Financial crisis, big salary cuts, fresh graduates fighting fiercely for a job paying only 1,200 yuan. Fresh graduate Chen Feng couldn't stand the gap and became a loafer at home, smoking and d...
"Who is that person you're talking about up there?" Chen Feng pressed.
"I definitely can't tell you for now. What are you going to do?" Qi Minglin asked, somewhat puzzled.
"Fine, if you don't want to talk, then don't. But one last condition is that you have to prove your identities to me. I can't just believe whatever you say, can I?" Chen Feng had already agreed to their terms.
"Prove my identity? How do I do that? Should I show you my ID card?" Qi Minglin was somewhat stumped by this question.
“With such a big project, you must have some big leaders in your team, the kind who are always on TV. Just have them video call me.”
"Otherwise, I'll just go with you, and I'll find out what's going on with you."
Chen Feng's words make sense; you can't just go with someone who says they're leaving without verifying their identities.
"What you said makes sense. Wait a moment, let me think about it, and see who would be suitable..."
"Hey! You know Wang Shan, right? He's a leader in your province." Qi Minglin slapped her thigh and asked.
"I know him. I often see him on TV. How did you manage to contact him?" Chen Feng asked in surprise.
"Of course, our energy is beyond your imagination."
Perhaps because she had won over Chen Feng, Qi Minglin was in a good mood. She took out her phone, found Wang Shan's WeChat, and dialed his number.
The video call connected in less than half a minute, and Wang Shan, who seemed a little dazed, was on the other end of the line.
"Hello," Wang Shan said on the other end of the phone.
"Hello, we are now at Chen Feng's house. He is a little skeptical that we are a special exploration team and hopes you can help us verify this and give us some confirmation."
“He’s right next to me, why don’t you talk to him?” Qi Minglin said with a smile.
"Oh, oh, is that so? No problem, then give the phone to Chen Feng." Wang Shan nodded and spoke after understanding the situation.
Qi Minglin handed the phone to Chen Feng, who took it.
"Hey there, bro," Chen Feng said with a laugh, greeting the camera.
"Haha, you're quite cautious. Don't worry, there's no problem. What Xiao Qi said is true. I know about this project, and I've cooperated with them before," Wang Shan laughed.
"I'm just a coward, but your words are enough for me, brother." Chen Feng grinned.
"Don't worry, with someone like you in, the exploration team will definitely be twice as efficient. Remember to work hard after you get in, and don't embarrass our province. After all, you are someone who has come from our province."
Wang Shan joked.
"Of course, I definitely won't let our province down. Just get ready for good news, brother," Chen Feng said confidently, his face full of youthful vigor.
"That's good, that's good. I'm looking forward to drinking your celebratory wine," Wang Shan said happily.
The two exchanged a few words and then hung up the phone.
"So, do you believe me now?" Qi Minglin asked, taking the phone.
"Yes, I believe you." Chen Feng was completely relieved this time. Even Wang Shan had stepped in, so what was there to doubt?
"Now that you've asked so many questions, isn't it my turn to ask them?"
"How exactly did you find that gold?" Qi Minglin asked the question that concerned her the most.
"I…"
"If you dare say you're so great again, I'll beat you to death," Qi Minglin said calmly.
Upon hearing this, Chen Feng touched his nose, coughed lightly, and said, "How should I put it? It's just intuition."
"Some people are illiterate, yet they can understand many extremely complex blueprints."
"Some people live in the countryside their whole lives without ever going to school, yet they know about fortune telling, divination, and Qimen Dunjia."
"Some people are born to do this, and I guess I am too."
"Moreover, my grandfather sometimes guides me in my dreams, which can be considered a form of help."
After Chen Feng finished speaking, the members of the exploration team in front of him began to think. Qi Minglin asked, somewhat incredulously, "Is that really how it is? There are no tricks?"
“There are some techniques, but they’re very mysterious, and I can’t explain them to you,” Chen Feng said with some difficulty.
"Yes, what he said is true. This kind of thing does happen. There used to be a mentally challenged man in our village. He couldn't even speak a complete sentence, let alone go to school."
“Every time he would break down a few words at a time, but he would do amazing things. He was like a master of feng shui and burial.
“Every time someone in the village passes away, they ask him to help them choose a feng shui site, and every time he chooses a burial site, it is an auspicious place.”
"In his entire life, he only made one mistake, which was when he was looking at a cemetery plot for his neighbor. That plot was not auspicious, but rather extremely inauspicious."
"Later, when we found out about this, we all went to ask him what happened. After we coaxed and tricked him, he finally told us the truth."
“That neighbor bullied him once when he was a child, and made him drink water mixed with horse urine, so he has held a grudge ever since.”
"When the neighbor heard about this, he was so ashamed that he couldn't lift his head. He thought that more than 20 years had passed and the fool had long forgotten about it."
"Later, the neighbor came to apologize and brought many gifts. He begged the idiot for a long time before the idiot finally forgave him and found him a decent place."
The old man beside Qi Minglin slowly opened his mouth and nodded. He didn't know about other things, but this was something he had personally experienced.
"Then how did you know that the places he found were all auspicious places?" Qi Minglin asked with surprise, as it was the first time she had heard him tell this story.
"That was once when a master came down from the mountain and happened to meet a villager from our village."
"The master performed the Buddhist rituals for him free of charge and handled the funeral arrangements. In the end, under pressure from the villagers, he only accepted three bowls of raw rice."
"After seeing the other cemeteries, the master looked on with admiration and said that they must have been pointed out by a master who was even more skilled than him."
"He asked the villagers if they could still contact this person, as he wanted to pay him a visit."
"This caused an uproar in the village. After learning that it was the work of a fool, the master slowly nodded, said 'It is all preordained,' met with the fool, and then left."
"From then on, the idiot became a master in our village and even in the surrounding area."
"From then on, he had no worries about food and clothing and departed happily for the rest of his life."
"So what Chen Feng said isn't entirely without merit; perhaps he's just another fool..."
The old man blurted out something unintentionally, and Chen Feng slowly raised his head, looking at him with a helpless expression.
“Uh, another genius.” The old man quickly changed the subject.
"So, you're a born genius?" Qi Minglin looked Chen Feng up and down again. It was the first time she had ever seen a village guardian like that.