Chapter 3 Chapter 3 "I will cure it! I will cure it even if I lose everything I have..."
The entire gray wall in the extradition office once again rippled with the sound of You Yunyi's words, and each scene appeared in the eyes of the audience as if they were there, with an excellent configuration for watching the melons.
You Yunyi looked at the man in the picture and said, "This man's name is Chen Jiajun. He met your ex-husband Zhao Zhibin five years ago. He was Fang Lin's boyfriend at the time, and later became the biological father of Zhao Zhibin and Fang Lin's youngest son."
Zhou Xuemei was a little confused: "I haven't heard Zhao Zhibin mention this person..."
The audience ghosts in front of the live broadcast screen——
"Nonsense, I'm cheating on you, how can I tell your wife about it?"
"What do you mean? Why did they mention Chen Jiajun again? I heard the extradition officer said that Zhao Zhibin knew Chen Jiajun first, right?"
"Could it be that Zhao Zhibin not only cheated on his wife, but also broke up a couple?"
"Didn't Fang Lin say that she was initially deceived by Zhao Zhibin, thinking he was rich? I guess Fang Lin dumped her then-boyfriend, Chen Jiajun, for money, but after being with Zhao Zhibin, she discovered he was a penniless liar, so Fang Lin reconciled with Chen Jiajun behind Zhao Zhibin's back..."
"Ah? Then would Chen Jiajun be willing?"
"Didn't they say Chen Jiajun is in jail? People who commit crimes aren't good people anyway. I bet he won't find anyone better off after leaving Fang Lin, so why wouldn't he agree? You really overestimate a man's 'self-esteem'."
"That must be it! Fang Lin isn't a good person, and she's not very good with her eyes. She just picked men from the garbage dump. She must have been pregnant at the time, but Chen Jiajun was in jail, so she had no choice but to lie that Zhao Zhibin was his, marry him, and let him support her!"
"I'm more curious now, does Chen Jiajun know that Fang Lin is still with Zhao Zhibin even after she got back together with him?"
"That doesn't make sense. Didn't Mr. You say Fang Lin wanted to wait for Chen Jiajun to get out of prison so they could reconcile? If a zombie ate her brain, it would be disgusted and vomited out due to the late stage of love brain. If she loved him so much, how could she break up with Chen Jiajun for money and then cheat on him later, as you said?"
"Hey! Anyway, a broken pot, a rotten lid, and a broken shovel are a perfect match. These three scumbags are causing trouble for each other. Zhao Zhibin deserves to have someone else support his wife and children. Hahaha! If I were Sister 036, I'd already be enjoying it!"
Inside the Extradition Office——
You Yunyi continued calmly, "Chen Jiajun and Zhao Zhibin met over a drink. Zhao Zhibin got drunk and boasted that he was a self-made entrepreneur..."
On the wall, a drunken Zhao Zhibin patted Chen Jiajun on the shoulder. "Brother, don't look at me dressed like that. I was used to being poor when I was young, and now that I have money, I'm reluctant to spend it on clothes! I can't be a nouveau riche! These clothes are just for show. The reality still depends on how much money you have in your pocket. If you have money, you have confidence. You can wear a sack without worrying about being laughed at, right?"
Chen Jiajun, who was in his early twenties, believed the "commoner entrepreneur" in front of him, who was nearly forty years old, and complimented him, "Brother Zhao is indeed a big shot who has made his fortune from scratch. His words are very elegant! Others can't help but show off when they get rich, but Brother Zhao is different. He is low-key and humble! You can tell at a glance that he won't mess around outside. Sister-in-law must be very confident in you, right?"
Zhao Zhibin's expression changed, and then he sighed: "Don't say it. When I was young, I worked hard to make a living and didn't care about love. How could I have the nerve to marry when I had no money? But now that I have money, I still can't find the right one..."
Chen Jiajun was surprised: "How is it possible? Brother Zhao's conditions..."
