Chapter 93 Wedding and mourning (24)
Taoist Priest Ma is working with Binhai city officials to prepare for the typhoon that will hit Binhai city in the fall.
It was at this time that Yan Shixun called.
A meeting full of important people was interrupted by a sudden ringing of a cell phone.
Taoist Master Ma frowned, thinking that it was someone who wanted to ask him to perform a ritual and had found his private phone number from somewhere and called him.
But when he took out his cell phone and wanted to hang up the call, he saw the note of the incoming caller and suddenly realized that it was Yan Shixun who called.
As expected, he stood up from the conference table, told the participants that this was an important call that had to be answered, and then left the meeting room.
"It's rare for Junior Brother Yan to call me. Is there anything you need my help with?"
Taoist Priest Ma smiled happily and asked, "It's okay, Junior Brother Yan, just tell me, I can definitely help you with everything."
Not to mention that Yan Shixun is the direct disciple of Li Chengyun, the most talented lay Buddhist in Haiyun Temple in the past hundred years. He is also the nephew that is highly valued by Taoist Li, the current high-ranking Taoist priest with the highest seniority and strength in Haiyun Temple. His background and status are extremely high, which makes it impossible for Taoist Ma to ignore Yan Shixun.
The last time Yan Shixun rescued the souls of a large number of trapped villagers at Wild Wolf Peak and sent them to the afterlife or punishment, he solved Master Ma's twenty-year-long worry and made his practice and perception advance by leaps and bounds after breaking through the bottleneck caused by his worry. Master Ma was very grateful to Yan Shixun and was willing to help Yan Shixun solve the problem from the bottom of his heart.
Privately, Taoist Master Ma also repeatedly expressed his admiration to his disciples that Haiyun Temple was also in line with morality in another aspect. Taoism followed the laws of nature and ruled by inaction. The disciples in the temple all lived a life that transcended the mundane world and was naturally free.
Previously, the previous generation of lay Buddhist Li Chengyun gave up his position as abbot of Haiyun Temple and traveled around the world to learn.
Later, Yan Shixun, a disciple of Mr. Chengyun, did not care about the current high status of Haiyun Temple. He had no intention of acknowledging his origin from Haiyun Temple. He insisted on continuing to measure the world with his feet, catching ghosts and exorcising evil spirits to restore peace to the people, and sticking to his own Taoist heart.
At that time, after returning to Haiyun Temple from Wild Wolf Peak, Taoist Priest Ma also sighed to the old Taoist priest: "What a pity! If Junior Brother Yan is willing to return to Haiyun Temple, all worldly things will not be an obstacle for him. Although Master Chengyun is not here, with the collection of books in the Taoist temple and the help of fellow disciples, Junior Brother Yan's practice will be further improved here."
But the old Taoist priest just glanced at Taoist Priest Ma with a half-smile, and said calmly: "No, what Yan Shixun adheres to is his Tao."
"Do you think that walking around the streets, exorcising evil spirits and catching ghosts for those in need, and only charging a low fee to make a living, is this attitude towards life that makes Yan Shixun stupid and a waste of his rare talent? You are wrong. This is exactly what it means to enter the world."
Haiyun Temple has always had a tradition of entering the secular world and going down the mountain.
A hundred years ago, all the Taoists came out and used their knowledge of pharmacology, martial arts and body skills to help the suffering people and fight against evil without mercy. They knew that there were many dangers around them, but they resolutely rushed to the known death without any hesitation or fear.
Finally, when everything was over and the earth was full of life again, only one in ten Taoists was left. Most of them had died martyrs for their faith, and their bodies might even be left exposed in the wilderness with no one to collect them.
The old Taoist priest who experienced that era personally can understand the significance of "Tao" itself to practitioners better than Taoist Priest Ma.
"We fight against fate, but we also follow nature, and live with the world, the sky, and the people. But it is precisely because of this that we live with life. The world, the sky, and the people are all in my heart. The path I take is my way, and wherever I go is my way."
"What Yan Shixun did was his practice. What do you think the classics and notes in the Taoist temple are? They are things that people like Yan Shixun left behind for the foolish children of later generations to help them become enlightened. But why does Yan Shixun need these? He is with the people and with life, and he will not show mercy even if the gods do evil. The great way of heaven and earth has already leaned towards Yan Shixun."
