Chapter 87 The Cat Old Lady (ETL)
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Chapter 87 Worse than a bird!
When asked by Gu Ye, the man was embarrassed and stunned for a moment. Then he nervously explained, “I was too tired that day so while sitting on the bed, I drifted to sleep. Master Gu, you have to believe me, I am telling the truth!”
“Lying to me is like deceiving yourself. Remember that you are responsible for your own life.” Gu Ye’s eyes darkened, “Add me on WeChat and take a selfie for me. I will check if your life is in danger now.”
In less than a minute, the other party added Gu Ye’s WeChat and sent a selfie. Gu Ye only glanced at the person in the photo before replying indifferently: [I don’t have time to go there these two days. Just wait until I am free on Saturday night.]
The other party asked anxiously: [Master Gu, you mean my life is not in danger for the time being?]
Gu Ye replied: [Your future is not clear to read from the photo.]
Any further questions from the man were ignored and Gu Ye called Xie Cheng, “I can tell from this man’s face that he is a typical unfilial son, a treacherous person. He did not support his parents when they were alive and did not bury them after they died. He did not fulfill his filial duties either.”
Hearing that, Xie Cheng cursed, “Don’t save this bastard!”
“Let him suffer for a few days. I promised him that I would go to see him on Saturday. We have to go anyway because the old lady’s body must be found. If she hurts innocent people, it will be a sin.”
The man could not contact Gu Ye, so he contacted Xie Cheng, who also told him: [There is only available time on Saturday. You must live bravely until then.]
This made Fu Ximing’s heart, which had just been a little relieved, become nervous again. Asking him to live bravely, will it be difficult for him to live? His wife asked anxiously, “Did the master say when he would come?”
Fu Ximing answered unhappily, “They said Saturday, but these masters are so mysterious. Also, they don’t seem to be fkin anxious!”
When the man’s wife heard this, she wanted to cry immediately, “Then how are we going to spend the night? What should we do if your mother comes back tonight? How about we just go and not stay in this remote mountain area.”
“Do you think I don’t want to leave? If we leave, won’t the villagers scold us to death?”
Fu Ximing has a son and a daughter, and now the two children are also afraid. The little girl was a bit more demanding and said, “I don’t want to live in this poor place anymore. There are bugs and mosquitoes here. I want to go home.”
The son had had enough of this place, “I want to leave too. There’s nothing to eat or drink, and there are swarms of mosquitoes. I’m going crazy!”
As the mother, Fu Ximing’s wife saw their children protesting and asked tentatively, “How about I take the children back first?”
Fu Ximing said unhappily, “No one can leave. If you leave, I’ll still be scolded the same.”
“You are afraid of others scolding you but not afraid of us dying? You’re already in this state, why do you still care about your reputation?”
And so, the couple started quarreling at home. In a small farmhouse, there is no sound insulation, so the neighbors passing by could hear it.
Several old ladies standing on the street chatting shook their heads when they heard this, ” This is so heartless. Don’t say that the daughter-in-law is unfilial, even the old lady’s own son is not filial.”
“The old woman is over 80 years old, and he left her to live alone in her hometown. She died at home a few days ago, and no one knew about it. It was not until the third day, that Da Chun living next door noticed that she had not gone out of the house for a while now. Afraid that something had happened, he went to take a look and found that the door was ajar. The old woman died at the door. The weather was so hot that the body was smelly when found. ”
“The most frustrating thing is that the villagers helped to change the clothes for Fu Ximing’s mother and waited for him to come back to hold the funeral. He didn’t come back until the next day. His wife was still wearing a pair of little red heels1. Fu Ximing deserved to have his mother resurrected, she should take them with her!”
“Is her corpse really gets resurrected? Could it be that Fu Ximing didn’t want to spend money on the funeral and buried her secretly?”
“Who knows? Such a heartless person, he shouldn’t be born and raised to adulthood! If Wenwen was still alive, her mother wouldn’t have lived such a hard life.”
