I Have a Date with a Thousand-year-old Female Corpse
Chapter 200 Nie Ying_1

Chapter 200: Chapter 200 Nie Ying_1

Of course, this person was neither a friend nor a classmate of yours, simply someone you knew about, and the only reason you knew of her was because of Yang Kai.

The deceased was named Nie Ying, yes, the pronunciation of her name was somewhat similar to that of Yang Kai’s ghostly ex-fiancée.

Interestingly, these two also bore a resemblance to one another; but most importantly, she was Yang Kai’s first love and also his middle school classmate.

You know, boys, with nothing better to do after lights out at night, are sure to talk about their past, especially the girls they once fancied.

According to what Yang Kai recounted, he met Nie Ying when they switched classes in their second year of junior high, and Nie Ying sat right in front of him.

Just like in many romance novels, Yang Kai had a habit of playfully tugging on Nie Ying’s long ponytail. As a result, over time, they developed a pure and simple fondness for each other.

However, the love of adolescence is like the fireworks of midsummer: bright, yet fleeting.

On a midsummer night when they were moving up to third year, Nie Ying called Yang Kai out from his home and gave him a diary, saying it contained her feelings over the past year, and also signalling that their romance had come to an end.

Regarding his past with Nie Ying, Yang Kai only mentioned these things, and you didn’t inquire further at the time, because Yang Kai cried.

Not long after that, Zong Wangyue, brimming with enthusiasm, brought in a list he had compiled of the top ten beauties of Jiangzhe University into your dormitory. Yang Kai immediately noticed Nie Ying ranked seventh, just ahead of Liu Qing.

After seeing Nie Ying, Yang Kai silently walked away. He didn’t return that day, and according to Zong Wangyue, Yang Kai went to No. 72, Baojia Street to pour out his heart to Nie Ying.

As for whether this heart-pouring happened on a couch or a bed, that was something you never got to know.

Honestly, you didn’t expect the deceased to be Nie Ying. According to what Zong Wangyue said, Nie Ying was one of the more low-profile among the top ten beauties, usually sticking to a simple routine and seldom interacting with boys; she was a girl of few words.

Her death caught you by surprise.

Thinking of this, you took the gloves Xian Qianling offered and gently placed your hand on Nie Ying’s shoulder.

Unlike others, Nie Ying’s memories were fragmented, with barely a few scenes, all simple activities like studying, eating, and sleeping – indeed the routine of a simple life.

Still, you saw a person, a Taoist, the same one you had now encountered three times!

You withdrew your hand and asked Xian Qianling standing beside you, "Do you have someone here who could draw a suspect’s portrait based on my description?"

"Yes, sure. Mingyu is actually skilled in this area, right, Mingyu?"

Zhang Zifeng turned to the young criminal police officer standing beside you, holding up a black plastic tarp, and said.

This young criminal police officer had a rather delicate appearance; even as a police officer, he still carried the air of an academic.

"Yes, I can do that."

In front of you and Xian Qianling, Sun Mingyu appeared quite shy.

Then, you moved to the side, and with your description, Sun Mingyu quickly sketched out the portrait of the Taoist.

Looking at the portrait, you nod vigorously, "Yes, that’s him!"

Xian Qianling took the portrait from you, looked it over carefully, and then asked you, "What is this person’s relationship with the victim?"

"Well... how should I put it, if not directly, then indirectly related. But for now, don’t spook him, and certainly don’t issue an arrest warrant. We need to find out his identity through undercover channels first," you said.

As you spoke, you turned to look at Nie Ying and sighed, "Let’s have the body sent to the morgue for preservation. And don’t forget to notify her family."

At the mention of Nie Ying’s family, Zhang Zifeng got so angry he couldn’t contain himself, cursing outright, "What damn family, they are the dregs of society; they should be dragged out and dumped into the sea!"

"What’s gotten into you? What’s all this anger about?"

Sun Mingyu explained on behalf of Zhang Zifeng, "Before you arrived, we had already contacted the deceased’s family. It’s just that they were very unpleasant to talk to and kept saying the deceased was a bastard... Ah, anyway, they were hard to listen to. They are unwilling to claim the body, saying we should handle it however we want."

"How could this be? Are there still parents like this in the world?"

Xian Qianling’s eyebrows shot up immediately, and she said to Zhang Zifeng, "Give me their contact number, I’ll talk to them."

You hurriedly stopped Xian Qianling. That crazy woman was capable of anything; if an argument broke out, she might just take an assault rifle and force Nie Ying’s family to claim the body.

"Let me find out about her family situation first, don’t get angry yet." You grabbed Xian Qianling’s hand and naturally patted the back of it. Surprisingly, this act suddenly calmed the crazy woman down, and she just stared at you steadily.

Meanwhile, you had already turned away and taken out your cellphone from your pocket, dialing Zong Wangyue’s number.

After a moment, Zong Wangyue’s muffled voice came from the phone, "Boss, huh—why are you calling me so early? What’s the matter?"

"The sun’s already burning your ass, and you think it’s early?" you teased with a laugh, "You remember Nie Ying, right?"

"Which Nie Ying?" Zong Wangyue seemed still half asleep.

"It’s Little Kai’s first love. Didn’t you rank her above Liu Qing on the university beauty list?"

"Oh, her. What about her?"

Zong Wangyue was by now much more awake, rubbing his eyes and sitting up.

"I want to know what her family relationships are like. Can you check that for me now?"

"No need to check, the information about the school’s ten beauties, twenty-two department beauties, and more than a hundred class beauties are all clear in my head."

Zong Wangyue’s words earned unanimous eye-rolling from Xian Qianling and the others around him.

"Nie Ying, like Little Kai, is from Yongkang. Her dad died when she was in middle school, seems like it was a sudden onset of a dirty disease—sudden death. At that time, didn’t she break up with Little Kai? I guess she couldn’t bear the pain of losing her father."

Zong Wangyue paused before continuing, "Afterward, she came to Yuhang with her mom. When she was in her first year of high school, her mother married a construction foreman. But within a year, her mother was hospitalized with liver cancer. According to my sources, the foreman originally didn’t want to pay for her mother’s treatment. Later, Nie Ying agreed to marry the foreman’s idiot son once she graduated from high school, and only then did the foreman agree to treat Nie Ying’s mother for about half a year. Still, in the end, she couldn’t overcome her illness and passed away."

Hearing this, you all fell into silence; no one had expected Nie Ying to have such a past.

"After her mother died, Nie Ying still lived with the construction foreman, who soon took another wife. That made the family relationships even more complicated. My sources say the new wife constantly abused Nie Ying, who bore it all in silence."

You nodded in understanding, finally grasping why her so-called family didn’t come to claim the body—because she essentially had no family at all.

"Boss, why are you bringing up Nie Ying? Don’t tell me... has something happened to her?"

Zong Wangyue was quick on the uptake; you sighed softly, "Don’t tell Little Kai about this."

"Is that okay? After all, Nie Ying was Little Kai’s first love."

"It’s fine, leave it to me to handle. I’ll give them an outcome," you said.

With that, you hung up the phone.

Just then, a gust of sea breeze blew, lifting the black plastic sheet and exposing Nie Ying’s hand to the sunlight.

"Tssss—"

A sizzling sound!

Black smoke suddenly rose from Nie Ying’s hand!