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Chapter 54 Mental Hospital, One Private Seat! [Please Read On]

In Yunwu Town, Zhou Yi rode his motorcycle through the streets and arrived at the southern outskirts of the town. He turned right in front of a sign that read "Yunwu Town Industrial Incubation Park" and entered the park's gate.

Despite being called an industrial park, there aren't many businesses here, especially after a period of trying to incubate e-commerce last year, which left the place in a complete mess.

Now, the entire industrial park only has a cold storage for fruit, a clothing processing plant, three logistics distribution centers, and a steel panel factory left. The empty park looks somewhat desolate.

Zhou Yi rode his motorcycle into the third row of factory buildings in the park and met the person he was dealing with today at the end of the road—a programmer who had returned to his hometown after being laid off by a large company.

"Xiao Yi, welcome, welcome. Thank you so much for your help."

The victim's name is Zhao Dengke, and he is from the same clan as Zhao Wei. Before the Lunar New Year, he received a termination notice from his company and a compensation payment of nearly seven figures, thus becoming unemployed.

After being laid off, he felt that he was only 36 years old, which rounds up to be a post-90s generation, and was in his prime. He planned to find a job in his major and make a comeback.

As a result, all of the hundreds of resumes I submitted were rejected because I was too old.

At first, Zhao Dengke's colleagues who were laid off looked for jobs together, but they gradually resigned themselves to their fate. Some of them started driving for ride-hailing services, some started delivering food, and some even put on security guard uniforms, thus avoiding thirty years of detours.

Unwilling to waste his life in the big city without achieving anything, Zhao Dengke decided to return to his hometown to start a business.

Two days ago, he attended Zhao Wei's son's first birthday celebration. He heard that the I Ching was very effective, so he planned to invite it over to help with the feng shui and bring good luck.

Zhou Yi parked his motorcycle on the side of the road and asked Zhao Dengke:
"Dengke, what kind of business are you planning to start here?"

Zhao Dengke handed over a thousand yuan and said confidently:
"I plan to open a pickle factory to produce all kinds of salted vegetables, pickles and preserved vegetables, in both canned and bagged form. The equipment has already been ordered and will be delivered in the next few days. Today I just wanted you to take a look and see if the feng shui of this place is suitable for my business."

The whole area is full of closed factories and companies, and the sense of decay is overflowing. Is there any need to look at the feng shui here?
Zhou Yi believes that entrepreneurs have a stubborn self-confidence, always thinking that they are different from others, that they are the next pig standing on the cusp of opportunity, and that they are the ones who can kick Lei Jun and punch Liu Qiangdong.

Zhou Yi ascertained Zhao Dengke's birth date, converted it into the Eight Characters (Ba Zi), and then took out a compass to test the Feng Shui based on Zhao Dengke's Eight Characters:

"You've decided to set up the factory in this building, right?"

Zhao Dengke nodded and said:
"Confirmed. However, if other factory buildings have better feng shui, I can make adjustments. The person in charge of the industrial park said that I can choose any of the vacant buildings."

This is because they're afraid you, little lamb, will run away... Zhou Yi looked at the factory that Zhao Dengke had chosen. The feng shui wasn't good; it would not only cause financial loss but could even lead to bloodshed.

A bloody accident can be minor or major; it might just be a cut on the hand, but a financial loss alone is enough to bring an entrepreneurial journey to an abrupt end.

To repay the thousand yuan Zhao Dengke had given him, Zhou Yi took his compass and searched the warehouses in the surveying and mapping park. Finally, in the deepest part of the southwest corner, he discovered a factory building that, when matched with Zhao Dengke's birth chart, showed signs of a withered tree coming back to life.

He tested it several times and even consulted the oracle, confirming it was a good omen, and then said to Zhao Dengke:

"Find the person in charge of the industrial park and move the factory here. Of all the industrial parks, this place has the best feng shui that matches your birth chart. It has the auspicious sign of a withered tree coming back to life and bringing wealth."

Zhao Dengke could hardly believe it:
"It's so remote, right next to farmland, is it really going to work?"

When he inquired about the rent, this factory was one-third cheaper than the one he had chosen because of its poor location, and they could even negotiate further if he was interested.

Moving from an expensive factory to a more remote corner was a significant psychological adjustment for Zhao Dengke.

The Book of Changes says:

"The rent for the first row of factory buildings is the highest, but the businesses go bankrupt in droves and no one makes any money... Whether you have good fortune or not has nothing to do with the rent level; what suits you best is the best."

