Chapter 40: Brother Dao, how can I live without you?
There was a moment of silence in the atmosphere.
The old lady looked at Shen Yushu hesitantly. She probably didn't expect this to happen. She hesitated for a moment before saying, "Xiaoyu, you are still young. It's all because your mother didn't choose a better one for you..."
"Mother, Butler Wang is very good." Shen Yushu interrupted the old lady. His handsome profile was particularly bright in the night sky. He said seriously, "He is the best."
Jian Yue's heart was shocked.
The old lady asked, "What's so good about him?"
Shen Yushu said: "Although Steward Wang is usually late and leaves early, he values money more than anything else, and the food he cooks is not very tasty, but his love for his son is the most genuine in the world, I know."
Jian Yue: “…”
No, sir, is this a compliment?
Although I know your intention in wanting to praise me is good, why don’t you just not go ahead?
The audience in the live broadcast room laughed like crazy:
"Hahahaha, Master, that's a very insightful summary."
"The old lady's eyes went dark and she couldn't see the future of the Shen family."
“This is what love-brain is like.”
"It's doubly funny when paired with Butler Wang's expression of eating shit."
The old lady said with difficulty: "Xiaoyu, you are still young now. When you reach my age..."
"Mother, please stop talking. I won't make a mistake this time." Shen Yushu said, "I have my own rhythm!"
Old lady: “…”
After Shen Yushu finished speaking, he looked at Jian Yue and said, "Auntie Zhang said you came to see me. From now on, you just need to wait for me in the study room in front. Mother needs to recuperate, so you should come less often."
Most importantly!!
He was afraid that his mother would have to pay another five million to make Butler Wang leave him!
Although he knew that Butler Wang had already refused, what if his mother asked for more money in the future? He needed to nip this possibility in the bud!
Jian Yue quickly said, "Yes, Master."
After agreeing.
Shen Yushu was barely satisfied. He took Jian Yue's hand and walked outside. When he passed by the old lady, Jian Yue felt a chill. The old lady's look at him was definitely not one of kindness.
No way, is she so dissatisfied with her daughter-in-law?
Well, although it is understandable!
Jian Yue followed Shen Yushu through the corridor, and the two returned to the study. Shen Yushu came in and put down his coat. When he turned around, he saw Jian Yue staring at him in a daze.
Shen Yushu raised his eyebrows and said, "Why are you staring at me?"
Jian Yue shook his head and said, "I just feel that..."
Shen Yushu: "What do you think?"
Could it be that after Butler Wang was scolded by his mother, he developed some inferiority complex and wanted to reflect on himself and restrain himself?
Jian Yue said, "Master, I feel that there are too few people around the old lady to take care of her. If you are free these two days, have someone install some surveillance cameras in the backyard. This way, we can protect the old lady's safety at any time and understand her condition at the first time."
Shen Yushu: "..."
It turns out that it is to restrain others.
The audience in the live broadcast room also laughed:
"Hahahaha high!"
“That’s a good idea indeed.”
“I laughed my ass off.”
"The old lady has met her match."
Shen Yushu said: "I originally had such a plan. After all, it is not safe for people to come and go in the village, but my mother doesn't like this, so I never made any arrangements."
Jian Yue said: "The village has been in turmoil recently. The riverbank has collapsed. The village chief said that in ten days, we will hold a mountain god sacrifice to worship the mountain god and ensure peace."
Shen Yushu sneered and said, "This damn village chief has successfully attracted my attention. The river bank collapsed, but he didn't repair the bank or build a dam, but went to worship the mountain god. No wonder he is the village chief. Wanfu Village is getting more and more dilapidated."
Jian Yue, Jian Yue couldn't refute it.
This young master is a natural candidate to be an official. You can tell by how busy he is with official business every day and how he is trying to make the company bigger and stronger.
Jian Yue finally said, "Master, I heard that the mountain god is really powerful. It is said that if people in this village go to the mountain god temple to pray for a child, they will get one as long as they pray!"
He wanted Shen Yushu to be more alert to this mountain god. The old lady had a big problem and he was afraid that she had some bad intentions and might harm the young master.
