Chapter 13 Chapter 13 The only doubt - Lai Shu
With the additional memories provided by Ding He, the scope of the incident was narrowed down again. Now it all depends on who has been to the Ding family and touched the Ding family's garden within that month.
As a butler, he must be aware of such things, so Su Yun looked at the butler and asked him if he had found anything unusual within that month.
The housekeeper took out his cell phone, opened the work log, and replied: "At the end of September last year, there was a typhoon in Bincheng. Since Mr. Ding was not at home, I had full authority, so all our employees had three days off. However, the impact of the typhoon was smaller than expected, and the garden was not affected too much."
"In other words, the garden you saw after returning was still good?" Su Yun noticed this.
"Yes, before the holiday, I and everyone else built a shed for the garden. If the wind was too strong, there would be nothing we could do. However, when we came back to check, only a few plants around were blown crooked. After they were straightened, everything was back to normal." As the housekeeper spoke, he realized that it was not that the garden was not damaged, but that the people who came had helped them clean it up.
After the housekeeper finished speaking, he immediately apologized to Ding He: "I'm sorry, Mr. Ding, if I hadn't chosen to take a holiday, this wouldn't have happened."
Ding He waved his hand: "It doesn't matter, you didn't know something like this would happen, not to mention, even if I were here, I would give them a holiday. Who would want to work in a natural disaster or man-made disaster?"
There are surveillance cameras in the villa, which will be overwritten after three months. The housekeeper checks the surveillance video every three months and will allow re-recording only after confirming that there are no problems. According to his work log, there were no problems for those three days.
After all, the housekeeper is not a professional, so he cannot realize that the surveillance can be adjusted and replaced. As long as the technology is good enough, it will take a long time for professionals to discover any clues of modification.
The clues were broken again. Ding He meant that if he could find it, he would look for it, and if he couldn't find it, forget it. He felt that this matter didn't seem to be directed at him. If it was directed at him, why would he always be given the opportunity to save himself?
As a businessman, Ding He only cares about profits. He can't find any benefits in this matter. Would killing him mean seizing his company?
But what use is there in using such a roundabout way other than to get him to push his daughter forward?
No matter how incompetent Ding Yixia was, he managed the company in perfect order within just one year. As for revenge, he had never offended many people in his life. Even in Tianshuiyuan, where the most accidents happened, no one blamed him specifically, thinking that his building had bad feng shui.
So when this situation occurs, Ding He is more inclined to believe that someone needs to deal with the soil.
The soil was stained with the stench of corpses, indicating that there had been a corpse where the soil was, and that it would have taken a long time to leave behind such a lingering stench. Reversing the entire itinerary, all Ding He could think of was that someone felt it was inappropriate after dumping the corpse, so he went back and redid the burial site and the corpse.
The murderer threw the soil into the seemingly deserted villa garden, and the flowers there happened to be blooming particularly lushly. As for where the body was, it was unknown.
After Ding He's analysis, it made sense, but Su Yun found a loophole: "But if the soil was randomly selected, why is it that only Uncle Ding is affected?"
Ding He was stunned by the question, and then hesitantly said: "Could it be that something first affected my health, and then there happened to be mud, causing such an accident? It's like, if I fall down the stairs, it's okay, and if I step on a nail, it's okay, but if I fall down the stairs and hit a nail at the same time, it will be a big problem."
In other words, in the whole incident, more than one person's actions affected Ding He's fortune and feng shui. The combination of the two caused his current rapid health deterioration.
Su Yun thought back on the whole incident and found that this was indeed a way to solve the puzzle. If Tianshuiyuan and Ding He's illness were two separate events, and the intersection between the two was Ding He himself, then it was indeed possible that he was affected by both parties at the same time, resulting in a superimposed effect.
All previous speculations were based on Cheng Haixiang's perspective, so things seemed difficult to be independent. But from Ding He's perspective, as the intersection of two events, the two things are not related at all, so he can naturally think about things separately.
