Don't Turn Round At Night: Volume 1

By Yuan Hang

Nightfall turned around and cast the Three Steps Charms: Black and White Impermanence, The Door of the Underworld's Hundred Ghost Worry. At first, I didn't know why my mother had named me that, but it wasn't until I was besieged by the beauty of the world and struck by a hundred disasters that I finally found out the source of all the secrets of the Zhong Family — the Jade Blood Pill Heart.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Funstory
• Release date: Mar 16, 2020
• ISBN: 9781648575969

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CHAPTER 1 - MOTHER

Today is the day that I bid farewell to Hong City, which I worked hard for four years, and returned to my hometown, Clear Water Town.

Other people would work hard to return home for 4 or 5 years, and either drive a BMW, or lead their wives and children, and let alone a BMW, they wouldn't even be able to earn a BMW wheel. As for my wife and children, I don't even know if my girlfriend was born, how can I even know about children?

My surname is Zhong, and my name is' Xin '. I heard from the neighbors that when I was born, not only were there storms and lightning strikes, but the roosters in the houses also went crazy and crowed throughout the night.

Not only that, but some people even said that they saw a black and a white figure at the door of our house. They were holding mourning sticks, wearing tall hats, and one of them had a tongue that reached to his feet, while the other had a face that was as black as charcoal.

That night had disturbed the town.

Later on, I heard that my family was descendants of Zhong Kui, and because Zhong Kui was a god and a ghost, he was not allowed to have descendants, so I sent the Black and White Impermanence to kill me immediately after I was born.

However, I couldn't help but snort in disdain. If there really were ghosts and gods, then why are there so many bad people in this world who are complacent and destitute?

As soon as I got off the train, I saw my mother poking her head out of the station.

I waved to my mother, but my steps were abnormally slow. Four years! I hadn't been home in four years, and even though I was far away, I could still see the gray at my mother's temples.

With every step, my feet felt heavier, and if my first step was like having a mountain on my shoulder, then when I reached my mother, I would have the entire earth on my body!

After not seeing her for four years, I had dreamt countless times about meeting with my mother. I thought that I would tell her about my four years of suffering and pain, but when I walked up to her, I couldn't say a single word. All I could do was pull my mother into my arms and silently shed tears.

I was brought up by my mother alone. From the moment I had become sensible, I had sworn to let my mother live a good life. But now, after more than ten years had passed, I had nothing to give her but endless worry and concern.

It's good that you're back. It's good that you're back.

Mother gently patted my back, as if I was still the child who fell down and hid in her arms while crying.

After letting out tears for a while, I finally regained my composure and returned home with my mother.

My house was a grocery store, selling everything that suited the season. It was not far from the fourteenth day of the seventh lunar month, so there were paper men, paper money, clothes, and other goods in front of my house.

July 14th was also known as the Ghost Festival. Legend had it that it was a day when the gates of hell were opened. At this time, people would buy a lot of paper products to burn down their ancestors' blessings for their ancestors.

Ya, Zhong Xin is back. Not bad, not bad, you have become much more handsome!

The person who spoke was Old Wu who lived next door to my house. Because my mother wanted to go to the train station to pick me up, she asked him to take a look at the stall.

Uncle Wu. I said hello, then took out a packet of Yuxi and passed it to Boss Wu.

Old Wu was an old smoker, but due to financial problems she rarely smoked well. Now that she saw Yuxi, she could not stop smiling and kept praising me for being sensible.

He took out the cigarette and lit it up. After taking a deep breath, he exhaled a thick cloud of smoke.

Aiya, look at my memory. I'm too busy smoking.

Suddenly he slapped his thigh and said to my mother.

Zhong Xin's mom told me to tell you that her family is about to die, so I told you to hurry over.

When my mother heard this, she rolled her eyes at Old Wu and quickly left the house.

Before I left, she reminded me to take a good rest and then came back later to make me a big meal.

Looking at my mother's hurried back, I couldn't help but lament in my heart.

Although the grocery store has some income, it would be hard for me to go to university, so my mother has another profession: Goddess!

I only know that it has to do with the funeral. When I was young, I was also curious and secretly followed my mother, but not only did I not manage to find out about it, I was also beaten up on the spot by my mother. From then on, I left a shadow behind and was not willing to get too close to these things.

Since you're back, I'll leave the stall to you. My old man also wants to take a look at the liveliness, and see if your mom needs any help as well.

Old Wu gave me a few instructions and left as well.

But I know that Wu didn't understand this. When he said he was going to help, he was actually going to get food. There is a custom in our town, whether it is a red matter or a white matter, people will be invited to dinner.

The red wanted money, and the Chief Steward Bai's family didn't need any money, and no matter who you didn't know, you could still eat it.

As the saying goes, the underworld king is easy to see and difficult to deal with. There is a saying among us that the banquets will not accept money, and that is that the people being invited are quadripartite brats who eat short words while holding soft hands. These brats will naturally not make things difficult for the deceased ancestors after they have eaten the main family meal.

It was precisely because of this saying that those who dared to go and eat such things were either old men in their fifties or people who were fearless.

