She is the Side Character! — Watch Her Change her fate!

Chapter 225: Chapter 225: Victim: The Disappearance of College Girl 25

Zheng Lili, the owner of a four-story building in the urban village, was unattractive and idle, known as a ”penny pincher.” Despite making a decent income from renting, he was single due to his unattractive looks and stinginess.

With no redeeming qualities and unwilling to spend money, naturally, no woman wanted to be with him. He wouldn’t even say a kind word, often appearing somewhat dull.

Despite his own issues, he blamed women for being inconsiderate, vain, looking down on him for being poor, or shallow for only caring about looks and rejecting him.

Until six years ago, one evening, Hong Jiajia passed by. It was raining that day, and she slipped and fell, seeking help from Zheng Lili. When Zheng Lili looked back, he saw a fair, clean girl and, in a moment of impulse, took her home. The girl talked, and he quickly learned she was from out of town, looking for a place to stay around there for work.

Zheng Lili immediately said that he had rooms for rent and had a few vacant ones.

After seeing the empty rooms, Hong Jiajia felt they were okay but a bit expensive for her. Zheng Lili suddenly mentioned a cheaper option: the basement. In reality, the basement wasn’t for rent, and once he took Hong Jiajia there, he had no intention of letting her out.

Since he couldn’t find a wife, he decided to abduct one.

Hong Jiajia was from out of town; who would find her here?

After capturing her, he locked Hong Jiajia in the basement.

Soon after, he encountered another lonely person named Tan Wan, a college girl seeking a part-time job during the holidays and looking for a cheap place to stay. This time, Zheng Lili easily lured her into the basement. However, Tan Wan had a fiercer temperament; her intense resistance led Zheng Lili to accidentally strangle her to death.

From then on, Hong Jiajia was utterly obedient to him.

Later, there were Sun Qing, Lin Xueran, and Chen Xinyue, all of whom were college students. Zheng Lili believed that if he were to kidnap, he might as well choose college students, as they were generally young, naive, and easily deceived.

Originally, Zheng Lili killed all but Hong Jiajia. Naturally, he also involved Hong Jiajia. Before demolition, he wrapped the bodies and tried to find opportunities to move them elsewhere.

After receiving compensation money and housing, he relocated them to a new house, where Hong Jiajia followed him like a walking corpse.

Investing his money, surprisingly, brought returns. As he rose to another level, he had more women and no longer needed to abduct them. Yet, Hong Jiajia remained his ”Empress,” managing the group of women. However, when the order collapsed, not all the women around him were there willingly.

Ah Chen finished the game in just a few minutes.

She looked up, and the police were still busy. With reminders from Sun Qing and Lin Xueran, they were cautiously digging up Tan Wan’s remains.

Zheng Lili was already handcuffed and watched by two people.

Watching Tan Wan’s remains being uncovered, his face turned pale, clearly understanding there was no escape.

Feeling a gaze on him, he looked up, meeting Ah Chen’s ghostly pale face, and jumped in fright: ”A ghost! She’s a ghost, not a person! Why don’t you arrest her? She’ll harm others!”

All the officers, upon hearing this, couldn’t help but look at him.

She harms others?

How ridiculous; the real harm-doer was Zheng Lili.

Ah Chen handed her cell phone to Jiang Xiang, who put it in a clear bag. After removing his gloves, he unlocked his phone and handed it to her.

”It’ll take a while here,” he said.

Ah Chen accepted the phone with a smile, not being polite.

With so many people watching, they couldn’t say much.

Ah Chen, however, opened the notepad and typed a few words: ”Brother Jiang got promoted, congratulations.”

Seeing the phone screen handed over to him, Jiang Xiang couldn’t help but smile. Knowing it was her, seeing ”Brother Jiang” made his heart feel complete.

An officer came to report the situation, and Ah Chen put away the phone. Planning to play a small game, she found no games on his phone. However, some social accounts had games, so she went for a card game.

Each round took about two or three minutes, not interrupting anything.

She tuned the volume down so low it was barely audible from a meter away. Yet, the officer reporting the situation caught some of the sound and couldn’t help but smile. But seeing her lifeless face, he felt a heavy heart again.

According to Sun Qing and Lin Xueran, the girl next to Captain Jiang was named Chen Xinyue, who had been dead for over half a day after being killed by Zheng Lili. Shortly before, Zheng Lili forced Hong Jiajia to harm her, leading Chen Xinyue to suddenly ”come to life” and prevent a potential tragedy.

She was the one who made the emergency call.

Based on her previous statements, along with those of Sun Qing and Lin Xueran, she was likely already deceased.

Ah Chen didn’t collapse at the scene but chose to sit and be escorted to the police station.

On the way, she talked with Jiang Xiang about her identity as Chen Xinyue and her week of captivity, and by the time they finished talking, they had arrived at the station.

Jiang Xiang understood that once the statement was taken, she would leave, unsure of when they would meet again.

”Soon,” Ah Chen suddenly whispered upon entering the autopsy room. With the world stabilized and the world’s consciousness growing stronger, she received more information from the other side, indicating that her mission in this world was nearing completion.

Jiang Xiang was taken aback, then felt a sense of happiness.

Sun Qing and Lin Xueran initially wanted to see Chen Xinyue but were informed she had passed away and was currently in the autopsy room. They were allowed to see her once.

Without much hesitation, they went there immediately.

Seeing the lifeless person, tears fell uncontrollably as they repeatedly thanked her. They paid their respects to Chen Xinyue’s body before leaving.

Exiting, they saw Hong Jiajia being brought over. She looked dazed, as if soulless. Upon seeing the person lying there, she suddenly broke into tears.

Once taken away from the autopsy room, she remained in a stupor.

An officer informed Sun Qing and Lin Xueran that Hong Jiajia suffered severe psychological trauma, leading to mental instability, requiring treatment, with an uncertain recovery.

The two sighed, understanding that anyone stuck in that place would lose their sanity.

Before they reached that place, Hong Jiajia had faced Zheng Lili for an extended period, constantly sharing space with a deceased person.

Had they been in Hong Jiajia’s shoes, they might not have endured as long.

Soon, Sun Qing and Lin Xueran’s families came to take them home, and both received psychological treatment, with their school welcoming them back. Although the experience left an indelible scar, they were alive and had their lives ahead of them.

Tan Wan and Chen Xinyue’s families also brought them home.

As for Zheng Lili, he inevitably received the punishment he deserved.

Mystery Case File 6: ”The Returned Dead — Chen Xinyue”