Chapter 100 Li Shan (ETL) Part 1
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Chapter 100: Can money really buy everything?
After listening to Li Shan’s words, Gu Ye seriously concluded, “After the apartment was built, it was delivered on time, and the tenants began to renovate. But because you died in frustration, with a lot of resentment and nowhere to vent, plus the fact that you couldn’t get out of the building, evil qi spread throughout the building. Everyone who came here was infected with your evil qi, and they got infected with bad luck, bad temper, jealousy, in short, all kinds of negative emotions, and couldn’t control themselves.”
Li Shan was frightened and explained nervously, “I don’t know about that. I didn’t mean it. Great judge, please check my case thoroughly!”
Xie Cheng was amused, “Look carefully, how do we look like judges (of hell)?”
Li Shan looked at Xie Cheng and Gu Ye’s young faces and asked uncertainly, “Who are you?”
“Mystical Master, we catch evil ghosts and redress the grievances of wronged ghosts,” Gu Ye comforted Li Shan and said thankfully, “Fortunately, those affected people are fine. Otherwise, you would have to bear the cause and effect of human life.”
Li Shan’s eyes were even more rounded from the surprise, “Masters? Why don’t you guys have a beard?”
Xie Cheng touched his chin and said unhappily, “I shaved it this morning!”
Gu Ye’s mouth twitched; he was too lazy to talk nonsense on this issue. He was thinking about this case, “This matter is not easy to investigate. Firstly, it’s been a long time, there is no dead body, no evidence. Secondly, we don’t know who the people was in charge of that construction during the period. We must call the police and let the police investigate legitimately. If I were to call the police, it’s useless because I don’t have evidence, and people won’t believe it, I have to rely on you.”
Li Shan was confused. “What can I do?”
Gu Ye said helplessly, “Don’t you have a childhood friend who grew up with you? The one who took 200,000 yuan for hush money.”
The mention of his friend made Li Shan’s face turn gloomy. For money, friends who grew up ‘wearing open-crotch pants together’1 are also unreliable.
Seeing that Li Shan still didn’t understand, Gu Ye could only teach him, “Can he spend this money comfortably? Can he live with his conscience? Others may not think about it, but he grew up with you, so he would think of your ghastly death, right? So go and scare him. Scare him, make him feel guilty, and force him to call the police. Let the police investigate this matter, they can find out who was in charge back then. The matter of cutting corners and embezzling money meant for safety guarantees, it’s not something that one person can hide. So, taking out one person will pull out a bunch of people.”
Li Shan finally realized what Gu Ye meant, “I understand now, but how can I go?”
Gu Ye: “…”
Even if this big brother is full of resentment, he is still a simple and honest person. Gu Ye helplessly said, “There are 2 options. The first one is I put you in a bottle and send it to the local area by express delivery. The second option, you don’t need a ticket to get on the train, so you can just climb on the right train home.”
“Oh, I understand.”
After Li Shan left, Xie Cheng asked worriedly, “Can this big brother do it? He doesn’t look like someone capable of schemes.”
Gu Ye smiled, “Then we’ll find him a helper, preferably one with more evil intentions and thick skin. This is when my Ling Ling is needed.”
Hearing that, Xie Cheng widened his eyes and thought to himself. Buddy, are you crazy? How can you say that to your hypocritical daughter?
Gu Ye took Ling Ling out of the backpack. “Daughter, where is the ghost doll? Give it to daddy.”
Ling Ling originally thought that her father was talking about her, and her little mouth was puffed up. When she heard this, she immediately smiled and took out the Cloudy Doll pendant. Gu Ye narrowed his eyes and pulled the soul out of Cloudy Doll, “Ghost Doll, go and follow that big brother and help him. But just help to scare people, don’t kill anyone.”
“Okay!” Finally, there was a place for the ghost doll to be useful. The ghost doll rubbed its ugly little face and chased after Li Shan happily.
Xie Cheng didn’t expect that Gu Ye, who loves beautiful things, would raise such an ugly and weak ghost. “Is this little ghost capable? His spiritual power is not strong either.”
Gu Ye smiled and said, “This little ghost is timid. He is not good at other things, but he knows how to scare people. I think he and Li Shan are destined to be together. Maybe there will be unexpected gains. Let’s wait for news.”
Li Shan and the ghost doll went back to his hometown, Xiaoli Village.
Xiaoli Village is an ordinary small village. The villagers have been farming for generations. Now farming is mechanized, which saves time and effort. Therefore, many villagers go out to work. Some of them are over 50 years old and still do short-term work, like what Li Shan said previously, they get paid daily, and basically do anything.
Li Shan went back to his home first and looked at his small yard. He hadn’t been back for more than half a year. The grass in the yard was growing wildly. He often went out to work and rarely went home. It was common for him not to come back for more than a year, and the villagers would not be suspicious. Judging from his situation, he may not return in the future. The villagers will only think that he has made a fortune outside, married a wife, and will not return to this village.
Li Shan stood at the gate, his expression getting darker and darker. Ghost doll asked him, “Do you want to go in and take a look?”
“What’s there to see?” Li Shan said self-deprecatingly, “There is no one at home, we should just go find Li Hong An.”
Li Hong An is Li Shan’s childhood friend.
