Abused Female Lead And Beautiful Villainess (Quick Transmigration)

The red-robed female ghost, hanging from the tree, couldn’t help but examine Shen Wan sitting on the police station steps. She noticed Shen Wan staring back at her without blinking, feeling something was oddly amiss.

She was the ghost, a fierce one at that, yet this little girl not only showed no fear but smiled at her, even flirting. In all her years as a ghost, this was the first time she’d encountered such a strange situation.

She hadn’t missed the ghost hunter’s aura surrounding Shen Wan. The scent of ghost-catching talismans was too strong to ignore. But something still felt off. Those talismans didn’t frighten her at all; one whiff told her they were amateur level at best.

She could easily take out ten such half-baked ghost hunters with a single punch!

What puzzled her about Shen Wan was this: weren’t ghost hunters supposed to despise evil and be at odds with ghosts?

Still, ghost hunters had places they wouldn’t touch, like here. The ghosts lingering outside the police station were those who died with grievances, regrets, and attachments to the mortal world. As long as they didn’t go out causing harm, ghost hunters generally wouldn’t bother them. Rumor had it that ghost hunters believed in karma; killing too many harmless ghosts would bring retribution upon themselves.

She’d been here for who knows how long, her memories long since faded. All she remembered was her name: Qin Ying. How she died, why she hadn’t reported to the underworld – she didn’t know. Each time the ghost gates opened, she never considered entering.

“Why don’t you come sit and chat?”

As Qin Ying was lost in thought, she suddenly heard Shen Wan’s words. After observing for so long, she felt Shen Wan might not be the type of ghost hunter who despised ghosts. After a moment’s hesitation, she floated over and sat down next to Shen Wan.

“You’re a ghost hunter, right?”

“That’s right!”

Qin Ying, noticing the smaller ghosts trembling around them, asked on their behalf, “Are you here to catch them?”

“No, I’m not.”

Hearing this, the smaller ghosts collectively sighed in relief. So she wasn’t here to catch them after all. Though ghost hunters had an unwritten rule not to bother harmless ghosts lingering outside police stations, it didn’t stop some hot-tempered, ghost-hating hunters from targeting them.

Unlike Qin Ying, they weren’t powerful enough to face even average ghost hunters without risking their souls.

Now knowing Shen Wan wasn’t here to catch them, the little ghosts relaxed. They sat in several rows at the bottom of the steps, looking as if they were about to listen to Shen Wan tell stories. Since becoming ghosts, apart from wandering here, no one could really see them.

What kept them going until now was just that bit of resentment and unwillingness in their hearts. Most of these people had been wrongfully killed. They stayed here wanting one last resolution: when the real culprits were caught and sentenced by the police, they could report to the underworld with peace of mind.

Until the real culprits were found, they weren’t willing to go to the underworld.

“Aren’t you afraid of danger, wandering the streets so late?”

“I’ve already run into a bunch of ghosts. What could be more dangerous than that?”

Qin Ying rested her chin on her hand. “Why are you out wandering so late? I’m Qin Ying, a fierce ghost, but I’ve never harmed anyone. I can control my temper. What’s your name?”

“I’m Shen Wan, a ghost hunter,” Shen Wan glanced at Qin Ying. “I only catch bad ghosts, not good ones or those who don’t harm people. I won’t catch pretty ghosts either; I might even keep them. Want me to keep you? If you come with me, I’ll let you eat all the evil ghosts I catch in the future.”

Caught off guard by another ghost hunter’s flirtation, Qin Ying glared at Shen Wan. “Are all ghost hunters like you? So improper.”

“Of course not.”

Shen Wan said with certainty, “I’m the youngest, cutest ghost hunter. Other ghost hunters won’t make friends with ghosts, but I’m different. I can not only be friends with ghosts, but I can even marry them and stuff. It’s all acceptable to me. Believe it or not, you won’t find another one like me in this world.”

Qin Ying thought: Why bring up marriage again? Is she uncomfortable if she’s not taking advantage of me in conversation?

The little ghosts thought: This ghost hunter does seem a bit different. That mouth of hers is particularly like someone running a pyramid scheme. With those persuasive skills, they really feared their ghost queen might be talked into going home with her. Who would protect them then?

This ghost hunter was really too good at tricking ghosts! They felt a bit scared.

“Actually, I’m not out wandering so late by choice. I have no family left, and I just broke off an engagement with a fiancé who fell in love with a ghost. I left in such a hurry that I forgot I had no money. I can’t even stay at a hotel.”

