"Impossible, impossible!" Luo Wentao cried in pain, reaching out to grab Zhao Yan's arm.
As her hands extended, they passed through Zhao Yan's arm.
Zhao Yan raised her right hand, looked at Luo Wentao's sorrowful expression, and gently patted her back.
Luo Wentao sobbed softly, and after a few minutes, slowly raised her head: "Can I go see my parents?"
"I'll take you."
Zhao Yan picked up her phone and called Officer Xiao Qin.
Zhao Yan led them down the mountain. As they reached the foot of the mountain, many villagers had gathered.
Officer Xiao Qin was waiting at the foot of the mountain with many police officers.
Zhao Yan explained the entire situation, including how these women were trafficked.
Officer Xiao Qin first had the trafficked women get into the police cars.
Then, he led many people up the mountain to the village where the trafficking occurred.
Upon seeing the more than ten corpses on the ground, Officer Xiao Qin and the officers he brought were completely stunned.
These more than ten corpses had no external injuries; they had all been scared to death.
The expression on each corpse's face was one of extreme terror, with their eyes rolled back.
Even more bizarrely, the villagers only heard screams and, upon coming out, saw more than ten corpses without any sign of a killer.
Zhao Yan, who emerged from the village, naturally became a suspect.
To be safe, Zhao Yan had already turned on her phone's camera, recording her actions. Although she was present, she hadn't done anything.
The only thing she did was kick the middle-aged man, but that kick caused no minor injury.
"Miss Zhao, what exactly happened in Shangqin Village?" Officer Xiao Qin asked sternly.
Zhao Yan shook her head: "I'm not entirely sure what happened."
"I saw a bloody scene in that village and rushed over to see, only to find more than ten corpses."
"It seems these more than ten corpses were the human traffickers. They did all sorts of evil deeds, perhaps they were retaliated against."
Officer Xiao Qin pondered for a while and went to investigate the village. Judging by the bodies alone, they had not sustained any external injuries.
He also questioned the villagers, and none of them had seen a killer.
"I understand," Officer Xiao Qin rubbed his forehead.
He watched as Officer Xiao Qin took away the trafficked women.
From Officer Xiao Qin, Zhao Yan learned the location of Luo Wentao's parents' graves.
Zhao Yan had Wu Jiaxin drive, taking Luo Wentao to her parents' graves.
From the information Zhao Yan had gathered, Luo Wentao's parents had spent their lives searching for her. Fortunately, her maternal uncle had bought them two coffins and graves, and they were buried in Jiangcheng Cemetery.
"Dad, Mom! Your unfilial daughter has come to see you."
Luo Wentao knelt before the tombstone, gently stroking it with her hands, already sobbing uncontrollably.
Wu Jiaxin couldn't see Luo Wentao, but she felt a somber atmosphere.
Zhao Yan sighed softly and was about to step forward.
The talismans in her pocket became slightly warm.
This warmth made her alert, and she looked behind her, saying coldly, "Who!"
Turning around, she saw two ghosts.
The two ghosts stood behind Zhao Yan. A gentle breeze blew, and Zhao Yan was stunned.
Judging by the features of these two ghosts, they bore a striking resemblance to Luo Wentao.
Zhao Yan understood that these were Luo Wentao's parents.
"Taotao."
Luo Wentao's parents called out softly. Their voices were filled with disbelief. Upon seeing Luo Wentao had become a ghost, the elders' faces showed expressions of pain.
Even after more than ten years, the sound was still very familiar to Luo Wentao.
Luo Wentao's trembling body turned, looked at her parents, and quickly rushed towards them.
"Dad, Mom, I'm late!"
"I'm late, I'm late, I couldn't take care of you in your old age or see you off."
"I was wrong! I should have listened to you back then."
"I'm sorry to you."
Zhao Yan turned away. She had witnessed many scenes, but only this kind of scene, every time she saw it, made her feel heartache and sadness.
Logically, Luo Wentao's parents should have reincarnated.
The reason they hadn't was likely that they were waiting for Luo Wentao, waiting to see her one last time.
Unfortunately, what they waited for was Luo Wentao's ghost.
"Luo Wentao, I'll wait for you at the foot of the mountain."
Zhao Yan said, leading Wu Jiaxin down the cemetery.
With family reuniting, it was clearly inappropriate for the two strangers to be there.
Zhao Yan went down the mountain, came to the car, took out a bottle of water, took a sip, and put the water back in the car.
She turned and looked behind her, not expecting Luo Wentao to return so quickly.
Zhao Yan said, "Do you still want to take revenge?"
If it weren't for Mu Chuan and the other three, Luo Wentao would have escaped from that village.
It was because of these four that Luo Wentao died at the foot of the mountain.
"Miss Zhao, will you stop me?"
Zhao Yan shook her head: "Karma cycles, retribution is inevitable."
"I did help Mu Chuan, but that was when I was unaware."
"I have already returned all the money I obtained from him."
"If you wish to seek revenge, I will not interfere."
"But do not harm the innocent."
Luo Wentao nodded in understanding, took a few steps back, and disappeared before Zhao Yan as a white mist.
Zhao Yan said to Wu Jiaxin, "Xinxin, let's go back to the shop."
"If Lin Xihang sends any messages during this time, as long as they are related to Mu Chuan, do not reply to any of them."
"This is the sin Mu Chuan committed, and I am powerless to change it."
Wu Jiaxin nodded seriously: "I understand, Sister Zhao."
"But Sister Zhao, giving Mu Chuan two talismans, will that affect Luo Wentao?"
Zhao Yan said softly, "What I gave him were just two useless pieces of paper."
"Phew, that's good. The wronged have their debtors, and the debtors have their owners. Mu Chuan thought no surveillance recorded their crimes, but little did he know that punishment was already upon him."
"Wicked people deserve to be punished."
Zhao Yan said faintly, "Let's go back."
She followed Wu Jiaxin back to the shop.
Zhao Yan rubbed her temples and hung up the "Closed" sign.
Taking a day off today.
Zhao Yan placed her phone on the table and went to rest. When she woke up in the morning, she received many messages and calls. httpδ:/m.kuAisugg.nět
These messages and calls were from Lin Xihang.
When she went to sleep last night, she heard someone knocking on the door.
That person knocking was likely Lin Xihang.
Zhao Yan got out of bed. Wu Jiaxin saw her get up and told her what had happened.
"Sister Zhao, I couldn't help but talk to Boss Lin last night and told him about Mu Chuan's crimes."
"Boss Lin said 'I understand' after hearing it and then left."