"Stop talking. Apart from money, I don't have any other conditions. I'm old and not as good-looking as young guys. Women like you. If you find someone around my age, I won't look down on you. But if you find someone young and beautiful, I'm afraid they are only after my money. People say that women are like clothes, but you have to listen to me, brother. You can dress as simply as me, but you can't be as picky about women as you are about clothes..." Zhao Zhibin said with a somewhat obscene look.
Zhou Xuemei's blood pressure soared when she saw the scene replay on the wall.
Because the immersive effect was so good, she didn't come to her senses until she threw the vase at "Zhao Zhibin" and watched the vase "pass through" Zhao Zhibin and make a sound of hitting the wall. What she saw in front of her was actually just a wall.
Zhou Xuemei was speechless for a moment. While picking up the vase, she said to You Yunyi, "I'm sorry, sir. I didn't mean to drop your things..."
Many of the audience members were also furious: "This Zhao Zhibin is really good at putting on an act! He speaks as if it were real! Ugh! So disgusting!"
You Yunyi's reaction was indifferent. He only glanced at his vase and said, "As long as it's not broken, it's fine. If it is, you have to pay for it. But did you receive any money for incense offerings after you died?"
Zhou Xuemei said awkwardly, "I... received it at first, but then I lost it. But I don't have much to spend money on in the underworld anyway. I don't need food, drink, or new clothes, so I... didn't think too much about it."
You Yunyi nodded and continued to look at the picture on the wall. "Chen Jiajun believed that Zhao Zhibin was a rich man. He also found out that he wanted to find a young and beautiful woman. But this woman couldn't be with him, a man of his uncle's age who had no other skills, and she couldn't be after his money."
"Then, Chen Jiajun secretly mocked Zhao Zhibin for his lack of awareness of reality while plotting with his girlfriend, Fang Lin, to seduce Zhao Zhibin into giving him money..."
The audience ghosts were dumbfounded——
"What the hell?!"
“I thought it was Zhao Zhibin pretending to be a rich man to hook up with Fang Lin, and Fang Lin kicked Chen Jiajun for money, but I didn’t expect... Chen Jiajun is so explosive.”
"As expected, he can go to jail..."
"No, it seems Fang Lin agreed to it, right? That's outrageous. She might as well have been after the money herself!"
"A scumbag man and a scumbag woman are mixed together. The pitiful ones are Sister 036 and her two children... and the newborn son. The child hasn't done anything wrong yet, but the sky is falling. I'm afraid that when this family grows up, they will end up in prison like their biological father..."
"Oh my! People nowadays are so complicated. They're not as simple as we were back then. There's no need for all these twists and turns!"
"What's so simple about that? They're all the same!"
In the Extradition Department—
You Yunyi continued, "Fang Lin was also short of money, and after hearing Chen Jiajun's plan, she began to approach Zhao Zhibin."
"During that time, Zhao Zhibin felt that he was getting along better and better with Chen Jiajun, a younger brother despite his age difference, and he also had a strong connection with Fang Lin, who had just entered the society and was as innocent as a blank slate. Chen Jiajun and Fang Lin worked together, making Zhao Zhibin feel that he had both a confidant and a lover by his side, and he was very proud of himself."
"But Zhao Zhibin's wealth was fake after all, and he didn't know about the relationship between Chen Jiajun and Fang Lin, so his statements to the two of them were inconsistent, and he gave away the truth."
"But only Fang Lin exposed Zhao Zhibin. Chen Jiajun pretended to be ignorant and continued to try to get money out of Zhao Zhibin. After all, although Zhao Zhibin wasn't a wealthy man, he was much better off than Fang Lin and Chen Jiajun, two scoundrels."
Zhou Xuemei murmured, "Sir, it's not that I still believe in Zhao Zhibin and want to speak for him, but I know how much money we have at home. Zhao Zhibin hasn't had any unusual expenses, and the salary he brings home has always been the same. Logically, he shouldn't have any extra money to spend on those two people..."