“Wenwen was a filial child, but unfortunately she died earlier than her mother. It is said that she bought an insurance policy for her mother when she was young and had paid enough of the premium.”
“I guess, even if there was something left, the insurance money would not reach the old woman. Otherwise, she wouldn’t have lived such a hard life.”
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While the old ladies were talking, Fu Ximing’s wife came out with two children and luggage. The old ladies stopped talking. The woman didn’t even say hello and left with the suitcase.
Fu Ximing was the only one left at home. There was not much human presence/aura so it felt that the temperature in the house had dropped a lot. Now, the body of his old mother has not been found so she may come back to find him at night. He couldn’t sit still at home. After smoking 2 cigarettes, Fu Ximing went out, planning to ask a few more people to help find the resurrected corpse before it got dark.
As a result, no matter what he said, the villagers said they were busy. First, they were afraid of the resurrected corpse. What if it bites people? Second, they looked down on Fu Ximing and didn’t want to help him. Fu Ximing had no choice but to walk around the surroundings bravely by himself. He didn’t dare to go to a remote place. Before it got dark, he ran back home and hid. After locking the door, he held a fishing net and shrank in the corner tremblingly.
Fu Ximing already fed the mosquitoes for the upper half of the night and yet, there was no movement outside. He was feeling sleepy and wondered if his mother would come tonight. When he was still wondering in his heart, he heard a shrill cat cry. Fu Ximing tensed up and his nervous heart suddenly rose to his throat. He was so scared that his face turned pale and he held the net tightly.
Then, there were knocks on the door, three long and two short*. Hearing this, Fu Ximing burst into tears. It really came! The old mother is back again!
[Banana: *It somehow means terrible misfortune. Chinese people don’t like it when something comes up in 3 long and 2 short. For example, if it shows in burning incense. Like you light up 5 sticks of incense and 2 burn quicker than the rest, resulting in 3 long 2 short. It’s super ominious]
With a creak, the door was flung open from the outside. An old lady with a cat face walked in stiffly. She was hunched, thin, and smelled like a corpse. When she turned her head, her neck made a crackling sound. A pair of green cat eyes flashed a strange light in the dark night.
Fu Ximing was so scared that he almost pissed himself. Gritting his teeth, he stood up tremblingly from the corner. Before his mother noticed him, he mustered up the courage to jump out and put the fishing net on his mother in order to save his life.
The old lady’s skinny body was completely trapped in the fishing net and she couldn’t get out for a while.
Fu Ximing tied his mother up like a dumpling and trembled, “Mom, I beg you to stop making trouble! You know, you should rest in peace? Indeed, I have done some wrong things before. But I am your own son, even a tiger won’t eat its own cubs! I promise to kowtow to you and burn offering papers for you every New Year and festival in the future so that you can live a good life over there. Please! Close your eyes now!”
The old lady suddenly stopped struggling. Fu Ximing thought his mother had heard what he said, and he was happy. He continued to persuade, “Mom, I will give you…AHH!”
Before he finished speaking, Fu Ximing was flung out by a strong force. The old lady used her sharp nails to tear a hole in the fishing net on her body and glared at Fu Ximing fiercely. Fu Ximing was so scared that he rolled and crawled as fast as he could. Running out of the house, he shouted, “HELP!!!”
The neighbors around were awakened by the scream, “Could it be… the corpse is back again?”
“Oh my God, the dead really resurrected?”
“I always thought he said that on purpose to save money for the funeral.”
“Tell our mother she shouldn’t go out tomorrow. What if she really meets the corpse and gets bitten?”
“Turn off the lights and lock the door, it’s so scary!”
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Fu Ximing shouted for a long time, but no one came out to help him. The old lady’s green eyes were like radar. No matter where he hid, she could find him. If it wasn’t for her slow movement, Fu Ximing would have been caught hundreds of times.
