I dug up the magical girl's corpse.

Chapter 4 Happy Cooperation

Chen Mu asked Lin Yongxi, "Why did you want to become a magical girl?"

Lin Yongxi twisted her aching arm and struggled to stand up. She tidied her messy hair and wrinkled skirt.

His answer was hesitant and stammering: "I..."

Do you think you still have the option to refuse to answer?

Chen Mu glanced at him with a cold gaze.

Even after he sheathed his knife, he could still exert an invisible pressure to remind her who had now taken the lead.

"no……"

Lin Yongxi blushed slightly, lowered her head, and, having run out of options, could only take a deep breath: "I need to take a shower and change my clothes."

Chen Mu saw that she had her legs tightly pressed together, with her hands covering her front, barely concealing herself.

I understand.

It seems she was really frightened just now.

He raised his hand and pointed upstairs: "Okay, go ahead."

...

The bathroom is upstairs, and there are also the wife's underwear there. The sisters are probably about the same size, so they can all wear them.

Chen Mu waited patiently in the living room for twenty minutes. During that time, he simply sat on the sofa, watching his wife's sleeping face, and did nothing else.

Twenty minutes later, Lin Yongxi, having finished her shower, slowly walked downstairs.

Her hair was still a little damp, with a few strands clinging to her ears and the back hanging down her slender neck, and she was faintly radiating warm, moist air.

However, she didn't change her clothes; she was still wearing the same casual outfit and walked over barefoot.

"I'm done washing."

Her voice also became much more obedient.

Chen Mu looked up: "I thought you were going to jump out of the second-floor window."

"Won't you break your leg? And... it feels like you can't escape, and you'll be able to catch up with me."

Judging from Lin Yongxi's tone, it seemed that she had considered it, but ultimately gave up the idea.

Perhaps it was because the first floor of the villa had too high a ceiling and there were no suitable trees around to buffer it, or perhaps the man was just too crazy and they dared not provoke him any further.

...If it were Lin Chaojing, I would give it a try.

The thought flashed through Chen Mu's mind, but he said nothing.

He beckoned: "Come sit down and let's talk."

"Oh……"

Lin Yongxi saw that there were three cups of tea on the coffee table, steaming hot, as if they had just been brewed.

Could it have been drugged? But there was no point in thinking about it now, so she could only obediently take a sip.

Surprisingly, it tasted pretty good, very fragrant, and not too bitter.

After drinking it, I felt calmer.

"If I told you that I saw my sister's heroic figure as a magical girl, longed to become a hero like her, and decided to inherit her will, so I wanted to become a magical girl... you probably wouldn't believe me, would you?"

"I might have believed it a month ago."

Chen Mu also took a sip of tea: "But now that Chao Jing has just died, I don't believe anyone would be too late to do such a dangerous job and deliberately run into the line of fire."

"Yes, I don't actually have such grand dreams. My sister and I haven't seen each other for a long time, and our relationship isn't that good anymore."

Lin Yongxi laughed self-deprecatingly, took a deep breath, and said, "Brother-in-law, I'm just 'desperate'."

"No way out?"

"Yes, after I finished the college entrance exam, my family suddenly said they wanted me to inherit the company and even enrolled me in a special business school. I'll be leaving here as soon as university starts."

She shook her head: "I don't like this kind of pre-arranged life, so I ran away. I thought, my sister is a magical girl, she can live the life she wants, why can't I? Because my sister is strong enough, even the Lin family doesn't dare to interfere with her, so I want to be the same."

"That's my motivation, nothing special, just a selfish thought."

Inheritance company...

Chen Mu seemed to be deep in thought. He remembered that the Lin family seemed to be a very powerful family group in the vicinity of Qiuye City.

Even now, Shenyue City is barely outside their sphere of influence.

He didn't remember it well because he had only accompanied his wife back once before and after their marriage. It seemed that they didn't like him as their son-in-law, and things didn't go very well.

"Wouldn't it be nice to be a wealthy woman and live a comfortable life?"

Chen Mu believes that Lin Yongxi's rebellious phase came too late, or that she yearns for the success and stardom that magical girls experience: "Being a magical girl is not a good thing, it's very dangerous."

"Don't pretend to be a wise older brother and lecture me." Perhaps because they were talking about the truth, Lin Yongxi started to get cocky again, saying nonchalantly, "Haven't all the monsters in the world been completely wiped out? Modern magical girls don't need to fight monsters, so what danger would they encounter?"

"Your sister is dead."

"Well."

The conversation stalled, and the atmosphere became awkward.

Lin Yongxi shrank back, reorganizing her words, afraid of displeasing Chen Mu:

"Hmm... this should be a special case. I don't need to become such a powerful magical girl, nor do I need to get involved in such high-level secrets. I just need to win one or two matches during these two months of summer vacation and produce some results to shut my family up."

"I understand." Chen Mu nodded. Judging from his expression, he didn't seem angry at all; he was just stating the facts.

Lin Yongxi breathed a sigh of relief and then asked:

"So...brother-in-law, what made you agree to this proposal?"

"I?"

Chen Mu pointed to himself.

"Yeah." Lin Yongxi was very curious. She had originally planned to use the secret of the "corpse thief" to coerce her brother-in-law into helping her become a magical girl. Unexpectedly, at the last moment, he suddenly changed his mind and even said he wanted to do some kind of "cooperation," which puzzled Lin Yongxi.

"Yes, since it's a collaboration, I need to tell you my purpose."

Chen Mu seemed to be deep in thought, and after a two-second silence, he spoke:

"I am here to find out the truth about Asakage's death."

"The truth behind my sister's...death?"

"Yes." He pointed to the motionless corpse beside him, not even taking a sip of the cold tea. "As mentioned before, I don't really understand why Chao Jing died. When the Demon Academy sent me to identify the body, they didn't tell me anything. That's why I had to dig up the body, hoping to find the answer from within it."

Lin Yongxi's eyes widened; she finally understood.

The reason my brother-in-law stole the corpse wasn't because of a perverted or distorted love!

"But I know that this corpse alone will probably have very limited effect."

Chen Mu continued, "As a man, I cannot wield the power of magic, much less perform autopsies. If I go to the Demon Academy to negotiate, they probably won't pay any attention to me."

"I understand!" Lin Yongxi's eyes lit up, and she continued, "So you need to train me, both as a magical assistant to help you find clues about the corpse, and also as a magical girl to infiltrate the Magic Academy and become your spy!"

"That's right."

Chen Mu nodded. He was very satisfied with Lin Yongxi's intelligence.

"Great idea! Let's collaborate then!"

Unexpectedly, her mood changed remarkably quickly. She stood up and said, "Although our sisterly relationship wasn't great, she's still my older sister. To leave so abruptly without a word is truly infuriating. Then let me become a magical girl and exact a satisfying revenge!"

revenge……

Under the lights, Lin Yongxi grinned, tilted his head back proudly, and revealed his shiny tiger teeth.

Finally, they found the differences in their appearances.

Chen Mu also stood up and shook hands with her: "Then, it's a pleasure to cooperate."