However, those were just rumors. In this era, where did ghosts and monsters come from?

Mother, as I understand it, is to comfort those who have lost their loved ones.

After Wu left, I put my luggage away and looked at the stall, waiting for my mother to return.

I woke up several times in the middle of the night, dozing off, but there was no sign of my mother.

I was about to close the door and take a look when an unfamiliar call came in.

I picked up the phone and heard my mother's voice on the other end.

My mother told me that she wasn't done yet, so she left me to go out to the night market and find something to eat.

My mother was a more traditional person and didn't really accept new things. She remembered that I had bought a cell phone and mailed it to her, but she wouldn't use it. She just said it was on her person.

My mother's voice sounded tired, which made me feel sorry for her, but I couldn't say anything. After all, it was my mother's job that made me grow up to this day.

After hanging up, I started to pack up the stall and close the door, but as soon as I got up, I saw a woman standing in the stall where the gold and silver jewelry was placed.

This woman looked to be around 30 years old. Although her face was somewhat pale, she had a decent appearance. She wore long hair, and wore a white T-shirt and short skirt.

At this moment, she lowered her head and kept pointing at the gold and silver jewelry on the stall, while muttering to herself, It's not this … That's not it either …

Is there anything suitable? I asked politely.

Hearing my voice, the woman slowly raised her head and looked at me. Her eyes were very empty, and although her eyes were still fixed on mine, she didn't concentrate. Instead, she raised her head and looked at me, saying nothing.

Is there anything suitable?

I asked again, and this time I deliberately raised my voice a little, although the woman didn't look too scary, and for some reason I felt a chill and goosebumps when she looked at me.

Ha!

Finally, I couldn't stand the cold anymore and sneezed.

Strangely, when I finished sneezing and looked up, the woman was gone.

You didn't even say anything before leaving. Truly …

I cursed and closed the stall.

He checked the time after he finished collecting the items. It was already close to the early hours of the morning.

At that moment, my cell phone rang again, but this time it wasn't an unfamiliar number. It was my old friend, the thorn.

Thorny head was his nickname. His real name was Guan Chen, which was his nickname because he had been known to be naughty since he was a child. He smoked and drank, peeked at widows while bathing, and stole fruits from other families.

Two years ago, we worked together in Hong City, and when he said that his family had a better way to make a fortune, he left Hong City. Two years have passed since then, and when we occasionally contacted each other, I found out that he had made a fortune, and now he not only has a car, but he also has a shop in Hong City. As for what kind of shop he opened, he didn't tell me.

After the call was picked up, I chatted with him for a while. He said that he was enjoying his life, that he had houses and cars, that he was going to get married, and that he didn't seem to be showing off enough on the phone. He invited me to a night market.

In the city, the night market was very popular. In the town, the night market was also very popular. In addition, it had already become a gathering place for the people in the town.

He was driving a BMW, and his clothes were a well-known brand that cost a few thousand yuan each. Even more exaggerated, I saw him wearing a large gold chain around his neck and hands, looking like a living tycoon!

Boss, pick the expensive ones!

As soon as he arrived, he shouted at the boss.

Looking at his heroic appearance, I could not help but sigh with emotion. Back then, he was someone who was meticulous in his calculations even when spending a single cent!

Alright! Yes, the boss agreed. Before long, the table was filled with dishes.

He ordered two more bottles of white wine, and then we began to talk about childhood. After a long drinking and chatting, I couldn't help but admire him a little, since he must have suffered a lot in just a few years, from a poor peasant to the ranks of the rich.

While we were chatting, he suddenly grabbed my shoulder and said in a low voice, Brother, do you want to be rich?

CHAPTER 2 - MAKE A FORTUNE

Who wouldn't want to be rich? But I'm not the kind of person who loses his mind just by looking at money, or else I wouldn't be muddleheaded in the city. It's precisely because I have my own principles that I wouldn't do anything and end up doing nothing.

Sometimes I also think, maybe I should be in cahoots with others, should fawn on my boss, should be scheming and scheming.

Seeing that I didn't immediately respond, Bayonet threw me another heavy pound, raised his index finger and said, One hundred thousand! As long as you follow me and do it, I'll give you at least a hundred thousand yuan for one trip!

Hearing this number, I admit that my heart moves. A hundred thousand, even if ordinary people don't eat or drink, they still have to work for three years!

Especially for someone like me, who has suffered a lot from all the hard work, this is the most deadly attraction.

It's not drug trafficking, is it? I won't do anything against the law.

There has never been a free lunch in this world. Even though I was very excited, I still kept my eyes open.

Look at what you're saying, can I look for you for matters against the law? We've grown up together. The bayonet patted his chest in assurance.

Think about it, your mom. After so many years, you're still guarding that shabby grocery store. Don't you want her to enjoy the rest of her life?

That's right, it took a lot of effort for my mother to pull me up. It sounded like a sentence, but how much hardship did it involve? Could it be that I'll make her suffer for the rest of her life?

I fell silent and finally spoke through gritted teeth.