Zhao Dengke felt the position wasn't prestigious enough, but considering Zhao Wei's high regard for the I Ching, he decided to take a gamble:
"Okay, I'll do as you say. At worst, I'll go back and deliver food with my colleagues. Anyway, I haven't uninstalled my delivery app yet!"

He approached the park's management, rented the entire factory at half price, signed an agreement, and paid the rent.

Zhou Yi strolled around the park and discovered that the back rows were huge warehouses. He could rent a warehouse to store anything he couldn't fit in the future.

After making his way around, he rode his motorcycle away. Zhao Dengke then invited him to preside over the opening ceremony of the factory and sample the new products.

Zhou Yi thanked them, left the industrial park, and returned to the town.

He was a bit hungry, so he went to eat at a self-service conveyor belt hot pot restaurant, bought some seasonings, and rode his motorcycle up the mountain.

Upon arriving at Hunyuan Palace, he saw Chen Tang, shirtless, sitting under a peach tree, happily devouring half a watermelon. Zhou Yi said:

"There's air conditioning in the room, why aren't you turning it on?"

Chen Tang held the watermelon and drank all the juice in one gulp.

"It's so cool that it's addictive. Besides, I'll just take a shower, eat some watermelon, and then go back. The army needs to reach Chigu City in the mountain pass tonight, so we can't delay."

I come here every five days. Although I can't do much, I can still take a shower and have some chilled watermelon.

Chen Tang also planned to bring Gan Yanshou a few popsicles, lest the guy say that he didn't care about his superior.

The Book of Changes asks:

Is it hot where you are right now?

"The heat is so intense that you can cook an egg by burying it in the sand."

Upon hearing this, Zhou Yi recalled the solar cooker review he had seen on short videos last night and decided to buy a few sets online to take back with him when Chen Tang came next time, so he could demonstrate the miracle of boiling water in the sun to Da Jun.

After all this turmoil, Chen Tang's prestige in the army will surely reach an unparalleled level. If this were during the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period, his soldiers would definitely have quietly given him an extra layer of clothing.

Zhou Yi felt that it wasn't easy for Chen Tang to come all this way, so it wouldn't be fair to just give him a watermelon. He went to the kitchen and made him something to eat.

Heat the oil, sauté the tomato paste until fragrant, then add some hot pot ingredients, add water and bring to a boil. Next, pour in various kinds of "tech balls" from the refrigerator and cook. Finally, add vegetables such as glass noodles, bok choy, and potato slices. A big pot of tomato-flavored spicy hot pot is ready.

He poured it into a large stainless steel basin and told Chen Tang to take it back and eat it with Gan Yanshou.

Once they return to Chang'an, the two will be the strongest allies, so they need to cultivate a good relationship now.

After Chen Tang left, Zhou Yi opened his phone and ordered ten sets of solar cookers. Just as he was about to go to work, Mao Cong suddenly sent him a video. A young man was kneeling on the ground and kowtowing repeatedly. His head and the ground were covered in blood, as if he were possessed.

I had just finished reading it when Mao Cong called:

“Master Yi, I finally have time to talk to you. The original owner of that Range Rover I dealt with last time turned out to be the eldest son of Xu, the richest man in Lushan County. This morning he came to my door, asking who said someone had died in the car. He even smashed the statue of Guan Gong. Right after he smashed it, he went crazy and kept kowtowing. There was blood all over the ground. It took me a long time to clean it up with a hose.”

Zhou Yi hadn't expected this turn of events and asked:

"How is he now? If anyone asks again, just say my name. Don't hide it, or you'll suffer an undeserved disaster."

Mao Cong would not agree to this:

“I’ve lived in Xiuchuan County for over thirty years, how could I betray my friends? Besides, he won’t have a chance to ask anymore. He was just taken away by his family and is going to be sent to a mental hospital. I even asked for two thousand yuan in compensation for Guan Yu… The statue was smashed before it even entered the house, which broke my heart. Luckily, it wasn’t broken.”

"This is Guan Yu standing up for you, remember to offer sacrifices and say thank you."

If the statue hadn't been brought back today, Mao Cong might have suffered some physical pain... But that Boss Xu really went too far by daring to smash the statue of Guan Gong.

The Book of Changes asks:

Which mental hospital was he sent to?

If he were sent to Xiuchuan County Mental Hospital, he might be able to recover, because the area behind the hospital has become a blessed land, and the patients in the hospital will soon be blessed.

Mao Cong rattled off like a tabloid reporter:

"The police at the local police station recommended that they go to Xiuchuan County Mental Hospital, but the Xu family looks down on our small town and is preparing to send them to the city's mental hospital for treatment..."

Well, they threw away their only chance with their own hands. That's just fate!
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