"He is the miracle between heaven and earth after the avenue is about to collapse."
The old Taoist priest said to Taoist Priest Ma calmly: "You are obsessed with tangible things. But the great Dao of heaven and earth is intangible."
After the conversation that night, Master Ma was filled with guilt.
It was precisely because of the old Taoist's words that Taoist Ma was able to calm down, put aside all the external halos on Yan Shixun, and only look at Yan Shixun himself, observing and analyzing everything Yan Shixun did in Guishan and Yelang Peak.
Therefore, Master Ma's Taoist faith, which had been unsteady due to worldly affairs and guilt, finally settled down.
He broke through himself in one leap, and finally broke free from the bottleneck that Wild Wolf Peak had brought him for twenty years, and was able to glimpse the vast world.
Therefore, although these changes happened quietly within himself, others did not notice them. As for Yan Shixun, who was hundreds of kilometers away participating in the recording of a variety show, he had no idea what had happened to Master Ma.
But Taoist Priest Ma was still very grateful and respectful for the help Yan Shixun brought, and attached great importance to Yan Shixun's existence.
Yan Shixun wanted to talk as soon as the phone was connected, but he was stuck because of Master Ma's undisguised enthusiasm.
Yan Shixun: “……?”
I always feel like something has happened that I don't know about?
Yan Shixun was a little confused, but he didn't have much time to waste, so he just kept the doubts in his mind and planned to ask Taoist Ma in detail when he had time later.
There are more important things to do now.
"Master Ma, there is something I need you to do for me. I have already told the official person in charge, and he will send someone there. When the time comes, please take that person and go to Jiazifen Village in the Xiangnan area with the official people."
Yan Shixun spoke in a serious tone and at a very fast speed, briefly explaining the situation of Officer Chen to Taoist Ma, and told Taoist Ma the address of Officer Chen.
The more Master Ma listened, the more his brows furrowed. When he heard Yan Shixun talking about the missing female student, he shouted "Beast!" in the corridor.
Everyone in the conference room was frightened by this sudden shout and subconsciously shuddered. Then they silently opened the door of the conference room a crack and looked towards the corridor.
"Brother Yan, don't worry. I'll leave Officer Chen's case to me. You don't have to worry anymore. I will handle it clearly."
Taoist Priest Ma frowned and said seriously, "As for the matter of Jiazifen Village that you mentioned, Yan Shixun, although I only heard Taoist Priest Song talk about it before and did not intervene, I will pay attention to any situation related to Jiazifen Village. When I arrive tomorrow, I will meet up with Taoist Priest Song and the others. The program crew will leave their safety to Taoist Priest Song and me as you said."
"If there are indeed evil spirits there, then unless I die, they will not be able to harm the people in the production team."
Taoist Priest Ma's voice was stern. After talking with Yan Shixun for a while and exchanging information with each other, he hung up the phone.
Then Master Ma turned around and saw that through the finger-wide gap in the door of the conference room, several eyes were silently looking away.
Taoist Priest Ma: “?”
"I'm sorry, my junior fellow apprentice needs my help with a matter of life and death. I will hand over the matter of the typhoon to the abbot of Haiyun Temple and ask him to send another Taoist priest."
Taoist Priest Ma hurriedly bowed to everyone in the conference room and prepared to leave.
"Master Ma, please stay."
Sitting high up on the conference table, an old man with gray hair but great authority spoke slowly, "I heard Taoist Master Ma mentioned a place name outside just now, Jiazifen Village?"
"Forgive me, I didn't mean to eavesdrop on your conversation, Master Ma, but the soundproofing in the conference room doesn't seem to be very good."
The old man nodded slightly to Taoist Ma as an apology, and then said naturally: "However, if the matter of life and death that Taoist Ma mentioned is related to Jiazifen Village, then perhaps I know something."
The old man is over sixty years old and has a high status among all the attendees. He will not leave Binhai City unless it is necessary.
When he said this, everyone turned their eyes to the old man, somewhat surprised.
