I work as a sorcerer in the US, and my side hustle is building Gundams.

Chapter 90 Luring the Tiger Away from the Mountain (4/4)

"An interesting story?"

When Lynn heard his words, he felt that the box might have already been discovered. After all, the cedar tree had been leveled, and the box buried next to the cedar tree probably wouldn't have escaped the construction workers' eyes.

This made him extremely disappointed.

But what Dr. Sean said next made Lynn prick up her ears instantly!

"What story? Can you tell me? You know, this cedar tree has a very special meaning for me and my parents!"

He asked, feigning curiosity, his eyes full of sincerity.

The activation of the skill [Excellent Eloquence Iv4] and the title [Catastrophe Resister] (which grants more goodwill from the survivor faction) also makes his requests more readily accepted by those he speaks with.

"Hehe, this story is about the roots of that cedar tree. Because it was located in the middle of the house, not in the area of ​​the surrounding walls where the foundation needed to be laid, the people who built the house probably didn't remove all of the roots because they had spread too far. They just sawed them flat with the ground and cut off some of the main roots."

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"But in the second year after the house was built, these remaining roots started sprouting again and even raised a large section of our foundation!"

At this point, Dr. Sean slightly curled the corners of his mouth, as if he were telling a very heartwarming story.

"My wife and I wanted to tear up the floorboards and dig out all the tree roots to prevent it from harming our house. But our youngest daughter, Danny, strongly objected, saying it was a century-old tree that refused to die and created new life for itself!"

"We left that spot uncovered with flooring, and waited until a sapling grew before digging it up and transplanting it to the park to the west. We've been visiting it regularly ever since, watering it and removing pests. It's a new lease on life for this century-old cedar tree!"

As he recounted stories of his daughter's childhood, Dr. Sean's face broke into a loving father's smile.

"And then, strangely enough, after that, no new saplings grew from under the floor, and we never dug up its roots again. It was as if that tree had been reincarnated into that new sapling. Isn't that amazing?"

"It's truly amazing—life is full of miracles!"

Hearing this, Lynn became even more certain that they had not dug deep into this frozen land at all.

Since the tree root wasn't dug up, the box containing the money buried next to it certainly wasn't discovered either.

He observed the happy smile on the other person's face but couldn't detect anything that seemed to be hiding something.

A dozen minutes later, Lynn left the clinic with a small bag of ibuprofen in her hand.

The doctor said there was no concurrent bacterial infection, so antibiotics weren't needed. He advised me to take some ibuprofen, drink plenty of hot water, keep my body temperature warm, and avoid getting chilled, and I would recover quickly.

"It's confirmed, the box should be on this piece of land."

As Lynn walked out of the clinic, a smile appeared on his face. He knew most likely the other party had no idea about the money box buried underground, but he still needed to confirm it one last time.

He walked to the grassy area, squatted down, and started searching through the soil.

In no time, they found an earthworm that was two index fingers long.

"Indeed, we can still find them."

Western Washington state has a temperate maritime climate, and late October is usually mild and rainy, which is more conducive to earthworm activity.

He held the earthworm in his hands, trying to connect with it.

[Animal Communication Skills Iv2] Activated.

He threw the earthworm on the ground, and after a short while, it burrowed into the soil with a rustling sound.

"Lynn, how is it? What's the situation with the inquiries?"

Mike and Lily, pretending to be tourists with tourist maps in hand, walked over, pointing and gesturing.

"This is the right place, and they haven't dug the foundation too deep, but I need to double-check. We'll know the result in a little while."

The two looked at him in confusion, but Lynn did not explain further. Instead, he turned and walked toward the nearest KFC store.

Half an hour later, Lynn put down her coffee and looked towards the spot on the lawn where she had just been.

He left with the words "I'll be right back" and got up to go over.

Sure enough, the earthworm had already burrowed out of the ground and was waiting for him in the same spot.

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Lynn held it in her palm and silently began to communicate with it.

"The box is still there, right? Great, thank you for your hard work."

Having received a satisfactory answer, Lynn finally smiled happily and placed a small piece of bread she had brought from KFC next to it as a token of her gratitude.

"It's confirmed, the box is right there, they didn't dig it out."

"YES!"

At this time, Daniel, DeShawn, and Cooper also arrived at the KFC, where they ate and discussed things together.

Lynn shared his discovery, and the others cheered with fists clenched!

Although they didn't know how Lynn ultimately determined it, the witch doctor was always mysterious and trustworthy, and no one questioned him.

"The next step is to dig it out. Does anyone have any suggestions on how to lure Dr. Sean away so we can legally begin excavation?"

Lynn glanced around at everyone he had brought and then asked his question.

"Is he still staying there tonight, using this as a diversionary tactic?"

Cooper didn't rush to eat his burger; instead, he stared intently at Lynn.

"Yes, I've seen it. It's a combined living and business space for him. Only the living room is his clinic, and there's a large area in the back. I had the kid look inside, and it's fully equipped with a bedroom, bathroom, and kitchen. Obviously, he stays here at night too."

"That's troublesome, tsk tsk—"

"How about we stage a minor disturbance to lure him out? Like lighting a bonfire behind the house, burning some foam, and pretending there's a fire so he can run for his life?"

Jack was the first to raise his hand and offer his terrible idea.

"Don't come up with any bad ideas; they'll only attract more people and make things even more difficult for us."

Lily slapped his messy blond head and scolded him.

"How about we just sneak in, knock him out, and then force our way in and start digging?"

Daniel raised his hand. This fat, dark-skinned man used to be a street urchin, so he must be very skilled at this kind of work.

"No way, this is a middle-class community. The town's police station is less than 100 meters away from the clinic. You can see there are police patrolling the streets now. If we get caught, we'll be in big trouble."

Cooper pointed to the location of the police station on the map, and sure enough, it was very close to the clinic.

"We can't lure him away, and we can't knock him out—"

Daniel, dissatisfied with the opposition, pouted and grumbled.

"Perhaps—I've thought of a way?"

Just then, Mike, who had been silently staring at the coffee in his hand that was getting cold, suddenly spoke up in a muffled voice.

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