Chapter 13: with translation of chapter title

13 The whistleblower is actually a 'female ghost'!

At the dinner table, Grandpa Xie saw Xie Jingting sitting down wearing sunglasses, and immediately frowned, "What kind of look is that? Who eats with sunglasses on? Quickly take them off for me!"

Grandpa Xie turned to Tushan Jiu with a kind smile, lowered his voice and said, "Xiao Jiu, don't take offense, this brat has been spoiled rotten, and Grandpa still wants to thank you for saving him yesterday; if you need anything, just have him do it, and if he dares to be disrespectful to you, I'll beat him up!"

Hmm, Grandpa Xie, no need to be polite, he's Xie Shiyu's younger brother; as his older brother's fiancée, I can't just watch him get into trouble. Hmm, as for needing his help, there's nothing for now; we'll talk later if anything comes up.

While Tushan Jiu was speaking, she didn't look toward Xie Jingting's side, afraid she'd burst out laughing and lose her manners.

Okay, then we're one family, no need for formalities—hungry? Let's eat... Where did this panda come from? Scared the hell out of me! Grandpa Xie turned his head and saw Xie Jingting, who had taken off his glasses, with dark circles under his eyes.

Xie Jingting was also helpless; ever since he came back last night, everything he did went wrong—first, the showerhead broke just after he applied body wash; wanting to rinse off in the guest room, he slipped while reaching for a towel, and the back of his head made intimate contact with the bathtub.

This morning he got up and was even more unlucky, literally performing a real-life version of choking on warm water; the two dark bruises around his eyes came from when he was walking down the hallway and a crystal ball from a deer-antler ornament fell, hitting each eye squarely.

'Disabled but resolute' as he is, it's no small feat for him to make it to the restaurant.

Xie Jingting voiced his miserable ordeal with a wronged tone.

He had just finished speaking when Tushan Jiu opposite him changed expression and hurriedly said, "Move quickly! Your bowl..."

Tushan Jiu hadn't finished speaking when the bowl in front of Xie Jingting cracked with a 'crack'.

The hot porridge poured down.

Tushan Jiu covered her face, unable to bear watching.

Xie Jingting let out a miserable scream, "Ah!!! So hot!"

"Quick, go rinse with cold water!"

"Uncle Wu, call a doctor, quick!"

The restaurant instantly fell into chaos....

In contrast, Xie Shiyu was remarkably calm, sipping the coffee in his cup.

Seeing Tushan Jiu still looking, he picked up his chopsticks and placed a fried egg on her plate, saying, "Eat."

Tushan Jiu tilted her head at him, puzzled: "Why didn't you give him the yin-dispelling talisman?"

As soon as the two made eye contact that morning, she quickly gave Xie Shiyu a yin-dispelling talisman, asking him to deliver it to Xie Jingting.

But it seems he didn't give the item to Xie Jingting.

Xie Shiyu set down his chopsticks, lifted his coffee cup again, took a small sip, and then slowly said:

"Sorry, I didn't make things clear to Jingting, causing him to misunderstand some things, but no matter the reason, you are his future sister-in-law, and he cannot disrespect you, so this counts as a small punishment for him."

Tushan Jiu finally understood why he had asked that morning, "If I don't give him this talisman, what degree of misfortune will he suffer?"

It seems her fiancé isn't as gentle and warm as he appears on the surface; he might actually be a sly, crafty old fox!

It's a pity that, since signing the engagement letter, his ties to her have become too deep for her to calculate anything about him; otherwise she would definitely have figured out all his secrets!

After breakfast, Xie Shiyu went to Xie Jingting's room before heading to the company.

Not long after he came out.

Tushan Jiu then received a call from Xie Jingting.

On the phone, Xie Jingting apologized to her, saying he shouldn't have formed opinions based on guesswork without knowing the full story.

At that moment, Tushan Jiu slowly realized that the third younger brother was dissatisfied with her as his future sister-in-law, which explained his attitude.

No wonder, at the airport, as soon as he heard she was his older brother's fiancée, his face darkened.

But Tushan Jiu naturally wouldn't hold it against him.

She replied with a message: 【It's fine, ignorance is no crime; I accept your apology—from now on, I've got your back as your sister-in-law!】

Just after she sent the message, two news items popped up on the screen.

The first item: the chairman of Lvxin Technology Company was arrested on suspicion of tax evasion, and the whistleblower turned out to be a 'female ghost'!

Tushan Jiu took off her shoes, lay on the big bed, and clicked on it with interest to watch the drama.

This morning, in the tax bureau director's office, whether on the walls or the ceiling, they had plastered complaint letters in the style of 70s-80s wallpaper.

The contents of these complaint letters were uniform: they accused the chairman of Lvxin Technology of massive tax evasion and presented ready-made evidence.

Moreover, both the complaint letters and the evidence bore signatures.

Investigation revealed that the signatory was none other than the ex-girlfriend of the Lvxin Technology chairman who had jumped to her death years earlier.

Hence the news carried the words 'female ghost'.

However, although the headline put it that way, the actual content naturally had experts analyzing it—surely the whistleblower didn't want to reveal her real name, so she used the deceased ex-girlfriend's name.

The comments below also bought into that explanation.

Tushan Jiu smirked; what the public sees is surely like that, but right now the ones breaking a sweat behind the scenes are probably those tax bureau leaders.

After all, the cameras are there; they can still see whether anyone has entered the director's office.

The female ghost's knife money from last night hasn't been collected yet; I'll light some incense later and tell Grandpa to have him help collect it, so I can settle the accounts on my end!

She tapped with her finger, bringing up this image, then immediately clicked to glance at the headline of the second news item.

《Famous entertainment company San Yu Entertainment's deputy general manager Tang Wen dies mysteriously, residential surveillance footage exposed, causing panic》

Tushan Jiu raised her eyebrows slightly, but didn't click open.

She reached out again, did a quick calculation, and immediately understood.

There's still one left; I hope she can act quickly.

She got off the bed, opened the nightstand drawer, and found it full of variously colored lollipops.

But on closer inspection, the lollipops had no brand labels, just a layer of transparent wrapping.

She picked a blue one, unwrapped it, and put it in her mouth.

Two seconds later, she furrowed her brows, and then her whole face scrunched up.

Bad luck—this one is lemon-flavored, so sour!

She slung a crossbody bag over her shoulder and went out to watch the excitement.

At the same time, not far from the Xie Family's old residence, in a villa area nearby, several police cars were parked in front of the villa closest to the gate.

Outside the police tape, there were many onlookers and reporters.

Zhang Xuefeng stared grimly at the corpse on the ground.

He had barely slept when he got a call telling him to come to the scene.

They said they were short-staffed and asked him to report early.

Zhang Yue also came along; they hadn't had time to leave, so they simply came together to help.

Moreover, the impact of this matter is not ordinary.

When they had just received the alarm, this segment of surveillance from the Tang Family somehow ended up posted online.

After all, he is the head of a well-known film and television company and still has some influence.

Most importantly, what is shown in this surveillance is exactly the same as the way Lin Fenglan died!