Ten Thousand Soul Banner: Deceased, do you have any unfulfilled wishes?-Chapter 1101 - 1097: The Past of the Past

Jiang Haiyan leisurely walked around the vicinity of Mengbei Village, still not seeing the person she longed to meet, feeling a bit disappointed but she didn’t linger.

When she turned to head out of the construction site, she glanced at her phone, it was just past eight.

At this hour, Binhai City District was bustling with bright lights and noise, but this demolition site was remote, far from the hustle and bustle, leaving only boundless silence, even the sound of the wind passing through the steel framework was distinctly clear.

A girl walking alone in this desolate place should be somewhat fearful.

But Jiang Haiyan had walked this path countless times, she couldn’t be more familiar with it.

Besides, this was where she grew up, even though it had been torn down beyond recognition, there was still a faint sense of familiarity among the bricks and rubble that inexplicably comforted her.

She calculated in her mind, as long as she passed through this site and reached the main road, she could catch the night bus and be back in her rental apartment in the city district in about half an hour.

But just as she quickened her pace and was about to leave the core area of the site, suddenly there was a dragging sound of footsteps accompanied by heavy breathing behind her.

Jiang Haiyan’s heart tightened suddenly, an indescribable chill climbed up her spine.

She didn’t dare to look back, instinctively quickened her pace, going from a fast walk to a small run, her shoulder bag bouncing around behind her, her heartbeat growing faster.

"Bang~"

Just as she was about to dash out of the darkness, a shadow suddenly leapt out from behind a broken wall beside her, blocking her way.

Jiang Haiyan was caught off guard, unable to stop in time, crashing heavily into the person, and both fell to the ground.

The impact was severe, Jiang Haiyan felt her knees and elbows scrape the rubble, causing piercing pain, her head was dizzy, rendering her unable to get up for a moment, she could only lie on the ground, moaning softly.

Before she could recover, the footsteps from behind drew closer, another man staggered over.

He was wearing dirt-stained work clothes, his pant legs rolled up, holding a bottle of alcohol, the alcoholic stench dizzying, detectable from several meters away.

"Young lady, what are you doing here so late?"

The drunk squatted down, grinned revealing yellow and black teeth, his eyes murky and greedy, staring fixedly at Jiang Haiyan.

As he spoke, he reached out with a rough hand, moving towards Jiang Haiyan’s cheek.

"Don’t touch me." Jiang Haiyan abruptly turned her head to dodge, raising her hand to slap away his hand, enduring the pain and trying to stand up.

But just then, the man she had collided with got up first.

The man was burly, a vicious look on his face, without saying a word, he stepped forward and viciously kicked Jiang Haiyan in the chest. 𝑓𝘳𝑒𝑒𝓌𝘦𝘣𝘯ℴ𝑣𝘦𝑙.𝘤𝑜𝑚

"Thud" a muffled sound echoed as Jiang Haiyan’s half-raised body was kicked to the ground, her chest feeling like it was struck by a hammer, hurting so much her vision darkened, she nearly couldn’t breathe, all her strength seemed drained, lying on the ground unable to move.

"Go easy, this girl looks pretty, don’t break her."

The drunk squinted, laughing lecherously.

"Damn it, drinking so much at night, can you still perform?" the burly man spat.

"Cock plucker, I’m powerful, if you don’t believe me, I’ll show you."

The drunk seemed infuriated, tossed away his bottle, and leaned down to lift Jiang Haiyan’s skirt, his rough fingers carrying the smell of alcohol, grazing her thigh, making her shiver in disgust.

"No... don’t."

Jiang Haiyan struggled with all her remaining strength, biting her teeth, tears uncontrollably flowing out.

She wanted to shout for help, but as soon as she opened her mouth, a coarse, calloused hand tightly covered her mouth and nose, the warm breath mixed with alcohol and sweat nearly suffocating her.

"What are you screaming for?" the burly man growled, his gaze vicious.

"What’s the rush? Drag her to the shed, there’s plenty of time to play."

The drunk echoed, reaching to grab Jiang Haiyan’s arm.

The two men flanked her, dragging her like a dead dog towards the makeshift shack not far away.

...

"Afterwards they buried me here." Jiang Haiyan said.

Even after several years, whenever she thought of this, Jiang Haiyan’s eyes would fill with fury, hatred seething.

Taozi listened on the side, clenching her fists tightly.

"We must catch those two culprits, cannot let them escape justice." Taozi said, her emotions somewhat agitated.

"Ever since the construction here stopped, these workers have long disappeared, and given how much time has passed, finding them will probably be very difficult." Jiang Haiyan said.

"As long as we know their names and appearances, it won’t be very difficult." Shen Siyuan said.

"Then I’ll rely on you."

Jiang Haiyan bowed, expressing gratitude to Shen Siyuan once again.

"Wait a moment, I’ll make a call."

Shen Siyuan withdrew his hand that Taozi was holding, and walked over to make a call.

Taozi curiously asked: "Have you been here all these years?"

Jiang Haiyan nodded.

"And... did you wait for him?" Taozi asked next.

"I did." Jiang Haiyan said softly.

Then she looked towards Mengbei Village, because the developer’s funds were cut off, the first phase wasn’t even completed, let alone the second phase, so Mengbei Village had been preserved well over the years.

But there were hardly any people left, everyone had gone to the city, or to other provinces.

Apart from some elderly people, many houses had been abandoned, not inhabited for a long time.

But Jiang Haiyan eventually waited for the person she wanted to see.

Taozi was genuinely happy for her.

Jiang Haiyan could sense Taozi was truly happy for her.

"But now, even if I’ve seen him, what does it matter?" Jiang Haiyan said.

Taozi’s smile froze.

"I’m sorry." Taozi said.

"It’s okay, actually I saw more than just him." Jiang Haiyan said somewhat despondently.

"What do you mean?" Taozi looked puzzled.

"I saw his wife and child, a very cute little boy who looks a lot like him when he was a child." Jiang Haiyan said.

Taozi said nothing, she no longer knew how to comfort her.

"You don’t need to feel sorry for me, perhaps this is my fate." Jiang Haiyan said.

Then she proactively changed the topic.

"Are you here to practice driving?" She looked at the red Lexus parked not far away.

"Yes."

Taozi responded softly, her mood somewhat downcast.

She was very simple, easily empathetic, so she was feeling very bad at that moment.

"I also have a driver’s license, got it before I died, but I hadn’t saved enough for a car yet." Jiang Haiyan said.

"What about your family? When you disappeared, didn’t they look for you?" Taozi asked.

"Family..."

Jiang Haiyan’s gaze turned distant, mentioning family seemed to lower her spirits and make her more mournful.

Right then, Shen Siyuan finished his call and walked over.