The Xiangnan area is hundreds of kilometers away from Binhai City, and Binhai City has no direct relationship with the Xiangnan area. Daily exchanges only exist in necessary official documents.
Almost everyone in the meeting room had never been to Xiangnan, or at most had been there for a short visit because of the famous food and beautiful scenery. But no one had even heard of Jiazifen Village, let alone understood it.
Under such circumstances, the old man said that he knew Jiazifen Village and could provide information related to Jiazifen Village, which aroused everyone's curiosity and surprise.
After a brief moment of shock, Taoist Priest Ma quickly came to his senses and said apologetically to the old man: "Thank you for your help, Lord, but I am in a hurry..."
"Then let's talk while we walk."
The old man actually made the decision decisively, stood up from behind the conference table, and walked towards Master Ma with steady steps.
Everyone looked at the old man in disbelief, shocked and unable to believe what they heard.
Even Master Ma was confused and had no idea what this person was going to do.
This was not the first day that Taoist Master Ma knew about this person.
Because Binhai City is surrounded by the sea on three sides, while it benefits from the ocean, has developed shipping and trade, and has a strong economy all year round, it also has to face typhoons generated from the sea every year.
Once a typhoon makes landfall, it will cause great danger and serious losses to people's lives and property safety.
Therefore, in order to avoid such situations, Binhai City officials would cooperate with Haiyun Temple and some other outstanding masters to set up a barrier outside Binhai City before the typhoon season every year to prevent typhoons from making landfall.
Since he became successful in his Taoist practice, Taoist Master Ma has been the Taoist master in charge of external communications at Haiyun Temple, and has been dealing with Binhai City officials for many years.
From the first time he attended the meeting, this old man in charge of the city's security in Binhai has been there.
But the old man doesn't speak often. He just listens silently to everyone else's opinions and then makes his own decision.
However, despite this, no one dared to ignore the old man's status and strength.
It was also the first time that Taoist Master Ma saw the old man take the initiative to speak. Not only did he say he wanted to help, he even stood up without any politeness. And judging from the look of it, was he going to leave with him? ?
Taoist Priest Ma was a little confused, but since it would not waste time and he could learn more about Jiazifen Village, he did not refuse.
After saying goodbye to everyone in the conference room, Master Ma soon received a call from the official person in charge, saying that people and cars had been sent and were waiting for him downstairs to take him to the province and address where Officer Chen was.
Not only that, the old Taoist priest also took the initiative to call Taoist priest Ma. He told him not to be careless like Lu Xingxing, the reckless man, and to help Yan Shixun ensure the safety of the program team. If one person was injured, he would not have to go back to Haiyun Temple.
Taoist Priest Ma looked at the hung up call and the messages from all sides that kept popping up on the screen, feeling quite amused and helpless.
However, it seems that Yan Shixun has already coordinated the planning of Haiyun Temple, official special departments and all other aspects. When he informed him over the phone, he had already planned everything in detail and comprehensively.
Taoist Priest Ma couldn't help but feel a little emotional.
Sometimes you really have to admit that some people exist to make others realize their own shortcomings.
I didn't expect that Junior Brother Yan not only has great talent and understanding, but is also steadfast in his determination to follow the Tao and has never wavered, going further and deeper than others. In addition, Yan Shixun also has great abilities and means in handling worldly affairs, and is truly worldly-wise.
He is not like some Taoists in Taoist temples who concentrate on practicing Taoism. Although they have the "Tao", they have transcended the world and become detached from life, completely forgetting the principle that people are the foundation of the world.
As the meeting was going on, the two protagonists suddenly lost their minds. They just stared at each other in the meeting room and no one dared to speak first.
After a long time, the organizer at the top coughed and announced the adjournment of the meeting.
"Didn't Taoist Master Ma say that another Taoist master from Haiyun Temple would take over? Then let's wait for that Taoist master to come. We'll finalize the rest with other masters first and keep the magic array that Haiyun Temple has been responsible for over the years. Once the plan and meeting minutes are ready, give them to me and I'll find the deputy to pass them on."
Everyone then slowly stood up, and the conference room was filled with the buzz of people talking in low voices.
