"The dean's ideas...are still as weird as ever...He can't possibly book a funeral for himself in advance, right?"

The bald professor sighed.

"Hmm..." Professor Li nodded slowly and said, "By the way, when the dean left, he took a copy of everyone's ID card with him."

"Hmm? That's cruel!"

…

Changhong Funeral Home.

At this time, the shop's rolling shutter door was closed and the lights inside the store were on.

Zhang Fan and a group of employees were discussing something.

"How many orders have you received today? I want an exact number." Zhang Fan looked at Li Xiaohui and said.

"Hold on."

Li Xiaohui checked the contracts and electronic data and said, "Boss, there are 603 orders for funeral reservations, 372 orders for grave relocation, and 97 orders for funerals, a total of..."

"That's enough. That's absolutely enough."

Zhang Fan looked thoughtful and said to Wang Teng, "Put a statement on the door later, saying that our store's promotion is over, the price of the tombs has returned to normal, the technology will no longer be given away, the store's anniversary celebration is over, and the price of the one-stop package has returned to normal. I will also post a statement on Douying."

After he finished speaking, Wang Kai jokingly said, "Boss, such a good deal, why don't you give it away?"

"No, my hands are sore from writing." Zhang Fan shook his head and said, "This is more tiring than going to school."

"Isn't it?" Wang Kai followed up, "You shouldn't have done this in the first place. This is just nonsense. If you are short of orders, you can just click a few more followers and it will be done. What kind of weird activity are you doing?"

"Ahem, watch your attitude when you speak."

"We will be closed this afternoon. There must be no mistakes at the funeral tomorrow morning."

Zhang Fan coughed dryly, and suddenly thought of something. He looked at Zhao Yong and asked:

"By the way, do you two have any way to find Ye Dashan's urn?"

"That's just a matter of minutes." Wang Kai waved his hand and said, "Do you have the birth date? Do you have the deceased's belongings? Just give me one and I can find the urn."

"Old Zhao, what do you think?"

"I...I'm afraid it will take some time." Zhao Yong hesitated.

"Yes, yes. No, no. What do you mean by taking a break? Right, Xiaohui."

"Get lost!"

The two of them joked for a while, but Zhao Yong looked thoughtful and frowned, "Old Wang, you don't have much contact with Ye Xiaoshan, there are some things...you may not be clear about them."

"What's wrong? You two are childhood friends." Wang Kai asked puzzledly.

"Although the two sides of Ye Xiaoshan's forehead are dark, they are not sunken." Zhao Yong explained.

"Parents' Palace?"

Hearing this, Wang Kai was obviously stunned for a moment, and asked in surprise: "Are you sure you didn't see it wrong?"

"If you are not mistaken, this Ye Xiaoshan, his parents are still alive, where is the grave?"

"Why didn't you say so earlier?"

Wang Kai asked three questions in a row, leaving Zhang Fan and Li Xiaohui confused, and they all looked at Zhao Yong with puzzled eyes.

They knew that these two people had some knowledge of physiognomy.

If Ye Xiaoshan's father was still alive, that would be strange.

After a moment of silence, Zhao Yong said, "I didn't say it yesterday because I wasn't sure. It was only after I went to the cemetery with Ye Xiaoshan this morning that I was completely sure."

"That's... that's strange." Wang Kai nodded slightly, thinking:

"If Ye Xiaoshan's father is still alive, then what does he mean? Is he lying? That's impossible..."

"There is another possibility. Ye Xiaoshan was adopted... If this is the case, then it will be difficult for the later generations to lead the way to find the remains of the predecessors."

After Wang Kai finished speaking, Zhao Yong continued, "I have also thought of these two possibilities, but I am sure that Ye Xiaoshan's physical condition has declined, and it must not be due to his own reasons. The problem is not with this grave..."

At this point, Wang Kai suddenly interrupted and said, "That means there is something wrong with the whole village. There is something wrong in the village!"

Zhao Yong nodded and said, "That's right. So I say, since we have stopped, we should not get involved in this matter. The things are lost, so it's better to wait for the police to investigate."

"Fuck it."

After hearing this, Zhang Fan understood the whole story and couldn't help but complain:

"Why are you two acting so mysterious all the time? Can you really help me? You are so scared of wolves in front and tigers behind. Who can eat you two?"

"I can help, but only a little bit." Zhao Yong looked embarrassed. After thinking for a while, he said, "Boss, we also have our own difficulties. Sooner or later, you will understand."

"How can I help?" Zhang Fan asked.

"Find Ye Xiaoshan's biological father. His adoptive father is also his father, and his foster father is also his servant. By combining the two lines into one, we can find the ashes. I can't control what's going on in the village." Zhao Yong said without hesitation.

"These days... helping others take care of their children is considered a servant, which is a bit ironic."

Zhang Fan shook his head in surprise and said, "I'll ask Liu Jun for help."

…

That afternoon, after Zhang Fan passed the message to Liu Jun, he gave the employees a holiday.

After receiving the news, Liu Jun went to investigate immediately after the meeting.

During the investigation, Liu Jun actually found out an old incident.