Then let's do it like this, I'm not interested in murder and arson. You know my character, if you let me know it's a crime, I'll be the first to turn myself in and expose you.

A hundred thousand was too much of a temptation. It meant that my old broken house could be renovated, which also meant that my mother would have to part with most of her life's suffering and live a peaceful life in her later years.

Seeing that I was interested, the barbed head increased his firepower and told me that if he did well, he could raise the price. He also said that his shop made antiques, and all I needed to do was deliver his antiques safely to the customers.

Hearing that it was an antique, I reluctantly accepted it. Although I do not know much about antique, but I know that this line is extremely profitable and often priceless, and one of them could even earn me millions or even tens of millions. Thinking about it this way, my one hundred thousand yuan salary is not that high anymore.

However, I still felt a little uneasy. Why would the thorn be looking for me?

Although, he said, I had worked outside, had seen a lot, had gone out and learned how to protect antiques, and had grown up together, he wanted to help me out of poverty.

However, the more he explained, the more I felt that something was amiss. It was true that we had been friends since we were young, but my relationship with him wasn't good enough to share the path to becoming rich.

There were at least four or five thousand people in the town who had said they had passed through the gate. Not to mention that there were quite a few relatives among them.

However, despite the slight uneasiness in his heart, his words made sense. A hundred thousand dollars was no less tempting to me than the temptation of a drunk woman with all sorts of seductive gestures on her bed.

In the end, I agreed.

He seemed very happy to see me agree. He drank several glasses of wine in one go, and when he was about to leave, he gave me fifty thousand dollars.

How could I dare to accept it without doing anything? After all, I haven't worked, but the Spike was very stubborn and forced its way over. He even said that if I didn't take it, I would look down on him.

Seeing that his words had reached such a point, how could I not accept them? However, when I accepted the fifty thousand yuan, I saw a sly smile at the corner of Stabbing Head's mouth. That smile disappeared in a flash.

With fifty thousand dollars in my pocket, I thought, when my mother sees that fifty thousand dollars, she will be happy.

I've been gone for four years, and because of my ex-girlfriend, my money is basically all moonlight. I haven't sent any money home at all.

The next day, when I woke up from my sleep, I saw the food my mother had prepared. There was a note under the food, which said that she had gone to work, that she had left me to eat, and that she had opened the door to set up the stall.

Recalling how my mother's gray hair was still so busy, my heart was filled with bitterness. I knew that my mother was working so hard for my sake. She probably wanted to earn more money to help my wife raise the money for me.

After I got up and ate, instead of opening the stall, I put fifty thousand dollars under my mother's pillow and wrote a note.

After that, I dialed the number for the bayonet and told him I was going to visit his shop.

The bayonet did not have much of a reaction. He just told me the address of the shop.

I had thought that Thornhead's antique shop would be in a crowded market, but when I looked for the address, I found that his shop was at the edge of the town. There weren't many antiques in the shop, either.

I asked him curiously, and he told me that antiques are not for sale, but are often closed for three years, open for three years, and even in the bazaar the business is not much better.

I asked again when I would start the delivery, and just then his cell phone rang. He looked at the screen, smiled at me, and went out to answer it.

When he answered the phone, I went over to the shelf and carefully examined the antiques on it.

That's what I thought. Since even a thorn can succeed, can't I do the same?

However, after looking at it for a moment, his eyes started to ache, but he couldn't tell if it was real or fake.

This is not... That's not it …"

I was about to continue watching when I heard a woman's voice behind me.

I turned to see a woman in a T-shirt and skirt, pointing at the shelves with her back to me.

I felt that the woman was somewhat familiar, but I couldn't directly disturb her, so I intentionally coughed.

The cough, as I wished, caught the attention of the woman, who looked back at me.

Looking at her face, my heart jumps. This woman is the one I saw when I was preparing to pack up my stall last night! However, there was no difference between her eyes last night. At this moment, they were shining brightly.

Have you seen my pendant? There's a little ant in it. The woman smiled at me and gestured.

I shook my head.

I don't see him, but the owner is outside calling. You can ask him when he comes back.

Seeing that I didn't know, the woman didn't pay any more attention to me and turned around to walk out the door. As she walked, she pointed to the air left and right as she spoke, Not this … That's not it either.

Although women seemed a little strange, I didn't really care about the people in this world. I continued to focus on the antiques on the shelves.

Not long after the woman left, the barbed head returned to the shop.

Seeing that I was studying the antique, the barbed head walked over and patted my shoulder with a smile.

These are all fakes. The real ones won't be casually displayed.

Hearing this, I awkwardly smiled. After observing for a long time, I didn't expect that they were all fakes …

Oh right, there was a customer just now. Did you run into him when we were walking out?

I thought of the woman, and said to the barbed head.

Did someone just go out? Why didn't I see it? Stabbing Thread raised his eyebrows and looked at me with a puzzled expression.

No?

Women and thugs are just in and out. There's no reason not to.

It was a woman, about thirty years old, wearing a T-shirt and skirt. She said she was looking for a purple pendant with ants inside.

