Volume 1: Die with Unclosed Eyes 87. The Man Wearing the Crown
"A girl died in Longmu Pavilion?" his godfather asked.
"Yes, it was discovered as a mummy. How scary is that?" Chu Sen said.
"Alas, the parents of this family will have a hard time in the future." From this sentence, we can feel that Chu Sen's godfather is a kind person.
With Yun Hui's greeting, the gatekeeper did not stop us, so the four of us walked from the main gate to the iron fence of Longmuting Park. Four security guards followed us closely, fearing that we would enter the park.
"Is this the haunted place?" His godfather had no idea how scary it was and asked with a smile, pointing to the tree-lined park.
"Dad, you'd better stay away and avoid getting infected with bad luck."
The uncle walked to the iron railings and carefully observed the Longmu Pavilion in the park. After observing for a long time, he walked a full circle along the iron railings and stopped and said, "What do you think this wooden pavilion looks like?"
This was the first time that Uncle took the initiative to talk to us, so we had to behave well. So after we looked carefully up and down, left and right, Chu Sen said, "It looks like a large sedan."
I thought about it and said, “I feel a bit like a crown.”
Chu Sen laughed and said, "Old Yu, you have a very rich imagination. You can even think of a crown. If this is a crown, it must be the tattered crown worn by the elders of the Beggars' Sect."
"You're right, a broken crown is still a crown." Uncle continued.
"No way, it really is a crown?" Chu Sen was stunned.
His godfather couldn't wait any longer and said, "I have something to do, so I'll leave first. Xiaosen, you must not go into the park. I promised Mr. Yun that you would not make things difficult for me." After that, he left in a hurry.
The uncle took out a Yang Gong compass and said, "Remember this, boys! To most people, the trees in Longmu Pavilion Park appear to be a dense forest. However, the trees are planted in a specific pattern. Besides a circle of locust trees, the entire park is lined with nineteen mulberry trees planted in an S-shape. At the top of the S-shape, facing north, is Longmu Pavilion."
After my uncle reminded me, I took a closer look and found that the positions of dozens of mulberry trees in the center of the park were crooked and seemed messy, but upon closer inspection, they were indeed S-shaped, and there was no other tree species mixed in this series of mulberry trees, which showed that the mulberry trees in Longmu Pavilion were deliberately planted in an S-shape.
"Uncle, you can see this. You have a really sharp eye." Chu Sen began to flatter his uncle again.
"One only needs to take a look at the warehouse's shape from a high vantage point to know that there must be an S-shaped belt of mulberry trees planted in Longmu Pavilion."
"Isn't the warehouse built casually, but with a purpose?" Chu Sen asked.
"The warehouse was built according to the eight trigrams, with each side facing a different direction. Since it's in the shape of the eight trigrams, there must be a Yin-Yang Tai Chi fish seal inside. This must be Longmuting Park. The reason the treetops are never repaired is not only to prevent anyone from entering the park, but also to conceal the Tai Chi fish seal. The third brother fell into the trap because he didn't observe the overall situation. If he had noticed the seal, he wouldn't have suffered such a great loss."
"That is to say, Yun Hui built an artificial Bagua seal here using buildings and plants?" Chu Sen said.
The uncle pointed at the Yang Gong compass and said, "To be precise, this is the seal of the Bagua compass. It also has the Heavenly Stems and Earthly Branches. They are almost identical. From this, we can see that the so-called Longmu Pavilion Park is actually a large tomb ."
"Third uncle said the same thing. He said there was a hanged woman buried under Longmuting Park ." I said.
" The dead buried under the soil of the park and the park itself being a graveyard are two different concepts. Can you understand?" said the uncle.
"I understand. You mean Longmuting is the tomb that Yunhui built for his mother, right? This is very likely because he owes his mother."
"You're wrong. The body under this grave is not his mother's . It's someone else's."
"Another person? Who could it be?" I thought for a moment and said, "Could it be the man with the crown?"
"You are quite smart, kid?" Although he was praising me, the uncle's expression looked like a mockery.
