Volume 1: Die with Unclosed Eyes 77. The Land of Evil Ghosts
The second generation of rich people really have no shortage of money. With this as a guarantee, I readily agreed. So we exchanged names and phone numbers. He sighed and said, "Please, Mr. Yu. I'll wait for your news."
I didn't even bother transferring the money. I left the bank and called my uncle. After I explained the whole story, he asked, "Did the girl die accidentally in Longmuting Park?"
"The location of that park is very strange, it's in..."
"You don't have to tell me, I know where it is."
"Uncle San, do you know this park? I'm a Shanghai native and I've never heard of it."
"Of course I know. This park was incredibly famous more than a decade ago. One of the pillars on the Yan'an Road elevated highway is wrapped in stainless steel and carved with a golden dragon. Have you seen that pillar?"
"I've seen it, and it's said that the area where this dragon pillar was built couldn't be driven into. Later, someone saw a giant dragon in the cave, and it took a high monk's ritual to drive the pillar into place. Is there a connection between the two?"
"There's a connection. It's said that the dragon under Yan'an Road broke out of the ground at Longmu Pavilion after escaping, and remained motionless for a long time. Later, there were lightning and thunder in the sky, and the dragon flew into the Yangtze River in the rain. It's said that dragon energy is lingering in this place, which is why the dragon spirit appeared. That's why Longmu Pavilion was built, meaning the place where the dragon spirit bathes."
"However, it's said that the Dragon Mu Pavilion area is overwhelmed by dragon energy, causing harm to mortals who enter. Anyone who enters this area will likely never return. That's why a large warehouse specifically for storing containers was built outside the park. Don't think the warehouse was built casually. According to feng shui, this is called "Ten Thousand Jin Pressing the Earth," meaning that the weight of tens of millions of kilograms is concentrated in one area. This helps balance the yin and yang energies of the area."
I found it too mysterious. Even if there really were dragons in this world, they would not appear in densely populated areas. Otherwise, how could there not be a truly convincing dragon sighting known to date?
At this point, Uncle San laughed and said, "Do you believe these things?" I said without hesitation, "Of course not." "Then how do you explain Tingting's strange state when she died?" "This... Uncle San, what you said can't be true, right?"
"Whether it's true or not, Longmuting has never been a peaceful place since I found out. These kids are too daring. There are no unknown corners in a crowded area. A place where no one goes can only mean that there must be something strange. It's a pity to rashly break in and end up losing your life."
"Uncle San, let's not talk about the logic for now. Can we take this business?"
"Take it. This is what we do. Of course we have to do the work if there is one," said Uncle San.
"But there's one thing that's a little tricky. The family of the deceased is asking for 30 million in compensation, which Yang Yanan definitely can't accept. So, the family won't agree to handle the funeral, and the body is still frozen in the funeral home."
"We are not a coordination agency, so we cannot handle compensation issues."
"Logically, I shouldn't be interfering in this matter, but Yang Yanan promised to pay 200,000 yuan as a thank-you fee if I can convince the deceased's family to agree to bury him. He's also not unwilling to pay compensation. The Yang family asked for 1 million yuan in compensation, which is not low. If the bus is not at fault, they only pay 150,000 yuan."
"Do you mean that the family of the deceased went too far?" Uncle San asked.
"They're definitely going too far, Uncle San. If we can continue this job, we'll definitely make money. Can you find a way to convince the family of the deceased?"
"Who do you think I am to be such an expert? Why do you come to me for such matters?" Uncle San said with a smile.
"Who else can I turn to besides you?"
"Okay, let me think about it. I'll call you tomorrow morning." Not long after I hung up the phone, it was finally my turn. So I transferred 360,000 yuan to my third uncle, and contacted Chu Sen to come out and pay back the money and treat him to a meal.
Of course, the purpose of inviting him to dinner was to test myself whether the influence of the silver-spotted fairy had disappeared. Judging from my psychological activities when ordering food and paying, although it has not completely disappeared, it has weakened a lot. At least my hands no longer tremble when I pay. During the meal, I told him about Tingting.
