Witch Redemption

Yu Hui, with her black hair, immediately turned pale and started typing rapidly. On this day, she was unusually engaged in a frantic online battle with a large group of people.

This is just a small part of daily life on the Earth's network. Even the ancient creator, high above all, can only become a barking, troll in the network, knowing nothing but how to insult each other.

"I really want to kill someone, damn it!"

Yu Hui with black hair, perhaps she'll get used to it.

Chapter 24 Things seem to be getting a bit serious.

To be honest, neither Li Lan nor Della really wanted to meet Uncle Zhao at the village entrance. Every time they went there, the old man would talk about how outstanding his grandson was, and eventually even took the initiative to "play matchmaker."

Li Lan still believes in his own masculinity and is attracted to women, while Della is in love with Li Lan, so no matter how outrageous their relationship is, they will never agree to this matchmaking.

Of course, they originally thought that Uncle Zhao would nag again today, but the result was unexpected.

"Thank you. By the way, Sister A-Lan, may I speak to you in private?"

Uncle Zhao's family was very lively. Several young people were crowded inside the house having hot pot, enjoying themselves immensely. They didn't seem to notice Li Lan and her companion's arrival for a short time.

"Ah."

Li Lan and the other woman followed the old man out of the courtyard. In a secluded spot, the old man brought up a troublesome matter.

Basically, Li Xiaolu's grandmother has two sons, Li Zhonglou and Li Zhongsheng, both of whom were college graduates and had relatively smooth lives.

However, for some reason, the two sons probably looked down on their parents for being uneducated. It is said that many years ago, when their parents took them to university, they caused some trouble because of their "country bumpkin" reputation, which embarrassed them. After that, they made some progress and gradually lost contact with their family.

"Doesn't this society still have laws on supporting the elderly?"

Li Lan asked, somewhat puzzled.

"Well, people in the countryside don't understand the law, and Xiaolu is stubborn and headstrong. Anyway, she can support herself, so we'll just let this go."

That's how uneducated people are. Some things can be resolved through legal means, but due to a lack of relevant knowledge, they can only let things fizzle out and suffer all the hardships on their own.

"However, in recent years, both of her sons have had accidents; one has already gone bankrupt, and the other is on the verge of bankruptcy. I'm not entirely sure of the specific reasons, but it seems they were cheated in business? Anyway, they're somewhat desperate and decided to return to their hometown, but as you know..."

The gist of it is that the youngest son, Li Zhongsheng, had planned to come back, but he had a conflict with the old man. So, he had no choice but to come to Uncle Zhao at the village entrance for help, to see if he could mediate and ease the tension.

Unfortunately, the discussion went on for a long time without reaching a conclusion, so I thought I'd ask Li Lan and her team if they could help.

"I'm sorry, Uncle Zhao, we can't say anything about this."

After hearing this, Li Lan could only smile apologetically and then said that she couldn't help.

Are you kidding me? Someone who neglected his mother for over ten years, and now he's suddenly saying he's turned over a new leaf?

Of course, Li Lan still held the same old view: it all depended on the grandmother's own decision on whether to accept it; Li Lan and the others had no say in it.

"Hey, he's still Xiaolu's son, he's your family too..."

It had a bit of a moral blackmail feel to it. Anyway, they said they needed Li Lan and the others to help persuade the old man, saying that he was already old and should think more positively about many things.

"Feel sorry."

Li Lan apologized with a smile, and the meeting ended somewhat unpleasantly.

Of course, he never expected that a series of events would occur one after another a week later, one of which was related to Li Xiaolu's grandmother's youngest son.

...... ...... ......

December 23, 2048 AD, Lindong Town Police Station.

Early in the morning, Li Lan, Della, Yu Hui with black hair, and Leviathan were summoned to the police station, looking completely bewildered.

"Oh no! Did we get caught hacking into the household registration system? What are we going to do now? How many years will we get in prison?"

"No, being sentenced is one thing, the main problem is that our bodies aren't normal human bodies now. If the world discovers our true identities, then we..."

Feeling flustered and unusually anxious, Li Lan made eye contact with Della several times along the way.

The latter's gaze seemed to say, "Karen, trust me, my skills are the best in the world! There will absolutely be no problems!"

"If it wasn't this problem, how did we get arrested? We haven't done anything illegal or criminal, what are we going to do?"

The unease had reached its peak, and even though these police officers seemed easy to talk to, only asking them to come over to take a statement, there was nothing they could do.

In modern society, if a policeman suddenly comes and takes someone away, anyone would panic, right?

Soon, under the arrangement of the relevant police station personnel, Li Lan was the first to enter the interrogation room.

He first showed various ID cards and other identification documents to prove his identity.

Moreover, the policeman looked very serious, as if something serious had happened.

"Please sit down."

"Ah."

"Li Lan? Eighteen years old? By the way, take off your glasses."

Li Lan obediently followed the instructions, nervously revealing her violet beast eyes, a trait unique to witches, and thinking to herself, "I mustn't ask this uncle too many questions later."

"..."

The middle-aged man finally couldn't take it anymore when he saw the girl in front of him. What was this? Her hair was dyed an old-fashioned white, and her ears were straightened with some kind of decoration. Now she was even wearing colored contact lenses?

interesting!

I used to only hear that the new generation liked to be unconventional and do all sorts of cosplay, but now it seems a bit too much?

"The face matches, but it's rare to see a cosplay like this."

It was as if a living elf was sitting right in front of me.

No matter what, the police officer was an atheist who had been influenced by Marxism, so naturally he wouldn't believe that there were really elves or anything like that in this world.