Whenever Fu Ximing was found, he kowtowed to his mother and apologized frantically. Unfortunately, no matter what he said, the old lady with a cat face would bare her teeth at him angrily. Wherever her long nails scratched, there would be a deep claw mark.
Fu Ximing ran all night, and although he was not caught by the old lady, he was scared senseless enough. When it was almost dawn, a rooster crowed. The old lady stared at Fu Ximing deeply before running away to hide. Fu Ximing was in despair, his pants were wet, and he lay exhausted on the grass. He didn’t know where he ran to or how to get back.
With his energy exhausted, Fu Ximing slept tiredly on the grass for 2 hours. He was awakened by a passerby, who was also scared, “I thought I found a dead person and almost called the police.”
Fu Ximing got up with a look of despair on his face but he also figured it out. That’s right, why didn’t he call the police? It’s embarrassing, but if he died, it wouldn’t even matter whether this matter would be spread around or not?
Not long after, 2 older policemen came. After listening to Fu Ximing’s story, they looked at each other and saw the silence in each other’s eyes, “What era is this? Resurrected corpse?”
Fu Ximing pointed at his face, “I’m not kidding you. You can see that I’m in such a mess because I was chased by my mother!”
The old policeman asked slowly, “You are Fu Ximing, right? I’ve heard of you, you were quite unfilial when your mother was alive.”
Hearing this, Fu Ximing was embarrassed and said anxiously, “Alright, let’s not talk about this matter. I’m calling the police for my mother. Her body is missing so please help me find it!”
“Okay, just wait.” The police uncle recorded it for Fu Ximing and said, “We will go back and call people for assistance. Meanwhile, you can start searching for it yourself first.”
When the 2 police uncles went back and told everyone in the station, everyone felt it was unheard of. It was the first time for them to search for a body, especially a body that ran away by itself. The police force really couldn’t find any idle people, so they arranged for 2 trainee policemen to help the two uncles find it. As a result, they didn’t find anything the whole afternoon.
After what happened last night, every family in the village closed their doors tightly, fearing that the old lady would run to their homes. No one dared to help look for her. Seeing that it was getting dark again, Fu Ximing refused to let the policemen leave, “If you leave, my mother will kill me!”
A young policeman couldn’t help it and asked, “Do you have hallucinations? The corpse turned into a cat and tried to kill you, you… you should go to the hospital for a check-up.”
The police force was short of people and had a lot of things to do. There was really no time to waste manpower on such an irrelevant case. They also had to write a report when they returned. Hence, the policemen left after saying, “We’ll come back tomorrow.”
Fu Ximing was close to mental collapse. After 2 days of torture, he was haggard and didn’t look very human.
As expected, the old lady came back that night. There were still 3 long and 2 short knocks on the door. Tonight, her movements were no longer so stiff. She almost caught Fu Ximing several times. Fu Ximing couldn’t stand it anymore and ran out of the village that night. He ran as many steps as he could. He didn’t want to stay here for a minute.
Gu Ye calculated that the time was almost up and that if he continued to delay it, something bad would happen. So he drove to pick up Xie Cheng and rushed here. On the way, he contacted Fu Ximing, “We are going to your hometown now. Go back and wait. Don’t run around.”
Fu Ximing ran dozens of miles in one night. His car was driven away by his wife. With no GPS, he ran madly for half a night and didn’t know where he was. Now he received a call asking him to go back. He collapsed and sat on the side of the road, holding his hungry stomach and crying loudly, “Are you trying to get me killed?”
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It was Xie Cheng’s first time to ride in such a cool sports car. He also found snacks in the car. So he ate them while humming a little song happily, “Won’t your dad scold you for buying this car? Your old man is more conservative than my master. Did he say that you are being extravagant?”
Hearing that, Gu Ye’s mouth twitched and he said, “You know the answer but you still ask! My dad thinks this car is too flashy. I’m still studying in school, so I should just buy a normal car for transportation. He told me to keep it in the basement, and he would buy me a Land Rover. I can drive it to play in the mud, and if it breaks, he will buy me a new one. In short, driving this kind of car makes me look like some unscrupulous rich second generation, who only knows to race cars and pick up girls during free time.”
