Seeing Crime Scenes in My Sleep

With their debt settled, what happened to them was no longer his concern.

Ning Sinian pursed his lips, embarrassed. "Yu Huannian, give me your bank card number. Little Rou can’t use this money, nor should she."

Yu Huannian looked at Ning Sinian and, after a moment, handed over his bank card.

If he was going to insist, Yu Huannian might as well accept it.

Ning Sinian took the card, pulled out his phone, and transferred the money. He added an extra eighty thousand, then bowed to him, full of remorse. "Thank you for saving Little Rou. And... I’m sorry."

"The psychologist says Little Rou is having mental health issues. I’m sorry she’s caused you so much trouble lately. I’ll take her somewhere else to get treatment. We won’t bother you again."

After speaking, Ning Sinian headed for the door, too ashamed to look at Jiang Li or Yu Huannian.

Ning Rou stood at the door, listening to her brother’s meek apologies. A flicker of confusion crossed her face, but it was soon overwhelmed by a look of twisted hatred.

Ning Sinian looked at Ning Rou, took the medicine she was holding, and pulled her away.

"Brother..." Seeing Ning Sinian like this, Ning Rou felt a pang in her heart.

Ning Sinian squeezed Ning Rou’s hand, his voice trembling. "It’s okay, Little Rou. You’re just sick. Don’t be afraid. I’ll always be with you."

’This time, I won’t let go of her hand. No matter what the outcome, good or bad, I’ll be by her side. I absolutely will not let tragedy strike again.’

’My sister is just sick. She’ll be fine once she gets better.’

’I’ve already contacted the best psychologist in the country. She will get better. She has to.’

Ning Rou stared at her brother’s back, numbly following him. ’What’s wrong with me?’

’But I don’t even know what the problem is...’

Back in the hospital room, Yu Huannian put the bank card away, his eyes glued to Jiang Li’s arm. He hadn’t paid any attention to how much Ning Sinian transferred.

Miao Anji was downstairs. After paying the driver, he came up to find Jiang Li.

Miao Anji walked in and glanced at the bandaged wound on Jiang Li’s arm.

"Xiao Ji, where did you go?"

"I went to find someone, but I couldn’t find them. Sister, am I totally useless?" Miao Anji asked, his voice full of hurt and his face crestfallen as he looked at Jiang Li.

"No, no, it’s okay. Don’t be sad." Her attention diverted, Jiang Li quickly comforted Miao Anji.

Watching this heartwarming scene, Wu Ming felt a chill shoot up from the soles of her feet. ’Only Jiang Li would fall for this act,’ she thought. ’That kid is utterly ruthless to everyone except her.’

"Okay. But don’t worry, Sister. I won’t let you have suffered this injustice for nothing."

Jiang Li looked at the people in the room, so moved that she felt a prickle in her nose. "Okay, but we can’t do anything reckless, understand?"

’The last thing I want is for them to break the law and end up in jail because of me.’

"Mm."

Miao Anji took out his Lifebound Gu and handed it to her. "Sister, take this. With it, the other worms won’t dare approach."

’This way, what happened today won’t happen again, even when I’m not here.’

"Oh, oh, okay." Her hand moved faster than her mind. Before she could think, she had reached out and taken the Gu Worm from Miao Anji. A scorpion lay in her palm, stock-still, not daring to move, as if terrified of scaring her.

Wu Ming slapped a hand over her mouth in shock. ’Oh my god, he just gave away his Lifebound Gu! Does he have a death wish?’

’Her master always said that a Gu Worm and its host are inextricably linked, especially a Lifebound Gu! If that Gu Worm dies, its host won’t live for much longer!’

Jiang Li glanced at Wu Ming, puzzled.

Wu Ming quickly schooled her expression. ’I can’t say anything,’ she thought frantically. ’Otherwise, I’ll be sleeping with one eye open tonight.’

「At the police station.」

Zhou Tiancheng and his team faced Zhang Qingzhi and the other two suspects.

"Zhang Qingzhi, security footage shows that you were the one who bought this drug. And this is Ruan Zhixia’s clothing from the crime scene.

You’ve seen the state Sun Cong and the others were in when they died. Everyone involved in the party that day is dead. Where is Ruan Zhixia’s body? What was your motive?"

Zhou Tiancheng’s expression was icy. On a screen in front of them, footage of the deaths of Sun Cong, Liu Shan, and Wang Hua played on a loop.

Chen Meihua watched the video of Liu Shan’s final moments and finally broke down. "I’ll talk! I’ll talk!" she screamed, sobbing. "It was all Zhang Qingzhi and Yang Ziyi! They egged my son on! My son was the most innocent of them all!

My poor son! He was just a scapegoat for those two!"

"Chen Meihua, what the hell are you talking about!" Zhang Qingzhi shrieked, looking frantically at her.

Zhou Tiancheng glanced at Zhao Shuo and Lu Xingye. The suspects were separated for individual interrogation.

"Chen Meihua, tell us everything you know. If you’re saying your son was innocent, then this is your chance to clear his name."

Chen Meihua cried for a long while before she finally reached into her pocket, pulled out the other pearl earring, and placed it on the table.