"These kids are so foolish! What kind of place is Longmu Pavilion? It's an area where evil spirits are rampant . How dare they go in and even hold a proposal ceremony there? They're totally crazy."
"So you also know Long Muting?" I said in surprise.
"Of course I know. My dad runs a 4S shop. How many cars and auto parts does he ship from abroad every year? Most of them go by sea. How could he not know about the warehouse where the containers are stored? Long Muting calls it a park, but it's not a park at all. Before the accident, it was an abandoned vegetable field. Later, someone had nothing better to do and built a wooden pavilion in the middle of it. That's how Long Muting came to be."
Chu Sen's "Introduction to Long Muting" was completely different from what my uncle said. I was more willing to believe Chu Sen's statement, so I asked, "So Tingting's death in the park can't be considered an accident?"
"It's almost impossible to get out alive once you enter a place like that. I heard from the driver who picks up the goods at my dad's company. He said that Longmuting looks like a piece of land on the surface, but there are actually many mud pits beneath the surface. It's just that the top layer of mud dries up and turns into a hard yellow soil that looks no different from the land. If you step on it, you will sink into it. If you fall into the mud layer, you will die."
"What you said is similar to what Yang Yanan said. Tingting suddenly fell into the mud pit and floated up as a dried corpse."
"I didn't know people could die in such a horrible way , but I do know there are evil spirits beneath the soil of Longmu Pavilion. The driver said that on foggy nights, the evil spirits hiding beneath the soil of Longmu Pavilion would break out of the ground and fly into the inhabited areas to absorb the essence of the human body. If anyone enters Longmu Pavilion, they are seeking death."
I thought about it and said, "You must be saying something weird . Tingting's death was indeed witnessed by someone. Could it be that there is really a ghost hiding under Longmu Pavilion?"
"I didn't believe it originally, but after working with Uncle San for a while now, I do believe it."
"Well, whether you believe it or not, someone did die in Longmuting. Even if it wasn't a ghost, there must be other reasons." I said.
"I've been to Yang Yanan's house as a guest. I know all his family members. He's a good guy, much kinder than his father. If you have any way, please help him. This family is very rich and will definitely not treat you unfairly."
"Of course I want to make money, but it also depends on whether Uncle San can convince the girl's family. They are too greedy."
“When a man is poor, his ambition is short, and when he is poor, he has no shame.”
"Boss, that's a bit too much. There are good people and bad guys in every class. You can't generalize."
"Old Yu, why are you speaking up for the poor? Most of the poor are poor because they're lazy and don't want to make progress. It's not uncommon for such people to be scolded."
"Your family has been capitalists since your grandfather's generation. Your father and you were born with a high starting point. Many people are poor not because they don't work hard, but because they started from a low point and don't have connections. How can you compete with others in today's society where relationships are so important?"
"Then who did my grandfather rely on to get to where he is today?"
"Your grandfather didn't have much competition back then. The fact that he took the initiative at most shows that he was braver than the average person. There are also many poor people who have worked diligently their entire lives. In what way are they inferior to your grandfather?"
"If we continue talking like this, we're bound to fight. Let's not discuss this topic anymore." Chu Sen said unhappily.
"But this family is really going too far. I wonder what good solution Third Uncle can come up with."
"Nothing can be done to deal with this self-respecting scoundrel, unless Yang Yanan is willing to raise the price."
"He's already offered 30 million. Could it be that the Yang family is really going to shell out 30 million?"
"How is that possible? Don't look at his high total assets. All the money is in the land he bought and the real estate projects he is building. The total liquid funds on their books may not be 30 million. In fact, that person quoted a sky-high price just to get Yang Yanan to add a little more. It's impossible that he really wants 30 million."
We were chatting happily when Uncle San called and said, "After thinking about it, there is only one solution."
When I heard there was a solution, I immediately got excited and asked, "What solution?"
"Let them understand the horror of not having their daughter buried."
"Scare his family? Looking at her brother's behavior, I don't think he'd be easily scared."
"From your description of the deceased's brother's condition, I feel like something is not right with him." Uncle San said after thinking for a while.