However, this instead brought up another question. Su Yun asked, "In that case, Uncle Ding, is your home dangerous? Someone comes in and out of your home at will, and even leaves the soil where the body was buried..."
Which is scarier, the evil spirit or the murderer?
If you ask everyone to answer, they will probably choose a murderer. Evil spirits don’t necessarily kill people in one breath, but murderers can really do that.
Ding He was stunned for a moment, then ordered the housekeeper: "Quick, let the employees move to the villa in the west of the city. The villa is temporarily vacant. Anyone who has killed someone can never turn back. They might kill someone just because of an unfriendly look on the street. It's better to stay away from them."
Yi Shangao echoed, "Yes, yes, yes, we still have to move quickly. I've seen many cases in the northwest where people accidentally killed others, and they never treated them as human beings again. It's better to be careful."
This matter was quite urgent, so the housekeeper immediately went to make arrangements. When the housekeeper left the ward, Su Yun asked in a low voice: "Uncle Ding, speaking of which, should we call the police? But we don't have any evidence for this matter, and it sounds like persecution delusion."
Ding He thought for a while and shook his head: "Forget it, I know you still have things to investigate. Aren't you investigating that girl named Lai Shu? I can't find her rental contract for you, but I can help ask the landlord. I know that family. If we are sure that there is such a murderer, it would be better for us to call the police."
Su Yun nodded in agreement. It was quite late and she couldn't stay any longer. She asked the chef to check Ding He again before leaving.
After getting some clues from Ding He, Su Yun wanted to meet the Taoist priest the next day to see what was going on. Was he doing it on purpose, or was he doing good things with bad intentions?
In modern society, it is much more convenient to place an order with a Taoist priest. The Taoist priest opened a live broadcast account for himself. He is a very popular blogger and anchor. He has three divinations a year and randomly invites fans. But it is not easy to make an appointment with him. He only accepts recommendations from acquaintances and usually does not accept advertising and promotion. He looks like a serious person.
Su Yun contacted this Taoist priest through Yi Shangao's push. He called himself Taoist Priest Jingxin. When he added him, he automatically replied and sent a string of menus.
It says on it that the types of cases he can take are not many, mainly house feng shui, face reading, horoscope, and auspicious days, there are no more.
The price is determined by the size and quantity. For example, the size of the house. When calculating an auspicious day, it depends on what day it is. The power required for marriage and groundbreaking is different, so the price is naturally different.
In the evening, Su Yun asked him directly on the software what the price of the house's Feng Shui was and whether he could come and see it the next day.
Taoist Master Jingxin replied quickly, saying that it was impossible for tomorrow because his orders were already scheduled until the New Year. His calculations had been good before, so many people placed orders and asked him for help.
Unexpectedly, this half-baked Taoist priest is quite popular. Su Yun smiled when he saw it.
[AAA Xicheng Funeral Home Director: Please take a closer look at my name. Are you sure you want to reject me? ]
[Master Jingxin: ??? Are you from the same business as me? I can tell you, this is a serious business, be careful or I will call the police! ]
[Director of AAA Xicheng Funeral Home: Who wants to mess with you? It was you who calculated the Feng Shui and someone died. The body was sent to me. I just came to you to confirm. If it’s an accident, forget it. But if it’s not…]
【Master Jingxin: Who told you that someone died because of the Feng Shui I calculated? Do you understand? I only calculate the present moment, I don’t calculate life and death. Life and death is the fate of the person concerned, what does it have to do with me?】
[Director of AAA Xicheng Funeral Home: It was you who counted the number of people who died in Tianshuiyuan, right? There were more than one or two people who died in Tianshuiyuan, didn’t you hear about it?]
