In her previous life, upon discovering she had won the lottery, Shen Yao excitedly left school to claim her prize.
Before leaving, she had already searched online for what she needed to do to collect her lottery winnings.
After all, she had seen the news, knowing that some people, after winning the lottery, went to claim their prize without any disguise, only to be discovered.
Some were targets for kidnappings demanding money, while others were friends and family borrowing money under various pretexts.
Shen Yao was not foolish; of course, she understood the principle of not flaunting one's wealth.
So, when she excitedly bought the items she needed from the store where she sold cosplay merchandise.
The moment she stepped into the lottery shop, she was struck and overturned by a speeding sports car.
As she spun and tumbled through the air before landing, she felt pain all over her body, and then she felt blood uncontrollably gushing from every part of her.
The pain consumed Shen Yao's mind, and then she lost consciousness.
The driver of the sports car was a middle-aged man in his thirties. Upon realizing he had hit someone, he immediately fled the scene in his sports car.
When Shen Yao was discovered, someone immediately dialed 120 to call for an ambulance. Unfortunately, by the time the ambulance arrived, Shen Yao had already lost all signs of life.
The police quickly arrived at the scene and, through professional investigation, coupled with the advanced technology and ubiquitous surveillance cameras, the hit-and-run driver could not escape.
Hit-and-run, coupled with the death of the injured party, was tantamount to premeditated murder.
The hit-and-run driver came from a wealthy family; he was essentially a second-generation rich kid. Despite being in his thirties, with a wife and children, he still indulged in a decadent lifestyle every day.
After the hit-and-run, he immediately returned home to his father and told him about hitting someone.
Although his father was angry at his incompetence, he was still his son. Therefore, he began to pull strings and seek connections everywhere.
Ultimately, he was sentenced to 15 years and ordered to pay 380,000 yuan to the Shen family.
The Shen family was naturally unhappy with this outcome. Their living, breathing daughter was gone because of this man's negligence!
How could they accept this? But even if they appealed again, it was all in vain. After all, they were just ordinary farmers.
In the end, with no recourse for justice, the Shen family returned to their village, dejected.
At that time, Shen Yao's incident caused a great stir. As they couldn't contact the Shen family by phone, they contacted the local police station.
Upon receiving the news, the police immediately found the family.
When the police arrived at the Shen residence, many people were speculating whether the Shen family had committed a crime, otherwise, why would the police be at their door?
Because their gossip was too loud, a female police officer who accompanied them could not bear it and revealed the truth.
Upon hearing that the Shen family's daughter, who was studying away from home, had been hit and killed, everyone fell silent.
There were sighs, people watching with curiosity, and of course, not a few who were secretly pleased.
"It's truly pitiful. They finally managed to raise a university student, and now she's gone."
"Isn't it? You could say the Shen family is really unlucky. Their attempt to open a B&B failed, their restaurant closed, even their third son, Shen, who joined the army, was injured and sent back by the military. Now, their daughter, whom they finally raised, has also died."
"If you ask me, it's because the Shen family's feng shui is bad. Otherwise, why would all their children encounter misfortune?"
"I told you so, what's the use of raising a daughter so delicately? They even made the effort to send her to university. Now, the money is gone, the person is gone, they've lost both wealth and life."
"What kind of cold-hearted words are you speaking? Didn't you all watch Yao Yao grow up? Is it that you're so happy that she's dead!"
"Exactly. Not to mention Shen Da Jun usually helps you all. Now that he's in trouble, you're kicking him when he's down. Do you have any conscience at all!"
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The Shen family could not hear the villagers' discussions at all. They only heard the police tell them that their daughter had been hit and killed, and that the driver who hit their daughter had fled the scene!
The Shen mother, who was already in poor health, fainted upon hearing this news, and the Shen father trembled all over, almost unable to stand.
Finally, it was Shen's eldest brother and third brother who listened carefully to all the information the police provided.
That same day, they booked plane tickets directly to Kyoto. Even the Shen mother, who had woken up from her faint, followed them without hesitation.
Ning Min also wanted to go, but the Shen family made her stay because she still had to take care of the chubby little one, who was only a little over a year old.
When the Shen family arrived in Kyoto, they saw Shen Yao in the hospital's morgue. At this time, Shen Yao's body was covered in injuries, her once youthful and beautiful face was no longer there, replaced by a grayish hue.
Because the morgue was a freezer, Shen Yao's body had a thin layer of frost on it.
The first to receive news of the accident was Xia Chao and her friends.
Since the place where Shen Yao had the accident was not far from the school, the first person to discover Shen Yao was a student from their school.
That student also knew Shen Yao. After calling the police, they immediately contacted Xia Chao and the others through various channels.
When Xia Chao and her friends received the news, they thought the classmate was joking with them, as they had seen Shen Yao that afternoon.
How could Yao Yao have had an accident in such a short time?
But even though they felt it was fake, they couldn't help but run, rushing directly to the scene of the accident.
When they arrived, the place was already crowded with people. They squeezed through the crowd with all their might and saw Shen Yao lying on the ground.
Disbelieving, they rushed forward, looking at Shen Yao in the pool of blood, lying there quietly like a broken doll.
The tears of the three of them could no longer be held back when they saw the familiar figure lying in the blood, and they immediately ran towards her crying.
They frantically pressed on Shen Yao's body and gave her artificial respiration, trying to save her, but it was all in vain. Shen Yao had already died the moment she was hit.
When the 120 ambulance arrived, the three of them followed the ambulance to the hospital.
Upon arriving at the hospital, there was no longer any need for resuscitation. After making some records with the police, Shen Yao was directly taken to the morgue.
It was then that Xia Chao and the other two inquired about the events. Upon learning that the driver who hit her had fled the scene, the three of them were furious!
How could there be such a heartless person who would run away after hitting someone!