Chapter 16 Chapter 16 After the sudden death of a social animal working overtime, his obsession is the house...
As You Yunyi finished speaking, not only the person involved, Qin Qin, was dumbfounded, but the audience was also stunned.
The ghosts in front of the big screen of the underworld live broadcast were discussing...
"Oh my god, I suspected my bestie might just be a casual friend, but I never suspected she was actually a lesbian!"
"Huh? Why are you suspecting we're just fake sisters for no apparent reason? It's so incoherent. Even if there were conflicts, weren't they already explained clearly before we became good friends?"
"Oh my god, oh my god, wasn't this Li Zhenzhen a smart kid in high school? She just likes Qin Qin and wants to attract her attention like her?"
"That's very possible! And didn't Qin Qin also say that in high school, their classmates mistakenly thought they were close because of this? If my crush and I were said that way, I would definitely feel secretly happy!"
"Although having a secret crush like this isn't great and can easily lead to misunderstandings, Li Zhenzhen changed her ways immediately after realizing Qin Qin didn't like her. She even apologized and explained afterwards, which I think is pretty good."
"Um, high school, puppy love? So precocious."
"Is the biggest problem just puppy love? The biggest problem is that they're all girls!"
"Well, I think the biggest problem is that one of them is gay and the other is straight. If both were lesbians, it wouldn't be a big deal."
"It's so pitiful to put yourself in Li Zhenzhen's shoes. The guy she likes only sees her as a best friend and has no romantic feelings towards her at all. She doesn't dare confess her feelings and can only watch him date another man. The guy even cheated on her and ended up jumping off a building..."
"I'm so fed up with this scumbag. What grudge does he have? And he even had the nerve to disrupt someone's funeral. Shameless!"
"If Qin Qin knew what Li Zhenzhen was thinking before she died, would she agree to date her? I'm so curious!"
"Instead of being with a scumbag, it's better to turn gay and be with her best friend who cares about her and truly loves her. A relationship is still a relationship after all."
"Oh, this isn't good. Girls are already dating other girls, so how can they get married and have children? Things like this should still follow the laws of nature, and people should shoulder their social responsibilities. Otherwise, what will happen to the future of the country? Will humanity become extinct?"
"Love is indestructible. The Earth will still be able to rotate even without the human species."
"She's straight, don't force her into being gay. This is the way it should be. It's good for both you and the other person, but there should be mutual respect. Li Zhenzhen likes girls, not commits crimes, so why is she being called irresponsible?"
"The laws of nature are that everyone will eventually die. So why don't we all just follow the ultimate outcome of nature's laws and not live anymore?"
The ghosts in the audience were making a lot of noise, but Qin Qin was still confused in the extradition office.
"Zhenzhen... no, she... likes me?" Qin Qin pointed at herself, puzzled. "Zhenzhen likes girls? I didn't notice it, and she likes me? No way... Mr. You, could you be mistaken? Even if she likes girls, she wouldn't like me. Choosing a partner for friends is different from choosing a partner for a relationship."
You Yunyi looked at the Zhiyin Wall and was about to switch the screen, but the scene of Qin Qin's funeral that was playing was lively, so he didn't rush to switch it.
In the picture on the wall, Qin Qin's former boyfriend had just finished a long speech full of obscene and insulting language, which made Qin Qin's biological father so angry that he fell down with his head back. Qin Qin's biological mother was also so angry that her already red eyes became even redder and tears could not stop flowing out.
When the other relatives saw Qin's father faint, they immediately stopped caring about the scumbag and quickly called the emergency number.
The scumbag saw this scene and finally calmed down a bit. He started to walk out with a guilty conscience, "Don't blame me... It was your Qin Qin who hurt me. She's still not at peace even after she died. Li Zhenzhen used her name to ruin the offer I just got. You were the ones who were unkind first. I only came to her funeral to cause trouble. You can't handle it yourself, so don't blame me if something goes wrong..."
Qin Qin, who was sitting at the Netherworld Deportation Office, suddenly understood what she said. "No wonder. I was wondering why he didn't avoid me and instead came to my funeral to make a scene. It turns out it was Zhenzhen who ruined his offer. So impressive! She's worthy of being my best friend—Uh, does Zhenzhen really like me? When did it start?"
