Chapter 324 Public Opinion
Zhou An and his younger brother looked very similar, and he deliberately changed into his younger brother, so his family members were excited when they saw him. The villagers and Mr. Li's people all felt cold in their backs, feeling that the temperature here had dropped and the sunlight was not so strong.
Zhou Anke did not tamper with the environment, it was just the psychological effect of these people.
Zhou An walked up to his parents, who hugged him excitedly. His father patted his shoulder and said, "I'm glad you're back. I'll guard your grave from now on."
His mother held his hand and cried, "You're back, you're back."
"Mom, my brother is not dead. He will be back soon. I have learned through all channels that my brother encountered something that cannot be explained by science and he cannot contact home. You can rest assured."
After Zhou An finished speaking, he leaned close to the two elders' ears and whispered, "Don't be sad. There is also the underworld in this world. I will go to the underworld after I die. When you two die, I will pick you up in the underworld. This is a secret. You must not spread it out, otherwise I will be in trouble."
The two elders showed surprise when they heard it, and the mother nodded and said, "Okay, okay, we will definitely not tell anyone."
"Yingying, remember to take good care of your parents, okay? And avoid going to those messy places in the future. If you go there again, I will come to find you at night." Zhou An said with a glare.
The younger sister was happy to see her second brother's soul coming back, but she became scared when she thought that her second brother was now a ghost, and stood by with a look of helplessness on her face.
She had the courage to do this because there were so many people around, and her parents were also there. If someone came to find her alone in the middle of the night, she would definitely be scared.
"Brother, I get it. Don't scare me." Zhou Ying cried, and with tears on her face, she looked very pitiful.
Zhou An smiled and knocked her head off, then glanced at the people around him. Almost no one dared to look him in the eye. He held his parents' hands and said, "Mom and Dad, my ashes will be back soon. You can just bury them casually when the time comes. Don't bother with those useless things. I'm going now."
"Okay, take care on your journey." The father nodded and waved. Although he was reluctant to leave, he was not so reluctant after knowing the secret. Anyway, they would see each other again sooner or later. In addition, knowing that the eldest brother was still alive and would be back soon made them feel happier.
"Second son, have a safe journey. I think mom will be able to come and be with you in a few years. Take care of yourself down there." The mother also waved, her eyes full of reluctance.
Zhou An smiled, walked towards the mourning hall in front of everyone, and then his body faded away.
This time, everyone was sure that the soul had really returned. Many people were so scared that their hands and feet were cold. In fact, nowadays, 70% of funerals are for collecting money, 20% are for showing others that you are a filial son, and the last part is for the real missing.
Of course, this is only the majority of people. Some people truly miss and feel sad, while others are just pretending.
After the soul of the second brother played by Zhou An disappeared, his parents and sister got up to tidy up the mourning hall. After meeting Zhou An just now, they felt that they were in particularly good shape and thought that it was because they were in a good mood seeing their son.
Now many villagers came to help rebuild the mourning hall, and the thugs and workers carried the unconscious Mr. Li back to the car, and all left with lingering fear.
Fortunately, the workers who were struck by lightning at first only fainted and were carried away.
The village chief didn't dare to leave like this, so he had his severed hand handled casually. He endured the pain and confessed and paid homage in front of the mourning hall, kneeling down before going to the hospital.
This incident spread throughout the village. There were people feeling scared, surprised, and excited. So many people saw it, and it was soon known to reporters. Within half a day, many cars arrived outside the village.
Both Mr. Li and the village chief were targeted by reporters to determine whether their injuries were real.
Also arriving that afternoon were ashes sent by the army.
Zhou An showed up as the second brother to deal with the matter in order to avoid the trouble of explanation, and it could barely be justified. As for the fact that ghosts can summon thunder, there is no accurate way to say that such a thing cannot be done on earth, and there is no way to investigate it.
Even if the police came, they would not be able to investigate. How could this happen when it happened in public? The law does not allow for the involvement of a family.
As for whether President Li would vent his anger on others, that was not something he could do. No matter how powerful President Li and the forces behind him were, they were no different from ants in his eyes. If he did not want to influence the law too much on Earth, he could make these people disappear overnight.
The next day, Zhou An changed back into his normal appearance, wearing casual clothes and came to his hometown where he had lived as a child.
When he came in, many villagers were startled. A ghost had returned again. However, some people in the village who were about the same age as Zhou An still recognized him as Zhou An, the eldest son of the Zhou family.
Zhou An arrived in front of the mourning hall. There were already many people from TV stations surrounding it, but in order not to affect the funeral, they all stayed far away.
Zhou An's arrival surprised many outsiders, and they all looked curious. After all, they had just heard that a ghost came back yesterday, and so many people saw it, so it must be true.
Now that I see that Zhou An is 70% similar to the black and white photo hanging in the mourning hall, I have this illusion.
At this time, inside the mourning hall, the parents and the younger sister saw the man who came in. The parents naturally recognized him at a glance, and the mother ran over happily and hugged him, crying with joy: "Brother..."
Zhou An touched his little sister's head, then walked to his parents, hugged them and said, "Mom and Dad, I'm back."
"It's good that you're back. Your brother has done you honor. Let's burn some incense for him." His father patted him on the shoulder and said.
Zhou An walked over, picked up the incense, bowed three times to his second brother, and then lit the incense.
After yesterday’s incident, many relatives from the village came to help. It was not like before when only a few people with particularly good relationships came, and there were basically not many.
After all, after their grandfathers passed away, their family rarely returned to their hometown, so naturally they were not that close.
According to custom, after the seventh day, his father asked Zhou An to take his brother's ashes to a chosen place for burial.
Originally, there was a dispute between the burial site and several families in the village, saying that it could not be too close to their fields. But because the second brother's soul appeared and was able to summon thunder, no one had any objections this time, and all the middle-aged and elderly people in several families in the village came out to see him off.
Fortunately, the road is short and everything was done in half an hour. Then we said goodbye to the village elders, and the house was sold according to the village rules and waited for demolition.
The reporters asked all the questions they could these days and left. The police came a few times, but the villagers all said the same thing, which made it hard for the police to investigate anyone. In addition, since they were the relatives of the martyrs, they couldn't go too far, so they had to leave the case to the leaders.
After Zhou An sent his family back, his mother took Zhou Ying to buy food while he and his father cleaned the room at home.
Zhou An was not afraid that she would be tired. His mother wanted to cook a delicious meal for her son who had returned from a long journey, and he had to accept this favor. Besides, with him around, any health problems of his parents would be cured.
He really couldn't do anything about his second brother's matter, as he had already turned to ashes. However, since his second brother had entered the underworld, he could go look for him if he had a chance. He didn't know how to get to the underworld on this side of Earth, but if the gate to the underworld was not closed, the two boundary markers in his hands could take him directly across the underworld.
(End of this chapter)
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