But everyone was still confused and wanted to get some hints from others. After all, one had to have a keen sense of smell when in this place.
"As for Jiazifen Village..." One of the middle-aged secretaries hesitated: "I seem to have heard of this name."
"Ah? Are you saying you know why that person left suddenly?" The bystanders were surprised.
"no."
The middle-aged secretary shook his head. "My daughter at home recently watched a variety show. I listened to it when I was at home. It seemed to be a travel variety show, and it seemed to be filmed in Jiazifen Village. My daughter said that Jiazifen Village is particularly unfriendly to girls. My daughter was very angry. She said that because of someone named Yan in the village, she decided to volunteer and participate in a targeted assistance program for poor girls' schools to help those girls in the mountains get out of the mountains."
"But why that is, I don't know."
"Is this show so positive?" People around me were amazed. "It's a good thing that young people are willing to volunteer and help those in need. Aren't idols supposed to be positive motivators? Although I haven't watched this variety show, I think it's really good."
"I've watched it before, and it seems to be a travel variety show, focusing on relaxation. I also watched a media interview with the director two days ago. The director is still a young man. He said that this program will choose places with beautiful scenery but poverty, hoping to contribute to boosting the local tourism GDP and increasing local fiscal revenue."
"Is that so? Then this show is really good. I'll watch it when I can't sleep at night. Haha, I've been too tired in recent years and haven't traveled."
Another person in charge of handling public opinion on mass events, after reacting for a while, finally remembered from her busy work why this program made her feel familiar.
"I think you'd better not watch it when you can't sleep at night." The supervisor sincerely suggested to the person next to him, "Otherwise you might be even more unable to sleep and stay up all night until dawn."
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"However, if you need to wake up, you can watch this show. It is guaranteed to be more effective than coffee."
The supervisor reminded, "Everyone is here to participate in the issue of setting up a barrier to prevent typhoons from landing. I'm sure everyone knows about the ghost mountain in the suburbs of Binhai City that has been famous for hundreds of years, right?"
"Do you remember that something happened in Ghost Mountain a while ago? Audiences almost blew up the official hotline, saying that a production crew was trapped in Ghost Mountain and encountered many blood-red monsters. They hoped that the authorities would come to rescue them."
After the supervisor mentioned this, everyone slowly reacted: "Is the program group at that time this variety show related to Jiazifen Village?"
The supervisor nodded. "At that time, our team almost died of sudden death due to sleepless overtime due to public opinion issues. I remember it correctly. And..."
Because the supervisor was sitting close to the door of the conference room, she was able to hear some of what Master Ma was saying when he was making a phone call outside.
"Master Ma mentioned a 'Junior Brother Yan', and there just happened to be a guest on the show whose last name was Yan, Yan Shixun."
The supervisor quickly pulled up a photo of Yan Shixun and showed it to the others: "Master Ma must have left the meeting and went to Jiazifen Village because of Yan Shixun."
As soon as the people around looked at their phones, they were shocked by the screenshot of Yan Shixun on the phone interface.
In the picture, Yan Shixun's slender figure stood alone in a sea of blood, with countless arms and limbs reaching out to him from all directions, trying to drag him into the sea of blood. However, Yan Shixun was not panicked or afraid, and his sharp eyebrows were full of unruly madness, as if he was despising ghosts.
That sharp beauty was so aggressive that it shocked the people around who were not interested in the entertainment industry.
"I remember that, it seems, now when I log on to social media and video platforms, there are news about him everywhere."
Another elderly man said with a smile, "My son is the same. A while ago, he participated in Binhai City's greening project for the first time and volunteered to plant trees. My wife thought he was heartbroken or angry about the game, so he was acting so abnormally."
"I didn't expect that when I asked, they said it was because a man named Brother Yan also went to plant trees. He planted a whole hill of trees on the Wild Wolf Peak and saved many people. My son regards "Brother Yan" as his idol and keeps saying "Oats never give up" all day long, so he also volunteered to plant trees. Thinking about it this way, the "Brother Yan" my son mentioned should be Yan Shixun."
This person is in charge of network information censorship in Binhai City and has a lot of say in the censorship of programs broadcast on video platforms, especially those program groups registered in Binhai City.