You Yunyi then switched to the image on Zhiyin Wall and explained the newly appeared scene, "This is the scene after the funeral when she came to your house to help you sort out your belongings and saw the birthday present you prepared for her."
Qin Qin sat upright and looked at it carefully.
Soon, she felt like she was sitting on pins and needles, because she saw the lifeless Li Zhenzhen suddenly burst into tears after seeing the birthday gift that had been prepared. She cried as if her heart was broken, choking with sobs and full of regret for not confessing her feelings to Qin Qin in the past, and not forcibly breaking up Qin Qin's relationship with the scumbag...
Qin Qin sat in the extradition office, feeling a little uneasy. "I... I think there's still some benefit to my death. Zhenzhen can start a new life after she gets over her grief. Unlike before, I was so stupid that I didn't notice Zhenzhen's treatment of me... Can I go drink Meng Po soup now? My obsession is to make sure Zhenzhen receives her birthday present. I just need to make sure she gets it, right?"
You Yunyi closed the screen of Zhiyin Wall and nodded to Qin Qin.
Qin Qin pursed his lips, looked at the wall that had been restored, then lowered his head and left the extradition office. He seemed to be a different ghost from when he entered the extradition office just now, and was not as lively.
Audience ghosts, oh, what a pity——
"You're just not going to watch it?"
"Although I really want to watch it again, it's normal for No. 003 not to want to watch it anymore. There's no point in watching it."
"Hey, isn't she worried about her parents' condition? Didn't they say one had a cerebral hemorrhage and the other went blind from crying? Both are pretty serious, right?"
"I'm guessing, not sure. That's my guess. Mr. You from the extradition department didn't specifically show this footage. It's very likely because the truth is just as Qin Qin herself guessed. Her parents were primarily ill and angry, so they weren't terribly sad... It's not that they weren't sad at all, but they weren't as heartbroken as Li Zhenzhen."
"Actually, I can tell her parents have feelings for her, so they gave her the money and bought her a house. They probably feel a bit guilty, and even more sorry for her after their daughter died. But it's not like they truly love her that much, otherwise they wouldn't have stopped contacting her..."
"However, it is indeed much better than those parents who neither give love nor money, and even ask for money."
"Maybe when No. 003 was talking about her parents just now, her tone was particularly rebellious, like a child who didn't understand her parents' painstaking efforts. So it seemed as if she didn't believe her parents were really that sad for her. But in fact, she was just speaking the truth in a rebellious tone. Although they didn't spend much time together, she clearly understood her parents' feelings for her."
"She even remembers the trivial things her parents mentioned about the unfamiliar uncles and aunts. Qin Qin herself said that she really wants a complete family. Alas, the little girl actually wants her parents' love too. She's not as dismissive as she looks."
"No matter what, it was so hasty to just jump off a building and die. Look, apart from her parents who had some affection for her and her good friends who truly loved her, is there anyone else who cares about such a young life?"
On the wall, as No. 003 Qin Qin left the extradition office, random images from the mortal world slowly emerged.
A girl standing on the rooftop stared blankly at the scene that had just disappeared from her sight - there was an advertising screen opposite the high-rise building where she was standing, which suddenly turned into a live broadcast screen.
She had just climbed over the fence and was about to fall when the screen grabbed her attention with a strong attraction that she could not ignore.
The girl also found something strange, that is, the live broadcast room did not seem to attract the attention of anyone else. Passersby who should have been keen to join in the fun walked by without any different reactions.
It was as if... it was really a ghost's confession from the underworld, and only she, who was heartbroken and about to jump off the building to commit suicide because of a scumbag's cheating, could see it.
She saw a handsome young man who was probably a ghost messenger, and a girl of the same age whose head and face were not neatly arranged because she was said to have committed suicide by jumping off a building. She also saw through another wall screen in the live broadcast room what was said to be happening after the girl's death, as well as the barrage of comments that were madly scrolling across the screen during this process, with the tone of voice sounding like that of a dead person.
