Chapter 144 Jinjiang Debut

Guo Yiyang was shocked: "He's dead?"

"No," Bai Mian said, "He is still alive. He was lying in the coffin at the time. The sound you heard was made by him."

Hearing this turn of events, Guo Yiyang breathed a sigh of relief: "Huh, it turned out that he was the one who sent it. Then this matter has nothing to do with ghosts and gods. But why is he lying in the coffin? Is it to scare us? How could he have predicted that we would go there in advance?"

Bai Mian: "He didn't expect you to go there. He just happened to run into you. He was robbing the tomb down there when he suddenly heard a lot of footsteps. He hid in the coffin in a hurry."

Guo Yiyang was stunned: "He also went down there to rob tombs? It seems like he's not living a very good life."

Bai Mian nodded: "He lives in poverty. I have said before that Xiaoyue has killed too many people, which has affected the fortune of future generations. In addition, Du Dasheng is also a man who has done many evil things. His descendants will not be prosperous either."

Guo Yiyang smiled bitterly: "Double buff, it seems that he is worse off than me, we are really a pair of brothers in distress! By the way, what is his name?"

Bai Mian: "Your brother is called Du Ziliang. As the only surviving grandson of Du Dasheng, he certainly knows the legend of the family treasure. After living in poverty for many years, he had the idea of ​​robbing the tomb. But like you, although he knew the location of the tomb, he didn't find the treasure. He went there several times, but always returned empty-handed."

"Before his death, the old man in the family told him about the resurrection. He knew that Du Dasheng came back to life yesterday. He had the same idea as you and wanted to see what would happen in the tomb on this day. Perhaps this would help unlock the secret of the treasure."

"He came alone yesterday. He traveled lightly and arrived at the tomb earlier than you. He planned to stay in the tomb for a whole day to see if his grandfather would wake up. Not long after he came in, he heard your footsteps. He was afraid that you would recognize him. Although this tomb originally belonged to their family, it was still a bit embarrassing for a grandson to rob his grandfather's tomb and be seen by others. So he panicked and hid in the coffin."

"There is something like a latch inside the coffin. He was afraid that you would push open the lid of the coffin, so he inserted the latch from the inside. In fact, this latch is a mechanism. As long as the latch is moved, the lid of the coffin will be locked from the inside. Unless you break the coffin, the person inside will never get out."

Guo Yiyang's eyes widened: "There is something like this in the coffin, why didn't I notice it?"

Bai Mian: "This latch is installed on the inner wall of the coffin. You can only see it when you lie in the coffin. Du Dasheng expected that someone would come to rob the tomb. In order to punish the tomb robbers, he specially made this mechanism. If someone sneaks into the coffin and gropes around, and accidentally touches this mechanism, they will be trapped in the coffin and die of lack of oxygen, becoming Du Dasheng's burial object."

Lame Brother sighed, "It looks like a simple coffin, but there is so much hidden inside. The craftsmanship of the craftsmen in the past should not be underestimated. It's a pity that Du Dasheng probably didn't expect that the last mechanism he designed would be used on his own grandson. He really calculated everything but got what he deserved."

Guo Yiyang panicked: "Then my brother is trapped inside? In that case, the sound he made in the coffin was not to scare us, but to ask for help!"

"That's right," Bai Mian said, "When you were about to leave, Du Ziliang was about to push open the coffin lid, but then he realized he couldn't do it, so he wanted to call you back. What he wanted to say at the time was - don't leave, come back, save me."

"Shit!" Guo Yiyangteng stood up suddenly, "Is he still in there? Could he be trapped to death? No, we have to go and rescue him!"

As he was about to leave, a waiter stopped him: "Hey, are you out of your mind? Think about it, we now know the secret of the treasure. Even if we can't get it, we can't let others get it for free. The boy from the Du family is the only heir of the Du family! If the gold is really refined, it will all belong to him. You and I have been busy for so long, but it's all in vain!"

Guo Yiyang pushed him away and said, "Get lost. It's already this late. What's yours and mine? He's my brother! Even though we've never met, we're blood relatives after all. I can't just watch him die like this!"

"Wait," Bai Mian stopped him, "I've already called the police. Right after I felt your pulse, I sent a WeChat message to Xiao Chen from the police station, telling him the location of the trapped people. They've already gone up the mountain, and they've probably rescued them by now."

Lame Brother suddenly realized: "No wonder you are still in the mood to tell stories slowly here, it turns out you have already called the police."

Guo Yiyang slumped in a chair: "Even if the person is rescued, but... is he still alive? It's so stuffy in the coffin, I don't know how long he can hold on."