So he pondered for a while, probably out of concern for young people, and reminded them, "You're so young, you should use less makeup and don't wear colored contact lenses for too long."

"Thank you, I will be careful."

Li Lan could tell that the policeman meant well, so she smiled awkwardly.

Actually, he doesn't use cosmetics, and his eyes aren't even colored contact lenses.

"Hmm, what were you doing at 12 PM on December 17th, 12 PM on December 19th, 12 AM on December 20th, and 12 AM on December 22nd?"

The police officer picked up a pen and seemed to be writing something down.

Since becoming a witch, Li Lan's memory has actually been quite good, so she recounted everything that had happened these past few days in detail.

As a poor farmer, what else can I do these days? Besides going out to work, I've been working in the fields. As for evidence, well, I don't have any.

The police officer asked many questions, subtly probing, and eventually steered the conversation toward Yu Hui, the black-haired girl, also known as "Li Sha".

Li Lan wasn't stupid; she immediately realized that this guy was definitely up to something!

"This bastard, did he commit online fraud or something?"

But that doesn't make sense. Li Lan saw that Hei Fa Yu Hui and Leviathan were reading novels almost every day, and at most occasionally browsing forums or online communities. They never even left their homes, so it's impossible for them to cause any major trouble.

"Tsk!"

I'll have to ask them properly later!

Chapter 25 Strange Murder Case

For four hours, Li Lan, Della, Hei Fa Yu Hui, and Leviathan were interrogated until noon.

Among them, the interrogation of Hei Fa Yu Hui was the longest, and the police station seemed to have pulled up surveillance footage from many places. In the end, they determined that Hei Fa Yu Hui and Leviathan were ultimate shut-ins, and only then did they choose to release them.

When Li Lan walked out of the police station around 1 p.m., she was still completely bewildered. What was going on?

It turns out that the four time points mentioned by the police are related to four bizarre murder cases. The victims died inexplicably, and before they died, they had all engaged in intense online arguments with a netizen whose username was "Watch me beat you to death".

In today's society, the level of hostility online is actually not much different from that of twenty or thirty years ago. After all, due to privacy concerns, the real-name registration system for the internet has not yet been implemented, and who knows whether the people behind the internet are human or ghosts.

It's not unusual for these hot-tempered guys to exchange Flying Horses; it happens every day, and there have even been various forms of "letter-based attacks."

Ultimately, no matter how foul-mouthed most people are online, they wouldn't actually want to fight in real life; they're as cowardly as they come.

No matter how much criticism is directed at someone, it's at most like "If the dog keeps barking, don't back down," it won't go down the path of murder.

After all, modern people are very smart, and no one would think of playing a joke on the law or on their own destiny and future.

However, these four deaths were all too coincidental. All four died from sudden cardiac arrest, and strange blockages occurred in some blood vessels around their hearts. Before they died, they were arguing with this netizen who had threatened to kill them, their last words being, "Give me your address if you dare, you just wait, I'm coming over there to kill you right now!"

The deceased died suddenly from a heart problem before he could even respond.

This seems like a huge problem no matter how you look at it.

At first, there were only one or two bizarre deaths, which could be explained by coincidence. But when it came to the fourth one, that didn't work.

The police aren't stupid; they quickly followed the clues and, through various online messages like "I'll beat you to death," traced Li Lan's hometown directly, which led to her being summoned today.

Fortunately, there is no information in reality indicating that the suspect actually harmed these deceased netizens.

It's absurd to think about. The two sides are thousands of miles apart. It's impossible for them to run back and forth in just one minute, right?

In the end, they only asked a general question, and it turned out to be a false alarm.

For the police, it was a false alarm, but for Li Lan, it was a different story. No matter how confused he was, he would never believe that the deaths of these people had nothing to do with Hei Fa Yu Hui.

After finally leaving the police station and returning to the country cottage, Li Lan paced back and forth in the room for several steps, pondering what to say. Meanwhile, Hei Fa Yu Hui and Leviathan kept their heads down, as if worried that they had done something wrong.

“I cannot regard Shub and Leviathan as human beings. In their eyes, ants are just ants. No matter how many die, they will not be affected in any way.”

Li Lan had always been well aware that the two guys beside her were no pushovers, but rather extremely high-level beings with unclear allegiance.

From the very beginning, Li Lan approached these two women, flattered them, and acted as their "nanny," never intending to walk away unscathed.

More importantly, Li Lan didn't understand their true thoughts or inner world. Perhaps they saw it all as just a "game," and games always get boring eventually. Therefore, Li Lan reasoned that she couldn't condemn their behavior with human morality; that would be counterproductive.

Two evil gods who can "kill indiscriminately" in another world are inherently beyond the reach of morality.

“Shub, Leviathan, there are some things I want to talk to you about, and it’s not that you’ve done anything wrong.”

Li Lan carefully considered her words and said cautiously, "Every world has its own rules. If this were the previous world, anyone who dared to provoke you and cause you great injustice would be fined if I chopped them up, and I would stand firmly on your side. However, this world is different. No matter how great the injustice you suffer, as long as it doesn't affect your personal safety or cross the line of the law, it's very difficult for me to help you harm others."

Ultimately, is there really anyone who can threaten the ancient creator?

That's impossible, isn't it?

"After all, this is a society governed by the rule of law. Everything must be based on reason and law. And the bottom line of the law is that no one should die."

If you get into a fight and no one dies, you just end up in jail for a while. But if someone dies, you might get shot.

"In any case, a lesson is enough; there's no need to go too far. Besides, I've heard you mention before that there's an extremely powerful ancient creator in this world. To avoid attracting His attention, we'd better keep a low profile."