Infinite Puzzle City

Chapter 255 The quality of a funeral director
Xiao Ran listened to the old man telling the whole story. It would be a lie to say that he didn't feel anything at all, but it would not be entirely true to say that he was scared.

The bracelet is already on my hand anyway, so it may not be easy to take it off.

But from what the old man said, it was clear that there was more than one bracelet.

Moreover, knowing the origin of the bracelet might be a good thing for me. When I have the chance, I might as well go to Changbai Mountain in person. It’s not that far to get there by plane.

After all, in this era, the way people travel has changed dramatically.

In the past, it would take at least two months to walk from Los Angeles to Changbai Mountain, even if you walked quickly.

Besides, what this old man said might not necessarily come true. Li Jingqi has been wearing this bracelet and he is almost living like a god, but he has not turned into a monster.

Thinking of this, he picked up the plate and ate all the food in it in a few bites. Then he wiped his mouth with satisfaction: "Master, you can see that I have neither turned into a monster nor chopped off my head, so don't worry, I will be fine."

Seeing Xiao Ran so calm, the old man thought Xiao Ran didn't listen, so he took out a business card and handed it to Xiao Ran: "Child, there is no need for me to lie to you. You have to find a way to take off this bracelet. I live here, you can come to me anytime. This is my contact information. During this time, I will find a way to find out about the bracelet for you."

"Well... OK, thank you grandpa then."

Xiao Ran nodded, stood up and walked out. After leaving the restaurant, he thought for a moment and put the business card in his hand away.

He knew that this old man was so warm-hearted to him not just out of kindness. There was no hatred or love without reason in this world. Don't let your guard down just because you think this old man is a good person.

If Xiao Ran's guess was correct, the old man was probably thinking about whether he could find his nephew who had been missing for so many years rather than how to help him take off the bracelet.

Anyway, no matter what, Xiao Ran accepted the business card first. If he could really help her take off the bracelet, Xiao Ran would be happy to repay the old man within a limited scope.

I rode my bike slowly towards home. On the way home, I did not forget to buy two small fish for the white cat. Although I am not very good at cooking, this fresh fish should not prevent the white cat from eating it. I can just treat it as sashimi.

When passing by Wu Man's shop, Xiao Ran couldn't help but glance towards the shop. The door was closed and there was a sign saying "Suspended Business" on it.

"Has Wu Man not come back yet?"

Thinking of Wu Man, Xiao Ran couldn't help but feel a little greedy. This guy has now advanced to become a C-level professional, a desire chef. Tsk tsk tsk tsk, I wonder what kind of delicious food he can make for himself after he comes back.

Just thinking about it makes me look forward to it.

As soon as Xiao Ran left, he saw several real estate agents and a couple walking out of the side door next to the community, cursing as they walked: "It's a mess up there, someone was killed in your house, I won't buy it no matter how cheap it is, stop bothering me."

“It’s either a life or… a disappearance, but the property owner’s title is clear and nothing will go wrong in the future,” several agents hurriedly explained.

But the customer who came to buy a house was already very impatient, cursing, "Bullshit, I found out everything, she was called Aunt Fat, right? She suddenly disappeared, and then her husband went crazy, saying that his wife's hands were delicious, white and tender, and he shouted about it all over the community. Now she is locked up in a mental hospital. What the hell, go away..."

"Crash la la la..."

After opening the rolling door, Xiao Ran didn't rush in. Instead, he glanced up first.

I didn't see anything. When I looked again, I saw the white cat with a lazy face and even looked at me with a bit of contempt. Xiao Ran curled his lips and said, "It's called better to be safe than sorry. You know shit!"

The white cat meowed and turned its head away.

"I brought you some fresh fish. Don't say I don't take care of you."

Xiao Ran perfunctorily placed the fish in front of the white cat, then went upstairs with a few thumps.

The white cat looked at the two small yellow croakers swimming in the plastic bag, tried to pat them with its paws, then looked up at the stairs to the second floor with a question mark on its face.

“Meow, meow, meow, meow…”

Although I can't speak, I can feel that the curses are quite dirty...

After Xiao Ran returned to the room, he held his mobile phone and searched for some information about Changbai Mountain.

In fact, there is a lot of information about Changbai Mountain if you search it online, but there are not many posts online that can explain it clearly.

Even in so-called encyclopedias, descriptions of Changbai Mountain are mostly limited to the scenery.

Watching it.

"Buzz..."

Uncle Li called.

"Hello, Uncle Li."

"Xiao Ran, are you okay?"

Uncle Li asked in a nervous voice on the phone.

"No ah."

"Oh, so you are in Los Angeles now, right?"

"Ah."

"That's fine, that's fine."

Uncle Li on the other end of the phone was relieved when he heard Xiao Ran say that he was in Luo City. "You don't know, Qin City seems to be in chaos recently. The government has started a big cleanup. The underworld is also a mess. Several old men have been locked up." When he said this, Uncle Li lowered his voice and said, "I just found out today that Master Zhu, who I introduced to you last time, is dead."