You Yunyi said lazily, "Three years after you and Zhao Zhibin got married, Zhao Zhibin's father died and left him a house. If he sold the house, he would have had extra money."
Zhou Xuemei's eyes widened. "What! But...his dad...no, but when we got married, he and his dad both said that their family had no money and no house, and that the house his dad lived in was rented!"
You Yunyi: "I lied to you. That's why you didn't ask for a single cent of betrothal gift and even used the money you saved from working before marriage to buy things for your wedding."
"..." Zhou Xuemei no longer had the heart to be sad. She was only filled with anger. "How could he do this?! He kept it a secret from me for so many years! By then, we already had a daughter, Qiqi! And my father-in-law... Zhao Zhibin's father. Ever since Zhao Zhibin and I got married, I've been taking care of him!"
"Before he died, I was the one who took care of him. I was working as a nanny to earn money, and when I got home, I had to babysit him. Zhao Zhibin was clumsy and would throw his dad off the bed just to change his clothes. His dad also thought Zhao Zhibin was useless and said I was considerate..."
The audience ghosts in front of the live broadcast screen——
"It's hilarious! Just a compliment about being thoughtful can get you a free, honest babysitter. Of course I have to compliment him! He says he dislikes his son, but actually, they are a very good couple. The father loves his son so much, how could he bear to let his son serve him!"
"Zhao Zhibin did it on purpose. My ex was the same. He would mess up anything he asked you to do. He just wanted to piss you off and make you feel like he can't do anything. He wanted to force you to stop asking him to help you and do everything yourself. Of course, it would be easier for him! He's incompetent at home, but once he leaves home, he becomes a man and can do anything. He's sick!"
"I can't take it anymore. I'm so sickened. Zhao Zhibin and his father have been deceiving Sister No. 036 since before they got married..."
"Maybe he's worried that Zhao Zhibin's father might want his daughter-in-law to take his house..."
"It's obvious that Zhao Zhibin and his father saw that Zhou Xuemei was easy to manipulate, so they pretended to be poor and pitiful, forcing Zhou Xuemei to pay for herself and become his free slave!"
"Oh, the word 'slave' is too harsh..."
"Is there anyone named Zhao who does something ugly?"
"You can't do things like that. Although Xiao Zhou is the daughter-in-law and the house does belong to her father-in-law, she provided for her father-in-law in his old age, so the house he left behind should be hers. Otherwise, it shouldn't be her responsibility to provide for his old age, but her husband and father-in-law still boss her around."
"Let's take a step back and say, even if they didn't trust each other enough right after they got married, wouldn't three years of marriage be enough to see through people? Even after having a child, Zhou Xuemei still served her father until his death, and yet she couldn't get even a word of truth out of these ungrateful father and son!"
"They're guarding it like hell. Could it be that Zhou Xuemei knew his family owned a house and transferred it to herself without their knowledge, then ran away with the money?"
"Zhou Xuemei herself said she was supposed to take care of things like taking care of shit and urine. Maybe it's not that exaggerated..."
"Come on, why are you still lying when you're already dead? Especially telling lies in front of the extradition officer, are you crazy? He will expose you and put you on the blacklist!"
"Well, it's not a bad idea to be a little more cautious, right? Didn't Zhou Xuemei also say that Zhao Zhibin took his wages home? If Zhao Zhibin was really that bad, why did Zhou Xuemei say he was reliable when she first arrived at the extradition office?"
"Haha, when we got married, he didn't even tell his wife the truth about the house. But in the past few years, he's been very trusting of outsiders. He sold the house to give money to Chen Jiajun and Fang Lin. Zhao Zhibin is really a cautious person! Ugh!"
"In other words, Zhao Zhibin was willing to sell his old house to appear generous in front of his 'friends' and his mistress, but when his wife, who had been with him for so many years, managing his household and had two children with him, fell ill with a curable disease, he was unwilling to pay for it..."
