Soul Patch

Chapter 39 The Main Culprit Qin Fen

"Yang Shanshan, I need to go back to headquarters to ask for leave. Contact me anytime there's any progress on Huang Weiwei's side!"

Wenjie comforted Yang Shanshan for a few words, then turned and returned to headquarters.

Upon entering the General Administration's office area and seeing my workstation, I felt a sense of relief, as if I had found something I had lost.

He plopped down in the chair, reached for his lunchbox, and fiddled with it in his hand.

"Good morning!" Bai Yu greeted him upon arrival.

"Good morning!" Wenjie smiled slightly at Bai Yu.

Bai Yu sat down at his workstation, turned on his computer, and stopped looking at Wen Jie.

Wenjie paused for a moment, then picked up his teacup to get some water.

Passing by Director Wang's office, I saw him standing by the window, staring out the window.

Wenjie noticed that Director Wang was less reserved. He gently knocked on the door. "Director Wang, let me get you a glass of water!"

Director Wang turned around and looked steadily at Wenjie: "Oh. Hehe, thank you!"

As he spoke, he glanced up at the teacup on the table.

"Wenjie, don't take what I told you last time to heart. Did you hear me?"

Director Wang had a stern face, which made him look very authoritative.

Last time? What happened last time? Wenjie recalled the conversation with Director Wang when he was assigned to the Second Branch. There seemed to be another scene in his mind, also a conversation between Director Wang and him.

He tried to find another conversation between the two memories.

Oh… as he pondered deeply, a kind smile slowly appeared on Director Wang's face:

Wenjie, your research report is excellent. It's detailed, well-reasoned, and supported by evidence. I'm considering keeping you among this batch of interns.

But this internship report alone is not enough to convince everyone. You need to set an example in everything you do from now on, do you understand?

Wenjie picked up Director Wang's teacup and smiled brightly: "Director Wang, please rest assured, I will work hard! Thank you for your guidance!"

Back at his workstation, he glanced sideways at Bai Yu.

It seems clear why Director Wang reassigned him to the Second Branch:

If his life hadn't been rewritten, when he took leave to go to the East District Police Station, Director Wang happened to be looking at his research report. Bai Yu changed the name of his research report and submitted it to Director Wang.

Therefore, Director Wang decided to retain Bai Yu but reassign him to the Second Branch Bureau.

The Soul Patch System rewrote everything. He submitted his research report yesterday, so he passed the internship and stayed at headquarters.

Thinking of this, Wenjie felt a chill run down his spine:

Bai Yu!

Why did Bai Yu do this?

……

One thing after another happened early this morning.

He almost forgot to complete the system task; wasn't there a system reward for it?

Sitting at his desk, he turned on his computer and started searching online for news reports about Lin Yufei's drowning case.

Unable to contain himself, he activated the Soul Patch System:

Congratulations to the patch carrier for successfully completing the Level A task.

Overall task score: 60 points

Why am I always getting 60 points? What's the scoring system? Will this score affect my reward?

Several questions arose. Before Wenjie could even ponder them, the system displayed new text:

[Claim system reward?]

【Yes】

Before Wenjie's eyes, countless fireworks burst forth, colorful and dazzling.

Amidst the dazzling lights, a golden treasure chest descended from the sky.

Wenjie stared excitedly at the slowly opening treasure chest, from which a rather old scroll flew out.

As the scroll slowly unfurled, Wenjie could clearly see the text on it:

[One chance to win a prize]

Such a magnificent scene seemed unusual, and Wenjie was a little surprised when he saw the system's notification.

Does this system have a lottery?

What are the prizes?

A rotating disc appeared in front of Wenjie, and the disc was composed of five colors.

The rapid spinning caused the five colors to merge into one, and Wenjie silently counted to three.

【stop】

As soon as Wenjie had this thought, the screen suddenly stopped. The pointer of the spinning disc pointed to red.

The entire screen turned red instantly.

[Lottery Prize: Gain 1 HP]

Health +1. For some reason, Wenjie remembered the arcade games he played when he was a child.

After you are killed, you can press a resurrection button and a fully healed person will appear.

Does this mean I get an extra life?

But I won't die in the system, so what's the use of life points?

Wenjie logged out of the system and looked at the query results on the computer.

Baidu actually has reports about the drowning case of Lin Yufei in the artificial lake two years ago.

Four people were involved in the case. The ringleader, Qin Fen, was sentenced to life imprisonment. Jiang Wentao was sentenced to 20 years in prison for rape. Guan Xiaonan and Xu Mo were detained in a juvenile detention center because they were minors, and will be held criminally responsible after they come of age.

Wenjie stared blankly at the verdict, feeling the uproar this case had caused in the education sector even through the computer screen.

How come Qin Fen is the main culprit?

Who is Jiang Wentao?

Although Qin Fen will no longer commit suicide by drowning, how good is a life sentence?

Wenjie felt a sharp pain in his heart.

Qin Fen's beautiful face appeared before his eyes, along with the playful way he looked when he asked her to buy him a Magnum ice cream.

Could it be that I made a mistake?

This is not the truth of the case!

Wenjie remembered that when Qin Fen talked about this case, she mentioned that Lin Yufei had drowned, the cause of death was unknown, and Wang Gang was trying to cover it up...

Judging from her demeanor, she truly had no idea what had happened. If she were the mastermind, she wouldn't speak of it so casually.

Wenjie got up and went to Director Wang's office to ask for leave, then hurried towards the elevator.

He left his workplace in deep thought and hailed a taxi.

An hour later, he saw Professor Liang Bin in the Faculty of Arts and Sciences at M University.

When Professor Liang Bin bumped into Wen Jie on the subway, he was noticeably different. He was full of energy, his eyes were smiling, and his rigid, academic aura seemed to have softened somewhat.

Wenjie was a little sad. It seemed that everyone was doing well, except for Qin Fen.

After exchanging a few polite words with Liang Bin and distributing the fruit he bought at the school gate to the teachers in the teaching and research office, Wenjie subtly mentioned that he was conducting a social survey. He then inquired about which prison Qin Fen was currently being held in.

Liang Bin's expression froze for a moment: "Your research topic is quite unique!"

However, as a professor, Liang Bin has also researched some rather unusual topics.

He sighed silently: "I've already divorced her." He then picked up a pen and wrote down an address for Wenjie.

Upon hearing the news of Professor Liang Bin and Qin Fen's divorce, Wenjie's gaze towards Liang Bin dimmed.

After a hasty farewell to Professor Liang, he took a taxi to the address written on the note Professor Liang Bin had given Wenjie: the women's prison in the suburbs of M City.

After showing his ID card and completing the registration procedures, Wenjie was led by the prison guards, making several turns, into the visiting room.

After waiting for more than ten minutes, the door on the other side of the visiting room creaked open.

A woman in prison clothes walked out, dragging her shackles. She was very thin, and the white and blue striped prison clothes she wore let in the wind.

From a distance, it looked as if she were wearing a flour sack.

This...is this Qin Fen?

What about her natural beauty? What about her voluptuous charm?

Wenjie pursed his dry lips, wanting to call out to her, but he hesitated to speak, a deep sense of regret welling up inside him.

"You are..." Qin Fen asked hesitantly, her eyes calm as still water, after glancing at Wen Jie.

"Remember? I owe you a meal of crayfish..." Wenjie murmured.

"I'm sorry... I don't know you," Qin Fen said calmly, then immediately smiled faintly and said, "Longda crayfish? Too spicy, I can't eat it!"

That faint smile made Wenjie's nose tingle.

(End of this chapter)