But this was not enough. In order to express his unique behavior, the uncle pointed at Chu Sen and said, "You kid don't have Xiao Zhen Chong Ming." Although Chu Sen didn't say anything, he slapped me on the back of the head, and I was secretly proud of it.
"Who is this person? Why did Yun Hui spend so much money to build a tomb for him?" Chu Sen said.
"There's only one reason. The person buried in the tomb must have been of great help to Yun Hui. This is a Feng Shui cemetery that required a lot of effort and materials. Yun Hui spared no expense in building it and deliberately laid it out to conceal it from the public, which shows how much he values the tomb."
"What should I do next?" I asked.
"Let's take care of the girl's funeral first, and then solve the problem here." said the uncle.
It's true that my uncle sees far more problems than my third uncle. Although whether it's accurate or not has not yet been determined, there will be results sooner or later. I think my uncle's prediction is 90% accurate, because everyone knows that he is a very capable person, so he will never speak nonsense, especially in front of us juniors.
What happened next was that Chu Sen and I ran errands. After contacting Zhao Duan and Yang Yanan, the three parties sat down to discuss compensation. Zhao Duan finally relented and agreed to settle for 1.2 million. Yang Yanan was also very considerate. Although it was 200,000 more than the previously agreed total price, he still gave me a red envelope of 200,000.
However, an unexpected situation occurred during the cremation of the body . The worker operating the crematorium pushed the switch several times, but the flamethrower in the furnace did not produce any fire. Finally, it was the uncle who broke the situation. He asked Yang Yanan to take out the diamond ring from the day of the proposal, and made a new bouquet of identical heart-shaped roses. After putting these two items into the crematorium and lighting it, it caught fire.
In the raging fire, everything soon turned to ashes, and what finally appeared before us was a small box containing ashes. The once beautiful girl died in this way, and was separated from the one she loved.
Although my uncle's method seems ordinary, it is extremely effective. It also made Chu Sen and I understand a truth: "It's right to listen to him."
The day after the funeral , my uncle took us to Yun Hui’s company. Of course, it was Chu Sen’s godfather who helped us contact them.
The name of Yunhui's company is "Huihuang Technology". It bought a large piece of land in the suburbs and built a comprehensive building integrating office, scientific research and production, which is fifteen stories high.
To see him, one has to take the direct elevator from the parking lot, which was built specifically for him and goes directly to his office on the top floor of the building.
Needless to say, Yun Hui's office is spacious and luxurious. He has all the qualities that an industry leader should have. Compared with his, the financial resources of Chu Sen's godfather are nothing.
"I heard from your father that you have something to talk to me about?" Yun Hui said to Chu Sen, holding a cigar in one hand.
"Actually, I'm the one looking for you." Uncle said in a stiff tone.
This made Yun Hui feel very unhappy. He probably hadn't heard this tone of voice in many years, so he put his feet on the desk and said rudely: "You looking for me? Do I know you?"
"We've never met."
"Why are you looking for me if I haven't met you before? I'll give you five minutes to state your purpose. I'm very busy." As he spoke, he bit his cigar and clicked on his watch.
He was not angry at his arrogant uncle. He maintained his usual indifferent expression and said, "I'm looking for you about the wooden statue buried in that big tomb." Upon hearing this, Yun Hui immediately put down his feet and sat up straight. His cold eyes flashed with two clear cold rays as he shot towards his uncle.
The uncle didn't say anything. He folded his arms over his chest and sat down on the sand with his head tilted back.
After a few minutes, Yun Hui took off his cigar and asked, "How did you know?"
I also want to know why my uncle knew that there was a wooden sculpture buried in the tomb. He hasn't told us anything about what happened in Longmu Pavilion these days.
"It's actually not complicated at all. This tomb is built at the confluence of the Huangpu River and the Yangtze River, and you went to such great lengths to build the mausoleum just for this wood carving. But I guess Mr. Yun still doesn't know which kind of deity you buried here, right?"
Yun Hui stood up and walked over to his uncle, saying respectfully, "You're a master, and what you said is absolutely correct, but I know you're definitely not here to show off. So, tell me straight away, how much do you need? Is 500,000 enough?"