Xie Cheng paused while eating snacks, “Land Rover… for transportation?”
People who are too poor to afford a taxi really can’t understand the thinking of you rich people!
Gu Ye said thankfully, “Luckily my mother supported me, saying that this car is not even 5 million yuan, and it is not that expensive. It is not like I can’t earn the money, so why can’t I spend it? According to my mother’s preference, this car is too plain. It should be dyed red, or colorful, then that would be cool.”
Hearing those words, Xie Cheng fiercely opened 2 bags of snacks and ate Gu Ye’s reserve food with a domineering attitude like he was beating the local tyrants, “Rich lady, her preferences are so different from ours, hehe.”
Gu Ye glanced at Xie Cheng and said, “Leave me a bag of potato chips, this is my favorite.”
However, Xie Cheng grabbed a handful and stuffed it into his mouth, chewing with his cheeks puffed up.
Gu Ye had an impulse to throw Xie Cheng out of the car!
“How is Elder Tang doing recently2?”
“Not bad. He can’t walk and has difficulty moving, but his brain is very active. The nanny pushes him out for a walk every day.” Xie Cheng laughed, “He goes to the park every day to play chess3 with a group of old men and becomes the chess king of the park!”
Gu Ye was amused, “That’s good, as long as he is alive.”
Xie Cheng also thought it through, “As long as he is alive, I will be filial to him and leave no regrets.”
It was almost noon when the two arrived at the small mountain village where Fu Ximing was. Xie Cheng had already eaten snacks and was full. He said with emotion, “The air here is really good. I didn’t expect that there would be such a leisure place in the capital, with mountains and water, suitable for building a resort.”
Gu Ye took out a bag from the trunk, “Eat lunch first, we’ll be busy in the afternoon.”
“Frck! You secretly hid the good stuff!” Xie Cheng saw the canned food and lunch boxes that Gu Ye took out, “You actually brought lunch!”
Gu Ye laughed, “My mother was afraid that I would not be able to adapt to the climate, so she asked someone to make it in the morning.”
Unfortunately, Xie Cheng couldn’t eat a big meal anymore. He took a can of donkey meat with regret and ate it slowly. “A child with a mother is treated like a treasure, but a child without a mother is treated like a grass.”
Gu Ye smiled, “It’s just sincerity for sincerity.”
Xie Cheng sighed, “This is a good thing for her to meet a caring son like you. There are too many heartless sons out there.”
Gu Ye knew Xie Cheng was talking about the person he was going to save today, and a sneer appeared at the corner of his mouth, “Let’s talk after we finish eating.”
The two had just finished their meal when they saw a man staggering back from the village entrance. He was probably in his forties and his face was sallow. Seeing a sports car parked at the entrance of the village, he subconsciously took a second look. Gu Ye opened the car window and looked at the man critically, “You are Fu Ximing, right? I am Gu Ye.”
“Master Gu?!” Fu Ximing didn’t expect the legendary Master Gu to be so young. He looked at Xie Cheng in the car, who looked cynical, and his face suddenly darkened. “Are you really masters?”
“Don’t believe us? Then bye~”
“Don’t go!” Fu Ximing anxiously blocked the way, “Both masters, save me! As long as you find my mother’s body and let her be buried, I will agree to any conditions you have!”
It was hot outside the car and Gu Ye was cooling himself with the air conditioner. He didn’t want to get out of the car to talk, so he talked to Fu Ximing while still sitting in the car, “Tell the truth so that we can help you.”
“I will tell the truth. Why would I lie to you when I’m in this state?”
Fu Ximing looked at himself. He was so disheveled that he couldn’t even see the original color of his clothes. He was hungry and hot, and his eyes were blurry. Seeing the food and water in the car, he licked his cracked lips and said pitifully, “When I came back, my mother was gone. The body of the old cat she raised was lying on the bed. I suspect that the cat made her resurrect. Her face has turned into a cat’s face.”