“Aren’t ghost hunters supposed to be rolling in money? Great One, why are you so poor?” A little ghost sitting below couldn’t help but ask. “When I was alive, I heard my boss say he once invited a ghost master to his home to exorcise evil spirits. The first red envelope he gave was 500,000 yuan.”

“Yeah, I know one whose peace talismans cost 50,000 yuan each.”

“If you ask for Guanyin’s help, it’s at least 200,000 yuan to start.”

“I heard about a wealthy person who kept a ghost hunter on retainer for 5 million yuan a year. My goodness, that money was like paper to them, just moving their lips and doing nothing to earn it.”

Then countless little ghosts stared at Shen Wan with big eyes, looking at her as if to say, “We’re all ghost hunters, why are you so poor?”

“Yeah, why are you so poor? You said you wanted to keep me, but being this poor, can you afford to?” Qin Ying also questioned. She couldn’t even find a place to stay, yet she wanted to keep her? Was she that easy to keep?

Shen Wan puffed her cheeks in anger. “That’s because I just came to the big city and haven’t adapted to its rules yet. And my kindness that hasn’t been extinguished makes me reluctant to trick people out of their little money. Just wait, I’ll be rich soon. I’m a ghost hunter, after all. Making money is just a matter of minutes for me, isn’t it?”

Speaking of this, Shen Wan remembered she was still in school, a high school student, right? Today happened to be Saturday; she really needed to make some money soon. At her age, few people would believe her if she offered to check feng shui. As for helping people catch ghosts, not every household would conveniently have ghosts causing trouble.

Feeling the doubting looks from Qin Ying and all the little ghosts, she didn’t explain further. She really was capable, absolutely amazing at catching ghosts. But with no one hiring her and no reputation, she indeed couldn’t make money.

“By the way, why are you all lingering here instead of leaving? I see no killing aura on you. Why not wait for the next opening of the ghost gates and queue up for reincarnation in the underworld?”

“If you could give me money, I could help open the ghost gates for you, and you could go to the underworld right now. But you’re ghosts, so you can’t give me money. Do you have any living family members? Send them a dream message, saying you want to report to the underworld and need a very powerful master to help open the ghost gates. But opening the gates takes effort, so tell them to give me some compensation for my trouble.”

The little ghosts’ expressions were hard to describe. Indeed, ghost hunters’ mouths were all about persuasion. They were tricked when they were human, and now as ghosts, they were still being tricked.

“Although it sounds tempting, we don’t want to go to the underworld for now,” said a middle-aged male ghost. As he spoke, his abdomen became a bloody mess, as if stabbed countless times. He pointed to his stomach. “I was stabbed to death in the middle of the night. Ironically, the person who stabbed me not only killed me but also took my beautiful wife. No, I should say, the two of them colluded to take my life. But they covered it up so well that the police found nothing suspicious about them. So until they’re caught, I won’t report to the underworld. I’ll stay here, waiting for a resolution.”

“They say nowadays you can’t help old grannies up, or you might be pinned down as a scapegoat. But not all old people in this world are thinking about taking advantage. This old woman never harmed anyone in her life, yet I encountered such a thing,” sighed an elderly female ghost sitting below. “My story is simple. One day, coming back from a walk, I was knocked down by someone on an electric bike. My leg was fractured, and at my age, I couldn’t withstand the ordeal. When the person heard how high the medical expenses were, they changed their story after sending me to the hospital, saying they had kindly helped me up and taken me there. There were no cameras at the scene and no eyewitnesses. Everyone thought I was an old woman trying to extort money from the young electric bike rider.”

“My old man, trying to seek justice for me, argued with them and fell ill. Everyone on the internet thought I was a vicious old woman extorting them. Wherever my old man went, people would point and whisper. Even the nurses at the hospital treated us coldly, saying we had gone mad for money.”

“But it really was that young person who hit me! Unfortunately, no one believed us. Faced with enormous medical bills, I didn’t want to burden my old man anymore, so I committed suicide. Thinking about it now, I regret it a bit. When you’re alive, there might always be a way to seek justice, but who knew you’d really become a ghost after death? I stay here firstly because I’m worried about my old man; he still comes every weekend to ask if there’s any progress in the case. Secondly, I’m waiting for justice. I don’t ask for much, just for the truth to come to light, to get justice for myself, and to let my old man have some peace. When he gets old and can’t go on, we’ll go report to the underworld together.”