What?! Hearing my words, Bayonet froze. His eyes widened and his mouth opened slightly. I could even see cold sweat trickling down his forehead. He seemed to be very scared.

It's just that I don't understand. It's just a woman coming to see the goods, what's there to be afraid of?

Stabbing Head was stunned for about a minute. When he realised that he had lost his mind, he immediately smiled at me. It was just that his smile at this moment was even uglier than crying.

Oh, oh, oh, look... Look at my memory, the person who came in just now was a woman. We don't have what she wanted."

The sharp tongued stutterer actually stuttered when he spoke. Faintly, I felt that he seemed to be concealing something, but he didn't have a specific answer.

Um, it's getting late. You should go back and rest. Wait for me at home for the next few days. I'll call you if there's any delivery.

It's not early? I looked outside the store. The sun was at its peak at noon, so where did the sun come from?

However, the bayonet's words were obviously an order to expel them from the city. I felt too embarrassed to stay.

The moment I stepped out of the antique shop, the door suddenly slammed shut!

CHAPTER 3 - SEE A DOCTOR

After coming back from the antique shop, I was so bored that I chose to set up a stall.

However, when I set up the stall, I found that there were a lot less paper products. I thought that my mother must have gone to help someone do something wrong and taken the goods from home.

The weather is really unpredictable. Just now, when I came back, it was still scorching hot. Not long later, the sky darkened and a cold wind blew. Occasionally, I could hear the faint sound of thunder.

Seeing that it was about to rain heavily, I hurriedly packed the paper products away. These items were all made of paper, so once they met water, they wouldn't be able to be used anymore.

While I was busy, a silver van drove up and stopped right in front of my grocery.

When the car stopped, a man stepped down from it. He looked destitute, his hair was disheveled, his mouth was full of stubble, his eyes were bloodshot and unfocused, and his gait was a little shaky. If he wasn't decently dressed, I would have thought he was a beggar.

Don't keep them, move them to my car. The man spoke with a hoarse voice. This kind of hoarseness wasn't innate. It was more like a voice that hadn't returned even after a night of hysterical shouts.

You … You want them all? I stopped and looked at the rest of the paper. It wasn't much, but it was worth three or four thousand yuan based on the price.

Yes, I want them all. As the man silently opened the back of the van, I saw that the van was empty except for the driver's seat in the front row.

Of course I'll do business, and I'll sell it all at once. That's what I'm hoping for.

I quickly loaded the paper products into the man's van one by one and calculated the price as I moved them around.

Not long later, the paper products were all placed in the man's car. I did some calculations and said to the man, A total of 3,503. I'll give you a zero. 3,500.

Three thousand. Three thousand will do.

Just as I said that, Old Wu's voice came from behind me.

I looked strangely at Boss Wu. At this moment, he was carrying a small wooden box. With a cigarette in his mouth, he was walking over with a smile.

Three thousand! Isn't that just to recoup the cost?

I was about to flip out when I saw Boss Wu shushing me. He then whispered into my ear, The remaining five hundred is mine.

In the end, I sold all the rest of the man's paper products at the price of three thousand yuan.

As the silver van moved further and further away in the scattered rain, I couldn't help but cast a puzzled look at Boss Wu.

Is the man your relative?

Old Wu didn't answer my question and just looked in the direction the man left. She took a deep breath and sighed. What a pitiful person.

Poor man? There were so many pitiful people in this world, would Old Wu even help them pay?

Before I could say anything else, Old Wu told me about the man's background.

He said that this man was called Chen Taitai, thirty years old. Originally he had a wife and children, and was in the vegetable business. He was not rich, but he was also well and happy. Just seven days ago, his wife and children suddenly died.

Hearing this, I can't help but sigh. Sometimes, life is really fragile, and a good person would always be surprised by something. I looked in the direction where the man left once again. I finally understand why men look so sloppy.

I thought the man's story was gone, but what Wu told me next made me feel even more sorry for him.

He said that the day after the man's wife and child were buried, his wife's grave had been dug up! He reported the case, but after six days, there was still no news of him. He did not know which wicked person would actually do such a thing.

Today was his wife's seventh, which was why he had bought so many paper products.

The top seven referred to the seventh day after a person died. There was a rumor that on the seventh day, the soul would return to see the family one last time.

In some places, people don't bury their bodies immediately after they die, but rather leave their bodies for seven days and then bury them again. But we are different here, what we want here is to bury someone in peace, as long as he dies, the sooner he is buried, the better. But for the first seven places we don't change, at this time, the main house will burn a lot of paper money, and we will also prepare a table of sumptuous dishes at home to await the return of our loved ones.

Five hundred silver taels for you. Old Wu took out a stack of money from her pocket. The money was deeply wrinkled, most of them were ten yuan, and most of them were tied up with rubber bands.

Looking at the money, I can't bring myself to pick it up.

I know that Old Wu must have saved up this money for a long time!

If I accept this money, then my conscience will never be able to live with me. I didn't accept it, I just said that I miscalculated, but those goods were actually only worth 3000 yuan.