Lame Brother thought for a moment and said, "I seem to have read a news report before. If a living person lies in a coffin, he can only last four to six hours. If he stays in a coffin for more than that, his life will be in danger."

Guo Yiyang calculated: "It has been almost twelve hours since he went in. Can he hold on for that long? Master, when you say rescue him, do you mean rescue the body?"

Bai Mian: "He is not dead. When you went to rob the tomb yesterday, you repeatedly hit the lid of the coffin, which had become a little brittle. Du Ziliang happened to have an awl with him, so he drilled hard and finally made a small hole in the lid of the coffin, allowing air to circulate in. So when the police found him, he was still alive."

"That's good," Guo Yiyang was relieved, "As long as he's alive, I'll go see him now. After all, we're brothers, so we should meet. Where is he?"

Bai Mian was silent for a while, then gave a location: "Qingshui Town People's Hospital."

"Why did he go to the hospital? Isn't he fine?" Guo Yiyang asked puzzledly.

Bai Mian: "Although he is not short of oxygen, the air in the coffin is not clean after all. There are many bacteria. He did not wear a mask and lay with the corpse for such a long time. He inhaled a lot of bacteria. Now he has a respiratory infection and pneumonia. He was sent to the hospital. I am afraid you two will not be able to meet for a while."

Lame brother nodded: "Yes, I heard that pneumonia is contagious, you'd better stay away from it."

Guo Yiyang asked: "How long will it take for him to be discharged from the hospital?"

Bai Mian was silent for a while, then slowly said, "After the money that the coffin brought him is spent."

Lame Brother understood: "That is to say, all the money Du Ziliang earned from the tomb robbery must be spent in the hospital. Only when he is penniless can he be discharged from the hospital. What is the point of this? Not only did he not get a penny, but he also got himself seriously ill!"

Although Bai Mian felt sorry for it, he could only repeat it again: "It's like this. Because of the things that happened to his father, Du Ziliang's fortune has been damaged. He is destined to be an ordinary person for the rest of his life. Once he gets rich, he will soon face financial ruin."

Guo Yiyang wailed: "Oh, why are we so unlucky!"

The guys behind him also looked unhappy. After all, Du Ziliang had become rich, and Guo Yiyang was Du Ziliang's younger brother. These guys thought they could follow Guo Yiyang to get a piece of the pie. When they heard this result, they all left in disappointment.

Guo Yiyang hesitated for a while, then he scanned the code to pay Bai Mian for the pulse diagnosis fee, and then walked out by himself. Lame Brother stopped him and asked, "Where are you going?"

Guo Yiyang waved his hands in frustration: "I think I'd better find a job honestly. After all, the master has said that I won't get rich overnight. After a while, when my brother gets better, I plan to go to the hospital to see him. Although he won't get rich, we will have one more person to support each other in the future, and the road of life will always be easier."

Bai Mian nodded and watched Yi Yang go away with a smile. Although he was depressed at the moment, he would soon understand that a simple life was also a kind of happiness.

Lame Brother was extremely melancholy: "Alas, this guy failed to rob the tomb, but he found a relative for himself. Well, now the Du family's treasure has an owner, and I don't have to worry about it anymore. My dream of getting rich overnight is also gone!"

Bai Mian asked him sharply, "Why do you want to get rich quickly?"

Lame Brother laughed and said, "Look at what you said. Is there anyone in this world who doesn't want to get rich overnight?"

Bai Mian was not fooled by his perfunctory response: "No, most people are just talking. They are not as urgent as you. You seem to be really anxious for money. Have you encountered any difficulties?"

The lame brother said in a shameless way: "Yes, I am short of money. I need it urgently. Can you lend it to me? How about lending me 100,000 yuan?"

Bai Mian said seriously: "You have to give a reason first. If you really have difficulties, I can certainly lend it to you."

Seeing that he couldn't get away with it, Lame Brother simply wanted to slip away. He said with a chuckle: "I was just joking, why are you taking it so seriously? Little God of Wealth, don't worry, I'm fine."

As he said this, he greased his feet and ran back behind the medicine jar, continuing to stare at the fire on the stove.

Looking at Lame Brother's back, Bai Mian gave up questioning. She had already confirmed that Lame Brother would not confess his secret, but for the sake of her master and mistress, Bai Mian had to dig out the secret.

Before the second customer arrived, two girls came back from shopping. They came in empty-handed. Seeing this, Gao Jin hurriedly asked, "Why didn't you buy anything? Don't you like the local mall?"

Lu Xue shook her head, only to see Xia Mang clapping her hands. Two staff members got out of a white car outside the door. The staff members took out large and small bags from the trunk and respectfully helped them carry them to the second floor.

