Chapter 64: The Jumping Off Building Incident
“Mom, didn’t you say a few days ago that you wanted to teach Jiang Yuan’s family a lesson?” Wang Xinyue asked anxiously, “My new boyfriend is interested in her, it’s infuriating.”
These past two days, she got together with a rich second generation, only to discover he had liked a provocative video Fu Xiaoxiao posted on Douyin, making her very angry.
“Don’t rush,” Cao Laoting sneered, “I put out rat poison downstairs every day, her little beasts won’t last long.”
Little Mo Yan heard this and flapped its wings, flying towards Jiang Yuan’s house to tell her about it.
“My guess was correct,” Jiang Yuan’s delicate brows and eyes revealed a coldness.
Little Mo Yan sensed her angry emotions and quickly asked, “Yuan Yuan, should Yan call some relatives and friends to beat her up?”
“Not for now,” Jiang Yuan thought, a beating was just temporary physical pain, she wanted to use other methods to deliver a heavy blow to them.
The winter break ended, and the children returned to school.
Jiang Yuan promised the dragon and phoenix twin siblings that she would take them to kindergarten with Jiang Die on the first day of school.
To her surprise, she was recognized by a human cub at the kindergarten entrance.
“I know you, you’re the older sister who rides the tiger!” A little girl with bangs and a backpack looked at her excitedly.
Jiang Yuan blinked her eyes and said softly, “You’ve mistaken me for someone else, child.”
“I didn’t mistake you!” the little girl insisted, “I watch that video every day, I won’t mistake you!”
Hearing this, Jiang Yuan amusingly asked, “What do you watch that video for every day?”
The little girl innocently and naively replied, “When I grow up, I want to be like you and ride a tiger every day.”
“But I don’t ride a tiger every day,” Jiang Yuan didn’t know whether to laugh or cry.
Before the little girl could answer, she was led away by the teacher.
Jiang Yuan waved goodbye to her and walked with Jiang Die to the other side of the road to drive.
The traffic light at the intersection turned red, and Jiang Yuan slowly applied the brakes.
While waiting for the light, she heard the system’s voice.
【System 009: Miss Jiang, congratulations on successfully passing the novice stage, current level: LV1. Your upgrade rewards are: Camel family dictionary, 100 points, one million cash, 10 combat power points.】
【System 009: Triggered LV1 new mission: Find the truth. Mission reward: Deer family dictionary, one million cash, 50 points. Mission failure: Lightning strike. Time limit: One week.】
Why is there a time limit after leveling up?
As Jiang Yuan was thinking, she suddenly heard Jiang Die say she wanted to move out with the two children.
Fearing her sister would misunderstand, she quickly added, “I mean find a new house, not move back to the old place.”
“Haven’t you returned that house yet?” Jiang Yuan frowned slightly and turned her head to look.
“Not yet,” Jiang Die explained softly, “There are still some things to move out of the house.”
Jiang Yuan: “Take the important things, forget the rest.”
Jiang Die, however, was a little reluctant, “That would be too wasteful, the bed and mattress for Zhan Zhan and Momo were only bought half a year ago…”
Listening to her words, Jiang Yuan was about to say something when she saw a dark figure fall straight down from a height through the ice-cold, transparent car window glass.
Her eyelashes trembled slightly, her eyes widened instantly, her pupils filled with shock and astonishment, and her heart skipped a beat.
Seeing her expression, Jiang Die’s heart suddenly tightened, and she asked worriedly, “What’s wrong?”
Jiang Yuan’s lips moved slightly, and she said softly, “Someone fell from a building…”
Hearing this, Jiang Die turned her head to look out the car window, and saw people in the distance gradually gathering somewhere. She anxiously asked, “Should we go over?”
Jiang Yuan did not answer; an impatient honk came from behind.
She pursed her lips and stepped on the accelerator, driving straight ahead.
Jiang Yuan woke up from her nap and coincidentally received a call from Fu Xiaoxiao.
“Yuan Yuan, I have huge news!” on the other end of the phone, Fu Xiaoxiao’s tone was extremely excited.
“What news?” Jiang Yuan got out of bed and went to the living room to get some water.
Fu Xiaoxiao sighed, “Qiu Ailin jumped off a building and committed suicide!”
“Qiu Ailin?” Jiang Yuan furrowed her brows, thinking carefully before recalling who that person was.
At a previous party, she and Qiu Ailin had taken a liking to the same rich second generation. To embarrass her, Qiu Ailin publicly revealed that she carried a counterfeit bag, which angered her so much that she and Qiu Ailin got into a fight.
Later, they often ran into each other at bars, and every time they met, they would exchange sarcastic remarks.
For the past two months, Jiang Yuan had turned over a new leaf and hadn’t gone to bars, so she hadn’t seen Qiu Ailin.
When Fu Xiaoxiao mentioned this person, she almost didn’t remember who it was.
“When did it happen?” Jiang Yuan asked.
Fu Xiaoxiao said, “I saw the message in the group chat was sent at eight in the morning. Didn’t you check the group?”
Eight in the morning…
Jiang Yuan inexplicably thought of the scene she had seen on the road that morning.
After hanging up, she opened the WeChat group chat and saw that many people had posted photos of Qiu Ailin’s fall. Some of them were even un-pixelated, and the photos looked bloody and horrifying.
Jiang Yuan frowned tightly, her fingers quickly tapping the screen, she typed a few words and sent them: 【The deceased should be respected, can you please be more respectful and stop spreading these photos.】
After sending the message, many people immediately tagged Jiang Yuan.
Girl A: 【Oh, @Jiang Yuan, didn’t you hate Qiu Ailin the most usually? Now you’re being respectful of her?】
Boy B: 【Suddenly so saintly, did you do something you regret, afraid Qiu Ailin will come to find you tonight @Jiang Yuan】
Girl C: 【@Jiang Yuan, you’re acting very suspiciously】
Girl D: 【@Jiang Yuan, could it be that you pushed Qiu Ailin off the building?】
Fu Xiaoxiao saw these messages and became furious, starting to rant in the group chat:
【Watch your mouth, did you eat shit, it stinks so much?】
【Yuan Yuan is right, it’s excessive for you to post these photos. It’s a shame Qiu Ailin used to call you sisters!】
【Try to slander Yuan Yuan again and see what happens!】
Someone sarcastically commented: 【Jiang Yuan isn’t even worried, why are you, her follower, so anxious?】
Fu Xiaoxiao: 【None of your business!】
Qiu Ailin’s fall from the building caused widespread discussion.
The white fluorescent lights illuminated the entire conference room, where members of the Criminal Investigation Team were analyzing the case.
Lou Qinglin was also present, listening to the reports and opinions of everyone with a serious expression. Suddenly, his phone rang from his suit pocket.
He glanced at the caller ID, stood up, and returned to his office to answer.
Wei Yufeng’s voice came from the phone receiver, “Old Lou, has the investigation into the fall been clarified?”
“We’re still discussing it,” Lou Qinglin replied, “The possibility of suicide is quite high.”
There was a few seconds of silence from the other end, then he slowly said, “What about Xiao Jiang?”
Lou Qinglin: “We haven’t asked her to come over.”
Wei Yufeng: “This is a good opportunity.”
Lou Qinglin had listened to the Criminal Investigation Team’s report and believed Qiu Ailin had most likely committed suicide, so he hadn’t considered involving Jiang Yuan.
But since Wei Yufeng mentioned it, he agreed, “I understand.”
After hanging up the phone, he returned to the conference room and knocked on the door, “Si Heng, call Xiao Jiang and tell her to go to the scene.”