"Not only was he reluctant to pay, he was also worried that Zhou Xuemei would use the joint property, which was already her half, for her medical treatment!"
"This guy is so mean. Even when Zhou Xuemei was sick, he ignored her feelings and asked for a divorce, divided her property and went their separate ways, and continued to look for his cheating mistress. Even then, he could be considered kind..."
"Don't tell me, if we had really divorced, Zhou Xuemei would have worried about the child and would have spent money on medical treatment anyway."
"That's why I just said that Zhao Zhibin had definitely not been a good person for a long time. How could he suddenly become bad after being good for many years? It can only be said that he was a bad person from the beginning, but he had some benefits before, so he pretended to be a good person in front of Zhou Xuemei. Anyway, Zhou Xuemei is a good wife and mother, so it's not difficult for him to pretend in front of her."
Inside the extradition office, Zhou Xuemei was so angry she wanted to vomit blood: "I'm blind! I've been blind my whole life! How could I be so stupid! I thought he was good, and I even said I'd trust him with the child... My Qiqi Haohao! My Lord, when will that bastard Zhao Zhibin die?"
You Yunyi continued slowly, "Chen Jiajun was sentenced to five years for intentional injury while drunk. He had a year and a half left. After he was released from prison, he went to find Fang Lin. Zhao Zhibin then discovered Fang Lin's relationship with Chen Jiajun and that their youngest son was not his. During the argument, Zhao Zhibin was accidentally killed by Chen Jiajun with a knife."
"Let me see... there's only about a year and six months left. If you're unlucky and don't come to the extradition office today, you'll be able to reunite with your ex-husband in the underworld later."
Zhou Xuemei felt disgusted for a moment, because she followed You Yunyi's words and thought that if she had not come to the extradition office and did not know the truth about her life, and then really met that bastard Zhao Zhibin in the underworld, she would probably go up to show concern like a clown!
"It would be better if he died, it would be better if he died..." Zhou Xuemei murmured.
The ghosts in the audience in front of the live screen——
"Good! Fortunately, I didn't live to be a hundred years old, otherwise it would be too disgusting."
"If Zhao Zhibin dies, the murderer Chen Jiajun will probably also be executed. Fang Lin will be left alone with a child who is only a few years old. Judging from her behavior, I don't think she will have a good life."
"I still feel sorry for the child..."
"Hey, if the father kills someone, does that mean the child can't take the civil service exam?"
"Uh...if Zhao Zhibin and Fang Lin haven't divorced yet, then the youngest son's biological father is Zhao Zhibin in name only. Zhao Zhibin's death shouldn't mean he has a criminal record, so it probably won't affect his civil service exam, unless Fang Lin is crazy enough to insist on putting the child and Chen Jiajun on the same household registration..."
"Qiqi and Haohao are even more unlucky. Both of them only have junior high school diplomas, so they couldn't take the civil service exam anyway. But by the time their father is gone and they're both adults, their lives should be easier, right?"
"Actually, they won't be that old by then, so they still have a chance to take the college entrance exam again. Zhao Zhibin should have left some inheritance when he died. I hope the two children know how to get some money in their hands."
"It's better than having no hope at all. If I were Sister 036, I'd definitely be relieved after all the joy and sorrow."
Zhou Xuemei was indeed relieved. She insisted on kowtowing to You Yunyi, then stood up and walked out of the extradition office in a daze. The passage from outside the door to the Naihe Bridge almost floated past and landed in front of Meng Po and her soup pot.
"Mrs. Mengpo..."
Meng Po was dressed as a young woman today, wearing a robe from the Warring States Period, leaning in front of a bubbling soup pot with a smile on her face.
Seeing Zhou Xuemei coming, Mengpo poured her a bowl of soup and said, "Come on, today's is the braised beef noodle flavor. Everyone who has tried it says it's delicious!"