Old Wu smiled. He looked at me with a pleased smile on his face.

At this moment, I saw that Old Wu was no longer that old man who only knew how to smoke and brag. Even though his back was slightly hunched, I felt that he was exceptionally tall …

You're almost done selling out. Why don't you come with me?

Hearing Boss Wu's words, I noticed that his clothes were a little different today. Normally, he was only bare-chested or had a tattered shirt hanging from his neck. However, today, he was wearing a Chinese tunic.

Where are you going?

I looked outside. It was raining.

Of course it's to treat people. Old Wu patted on the small wooden box hanging around his waist.

At this time, I also remembered that Old Wu was a barefoot doctor. When I was young, I had a fever and I couldn't go to the hospital.

However, even though he had studied medicine, he did not have any proof. There were not many people who believed in him, and even if there were occasionally, they would come looking for him because he had no other choice but to die.

There was also a reason behind this. Besides good cigarettes and alcohol, Old Wu felt uncomfortable every day without even drinking a bit. Who would let a drunk doctor who didn't have a proper certificate treat her?

I didn't want to go, I didn't have much interest in medical skills, but I didn't know what kind of magic Old Wu was under, and it was both hard and soft for me. Sometimes I said that I was from the world, and sometimes I said that I really needed someone to help me, but his tricks, in that city full of schemes, I was already not used to it.

But in the end I went, not because he had succeeded, but because he had mentioned my mother.

He told me that the illness he was going to see had caused the sudden death of two young men in the town.

The dead meant that my mother had to work hard. After receiving the fifty thousand yuan, I decided to not let my mother toil anymore, so I went. It didn't matter if I could help, I still wanted to give it a try.

If he could save a life and make his mother work less, why not?

After walking for half an hour or so through the wind and rain, we arrived.

When I arrived at the door of the hospital, I was stunned. This was actually Fatty Wang's home!

Fatty Wang is one of my playmates from childhood. His real name is Wang Er. Because he is very fat, we all call him Fatty Wang.

Entering the house, Fatty Wang's father was pacing back and forth in his room. His brows were furrowed so deeply that he almost covered his eyes. When he saw us enter, it was as if he found his lifeline and rushed over like the wind.

Elder Wu, you're finally here. Hurry up and save my pitiful child. Tears flickered in his eyes as he held Old Wu's hand.

He truly felt pity for his parents...

Looking at this scene, I couldn't help but feel a little sour in my heart.

Old Wu seemed to be very calm as she nodded and said to Fatty Wang's father.

Bring me to take a look.

Fatty Wang's father led me and Old Wu into the room. I saw Fatty Wang lying on the bed with a blanket over his head. His eyes were tightly shut and his forehead was full of cold sweat. Don't... It's not me. "

However, the current Fatty Wang was not like Fatty Wang at all. His chubby face had disappeared, and in its place was a thin, skinny face, so thin that one could see the protrusion of his bones.

When I walked into the room, I could smell a faint odour, like the smell of rotten meat. I thought that there should be dead mice in the room, so I didn't pay much attention.

His mother sat at the head of the bed and kept using a cloth to wipe the cold sweat off his forehead, crying nonstop.

Seeing that Old Wu had arrived, Fatty Wang's mother's tear-filled face revealed a glimmer of hope. She quickly gave way and stood to the side.

Old Wu first checked Fatty Wang's pulse. Because I was close to him, I could see Old Wu's pulse as well as his frown.

Haha, it's nothing serious, but I need to examine it carefully. You guys can leave first.

Old Wu smiled at Fatty Wang's parents.

Seeing Old Wu's smile, Fatty Wang's parents relaxed and left the room.

However, I know that the situation isn't looking good because after Fatty Wang's parents left, Old Wu's face became serious.

Come here and help me take off his pants.

Old Wu's expression made me feel depressed, so I didn't dare to hesitate and went up to take off Fatty Wang's pants.

This …

With my pants off, the scene that appeared in front of me completely overturned my understanding of the world!

CHAPTER 4 - PUTREFACTION

Fatty Wang's groin had actually rotted!

Something he owned was no longer there. From the roots of his legs to his calves, there were places where it had rotted. There were even places where his bones could be seen!

The moment Fatty Wang took off his pants, a strong stench of rot assaulted his nostrils.

Dry-puke!

Even though I have seen much of the world, I couldn't stand it any longer, so I squatted to the side and retched.

What made me even more baffled was that even though the lower half of his body was in such a state, Fatty Wang was still alive!

Old Wu's reaction was not as intense as mine. She just rubbed her nose as her brows deepened.

It took me a lot of effort to recover my strength. Old Wu was holding a pair of pincers to pinch the rotten flesh on Fatty Wang's thigh, and when the pincers landed on the flesh, a piece of skin was immediately torn off.

I felt sick in my stomach, another fit of vomiting.

When I recovered, Boss Wu had already covered Fatty Wang with the blanket. He lit a cigarette with a look of disappointment on his face.

Can't be saved?

Looking at his appearance, my heart skipped a beat.