He was called to attend the meeting this time to prevent some strange phenomena and noises that could not be accurately explained by science from occurring when the typhoon was about to make landfall but was blocked by the barrier, and these phenomena and noises might be photographed by eyewitnesses and posted on the Internet, triggering some unnecessary speculation and discussion.
After learning that his son's recent changes were related to this program and Yan Shixun, the information director nodded with a smile and said happily: "It seems that this program is indeed very positive and provides correct guidance to young people."
"If all entertainment programs produced by entertainment companies in Binhai City were this positive, my workload would be much less."
Seeing the supervisor so happy and speaking positively of the “Heart-beating Around the World 99 Days” program, the secretary following behind him silently opened his notebook, wrote down the incident, and planned to tell the employee who was reviewing the program later.
It has been affirmed by the supervisor and said that it is positive energy, so is there any reason to ban positive energy programs?
No.
…
Officer Chen's home is not in Binhai City, so the person sent by the official person in charge had already booked a plane ticket for Taoist Ma.
After seeing that there was another person beside Master Ma, the staff member was very tactful and immediately booked another ticket to ensure that the two people and other staff could reach Officer Chen's home without any obstacles.
"Don't you need to tell the others?" The staff member driving in the front asked calmly, "I can tell your secretary."
The old man just shook his head and said nothing.
Just as he was about to go to Officer Chen, the gentle smile that had been on the old man's face disappeared, and his eyes, looking out the car window at the heavy rain, were filled with sadness and sighs.
Taoist Master Ma felt puzzled, so he cast a hexagram in his hand to try to solve his puzzlement.
But the fingers that were calculating suddenly opened up after a pause, and the posture of fortune-telling was abandoned.
"This..." Taoist Priest Ma looked at the old man beside him with shock in his eyes.
The old man turned his head calmly and looked at Taoist Ma, and asked, "It seems that Taoist Ma has figured it out."
"I am very bad at divination and often get scolded by Taoist Priest Li. I need to relearn my lessons with the young Taoists. It should be that I didn't calculate it correctly just now."
Taoist Priest Ma quickly adjusted his expression and prepared to brush the matter off in a calm tone.
Unexpectedly, the old man shook his head and said with a smile: "Master Ma and I have cooperated with Haiyun Temple for so many years, and I still have an idea of your strength."
"Besides, Master Ma was right." The old man said calmly, "I did do something wrong."
Taoist Priest Ma had a complicated expression.
The old man had no intention of concealing the idea. It seemed that the place name "Jiazifen Village" would not only make him leave the important meeting, but would also directly break through his mental defenses, causing things that had been almost forgotten many years ago to surge up again.
The old man spoke calmly about his past.
His surname is Yang, and his name is Yang Binsheng.
Few people know that he is not actually a native of Binhai City, but is born in the southern region.
However, since he started working in Binhai City, he has never returned to the southern region.
"People say that fallen leaves return to their roots, but I think that when I die, I would rather have my ashes scattered in Binhai than return to Xiangnan."
Yang Binsheng said calmly: "I changed my name and resolved to dedicate my life to Binhai City. It was Binhai City that saved me when I was young and mentally in danger, and prevented me from ending my life out of pain."
"Yes, I do feel guilty."
Decades ago, Yang Binsheng worked in a unit in another region.
One day, he received a fax from Jingcheng University, which contained the name and information of a person who would come to his unit for internship. He accepted the fax and prepared to receive this female student who had not yet graduated.
But that day, an uncle from his hometown also came to see him with many specialties from his hometown.
Because he was a man of the country, his family felt very honored, and his clan also valued him and treated him very well.
At that time, the young Yang Binsheng did not think too much and happily received his uncle from the same clan in the dormitory. But after two cups of hot tea, the uncle suddenly asked Yang Binsheng for help.
After listening to the puzzled uncle, Yang Binsheng quickly waved his hand and refused, saying that he came according to the rules and that even family members could not break the rules. In order to get rid of the persistent uncle, Yang Binsheng tactfully said that he was very busy and had to receive a girl from another place for internship, so he had no time to entertain the uncle and asked him to go back quickly.