Then the other little ghosts explained their reasons for not wanting to report to the underworld. More or less, they all suffered injustices and were unwilling to leave.

“I don’t remember.”

When Shen Wan asked Qin Ying, she shook her head. “It’s been too long. My memories from before have long since blurred.”

Dawn broke, and police officers started arriving for work. They immediately noticed Shen Wan sitting on the steps. Seeing she was only in her teens, they kindly came over to ask if something was wrong.

“I’m fine,” Shen Wan stood up, rubbing her slightly numb legs. “May I ask, if I know some clues about a case, is there a reward?”

Clues to a case?

A reward?

Xu Cheng was stunned for a moment, then said, “Little miss, what have you discovered?”

“To be honest, I have information about many unsolved cases here. If there’s a reward, we can sit down and talk about it slowly.”

Xu Cheng naturally didn’t believe her. Shen Wan thought for a moment and said, “The home invasion robbery case on June 23rd, I know some details. Actually, it wasn’t a home invasion robbery, but a premeditated murder involving collusion.”

Xu Cheng’s expression became much more serious. This case was indeed very tricky, with no evidence found. They had suspected such a scenario, but couldn’t find any suspicious points about the woman. Especially on the day of the incident, she had gone back to her parents’ home, with witnesses from her family and a series of surveillance footage that could rule out her involvement.

“For that case, if you can provide useful clues that lead to the arrest of the culprit, the reward is 100,000 yuan.”

Xu Cheng didn’t recognize this young girl and didn’t really believe she could provide any useful information. But as a member of the police force, he wouldn’t overlook even the slightest possibility.

“Okay, 100,000 yuan it is.”

Shen Wan’s eyes lit up. Just as Xu Cheng thought she was about to say something, she spotted a stall selling hand-grabbed pancakes outside. She quickly went to buy one and came back to eat. After a couple of bites, she said to Xu Cheng, “The culprit is the ‘fool’ next door. If you don’t believe me, just send someone to check. That fool isn’t really foolish. He and the victim’s wife were childhood sweethearts. They dated when they were young, but their parents found out and stopped them. The fool hated his parents intensely. After falling ill one day, he simply pretended to be a fool, planning to leech off his parents for life, making them regret bitterly. Later, when the victim’s wife got married, the fool’s family moved in across from them, and then… well, you should know the rest.”

Xu Cheng found it incredible and couldn’t help asking this girl munching on a hand-grabbed pancake, “How do you know all this so clearly?”

“The victim told me last night,” Shen Wan was about to reach for her business card when she remembered she hadn’t had time to print any. She could only say, “I forgot to introduce myself. I’m a medium. I can communicate with all kinds of ghosts. The victim was murdered and couldn’t rest in peace. Last night when I passed by here, he cried and begged me to help him get justice.”

Middle-aged male ghost: He didn’t cry! And he didn’t beg!!

Xu Cheng thought Shen Wan was talking nonsense. He advised her to go home and study hard, then turned to enter the police station. But Shen Wan quickly handed him a slip of paper. “This is my phone number. If you catch the culprit, remember to send me the reward. Officer, you’re the most selfless person; surely you won’t pocket my reward, right?”

These words made Xu Cheng a bit angry. He wasn’t that kind of person.

“Little girl, you’re still young. Go home and study well. There are no ghosts in this world. You should believe in science.”

Xu Cheng was a bit angry but not enough to argue with a young girl. After giving her some advice, he really did go inside.

Back at his desk, he couldn’t help thinking about what Shen Wan had said. In the end, he still asked someone to secretly investigate the relationship between the “fool” next door and that woman.

He had said before that he wouldn’t overlook even the slightest clue. What if it was true? He couldn’t miss a chance to uncover the truth because of his own preconceptions.

“Great Master, will Officer Xu believe you?” the middle-aged male ghost asked hopefully. “He doesn’t seem to trust you much and told you to go home and study hard.”

“Even if he doesn’t believe, the seed has been planted. He’ll definitely suspect the ‘fool’ next door and send someone to watch him. Don’t worry, I can tell that officer is a good person. He can help you seek justice.”

“I hope so.”

Shen Wan munched on her hand-grabbed pancake while Qin Ying sat beside her, staring at the pancake without blinking. “Is it delicious?”

“Extremely delicious.” Shen Wan smiled, licking her lips. “It smells so good, tastes so good.”

Qin Ying: “……”

188: You won’t get a wife acting like this.