Chapter Seven: Uncle Wu and Master's Secret Operation
Of course I understood what kind of work this was, so I stopped inking immediately, packed some things, especially my grandfather’s books and letters, and left the shop with Chang Xiao in the car.
After walking for about an hour, I realized that we had arrived in the suburbs.
"Master, are we here?"
"Someone called me yesterday and said that a family member died in the river, but they couldn't be salvaged. In the end, the body was gone. Let's go over and see what happened."
I nodded in understanding, but when I looked back, it was wrong to think about it; "Master, you... can you still fish out corpses?"
Chang Xiao is my grandfather's apprentice, so he must be a Feng Shui master or a fortune teller, but can he still fish out corpses based on Feng Shui and fortune telling?
Just when I was wondering, Chang Xiao hit me on the head.
"I don't know how you got here after all these years. How can you be so stupid? Isn't there someone else who picked up the corpse? I didn't say I would go there myself!"
"..."
Well, it’s not okay for you, the old man, to have the final say...
Just as I was baring my teeth, the car stopped. Looking at the old courtyard, I felt doubtful.
"Try not to talk when you go in, just watch."
I nodded, thinking that there might be some way to do the job, otherwise Chang Xiao wouldn't be so cautious.
Since I came to the master's side, the master has been very kind to me, but he has a bad mouth and speaks straightforwardly.
Without further ado, the master and I walked in. When we saw a man lying in the yard, I felt a little doubtful.
"Snapped"
Chang Xiao directly threw the package in his hand at the man; "Didn't you, old guy, see me coming in?" After saying that, he sat down on another pony.
The man rolled his eyes, sat on the recliner and said, "When did you, Chang Xiao, become so polite to me? It's good that you didn't lift the roof of my house."
"Hahahaha, as long as you speak truthfully, come on, come on, Chang Yi, this is your fifth uncle."
"Ah? Oh, uncle Wu."
I nodded and said hello, but I was very confused. My father was an only child. When did a fifth uncle appear?
And the fourth and third uncles?
Just when I was confused, Uncle Wu sat up, looked me over and said, "Well, he is indeed a descendant of Mr. Chang, with good qualifications. But are you going to take this kid with you this time?"
Obviously, through their words, I can understand that this life may not be that simple. At the same time, this person knows me and even knows my grandfather.
Then the two of them started chatting, and I didn’t know what they said, but I just saw that both of them looked unhappy.
Later I learned that this man turned out to be Chang Xiao's brother. There were five of them who worshiped him. Chang Xiao was the second oldest. In addition to the fifth uncle in front of me, there were three other brothers.
I heard that it was a life-long friendship. I envy Chang Xiao's brotherly love, and even more, their calmness in dealing with each other.
Later, from the chat between the two of them, I learned that this time I came here to salvage the body of a woman, and the fifth uncle in front of me turned out to be a body salvager.
"Lao Wu, have you thought about it? It's not that easy to salvage the female body. Since it's gone, it must have turned into Shenzi. Now if you want to go down there, it won't be that easy to come up."
I could see Chang Xiao's caution, but Uncle Wu curled his lips and said, "When has my king, Tiger Tiger, ever been afraid of trouble? I don't even care about a female corpse. Let's do it tonight."
Having decided to take action, they would not regret it, and then the two of them got ready.
Everything was done ready-made, and the two of them finished sorting it out quickly. Then Chang Xiao walked up to me and said seriously: "When you are working at night, you are not allowed to go near the water, and no matter what happens inside, you are not allowed to go in.
Also, if you hold this dagger, if someone appears, you can pierce it into his chest."
I took the dagger and took a look and found that it was black with unknown marks on it.
"Tsk tsk. You kid is really willing to give it up. I've been with you for ten years and you actually gave it to him."
The fifth uncle who was not far away smacked his lips, walked to me and handed me a colored rope and said, "Boy, this is black hemp. You can take it with you. If my grandson and I encounter anything in the water,
, then you just need to hold this thing while it is still in the water.
When the time comes, this thing will naturally find us and bring us up."
I nodded without knowing why, but I remembered everything they said.
The time soon arrived at ten o'clock in the evening. After dinner, we drove Uncle Wu's mule cart and left the house.
On the way, I said doubtfully, "Uncle Wu, this road seems not difficult to walk, why don't you drive there?"
Chang Xiao owns a car. Why are you so tired if you have a car?
The fifth uncle laughed loudly when he heard this and said, "Boy, don't you understand? This mule cart is not for us to sit in, it is for the guy to lie down on when we come back."
In an instant, my hairs suddenly stood up.
Especially after seeing the grass without lights around me, I felt a little creepy.
Uncle Wu just said that if it was not for us to sit in, it would be for that female corpse.
I scratched my head in embarrassment, wondering how I had forgotten this.
This time we went there to retrieve the corpse.
We talked and laughed along the way, as if we were on an outing instead of collecting corpses.
But only I know in my heart how nervous I am now.
We left home around ten o'clock, and after driving for about forty minutes, we finally arrived at the place.
It's a reservoir.
The reservoir is not small and is surrounded by weeds, but there is a small water platform where people can get into the water.
It is estimated that some small boats would have stopped here before. People often put fish fry in the reservoir for breeding, so it is normal to have a place to park boats.
However, this reservoir looks like it has been around for a long time, so it is probably abandoned.
"It's almost eleven o'clock now. We only have one hour to salvage it. If we don't salvage it before twelve o'clock, we can't continue."
Uncle Wu walked up to the two of us, and from the serious look on his face, he knew that something was unusual here.
"In addition, we only salvage three times. If she still hasn't come up after three times, it means she can no longer come up."
"What? Can't come up? Why?"
I looked at the two people without knowing why. For me now, the most likely reason for the body not to come up is that it was hooked by something. As long as the body is moved into the water, the body will naturally float up.
Chang Xiao frowned when he heard this and said, "Don't think so simply. It's better to be careful in everything. Let's get to work quickly without further delay. This kid didn't understand anything when he came out. It's not too late to explain it in detail after everything is done." This chapter has been completed!