False evidence

Chapter 428 Rekindling the Bond (13)

"Tenth Master, I really can't say any more."

Jiang Budai stood up, took out a slip of paper from his bag and handed it to me, saying, "I should go now. Please take a look at this later."

After saying that, he put the two mineral water bottles into the tattered bag, opened the door, and walked out.

"You are indeed an expert, but you have given me a very difficult problem."

I shook my head, unfolded the slip of paper, and was stunned again when I saw the contents.

……

I left Erpang, Gu Haitao, and Xie Xiaohuan at the funeral parlor. I led Xiao Shen San home, called Pi Dan together, and told them what Jiang Budai had said.

Pidan was also in a dilemma: "Won't Mom be terrified to have a dead monkey in the house? Besides, won't it stink after a while?"

"It shouldn't be like this. How could this monkey die for no reason?"

Xiao Shen muttered something to himself and opened the snakeskin bag to check.

Pidan instinctively hid behind me.

Xiao Shen stared at the monkey carcass for a while, then suddenly exclaimed "Eh!" and reached out to pinch the back of the monkey's neck. His expression suddenly changed.

He took out his phone, dialed a number, and walked out while talking on the phone.

All I heard him say was, "Sister Yun, is my second brother here?"

About fifteen minutes later, Xiao Shen came bounding in, shouting urgently:

"You really should treat this thing like a sacred object!"

"Where to supply it? Just buy a freezer and freeze it all?" I couldn't bring myself to speak politely.

Xiao Shen said, "I'm not joking with you. I just called my second brother and told him about it. He said this thing is extraordinary and must be placed in a high place."

"Placed high up?" I suddenly remembered. "Isn't your second brother supposed to have lost all five senses? How could he be on the phone with you?"

Xiao Shen waved his hand impatiently, "Isn't Sister Ya Yun here with him? He can still hear, Sister Yun is his eyes and mouth!"

Pidan and I looked at each other, completely at a loss for what to do with the monkey carcass.

Xiao Shen said, "Don't worry, I've already found someone to help. He knows what to do and will bring the carved memorial tablets with him."

"An expert?"

My lips twitched. "When will you arrive?"

Xiao Shen said, "The earliest it will be is tomorrow afternoon."

I rolled my eyes and nodded. "Okay, I'll go buy a used freezer first."

It's already very hot during the day. If we don't put it away properly, the whole yard will stink so badly the next day that it will be unbearable to stay there.

"No need!" Xiao Shen waved his hand. "My second brother said that all you need to do is find a bucket or a large basin and soak the body in well water."

"I believed your evil deeds!"

Now that things have come to this, I'm at a loss for what to do, so I have no choice but to do as he says.

Now the two families are practically one. Although Pidan's mom, my mother-in-law, is just as feisty as Pidan, she's timid. I'm genuinely afraid of scaring her.

Left with no other choice, they found a large bucket and, as Xiao Shensan had instructed, soaked the monkey carcass in well water. They then temporarily placed it in the study on the second floor and locked the door.

Putting aside this nonsensical mess, I just want to ask Pidan, what exactly did his master say?

Century Egg rolled his eyes.

Grandpa made that call using Grandma San's old-fashioned mobile phone. After telling me about it, Pidan was still worried and called back, but the other party was no longer in service.

Grandma San's cell phone is unreachable, and Grandpa never uses a cell phone, so the two elders are currently out of contact.

“I told Monkey about this, but he wasn’t as calm as you. He’s already closed his clinic and rushed to your hometown,” Pidan said, glancing at me sideways.

I smiled and shook my head: "Don't worry, I've been selling wild herbs in my hometown for decades, and I've helped a lot of the villagers. His status in the surrounding area is equivalent to that of the Condor Hero."

"Hey, now it's an older version of The Return of the Condor Heroes." Pidan glared at me again, but couldn't help but laugh.

Needless to say, she, like me, also thought of the landlord and landlady from a certain movie.

I asked Xiao Shen, "Any news from Lu Zelin?"

"I received a call the day before yesterday saying that they had gone into the mountains."

My heart skipped a beat. I took out my phone and tried calling Liu Hong. Liu Hong and Lu Zelin had been searching for Huang Ling's remains in Guangxi for some time now.

I did not contact either of them directly during this period.

I have to admit, I'm selfish.

Starting from the Qingming Festival, the lifespan of a preserved egg, which is supposed to be 100 days, is now reduced to only 62 days.

Unless there is a clue to the remains of the royal spirit, I cannot leave her.

Then we have no choice but to risk everything on Liu Hong and Lu Zelin.

Surprisingly, the call was answered.

I asked Liu Hong where he was, and he answered "hello, hello" several times. Then Lu Zelin's voice came from the other end:
"Hello, this is Zelin. We just came out of the mountains. We went down into a dugout and accidentally triggered a trap. Brother Liu's hearing aid was destroyed."

"How is he?" I asked.

Lu Zelin said, "It was a close call, but we didn't find what we were looking for. It was all for nothing."

"Not hurt?"

"No...no."

I sighed inwardly as I listened to Lu Zelin's hesitant speech.

That ugly guy really can't lie.

"Brother, come back," I said.

“No, we’re on our way to southern Fujian right now. Brother Liu asked around and found out there’s a tomb there…”

I listened to Lu Zelin finish speaking with my eyes closed, then opened them and said directly:

“Tell Liu Hong that I need to ask his wife for a favor in the next few days. Tell him that I will take good care of his wife, and that I would give my life for her if she loses even a single hair.”

"Oh."

After a moment, Lu Zelin replied, "Write down a number."

After hanging up, I dialed another number without hesitation.

"Hey, I need your help with something."

"Okay, go ahead and say it."...

Seeing that I had calmed down, Pidan nudged my arm: "What's up now?"

"Besides the monkey carcass, Jiang Budai also gave me a divination slip."

"How to say?"

"It basically means that to get something done, you need to find a few people."

Pidan and I looked at each other for a moment, then Pidan asked, "Is it still because of me?"

I shook my head: "For you is for myself. But this time doesn't count."

Pidan sighed, "I'll go make the food."

No sooner had Pidan left than Xiao Shen asked me in a low voice, "Have you found Renrui and the Gu Master? What about the other two?"

I made eye contact with him.

Xiao Shen scratched his head. "Since I'm bored anyway, I'll join you in the fun. Who's the other one?"

"Do you know what I'm going to do?" I asked back.

Xiao Shen said, "When I was on the phone just now, my second brother and Sister Yun checked the horoscope. They told me that you have to do something."

"Your second brother and his friends are truly amazing."

I took out the slip of paper that Jiang had given me before he left and handed it to him.

Xiao Shen glanced at it, then handed it back to me, saying, "I don't recognize several of the characters."

I was speechless for a moment, and could only read it to him: "On the day of the forty-ninth, do not leave alone, for success requires the help of four people. A wise man, a sorcerer, a child, and an ancestor, none of them can be missing."

Xiao Shen nodded three times: "That's about right, just like what Second Brother said. Now, there shouldn't be any problem with Renrui, right? As for the Gu Master... Second Brother said you can find him."

I nodded: "You could say that. You're still a virgin, aren't you?"

(End of this chapter)