"Because we bought so much, we have become VIP customers of the mall, and the mall staff drove to deliver our items back for us," said Xia Mang.

Gao Jin pouted in surprise: "Tsk tsk tsk, it turns out that local shopping malls have this service, I never knew..."

While they were talking, the mall staff had already decorated the room for the two girls and then drove away. Although Xia Mang and Lu Xue rented a house outside, they still decorated the room on the second floor in case it might be needed in the future.

Just now, when Bai Mian was checking Yi Yang's pulse, a group of people gathered around him. Now the group of people has not dispersed yet. They are discussing what happened just now. Xia Mang heard it and said excitedly: "What's wrong? What good show did I miss?"

A kind-hearted lady told Xia Mang what happened just now in vivid detail. Xia Mang ate the melon with gusto: "Oh my god, there is such a thing? What a pity, I was not there just now. When the master diagnoses my pulse next time, I must be there to eat the melon!"

Lu Xue silently moved two chairs and placed them next to Bai Mian. It seemed that she and her sister were going to be Bai Mian's "left and right protectors."

As soon as the two girls sat down, the second client arrived. This time it was a couple. They did not make any special requests, so Bai Mian turned on his phone and continued the live broadcast.

The couple's faces were very serious, and it was obvious that something serious had happened. Bai Mian did not exchange too many pleasantries and asked directly, "What happened?"

The couple looked at each other, and finally the man spoke first. He said, "Master, my name is Qin Junfeng, and this is my wife Mi Xiaoqin. We are both from the south. After we got married, we came to Beijing to work. After struggling for a few years, we had a lovely daughter and bought a house and a car in Beijing. We were living a good life, but..."

At this point, Qin Junfeng covered his face with his hands, unable to continue. Mi Xiaoqin continued for him, "Just the day before yesterday, our daughter disappeared. Her name is Lele, and she was only six years old! My daughter is beautiful, smart and well-behaved. Everyone envies me for having such a daughter. Moreover, my daughter is also very popular on the Internet and has many fans. Many people like her. I really can't believe that my daughter disappeared just like that..."

Perhaps because of her anxiety, Mi Xiaoqin's speech was a little incoherent, but Bai Mian still caught some clues from this passage. She asked: "Is your daughter an Internet celebrity? What is her account name?"

Mi Xiaoqin: "She's called 'Le Le loves to laugh' and has accounts on various platforms. Her main job is actually a children's clothing model on Taobao. Because she's so pretty, I took a few photos of her and posted them online. I didn't expect it to go viral. Later, I simply opened a personal account for her and updated her status every day. Gradually, she has hundreds of thousands of fans."

"Main business?" Bai Mian was a little surprised. Such a young child, who couldn't even recognize all the characters, had already started working. She then asked a question, "What are your jobs?"

Mi Xiaoqin and Qin Junfeng looked at each other, both of them felt a little guilty. Mi Xiaoqin said, "We are her model agents. We used to have our own jobs, but we didn't earn as much as our child. In the end, we simply quit our jobs and fully supported our child's career. Anyway, she seems to have a much better future than us."

Xia Mang said: "Oh, so you and your wife rely on your child for your livelihood. This child is your cash cow!"

Bai Mian nodded secretly. It is not easy to buy a house in the capital. The couple was able to quickly gain a foothold in the capital, probably thanks to their daughter.

"What cash cow? She is our daughter and we love her very much. Please stop talking nonsense, okay?" Mi Xiaoqin retorted to Xia Mang. Xia Mang wanted to talk back but was stopped by Bai Mian.

Bai Mian said, "Business matters are more important. Let's talk about your daughter first. Your daughter disappeared the day before yesterday. Why didn't you call the police? Why did you come to me instead?"

The couple looked at each other again, and it was Mi Xiaoqin who spoke first: "Master, you don't know, our daughter has a lot of contracts and her filming schedule is very full. We are afraid that if we call the police, the matter will become a big deal, and those cooperative manufacturers will come to us to ask for liquidated damages. At that time, our pressure will be even greater, so we have temporarily suppressed this matter, hoping to resolve it by other means than calling the police."

Qin Junfeng added: "And, Master, this matter is very evil. Perhaps it is not something the police can solve. We need to use the power of metaphysics."

Bai Mian pinched his brows and said, "Mi Xiaoqin, when you were describing the story just now, you kept using the word 'disappeared' instead of 'missing'. Is there a reason for that?"

Mi Xiaoqin hesitated for a moment and played a video on her phone: "Master, I won't say much, the video is here, you can watch it yourself."

