Chapter 10: Is There Something Wrong With This Little Girl's Mental State?

Rong Leying returned to the Rong family in June. During her stay, Rong Siyuan subjected her to a series of harassment and bullying, including but not limited to putting laxatives in her food, throwing dead rats and venomous snakes into her room, and placing hidden cameras.

As for the scary things like dead rats and venomous snakes, Rong Leying had grown up in a village since childhood; these were the things she feared least.

Regarding the laxatives, Rong Leying actually had to thank him. They successfully helped her expel the feces she hadn't been able to pass for days.

That night, she deliberately left her bedroom door and the bathroom door open, causing the corridor to reek. Rong Siyuan happened to pass by and was so disgusted he vomited.

As for the hidden cameras, it stemmed from her love for reading those "real and fake heiress" novels. After moving into the Rong family, she spent a fortune buying a camera detector, never expecting it would actually come in handy.

She turned around and listed the cameras on a second-hand market, making a tidy profit.

All the other schemes were dodged by her heaven-defying luck.

As for Rong Sinan, the family's sole "naive sweetheart," those novel tropes—being assigned to the nanny's room, fighting with her sister over clothes, rooms, and jewelry—never happened.

However, Zhang Yan loved to play the two-faced game, treating her one way to her face and another behind her back. This caused Rong Mingda to look at her with disdain, often putting on a stern father act to scold her at the drop of a hat.

She treated it all like passing wind.

To help them crack the case quickly, Rong Leying gave a very detailed account.

Li Yinzhe and Tang Chengyun listened, feeling pity for her but also finding it hilarious.

Tang Chengyun cleared his throat lightly. "Anything else?"

Rong Leying thought for a moment. "Oh right, I went back there today and had a showdown with them."

Li Yinzhe was very interested. "Hurry up and tell us!"

Rong Leying recounted what happened at the Rong family during the day. Aside from the part about seeing her mother's ghost, she told them everything, emphasizing the part where she cursed them out.

It was equivalent to cursing those scumbags all over again; she felt refreshed all over.

After finishing, she summarized, "I don't think it was Zhang Yan. Her reaction seemed like she genuinely didn't know my grandfather had a car accident. I'm guessing it was Rong Siyuan."

Li Yinzhe, holding back laughter, gave her a big thumbs up. "Sister, you're amazing!"

Tang Chengyun's face also held a few more traces of amusement. "Thank you for your cooperation. We'll contact you again if there's any further development."

Rong Leying: "Okay, thank you, Officer Uncles. You've worked hard."

"Not hard, serving the people."

Li Yinzhe wanted to laugh even more.

"By the way, can you tell me where Bao Lao Si died?" Rong Leying asked.

Tang Chengyun countered, "Why do you ask?"

Rong Leying answered honestly, "I can see ghosts. I want to go to his death site to see if I can find his ghost and ask who killed him, and who hired him to kill me."

Ask Bao Lao Si's ghost, then go ask that taxi driver's ghost—that way, wouldn't she know who the real mastermind was?

Hehe, I'm a total genius.

"..."

The air fell silent instantly.

Tang Chengyun and the other looked at Rong Leying with a few more traces of sympathy and pity in their eyes. This kid... maybe there was something wrong with her brain.

But they could understand. Suffering such ordeals at such a young age made it easy to develop issues.

When they got back, they'd see if they could help this kid apply for some psychological aid.

Seeing their reaction, Rong Leying roughly guessed they probably thought she was mentally ill.

She didn't continue, afraid they'd really treat her as a mental patient and refuse to help investigate the mastermind. She'd go find that taxi driver's ghost herself first.

Rong Leying returned to the ward. There was an additional young man in the room—Aunt Wu's son.

Aunt Wu's son was named Zhao Yong. He wore a blue short-sleeved shirt, his hair combed meticulously, and he wore a pair of black-rimmed glasses. Upon seeing Rong Leying enter, he revealed a professional smile. He had average looks and looked unaggressive.

Rong Leying couldn't help but glance in his direction a couple more times. It wasn't him she was looking at, but the female ghost beside him.

That's right, a female ghost was following him. She looked about twenty, her face pale with a purplish tinge, her long tongue lolling out, her neck twisted at an angle revealing faint bruising, and she wore a red dress.

...This miss wouldn't have hanged herself, would she?

The visual impact this female ghost gave her was much greater than the ghosts in the hospital.

Suddenly, the female ghost met her gaze, her mouth opening and closing. "You can see me..."

Rong Leying pretended not to hear and looked away.

"Little girl, are you still looking for that room?"

Rong Leying nodded repeatedly. "Yes, Auntie, do you have any cheap short-term rentals?"

"Short-term..." Aunt Wu's enthusiasm cooled considerably.

Rong Leying wasn't surprised at all by her reaction. Many landlords disliked short-term lets, but she still stated her needs calmly.

"Yeah, short-term, cheap. Preferably near the hospital. I'll only stay a month, then go back to school dorms when the semester starts."

Aunt Wu shook her head. "I don't have any short-term rentals."

Her properties were all leased for a minimum of one year; no short-term.

"No worries, Auntie, I'll keep looking myself."

Rong Leying returned to Old Master Rong's bedside, poured him some water, then sat down to rest.

"What did the police say?" Old Master Rong asked.

Rong Leying: "Nothing much, just some follow-up matters."

Just follow-up matters wouldn't take this long. This kid was definitely hiding something.

With an outsider in the ward, Old Master Rong didn't press further. He drank a couple of sips of water and closed his eyes to rest.

Seeing the IV drip was nearly done, Rong Leying called a nurse to remove the needle, then sat to the side browsing rental websites.

Zhao Yong pushed Aunt Wu out for examinations. After leaving the ward, he said, "Mom, I remember Aunt Zhou has a one-bedroom near the hospital that hasn't been rented out. She accepts short-term, right?"

"That house... someone died in it. How can I recommend it to them?"

"They don't look like they have much money. And if we don't say anything, who would know? Aunt Zhou's place can be rented cheap. What's there to fear for just a month?"

A cold light flashed across Zhao Yong's lenses. "You can earn a middleman fee too."

Although that house was unlucky because someone died in it, it was cheap and well-renovated.

If that incident hadn't happened, how could the house be sitting empty? How could it be rented so cheaply?

Aunt Wu was swayed. "Then I'll ask Aunt Zhou if that unit is still available?"

"Ask away. Earning a middleman fee would be great."

...

"You can see me, right?" That female ghost didn't follow them out. She floated in front of Rong Leying, a face suddenly appearing in her field of vision.

Their faces were less than a finger's width apart. She could feel waves of cold Yin energy emanating from the other party.

Very terrifying, but Rong Leying's expression didn't change. She pretended to see nothing and continued scrolling on her phone.

"I was killed by Zhao Yong. You're next. Instead of letting that scum ruin you, I might as well kill you now..."

As she spoke, her tongue suddenly elongated. It looked like it was about to touch Rong Leying's face.

Suddenly, a burst of golden light flared on Rong Leying. The female ghost was instantly blasted away by the golden light. "Ah!"

Just what kind of person is this girl? The female ghost looked at Rong Leying in terror, then turned and vanished.

Rong Leying looked up at the empty doorway, let out a long breath, and placed her left hand over her right, steadying its trembling.

Ever since she gained the ability to see ghosts, she knew she seemed to have a protective mechanism. Ghosts couldn't harm her.

But that didn't stop them from being scary.

Damn it... scared the baby to death.

(End of Chapter)