Gu Ye curled his lips, “Tell the exact truth.”
Fu Ximing was anxious, “It was the cat that resurrected her! I’m telling the truth!”
Gu Ye asked coldly, “Since you know that cats can make people resurrect, why is there no one guarding the body in the middle of the night? Even if the body is resurrected, not all corpses can be resurrected. Only when there is strong resentment and unwillingness before death can the body be resurrected. What did you do to make your old mother so unhappy?”
Fu Ximing wiped his sweat awkwardly and explained guiltily, “A few days ago, my mother called me and said she was not feeling well and asked me to come back. I was too busy and didn’t come back. This… may make her angry.”
Xie Cheng couldn’t listen any further and scolded, “In other words, if you come back, your mother may not die!”
Fu Ximing’s face was pale, and he didn’t dare to say a word after being scolded.
Gu Ye continued to ask Fu Ximing, “How long did your mother die before you came back?”
“This, at that time I…”
“Bullshit!” Xie Cheng pointed at Fu Ximing and cursed, “Why didn’t anyone keep vigil when you did come back at that time?” Due to Elder Tang had aged a lot, Xie Cheng knew very well what would happen to an elderly person without anyone to take care of him. He couldn’t stand people who were not filial.
Gu Ye held Xie Cheng’s shoulder and asked him to calm down, “Fu Ximing, if you don’t tell the truth, we can’t help you. We have to know what made your mother angry. What did you do after you learned that your mother was dead?”
Fu Ximing was stunned for a moment, realizing that Gu Ye was really a master and had seen through his omission.
“Don’t want to say it?” Gu Ye sneered, “Then we’ll leave.”
“Don’t go! Masters, please save me!”
Fu Ximing collapsed and almost fell to his knees. He squatted on the ground, covered his face, and cried, “I still have children! I don’t want to die! I was wrong! I’ll say it! My mother has an insurance policy. My sister bought it for her when she was alive. I have always helped my mother collect the insurance money! It’s several thousand yuan a month. I…” Fu Ximing couldn’t say anything more when he said this, “I listened to my wife’s words. I have wronged my mother!”
Hearing that, Xie Cheng was disgusted, “So you didn’t come back to collect your mother’s body after receiving the news, but you went to collect the insurance money instead?”
Gu Ye asked with disgust, “When your mother was alive, she didn’t get much money, right?”
Fu Ximing was so embarrassed that he wanted to shove his head under the car, “She, she can’t spend it all anyway, I gave her pocket money every month.”
Xie Cheng cursed angrily, “Why does she even raise you?! Crows know to repay their parents, you are not even comparable to a bird!”
Gu Ye sneered and asked, “Have you heard of the old saying that ‘old cats sleep on the roof, and it has been passed down from generation to generation’?4 If you treat your mother like this, then when your turn to get old… humph.”
Fu Ximing was frightened by this sentence and trembled, “No, they won’t.”
“Whether they will treat you the same is your problem.” Gu Ye looked at the time and said coldly, “It’s not impossible to save you, but it depends on whether you can withstand the trouble.”
Fu Ximing’s eyes lit up, “I can! ”
“Call your wife back here. Since both of you are wrong, you should share the responsibility.” Gu Ye looked at the man with a cold expression, “I hope your wife is also a person who can endure the trouble. We’ll find the old lady’s body back tonight. If you two don’t express your gratitude, how can you comfort the old lady’s spirit in heaven?”
Fu Ximing hurriedly called his wife but his wife naturally didn’t want to come back, so they started arguing in the call.
Xie Cheng looked at the man with disgust, “It’s disgusting to save such a person.”
Gu Ye’s eyes turned cold, “Let’s take a step back and consider that the old lady needs to rest in peace. Some people’s fates are doomed when they start seeking death.”
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