Chapter 9 Criminal Gang: An adult woman, a minor...
After resolving the illegal actions of a buyer and seller, the system's announcement was updated promptly.
Chu Jue glanced at them; the two had each provided her with 20 merit points.
[Main quest progress updated, merit points +20]
Current total merit points: 121
Main Quest (Beginner) Required Merit Points: 121/100
[The main quest (beginner level) has been detected as complete. The system is verifying it. Please wait patiently.]
She successfully completed the initial task; she wondered what reward the system would give her.
Chu Jue was in a good mood and ignored Jiang Pan'er's trembling mother, congratulating Jiang Pan'er, "Your father is dead."
The spirit medium's tone held no malice. Jiang Pan'er hastily wiped away her tears, her voice firm: "Thank you..."
"What are you saying!" her mother exclaimed incredulously.
Jiang Pan'er simply said, "You should run too."
Hearing her daughter say such things, Jiang's mother felt a chill. She didn't understand why her daughter had suddenly become so cold-hearted, indifferent to her own father's death, and even, even, thanking her father's killer!
She was filled with rage, and before turning to run away, she left behind a cruel remark: "I truly regret giving birth to you."
"Thank you, no need to remind me." Jiang Pan'er scoffed; she already knew about this.
Chu Jue still caught a glimpse of sadness in her eyes: "You don't want her to die."
Jiang Pan'er's feigned strength was seen through, and her nose stung with tears. As if too ashamed to face anyone, she squatted on the ground, curled up into a ball, and silently wept, "I don't know. I don't know. She was willing to sell me for her man, but why couldn't I bear to let her die?"
Her hatred for her mother was tinged with love; she loved that her mother had given her many beautiful memories. Yet, she still hated her, hated that although she was her mother, she wasn't truly her mother.
Chu Jue didn't speak; this was something she couldn't understand.
After letting Jiang Pan'er cry for a while, Fang Zhiyi, who had been playing the background role the whole time, finally couldn't stand it anymore and comforted her, "You're crying like this for the person who abandoned you. Look at how pathetic you are."
Perhaps there's a difference between humans and dogs; what kind of good person would sell their own daughter for a male offspring?
Jiang Pan'er was in the midst of grief when she suddenly heard an unfamiliar voice and instinctively looked up toward the source of the sound.
The dog can talk... She is a spirit beast.
Both of them are very powerful spiritual practitioners.
Jiang Pan'er's face was covered in snot, and she spoke in a somewhat comical way: "Sorry."
"Why are you apologizing to me? You haven't done anything wrong to me; you've only wronged yourself."
"You're right, it was always me who refused to accept reality." Jiang Pan'er sniffled, took the tissue Chu Jue handed her, composed herself, and thanked him again, "Thank you."
"It was just something I did."
Jiang Pan'er shook her head: "You saved me."
She had already prepared herself to fight that man to the death.
She kept calculating in her mind how to find something handy, maybe a rattan can work... In short, as long as she could find a weapon, she would strike decisively.
However, this matter required a decisive victory; if she couldn't knock her opponent unconscious in one strike, things would get complicated. She assessed their fighting strength and felt she had a 50% chance of winning, but the other half depended on a gamble.
Before she could even get to that point, Chu Jue appeared.
Chu Jue helped her solve such a big problem, even if it was just a small matter for her.
"My name is Jiang Pan'er, thank you so much."
"Chu Jue." Chu Jue didn't refuse the girl's thanks any further and introduced himself as well.
Fang Zhiyi chimed in at the opportune moment: "Oh, since you want to know, I can tell you my name is Fang Zhiyi."
"Chu Jue, Fang Zhiyi." Jiang Pan'er wrote down their names.
Her mind was a mess, and she didn't know what to do next. She couldn't go home anymore; she had finally gotten her wish and left that house—wait! Jiang Pan'er met Fang Zhiyi's dog eyes and suddenly remembered that Da Huang was still waiting for her at home!
She had originally planned to take Da Huang and Jiang Jing Shu with her, but now there's been no news from Jiang Jing Shu, and she's left Da Huang at home!
Jiang Pan'er looked at Chu Jue and couldn't help but feel a little hot-faced.
I just said thank you... and then, well, I need your help again—
"Sister Chu Jue, could you... could you come back to my house with me? A very important friend of mine is waiting for me at home, and I need to bring her out."
"OK."
As a kind-hearted person who enjoys helping others, Chu Jue naturally tries to accumulate as much merit as possible.
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"It's her! She killed my husband and corrupted my daughter!"
Jiang's mother hid behind a tall spiritualist, tears and resentment mingling as she stammered her complaint to him. Her eyes were red and swollen from crying, almost bleeding.
I never expected that the damned murderer would have the audacity to walk right into my trap.
The executioner, dressed in black, was cruel and ruthless, taking her husband's life without a word. He was truly heartless and outrageous.
After fleeing the crime scene, Jiang's mother's heart pounded uncontrollably. The more she thought about it, the more grief-stricken she became, her initial panic gradually turning into deep hatred.
Her happy family was torn apart by a stranger, and the backbone of the family was completely destroyed.
What will she do after her father is gone? The pillar of the family has fallen; how will they survive...?
Calm down, calm down. Jiang's mother remembered hearing about a well-known organization that claimed to "help women" somewhere recently. Since they dared to advertise like that, they must be able to help her.
Her hands trembled slightly as she searched for relevant keywords on the computer.