The girl standing on the roof of the Yang world stepped back silently.
After this incident, she calmed down a lot and began to regret for the girl named Qin Qin in the live broadcast room. She didn't want to die anymore... She didn't do anything wrong, why should she die? This is a punishment for herself, not a punishment for the scumbag!
Alas, it's a pity that Qin Qin didn't know Li Zhenzhen's feelings when she was alive. Otherwise, if she knew that there was someone who loved her so sincerely, Qin Qin would not have been so excited and extreme because of the scumbag's betrayal...
The girl was feeling so regretful and was about to climb over the fence to return to a safe area when she saw her two good friends forcibly dragging her ex-boyfriend, whom she had just broken up with, towards her. An old man in a security uniform was also with them.
The old man saw the girl standing outside the fence and said in horror, "There really is someone here! How did you get up here? Are you going to jump off the building? Oh my God, don't do that, little girl. What are you thinking about? Think about your parents..."
Two good friends, one scolded the other and cried.
The person who was cursing said, "Sir, please don't talk about her parents. The more you talk about them, the more she wants to jump... What are you doing? You're trying to kill yourself for such a scumbag. That's all you can do!"
The crying person stopped the one who was cursing: "Don't scold her either! Xu Xu, please come back, don't scare us. We brought your boyfriend here too. Don't you like him the most? He came to apologize to you. He knows he was wrong. Li Yang, please hurry up and persuade Xu Xu!"
Li Yang, who was forcibly pulled over, was somewhat reluctant: "I'm so annoyed. You can dance if you want. You're still pestering me even though we've broken up! Can't you find a quieter place to dance?"
Xu Xu, who had already given up her plan to jump off the building, was a little embarrassed by their sudden arrival. When she heard what her scumbag ex-boyfriend Li Yang said, her embarrassment disappeared immediately, and she was left with only anger - she was also angry when she was about to jump off the building, but at that time she felt that she had nowhere to vent her anger and felt that the whole world had given up on her.
Not now, Xuxu now knows where to vent his anger.
Under the relieved gazes of his good friend and the security guard, he slowly climbed back to the safe area inside the fence.
Seeing this, Li Yang snorted, "It turns out you're just acting, isn't it? Why don't you act a little longer? You're so easily convinced. Are you afraid that it will get out of hand and someone will call the police? Ah!"
He strode slowly up to Li Yang and kicked him in the weak spot of his body, causing his mouth to stop breathing and his entire face to become distorted.
Xu Xu's two friends and the security guard were stunned.
"Xu...Xu Xu, are you okay?" The friend wiped away her tears.
Another friend quickly said, "Although it seems like he's been provoked, being provoked to the point of beating up the scumbag is better than being stupid enough to jump off a building. It's much better! Come on, let's go downstairs and beat him up slowly..."
Li Yang's expression became even more distorted.
Xu Xu was escorted down the stairs by her good friends. When she walked downstairs and out the door, she looked up at the big advertising screen across the street.
She whispered softly, "You just died, right? Those things haven't happened yet, right? I'll find a way to find you. I'll find a way to stop your ex-boyfriend from causing a scene at your funeral. I'll get Li Zhenzhen to help prevent that scumbag from spreading rumors about you online. Jumping off a building to commit suicide will probably make the social news. I also know your name and appearance, so it shouldn't be difficult to find you..."
The two good friends looked at each other in surprise when they heard her mumbling which seemed like she was from another world.
"slowly……"
"Should we... go to the hospital?"
He slowly came back to his senses and smiled at them, "No, no, I was just about to jump off the building when a video suddenly appeared on my screen. It was about a girl who jumped off a building because of her cheating on her with a scumbag and regretted it after her death. I watched that video and calmed down. I was just thinking about the plot..."
The two friends breathed a sigh of relief.
“Big Data finally did something good!”
"It sounds like an old, cheesy romance drama. Did the heroine turn into a ghost and come back to take revenge on the scumbag? Could it be that the scumbag is the hero, chasing his wife to the crematorium?"
