September 11, 2001, the commission ended.
The video ended on the woman's grim face.
I felt uneasy.
It wasn't that I couldn't understand what the woman was thinking or how she felt. Her sister had been killed by their father, who had abandoned and hidden her body. Years later, she had returned to take revenge. After enduring years of humiliation and torment, she had finally seen a glimmer of hope, only to become a prisoner because of her sister's revenge. Even if she was diagnosed with a mental disorder and spared prison, she would still have to spend a long time in that treatment center. Besides, after going through something so terrifying, her mental health really had deteriorated badly.
I didn't know whether You Jing was still in that treatment hospital. Maybe she had been discharged and started a new life; maybe not. Even if she had been discharged, she couldn't truly make a fresh start.
In modern, information-driven society, privacy was fragile. Someone like You Jing, with a "criminal record," would have to carry her past with her for the rest of her life.
For a real criminal, that was punishment. For a victim like You Jing, it was a disaster.
By comparison, You Fuxing, who had been killed, Ke Xiao, and You Jing's sister, who had gone on to be reincarnated, had all found some kind of release. Even if they weren't born into wealth in their next lives, they could still make a fresh start.
At that thought, I suddenly froze.
According to Greenleaf, the evil You Fuxing might become one of our kind in his next life. He might be troubled by one paranormal incident after another, or by his own abilities. I wondered if that counted as further punishment.
I was dazed for a