【Master Jingxin: ...Are you blaming me for this? 】
[AAA Xicheng Funeral Home Director: Because later, we asked someone to calculate and found that the pile you drove was not right. Now, are you willing to come and see us? Your family members are not here, so we cannot drive you for the time being. ]
Taoist Master Jingxin still agreed to take time out to meet him the next day, mainly to explain that he really did not make any wrong calculations, and that the piles he chose at the time were the most suitable things and locations, and there was no way he could have made any mistakes.
Su Yun was waiting for him at the funeral home the next day. Taoist Jingxin did not hesitate to be late, but came a little earlier. Su Yun had just asked the chef to prepare tea and snacks.
Seeing Su Yun, Jing Xin was stunned for a moment: "Why aren't they Director Su and Director Ji?"
"Those are my parents. They went traveling. I'm in charge of the funeral home now, and the bodies were sent to me. I thought, since we're half colleagues, I should at least give you some chance to quibble." Su Yun politely gestured for you to sit down.
Jingxin rubbed his head and sat down: "I'm sorry, I don't actually know your parents, I just heard about them. Yesterday I didn't realize for a moment that the West City Funeral Home was here."
Su Yun poured him some tea: "Why didn't you react? Isn't this the only funeral home in the west of the city? The other one is in the east of the city."
Hearing this, Jingxin picked up the teacup and said, "Because your parents haven't been out for a long time, people in the industry are speculating that maybe your parents feel that they have been in this industry for a long time and it is not good for you, so they want to quit. I didn't expect that it is because you inherited it. Maybe there is less business recently?"
This is really too subtle. It has to be said that business has indeed decreased a lot after Su Yun inherited it. Before her health was not fully recovered, she also helped her parents. Business was apparently pretty good at that time. Even though it was taken away by the East City Funeral Home, it was still considered busy. But as soon as her parents went on a trip, business seemed to be gone all of a sudden.
"So, you know why?" Su Yun was curious.
Jingxin nodded: "Your family's business is not an ordinary funeral business, so most of the people who come to you are rich people, people with nowhere to go, and people who are not willing to show their affection. Think about it, what do these people value most?"
Su Yun understood immediately: "It's a secret."
Seeing that Su Yun understood immediately, Jing Xin showed a relieved expression: "That's right, people with high credit scores are worthy of being trusted without a second thought, and your credit score is still accumulating, so it's normal that few people come to you."
"So what you mean is that your credit score is high enough, so how much money can the person who lets you do the job pay?" Su Yun smiled and attacked without any warning, so fast that Jingxin didn't even have time to change his expression.
Jingxin was stunned for a few seconds, then put down the cup with a snap: "I've already said it, it has nothing to do with me. Everyone's life and death is predetermined. You can't let me take the blame just because they died in Tianshui Garden where I made a stake, right?"
Su Yun held a folding fan in his hand and tapped the coffee table gently: "Then I can only think that you are not good enough in learning, Lin Lang."
As the knocking sound fell, Lin Lang teleported over from the study, with the master chef beside him. The two of them pulled out a huge site selection booth, on which was drawn the geomancy map of Tianshui Garden, with all the feng shui directions and stake placement information available.
Jingxin was startled by the two of them, and then attracted by the drawings. He thought it was some kind of evidence, but after reading it, he found nothing wrong and Su Yun did not tamper with the data. It was just what he saw when he designed the piling position.
Jingxin, who was a little guilty at first, immediately became tough: "I told you it was right! It's so good to drive piles this way. I have experience and I have never made any mistakes. What's wrong with this?"
The Book of Documents says that the five blessings are longevity, wealth, health, virtue and a good death. All people want in their life is to have the five blessings.
The confident words stunned everyone in the funeral home. Su Yun was stunned, and then stopped talking. He almost laughed out of anger: "You, you just want to make the five blessings come to every house you have calculated?"
Jingxin nodded: "Of course, if I have the ability to do it, it's naturally a good thing, and I've never made any mistakes."
Su Yun held his head, feeling that his three views were challenged: "Don't you know that buildings need to have Feng Shui circulation? You can only go in but not out now, and you are not a Pixiu. Even the biggest bag will be burst."
