Even After My Death
Chapter 352 - 267: A Grey-Haired Little Mouse

Chapter 352: Chapter 267: A Grey-Haired Little Mouse

Just now, standing aside, Jiang Ning had taken the measure of the full-of-lies Xiang Dazhong and the old man.

The elder was dressed in ill-fitting, old clothes, his aged face lined with creases, his fingers thick at the joints and bearing a number of cracked scars on their surface. He wore a pair of thin-soled walking shoes, making it apparent that the old man’s day-to-day life was far from comfortable.

Jiang Ning bowed her head and noticed a bag of bananas and oranges at the old man’s feet, as well as a boxed meal.

As she pushed the old man’s money back to him, she said, "Sir, did you buy these fruits? Why not let us have an orange?"

"Yes, yes, yes. My partner wanted some fruit, so I bought some to take up to her," the old man hurriedly picked up the bag from the ground, allowing Jiang Ning to choose freely.

Jiang Ning took one, and though the old man wanted to give her several more, she waved her hand, indicating that half an orange each for her and Qi Xingzhou would be enough for a taste.

The old man repeatedly expressed his gratitude to Jiang Ning, and with his partner in mind, who was lying in the hospital room, he quickly left after a brief farewell.

Gazing at his slightly hunched figure, Jiang Ning stood still and began to peel the orange, breaking it apart and sharing half with Qi Xingzhou.

The sweet taste spread through her mouth, and after finishing the orange, Jiang Ning casually threw the peel into a nearby trash can.

Qi Xingzhou, invisible as if he wasn’t there at all, now took the initiative to look down and ask, "Ning Ning, where are we going next?"

"Inside the hospital, right now," Jiang Ning said, clapping her hands and looking at the greenery inside the hospital, "There are a few bad guys we need to catch in the hospital."

Suddenly, Jiang Ning’s gaze paused, landing on a black-clothed woman who was walking briskly out of the hospital.

Jiang Ning watched her and at the same time checked the System map.

In the System map, a little red dot representing the mission target was moving rapidly towards her.

This time, Jiang Ning had truly stirred up a hornet’s nest, with over thirty criminals waiting to be caught.

Jiang Ning looked several times, and finally confirmed that this black-clothed woman wearing a mask was one of her mission targets this time—Shen Aizhi.

Shen Aizhi, forty-two years old this year, was one of the administrators in Chang Sunhuang’s mobile WeChat group.

She was also a mid-to-high-ranking member of this small fraudulent gang.

Jiang Ning didn’t expect to run into her before she and Qi Xingzhou had even entered the hospital.

Watching Shen Aizhi leave the hospital, cross the road quickly, Jiang Ning tapped Qi Xingzhou and whispered, "Let’s go."

Jiang Ning followed Shen Aizhi’s steps without hesitation.

To avoid drawing the other’s attention, Jiang Ning made sure to follow from a distance, sometimes turning her head to talk to Qi Xingzhou without focusing her gaze on Shen Aizhi.

Shen Aizhi walked quickly.

Next to the hospital were two streets, beyond the shops on either side, behind which were a series of low-rent housing and old-style homes.

Shen Aizhi crossed to the other side of the road, and not far along the street, she turned and entered a small shop named "Xin Zheng Printing."

Jiang Ning and Qi Xingzhou followed naturally into the shop.

The photocopy shop wasn’t large, but when Jiang Ning and Qi Xingzhou entered, they discovered there was only a middle-aged man sitting in front of a computer.

Interestingly, Jiang Ning found that this middle-aged man was also one of her mission targets—Niu Yuansheng.

Niu Yuansheng, thirty-two years old, was like Shen Aizhi, one of the admins of Chang Sunhuang’s mobile WeChat group, and also a member of this small fraud group.

And after seeing him, Jiang Ning suddenly had some information about the criminal process of this fraud group come to mind.

Everything Jiang Ning didn’t know before, she now knew all about.

Shen Aizhi, Niu Yuansheng, and Sun Hu had formed a fraud ring together.

Shen Aizhi was responsible for soliciting patients at the hospital, buying their information at a low price, and taking photos of them.

Although Niu Yuansheng appeared to be just the owner of this copy shop, in reality, when there were no customers around, he spent the rest of his time uploading pleas for aid on various fundraising sites, then sent the donation links to groups.

Among the information uploaded, some were genuine, and some were fabricated by them.

And this print shop was their fraud team’s den.

The print shop, though it seemed small, actually hid wonders beyond the back door.

According to the System map, aside from the two red dots representing Niu Yuansheng and Shen Aizhi, there was a third red dot inside the print shop.

If Jiang Ning’s guess was correct, she could capture another member of the fraud ring, Sun Hu, by bursting in now.

Shen Aizhi was currently in a small partition inside, exchanging some freshly obtained information from the hospital with Sun Hu.

Niu Yuansheng, sitting in front of the computer, had no idea that in just a glance, he was about to get robbed.

Upon seeing Jiang Ning and Qi Xingzhou come in, he even smiled and asked, "Are you here to print something?"

"Mm-hmm," Jiang Ning replied, taking out her ID card from her pocket and handing it to Niu Yuansheng with a calm demeanor, "Please make a photocopy of my ID card."

"One yuan," Niu Yuansheng said as he stood up to take Jiang Ning’s ID card and began to print.

The ID card was quickly printed out.

Jiang Ning took out her phone, scanned a one-yuan payment to the owner, and after receiving her ID card and photocopy, she suddenly said to the owner, somewhat embarrassingly, "Excuse me, may I use your restroom?"

"Sure, just go inside," Niu Yuansheng said, gesturing with a hand.

Jiang Ning nodded, told Qi Xingzhou to wait for her, and walked in.

Just as Jiang Ning had imagined, after walking down the corridor, she discovered that the print shop was not small at all. She roughly estimated three or four rooms inside.

Jiang Ning entered the restroom and came out in less than a few minutes.

After thanking the owner, Jiang Ning and Qi Xingzhou walked out of the print shop.

After leaving the print shop, Jiang Ning furrowed her brows and pondered deeply about how she should proceed.

She had just seen that there were at least three or four rooms behind the print shop.

Jiang Ning wasn’t sure if there were others besides Sun Hu and Shen Aizhi in those rooms, so she didn’t act rashly.

And to outsiders, the Xingzhou Print Shop appeared perfectly normal. To suddenly burst in to make an arrest would be even harder to explain.

Qi Xingzhou looked down at Jiang Ning, watching her frown. After a moment’s thought, he stealthily motioned with the hand behind his back.

While Jiang Ning was deep in thought, a grey mouse suddenly scurried out of a drain and entered her line of sight.

The robust, long-tailed rodent stood on its hind legs in front of Jiang Ning, agilely ran circles around her, and squeaked.

Jiang Ning was taken aback and suddenly had an idea.

She seemed to know what to do.