Working Nine to Five in the Underworld

On the day her first love ascended to immortality, Meng Yan stopped a delicate, handsome wandering soul at the Bridge of Helplessness. The wandering soul, Wen Xi, had just arrived in the underworld. He looked innocent and guileless, with the word "gullible" practically written on his forehead. Smitten by his looks, she lured him into bed that very night, half coaxing and half tricking him, then took him on as her sidekick. The good days of slacking off lasted only a few years. A new boss arrived, the underworld underwent reforms, and her sidekick insisted they sleep in separate beds. As it happened, the underworld's new bureau needed staff. Meng Yan gritted her teeth and stamped her foot, leaving her laid-back job in the Reincarnation Bureau to join the Investigation Bureau as a workaholic judge. She was forced onto the golden path of solving crimes and catching killers, seeking justice for those who had died unjustly. People have three thoughts: greed, anger, and delusion. Even the gods cannot see through the human heart beneath the skin. With her sidekick in tow, Meng Yan searched for souls and investigated strange cases, witnessing one twisted heart after another. The good news: The cases are getting solved smoothly, and promotion and wealth are just around the corner. The bad news: Every killer has died under mysterious circumstances, making her the prime suspect. Fortunately, her sidekick Wen Xi repeatedly said he believed her. She patted him on the shoulder, deeply comforted. "What a good sidekick!" Later, Meng Yan stared at her captured sidekick, close to tears. "Damn you, you lying bastard!" #Lying about love is one thing, but that wicked demon even lied about money!# #I was the one who said we were just playing around, so why am I the one who got played in the end?# * Jiang Wu lorded over the demon realm for three thousand years, becoming one of its most powerful figures through sheer dominance. To find the Soul-Sealing Hall, where a hundred thousand evil souls were hidden, he risked concealing his demonic aura and went to the underworld, becoming Wen Xi, a wandering soul with nothing going for him but his face. His first day in the underworld. A flirtatious Meng Po blocked his way. "Want to be my sidekick? Sister Meng will protect you!" Jiang Wu looked at the glittering gold token at her waist and was tempted. "Is there really such a great opportunity to skip ten years of hard work? I'm in!" After she had her way with him, the Meng Po finally confessed, "I'm actually just a low-ranking underworld official..." Jiang Wu: "?" He'd meant to cozy up to a big shot, only to discover that the big shot was himself? At first, Jiang Wu only wanted to enter the underworld to steal a treasure. But after three years of thieving, all he had stolen was a lecherous, money-grubbing little Meng Po. Theme: There is evil in this world, but there is even more kindness