Chapter 53 In the end, Qiao Yanyu's desire to work was not fulfilled; she was forcefully suppressed by He Zhao...

Ultimately, Qiao Yanyu's desire to work was not fulfilled, as she was forcefully suppressed by He Zhao.

He Zhao grabbed Qiao Yanyu's clothes and dragged her into the room, saying domineeringly, "If you keep working, it's disrespectful to me. There are so many things to do tonight, and that guy named Lin Gao might even be secretly watching me. If you don't go to sleep, where will you get the energy tonight?"

"It'll be fine for me to stay up for a few days..."

She still has a few more days to go.

Even with her youthful vigor, He Zhao couldn't last more than two days. She was risking her life; if she suddenly died one day, her savings would all go to someone else. But now that she thought about it, it seemed her savings had indeed gone to someone else.

Fortunately, He Zhao had long feared that some of his desperate relatives might try to harm him, so he had made a will long ago. In case he passed away one day, he would donate all his money to orphans, specifically female orphans.

There's no way around it, she was Reiko, she was naturally attracted to women. Now that she's gone, we can't just give the money back to a man.

That said, He Zhao really couldn't stand hearing things like "it'll be fine if you just stay awake for a few days," he was genuinely afraid that if he stayed awake, he would actually die. So He Zhao completely ignored Qiao Yanyu's sophistry and directly pinned her down in the room: "I don't care, you have to sleep tonight, I said it!"

It's true that Qiao Yanyu couldn't do anything about He Zhao.

She could only look at He Zhao with a helpless expression, before someone closed the bedroom door from the front: "Go to sleep! I'll wake you up for dinner tonight!"

Qiao Yanyu returned to her room, thought about it, and actually took a shower and went to bed. She slept very well. It was probably the effect of the instant noodles He Zhao had made earlier; after eating and drinking to her heart's content, she really felt sleepy.

She slept fitfully until He Zhao knocked on the door. Qiao Yanyu woke with a start, realizing she had slept for a long time. She answered and prepared to change her clothes before going out. But when she checked her work phone, she found a message.

Qiao Yanyu was somewhat surprised. She wasn't a deep sleeper; she was always a light sleeper, waking up at the slightest sound. Her work phone was also never silent. As a chosen one, she not only carried her work phone with her at all times but also kept it on 24/7 with the vibration alert always on. She would wake up immediately to check any incoming messages.

But her work phone had the notification light on, and she wasn't woken up by the message at all.

Qiao Yanyu opened her phone and saw multiple messages from the information processing department and its sister departments. The extensive search for the body had yielded progress. Although it wasn't the body of the sutured water ghost itself, it was the body of the person whose features were part of the stitched-up face.

It's a mouth.

Their line of work is unrefined; they didn't care at all whether Qiao Yanyu would have a cardiac arrest upon receiving the message. The photo of the corpse was bluntly shown to Qiao Yanyu. The corpse's mouth had been completely cut off, and the surrounding skin had decomposed due to the passage of time.

The autopsy revealed that the fatal injury was caused by an overdose of paraquat, but most of it was accumulated in the throat, suggesting that it was forced down the throat.

There were signs of struggle on the hands and legs, indicating that the victim struggled violently after being given paraquat. After death, the body was untied, dumped in the mountains outside the city, and buried. These details clearly show that the murderer was meticulous and extremely ruthless.

Qiao Yanyu rubbed her temples, closed the message, put her phone in her pocket, changed her clothes, and went out. He Zhao had already changed his clothes and was waiting for her in the living room. The moment he saw her, He Zhao smiled and said, "Let's go, Sister Qiao, let's go downstairs to eat. I saw on the review website that there's a pretty good beef noodle place in the mall downstairs."

Seeing He Zhao's smile, Qiao Yanyu's somewhat gloomy mood improved considerably. She felt she was being unreasonable; despite seeing such information, aside from feeling somewhat depressed, she found it difficult to feel pity for the deceased or hatred for the murderer, because she had seen too much and suffered too much. Although this murderer was cruel, he didn't rank among the worst cases Qiao Yanyu had ever handled.

On the other hand, she felt it was really good to have He Zhao around.

Even when she was suddenly kidnapped to another world and faced monsters she had never encountered before, and suddenly became a poor person, He Zhao didn't seem to feel much loss, sadness, or helplessness. What she cared about most every day was: what to eat today.

Her positive attitude improved Qiao Yanyu's mood considerably.

"Really? Is it delicious? But then we've already had noodles for two meals."

Hearing Qiao Yanyu's words, He Zhao was stunned for a moment, and then said, "That's good too, we won't eat noodles tomorrow."

"good."

The two went out together and ate at a supposedly excellent noodle shop in a nearby mall. Then, He Zhao stormed home. On the way, she kept complaining to Qiao Yanyu, "I shouldn't have believed those good reviews on review websites! They're all lies!"

With a rating as high as 4.8, and all the food being pre-made, He Zhao was going crazy.

