The Real Heiress Has an Appraisal System
Chapter 31: You Animal

Chapter 31: Chapter 31: You Animal

Gu Shengsheng was still discussing the matter with Zhang Sanwang.

Zhang Sanwang had a calm and composed expression. "Just wait for now. Watch how things unfold, and keep an eye on your private messages. They’ll probably contact you."

Gu Shengsheng frowned. "Right now, netizens are all suspecting that man of having a mistress. He probably won’t dare to show his face again. Of course, if he’d just hung up and logged off right away, she might have actually contacted me."

Zhang Sanwang smiled. "No, she’ll definitely contact you. The one who needs to find you is the mistress. She has to sell the item to get cash. The price you just quoted, several hundred thousand, is a huge amount for people like them. Appraisals elsewhere would be much lower."

"If the mistress is selling the item, what does it matter to her whether the man is exposed or not?"

’That does make some sense.’

Gu Shengsheng frowned. "If this really does involve the original wife, the fact that he could stand there without a care in the world means he isn’t afraid. Or rather, he’s confident enough not to care."

Sure enough, three minutes later, a new message popped up for Gu Shengsheng.

"About the bracelet from the stream just now—will you buy it for 400,000?"

Gu Shengsheng replied: "Yes."

After that, they added each other on WeChat. They were even in the same city. Gu Shengsheng shared the location of her pawn shop and told the woman to deliver the item after payment.

Then, Gu Shengsheng called the police.

This matter was definitely not that simple. After she explained everything to the police, an officer said, "Go ahead and buy the item first. The money for the bracelet will be reimbursed from the official account."

At that very moment, rumors were already fermenting online. Netizens connected the man from the stream—based on his exposed arm and a small mole on the web of his hand—to the man whose wife had died while he survived.

Even though they hadn’t seen his face, the netizens had an incredible array of skills.

Some were tracking him to a hotel to catch him in the act, while others were doing voice comparisons and analyzing his mannerisms...

All sorts of methods. In short, all signs pointed to him being that "devoted husband."

And now that he had been exposed, the overwhelming sentiment was to investigate the matter to the very end.

How could a good man who loved his wife possibly have a mistress?

The police arrived just as the same-day courier delivered the package. Gu Shengsheng looked at the bracelet; it was indeed a quality piece.

However, her purpose for getting the bracelet... was to ask the System for help.

[System] Based on the information the Host wishes to know, this System offers a special customized service.

Item: Grade A Natural Jadeite

Era: Excavated in Myanmar

Description: Excellent texture, high value, meticulously maintained by the owner. The luster is well-preserved. It has not been worn in four years.

Market Value: 400,000

Recycle Value: 2,000,000

...

’It hasn’t been used in four years. The original wife died four years ago, and it hasn’t been worn since. That certainly adds up.’

Gu Shengsheng clenched her fists. If he had never liked his wife in the first place and just moved on to marry a new one after a normal period of mourning, no one would have said a thing.

But why create this "devoted husband" persona, only for it to collapse in the end?

This kind of behavior was just disgusting.

Just then, looking at the attribute panel, Gu Shengsheng suddenly noticed something was wrong.

’Why is the Recycle Value two million?’

’The market value of this jadeite is only 400,000, so why is the recycle value so much higher?’

She wanted to ask the System, but it was as silent as a stone, saying nothing.

’What exactly is wrong here...’

At that moment, a team of police officers walked in. Upon seeing Gu Shengsheng, one reached out to shake her hand. "We know about what happened online, Miss Gu."

"We’ll need your cooperation with the investigation."

Gu Shengsheng nodded. "Yes. I just did as you asked and acquired the item."

The lead officer nodded. "Yes. We’ve already been in contact with the family of the ’devoted husband’ blogger’s late wife."

"To be honest with you, Miss Gu, her family has been appealing for the last four years. They claim her death wasn’t just an accident involving the nanny, but that she was framed by her husband. They even offered a two-million-yuan reward for anyone who could gather evidence and find the killer."

"Now, your accidental discovery might actually be a huge help, Miss Gu."

The officer speaking now had thin lips that curved slightly upward and a tear mole at the corner of his eye. Gu Shengsheng felt like she had seen him somewhere before.

Then she asked, "I remember now. Officer, aren’t you the one whose leg I was crying on at the airport? Zhao Dehai and I were scared to death back then."

"...My name is Zhang Lianqing." He stood up, turning off her live stream as he spoke.

He then explained, "You can’t stream during an active investigation."

"Okay!" Gu Shengsheng nodded, looking obedient and cooperative.

He took the bracelet and said, "Her family will be here soon to identify it. We’ll know for sure then."

Just then, two officers brought over an older woman whose eyes were swollen from crying.

Seeing the Jade Bracelet in Gu Shengsheng’s hand, she instantly became agitated. "Yes, that’s my daughter’s."

"Officer, you have to get justice for me! My daughter’s death was a great injustice!"

Gu Shengsheng looked at Zhang Lianqing and asked, "Have you started investigating the nanny?"

"Just now, my fans found out that the nanny’s daughter went to study abroad four years ago, at a very expensive private school."

Zhang Lianqing nodded. "We had no evidence before, but now we do."

He then took out the recording of Gu Shengsheng’s stream and also asked her for the address the mistress had sent the item from.

He said, "The person who sold you the bracelet is also in our custody. Leave the rest to us, Miss Gu. Thank you for your trouble."

Gu Shengsheng shook her head. "So there’s nothing else I need to do right now?"

"Come with us back to the station to give a statement, and then wait for the results."

"Alright." Gu Shengsheng could understand.

It was now clear that the wife’s death was not a simple matter. Gu Shengsheng felt honored to be able to help her at a time like this.

’At least, everyone can find some comfort in this.’

A case was opened overnight, and the investigation proceeded swiftly.

The entire matter was made public. Updates were posted on the official social media account, and netizens were constantly refreshing for news.

Whenever the authorities needed something, the online community cooperated.

To be precise, it wasn’t just Gu Shengsheng who helped this time, but also many of the "treasure friends" from her stream and enthusiastic netizens who worked day and night.

They even found the hotel. Although they didn’t catch the two of them sleeping together, they did find the late wife’s husband there.

「The very next morning」

The four-year-old cold case, which had been impossible to appeal, was brought to trial.

At 2:30 that afternoon, the court proceedings were broadcast live.

The victim’s husband was found guilty of intentional homicide, for conspiring with the nanny to murder his wife.

In just two days, the matter that the late wife’s family had been appealing for four years was finally over.

The husband, who had always cultivated a persona of a man who missed his wife, had a complete breakdown and voluntarily confessed his crime.

Of course, this was all thanks to the mistress’s contribution. She had suddenly flipped, providing a wealth of evidence including audio recordings of the man bragging about killing his wife.

The whole affair was simply chilling.

Especially the mother, a woman in her fifties, an elder forced to bury her own child, who was now screaming and cursing hysterically.

"You animal! How could you do it! That was your wife!"