Shen Yushu glanced at him and said, "You believe this? If that mountain god is so useful, shouldn't you be pregnant now after the two times you went there?"
Jian Yue: "...Master, I am a man, and men cannot get pregnant."
Shen Yushu glanced at him and said, "So you really went to worship the mountain god?"
Jian Yue choked up, wondering how the young master could be so smart. He said honestly, "No, I just went to the ancestral hall to have a look. Oh, yes, I also found Ji Feng's nameplate there."
He could say anything to Shen Yushu.
Shen Yushu frowned and asked, "Is he dead?"
Jian Yue nodded and said, "I guess so. Otherwise, who would be alive enough to erect a nameplate for themselves in the ancestral hall?"
It's not just the old hen paying New Year's greetings to the weasel because she is tired of living.
Shen Yushu's expression became a little serious. Jian Yue thought he had discovered something. His expression suddenly became serious, which made the audience in the live broadcast room a little nervous. Everyone held their breath and listened to Shen Yushu saying, "Why did you steal another man's nameplate and carry it with you every day?"
Jian Yue: “…”
No, young master, do you want to be jealous too?
The audience in the live broadcast room also burst into laughter.
Jian Yue tried hard to explain that he was not a pervert: "Master, I just think Ji Feng is suspicious. Besides, if I don't take him, there is no one else I can take."
I can't take you with me, young master, aren't you alive and well?
Bah. Bah. Bah.
May Shen Yushu live a long life.
He quickly shook the thought from his mind.
"This thing is unlucky, don't bring it with you anymore in the future." Shen Yushu's expression finally improved a little, and he said, "Find a time to send it back."
Jian Yue nodded and said, "Okay."
Shen Yushu looked at the nameplate for a while before finally saying, "I seem to have seen this kind of thing somewhere before."
Jian Yue was stunned: "Master, have you ever been to the ancestral hall?"
"I have never been back to Wanfu Village." Shen Yushu said, "Maybe I remembered it wrongly."
Jian Yue was silent for a moment. He felt that many suspicious points were swaying in his mind, but they could not be strung together into a complete line. He felt a little frustrated and felt that he needed to grow his brain.
Shen Yushu said: "I will go to take care of my mother during the day, so I may not be able to sleep with you at night. If you are tired, go to bed first."
Jian Yue was very confident: "Master, I am not a child who needs to be told stories to fall asleep. I can rest by myself!"
Shen Yushu waved his hand.
Jian Yue had just walked out of the door and took a few steps before closing the door and coming back.
Shen Yushu looked up in confusion.
Jian Yue said: "But then again, if you think about it carefully, listening to a bedtime story is not a bad thing. Master, I will wait for you to go back to bed together!"
Shen Yushu: "..."
The audience in the live broadcast room saw through the truth:
"Hahahaha, is the female ghost sister here?"
"The nameplate is here. She won't leave."
"Just say my sister is the most persistent person in the world."
"Butler Wang, I still like the way you just stood firm and refused to give in!"
…
A somewhat peaceful night passed.
It's autumn now and the weather is getting cooler. The two of them went to bed early last night. It was a rare occasion that they didn't discuss the meaning of life before going to bed, so Jian Yue woke up early today.
When Shen Yushu got up, he said, "It's still early, you should sleep a little longer."
Jian Yue shook his head. He couldn't sleep without Shen Yushu. The young master was too warm, and he felt uncomfortable when the quilt suddenly became cold. He said, "I won't sleep anymore."
Shen Yushu had an expression on his face that said, "You annoying little goblin, why are you so clingy?"
Jian Yue got up from the bed and remembered that he might have to go to Ji Feng's laboratory today. If everything went well, he might come back later, but if not, he might not be able to come back at all.
However, he still explained to Shen Yushu: "Master, I have to go to the school today to settle the villagers who have been temporarily resettled there. I may be back late in the afternoon. When I came back yesterday, I saw some fruits growing on the fence. Aunt Li said that they are very sweet and good for eyesight. Master, you always look at the computer, so you need to eat more. I will bring you some when I come back."
The young master said that he was late and left early, and was always slacking off!
hateful!