"I know," Jing Xin looked at Su Yun with disdain, feeling that he was being looked down upon. "I'm not a half-baked person, of course I know, but missing a door is an ancient architectural standard. Today's buildings are said to be a combination of Chinese and Western styles, but in fact they are Western styles. Their astrology does not mention missing a door."
"We don't talk about buildings, but we do talk about communities." Su Yun spoke each word with certainty. Everyone was convinced by this charlatan. Doesn't optical theory consider practical applications?
Jingxin raised his hand and was about to refute, but after thinking about it carefully, he felt something was wrong. He slowly turned his head to look at the floor plan. So far, the floor plan only showed five buildings, and the feng shui range was limited to these five buildings.
However, if other locations in the community are added, such as green spaces, squares, supermarkets and other scattered marginal buildings, the feng shui of the community will suddenly change with those piling points and things.
Seeing that he finally reacted, Su Yun said helplessly, "Did you realize it? The entire community has been made into a Feng Shui cornucopia. The businesses outside the community are mountains, and the lake inside is water. The mountains and waters gather to form a cornucopia, which has already attracted money. You are still adding five blessings to the underground piles. Do you want the cornucopia to become a dragon vein?"
Jingxin slowly put down his hand, his face twisted suddenly, he tried to explain quietly: "But, but, judging from the building alone, there is nothing wrong. Look, I am trying to give the building good things. At most, there is a slight imbalance of yin and yang, which is not a big problem."
"Imbalance of yin and yang will cause a sudden change in a person's temperament. Do you think this is not a big problem?" Su Yun asked back.
"Well, well..." Jingxin couldn't say anything to refute. He was inconsiderate. "This is actually the first time I've taken on a residential community job. Before, I calculated for small houses that couldn't accommodate people. This is the first time I've calculated for such a large residential community, and Tianshuiyuan is such a big project..."
If your mind is unstable, your vision will be narrow. If a large order suddenly comes in, and you lose control of it, you will only think about showing off your extraordinary abilities, forgetting that the larger the order, the more you have to be stable; and the best way is to do nothing.
Seeing him like this, Su Yun didn't know what to say, so he just reminded him, "Apologize to Mr. Ding if you should, and solve the problem if you should. The stake you drove in is too solid, and it's hard to change the feng shui by other methods if you don't remove it. You do it yourself, and it has nothing to do with me. I'm too lazy to do it."
Jingxin immediately said, "Don't worry, I am practicing seriously. Dao heart is more important than anything else. I will definitely handle it well. Also, to the victim, I want to apologize in person, you see..."
"Before looking at the victim, I want to ask you something. When you didn't drive the stakes in the beginning, what did you think of the land in Tianshuiyuan?" Su Yun didn't agree immediately. She wanted to ask some questions that might have caused the current situation, because she felt that based on the state Jingxin was in, he didn't have the ability to turn Tianshuiyuan into what it is now.
"It's a good place, stable, rich and complete," Jingxin said as he recalled, "If it wasn't a good place, it wouldn't have been chosen as the address of the community. Earth produces gold, and this address is already very good. Living here can at least improve your luck. It's just that I made it a bit counterproductive."
After listening to Jingxin's words, Su Yun's first reaction was that it was not right. In a good place with better Feng Shui objects, the imbalance of yin and yang would not have caused the current situation. Moreover, why was Lai Shu injured at that time?
Suddenly appeared in Cheng Haixiang's house, and then suddenly disappeared. It was a place with just a slight imbalance of yin and yang. If Lai Shu's identity was not fake, she should have been able to solve it easily. Why did she drag it until she was trapped in a seamless coffin?
Up to now, all the doubts that interfered with Su Yun have been made clear. After going around in circles, they all come back to Lai Shu. Throughout the whole thing, from beginning to end, there is actually only one doubt that cannot be confirmed - Lai Shu.
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