"Master Zhu is dead? How did he die?"

When Xiao Ran heard this, he looked even more shocked than Uncle Li.

"I don't know. All his brothers disappeared one by one. No one was found alive or dead. The family members reported the case to the police, but there was no news. However, Mr. Zhu's body was found, and the official certificate was that he had heart failure. Isn't this just a lie? How could he have heart failure for no reason..."

Uncle Li mumbled a lot on the phone, but Xiao Ran didn't hear a word he said. He was the one who did this, so how could he not know about it.

He was just surprised at the company's methods. It had been a few days since Master Zhu's death, but the news was not leaked until today, and it was obvious that all of Master Zhu's subordinates had been wiped out.

Now, apart from the company and myself, I'm afraid there is only one person who knows what's going on, and that's Guo Yongfei. If this guy is smart, he probably won't tell such things everywhere.

But Xiao Ran had no idea that Guo Yongfei died the day after he left Qin City.

That night, Guo Yongfei won a lot of money in the casino in one go, said to be hundreds of thousands. He won every hand and left with the money.

But in the early morning of the next day, Guo Yongfei's body was found soaking in the river. His body was already swollen, and it was estimated that he had been soaking there for at least an entire night.

Xiao Ran waited patiently for Uncle Li to finish speaking before speaking: "Don't worry, I'm fine. This matter has nothing to do with me. Uncle Li, if you have nothing else to do, I..."

"Yes, yes, yes."

Uncle Li patted his head on the phone and said, "I've been busy talking to you about this. Last time, you asked me to find you more clients. Now the clients are here. But I have to tell you first, these are two clients. It's quite troublesome."

Uncle Li then told Xiao Ran about the customer's situation.

The clients were a couple. Their car was parked on the side of the road and they were studying poetry in the car.

I just learned Du Mu's "Mountain Travel"

As a result, when a large truck passed by, it overturned and directly crushed the car.

This was troublesome, as the man and woman were smashed into a lump.

Now you are in me and I am in you.

But the woman's husband was not happy and was determined to separate the two. The man's family also wanted to do the same, but no one was willing to take the job.

Isn't it just a coincidence that Uncle Li caught up with him?

"It's really... difficult. Most people can't do this job, but just leave it to me." Xiao Ran suppressed his smile: "When is the deadline?"

"If you're not busy, we can start this afternoon."

Xiao Ran looked at the time. It was one o'clock now, and the funeral home would not start the afternoon shift until after 2 o'clock.

"Okay, I'll go there this afternoon."

After hanging up the phone, Xiao Ran couldn't help laughing. Although he seemed a little gloating, when he thought of the expressions of the families on both sides when they went to collect the bodies, Xiao Ran really couldn't help it.

In the afternoon, Xiao Ran arrived early and met Uncle Zhou halfway while riding his bike.

"Uncle, I just got to work." Xiao Ran stopped the car and walked behind him.

Old Zhou looked up and saw Xiao Ran, and he also slowed down his pace and said with a smile: "I haven't seen you for a while, and I thought you changed your career."

"No, it's just that the business in the store has been good recently, but my own craftsmanship cannot be neglected."

"If you ask me, you should change your career as soon as possible. If you wait any longer, it will delay your chance of finding a wife. Otherwise, we have some new girls in our funeral home. I can help you find a wife."

Uncle Zhou said half-jokingly.

Xiao Ran quickly waved his hand: "A rabbit doesn't eat grass near its burrow. Besides, I'd rather talk to myself."

After saying that, Xiao Ran changed the subject: "I took a job this time, it was the couple who were studying ancient poetry last night."

"Learn ancient poetry?"

"Yes, it's the poem "Stop the car and sit to enjoy the maple forest at dusk."

"Hey, you guys are talking nonsense, I thought it was something else." Old Zhou Yi curled his lips, "The bodies are in the coffin room, they were not sent to the cold storage at all, and they can't be stuffed in. You came too late, and you missed the right time. The two families almost got into a fight this morning. The woman's mother picked up an axe and wanted to chop the bodies into pieces. If everyone hadn't stopped them, the skulls of the two bodies would have been almost blown off."

The two talked as they walked, and Xiao Ran listened with great interest.

Lao Zhou has the potential to be a storyteller. He can describe a huge fight vividly in just a few words, including how the man's family members could no longer bear it and beat the woman's mother with their turtle fists, and how the woman's mother-in-law used her dragon claw hand to hit the man's father-in-law in the vital points.

Wow, they all have their own moves.

Xiao Ran couldn't help but grin all the way, but when the two of them stepped into the funeral home, the smile on his face instantly disappeared, and he became serious and solemn. The reason was simple: this was the quality of being a funeral professional...

(End of this chapter)