But unexpectedly, the uncle was very interested in this matter and asked many questions about it, such as the approximate date of arrival, the girl's name, whether there was a photo, and how old she was.
Although Yang Binsheng was very puzzled and didn't know why his uncle asked this, he was annoyed by his uncle and just wanted him to leave quickly and not ask for help anymore, so he still revealed some information about the girl.
Until his uncle left, Yang Binsheng just thought that his uncle was just making small talk, trying to chat with him, get closer to him, and ask him for help.
He didn't take it seriously.
Later, the female student from Beijing University did not come for the internship.
Yang Binsheng was a little confused. His colleagues only told him that maybe Beijing University had changed the plan at the last minute, but the fax was not received successfully, or the letter was lost on the way, so they didn't know about it.
After all, information transmission in that era was not only difficult but also uncertain. This was not the first time that my colleague had encountered such a thing. When confirming it later, the other party also said that it was because the reply letter was not successfully delivered.
After a long time, you will get used to it.
Yang Binsheng quickly forgot about this matter and devoted himself to his heavy work.
It was not until half a year later that someone from other places suddenly came to say that the girl who came from Beijing University for internship had disappeared.
Then they said the girl was kidnapped.
Yang Binsheng remembered that his uncle had asked him a lot of questions about the girl that day, so he immediately asked for leave and went home to find his uncle to question him about the matter.
My uncle didn't care and just said he didn't know about it.
Because he didn't see the girl at his uncle's house, and his uncle said a lot of sincere and complaining words, accusing him of not helping, which was bad enough, but he even didn't believe his family members. Has he forgotten his ancestors?
Although Yang Binsheng was skeptical, he also knew that three people make a tiger. When people around him, including his parents, blamed him, he began to think that he might be too sensitive.
So after Yang Binsheng returned to his workplace, he put aside his doubts about the matter and gradually forgot about it.
It was not until two years later that a man with disabled legs, leaning on crutches and with a weather-beaten face, found Yang Binsheng and said that his niece, the college student who was supposed to be interning here but disappeared, had been abducted and sold to a place called Wangzi Village.
The man asked Yang Binsheng to help him.
Yang Binsheng's heart felt like it was soaked in ice water, with a chill in every pore.
Wangzi Village is the village of the Yang clan.
He had seen this village in the family tree of his hometown and knew that it was a branch of the Yang clan.
If you connect the dots between the uncle's sudden interest in the girl and the fact that the girl was trafficked to the Yang clan's village on the day she arrived at her internship, Yang Binsheng can only think of one possibility.
——His uncle learned from him that a girl would come alone for internship, so after asking about the girl's approximate arrival time and appearance, he pretended to be a person sent by the unit to pick up the girl at the bus station, then kidnapped the girl and sold her to someone from the same clan.
Of course it was impossible for him to see the girl at his uncle's house.
Because the girl had been sold into the mountains long ago.
"I was scared and remorseful, and I prayed desperately, hoping that those people would successfully rescue the girl. At that time, I thought that if something really happened to the girl, I would be the one who indirectly harmed her, and I would live with guilt for the rest of my life."
The old man's voice was no longer as vigorous as usual, but full of fatigue and a little hoarse: "But, the thing I feared most happened."
"That girl could not be rescued."
The old man blinked, tears in his eyes: "I was the first one to handle the girl's information. She is only a few years younger than me, in the prime of her life, excellent and willing to work hard. It can be predicted that if she hadn't had an accident, she would have made a lot of contributions."
"But it was because of my negligence, because I was not on guard against my fellow tribesmen, that the girl was indirectly killed..."
The old man said: "After that, I had a big fight with my family, but my uncle died of illness soon after. There were too many people from the Yang clan in my hometown who were in control. Even if I reported it, it would be nothing in the end. So, in anger and disappointment, I completely broke off with my family and changed my place of work so that my family couldn't find me."
"I can't be an accomplice to anything anymore."
The old man shook his head slowly. "Because of my recklessness and negligence, I killed an excellent girl and ruined her life which should have been dedicated and hardworking. So after being transferred to Binhai City, I vowed to dedicate myself to the girl as well. For the cause of the city, I am willing to sacrifice my life. I dare not slack off even for the smallest task. I always spur myself on and not go the wrong way."