Xu Xu quickly said, "No! By the way, does either of you have a crush on me?"
Two good friends: "..."
Then they can only coax: "I, I have a crush on you."
"I have a crush on you too. Who makes us Xu Xu so lovable?"
Xu Xu breathed a sigh of relief: "Then I don't have to worry about the straightness problem, huh——"
The live broadcast from the world of the living ended here, and the ghosts in the underworld also breathed a sigh of relief. Fortunately, there was a good outcome.
You Yunyi's mood did not fluctuate much. He continued to call out the number: "Number 004, come in."
No. 004 is a pale-faced woman dressed like an urban office worker.
She sat down across from You Yunyi, her face filled with despair, and spoke in a reporting tone, "Hello, Mr. You, the extradition officer. I'm No. 004, Cheng Jiao. I was a project manager in Shanghai working 007 hours. I died suddenly while working overtime. I'm obsessed with my mortgage, and I don't know what will happen to the house after I die."
"Five years ago, I used all my savings from eight years of work, totaling 900,000 yuan, as a down payment to buy a large one-bedroom apartment that was priced at 2 million yuan at the time. I used a provident fund loan to pay it off over 30 years, and my monthly mortgage was less than 5,000 yuan. This was not a heavy burden for my monthly salary of 30,000 yuan at the time. Moreover, after buying the house, I simply renovated it and moved in, no longer having to pay rent like before."
"This should have been a good thing, but I felt that 30 years of mortgage payments was too long. I wanted to save enough money as soon as possible to pay off the loan early, so I worked overtime like crazy. By the time I died suddenly last year, my annual salary was already 550,000 yuan. I had thought I could live frugally for a few more years and then settle down with my house, but then I died suddenly."
Cheng Jiao was overwhelmed with sadness as she spoke, but unfortunately it was difficult for a ghost to shed tears, so she could only stare at You Yunyi with empty eyes.
The audience in front of the live broadcast screen sighed with emotion——
"It's so tragic, so tragic..."
"Oh my god, five years ago I was making 30,000 a month, and when I died, I was making 550,000 a year. Why was I still working so hard?"
"Nonsense, doesn't she work so hard to earn this salary? Otherwise, how could she have such a high salary?"
"Besides, in Shanghai, the salary doesn't seem outrageous... It's not that it's not impressive, it's just not that top-tier. But anyway, I can't reach it."
"Actually, she really doesn't need to work so hard. The house is only two million, which is quite low in Shanghai."
"Because I bought a one-bedroom apartment, it's relatively cheap."
"Oh my god, two million is enough to buy a big villa in my hometown. It's still cheap?"
"What a pity! I'm so heartbroken for her! She died before all the money was spent!"
"It should be a bit of a comfort to her parents. Even if she's gone, at least they still have money. And there should be compensation for sudden death from overwork. At least the mortgage should be covered..."
"This comfort is truly hellish..."
"If her parents love their daughter, they'd probably want you to die again after hearing what you said. If they don't love their daughter... then this outcome is truly blissful, haha."
Inside the Extradition Office, You Yunyi brought up the image from the Zhiyin Wall and said to Ghost No. 004, Cheng Jiao, who was concerned about the house and mortgage, "Don't worry about your house anymore. It's no longer owned by the Cheng family. The new owner really likes it and rarely goes out. He spends much more time with the house than you did before."
Cheng Jiao was a little confused: "Mr. You, I don't quite understand what you're saying. What does it mean by not having the surname Cheng...you mean that the new owner has nothing to do with me at all, right?"
"Of course not. My parents have always wanted my brother to develop in Shanghai, saying they just needed a place to live... Although I don't want to leave the house to my parents, it's my fault for not making a will in advance. After I die, they should inherit my estate, right? Did they sell my house?"
Cheng Jiao said this until she got angry. "I died last year, and it hasn't even been a full year yet, and they're so quick to sell me the house. Are they so impatient to get the money? My house can still appreciate in value!"
You Yunyi looked at the Zhiyin Wall and said, "The compensation you received after your death, combined with your savings, amounted to over two million yuan. However, your parents didn't use it to pay off your mortgage. Your brother owed nearly a million yuan from gambling and online loans. He had just come clean with your parents a week before you died, and they were just wondering how to ask you for the money when you got into trouble."
