Even After My Death
Chapter 293 - 210: Triggering a Series of Quests

Chapter 293: Chapter 210: Triggering a Series of Quests

In fact, Director Chen misunderstood Hao Manman; she didn’t intentionally refrain from issuing a clarifying statement. It’s just that the clown doll from Director Chen’s Weibo post truly frightened her!

Hao Manman felt a chill down her spine, and it took her quite a while to recover from the shock before she picked up the phone from the carpet, her hands trembling as she dialed a number.

Once the person on the other line picked up, Hao Manman’s voice shook as she said, "Director Wang, Ah Yuan’s body... seems to have been discovered."

The man on the other end of the phone was startled, his cigar falling to the ground. He frowned and said angrily, "Hao Manman, have you lost your mind? Scaring me with this kind of thing? What resources do you want this time? Tell me."

"It’s not..." Hao Manman explained, "I was at an offline promotion today, and a dog brought over a clown doll,"

She didn’t finish her sentence before the man interrupted her, impatiently saying, "What exactly do you want? I don’t have time to listen to your stories."

Clutching her phone, Hao Manman got straight to the point, "Do you still remember that ugly doll Ah Yuan used to hold in her hands? The clown doll that showed up today looked exactly like the one she always clutched."

Hao Manman didn’t continue.

When Director Wang heard Hao Manman say this, he was both shocked and angry, "You get this scared over a doll? The person has been dead for so many years, don’t mention this matter to me ever again! It’s bad luck!"

"That clown doll was made by herself, there wasn’t a second one." Hao Manman said, her lips quivering.

Ah Yuan was her foolish little sister who, apart from Hao Manman, the caretaker, and her late parents, had never been in contact with anyone else.

Hao Manman couldn’t be more familiar with everything about Ah Yuan.

Fans often compliment Hao Manman for being attractive, a natural beauty, but they don’t know that Hao Manman has a younger sister who has Kabuki syndrome from birth, even more delicate and ethereally beautiful than Hao Manman. However, with a mentally delayed development, Ah Yuan was destined never to lead a normal life.

When Hao Manman first entered the entertainment industry, it wasn’t smooth sailing; she faced many barriers and encountered numerous scandals, but she never gave in. Not until eight years ago, when Director Wang took advantage of her being drunk to take her home, and then he saw Ah Yuan at home, sitting dully and foolishly waiting for her sister to return.

Netizens have always praised Hao Manman’s eight years of stardom as something she earned through her own hard work and diligence.

No third person knew that from the very beginning, Hao Manman was stepping over her sister’s bloody corpse to secure countless opportunities for fame and success.

Director Wang didn’t believe a word Hao Manman said. He tried hard to recall any memories of Hao Manman’s sister but only remembered her pure yet desirous face, her gentle and delicate body, and the wonderful taste of that night.

"Get lost, don’t scare me if there’s nothing," Director Wang said impatiently and hung up the phone quickly.

Biting her lip, Hao Manman sat on the sofa motionless, until the phone’s screen went black. Then, she found the phone numbers of CEO Liu and CEO Huang and called them one after another.

CEO Liu and CEO Huang, two lecherous middle-aged men, also got involved later on. Otherwise, how could Ah Yuan have met an early demise when she was so young!

Just like Director Wang, CEO Liu and CEO Huang didn’t believe Hao Manman’s words, thinking that she just wanted to extract resources from them.

CEO Huang, enjoying the services of the beauties at the foot bath center and feeling completely relaxed, said, "Xiao Man, we’ve treated you pretty well. These eight years, we’ve given you whatever you wanted. You should know what you can say and what you can’t. That’s all for now; I’m in the middle of a business deal, I’m hanging up."

"..."

Hao Manman, whose call was hung up on, furrowed her brows and threw her phone onto the bed. Her delicate features twisted with various expressions. In the end, she buried her head in her knees and began to sob.

"Ah Yuan, your sister is sorry...."

In the room, a little sparrow stood in a corner of the half-open window, its fluffy wings neatly folded alongside its body, its small round form looking robust, and its tiny black beady eyes quietly witnessing the scene in the room.

On its chest, there was a mini Little Bear patch, making it look like it was wearing a uniquely shaped tie.

Seeing Hao Manman’s unstoppable tears, it flapped its wings and darted away.

Before long, the little sparrow landed in Qi Xingzhou’s hands, and the Little Bear patch around its neck was also removed by Qi Xingzhou and handed to Jiang Ning.

This was something Jiang Ning had prepared in advance. After the commercial performance ended early, the little sparrow kept close to Hao Manman.

The Little Bear patch removed by Qi Xingzhou was actually a miniature camera that Jiang Ning had redeemed from the System’s flash sale section.

It was originally shaped like a Little Bear hair clip, but Jiang Ning later discovered it could be detached. She removed the clip to make it easier for the sparrow to wear.

Hao Manman was a co-conspirator in this mission. When Jiang Ning saw her that afternoon, all that came to mind were the details of the three victims. Now, having seen the footage captured by the little sparrow on the screen, Jian Ning finally pieced together the ins and outs of the three cases, like a Lego puzzle fitting together in her mind.

[Congratulations Host for triggering a chain mission!]

Criminal portrait: picture.jpg

Criminal name: Wang Qingli

Criminal age: 46

Criminal offense: Kidnapping, assault, and murder of three young girls as the main culprit

Criminal hideout location: Furong Residential Area on Xiangrong Road, Capital City

[Host has three days to apprehend the criminal, reward for mission: 30 days of life value, 30 Merit Points]

Criminal portrait: picture.jpg

Criminal name: Liu Zuolin

Criminal age: 42

Criminal offense: Kidnapping, assault, and murder of three young girls as the main culprit

Criminal hideout location: Xingjue Apartment on Green East Road, Capital City

[Host has three days to apprehend the criminal, reward for mission: 30 days of life value, 30 Merit Points]

Criminal portrait: picture.jpg

Criminal name: Huang Xianfu

Criminal age: 45

Criminal offense: Kidnapping, assault on a young girl, and murder of three young girls as the main culprit

Criminal hideout location: Jinlong Residential Area on Happiness Road, Capital City

[Host has three days to apprehend the criminal, reward for mission: 30 days of life value, 30 Merit Points]