Chapter 271 The Old Man's Corpse Transformation
Lin Mo, the instigator, was watching this scene with interest.
Can she say that she didn't do it on purpose?
Mr. Shangguan has a good reputation.
Besides, death is the greatest thing, so I just want to see him off for the last time.
But when he approached the coffin, he accidentally bumped into it and made a noise, which alarmed the people who were keeping vigil nearby.
She originally wanted to leave like this, but when she heard the conversation between the two servants who were keeping vigil under the coffin, she suddenly had an idea and tapped lightly on the stool that the coffin was supporting.
If all the people from the Shangguan family were attracted here, it would be beneficial to his next plan.
So, she knocked the third time without hesitation.
I have to say, these servants are extremely timid. Look how scared they are.
There was a noise coming from the direction of the coffin, so no one suspected that the old man had come back to life?
Although this possibility is rare, it is worth considering, isn't it?
Looking at the Shangguan family members who rushed over after hearing the news, Lin Mo took a look and quickly turned and left.
At this time, Shangguan Jue and others also rushed over after hearing the noise.
Shangguan Jue's face darkened when he heard Zhao Ming say that there were sounds coming from the coffin and suspected that the old man had turned into a corpse and was going to harm people.
He cursed at Zhao Ming on the spot:
"These are lies that confuse the public! There's no such thing as a corpse transforming into a corpse. It's all nonsense. A gentleman doesn't talk about strange things, supernatural powers, or anything like that, understand?"
Zhang Jiu's face was still pale at this time, and his voice was trembling:
"Master, we really didn't hear it wrongly. We heard three noises coming from the coffin.
If this isn't a corpse transformation, how come there are sounds coming from the coffin?"
"Shut up." Shangguan Jue's face was gloomy.
"Stop spreading lies and misleading people here. If you continue spreading lies and misleading people here, I will have people beat to death with sticks."
Damn it, if these rumors get out, I don’t know how outsiders will look at the Shangguan family.
Zhang Jiu and Zhao Ming didn't dare to say anything.
Shangguan Jue glanced at everyone with a serious expression:
"Listen carefully, there are no ghosts in the world. All ghosts and monsters are made up by people to scare people."
Seeing that Zhang Jiu was still about to speak, he made a quick decision:
"I will take you in now to check. If there is nothing wrong with the body, I will immediately hand you two over to the authorities for prosecution, so that the world will know the consequences of spreading false rumors and misleading the public."
When these words came out, Zhang Jiu's face changed drastically.
With a thud, Zhang Jiu knelt down and said, "Master, I was wrong.
I shouldn't be talking nonsense, please don't send me to see the authorities?"
Seeing this, Zhao Ming, who was standing by, also knelt down and begged, saying that he must have misheard.
But Shangguan Jue just glanced at them coldly, turned around and walked towards the mourning hall without saying a word.
The talk of ghosts is nothing but nonsense.
There are no ghosts in the world; everything is just made up by people.
Shangguan Rong also glared at Zhang Jiu and the other man angrily, and then followed Shangguan Jue into the mourning hall.
snort!
If the reputation of his Shangguan family is damaged, he will see how he will deal with the two of them.
Nonsense.
Wait until you enter the mourning hall.
Shangguan Jue first took the incense and bowed towards the coffin where Old Man Shangguan was, then took the incense and prepared to put it into the incense burner. At this moment, an accident happened!
hiss!
Suddenly, a sound like nails scratching something came from the coffin, and the sound was extremely harsh.
The sound scared everyone!
There really is a sound!
Could it be...
At this moment, even Shangguan Jue himself couldn't help but feel his heart beating wildly.
Zhang Jiu, who was at the back of the crowd, suddenly shouted excitedly:
"We really weren't lying. There really was a sound in the coffin. You heard it just now, right?"
Zhao Yong also nodded vigorously in agreement.
Now we can no longer say that they were making it up, there was really movement in the coffin.
"Shut up!" Shangguan Jue glared at the two of them, then called the other two and asked them to lift the coffin lid.
The coffin lid was merely closed, but not nailed shut.
But to remove the coffin lid, it would take two people to lift it.
After all, the materials used for the coffin lids are of the highest quality, and their weight is there.
Seeing their embarrassed expressions, Shangguan Jue's face darkened, "Lift it!"
The two men had to walk to the coffin and prepare to lift it up.
But when their hands fell on the coffin, they shook uncontrollably.
"Hold steady, lift!"
Shangguan Jue spoke again.
The two men's faces darkened, and they exerted force with their hands, and the coffin lid was lifted up.
And just as the coffin lid was lifted, a black shadow jumped out of the coffin.
Bang!
The two men were startled and subconsciously loosened their hands, causing the coffin lid to fall on the coffin with a loud noise.
Everyone was shocked by this scene.
But after seeing clearly what it was, everyone breathed a sigh of relief.
"So it's this beast." Shangguan Rong spat at the black cat not far away:
"I was wondering why the little bastard had disappeared. Turns out he'd hidden in here."
