Chapter 2: Teaching the Scumbag a Lesson

The comforting words the police officer had on the tip of his tongue got stuck.

The onlookers, who had been whispering among themselves, fell silent in unison, pricking up their ears.

"I didn't fall into the water by accident. I was pushed into the sea by Wu Bowen. He even put sleeping pills in my drink at the time."

And Wu Bowen was the original host's kind-faced but cruel-hearted boyfriend.

"Are you saying you were pushed into the sea by your boyfriend?" The policeman's expression turned serious. "You can't say things like this recklessly. Make sure you've thought this through!"

"Officer, I can take responsibility for what I say," Jiang Shiyan said earnestly.

Seeing that the crowd of onlookers was growing, several police officers decided to send Jiang Shiyan to the hospital first for a full physical examination.

However, when the results came out, everyone was astonished by Jiang Shiyan's physical condition. After wandering on a deserted island for over thirty days, her body was actually extremely healthy in every aspect, except that her brain was a bit more active than that of an average person.

Jiang Shiyan said to the system in surprise, "Shoushou, they didn't discover you."

【Shoushou comes from a high-level civilized galaxy, dear. As Blue Star is just an ordinary civilized galaxy, it cannot discover the high-tech systems researched by advanced civilizations. Please rest assured.】

Jiang Shiyan stayed in a private hospital room, and under the police's questioning, she recounted everything that had happened before "Jiang Shiyan's" death.

"But as far as I know, it was your boyfriend, Mr. Wu Bowen, who reported you missing after you disappeared," one of the female officers suddenly spoke up.

"A week before we discussed going on vacation, he and I each bought ten Double Color Ball lottery tickets. Later, one of the tickets won the first prize," Jiang Shiyan gave a bitter smile. "Before he pushed me into the sea, I told him where the lottery ticket was..."

As she spoke, Jiang Shiyan covered her face and let out a choked sob.

Seeing that her emotions were unstable, the police officers deliberated and decided to leave one female officer to accompany her.

Jiang Shiyan came from a well-to-do family. She had an older brother who currently ran a pet hospital, and her parents were a high school English teacher and a university professor, respectively.

Perhaps because her brother was too outstanding, "Jiang Shiyan" appeared much more mediocre in comparison to him. Her parents' expectation for her was simply to grow up healthy and happy. Having never been in a relationship, she was easily seduced by Wu Bowen's sweet words after meeting him, and she willingly spent money to support him.

Wu Bowen was also a legendary "phoenix man" from a rural mountain area with four older sisters. He just happened to have a handsome face, making his appearance extremely deceptive.

More importantly, Wu Bowen was a graduate student supervised by Father Jiang; not long ago, Father Jiang had even brought him into a national-level research project that he was leading.

However, the moment she thought about how this man had repaid kindness with enmity, a strong sense of hatred rose in Jiang Shiyan's heart—and all this hatred came from the original host's heart.

Upon receiving the call from the police, the Jiang family arrived at the hospital early the next morning. Upon seeing Jiang Shiyan, who had been missing for over thirty days, Mother Jiang wept until she could barely catch her breath, holding her tightly and refusing to let go.

Father Jiang also looked at his youngest daughter with reddened eyes: "It's good that you're back, it's good that you're back."

Once the family had finally calmed their emotions, Jiang Shiyan told them directly that she had been pushed into the sea by Wu Bowen, and that his motive was most likely that lottery ticket that had won five million.

"You beast!!" Father Jiang, who usually maintained an elegant and gentle image, was now trembling with rage.

Wu Bowen had performed so well in his daily life that Father Jiang had truly believed he sincerely loved his daughter, which was why he had proactively recruited him into his research project. Later, after the daughter's accident, Wu Bowen even played the role of a devoted boyfriend, working hard to search for Jiang Shiyan.

He clutched his heart, unable to catch his breath, and fainted directly.

When he woke up again, Father Jiang looked as if he had aged twenty years. He held Jiang Shiyan's hand with trembling fingers and said guiltily with red eyes, "Yanyan, Daddy is sorry! Daddy misjudged people and let a wolf into the house..."

"Dad, don't blame yourself. If anyone is to blame, it's only because Wu Bowen is too good at disguising himself; he deceived all of us. Look, haven't I returned safe and sound?" Jiang Shiyan comforted him, pressing her hand against his palm.

The original host was accustomed to acting spoiled to coax her family. Although Jiang Shiyan felt awkward in her heart, these movements were instinctive, as if her body had long since formed a conditioned reflex.

"Dad, our primary task now is to find evidence that Wu Bowen murdered Yanyan. You must take care of your health. Given Wu Bowen's despicable character, you should probably be on guard regarding your research project as well..." Jiang Yiheng reminded him.

Father Jiang's face darkened.

...

The news of Jiang Shiyan's return alive quickly reached Wu Bowen's ears.

The documents in Wu Bowen's hands instantly fell to the ground. He stepped forward and grabbed the person he was chatting with: "Who did you say came back?"

"Professor Jiang's daughter. I heard she was rescued from a deserted island after being missing for over a month..."

Wu Bowen's face turned deathly pale instantly, and he ran frantically toward the Jiang residence.

"Hey, your documents—"

The Jiang family lived near Z University. Wu Bowen sprinted all the way to the faculty dormitory, panting heavily at the bottom of the building, preparing to compose himself before going upstairs to see what was happening.

Just then, a ghostly voice appeared behind Wu Bowen: "Brother Bowen, long time no see."

Wu Bowen spun around abruptly, his expression as if he had seen a ghost. He instinctively backed away: "Yan... Yanyan..."

"Brother Bowen, I'm back. Are you happy?" Wearing a white dress, Jiang Shiyan slowly approached Wu Bowen. Her hair was loose, and she had even gone out of her way to apply "sickly" makeup; her skin was pale, and her lips lacked any color.

At that moment, Da Huang, the stray dog on campus, appeared behind Wu Bowen to block his retreat, letting out a threatening low growl.

"Are... are you a human or a ghost?" Wu Bowen asked with trembling lips.

"Brother Bowen, do you think I am a human, or a ghost? We clearly went out to sea together to see the dolphins. Why did you leave me all alone? The sea was so cold, so dark, I couldn't see clearly..."

A chill ran down Wu Bowen's spine, and his legs shook uncontrollably: "I... I don't know..."

Just then, a patterned snake suddenly lunged out from the grass and bit Wu Bowen's ankle.

"AAAAHHHH!!!!"

Wu Bowen screamed in agony.

Startled, Da Huang bolted away. Wu Bowen collapsed on the ground, wailing while clutching his leg. Jiang Shiyan approached at that moment, grabbing Wu Bowen with her ice-cold hands.

"Brother Bowen..."

"Aaaaahhh... Don't come near me! Don't come near me..."

Wu Bowen scrambled up from the ground, limping as he tried to run away. Jiang Shiyan quickly threw the ice cubes from her pocket out and kept blowing on her hands to warm them.

Real ice.

【'Punish the Scumbag' mission progress: 60%. Dear, you need to keep working hard. Upon completion of the mission, one animal language will be unlocked.】

Jiang Shiyan gave a mysterious smile.

"Soon."

(End of Chapter)