"This guilt has been with me till today, and I have never given up paying attention to Wangzi Village at that time until it was renamed Jiazifen Village. So, when you mentioned the name Jiazifen Village, I knew that this time, I could turn a blind eye and do nothing."
The violent emotional fluctuations that the old man had just experienced when he mentioned his memories had slowly calmed down, and his face, which had been originally filled with sadness and self-blame, had also regained its composure and was back to normal.
"Your department is going to Jiazifen Village to carry out a cross-level operation, right?" The old man smiled and said to the staff in front of him calmly: "The document passed through my hands and I approved it."
"I'm glad that someone still noticed Jiazifen Village."
Master Ma and the staff were stunned and couldn't recover for a long time.
Especially for Taoist Master Ma, who heard the whole story from Yan Shixun, he never expected that there was such a story in between.
"May you be blessed with infinite happiness..." Taoist Priest Ma murmured in a trance, and suddenly remembered what the old Taoist priest had said to him.
——"Because Yan Shixun is with life and the people, the great principles of heaven and earth are already leaning towards him."
Yan Shixun was not the only one who knew about the clan problems in the Xiangnan region, nor was he the only one who knew about the sins committed by the Yang clan.
However, only Yan Shixun wanted to resolve the issue of Jiazifen Village after seeing it.
He did not turn a blind eye in indifference, but took on the responsibility that did not belong to him, and united the forces of Haiyun Temple and the government, determined to close the loop of cause and effect that had been delayed for decades.
Therefore, because of his will, not only were the official leaders moved by his superb and sincere eloquence, but they also decided to risk their own future and do the right thing.
Moreover, another person related to Jiazifen Village was also touched and approved the actions of the official person in charge and provided support for the backup forces.
Taoist Priest Ma felt that this was like a complete and clear chain. The heaven and earth were silent, but they had already calculated everything in the big hexagram of heaven and earth. As long as vitality appeared, everything would proceed in an interconnected manner.
Then, a miracle happened to a problem that everyone thought was too difficult to solve.
The injustices and sins that had been accumulated for decades finally saw the light of day.
"Junior Brother Yan..."
Taoist Priest Ma murmured something and shook his head with a smile in his eyes.
…
After talking to Yan Shixun on the phone, Officer Chen immediately packed a simple package. There was nothing else in it, but it was filled with documents related to the trafficking case of that year.
Some of them have been severely oxidized due to their age, the paper has become brittle and the handwriting has become blurred.
Officer Chen packed these documents carefully, and his hands even trembled a little when he put them in the package.
He hadn't been so excited in decades.
He kept persevering, and even when he was beaten up by members of the Yang clan and almost killed in the Xiangnan area, he did not give up, and the problem was finally solved.
In this way, even if he died, he could finally close his eyes in peace.
The door was knocked solemnly.
After Officer Chen opened the door, he saw the Taoist priest in Taoist robes and several other staff members. It seemed that these were the people Yan Shixun had told him on the phone to pick him up to go to Jiazifen Village.
He couldn't help but smile and nodded to the others: "Let's go."
"Officer Chen." Yang Binsheng came from behind and addressed him solemnly and seriously.
Even though Chen Rui had resigned from his job as a policeman decades ago, Yang Binsheng still addressed him with respect.
"I heard about your deeds from Taoist Master Ma." Yang Binsheng stood at the door of the room, raised his hand solemnly, and saluted him: "Thank you for your persistence over the years. You are a very admirable person."
"You deserve the title."
The two men, who were no longer young, looked at each other and saw the pain and persistence in each other's eyes.
They suddenly smiled at each other slowly.
Officer Chen, with his severely injured arm trembling, returned the salute solemnly: "It's time for this child who has been away from home for decades to return home."
"Even if she died, she shouldn't have buried herself beside her enemies, missing her hometown day and night."
"Let's go take her uncle's place and take her home."
"Okay." Yang Binsheng repeated softly, "Let's go pick her up and take her home."
“Souls return to their hometowns, and fallen leaves return to their roots.”
"Let her be reunited with her uncle."
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