chsdbacks Chapter 253 Opening the Tower and Zhang Jing
Chapter 253 Opening the Tower and Zhang Jing
"brute!"
Long Nier bit her lip and said.
"The orphanage incident happened because villagers discovered a burial pit where babies were buried. That pit alone contained hundreds of infant corpses. What about the ones that weren't discovered?"
"That's what Fatty Lin said."
"Only the Liu family knows the exact location where the body was buried!"
Looking at the bronze tower in front of him, Fatty Lin said, "I suspect that the Liu family found the old burial pit and dug up the baby's remains because of this tomb!"
"If the Liu family does this, the word 'beast' is not enough to describe them!" Long Nier murmured.
"Open it!"
I said.
Fatty Lin stared at the bronze tower for a moment, then nodded: "Hmm!"
There are taboos associated with opening the tower. If you open it rashly, the spirits of the infants trapped inside won't care whether you're a member of the Liu family or not.
Before opening the pagoda, we used five-emperor coins to secure it and also wove a net with red thread.
After making sure there wouldn't be any problems, Fatty Lin opened the tower.
The moment the copper tower was opened, the mournful cries of an infant rang out.
Fatty Lin's expression hardened, and he closed the copper tower again.
"How tragic!"
Neither of us spoke until about half a minute later, when I finally spoke.
Inside the tower are layers upon layers of skulls.
Some skulls are very small and soft, just a thin layer.
The skulls of older individuals are harder and piled up in the center.
It was crushed into powder and used as filler, piled up in the crevices.
Looking inside, I seemed to see a pair of innocent, childlike eyes gazing outwards.
This scene is hard to accept; it feels like something is blocking my throat.
"I will take them back to Hong Kong Island and recite the Rebirth Sutra for them every day until their resentment is dispelled!" Fatty Lin said in a deep voice.
"good!"
Long Nier and I nodded silently.
"Those beasts from the Liu family deserve to die a hundred times over!"
After we agreed on the plan, we started cursing the Liu family.
The cursing lasted for half the night.
The next morning, when we got up to work, we were still cursing the Liu family.
Over the next few days, we burned mugwort and performed rituals to dispel the evil spirits from the cemetery.
After the evil energy was dispelled, Lu Ming's construction team entered the site and, according to our requirements, removed the tomb, uprooted the trees, and emptied and filled the pool.
It took ten days to complete all of this.
After everything was taken care of, Lu Ming saw us off.
Third Master was very satisfied with our handling of the matter. The three of us originally planned to go directly back to Hong Kong Island, but President Chen Dongang invited us to meet, so we returned to Beijing.
This time, I met Chen Dongang again at Third Master's club.
Despite the Third Master's disdain for Chen Dongang after he left, calling him a traitor, he still had to fawn over him when they met again.
"This is the thumb ring!"
After exchanging a few words, Chen Dongang took out the thumb ring.
"Wow, it's so green!"
Upon seeing the ring, Fatty Lin subconsciously sighed.
"It's an imperial green jadeite gift from a friend!" Chen Dongang said.
"Mr. Chen, look here!"
Fatty Lin looked at the ring and pointed to a thin, hair-like bloodstain on the inside of it.
"Is there any significance to this streak of blood?" Chen Dongang asked.
"Do you know Yuqin?" Fatty Lin asked.
"I know!" Chen Dongang nodded.
"This blood streak is similar to the jade stain, and the blood streak inside is corpse blood!" Fatty Lin said.
"Corpse blood?" Chen Dongang's face immediately darkened.
"Mr. Chen, there are some things I shouldn't say, but I can't help myself. I advise you to investigate that friend later!" Fatty Lin said.
Hearing Lin Pangzi say that, Chen Dongang wasn't angry at all. Instead, he laughed, patted Lin Pangzi on the shoulder, and said, "Little Lin, you're very good!"
Upon hearing this, a hint of displeasure flashed across Third Master's face, but he quickly returned to normal.
"Mr. Chen, I'm just telling the truth!" Fatty Lin smiled憨厚ly.
"What a truthful statement!"
Chen Dongang was even happier. He pushed the ring towards Fatty Lin and said, "Little Lin, I don't want this thing that's stained with dead people's blood. Here, take it, you can do whatever you want with it!"
"Mr. Chen, I can't accept this!" Fatty Lin quickly refused.
This thumb ring is imperial green; if it were sent to an auction, it would be worth at least several million, and it wouldn't be surprising if it fetched tens of millions.
If you hold onto it for a few years and wait for the economy to improve, you can easily double or triple its value.
"I said I'd give it to you, so it's yours!" Chen Dongang glared at him.
"Okay, Mr. Chen, I'll take the items. Once I've dealt with them properly, I'll send them to an auction and donate the proceeds to a Hope Primary School!" Fatty Lin said after thinking for a moment.
"Well done, kid!"
Chen Dongang was very satisfied with the suggestion and insisted on having a drink alone with Fatty Lin.
"Xiao Lin, you don't want anything I offer, you don't want money, but you wouldn't refuse an investment opportunity, would you?"
After drinking for a while, Chen Dongang patted Fatty Lin and said.
"Mr. Chen, what investment opportunity are you talking about?" Fatty Lin asked.
"Some companies are going public after several rounds of financing. I have some cornerstone shares. Do you want them?" Chen Dongang asked.
"Mr. Chen, are you trying to give me money?"
Fatty Lin smiled wryly.
"So, do you want it or not?" Chen Dongang asked.
"Yes, the cornerstone shares that President Chen gives us are definitely good stocks. They'll definitely rise after the listing!" Fatty Lin said.
"Who can guarantee anything with stocks? They might even fall below the issue price, don't you think, Third Master?" Chen Dongang looked at Third Master and asked with a smile.
"Yes, who can predict the stock market?" Third Master chuckled, but his smile was rather unpleasant.
I find it a bit strange. Why is Third Master making that expression when he shouldn't be so petty?
An hour and a half later, Chen Dongang took his leave.
As soon as he left, Third Master's face darkened.
"Third Master, is there a problem with that cornerstone share?"
Seeing that Third Master was giving him a cold shoulder, Fatty Lin pretended to be naive again and directly exposed the truth.
"It's not that there's a problem with the cornerstone share; that traitor Chen Dongang is targeting me!" Third Master said with a gloomy face.
"Third Master, I don't quite understand!" Fatty Lin was a little confused.
I was confused too. I didn't understand how giving away some basic shares would make me a "Third Master".
"Thirteen, Xiao Lin, do you know how many companies bribe relevant approval personnel in order to go public?" Third Master asked.
"How should I give the gift?" I asked playfully.
"Give us a share of the cornerstone!" Third Master said.
"It shouldn't be called giving away shares; it's giving certain individuals an opportunity to invest!"
"With stocks, before they go public, nobody knows whether they'll go up or down. Giving away cornerstone shares doesn't mean we're giving you the shares; you need to buy them back!"
"After the IPO, whether the price goes up or down is entirely up to fate!"
Fatty Lin chuckled and said, "Third Master, I've been in Hong Kong for a while now, so I know a little about stocks. Some stocks are guaranteed to rise even before they're listed. The so-called 'free shares' are basically just free money!"
"This method is actually legal bribery!"