The black cat jumped out of the coffin, lay in a corner, and meowed.
Shangguan Jue glanced at the body in the coffin, and after confirming that the body was not damaged, he looked away:
"This beast has always been close to Dad. It might have jumped in when we weren't paying attention while Dad's body was being put into the coffin, and then we didn't notice it when we closed the coffin."
Having said this, Shangguan Jue paused and continued:
"The beast must have been locked up in there for so long that it got scared, so it scratched the coffin and made such a noise that people mistakenly thought it was a corpse."
Zhang Jiu nodded, "It's all this beast's fault, it scared me to death.
Young Master, we really didn't know. When we heard some noise coming out of the coffin, we thought it was a zombie outbreak, just like the legends said in the wild.
It turns out that this beast is the cause of all this. It's all my fault for talking nonsense with my broken mouth. I deserve a beating!"
As he said that, Zhang Jiu slapped himself on the mouth. The first slap wasn't enough, so he slapped himself again.
The sound of applause continued.
Zhao Ming, who was standing by, also started slapping his own mouth and begging for mercy from Shangguan Jue.
Shangguan Jue rolled his eyes and said, "Alright, back off and don't dirty my father's mourning hall here."
Zhang Jiu and the other man nodded vigorously and rushed out of the mourning hall as if they had been pardoned.
Shangguan Jue asked someone to come and rearrange his father's body and coffin, and only after they were arranged did he take incense and offer sacrifices again.
He asked his servants to continue burning paper money before leaving the mourning hall.
"Brother!" Shangguan Rong chased out:
"Are you really not going to care about Shangguan Xi anymore? She wants that woman to leave again, and I'm afraid she'll hurt herself."
Shangguan Rong looked like he had a headache.
My little sister has been spoiled and domineering since she was young. She doesn't listen to anyone except her father.
Now that her father is dead and no one can control her, she is even more lawless.
He was afraid that she would kill herself one day!
Now your legs are gone, aren't they?
Shangguan Jue stopped and looked at him with a half-smile:
"Do you think she'll listen to us? Forget it, she won't listen to us at all.
She now treats us as enemies, so let her do whatever she wants.
She lost her life, but that was her own fate, she can't blame anyone else."
Shangguan Jue's eyes were terrifyingly gloomy.
Shangguan Xi's ambition was fostered by their father, so he was ambitiously eyeing the position of the head of the Shangguan family.
She took their father's casual response to her seriously. She wanted to be with the Shangguan family, so she was hostile to them.
Shangguan Rong was shocked, he understood the meaning of Shangguan Jue's words.
Shangguan Jue naturally noticed Shangguan Rong's expression. He reached out and patted Shangguan Rong on the shoulder:
“She is a useless person now, so leave her alone and let her do whatever she wants, so that people won’t accuse us of mistreating her.
She chose her own path, so no one else can be blamed."
After Shangguan Jue finished speaking, he turned and walked towards the backyard.
To him, his sister Shangguan Xi is dispensable.
She doesn't cause any trouble for me, so keeping her around won't have much impact on me.
But if she keeps causing him trouble, he doesn't mind letting her go down early to fulfill her filial duties.
The same goes for Shangguan Rong and others.
Shangguan Jue's eyes were cold as he saw his wife catching up with him:
"You go and stay with Dad, see him off on his final journey, and fulfill your filial duty on my behalf.
I'll go guard it after daybreak. I have some things to do now."
His wife was stunned for a moment, then nodded, turned and walked towards the mourning hall without saying a word.
Shangguan Jue walked towards the back door.
The Shangguan family can only belong to him.
After leaving the mourning hall, Lin Mo went straight to the Shangguan family's warehouses and grain storage warehouses.
Her policy was to move everything out, move everything out, and move everything out.
By the time all these places were emptied, it was already dawn.
Lin Mo's mouth corners also curled up high.
She had to say that the Shangguan family was indeed the overlord of this area and was really rich.
The small storehouse of a concubine contains so much money that it makes people jealous.
Knowing that time was running out, Lin Mo didn't dare to delay any longer. He composed himself and headed straight for the final destination, the study.
The Shangguan family’s study is very large, and there is someone guarding the door.
Lin Mo used the space and easily entered the study.
There were a lot of books and account books on the table. She put them into the space, looked through them, and after making sure there was no problem, she took them out of the space and put them back to their original place.
Then he started searching in the study again.
Unfortunately, nothing was found.
In this study, she didn't find any secret rooms or compartments, so naturally she didn't find what she wanted.
The address of the Shangguan family’s salt mine can be found out if you are interested.
But the key is how to extract the salt.
This is what she was looking for.
Where is the Shangguan family's core confidential information hidden?
Lin Mo, unwilling to give up, searched the study again. After making sure that he couldn't find it, he gave up and prepared to leave.
But just as she was about to leave the study, she suddenly raised her head.
The corners of his mouth curled up at this moment.
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