novelraw Chapter 576: My Name Is Zhan Tingzhou, and I’ve Been Reborn!
Chapter 576: My Name Is Zhan Tingzhou, and I’ve Been Reborn!
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Holding the girl's hand, Lu Ding looked at Fu Xinghe for a final inquiry before leaving: "How is Wang's son?"
The demons had to be eliminated.
But the work still needed to be done.
You couldn't just ignore the case reporter's son.
"He was the oldest among those in the artifact, so the 'kill the chicken to scare the monkey' treatment fell on him."
"Although he didn't die, his injuries were quite severe. He's been urgently sent to the hospital."
If not for special circumstances, Fu Xinghe would definitely have kept him there for Lu Ding to see, so he could have a clear understanding.
Though it wasn't absolutely necessary.
But today's case reporter 'Wang' was the trigger for this entire incident. Since they were acting based on her report,they needed to give her proper closure.
At least he was alive.
Lu Ding said: "Alright, arrange for someone to follow up on this."
"Additionally, prepare the death compensation documents for the two Wen brothers. After sealing the case files, withdraw the funds and distribute them to Wang and her son. As for her son's hospital expenses, charge them to White Ridge 749's account."
If not for the Wen brothers leaking information to the case reporter, Wang's husband wouldn't have died.
Now her son was injured and wouldn't recover anytime soon. With just a woman left in the family, needing to care for her son while maintaining household expenses,
and still having to live on,
if they didn't provide some assistance, this family would likely struggle to survive.
Although this operation was somewhat against regulations, it didn't matter.
Such minor violations were completely trivial for Lu Ding.
"Understood, Brother Lu. I'll go handle that now, and also gather information about Xiankong Town while I'm at it?"
Xiankong Town was located near White Ridge, under White Ridge's jurisdiction, but wasn't adjacent to White Ridge's urban area. Instead, it bordered the jurisdiction of Path of Dry Bones 749.
So the situation was somewhat complicated.
There was quite a bit of information that needed verification.
This was the benefit of having an assistant investigator - Lu Ding didn't need to handle everything personally.
"Alright, you go ahead first. I'll take her to the Zhan family."
Fu Xinghe stepped aside, signaling for Lu Ding to go first.
He held the girl's hand.
Boarding the 749 special vehicle, he led the team in a grand procession toward the Zhan family.
Although Lu Ding could fly himself,
but as the saying goes, "respect the clothes before respecting the person." It wasn't that Lu Ding had stereotypes about the new city.
This place just had particularly "simple and honest" folk customs.
What if there was a misunderstanding, accusing him of coming to demand money, and someone jumped out questioning, "Are you really White Ridge 749's special envoy?"
"If you're White Ridge 749's special envoy, then I'm White Ridge 749's director!"
Such classic novel tropes were better avoided by Lu Ding whenever possible.
Meanwhile.
On the other side.
Gardenia Street, Zhan Family's side courtyard.
In a room without lights, slightly dim, a young man slowly sat up from the bed, a trace of confusion flashing in his eyes as he examined his surroundings inch by inch.
"This... this is... the Zhan family..."
Zhan Tingzhou found it hard to believe that he had actually returned to the Zhan family from hundreds of years ago!!
His brain seemed to short-circuit.
Years of memories flooded in simultaneously.
My name is Zhan Tingzhou, I... seem to have been reborn.
Before rebirth, I was a revered Divine Platform Stage ninth level expert who had ascended to the divine platform, just one step away from entering the Deification Realm, capable of competing with true great powers and standing on the main stage.
But I was betrayed, betrayed by the woman I loved most and my best brother!
I don't hate them, because the way of survival is nothing more than survival of the fittest. I was trash myself for actually trusting them, so I got betrayed - I accept that!
Before dying, I even praised them for hiding so well.
But then again, they hid by my side for so long, sucking so much blood from me, like dogs I raised.
Yet they turned around and betrayed me, so isn't it reasonable for me to kill them?
I think it's reasonable too.
But I won't encounter them yet - the timing isn't right.
The current urgent matter is to find my younger sister.
In my previous life, my younger sister was kidnapped and something happened to her. The entire Zhan family searched for years without success. My father worried until his hair turned white, my mother cried until she went blind, and the family business suffered.
I alone embarked on the journey to find my sister, filled with guilt, unable to face my parents at home.
If not for my momentary playfulness, not picking up my sister from school according to the usual dismissal time, she wouldn't have been kidnapped.
The search for my sister also caused me to miss the opportunities during the new city's reforms.
According to time calculations, about three years later, two prodigy experts would come up from the Third Circle Great Han - one named Bai Hemen, the other named Huangfu Lingyun. Bai Hemen from mountains of corpses and seas of blood, Huangfu Lingyun protected by Dragon Qi.
They would bring the Rabbit Head from the twelve bronze heads.
Carrying red-headed documents, they would advance triumphantly, boldly initiating reforms in the new city.
I also missed this period because I was searching for my sister.
In the end, I still didn't find my sister, only piecing together what happened that year.
It turned out my sister was kidnapped from the Rooster Sun Lady's Temple on the mountainside, with involvement from the Yellow Heaven Sect. Because my sister had a special destiny, they wanted to use her for an ancient ritual.
Because the Yellow Heaven Sect was backed by the White Lotus Sect, and the White Lotus Sect had Deification Realm experts. Although my cultivation was powerful before death, I was still somewhat lacking to challenge Deification Realm experts.
But it doesn't matter.
What I couldn't accomplish in my previous life, I will do in this one!!!
The pain from his forehead brought Zhan Tingzhou's thoughts back on track!!
He reached up and touched the bandaged wound on his head - this was from earlier when he slammed into the Zhan family main hall out of guilt.
Young people, with their fiery temper, plus parental scolding and self-blame for losing his sister - when his emotions surged, he slammed headfirst into the family's ancestral wall!!
That impact actually damaged the wall.
He almost died from the impact. Although he ultimately survived, this seemingly superficial wound took root in Zhan Tingzhou's heart, giving him psychological trauma.
Can you believe it? A strong expert who reached the Divine Platform Stage actually suffered from phantom limb pain?
It was also because of the pain from this head wound that Zhan Tingzhou's lover and brother from his previous life found the opportunity to betray him!
But this was all in the past now.
"The pain is my guilt toward my sister. Finding my sister will cure my psychological trauma!!!"
Zhan Tingzhou declared with firm determination, getting up and walking toward the door.
Just before pulling open the door.
He suddenly remembered something from the year before his death in his previous life.
Lu Ding's warning to him: "Your wife and brother have problems, you should be careful."
"Although you rose from humble beginnings, I was born in the mortal world and have seen too much of human nature through life's twists and turns."
At that time, Zhan Tingzhou didn't take it seriously. Looking back now, he was absolutely right.
"Lu Ding... you probably still have a few years before the Lu family takes you back..."