The Real Heiress Has an Appraisal System

Zhang Lianqing stared coldly at the villagers. "Search," he ordered. "Go door-to-door. Bring any suspicious-looking women to me."

"If you confess now, you’ll have a chance at leniency."

Hearing this, the crowd grew fearful...

But they just exchanged glances, still clinging to the hope that they might get away with it.

Chen Yufan shakily reached out a hand. Looking at Zhang Lianqing, he said, "Captain Zhang, my sister... she has a birthmark on the back of her shoulder. Can I... can I see?"

"Alright." He nodded and turned away to give them privacy, while Gu Shengsheng helped from the side.

The moment he saw the birthmark, Chen Yufan emotionally pulled the young girl into a tight embrace.

"It’s my sister. It’s her, it’s really her..."

"My little sister... Yu Xi, Yu Xi..."

He called out his sister’s name over and over, but the girl in his arms remained unresponsive, even seeming frightened by him.

She looked to Gu Shengsheng, her eyes pleading for help.

Gu Shengsheng patted her on the back, comforting her. "It’s okay, Yu Xi. That’s your brother. He’s your family, and he’s here to take you home."

"I’m so sorry, Yu Xi. Your brother is late." Chen Yufan’s voice broke as he sobbed uncontrollably.

’If she hadn’t been trying to save me back then, she wouldn’t have ended up like this.’

’Oh, God! Why did this have to happen?’

’She should be at an age where she’s happily going to school, maybe even studying abroad, forever a sheltered little princess who knows nothing of the world’s evils.’

’Why did she have to be trafficked? Why did she have to endure so many years of suffering? Why are there so many wicked people in the world...?’

Lost in these thoughts, Chen Yufan stood up. He snatched a scythe from the ground—one a villager had just been ready to use against them—and stalked toward the family who had bought his sister.

At that moment, his eyes were filled with pure rage!

"All of you... you’re all going to die!"

As he raised the scythe to strike, Gu Shengsheng grabbed him. "Are you insane?! If you kill them, you’ll be throwing your own life away! Who will take care of your mother and sister then?"

"Chen Yufan, you’re a grown man now, not some angsty teenager shouting about killing people!"

"So I’m just supposed to do nothing after knowing what these animals did to her?"

Zhang Lianqing walked over. "Don’t worry," he said. "They will receive the punishment they deserve. If you take matters into your own hands, you’ll only be hurting yourself. Be rational."

Fortunately, just then, little Yu Xi, who had been sitting on the ground in a daze, tugged on his sleeve. "Bro... ther."

Her voice was raspy, a hoarse sound forced from a throat with damaged vocal cords that hadn’t been used in a long, long time.

She had clearly struggled for a long time before managing to utter that single word.

At that, Chen Yufan completely broke down. The siblings clung to each other, sobbing their hearts out.

Chen Yuxi didn’t seem to understand why he was crying, but for some unknown reason, seeing his tears made her own begin to fall.

Gu Shengsheng wiped away her own tears and, with the help of an officer, escorted Chen Yuxi to the waiting medical team.

Captain Zhang arranged for an officer to drive Gu Shengsheng and Chen Yufan back. Meanwhile, he and his team continued the investigation in the next village.

With the breakthrough at Dahe Village, the other villagers were scared out of their wits, which made the subsequent investigations much easier.

After Gu Shengsheng returned with Chen Yufan and his sister, the case exploded in popularity due to the livestream, drawing massive public attention.

The viewers who had watched it unfold live were especially horrified and found it unbelievable:

"A lot of bachelors can’t find wives, so they resort to this kind of thing. And to a perfectly nice girl... Especially Chen Yuxi, she was from a rich family! It’s absolutely terrifying."

"I’m just so thankful for the safe life I have. This livestream was a huge eye-opener, I learned so much."

Gu Shengsheng’s joint broadcast with the authorities attracted a huge audience and had a wide reach.

The authorities blurred the faces of the victims and their families throughout the broadcast, ensuring no private information was leaked. The public response was overwhelmingly supportive; people were just shocked to have witnessed such a horrifying scene firsthand.

More and more people began to anonymously report suspected human trafficking in their own surrounding villages and other areas.

Thanks to the livestream, Gu Shengsheng collected over 4,000 Emotion Value from her viewers. A System upgrade was just around the corner.

After she got back, Chen Yufan messaged her to say they were safe. He told her he had already taken his sister to get treatment and that they planned to visit their mother, who was in a psychiatric hospital, once Yu Xi was doing a bit better.

With that matter settled for the time being, Gu Shengsheng started her livestream. Her viewers were already waiting.

"Lurking."

"Streamer, you’re finally on! We’re never gonna run our mouths and make a bet with you again. That whole thing started with a used car and we were scared to death!"

"Yeah, and you helped crack a major case, streamer. You’re seriously incredible."

"From now on, you’re my daddy!"

"..." Gu Shengsheng was speechless. ’That’s a bit much.’

"Streamer, streamer, you should hurry and stream from Pan Garden today! The other streamers have been really aggressive lately, they’re all broadcasting from there."

"Yeah, they’re saying your lucky finds are nothing special and that the treasures you appraise are just junk. They’re trashing you left and right, trying to ride your coattails."

Gu Shengsheng nodded. "I can go anywhere. It’s been a while since I’ve been to Pan Garden. Is it crowded these days? I don’t feel like going if it’s packed."

"Not at all."

"Not crowded."

The chat was flooded with the same response. Gu Shengsheng took their word for it and decided to head over after dinner.

Her grandma and Linnin still weren’t back today.

So Gu Shengsheng’s phone was blowing up with messages from them, all asking if she was okay.

After replying to each of them to say she was fine, Gu Shengsheng decided to just grab a quick bite and head out.

Just then, her doorbell rang unexpectedly. When Gu Shengsheng opened the door, she was surprised to find the man from across the hall standing there.

"I ordered food and got too much. Do you want some?"

Gu Shengsheng looked at him skeptically. ’Things are never this easy.’

Then she noticed the two bags of takeout in his hand, which smelled quite good. Gu Shengsheng didn’t stand on ceremony. "In that case, I’ll help you with that."

She took the food and was about to close the door.

But Lu Shijing looked her up and down. "Did you get hurt at Dahe Village?"

"Nope, I’m perfectly fine. Wherever I go, the bad guys should be the ones who are scared."

Hearing her talk like that only made Lu Shijing more worried.

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