Chapter 88 It's all my fault!
The car slowly came to a stop, and the people got out one by one.
Niu Niu walked over holding her mother Xu Siying's hand, introducing them like a little adult: "Mom, this is Aunt Zhong, Uncle Lin, and little brother Sui Sui."
As she spoke, she tilted her head curiously to look behind them, asking with a puzzled look, "Where's the big brother?"
Xu Siying looked at Zhong Wan and the others with a complicated expression; she couldn't quite describe how she felt.
Heaven knows, after she got on the bus, her husband and youngest daughter started telling her all about what had happened that afternoon.
Although she was relieved to know her benefactor's name, but...
You have to understand, she's a police officer!
She simply couldn't believe that... ghosts really existed in this world?
Xu Siying's gaze fell on Zhong Wan, and she frowned slightly as she looked at her delicate and innocent face.
This is what her husband was referring to...
That charlatan who can make people see ghosts...?!
So young, and already so superstitious? Is it really reliable?
Xu Siying didn't want to believe it either, but her husband's story was so detailed and convincing.
Thinking of this, Xu Siying couldn't help but sigh inwardly, then forced a smile and greeted Zhong Wan and the other person.
"Waaaaaah ┭┮﹏┭┮, Aunt Zhong, where's big brother?"
"Niu Niu can't see her big brother anymore..."
Niu Niu looked at Zhong Wan with a pitiful expression, then at Lin Yan'an, persistently asking, "Where did big brother go?"
Lu Guodong couldn't help but take a curious look.
Upon hearing this, Zhong Wan squatted down and handed the drawing paper in her hand to Niu Niu, gently comforting her, "Big brother is tired, how about letting him rest here for a while?"
"Yes, Niu Niu, can your brother take a break for a while?"
Gu Nian'an's voice followed closely after Zhong Wan's words. On the drawing paper, he looked at Niu Niu, blinked, and smiled slightly: "Brother is right here."
Upon hearing this, Niu Niu immediately breathed a sigh of relief and nodded with a smile: "Okay."
Xu Siying hadn't paid any attention at first, but a casual glance...
Then I saw the person in the drawing... their eyes moved?! And they even smiled?!
Xu Siying blinked in disbelief, then quickly looked down again.
Hearing that unfamiliar voice, Xu Siying was momentarily stunned.
Her worldview was severely impacted.
So much so that I became somewhat dazed.
She had no idea how she got upstairs.
By the time she realized what was happening, they were already in an unfamiliar room.
The small room was still filled with the smell of incense and cigarettes, the smoke swirling around.
Zhong Wan couldn't help but frown slightly, a hint of annoyance flashing in her eyes.
Lin Yan'an noticed her expression with sharp eyes, reached out and took the drawing paper from her hand, and said in a low voice, "Why don't you take Sui Sui back to the car and wait for me first?"
Upon hearing this, Zhong Wan looked up and glanced at the group of people in the room.
Looking at the dejected boy, about the same age as Gu Nian'an, who seemed shrouded in intense guilt and despair,
Then I looked at the mother and daughter, their eyes red and swollen, their faces haggard.
Zhong Wan couldn't help but sigh softly.
I could hear their sad and hoarse voices.
Her mood also became heavy.
From the time I joined the system and accepted the task until today...
Zhong Wan suddenly felt a little confused.
Every mission is a tragic story, and every mission reward is a matter of life and death.
Zhong Wan suddenly didn't know whether she should continue persisting.
It's true she wanted to make money, but that doesn't mean she could disregard human life...
When money and lost lives overlap, and when her emotions are repeatedly drained... what will she eventually become?
What will be the final result?
Zhong Wan didn't know the answer either, but she didn't want to... become increasingly cold-blooded...
Zhong Wan held Lin Yan'an's hand tightly, drawing energy from him.
Zhong Suisui nestled obediently in Lin Yan'an's pocket, peeking out her cute little head.
Seeing this, Zhong Wan lowered her eyes, a hint of a smile flashing in them.
"Zhong Wan?"
Lin Yan'an asked softly, a little worried, "Are you alright?"
Sensing his concern, Zhong Wan shifted slightly, leaning against him, and gently shook her head: "It's alright, don't worry."
Turning her head to look at the black and white photo on the cabinet, at Gu Nian'an's youthful features in the picture, and listening to the argument of the people in front of her,
Zhong Wan couldn't help but sigh.
It turns out, only money is real.
She didn't know how many of the people in the room still cared about Gu Nian'an, but it was obvious that...
What they cared about more was the money in his hand...
When I heard that old woman's loud and boisterous voice again,
"Why shouldn't we get it!"
"He ate my son's food and lived in my son's house. After he dies, the money and house he had should be given to us!"
"You, as an official, haven't even disciplined him! How dare you take his money?!"
Zhong Wan couldn't help but look over, at the elderly woman with gray hair, then at the middle-aged man sitting there silently smoking.
Unable to hold back, I blurted out, "That's Gu Nian'an's money!"
"So what! He's dead!"
The old lady slammed what she was holding heavily onto the coffee table.
With a bang,
Zhong Wan was startled instantly.
Lin Yan'an frowned upon seeing this and said in a low voice, "Gu Nian'an is already 19 years old and an adult!"
"No matter how you calculate it, whether legally or morally, his money doesn't belong to you or your son!"
Upon hearing this, the old lady immediately looked over defiantly. Looking at his cold, stern face and feeling his powerful aura, she couldn't help but shrink back slightly.
Then she suddenly sat down on the ground with a thud, slapping her thigh and crying out loudly, "You bully the old people! You heartless bastards..."
"Waaah... I took such good care of him every day, and now he's gone. What's wrong with me keeping some of the money he had!"
Lin Yan'an was speechless for a moment, and his aura became even more somber.
The middle-aged man clearly sensed it too. He looked up at Lin Yan'an, then at his noisy old mother sitting on the ground, and silently lowered his head without saying a word.
Gu Nian'an's mother, sister, and aunt could only silently wipe away their tears.
The middle-aged man standing next to Qian Huifang sneered and said bluntly, "You really know how to 'take care' of people, haven't you? You've taken care of so many young people until they're all gone!"
The old woman paused, ignoring his words, before her crying suddenly intensified.
The boy, who had been silent with his head down, scratched his hair in frustration, then looked up with bloodshot eyes.
Seeing his grandmother still crying and fussing, he shouted impatiently, "Can't you shut up for a second?!"
"If it weren't for you..."
He stopped abruptly, his shoulders slumped in despair, and he continued weakly, "It's all my fault!"
Why did I have to go through his things?!
As he spoke, he raised his hand and slapped himself hard.
Then she lowered her head again, covered her face with her hands, and wept silently.
"It's all my fault!"
"Waaah... I'm such a beast! A bastard!"
"I'm so sorry, An'an. I haven't been a good older brother to him..."
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