Feng Shui Secrets of the Entertainment Industry

Chapter 566 The Methods of Seizing the Throne

"Isn't this the worst yet?"

Fourth Wife said that the worst was yet, which left me a bit bewildered. Wasn't this bad enough?

It must be said that the methods used by small countries like Siam to vie for power are somewhat perverse.

The domestically produced TV series about the struggle for succession also depicted brothers killing each other, but it didn't go to this extent.

And that's not the worst of it. What's the worst of it?

"right!"

Fourth Wife nodded and said, "It's not the worst time yet!"

After saying that, she took out a cigarette, lit it, took a deep drag, exhaled a smoke ring, and said, "His brother is marrying the legitimate daughter of another family. His sister-in-law is his classmate, and they have a very good relationship!"

He begged his sister-in-law for help, telling her everything his brother had done to him, hoping she could persuade her brother not to treat him this way!

"And then?" I asked.

"Then, his sister-in-law said she would try to persuade him, but his brother went even further, doing things in front of his sister-in-law, which completely broke him down!" Fourth Wife said.

"Holy crap, that's amazing!"

Fatty Lin's eyes widened as he asked, "Sister Ling, is there any follow-up?"

"What followed was that his sister-in-law not only broke her promise to help him, but also pretended that nothing had happened. Not only that, but in front of outsiders, she acted as if the family was loving and harmonious!" Fourth Wife said.

"He was already broken down, and then he was betrayed by his best and only trusted friend and sister-in-law. He went into a state of madness, beat his own brother half to death, injured his own father, and was then kicked out of the family!"

"You even injured your own father?"

I muttered to myself, then said, "Sister Ling, don't tell me his father knows about this, but he hasn't done anything about it!"

"Um!"

Fourth Wife nodded and said, "Some things are secrets that are not openly known in some large families in Siam!"

"That works too!"

I murmured.

"What the superiors do, the subordinates will follow suit!" Fourth Wife said.

"Sister Ling, what do you mean by 'above'?" I asked.

"The Siamese royal family!"

Fourth Sister chuckled and said, "There are many stories and tricks within the Siamese royal family. He's set a good example, so of course the lower-ranking nobles and landowners will follow suit!"

"Therefore, fratricide, sibling rivalry, and even more extreme acts are, in their eyes, nothing more than tactics employed in the struggle for power and profit!"

"No wonder he named himself Zhang Chou. If it were me, I would go crazy too!" I muttered to myself.

"Sister Ling, so you mean that as long as the money is enough and the necessary support is given, he'll be willing to do it even if he knows that performing the Seven Star Life Extension Formation will cause a backlash, right?" Fatty Lin asked.

"right!"

Fourth Aunt nodded and said, "According to Wang Sanmu, Zhang Chou's destructive tendencies are very obvious. He's willing to pay any price for revenge!"

"Got it!"

Fatty Lin leaned back, pulled out a cigarette, and put it in his mouth. He said, "Sister Ling, we can use someone like that, but we have to be careful. If he can't hold on during the Seven Star Life-Extending Formation and tries to force himself, something bad could happen. We absolutely must get Wang Sanmu involved!"

"I know!" Fourth Wife nodded.

Twenty minutes later, Wang Sanmu arrived with Zhang Chou.

Zhang Chou was about 1.7 meters tall, with slightly dark skin, very thin, and large eyes with almost no whites visible. When he looked at people, his eyes were like a deep, dark pool of black water.

"Master Lin, Master Feng, Ms. Long!"

When Wang Sanmu introduced us to Zhang Chou, Zhang Chou clasped his hands together and bowed to us in turn.

When he bowed, I noticed that he had a small sign around his neck.

The sign was semi-transparent, and inside was a reddish-brown grease. Within the grease, one could vaguely see a small figure made of some unknown material.

This is a greasy kid.

Generally, figurines soaked in oil are carved from ebony wood, but this one is different from the oil figurines I've seen before.

The difference is simple: the little figure soaked in grease has eyes.

Those eyes weren't carved out; they were embedded inside.

In other words, inside are two human eyeballs, or rather, a child's eyeballs.

Perhaps I was observing too closely and looking at it for too long, because the little figure in the sign also looked at me. I saw its two small eyes blink at me through the reddish-brown grease.

A chill ran through me, but I didn't say anything.

"Fourth Aunt, as agreed, the total is fifty million. We'll give ten million as a deposit first. Once the money arrives, Zhang Chou will begin his arrangements. He'll be stationed at the hospital from now on until the life-extending scheme is over!"

After finishing his introduction, Wang Sanmu said directly.

Zhang Chou didn't say anything, he just stood quietly to one side.

Money is not a problem!

Fourth Aunt glanced at Zhang Chou, then pointed a finger at Wang Sanmu and said, "But there's one condition: you cannot leave Hong Kong Island. You must come to the hospital at least once a day, and you must be present when the life-extending ritual is performed!"

"OK!"

Wang Sanmu hesitated for a moment, but still agreed.

At this point, the Seven Stars Life Extension Formation has entered the next stage.

Over the next few days, we continued our routine of going to the hospital every morning for Lu the gambling king to receive acupuncture. During this time, we had more contact with Zhang Chou.

Zhang Chou was a man of few words. When he had nothing to do, he would sit alone in a corner, rubbing the sign around his neck and thinking.

He was very serious and meticulous in his work. He would write down the materials he needed on a piece of paper and hand it to his fourth wife. As soon as his fourth wife brought back one item, he would cross it out.

When he checked on the baby in Shishi's belly, he was very focused, as if he were looking at a rare treasure.

After a few days, Fourth Wife felt both relieved and worried about him.

I feel at ease because he is reliable, but I'm worried because I think he's too scary.

Just a few days later, the fourth wife was already starting to regret bringing him back.

But once the arrow is released, there's no turning back. Given Zhang Chou's temperament, if Fourth Aunt really decides not to use him anymore, no one can predict what he might do.

Therefore, to prevent any accidents, the fourth wife has to use it whether she wants to or not.

Lin Pangzi had just returned from the hospital that morning when his phone rang. He took it out, glanced at it, clicked his tongue, and muttered, "Why is she calling me?"

"Who is it?" I asked.

"Liang Bixin!"

Fatty Lin replied with three words, then answered on speakerphone, saying, "Ah Xin, what made you think of calling me?"

"Fatty, I'm going back to Hong Kong Island in a couple of days. Could you spare some time for me? I want to take good care of my health!" Liang Bixin said.

"Didn't you just give birth not long ago? Why do you need to recuperate? Didn't you have a proper postpartum period?" Fatty Lin asked curiously.