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Chapter 78 [Man-Made Disaster] (Available tonight at : PM, please order first)

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Chapter 76: Man-Made Disaster

When they encountered the funeral procession going up the mountain, the two cars here immediately stopped, pulled to the side of the road, and made way for the main road.

In the car in front, Mr. He had already gotten out and was standing by the road watching the funeral procession. He then walked forward, talked to a few elderly people in the procession, and then stood by the road watching the procession pass by.

Chen Yan and Chu Keqing also got out of the car and stood by the road waiting.

As the procession passed, firecrackers blasted and the air was thick with smoke. Chen Yan stared at the funeral procession with a strange look on his face.

Turning around, he saw Chu Keqing pushing up her glasses and frowning, "Who would choose to hold a funeral in the afternoon?"

"Quite weird."

The people of Longguo have their own set of rules for funerals and burials of the deceased. Whether in the city or the countryside, they all pay attention to going up the mountain in the morning.

It is customary to hold the burial ceremony in the morning, and no later than noon.

Now, it is around four o'clock in the afternoon, and the sun is about to set at this time in winter.

Chen Yan narrowed his eyes and watched the team slowly passing by, but when he saw a filial son and grandson in the middle holding a small urn in his hands, Chen Yan withdrew his gaze.

After cremation, the ashes and the body have lost all their energy and the qi-gazing technique can no longer reveal anything.

Chu Keqing and Chen Yan slowly walked to Mr. He's side. Chu Keqing whispered, "Mr. He, I just saw you talking to someone in the team. Do you know him?"

"Yes, someone from the same village." Director He shook his head and sighed: "Someone from the Ding family at the west end of the village died."

"Ding family?" Chu Keqing asked casually.

"Well, the people from outside Hejia Village, whose ancestors migrated here, although their surnames weren't He, intermarried with the He family and settled down here. Nowadays, more than half of the people in Hejia Village are surnamed He, and a quarter are surnamed Ding."

After a pause, Director He shook his head and said, "The deceased's name was Ding Youquan—actually, I should call him my distant uncle. He died seven days ago. I was overwhelmed by my own family affairs at the time, but I still went to pay my respects."

Chen Yan thought for a moment, then suddenly asked, "Besides Ding Youquan, has anyone else passed away in He Village recently?"

It was actually a bit impolite and presumptuous for him, a [young disciple], to suddenly ask questions - Chu Keqing was his elder in name only, and since Chu Keqing hadn't said anything, it wasn't his turn as a young disciple to ask questions.

Director He glanced at Chen Yan—but a wealthy man of his wealth was quite sophisticated and not arrogant. Although he was puzzled, for Chu Keqing's sake, he nodded and replied, "Some time ago, someone from the Wang family also died—the Wang family was also an outsider in He Village. But they were not related to my family, so I didn't go. I just sent someone to deliver some gifts."

Chen Yan nodded and stopped talking.

After the funeral procession had left, the group got back on the bus and returned to He Village.

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After returning to the He family mansion in the village, before getting off the car, Chen Yan instructed Chu Keqing's female assistant, "When you go out later, say you're going to buy something. Then go to the village and ask people about the deceased Ding and the other deceased Wang that Boss He mentioned just now."

What are the situations of these two families? How and when did the people die?

By the way, I'd like to find out if anyone else in the village has died recently.

Be careful not to be too pushy when asking."

After hearing this, the female assistant subconsciously looked at Chu Keqing. Chu Keqing frowned and said, "What Senior Chen Yan said is equivalent to what I said. Go and do it with your heart!"

The female assistant got out of the car, and Chu Keqing glanced at Chen Yan: "Senior, you suspect that someone in the village died..."

Chen Yan nodded: "Well, I have a guess."

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After getting off the car and returning to the living room of the house, Mrs. He Sun Chen had already come to greet her and had someone bring her tea.

Mr. He looked serious and was in no mood for small talk, so he said to Chu Keqing, "Teacher Chu, when we were on the mountain..."

Chu Keqing nodded: "Mr. He, let's talk. Do you think we should talk here or in your study?"

Mr. He thought for a moment and said to the people around him, "Everyone get out."

Then he glanced at Assistant Zhao and said, "Stay outside and don't let anyone get close."

Assistant Zhao nodded immediately and left with the nanny in the house.

Even Mrs. He, after looking at her husband, Mr. He thought for a moment and said, "You should go out first."

Mrs. He was gentle and didn't express any dissatisfaction. She shook her husband's hand and whispered, "Don't worry too much. Since we've invited Teacher Chu, the problem can be solved."

After saying that, she turned and left.

In the main hall, only Mr. He, Chu Keqing, and...

Chen Yan.

Logically speaking, Mr. He asked everyone to leave because he wanted to discuss important matters with Chu Keqing, but Chen Yan, the [junior disciple], stayed here, and it seemed that he had no idea what was going on.

However, Chen Yan sat next to Chu Keqing with a calm expression, and even Chu Keqing didn't say anything. Although Mr. He raised his eyebrows and was puzzled, he didn't say anything.

After the door to the main hall was closed, Director He slowly took out his cigarette case, lit a cigarette, glanced at Chen Yan, and then fell on Chu Keqing: "Teacher Chu, can you tell me now? What happened to my mother's grave? How did her body disappear? Was it stolen?"

Chu Keqing shook her head: "Mr. He, it's just a short trip, there's actually no way to solve this matter."

Director He frowned. "Teacher Chu, didn't you see anything? No clues at all?" Chu Keqing said slowly, "As for clues, I do have some ideas."

"Then tell me." Mr. He took a deep breath, his eyes flashing with a fierce look. "No matter what, I must find my mother's body! If I can find out who stole my mother's body, I will make him pay the price!!"