Cheng Jiao and the audience: "..."
Cheng Jiao covered her heart, which wasn't suffering from any heart pain, and said, "Let them piss me off to death."
Undeterred by the emotions of the person involved, You Yunyi continued calmly, "After your accident, your parents and your brother immediately came to Shanghai to receive your inheritance. They discovered that your savings were almost enough to pay off your brother's debts, so they paid off your brother's debts first."
"Then your brother was using the heater in your house, and your parents went to your company to make trouble and demand compensation."
"Your company's legal department is handling the subsequent compensation for your work-related death. When they saw your parents causing trouble at the company, they thought it would be very troublesome. Your parents were worried that the company wouldn't pay them. They didn't know you had work-related injury insurance. Your sudden death occurred during overtime at your workplace, and if it was deemed a work-related death, the compensation would be paid by the insurance company."
"When they arrived at your company and heard the receptionist tell them about the insurance, your parents felt much more at ease and stopped making a fuss, which reassured the company as well. And with the additional compensation the company gave them out of humanitarian consideration, your parents received a total of around 1.2 million."
The naked-eye 3D image on Zhiyin's wall changed with You Yunyi's words, and it happened to show the scene where Cheng Jiao's parents and brother checked the bank deposit information, confirmed that there was no default on the debt, and breathed a sigh of relief.
Cheng Jiao sneered, "That is to say, at the end of last year, in addition to my parents' own savings and the house in their hometown, they still had 1.2 million yuan in income from me and the house I had that I hadn't paid off the mortgage on."
"Then I'll sell my house. The mortgage will be gone, and I'll have the proceeds. My house has appreciated in value over the years to at least 2.5 million. I can still die at home, and it won't affect the price of the house... Just thinking about this makes life so comfortable."
You Yunyi consoled him, "Your parents don't have any savings. They gave all of it to your brother long before you died. Many of your relatives back home know about this, but your parents just told you not to know."
Cheng Jiao: “…”
Fortunately, You Yunyi then said something "comforting".
"Originally, your parents decided not to sell your house and gave it to your younger brother. The 1.2 million yuan in compensation was enough to pay off the mortgage for many years. By the time the money was gone, there wouldn't be much left. Your younger brother would surely have a stable job by then, so let him continue to pay it off himself."
"Your brother initially agreed, thinking that Shanghai, a big city, would be a good place for development. Your parents originally wanted to keep an eye on him in Shanghai to find a job, but your brother said your house only had one bedroom and it was too small to live in. After the house transfer was completed, he urged your parents to return home."
"Your brother originally wanted to give you all your compensation, but your parents worried he'd gamble it away again, so they didn't give it directly to him. Instead, they gave him 10,000 yuan a month for his mortgage and living expenses. Your brother took the money, saying he was looking for a job, but in reality, he just stayed at home playing games and shopping."
"Within two months, he owed hundreds of thousands more. But he thought he had the house and his parents to back him up, so he didn't care. Then, within a month, his debt doubled to one million. He started to panic, but he didn't dare tell his parents, thinking they would scold him. So, without your parents' knowledge, he sold the house you left behind, which had already been transferred to his name."
"After getting the money to pay off his debts, he reflected deeply for ten minutes, then continued to have fun for three months without telling your parents. It's easier to go from frugality to extravagance than from extravagance to frugality. Once he had money to spend, he became even more extravagant. In three months, he not only spent all the money left from selling the house, but also fell into debt again. The 10,000 yuan your parents transferred to him every month was not enough for him to spend, especially since he also made friends with a group of rich second-generations—"
"He's a genuine rich second-generation, and he's also the buyer and new owner of your house."
"That rich second-generation guy is a dandy, a playboy who indulges in drinking, gambling, whoring, and smoking. He has a group of equally unproductive friends who don't do anything serious. He bought the house from your brother just to find a quiet place to have fun without being disturbed by his parents."
"Your brother met them because of selling a house, and soon became addicted to drugs after hanging out together..."