It turns out that Ye Xiaoshan is not Ye Xiaoshan's biological son, but adopted by Ye Dashan and his wife.

The villagers didn't know where the child was adopted from, but Ye Dashan didn't allow anyone to tell anyone about this matter. It was only after Liu Jun went there with his identity and told them about the lost ashes that they were willing to talk.

When Ye Xiaoshan was three years old, Ye Dashan's wife suddenly passed away.

Ye Dashan did not reveal the specific cause of death, nor did he show the body to anyone.

Ye Xiaoshan was completely unaware of this matter.

Only Ye Dashan down there knows the truth about what happened more than 30 years ago.

When Liu Jun got to this point, all the clues were gone.

Because in the past, technology was not as advanced as it is now, and many things were simply impossible to do.

If Zhang Fan hadn't asked him to do so, he would never have checked, because he was only responsible for retrieving the urn, not helping anyone find their biological father.

Liu Jun first visited people in Yejia Village in the city, and then went to the village to ask some left-behind elderly people.

It was already six o'clock in the afternoon when he and his apprentice left the village and went home.

As soon as they got home, they both caught a cold.

Liu Jun thought it was because the window was opened too wide, so he told his apprentice to take medicine, asked for leave from Xiaoshan, and went back to rest.

…

7:30 in the evening.

Zhang Fan organized a staff dinner.

In addition to Zhao Yong and Wang Kai, Li Xiaohui and Wang Teng also attended the dinner.

After a few days of contact, Zhang Fan was very confident in Li Xiaohui's work ability.

As for Wang Teng, according to Wang Kai, this kid is also a rare talent. If he were placed in the world of cultivation, he might really have the potential to become an emperor.

While waiting for the food, everyone planned their future business plans.

The funeral business in South City has basically been booked. The next step is to consider expanding outward.

Changhong Funeral's reputation has spread far and wide, and it's time for physical stores to follow suit.

Wang Kai even directly proposed to create a Changhong funeral APP, which would allow for remote order taking, self-service paper burning, and anti-theft insurance arrangements.

After chatting for a while, Zhang Fan opened the Fighting Eagle APP and continued to compete with the artificial intelligence.

"I'm so impressed. For such a big platform, there isn't even a human customer service representative? Are you kidding me?"

After being fooled again and again, Zhang Fan couldn't help but complain.

Hearing this, Wang Kai raised his eyebrows and said, "Boss, why are you talking to them? Just make an appointment and ask him if he can do it. If he can't do it, then turn the table over!"

"Ha ha."

Zhang Fan smiled slightly, and the next second.

[Ding, customer service number 1312, meow, connecting.]

[Dear customer, please wait a moment, customer service is checking the chat history and will answer your questions immediately...]

"Forehead?"

Zhang Fan was stunned for a moment, and involuntarily raised his mobile phone to carefully check every detail.

Is this...being monitored?

Or just coincidence?

Soon, the customer service gave an answer: "Sorry sir, Meow Meow has understood the problem you reported. We are very sorry for the inconvenience. It may be that the system data is wrong. We have helped you restore it to normal."

"ok"

Zhang Fan responded symbolically, then returned to the homepage and refreshed it a few times.

Although there are still foreigners, at least I can watch normal popular videos.

Zhang Fan wanted to browse for a while, but the food was already served, so he put away his phone and chatted with the waiters while eating.

After finally taking a break for half a day, Wang Kai insisted on spinning two bottles.

After three rounds of drinking, Wang Kai accidentally revealed:

"Boss, I'm telling you the truth. Someone is investigating me recently. Maybe I have to hide for a while. My craftsmanship has not improved for a long time, otherwise I wouldn't be hiding."

His words touched Zhao Yong's heart directly, and both of them looked solemn.

Zhang Fan looked at the two people's strange expressions and said calmly, "It will be soon. Just take care of the funeral tomorrow."

Zhang Fan now understands what kind of person Brother Tongzi is.

Improving employees' physical fitness as the system says is definitely not that simple.

After tomorrow's funeral is over and the system tasks are completed, I estimate there will be a big reward.

After all, this mission is ten times more difficult than all the previous ones combined.

…

The dinner ended at half past ten.

After eating and drinking, everyone went back to their homes.

Drunk, Zhang Fan went to bed early.

…

The next morning.

Zhang Fan simply didn't go to the store. He lay in bed quietly waiting for the system's prompt.

By nine o'clock, the orders had been completed one after another and the system prompts began to sound continuously.

[Order completed, congratulations to the host for obtaining a lifespan of 6.1 years (memory has been inherited)]

[Reward for this order: 270,000! ]

[Triggering the Erudite Talent: Learning Skills...]

[Order completed, congratulations to the host for gaining a longevity: ...]

[Reward for this order: ...]

【……】

【……】

The funerals started and ended at the same time, and although there were some differences in the time, they were still relatively close.

After more than forty minutes, Zhang Fan finally received the notification that the task was completed.

[Congratulations to the host! This mission has been successfully completed! ]

[Current tomb usage rate: ≈3%. Number of tombs used: 470]

[Task rewards are being distributed... This time the rewards are generous, please keep fresh at all times. 】