My daily mountain driving, I met a fox at the beginning and got married

"No matter what happens, never give up on life easily! Think of your parents, think of your future... There are still many beautiful things in life worth enjoying..."

The other party grabbed him and swam upstream, giving him no chance to explain.

Seeing Chen Anshui being pulled out of the water, Han San, standing on the shore, was speechless.

After getting ashore, both young men sneezed repeatedly.

"I am very grateful for your courageous act, and your behavior is indeed commendable. But I want to tell you that I was not jumping into the river to commit suicide; I was just retrieving a body!"

Chen Anshui had no choice but to explain to this person.

Upon hearing this, Jiang Chen's eyes widened in surprise: "You're from the public security department?"

"No, no, you can think of us as folk corpse retrievers, which is a profession that specializes in finding corpses and burying them properly. We investigated beforehand and confirmed that the corpse was down here, so we came to retrieve it when there were fewer people around."

Chen Anshui explained patiently.

Talking about this kind of thing late at night is a bit unsettling, but Jiang Chen still gritted his teeth and reprimanded the other person for their behavior.

"But what you just did was extremely risky! You didn't take any safety precautions! This could easily lead to problems!"

"I'm a very good swimmer, so you don't need to worry about me."

Han San, standing nearby, also helped explain: "Actually, when we retrieve corpses, it's not like you imagine, where we just use manpower to do it. Have you seen those videos about corpse transport?"

"I've seen it. You're not going to tell me that the way you retrieve corpses is like in the movies, using some kind of secret corpse-driving technique to manipulate the corpse and make it float to the surface on its own, are you?"

Han San snapped his fingers crisply and said with certainty, "That's right, that's exactly it."

"Are you kidding me? What era are we living in? Or are you playing some kind of prank? Where are you hiding the camera? Are you secretly recording us from the shadows?"

After saying that, Jiang Chen muttered to himself while cautiously looking around.

"In short, we're not messing around. If you don't believe me, you can watch from the side."

Han San understood that most normal people would think this was a joke or a movie.

It's impossible to explain it clearly just by talking.

Unless he witnesses it with his own eyes.

Han San and the others had to continue working, but Jiang Chen, out of a sense of justice, refused to let Chen Anshui go into the water again.

Left with no other choice, Chen Anshui could only begin casting his spell on the riverbank.

Han San and Jiang Chen stood behind Chen Anshui, both silent, simply watching him.

Jiang Chen's eyes were full of doubt, clearly indicating that he did not believe in the corpse-driving technique they were talking about.

The jingling of bells echoed in the night sky, and the melodious sound carried an eerie air in the dark and cold night.

As Jiang Chen listened, he couldn't help but feel a chill run down his spine.

Perhaps it's because the atmosphere was created too well. People are always easily influenced by their environment. There's no such thing as a miraculous corpse-driving technique in this world.

Jiang Chen repeatedly reminded himself of this.

However, the incantation the other party chanted added to the eerie atmosphere, making him break out in goosebumps.

Chen Anshui chanted an incantation and suddenly pointed both hands at the river surface!

"Heaven and earth are clear and pure, all spirits of the eight directions, heed my command! The yin and yang energies return to heaven and earth! Rise!"

Suddenly, a black mist rose from the river, spreading out and causing bubbles to rise and gurgle in the water.

This inexplicable scene left Jiang Chen dumbfounded, and he broke out in a cold sweat.

This...this is so illogical!
Are they telling the truth?

Not long after, a rotting corpse floated to the surface of the river!

The corpse was stiff and, after surfacing, it actually stood up and hopped and jumped ashore.

The corpse that jumped ashore had mostly rotten flesh, tattered clothes, and almost all of its hair gone. It was dripping with pus, and a putrid stench wafted from its body.

Jiang Chen was terrified by the horrifying scene. He stumbled back several steps and fell to the ground. He accidentally touched a broken corner of the wooden bench, cutting his palm and drawing blood.

He turned his head away, unable to bear watching this scene any longer!
"Ugh, vomit, vomit..."

This was a lifelong psychological trauma for him!
What terrible things did he do to deserve witnessing such a horrific event?

"We told you we were telling the truth, but you still wouldn't believe us. I just advised you to leave immediately. Are you alright?"

