignant, Gossian stopped howling, stared at him for a long time, and then shook his head: "If I had another chance, I think I would still save them."

This might be the difference between He Zhao and Ge Sinian in terms of their character.

But He Zhao did not feel inferior or ashamed in light of Gossian's human brilliance. Instead, he was indignant: "You were just too good when you were human. As a human being, you have to be a little more selfish. If you are too selfless, others will take advantage of you."

Gossian suddenly smiled. It felt that with He Zhao as its mouth double, it wasn't so bad.

The three chatted for a while longer. Then, Gossian took a deep breath and said, "Alright, my wish has been fulfilled. Sister Qiao, are you going to recite the Rebirth Mantra for me now?"

Qiao Yanyu nodded. At this point, He Zhao knew it was time for her to step aside. But in the end, He Zhao suddenly hugged Ge Sinian. She wasn't deterred by Ge Sinian's coldness, because He Zhao knew that beneath that cold body lay a heart of passion that most people couldn't match.

Goodbye, Gossian.

"Goodbye, boss," Gossian replied, adding in a low voice, "The osmanthus rice cake is really delicious. If I have the chance, I'll send it to you from the underworld."

"No need, I'll find a place to eat myself."

He Zhao patted Gossian on the back and stepped back.

While they were saying their goodbyes, Qiao Yanyu squatted down and drew a magic circle on the ground with chalk. Then she invited Ge Sinian to stand on the magic circle. Ge Sinian was a little nervous, but he still obediently stood on the circle.

Qiao Yanyu made a hand seal, closed her eyes, and chanted, "Supreme decree, transcend your lonely soul, escape the sea of ​​suffering, and be reborn as a human..." As Qiao Yanyu chanted the incantation, the magic array emitted a cool white light. Under the light, Ge Sinian did not feel pain or coldness, but only felt a warm breeze blowing over his whole body, as if he were soaking in a hot spring.

It saw its hands, which were barely hanging by the skin, suddenly transform back into flesh and blood, and then gradually turn into white specks of light, drifting into the sky.

Gossian smiled at Qiao Yanyu, who had opened her eyes at some point, and said, "Sister Qiao, thank you too..."

After saying this, she transformed into white specks of light, drifting into the sky on the cold winter wind. In the darkness, those specks of light shone exceptionally bright, but as they rose higher and higher, they eventually disappeared from sight. Qiao Yanyu felt a pang of sadness at this moment. Although it was hard to believe, this truly was the first time she had ever been thanked by a ghost.

While Qiao Yanyu was still savoring the moment, she suddenly heard He Zhao sneeze next to her. Qiao Yanyu looked over and saw He Zhao wiping his nose before launching into a tirade: "It must be that loser from earlier! Knowing he couldn't get away with this, he started cursing at us again! You piece of shit!"

She was scolding him harshly, but Qiao Yanyu suddenly laughed. She checked the time and asked He Zhao, "Are you hungry?"

Qiao Yanyu's words made He Zhao realize that she was indeed a little hungry. She nodded and said, "I am a little." When she checked the time on her phone, she realized that it was already past seven o'clock. No wonder it was already dark.

They talked as they walked downstairs. He Zhao did most of the talking, while Qiao Yanyu listened, occasionally saying, "He Zhao, what would you like to eat?"

He Zhao hesitated for a while before answering, "Let's have osmanthus rice cake. I didn't want to eat it if Ge Sinian hadn't mentioned it, but now that she has, I really want to. Last time I ate it alone, I felt it was a bit too rich, but it will definitely be just right for two people. Let's order some other things too."

"good."

"Sister Qiao, does the underworld really exist? She wouldn't actually send things up from the underworld for me, would she? That osmanthus cake, is it edible?"

Qiao Yanyu smiled and said, "I don't know either, but so far no ghost has brought anything up from the underworld. If you become the first one, that will be a historic event."

"Then let's not."