Although what he said was true, he had to behave well from today on, and let the young master know that besides being late and leaving early, he could also pick fruits!!
Shen Yushu said, "Whatever, but Aunt Zhang picked some strawberries again yesterday, so I'll leave a smoothie bowl for you when you come back later."
Jian Yue said cheerfully, "What does it matter if it's smoothie or not? I just want to come back early."
Shen Yushu glared at him.
After Jian Yue got dressed, he went to the village committee to sign in. The village chief had been very busy these past two days and was no longer drinking medicine from his small medicine bowl in the village committee. He must have finally done some serious work.
It’s okay. I have to do some serious work today.
After signing in, Jian Yue came to the old site of the school. He didn't have time to look for a map yesterday. Today, following Aunt Li's instructions, he finally found the legendary library with a complete map of Wanfu Village on the wall.
When I walked over and wanted to open the door.
However, an unhappy voice came from inside the house: "Who is it? Get out of here quickly, someone lives in this house!"
Jian Yue was stunned. Wasn't this place said to be abandoned? And yesterday, he didn't hear any villagers being assigned to live here.
Just thinking about it.
A woman's voice came from the room. She said, "Okay, damn ghost, why are you making so much noise? Just chase him away."
Jian Yue said: "You two, I just came into the house to look at something and will leave soon."
She said to the outside: "What's there to see? Hurry up and leave. We need to use this room. Don't come here again! Otherwise, we will dig your eyes out!"
The audience in the live broadcast room sighed:
"I said that such an important item would definitely be guarded by villagers."
"It's impossible for the copy to let people get the clues so easily."
"Butler Wang is in trouble again."
"It gets harder and harder to move forward as we get further back!"
If it were any other time, Jian Yue would definitely not have insisted on arguing with the villagers. After all, he didn't know whether the conditions for death would be triggered. Secondly, as the village party secretary, he always convinced people with reason. However, the mountain god festival was coming, and he had to get the map first.
Jian Yue felt that the female voice was familiar and asked hesitantly, "Cuihua?"
The words fell.
The room suddenly became quiet.
After a while, the door of the house opened. Jian Yue took a look and saw that it was the girl in green, one of the twin sisters who lived next door to Li Tiezhu's house.
Eyes met.
Jian Yue took a look at the man inside. Damn, isn’t this Li Goudan?
They are all acquaintances!!!
Jian Yue was surprised and said: "Cuihua, don't you like Brother Daniu..."
Cuihua immediately covered Jian Yue's mouth. She glared at Jian Yue and said, "Secretary Wang, what nonsense are you talking about? Brother Daniu and I were just good friends in the past. Why are you acting like an old antique?"
Jian Yue: “…”
What a prosperous Wanfu Village.
After living in the big city for so many years, the villagers also blamed the antiques.
Li Goudan came out holding his pants and said, "Secretary Wang, what are you doing here? Are you trying to snatch Cuihua from me?"
"No, you worry too much." Jian Yue said, "It was your mother who asked me to come. She asked me to look at the map in the house so that I could choose a location for your family to expand the chicken coop."
When Li Goudan heard this, he said, "I see. That's not surprising. All right, then, Steward Wang, you go ahead and take a look. We'll come back later!"
I really have been here all along...
Jian Yue thought that the players behind him who wanted to see the map would be in trouble.
But what did he care about other people's lives? He stepped into the room and saw a complete map on the wall not far away. He didn't know who drew this map. Although it was a bit rough, it was very detailed. He searched for a while and finally found the former address of the village committee in a small corner.
When he saw the place, Jian Yue sighed.
It is indeed so.
Even though he had some guesses before, he still let out a long sigh when he saw the map.
The previous address of the village committee was right next to the archives, which means it was next to the fake research laboratory. It was the real thing. It could be said that Ji Feng had figured out human nature.
When the false is made to appear true, the true becomes false.
Then, could he also suspect that the nameplate in his hand might also be fake?
Many speculations flashed through Jian Yue's mind, but he put them all away in the end. No matter what, he had to find Ji Feng's laboratory. In the past, he only wanted to survive, but after seeing the lantern in the old lady's room yesterday, he suspected that the old lady might... have also begun to mutate.