Bai Mian and his friends came forward to take a closer look. The background of the video was a photo studio. A little girl in a white dress was standing under the lights. She struck a standard photo pose in front of the camera and looked very experienced. After a few seconds, the girl seemed to have seen something incredible and froze in place. Then the light of the camera became brighter and brighter, and the girl's body gradually became transparent and finally disappeared completely.

After reading it, Bai Mian fell silent. Mi Xiaoqin said, "See, Master, this is not an ordinary missing case. My daughter was not abducted or lost on her own. She just became invisible in public and disappeared!"

Bai Mian frowned: "Tell me what happened in more detail."

Mi Xiaoqin: "Master, to be honest, the child's father and I were not there at the time. We had an emergency that day and left the child alone there. The studio is just outside Beijing. We go there often and the child is familiar with it. There are also a group of staff around, so I don't think anything will happen."

"I also heard about the disappearance of the child from their accounts. The photography team was invited by a Taobao merchant. Although we often go there to shoot, the photography team we meet is different every time. This time, the photography team we met is called 'ET', a strange team. They said that the child cooperated with them smoothly at the beginning, but as they were shooting, a voice came from the corridor, and that voice said--"

"Qi Zian is passing by, please give way and avoid crowding! Taking photos and videos is prohibited!"

Qi Zian is a rising star in the entertainment industry who specializes in comedy. He has been very popular recently, and Bai Mian has also come across him on the trending searches several times.

Mi Xiaoqin: "As soon as they heard the sound, the filming team rushed out to see Qi Zian. They waited for a long time, but the corridor was still empty. Someone went out to check and found a big speaker at the corner. The sound just now came from there. There was no big star at all. They were fooled."

"Then everyone was very disappointed. They returned to their workstations and prepared to continue filming. At this moment, they realized that my daughter was missing. They searched the entire studio but couldn't find her. The photographer looked back at the camera and found this video was left in the camera."

At this point, Mi Xiaoqin let out a long sigh: "Huh, this is the whole process of my daughter Lele's disappearance. All of this is to blame on the irresponsible photography team! My daughter was so young, they should have kept an eye on her! After my daughter is found, I will definitely sue them, for sure!"

While Mi Xiaoqin was talking, Bai Mian watched the video over and over again. She always felt that Lele's expression before he disappeared was very strange. What did she see at that moment?

Xia Mang also watched the video repeatedly with Bai Mian. As she watched, she suddenly said, "I feel like this is a science fiction movie I've seen. This girl seems to be...she seems to have been taken away by aliens!"

"What? Aliens?" Mi Xiaoqin wrinkled her nose and looked at Xia Mang in disbelief. Xia Mang said confidently:

"Yes, it's aliens! Look, a mysterious white light suddenly descended, and then this person's body gradually became transparent, and then she disappeared completely. Isn't this the standard procedure for aliens to capture earthlings?"

Mi Xiaoqin sneered impatiently: "Humph, there are no aliens. I think you have watched too many movies. I am here to see Master Bai, not you. Master, what do you think is going on?"

Bai Mian held out his hand to the couple and said, "I need to feel their pulse to know the specific situation. Who of you will let me feel your pulse?"

Originally this was just a normal procedure, but unexpectedly, the couple's faces changed drastically after hearing this. Mi Xiaoqin put her hands under the table, and Qin Junfeng even put his hands in his trouser pockets. No one wanted Bai Mian to take their pulse.

Bai Mian looked at the two men with interest: "I need to feel your pulse to tell fortunes, don't you know that?"

Unexpectedly, the couple said in unison:

"Give it to him!"

"Give it to her!"

The couple pointed at each other at the same time, making the onlookers around them laugh. It seems that the couple each has their own secrets that they don't want others to know.

Bai Mian could understand that not everyone could accept their secrets being made public, so she said, "I know what you are worried about. Okay, I promise you that after I feel your pulse, I will only talk about the child and will not mention anything else."

In this way, the couple would not have to worry about their bad deeds like cheating and gambling being exposed. Bai Mian thought that they would agree now, but he did not expect that they still refused to lend a hand. Bai Mian was a little surprised. Could it be that they had done something shameful regarding the child?

The couple was reluctant to extend their hands, so Bai Mian simply said, "Since you don't want to feel my pulse, please leave. If you don't feel my pulse, I can't help you."

The couple sat on the chairs and refused to leave. The atmosphere became tense for a moment. Xia Mang suddenly made a bold guess: "Could this couple be crying thief?"

"Why do you say that?" Bai Mian asked.

"I've seen a piece of foreign news before," Xia Mang began to talk, "a mother claimed that her child was kidnapped, and she asked for help to find her child. After investigation, the police found that the mother had killed her child herself..."