Cheng Jiao's eyes widened in disbelief: "Drug addiction?! Is he... is he crazy? I knew he was trash, but I didn't expect him to be this bad..."
The audience members all chimed in with the curses, and sighed, "No matter how rotten he is, he's still his parents' darling. Ugh—"
Cheng Jiao then saw the image of her house reappear on Zhiyin's wall—but the house had changed drastically. At first glance, it still had the same decorations as before, but it was slovenly and even worse than the state she had just seen her brother in when he was alone in the house.
There was garbage everywhere, and people were lying on the ground in all directions, almost blending in with the garbage. If it weren't for the rise and fall of their chests indicating that they were alive, they would have been no different from dead.
Cheng Jiao saw her younger brother among them. His hair had grown so long that it covered half of his face, and she almost didn't recognize him.
You Yunyi explained calmly, "This is the scene in your house an hour ago. Your brother and his rich second-generation friends had just finished a party. You're worried about the house, right? Let's take another look."
Cheng Jiao: "...Thank you, Mr. You."
You Yunyi hummed. "Four months ago, your brother spent all the money from selling the house and fell into debt again. But he didn't want his rich second-generation friends to know he was just a fake rich second-generation, so he made up all kinds of excuses and finally got the remaining compensation for your work-related death from your parents. This time, he spent it all in just one month."
"Two months ago, we couldn't hide it anymore. We were completely broke. Your brother's credit was too bad to borrow money, and he couldn't keep delaying repayments after borrowing from 'friends.' So, he used the excuse of investment to get your parents to sell their house back home."
"Your parents finally realized something was amiss and came to Shanghai to look for him again. He happened to be hanging out with some rich second-generation kids in your house. Your parents didn't know the house had changed hands and your brother was just a guest. They wanted to kick out those rich second-generation kids who were 'leading your brother astray', but they found out your brother had already sold the house."
"Your brother owed money, and your parents, who only had one house left in their hometown, were no longer willing to support him. Your brother became addicted to drugs, but your parents couldn't bear to call the police and send him to rehab. In the end, they simply pretended nothing happened and returned home in disgrace. For the past two months, your brother has continued to hang out with rich second-generations who don't care about his wealth and just need more help, while crying and wailing to your parents."
"Your parents have begun to waver. They told your brother that if he returns to his hometown to quit his drug addiction, finds a stable job, goes on a blind date, gets married, and has children, they will sell their house to pay off his debt one last time."
Cheng Jiao's sneer deepened when she heard this: "That's such a beautiful thought, but you better dream faster. My brother will definitely agree, anyway, I just need to get the money first."
You Yunyi shrugged. "Of course he agreed, but your parents later realized that the three-bedroom apartment in their hometown couldn't be sold for much money, and the real estate market was sluggish, so it was difficult to sell. The price they sold for was not enough to fill the hole your brother had created."
"So your parents told your brother not to sell the house and told him to go back to his hometown and start a good life. Of course, your brother refused to leave Shanghai and went back to his hometown. He scolded your parents for being useless. As for your parents..."
Cheng Jiao couldn't help but interrupt again: "Let me guess... they're scolding me, right? They think it's all my fault that my brother suddenly had so much money and developed bad spending habits? Anyway, it's not their fault, and it's not my brother's fault either."
You Yunyi nodded slightly, indicating that Cheng Jiao had indeed guessed correctly.
The audience in front of the live broadcast screen were speechless——
"What kind of family is this?"
"Honestly, I actually hope Cheng Jiao's parents sell their house, fill the bottomless pit for their precious son, and then the whole family can sleep under the bridge. How wonderful! So neat and tidy!"
"I hate that the underworld can't communicate with 110 in the living world. I really want to call the police!"
"I'm so angry! Our country has sacrificed so many drug enforcement officers, so much blood and tears! I wish these scum would just die sooner!"
"Alas, it's such a pity for Cheng Jiao. It must have been so difficult to break free from such a family, and yet she died so young."
"The obsession with the dead is all about the mortgage. It's a little sad and a little funny. What's going on?"
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