Is it true that people in Wanfu Village are born with abnormalities?
What about Shen Yushu...
In the past, he found the answer to this secret in order to survive, but now, Jian Yue thought that he also wanted Shen Yushu to survive.
Step out of the house.
As soon as I came out, I saw two people hugging and kissing each other not far away.
Li Goudan even took the time to glance at Jian Yue and said, "Hehehe, Secretary Wang, don't be too envious of me. When you have a wife in the future, you will know how happy I am!"
Jian Yue: “…”
No, his wife can leave him strawberry smoothie, can you!!!
With the jealousy of a half-single guy, Jian Yue left with high morale.
He walked all the way to the archives. Because of the flood, the archives was covered with a layer of haze. Under the dark sky, it looked particularly solemn, as if covered by a layer of old shadows.
Every time Jian Yue came here, he would always encounter various things. Now that he thought about it, he really had an indissoluble bond with this place. When he finished all these things, the first thing he would renovate would be this broken archive.
What should we build?
Let’s rebuild an amusement park.
With all sorts of thoughts in his mind, he walked straight to the shabby little building next to the archives that looked like a toilet. Perhaps due to years of disrepair, the door of the building took a long time to open, making a creaking sound, like an old tune.
Once inside, it became even darker.
Jian Yue's flashlight had been almost burned out, so he asked the system: "How many points do I have now?"
The system replied: "There are 339 points left. The flashlight costs 30 points. And the anchor bought medicine a few times before, and you bought 150 points on credit."
Jian Yue was not afraid of worrying about his debts. He said, "Give me one for 15 points. I know you will give it to me."
The system is curious: "Why?"
"Because if I die, no one will pay you back." Jian Yue said seriously, "Give me a discount, you only lose 15 points, but if I die, you lose 150 points, isn't this very uneconomical?"
The system was silent for a moment, and was unable to refute.
Jian Yue successfully tricked a 15-point flashlight into his hand and was finally able to see the entire building clearly. It was a house made of mud bricks, with scattered things around. There were some tables and chairs that looked very old, covered with spider webs and moss.
Where did Ji Feng hide the research laboratory?
Jian Yue walked slowly around the entire building but couldn't find any trace of the research laboratory. It was noon and it was bright outside but dark inside.
He thought about it for a long time.
He walked to the wall at the gate. Ji Feng had set up his temporary resting place in the secret door of the wall. This showed that this person was very suspicious and had obsessive-compulsive disorder. For example, when he wrote a diary, he had to write about the weather, even if what happened that day had nothing to do with the weather, he still had to write it.
This means that he has a certain behavioral logic, which rarely changes.
Jian Yue knocked on the wall inch by inch. Finally, in a somewhat dilapidated part of the wall, he heard the sound of a hollow wall. He looked around but could not find a way to get in.
The audience in the live broadcast room were somewhat excited:
"Fuck, there really is one!"
"There is a hidden research lab!"
"Oh my god, this has never been broadcast live."
"How do I open this door?"
"I can't find a way to get in!"
"It's not locked. Steward Wang can't pry it open."
“Hahahaha, he can’t get in now.”
As everyone was talking, Jian Yue just raised his foot and kicked. When he couldn't kick the wall open, he picked up a broken hammer from outside the small building and started smashing it. He hammered it again and again and finally broke the wall open.
Audience: “…”
The end of lock picking is breaking down the door.
Jian Yue breathed a sigh of relief after he smashed a hole for entry and exit. He bent down with a flashlight and saw a button on the wall. When he turned it on, the entire underground space was lit up and there was electricity here.
There is a long staircase leading down.
Jian Yue walked down slowly. The wooden stairs made a creaking sound and the whole laboratory came into view. The space here was very large, and the walls were densely covered with various yellow talisman papers. The yellow talisman papers were mixed with red runes, as if the owner of this laboratory was extremely afraid of something, so he used this method to stop something.
After going down the stairs, the things on the wall finally changed.
