Chapter 1

"Stand up!"

"This court pronounces …"

Yu Jing stood up, put on her coat, and buttoned it up. She took one last look at the three people in the dock who were shaking hands with the lawyers excitedly. She felt as if a heavy burden had been lifted off her shoulders. The audience was filled with heart-wrenching cries mixed with indignant curses.

"Heavens, are you blind?! You let these bastards get away with it. My son, my wife, did you see that? These bastards killed you. I'm useless. I can't avenge you. I'm useless … "

"What the hell is the court doing? Are all the police useless? They embezzled so much money. How can they not be guilty?"

Yu Jing fastened the last button and turned to leave the court hall with the crowd. The sunlight outside was so dazzling that it seemed to expose all the darkness. She tilted her head to avoid it. She took out her sunglasses and put them on. Then she walked to the parking lot. Behind her were the reporters who were anxiously waiting outside the court, trying to get the first-hand news.

Someone was already waiting by the car. When he saw her, he handed her a paper bag with both hands.

"Miss Yu."

Yu Jing took it with one hand and opened the door with the other. She threw the bag in, sat in the car without saying a word, and lit the car.

The car slowly drove out of the parking lot and onto the road. In the rearview mirror, there was a cold and hard face.

She turned on the radio.

"This is the '212' major public fund embezzlement case. After four months of trial, it came to an end today. The case was caused by a major earthquake in July last year. The directors of Shengan Charity Foundation, Mr. Li, Mr. Liu, and Director Qin, were accused of embezzling more than 650 million yuan of public funds for three years. As a result, the rescue supplies and medical equipment could not be delivered in time, resulting in many deaths and injuries. If convicted, the three could be sentenced to life imprisonment. However, after the investigation by the relevant departments, they were found not guilty of the charges. Mr. Li and the others were released on the spot. The families of the victims are not satisfied and are gathering outside the court, waiting for the appeal. Our reporter Zhou Li is reporting for you."

"Bang!"

Yu Jing slammed her fist on the steering wheel, and the rear of the car left a mark on the road, attracting the attention of several passers-by.

She was an actuary. On the surface, she worked as an insurance designer in an insurance company. She earned a high salary, but in fact, her parents had been laid off. Three years ago, her younger brother had suffered a lower limb paralysis. The large medical expenses made the burden of the family's livelihood fall on her shoulders.

Her life was not as glamorous as it looked on the surface. In order to live a better life, three years ago, she started to take jobs privately with a few friends in the overseas industry. She specialized in illegal financial agency, helping some corrupt and corrupt people launder money, making false accounts, and maximizing the risk of audit.

Behind the generous remuneration, she often endured the torment of her conscience, but for money, she had to betray her conscience again and again.

A few months ago, she received a big deal to help several directors of public charities who were accused by the public to cover up the fact that they had misappropriated billions of disaster relief funds for short-term trading. The reward after the deal was done was enough for their family of four to live comfortably for the rest of their lives.

But at the same time, she had to bear with the risk. with..

They accepted the business, and with the cooperation of the relevant departments behind the scenes, they completed the job cleanly and beautifully.

This big public fund embezzlement case ended with the acquittal of several directors who should have been sentenced to life imprisonment.

Yu Jing didn't have to be present for today's sentencing, but she came at the behest of ghosts and gods. She witnessed with her own eyes the tearful complaints of the families who lost their loved ones due to the lack of timely disaster relief. Her conscience was once again put on a hot fire to torture.

She didn't know how many times she asked herself:

'Yu Jing, are you doing the right thing?

'I know I'm wrong, but for Xiao Lei, I-

'Don't use Xiao Lei as an excuse every time. If he knew you were using dirty money to support him, do you think he would accept it?

'Xiao Lei is very sensible. He, he should be able to understand me.

'Understand you? Yu Jing, have you really forgotten how Xiao Lei's legs were paralyzed? He used to be such a healthy boy. He had hope and ideals. He enthusiastically followed the army to support the earthquake-stricken area and fought day and night with his comrades on the frontline of the disaster. In order to protect the children who collapsed, his legs were hit by a stone wall. The medical volunteers arrived at the disaster area three days late because the supplies were not delivered in time. Xiao Lei shouldn't have been paralyzed. What made him a cripple? Who ruined his dreams? Who made him unable to run for the rest of his life?! '

'Stop, please …'

'Why don't you let me say it? You're helping these executioners who hurt Xiao Lei escape the law. You're using their dirty money to support your brother who has always admired you. Is this right?!'

"I told you to stop!"

Yu Jing let out a low growl and slammed on the brakes. The car stopped beside the viaduct. She covered her face with her hands on the steering wheel, panting heavily and her shoulders trembling.

After a long time, she raised her head, took off her sunglasses, wiped her face, and picked up the paper bag on the car seat next to her. She took out a check lying quietly inside, took out her phone, and unlocked it. The first thing that came into view was a young man in a military uniform. His smiling face was full of smiles. That kind of youth was already past, but it was still in her memory forever.

She pressed three times on the keyboard and answered the call. She put it to her ear. In the rearview mirror, there was a calm and relaxed face without a burden.