Every night, Li Hong An would toss and turn and couldn’t sleep. No matter how tired he was from work during the day, he couldn’t sleep well at night. The reason was that Li Shan often appeared in his dreams. Covered in blood, he looked at him with a bitter face, which made Li Hong An feel cold all over. It was impossible to say that he didn’t feel guilty at all, after all, they had been friends for 40 years. But that was 200,000 yuan!
For Li Hong An’s usual job, he worked for others, getting up early and going to bed late every day, leaving at 4.00 am and returning at 8.00 pm. He didn’t eat or drink well on the construction site, and worked hard regardless of the cold or heat. How many years would it take to earn the same 200,000 yuan? So, Li Hong An hesitated for a while and agreed (to accept the hush money), but he didn’t dare to spend the money in his hand. It was a hot potato, really hot!
Li Hong An rolled on the bed for a long time, until his wife couldn’t stand it anymore, and finally fell asleep in a daze.
Suddenly, the dog at home barked wildly in the yard, and Li Hong An was woken up again. Because of a lack of sleep, his heart was pounding when he woke up suddenly. His wife was also scared and asked vigilantly, “Is there a thief?”
Li Hong An got up, lit a cigarette, and said with an ugly expression, “I’ll go and see.”
As soon as Li Hong An opened the door, he saw a person standing in the yard. It was dark and he couldn’t see his face clearly. Li Hong An shouted vigilantly, “Who is it? Who’s there?”
The man didn’t say anything, but stood there motionlessly. His figure gradually became clear. He was covered in blood, wearing an old camouflage uniform that was washed until faded to white, and he looked at Li Hong An with a bitter face. Li Hong An rubbed his eyes and cursed, “I’m dreaming again!”
At this moment, the miserable face of the man in the yard suddenly showed a smile. With a hooked mouth and black eyes, it was inexplicably weird and gave people the chills down the back at a glance. In Li Hong An’s previous dreams, Li Shan was motionless, just looking at him. Today, he walked towards him. Li Shan had a problem with his legs, limping and walking slowly. The other party slowly approached Li Hong An. The slower he walked, the more tormented Li Hong An was mentally.
Li Hong An was frightened, and his scalp felt numb. His face instantly lost color. He slapped himself hard, and the pain made him realize that this didn’t seem to be a dream. His wife also got up at this moment, and seeing him slapping himself, she asked anxiously, “What’s wrong with you? Are you possessed?”
Li Hong An panicked and said, “Da Shan2, Da Shan is back!”
Hearing that, Li Hong An’s wife asked puzzledly, “Why did Li Shan come to our house in the middle of the night? Didn’t he go to work outside?”
Li Hong An trembled all over and said, “No, Da Shan is dead. Da Shan is already dead.”
“What are you talking about?” Li Hong An’s wife followed his gaze and looked into the yard. She was also frightened and closed the door in panic, “How can that be a human being?”
“You saw it too? It means I’m not dreaming, Da Shan is really back! Da Shan’s ghost is here to find me!” Li Hong An was so scared that he dropped his cigarette. The cigarette butt landed on his foot, and he didn’t even feel the blister from the burn.
The footsteps were getting closer and closer. Li Hong An was trembling all over and locked the door tightly. The footsteps finally stopped in front of the door.
THUMP THUMP THUMP, someone was knocking rhythmically. Li Hong An collapsed in despair and said, “Da Shan, I know I am sorry for you, but your death has nothing to do with me. Don’t come to me! Go to that construction team! For the sake of our friendship for so many years, please let me go!”
The knocking stopped when the person outside heard this. Li Hong An listened anxiously. There were footsteps outside the door again, from near to far. It seemed that Li Shan really let him go and left after hearing what he said! Li Hong An covered his pounding heart and gasped for air. His wife was also frightened, “How did he die? Did Li Shan really die? Is his death related to you? What happened? Don’t scare me!”
Li Hong An pushed his wife aside angrily and said anxiously, “Now is not the time to talk about this.” He mustered up his courage and wanted to see if Li Shan was really gone. He carefully opened a very narrow crack in the door and looked around. He found that the door and the yard were empty. Li Hong An was relieved and almost collapsed on the ground. In the hot summer, he was sweating cold sweat.
Just as Li Hong An let down his guard, a figure flashed by the door crack. Li Shan’s face, bleeding from all 5 orifices, was directly in front of Li Hong An’s face. The distance was as close as the door. Li Hong An screamed in fear, as if he had been rebounded by a force, he retreated several meters at once. He grabbed something around him and threw it at the door like crazy, “Don’t come in! Get out! Don’t look for me!”
Li Shan pushed the door open, resentment rolling on his body, “Do you feel comfortable spending the hush money that was exchanged for my life?”
Li Hong An shook his head frantically, shaking his head like a rattle, “I didn’t spend it! I didn’t spend a penny! I feel guilty too! I feel uneasy! Please let me go, I have old parents and children to take care of. I am different from you, I have to support my family. For all our years of friendship, please let me go!”
Li Shan looked at his long-time friend with a complicated expression. They had fought together, drank together, and boasted together countless times, but in the end, Li Hong An chose to betray his conscience for money.
“If you really feel sorry for me, go to the police and tell them the truth.”
When the wronged ghost comes to the door, if you don’t listen to him, you may be taken away the same night. Li Hong An quickly nodded and agreed, “I’ll call the police! I will call the police tomorrow, you can go without worry!”
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