To be honest, I hope Old Wu can answer my question. Fatty Wang and I aren't exactly close, but we grew up together and his family only has one son. If he were to go, how pitiful would his parents be?

Old Wu took a deep breath and shook her head.

After finishing a cigarette, Boss Wu called over Fatty Wang's parents, gave them a bottle of pills, and said something that surprised me.

He actually said that as long as he took the pill on time, Fatty Wang would recover within a month.

Fatty Wang's parents were overjoyed when they heard the news. They kept praising Old Wu for being a godly doctor and even gave him a heavy red packet.

However, Old Wu didn't receive the red packet, nor did her face show any joy in being praised.

At this moment, I suddenly understood why Old Wu had so little business. It wasn't because he was good at drinking, but because he was kind!

If I'm not wrong, Old Wu probably diagnosed that Fatty Wang would die in one month. The reason he told this lie was to let his parents happily spend this month with his son.

However, he had put a lot of thought and thought into it. He was afraid that Fatty Wang's parents might end up hating him for the rest of their lives.

When I got home from Fatty Wang's house, it was already 9 PM. When I arrived, I coincidentally met my mother who had just walked out of the house. She was in a hurry and told me that she was going back to continue working on the matter.

When I offered to help, my mother hesitated.

Mom, look at me, I'm young and strong. Even if I don't understand this place, I can still lift and move it, right?

I remembered that I had offered to help in the past, but my mother had refused, this time hesitating rather than rejecting, and of course I had to seize this opportunity.

Finally, after some thought, my mother spoke.

Ai, whatever. The two who died were your former classmates. You should go and burn incense.

Mother promised me, but I was not happy, because the accident was my classmate!

Before I could recover from Fatty Wang's miserable state, I found out that my classmates had died, even though my relationship with them was not deep.

However, the people in my memories disappeared just like that. My heart is still filled with unhappiness.

On the way with my mother, I learned from her that the two people in trouble were Chen Gui Er and Chen Gui San. They were brothers, and they worked in the same class as me from the first grade to the middle school.

As for the two of them, it was as if they were the two students who had made a name for themselves in their classes the day before, teasing the teachers and bullying the students. In school, they had committed all sorts of crimes, especially Chen Gui, who knew about men and women at a young age. The year they graduated from junior high, the two of them dragged a girl from their class into the woods by the side of the school.

After that, I never saw them again. I heard that they were expelled, but I didn't expect that after this separation, I would be separated from them by Yin and Yang.

As he spoke to his mother, he had already arrived at the Chen family estate.

When I saw the Chen family's villa, I couldn't help but be stunned. I remembered that I came to their house once when I was a kid, and they lived in a mud-tiled house. When it rained, the roof would drip with water, but I didn't expect that after so many years, they would actually make a fortune!

The villa looked very new. Outside the villa, there was also some sand and bricks left over from the building of the house.

When I entered the small building, I saw a table in the middle of the hall. In front of the table were censers and fruit, and behind the table were photos of the two of them.

Although their appearances had changed a bit, they still couldn't escape the shadow of their youth.

On the left and right side of the stage stood the parents of the two brothers. Their parents were about the same age as my mother, but looking at them now, they looked like they were in their seventies or eighties, staring blankly into space.

Further ahead were the relatives and friends who had been waiting in line to burn incense. When my mother arrived, she didn't need anyone to greet her before she headed deeper into the villa. I lined up and prepared to burn incense for the two of them.

Sigh, I originally thought that the Chen family's two elders would enjoy a blissful life for the rest of their lives, but who would've thought that once the new house was built, they would lose the twins.

While waiting in line, people would occasionally talk about the two brothers.

In addition to sighing over the misery of the Chen family's two elders, I also heard someone say something strange.

However, a year later, he suddenly became rich. Not only did he start building a new house, he also bought a car. As for what they were doing to make a fortune, no one knew. Some people guessed that they were dealing in drugs, while others speculated that they had suddenly picked up a large sum of money.

Very quickly, it was my turn to burn the incense. I respectfully lit three sticks of incense and bent three bows towards the two of them. Just as I raised my head to insert the incense into the incense burner, I saw a picture of a pained expression on their faces.

I even suspect that if they had taken pictures of themselves instead of their heads, they would have held out their hands to me...

What are you thinking about? Hurry up and burn the incense.

It was unknown who shouted from behind me. Only then did I come to my senses and insert the incense into the censer.

After inserting the incense burner, I couldn't help but once again look at the picture of the two brothers. But now that I looked at it, there wasn't anything out of the ordinary about it.

After the incense was served, I wanted to go inside to look for my mother, but was stopped by the Chen family's relatives.

Although I am a little unhappy, but the Chen family is in the middle of a funeral, so it's not good for me to flare up.

However, I did not give up, saying that I was here to help my mother. After hearing that I was here to help, the Chen family did not let me in, even though their attitude had improved a lot. They even said that it was something my mother had instructed me to do, and if I really wanted to help, I would go to the courtyard and set up the banquet table and chairs.

Speaking of the banquet, it was something many people wanted to do. It was said that because the banquet had the intention of inviting those little imps, those who set up tables and chairs would be blessed by the little imps.