The search terms appeared quickly, and a flood of information on the StarNet overwhelmed Jiang's mother. She was dazzled by the sheer volume of information, but her trembling hands paused for a second when she saw the rather perfunctory group name... Never mind, she couldn't worry about that now. Filled with resentment, Jiang's mother dialed the hotline.
A gentle AI voice announced that the region connection was successful.
Once the call was officially established, Jiang's mother couldn't wait to say:
“I want to report this, I need your help. I am a woman in need of help. A woman just murdered my husband…”
Upon receiving an affirmative reply, Jiang's mother hugged Jiang Yaozu, who was filled with confusion, and wept silently.
The spiritualists from the mysterious organization quickly arrived at the scene. Just as Jiang's mother was about to lead the spiritualists to capture the woman, the woman shamelessly offered herself up.
She actually dared to bring Jiang Pan'er to her house!
"Um?"
Chu Jue paused for a moment, "Me?"
"Captain Yun, it's her! Arrest her immediately! This vicious murderer has even kidnapped my daughter!"
Jiang's mother was agitated, and the woman known as Team Yun quickly calmed her down: "Ms. Jiang, please don't panic. Let me understand what happened before we proceed."
She glanced at the "ruthless" criminal gang: an adult woman, a minor girl, and a dog.
According to Ying Yi, a man died.
"Hello, I am Yun Qiandu." Yun Qiandu couldn't discern the adult woman's cultivation level; there was no spiritual energy around her. However, her physique seemed to have been tempered by spiritual energy, with clearly defined, strong muscles. "Are you a martial artist?"
Upon suddenly hearing the new term, Chu Jue was somewhat curious: "Martial artist?"
It seems she's not a martial artist. Yun Qiandu denied this guess, and then explained, "Sorry, but your muscle structure makes you look like a martial artist who focuses on ancient martial arts."
"Oh." Fang Zhiyi had indeed mentioned it briefly before, but not in such detail. It turns out that those who can absorb spiritual energy but cannot convert it, and ultimately choose other schools of body tempering, are called "martial artists."
Chu Jue understood: "I don't know ancient martial arts, I only know some modern martial arts."
Yun Qiandu: ...
My friend is quite humorous.
If she really is the murderer, the fact that she can maintain a relaxed and cheerful mood after killing someone shows that she has quite a talent for murder.
Yun Qiandu was considering how to recruit Chu Jue into the organization, but remembering Ying Yiqian's repeated instructions, "Although we are short of people, the one we recruit must be a pure woman!" he had no choice but to probe discreetly for the time being.
However, she was still a little worried about how to test whether she was a "pure woman".
Seeing that the two women were still talking, Jiang's mother couldn't help but get angry again: "What's going on? Do you two know each other? Yun Qiandu, I am the victim. She is a murderer, and you are here chatting with her?"
Well, just now he was calling me Captain Yun, and now he's calling me by my full name. Yun Qiandu secretly rolled his eyes.
"Ms. Jiang, this is a procedure we must follow."
Jiang's mother was furious: "I don't care about your procedures, I only know she's the murderer. I saw her kill him with my own eyes. Is it because my husband is just an ordinary person that you don't care? Are ordinary people's lives worthless? Are you protecting each other's spirits?"
"...Ms. Jiang, since you don't trust us, why bother asking for our help?"
"Oh? You're blaming me for saying that? I think you're just engaging in false advertising, how ridiculous! You claim to help women, but in the end you don't intend to help me, a woman?"
Yun Qiandu didn't even notice what she was saying, just mumbled "uh-huh" in response, focusing on observing Chu Jue's reaction. She discreetly used her personal terminal to record the information and then turned to Chu Jue for further questioning.
“Oh, I killed her.” Chu Jue said calmly. “It was really unfortunate. I happened to pass by the scene of this human trafficking transaction between the seller and the buyer, and I saw an innocent little girl about to be sold by her cruel mother and father. These morally corrupt people wanted to kill me, who was just passing by. So I could only act in self-defense and save the little girl while resolving this heinous incident that was endangering society.”
Yun Qiandu: ...
She's quite good at summarizing.
"What nonsense are you spouting!" Jiang's mother yelled. "What human trafficking? What selling? You don't understand at all. My Pan'er is clearly being sent away to live a good life—"
"You're the one talking nonsense." Jiang Pan'er, who had been silent all along, spoke up. "Captain Yun, Sister Chu Jue is not a bad person. It was clearly my father and mother who sold me for six spirit stones. That human trafficker was about to take me away. It was Sister Chu Jue who appeared and saved me."
"Jiang Pan'er! What are you saying? You and I saw with our own eyes that this woman killed your father, and now you're calling her 'sister'?"
Jiang Pan'er shook her head: "Mom, I have never wronged you, but you always spoil my brother. I can't understand why I had to be born into a family like this, with a brother, father, and mother like you."
Jiang Pan'er's expression still held a hint of sadness, but she forced herself not to shed tears. The emotions she had released through crying earlier had made her feel much more relaxed: "I'm just here to take Da Huang away. I really hope this is the last time I see you."
"Jiang Pan'er! You, you... I truly regret having given birth to a daughter like you!"
"Oh, it's okay." Jiang Pan'er lowered her eyelashes and clenched her fists.
With a sob in her voice, she said nonchalantly, "I am also very disappointed to have a mother like you, Jiang Zhaodi."
A note from the author:
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Jiang Zhaodi's story can be concluded with just this one sentence; I won't write any more.
The criminal gang is starting to gather; things are gradually moving into the main storyline. [Rose]
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