One after another of the old photos showed some old images of Wanfu Village. Of course, gradually, there were some altars, ancestral halls, and mountain gods in the village.
At the beginning, there are also some photos of villagers.
In these photos, he saw the village chief, the village chief’s wife, and Aunt Li.
I have to say, they were almost the same as they are now.
Ji Feng even hugged them affectionately for a photo. On the back of the photo, he wrote: "The local people are simple and honest, the people are outstanding, and the name of the longevity village is well-deserved."
Slowly.
The photos include more things from inspections in various places.
At the beginning, Ji Feng and his archaeological team adhered to a scientific and rigorous attitude to test the soil and vegetation. They took photos of this and followed up with neat file bags to record the data from each day's testing.
But the later it gets.
There are more and more photos of altars, ancestral halls, mountain gods, and plaques.
There are even photos of the archaeological team.
Jian Yue saw a photo of Ji Feng and a thin man. He wrote on the back of the photo: "Awei is my good brother. After he disappeared in the mountains, we found his body, but two days later, Awei came back. He was no different from usual, but I was the only one who discovered that he stopped growing and stopped aging."
The writing ends here.
Jian Yue looked at another photo, which showed a very distorted person crawling on the ground.
"Ah Wei will not grow old. He said he met the mountain god in the mountain temple and it was the mountain god who blessed him." Ji Feng wrote on the back of the photo: "But I know that he has become a monster, a monster that loses its mind as soon as night falls."
There are more and more photos later.
Ji Feng began to observe A Wei and record A Wei's changes. At the beginning, everything was normal, but later, Jian found that Ji Feng was slowly becoming abnormal.
A selfie of Ji Feng appeared on the wall.
There was only one line of black writing on the back of the photo: "Before coming to Wanfu Village, I had cancer, and now, I don't have much time left."
Ji Feng is dead?
Jian Yue's thoughts were racing. Did Shen Yue know about this? Was Ji Feng dead or not?
He continued to look down with the flashlight, and soon saw an extremely eye-catching photo. It was a picture of the ferocious mountain god statue in the mirror. It had red hair and fangs, and looked extremely ferocious. It was swallowing some body parts in its mouth. The whole Wanfu Village was shrouded in fire, and it looked like hell on earth.
Even through the photo, you can feel the cruelty of the scene.
Jian Yue turned the photo over and saw Ji Feng's words on it: Ferocious beast, devouring people, an ominous sign!
His hands trembled.
The photo fell on the table, but Jian Yue saw that there was another photo on the table. In this photo, there was another distorted figure, but the face could no longer be seen clearly.
Jian Yue flipped the photo to the back and saw the bloody words on it: "Those who break into my research lab will not have a good ending! Everyone will die and become a believer of the mountain god!!"
The photo was clearly taken many years ago, but when Jian Yue took it, blood actually stained his hands.
at the same time.
The system panel popped up:
Trigger the side quest [Ji Feng's Curse]
Curse details: The cursed person will inherit the faith of the mountain god and die suddenly within 24 hours.
Jian Yue cursed softly, "Damn, how do I lift this curse?"
The system replied: "There is no way to remove it for now, because no one has ever triggered this curse, but the power of the curse seems to be shareable. If someone else enters this room and also takes this photo, the curse will be shared, and the host's survival time will be extended."
Jian Yue smiled bitterly and said, "Who would come to this damn place..."
He had just finished speaking.
A deep voice came from the stairs not far away.
Scarface stood there with the archaeological team behind him, facing the light and laughing, "Hahahaha, I knew that Steward Wang had hidden a lot of clues and didn't tell us. I had people keeping an eye on you a long time ago. Sure enough, let's find them!"
The younger brother behind him said: "Brother Dao is still wise!!"
Scarface glanced at Jian Yue and sneered, "Butler Wang, you didn't tell us that you found the research lab. Do you think we have no other options? I told you a long time ago not to be too ruthless!"
After saying this, Scarface sneered, waiting to see Jian Yue's expression of despair and shock.
However.
Under his gaze, Jian Yue actually showed an ecstatic expression. He ran over and said, "Brother Dao, I was short-sighted before. How can I live without you?"
Scarface:?
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