Zhou Xuemei smiled, took the bowl and thanked him. Before drinking, she asked, "Mrs. Mengpo, could you help pass on a message to the ghosts who will come here in the future?"
Meng Po smiled and said, "I can't help you. The past is gone. Drink the soup and you will be free from worries. Drink it."
"That's right." Zhou Xuemei said.
She raised her head and drank the Yellow Spring Mengpo soup, returned the bowl to Mengpo, and then she subconsciously walked towards the Naihe Bridge. All the joys, sorrows, anger and happiness in her life fell from the bridge into the dead and silent Forgetful River. When she reached the other end of the bridge, Zhou Xuemei had forgotten how she came and the name "Zhou Xuemei". She only knew that she had to wait for reincarnation.
In the square outside the extradition office, the ghosts didn't see Zhou Xuemei come out, so one of them asked curiously. An informed ghost explained, "Outside the extradition office, there are several roads. One leads to Naihe Bridge, and another leads back to where we're queuing. Since No. 036 can go get some soup, he should go directly to Naihe Bridge."
"Hey, is Mr. You the only extraditionist in the entire underworld? He must be so busy..."
"So just stop picking on his attitude. It's not effective, is it?"
"I heard that before Mr. You, ghosts with obsessions could only slowly digest themselves. It seems that there was no such position as an extradition officer. He was left behind to be an extradition officer because of his talent."
"You need talent for this? That's really bullying those without talent... That's ridiculous."
"Didn't someone just mention 'telekinesis'? It's like that thing. After we become ghosts, even though we may still feel joy, anger, sorrow, and happiness at first glance, we don't actually take those emotions to heart. They just pass by and go away. So, you see, during our discussion just now, even though we disagreed, no one started a fight... Only Mr. You can do this job."
"But... before the live broadcast, I saw some ghosts fighting, right here in our square..."
"Oh, I've also picked fights with ghosts. I was bored, so I just played around. The ghost officers would come over and symbolically try to stop the fight. I could also chat with the ghost officers who knew more about the fight. It was quite fun."
"Oh, I see..."
Mr. You, who was being discussed by the ghosts, was about to close the live broadcast room to take a break. When he picked up the hand mirror, he glanced at the barrage of comments that were passing by.
[Mr. You, Mr. You! I want the link to the sofa you sit on! ]
You Yunyi lazily replied, "For those who want to link, forget it. We don't have Taobao here, and supermarkets don't sell this stuff."
[Extrader, you're so handsome, can I jump the queue and meet you? ]
You Yunyi: "If you're bored, just jump into the Wangchuan River. Meng Po is more patient and can rescue you."
"Okay, I only have 35 minutes left of my one-hour break. I'm going to end the show. It's 2 a.m...."
You Yunyi's words were interrupted because he found that the gray wall next to him suddenly changed by itself, and finally presented a picture of a ward.
He frowned, picked up the endoscope and took a look, and found that the scene in the ward came from the world of the living, and it was different from the re-enactment of the past that he had shown to the ghosts before. The scene of the ward that suddenly appeared now was a real-time "live broadcast" from the world of the living.
——In the ward at around 1:00 a.m., a woman with a sick face who planned to be discharged from the hospital in a few hours at dawn suddenly sat up from the bed.
Her husband, who was sleeping next to her, was snoring loudly and was not disturbed at all by her movements.
The woman woke him up without thinking: "Wang Dalin! I won't be discharged from the hospital!"
Her husband had been half asleep and a little annoyed at being disturbed, but upon hearing this, he suddenly woke up considerably. He quickly sat up as well and blurted out, "What's wrong? Didn't you say it couldn't be cured? Why did you change your mind?"
Hearing his words, the woman's heart sank, and then she said more firmly, "I just had a dream, and now I understand. I'll cure it! Even if it means I lose everything I have, I'll cure it!"
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