When I came to the courtyard, all I had to do was set up a table and chairs, and I had nothing to do, because the rest of them were quicker than I was.

Among the tables and chairs, I also saw an acquaintance, the prickly head.

Why is the thorn here?

Although he and I had grown up together, he was still older than me. Not only were he not classmates with these two brothers, but they also had some conflicts when they were both naughty kids.

The bayonet also saw me and came over to me and gave me a cigarette, and then we retreated together under the eaves of the house and waited for the end of the feast.

I wanted to ask how Beard had come to be here, but when the words came to my lips, I felt it was inappropriate, so I didn't ask.

The tables and chairs were set up, and soon the banquet began, but those who dared to sit down were mostly elderly people in their fifties, but what puzzled me was that when I first arrived under the eaves and was about to light a cigarette, I saw a young woman sitting on the table and chair I had just set down!

This woman had long hair and was wearing a T-shirt and skirt. She seemed to notice me looking at her, and she turned her head towards me.

CHAPTER 5 - SHIPPING

At this moment, her eyes were shining brightly and her expression was full of spirit. Compared to the two times I met her before, she was even more beautiful.

She smiled at me, and I nodded back, and then she turned her attention to the dishes on the table.

Stabbing Head, look at that woman. She really has guts. I lit a cigarette, took a puff, and nodded in the woman's direction.

The bayonet also lit one for himself, and when he heard my words, he too looked in the direction of my chin.

Women?

Stabbing Head frowned.

Where did this woman come from? Why didn't I see it?

Didn't see it? I pointed at the woman and said, She's over there. She's wearing a white T-shirt, short skirt, and long hair. She went to your store today.

After hearing what I said, the smoke in the stinger's mouth started to ignite. Under my astonished gaze, he managed to finish the cigarette in one breath!

I... I suddenly remembered that I had something to do at home, first... I'll head back first."

The bayonet left without warning, but as he left I noticed that he seemed to have deliberately avoided the woman's direction, not the door, but the side door, and trotted off as if this were a terrible place to be.

Time passed. Nearly an hour later, the banquet ended and everyone left, leaving only the Chen family relatives behind. I continued to wait for my mother, who, seeing me sitting alone under the eaves, invited me to a side hall to rest.

There were many sofas and chairs in the hall, and many relatives of the Chen family were there. They all looked exhausted, lying down, sitting, and leaning against something.

I chose an empty sofa and sat down. Perhaps because I was tired from running around today, I leaned on the sofa and fell asleep in a short while.

When I was sleeping soundly, I felt that someone was sitting beside me. I, who has been out for a long time, was very vigilant. When I felt someone sitting down, I was jolted awake and when I woke up, the person sitting beside me was actually the woman wearing a t-shirt and a short skirt!

The woman smiled at me when I woke up.

I scratched my head in embarrassment and quickly straightened my back.

Can you do me a favor?

I don't know if it was due to my hazy sleeping state or the magic of the woman's voice, but I nodded my head out of the blue.

Seeing that I agreed, the woman's smile became even brighter.

She told me that she was a vegetable seller, and that she had a box of vegetables at Chendai, which she had to take to the market tomorrow morning, but that she had something to do here, so she asked me to help her collect them from the Chendai family. She gave me not only the address of the Chendai family, but also a letter saying that when Chendai saw the letter, she would give me the vegetables she had ordered.

Chen Tai, the man who bought all the paper products in our house today, I was impressed because Wu told me about his family's misfortune later.

He was in the vegetable business, and the woman in front of me was a vegetable seller. It was obvious that everything made sense for me to buy from him, but I kept having the feeling that something wasn't right, but I couldn't put my finger on it.

My mother was still busy, and I was idle. I promised to do something for the others, so after a few more words with the woman, I left the Chen family and walked towards the Chen Tai house.

At the moment, there was a van parked in front of the door. Although the door was closed, the dazzling lights from the building and the van that had not turned off the engine told everyone that the owner had not fallen asleep.

I raised my hand to knock on the door, but when I used a bit of strength, the seemingly tightly shut door actually opened.

Is anyone home? I called into the house, but no one answered me.

Big Brother Chen Tai? Again, this time, no one answered me, but I did hear some sounds. The sounds came from the second floor, as if a chair had fallen to the ground.

Although it was a bit rude to enter someone's house without their permission, I had already promised the woman that I would bring her some vegetables, so I couldn't just turn around and leave. Thus, I called out the name of Chen Tai as I walked inside.

As I passed the dining room, I saw a few homemade dishes on the table. There were three bowls and three pairs of chopsticks, but they were untouched and there was no rice in the bowls.

Seeing this, my heartbeat quickened, and I had a bad feeling about this.

When I couldn't find Chen Tai on the first floor, I headed to the second floor.

When I got to the lobby on the second floor, I saw Chen Tai hanging from the ceiling, his feet dangling, his neck hanging from a three-finger-thick rope. His face was pale and his body was motionless.