There's no way around it these days, since open flames are prohibited in shopping malls. At the very least, the beef noodles are made to order, cooked in a large pot on an induction cooker, then topped with pre-made broth, and finally served with freshly sliced ​​beef from the central kitchen.

How delicious can this be?

The Cantonese, who have always pursued novelty, were ultimately defeated by pre-cooked meals.

He Zhao kept rambling on and on, while Qiao Yanyu listened beside her, casually inviting her to take a walk to digest her food. He Zhao genuinely admired how healthy Qiao Yanyu was; she herself hadn't eaten much, yet she still wanted to go for a walk to aid digestion.

But she found Qiao Yanyu's suggestion acceptable, so she went with Qiao Yanyu for a walk in the nearby park and fitness trail.

It has to be said that the amenities around Qiao Yanyu's neighborhood are really good, at least better than those before He Zhao's transmigration. Although she is from a wealthy family, He Zhao's family built their own house, and even though it was large, the decoration was all done according to their own preferences. However, the surrounding amenities cannot be changed by the will of He Zhao's family. The good news is that there is a street nearby with everything, but the bad news is that it is similar to an urban village, with small shops run by the residents themselves.

If you want to take a stroll in the park, you have to ride your electric scooter there, get off, and walk. By then, you've lost all interest in taking a walk.

As He Zhao strolled through the park with Qiao Yanyu, his earlier complaints gradually subsided. Qiao Yanyu's casual remark, "I think the instant noodles you made this afternoon were tastier," made He Zhao raise his head high, practically wagging his tail to the sky.

After taking a short walk, they went back, drank some water, watched TV for a while, and rested. It was almost time. Just like yesterday, they met at the entrance of the residential area and set off together.

Upon arriving at the park entrance, He Zhao set up her stall. Her customers rarely arrived until after 11 a.m., and that was only in rare cases. They would arrive earlier if she took a two-day break and her customers couldn't wait any longer, or in situations like Gossian's.

In other cases, you have to wait until after 12 o'clock, and sometimes you can't get the first customer until 1 o'clock.

So He Zhao sat and played on her phone as usual. She didn't try to persuade Qiao Yanyu to rest today. One reason was that she had already rested during the day, and the other was that the guy named Lin Gao had already made his way around the area last night, so he might follow her again today.

Under these circumstances, given Qiao Yanyu's personality, no matter what He Zhao said, she would never let her guard down or even sleep on the table.

He Zhao was relatively relaxed at this point, but after playing on her phone for a while, she felt Qiao Yanyu next to her suddenly tense up. She was startled, looked up, and thought a guest had arrived. Unexpectedly, it was indeed a living person.

It's Lin Gao.

Lin Gao was a living person, unlike He Zhao's guests. He Zhao's guests were all ghosts and monsters; from a distance, He Zhao might not even be able to clearly see their shapes, only recognizing them upon closer approach. But He Zhao noticed Lin Gao before he even got close.

Having spent a lot of time with ghosts, He Zhao was able to quickly distinguish between living people and ghosts. If a ghost was that far away, she would feel that its form was not stable and that it was floating, while Lin Gao was solid.

He Zhao hadn't expected Lin Gao to actually come, especially with a third person—Qiao Yanyu—in the presence of him. This showed that he didn't really think much of Qiao Yanyu and believed that even with a third person present, it wouldn't hinder him.

At that moment, He Zhao had a sudden realization: this scumbag who had killed multiple women, in essence, looked down on women. He believed that women were weak and powerless, completely unable to control him.

He's mistaken. Qiao Yanyu would definitely beat him to the ground, so badly he wouldn't even be able to lift his head.

He Zhao reached out and shook Qiao Yanyu's hand. Their hands were under the table, a small gesture that Lin Gao, who wasn't yet close, couldn't see. Qiao Yanyu took a deep breath to calm herself. He was already right in front of her; she didn't want to alert him.

Ideally, they would wait for Lin Gao to walk over on his own, then call their colleagues to arrest him. Actually, Qiao Yanyu could easily handle Lin Gao alone; she was skilled, and even if she couldn't use the same methods against a living person as she did against a ghost, subduing him wouldn't be difficult.

But since she was dealing with living people, Qiao Yanyu was bound to be a little hesitant, and it wasn't impossible for it to escalate into a chase. Qiao Yanyu didn't want to see that happen, because... it would take her away from He Zhao.

To this day, they still haven't figured out whether Lin Gao was working with a team. If Qiao Yanyu leaves He Zhao and he happens to have accomplices nearby, He Zhao could very well be in danger.

Neither Qiao Yanyu nor her colleagues expected that this guy would come knocking on their door so recklessly, especially since a body had already been discovered during the day. He was meticulous; there was no reason for him not to have a backup plan at his burial site, and he would definitely know if it were discovered.

At this point, he would have chosen to hide himself rather than brazenly appear before He Zhao.

There's only one explanation for his actions now—he genuinely wants He Zhao dead.