"Hello, I want to report a case …"

Yu Jing hung up the phone and sent out a black account record stored in her phone's mailbox. Looking at the "Sent Successfully" notification on the phone screen, she lowered her shoulders and leaned against the back of the chair as if a heavy burden had been lifted off her shoulders.

The car drove on the viaduct again. Yu Jing opened the car window. The cool wind poured in from the window and blew away her meticulous temples. At this moment, the sun was no longer dazzling. Her heart, like a white pigeon in a cage, was released and gained freedom.

In the rearview mirror, a speeding truck was approaching quickly. The direction lights flickered and flickered mysteriously. Yu Jing, who was immersed in the cool wind, did not notice it until a loud noise sounded. Her body, along with her heart, flew up high.

Fell into the sea.

***

Yu Jing struggled to wake up from the endless sea. As if she had had a long dream, she suddenly opened her eyes. In an instant, thirst, hunger, soreness, and all kinds of adverse physical reactions attacked her.

"Cough, cough …"

Yu Jing struggled to get up from the ground. Rubbing her dry throat, she looked back at the last scene while looking at the surroundings.

This was a spacious room with carved beams and painted rafters. It was antique. Under one of the walls, there was an offering table with memorial tablets, incense burners, candlesticks, and other things placed high up. Behind the curtain was a golden and crimson curtain. It looked very much like the ancestral hall of the old mansion that she had visited when she traveled.

Yu Jing lowered her head and saw her strange attire at this moment.

A long dress? And it was made of silk?

Yu Jing touched the material on her body and confirmed that this long pink dress was not her clothes. She was a standard elite and was very picky about what she wore. Her dress had always been two inches above her knees, not too short or too long. She would never choose this kind of pink color that was beyond her age.

She stood up shakily and dragged the cumbersome dress. She staggered a few steps towards the door, wanting to go out and see what this place was. However, she found that the door was locked from the outside.

"Eh?"

Yu Jing soon noticed another anomaly — her field of view seemed to have become lower.

Yu Jing was nearly 1.7 meters tall. When she wore high heels, her vision was always high from the ground. Suddenly, her legs became shorter. This made her have to reevaluate her current situation.

“.....”

After a careful examination and probability calculation, she could basically confirm that excluding the possibility of rejuvenation, she was now a different person.

Excluding the possibility of dreaming, she was now in another world.

She did not scream or faint. After experiencing that terrifying car accident on the viaduct, there was nothing that could make her lose her composure.

"Is anyone there?"

"Is anyone there?"

Yu Jing knocked on the door a few times. The only response she got was an empty echo in the room.

"Ugh —"

After standing for too long, her stomach was cramping. Yu Jing gave up looking for a way out and did not find anything to eat in the room. She sat down on the only soft cushion.

At the moment of the car accident, she really thought that she was dead for sure. However, it turned out that she was alive and well.

Was this God's punishment for her, or was it her reward for turning over a new leaf?

Yu Jing was unable to calculate the answer due to the lack of data. However, regardless of reward or punishment, she decided to live on.

Yu Jing rejoiced that she bought a large amount of insurance when she was alive. The beneficiary was Yu Lei. After her accident, her parents and brother could rely on that large amount of insurance compensation to live a stable life.

However, it was a pity that the check in the car could not be cashed. Thinking about it still made her heart ache. Money was not a sin. What was a sin was people's endless greed.

The sky outside gradually darkened. Yu Jing took a deep breath of thirst and felt a burning pain in her throat. She had no choice but to lighten her breathing. She began to suspect that the previous owner of this young lady's body, did she die of thirst like this, allowing this short-lived ghost to take advantage of it.

This outfit was like silk and satin. Her hands and feet were soft without calluses. There were no scars on her body. She was obviously a rich family's young lady. How big of a mistake did she make that there was a need to lock up a ten year old girl and cause her death?

Yu Jing frowned. She was dissatisfied with this family. Calculating the possibility of dying of thirst for a second time if she continued to stay like this, her head began to throb in pain.

"Ji ji." A small sound came from under the table.

Yu Jing raised her eyelids. She had already noticed the little yellow haired mouse hiding under the table. However, she had been working alone for many years. She was not afraid of these snakes, insects, rats, and ants. She would not scream when she saw a mouse and scare it away.

Moreover, considering the possibility of her starving to death here, keeping the mouse could be used as a backup rations.

"Don't scream. Don't worry. Unless it's absolutely necessary, I don't want to eat mice." Yu Jing muttered with a weak breath.

Just as she finished speaking, the door behind her made a sound. "Da da", the lock opened. With a creak, a dim yellow light entered the dark room.

Yu Jing's reaction was slow as she turned her head. She saw two people, one tall and one short, standing outside the wide open door. One of them was fastening a key to the waist of his trousers. The one in front was a skinny ten-year-old boy. He held a flickering lantern in his hand as he walked in. Without saying a word, he walked over to her and tried to help her up from the ground.

The person at the door fastened the key and impatiently urged: "Ai, you two siblings should hurry up. Don't dawdle. Hurry up and come out. I haven't eaten dinner yet."

Yu Jing turned her head and looked at the boy who used his small body to help her up. Her heart suddenly beat faster.

This is, little brother?