I should have rushed up to get him off the stage when I saw him hang himself, but I was startled when I entered the hall, because I vaguely saw a black shadow and a white shadow standing on both sides of the stage. It was just that when I tried to see clearly, the shadow disappeared again.

The shadow was gone, but a sense of dread rose in me, and somewhere in the hall, I felt a cold gaze on me.

However, since our lives were in front of us, I didn't have the time to think about the origins of this feeling. After being stunned for a moment, I quickly stepped forward to bring down Chen Duo.

Because I didn't know how to do first aid, the first thing I thought of when I got him down was taking him to the hospital. Thankfully, the van on Chen Tai hadn't turned off yet, so I put him on the back of the van, got in the driver's seat, and drove to the hospital.

After a first aid session at the hospital, the doctor told me that because of the timely delivery, Chen was not in danger of dying, and I was relieved to hear him say that I was afraid that I would not be able to save a life because of a moment of distraction.

But I also know that if he wants to die, no one can do anything about it. I can save him once, but I can't save him a second time or a third time.

I didn't wait for him to wake up, I didn't even go to see him. I handed the letter the woman had given me to the doctor, who handed it over, and left.

Back at the Chen family, I wanted to explain the situation to the woman, but I searched the entire Chen family and couldn't find any trace of the woman.

When it was almost six o'clock in the morning, my mother finally finished her legal tasks. She had wanted to go home and have a good night's sleep, but just as my butt touched the bed, a call came from the bayonet telling me to hurry to the train station.

Since my hands were short, I took the fifty thousand yuan from Thorny Head. Naturally, I had to go about my business. After explaining the situation to my mother, I rushed back to the train station.

I had thought that I was the only one to deliver the goods, but when I arrived at the railway station to meet Stinger, there were three other people who accompanied him, and I even knew one of the three of them. He was also one of my playmates as a child, named Huang Qiao, and he was a timid and a little sissy.

When Huang Qiao saw me, he was stunned for a moment, then he greeted me while pinching his fingers.

After greeting Huang Qiao, Stabbing Head introduced the other two people to me. One of them was Shen Hong, a nine foot tall man with a face full of stubble, while the other was Sima Tong, who was not tall and had small eyes. However, his small eyes shone with a bright light, giving off the feeling that he was a scheming person.

Stabbing Head told me that Shen Hong and Sima Tong both learned martial arts and were responsible for protecting me and Huang Qiao. He also said that the items this time are more valuable, so we have to be careful.

With that, he pushed a leather suitcase in front of me and told me to be careful again. He also told me that if I succeeded this time, I would be given an extra one hundred thousand yuan.

As the bayonet pushed the suitcase towards me, I noticed that he was wearing gloves, which puzzled me. How hot was it in our small town to the south in July and August, when he was wearing gloves?

An extra one hundred thousand would be one hundred and fifty thousand!

My doubts were thrown into the nine heavens by his other words.

Shen Hong and Sima Tong were on the road as bodyguards. I understand that, but who is Yellow Bridge?

He could not fight, he was timid, I really could not think of his purpose, but when we were about to get into the car, he was called aside and whispered, and they looked at me from time to time.

This made me realize that the function of the Yellow Bridge was to monitor me!

However, this is only human nature. Although the price of the goods sent to me by the thorn is extremely high, compared to the goods sent in, it isn't even worth a drop in the bucket.

However, a doubt appeared in my mind. Since you don't believe me, why are you looking for me?

CHAPTER 6 - ULTERIOR MOTIVE

Just like that, I lugged my suitcase, followed by Huang Qiao and the other two people, and got on the train.

The ticket Stinger had given us was a single car with four berths, very luxurious, at least for the first time.

When I entered the carriage, I was about to carry the suitcase to the luggage pavilion when I found that the suitcase was so heavy that it wouldn't budge even if I tried my best.

When I pulled it just now, I didn't feel that heavy. How come it got so heavy when I got on the car?

After trying a few more times, I was so tired that my head was covered with sweat, and I was still unable to move. Finally, I cast my gaze towards Huang Qiao, hoping that he would come over and help me, but when I looked over, I saw his eyes were wide open, his mouth was slightly open, and he seemed to be scared!

When he saw me looking at him, he suddenly came back to his senses, turned his face aside, and pretended not to see me.

I turned to look at Shen Hong and Sima Tong. Shen Hong's face was filled with mockery, as if he despised me for not being able to even carry a single suitcase. Sima Tong, on the other hand, was staring at the suitcase with narrowed eyes, not knowing what to think.

I really can't afford it. Come over and help. I directly ignored Shen Hong's disdain and smiled as I pleaded.

Outside for four years, I have read a lot of people. People like Shen Hong are everywhere, so I don't put them in my heart.

He looks quite sturdy. I didn't expect him to be so useless. Shen Hong rolled up his sleeves and walked over, but just as he was about to reach for his suitcase, he was stopped by Sima Tong.

Put on your gloves first. As he spoke, Sima Tong took a pair of black gloves from his pocket.

Tsk, if you believe that thing, I don't believe it. Watch me. Shen Hong ignored Sima Tong and went straight for the kill.

When he touched it,