Han San walked over and handed him a pack of tissues and a bottle of mineral water, telling him to rinse his mouth.

Jiang Chen took the bottled water and rinsed his mouth, his face scrunched up like an old orange peel: "I...I believe it now!"

"Then we're leaving. You should go home early too."

Jiang Chen waved his hand, indicating that he would go back and that they didn't need to worry.

Han San then turned to Chen Anshui and said, "Let's go back too."

Chen Anshui continued to cast spells and manipulate the situation.

However, perhaps due to the novice's lack of skill, the corpse did not jump up after the spell was cast, but remained frozen in place, standing motionless.

What's going on? Han San gave him a puzzled look.

"I don't think I have enough skill to make it move."

Chen Anshui sounded somewhat dejected and couldn't help but pull out the small notebook from his backpack.

"If you can't control the corpse, and you've ruled out the possibility that the corpse is too resentful and unwilling to be controlled, another possibility is that your skills are insufficient. In this case, you can consider using the blood of a loved one as a medium to communicate with the corpse."

He unconsciously read those words aloud, realizing how difficult the matter was.

"This person was an orphan; it would be great if we could find his family. What should we do now?"

This was the first time Chen Anshui had encountered such a situation, and having no experience whatsoever, he could only turn to the nearby umbrella for help.

"Your skill is insufficient..."

Suddenly a gust of cold wind blew, sending the notebook flying from Chen Anshui's hand.

Chen Anshui was startled. This notebook was of utmost importance! It absolutely could not be blown away. If it fell into the river or got damaged, he wouldn't even have time to cry.

He hurried after it, trying to retrieve the notebook. The notebook was blown a few steps away before falling to the ground.

As luck would have it, it landed right next to Jiang Chen. He bent down to pick up the notebook, but forgot that his hand was injured and bleeding, the blood instantly staining the notebook. "Sorry, I forgot my hand was injured. This little bit of blood should be enough to wipe it off..."

Chen Anshui glanced at it and thought that the notebook was only stained with a little blood, so it shouldn't be a big problem.

"It's okay, thank you for picking it up for me."

After thanking him, Chen Anshui returned to the body and said to Han San, "What do we do now? We can't just stand here like this, can we? What if we scare someone when it gets light?"

"Why don't you try again? If it really doesn't work, I'll give it a try."

Chen Anshui nodded helplessly. He hoped he could successfully control the corpse. Otherwise, if things didn't go smoothly right from the start, wouldn't it mean he lacked talent in this area, or had extremely poor talent, and he would be too ashamed to continue learning from Mr. Han?

"The sky is clear and the earth is blessed..."

He chanted a series of incantations, but at first the corpse didn't react. Chen Anshui opened his eyes, looked at the motionless body, and felt extremely embarrassed.

"Looks like it's still not working." Chen Anshui said as he wiped the bloodstains off the notebook and continued to increase the intensity of his spell.

However, this time, the corpse actually moved!

Chen Anshui felt a strange sense of control, as if he could stop or move the corpse with just a thought.

How is this going?

"How did it suddenly succeed? My casting power was exactly the same just now and now, this..."

Han San listened to Chen Anshui's question, and his gaze suddenly fell on the bloodstains on Chen Anshui's hands.

A thought suddenly occurred to him!
Han San turned to look at Jiang Chen, who was about to leave, and grabbed his shoulder, startling Jiang Chen.

"Is there anything else?" Jiang Chen swallowed and asked cautiously.

"Don't be afraid, I just want to ask if you have any brothers in your family?"

Jiang Chen immediately became alert, narrowed his eyes, his attitude changed abruptly, and he asked in a stiff tone, "Why are you asking this?"

"Don't get agitated, I'm just asking. I suspect that this corpse is related to you by blood."

Han San pointed at the corpse and explained the secrets of corpse transportation.

"This corpse came to us of its own accord, asking us to bury it. Its resentment and yin energy are not strong. Excluding other reasons, the only possibility is that our power is insufficient to make it move. And the most effective way to make a corpse move is to use the blood of a relative. Just now, when An Shui was performing the ritual, her finger was stained with your blood, and then the corpse moved! This means that you must have a direct blood relationship."

Upon hearing this, Jiang Chen felt her heart pounding in the middle of the night.