He was a billionaire, a man with a net worth of tens of billions. When he first started out, during the primitive accumulation of capital, who hadn't walked through some gray areas? Now that he was ruthless, he had quite a startling aura.

Chu Keqing sighed softly: "Mr. He, I..."

She paused, then slowly said, "I actually suspect that there's a monster in this mountain!"

Mr. He was stunned: "Monster?"

"Well, spirits, the so-called mountain spirits, is a general term. There are monsters that have cultivated into spirits, and they are called spirits. There are also original spirit creatures, such as mountain monsters and mandrills, which are also called spirits.

There are water monsters in the water, and there are mountain monsters in the mountains.

The disappearance of the old lady's body is too bizarre to be caused by human effort - it is impossible for human effort to steal the body from a closed coffin silently and without leaving any trace."

After hearing this, Mr. He's expression grew even more solemn. He nodded and said, "After the incident, I actually had someone look at the coffin. Where the nails were removed, there were no signs of repeated removal...

In other words, the coffin lid had never been opened since it was buried. It was not until we planned to open the coffin and move the body that the lid was opened for the first time.

The coffin lid is also structurally intact, with no signs of having been opened.”

Chu Keqing nodded and said, "Yes, that's what I meant... This kind of thing can't be man-made. Only the monsters in the mountains can do this."

Mr. He's eyes twitched: "Are there really monsters in this world?"

Although he was a little superstitious - if he was not superstitious, he would not have made friends with Chu Keqing, the "Purple Master".

But after all, the degree of superstition is not to the point of obsession, and I still have some doubts about the existence of spirits and monsters.

Chu Keqing did not answer, but just looked at Mr. He quietly. Although she did not speak, her gesture had already made her meaning clear: If you don't believe me, why bother looking for me?
Mr. He was able to build up such a large asset base, so he must be a very shrewd person. After thinking for a while, he nodded and said, "Okay, if it was done by a monster... then does Mr. Chu have a way to solve it?"

"I need time." Chu Keqing shook her head and said, "This won't be done in a day or two. I'm going to stay here for the next few days, and every day I'll take my people up the mountain to search for traces of the monster... Mr. He, I hope you can be patient and give me some time."

Director He pondered for a moment and said, "Go search the mountain? If necessary, I can mobilize some people to help you search the mountain! From He Village, I can easily mobilize one or two hundred people. If that's not enough, I can send people from nearby."

"No need. When searching for monsters, even more ordinary people won't help." Chu Keqing refused. "I'll just take my people into the mountains."

Director He's face was solemn. After thinking for a while, his eyes reddened again. "Teacher Chu...why did the monster you mentioned steal my mother's body? It...what kind of thing would steal a human corpse for?!"

"It's hard to say." Chu Keqing shook her head and said, "But the old lady was a blessed person, and she didn't suffer any great disaster after her death. I have already calculated her fortune. So Mr. He, don't worry too much. Maybe the spirits in the mountains are just using the old lady's immortal body to perform some magic... I know Mr. He will have wild guesses in his mind, but please rest assured, I will do my best to recover the old lady's body."

"If there's anything else I can do for you, just let me know." Mr. He sighed.

Chen Yan suddenly spoke at this moment: "There is indeed something that I need Mr. He's cooperation with."

Director He glanced at Chen Yan, feeling somewhat displeased with this somewhat clueless young man. However, he still said steadily, "Tell me, as long as you can find my mother's body, whatever you need, just ask."

Chen Yan glanced at Chu Keqing, then at Director He, and said, "When the old lady was buried, the whole village should have come to pay their respects, right?"

Although Mr. He didn't know why Chen Yan asked this, he still replied: "My He family has deep roots in this area. When my mother passed away, people from every family in the village did come."

"Then, among those who come to visit, I guess your family must have kept a guest list, right?" Chen Yan continued to ask.

"..." Mr. He glanced at Chu Keqing, but found that Chu Keqing did not say anything, but just looked at himself calmly.

He nodded and said, "There is a guest list. After all, my mother has always valued interpersonal relationships in the village. I followed my mother's teachings since I was a child and wrote down the guest list. I will repay the favors one by one in the future."

"We need this list." Chen Yan said in a deep voice.

Director He's eyes flickered, and he gritted his teeth and whispered, "List?"

He looked at Chu Keqing and said, "Teacher Chu...you mean to say that you suspect this incident may also be caused by human error?"

Chu Keqing didn't say anything, but Chen Yan said, "The old lady's tomb has excellent feng shui. It's surrounded by mountains and water, and it's in a beautiful place! It's a top-notch auspicious tomb!"
How could such an auspicious grave, which carries its own good fortune, collapse due to a landslide caused by a heavy rain and encounter such an unexpected disaster?

What's more, the other parts did not collapse, only the old lady's grave collapsed.

How could such a blessed place be struck by such a disaster? This was simply illogical.

We do have some suspicions, but many things still need to be investigated more carefully."

Mr. He's expression changed!
He understood what the young man said... How could he be in trouble when he was born with good luck?
It’s like, how could someone who is obviously very lucky suddenly be hit by a falling lamp while standing in the house?

Chu Keqing sighed softly, "Mr. He, we just checked. There's absolutely no problem with the tomb's feng shui. It's a prime location! It's not a dangerous place. So, that mountain... even if there's a heavy rain, it shouldn't collapse. Even if it does collapse, it shouldn't collapse at the location of the old lady's tomb! I, Chu Keqing, have been traveling around the world, helping people with acupuncture and divination, and I've never made a mistake.

To be honest, before I came here, I had doubts in my heart. I wondered if it was because I was not skilled enough and failed your trust, and chose a bad location for the tomb, which led to... this misfortune.

But I've resurveyed the area on the mountain today, and the feng shui is fine. It shouldn't have suffered such a disaster, according to fate."

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