He was initially terrified of the corpse, but after listening to Han San's words, he barely overcame his fear and couldn't help but examine the corpse.

"I have a younger brother who was abducted when he was very young. My parents searched for him for a long time, but they never found him... What was his name?"

Just then, the hearse arrived. The body was loaded onto the vehicle, and the group of people got on as well, heading to the funeral home together.

For some reason, Jiang Chen also got into the car.

In the car, Jiang Chen recounted how her younger brother was abducted when he was a child, and how her parents had never been able to let go of the grief over it. Now, she is seriously ill, and her only wish is to know news about her brother.

"...That's roughly what happened. Can you confirm that the corpse is my brother?"

“I know that most young people nowadays believe in materialism and science. So, now that the body has been found, you can do a DNA test to see if there is any kinship.”

This was a safer and more convincing approach. Jiang Chen agreed and inquired about the condition of the corpse.

They were almost certain that Jiang Chen was the corpse's brother, so they didn't hide anything and told him the truth.

"After being abducted and rescued, he couldn't find his parents and grew up in an orphanage. He studied hard, got into a prestigious university, and finally got a good job, but he drowned because he was so happy that he drank too much..."

By the end, Jiang Chen's voice was choked with emotion. In truth, he already believed in his heart that the corpse was his younger brother.

Unexpectedly, when the brothers met again, they were separated by death.

Why did this happen? How heartbroken my parents will be when they find out.

Jiang Chen became increasingly sad as she thought about it, radiating an aura of sorrow.

He probably needed some peace and quiet, so Chen Anshui didn't disturb him. Soon, they arrived at the funeral home. After Chen Anshui performed a ritual to dispel the yin energy and resentment from the corpse, he instructed the funeral home staff to tidy up the body's appearance.

Jiang Chen said to the staff, "Please do your best to repair it... Money is not an issue... Please ask him... to keep it as intact as possible..."

The staff member looked solemn and said earnestly, "Sir, please rest assured, we will do our best."

Meanwhile, the DNA test results have also been released.

Looking at the clearly confirmed kinship on the scientific test report, Jiang Chen's hand holding the report trembled uncontrollably.

He could no longer suppress his grief. It was as if all his strength had been drained away in an instant. He slumped down against the wall, curled up tightly in the corner, and burst into tears.

Chen Anshui's heart was also filled with bitterness. He wanted to say a few words of comfort, but in the face of such heavy sorrow, any words of comfort seemed so pale and powerless.

"My brother... Could you tell me about my brother? I want to know everything about him."

“Okay…” Chen Anshui felt sympathy for the two brothers, so he recounted in detail the life story of the corpse he had learned about in his dream.

Graduated from a prestigious university, and was subsequently hired...

Jiang Chen silently kept all this information in mind, planning to investigate it in person after handling her brother's funeral arrangements.

Upon receiving the news, Jiang Chen's parents rushed over. Faced with their son's already decomposed body, the two elderly people wept bitterly.

After offering a few words of comfort, Chen Anshui went back to find Zhang Hao, since his mission was already complete.

Zhang Hao wasn't idle either; he had already begun investigating Wei Yuze.

When Chen Anshui and the others returned, they saw Zhang Hao looking at a file on the computer.

“You’ve come back just in time. I think we can start our investigation from here.”

As Zhang Hao spoke, he pointed to the photo on the screen and explained his investigative approach: "This person used to be a well-known businessman in the area. He is now cooperating with Wei Yuze's company, and it is said that the cooperation between the two parties was personally facilitated by Wei Yuze."

Analyzing these signs, it's easy to see that Wei Yuze values ​​this General Manager Chen highly. Being valued means that General Manager Chen possesses something that Wei Yuze cherishes.

Whether it's a simple business collaboration or something else entirely, an investigation will reveal the answer.

Han San nodded in agreement, intending to apply for a job at Mr. Chen's company later. Chen Anshui then gave a brief report on the progress of his corpse-transporting mission.

"Well done. You got lucky this time. You'd better work harder next time, or you won't be so lucky if something similar happens again."

Chen Anshui looked at the information about President Chen's company on the screen and nodded in agreement. Suddenly, he said, "Isn't this President Chen's company the one Jiang Chen's brother worked for before?" (End of this chapter)