Uncle Jiang said in a businesslike manner, "Sorry, no payment."
Du Qiaoju's eyes widened, with an arrogant attitude of 'I'll make trouble if I don't pay you', "Are you kidding me? How could there be no royalties? Everyone in the village knows that Gu Wanwan and her brother make money by writing and painting. Could it be that you embezzled some of it?"
Uncle Jiang's face darkened, and he frowned and said seriously, "If you think I cheated you, you can report me. No matter how many times you come, I will not give you any royalties. During the time when Wanwan and her brother were away, they had no time to write or paint, so where would the royalties come from? The last time, Wanwan took the royalties herself, and there are records to check."
In other words, they didn't make any money and their trip was in vain.
Seeing that they were stubborn, Uncle Jiang gave them a warning, "If you continue to make trouble and slander us, turn right and go to the police station. I will have no choice but to report it to the police. I forgot to tell you that the city chief is Wanwan's brother from a noble family. If Wanwan reports the case when she loses something, her brother will definitely investigate thoroughly."
Gao Kelian and Du Qiaoju's eyes flashed, and they were obviously feeling guilty. When did Gu Wanwan suddenly appear as a director?
What if she finds something wrong, will she trace it back to them?
Thinking of this, the two of them fled in a panic without even looking back.
Uncle Jiang pressed the recorder on the table only after knowing that they had left. His efforts in questioning were worth it as he finally got some useful evidence. It was Sister Wan and Brother Chen who had the foresight to let him hold the recorder and wait for them to come to him.
Want to claim the manuscript fee by fraud? That's wishful thinking. Most people who claim manuscript fees use mail remittance, but are Sister Wan and Brother Chen ordinary people?
Unless they collect their royalties themselves, they have to go through someone in a special department to collect them. Whether it's royalties or translated book manuscripts, they have to show their ID, after all, some of the manuscripts they translate involve confidential information.
Gao Kelian and Du Qiaoju returned empty-handed, and the two sisters looked sad, as if their parents had died.
He was already feeling unwell, and now he was frightened by Uncle Jiang. He fell ill as soon as he returned to the village.
Liang Xin was relieved when she saw Xu Luoxue's miserable state. "You've done too many bad things, and you've finally run into a ghost. Fortunately, I've retired a long time ago. I let you be so arrogant and occupy someone else's house. You have the guts to continue living here. You all occupy the magpie's nest, make up slanders, and commit bad karma. Sooner or later, you will go to hell for tongue-pulling. Just wait, Gu Wanwan will punish you who don't obey."
Xu Luoxue was so angry that her teeth were itching. She decided to take drastic measures. She ignored the risk of being reported and asked a fortune teller from the next village to come and catch ghosts and monsters. However, the ghosts were not caught, and all the talismans and gossips were ineffective. Instead, she was scared away first.
As a last resort, Xu Luoxue invited the Little Red Team to suppress the evil spirits. After all, it was an official organization and should be blessed with righteousness. The Little Red Team received a task from their superiors and went to Xiangyang Village every few days to arrest the four elders from the cowshed and take them to the threshing ground for criticism.
They succeeded every time, and for the first time they experienced what it felt like to doubt life.
As soon as Sister Wan and Brother Chen saw it, they came back to life, and all the props were ready. This time, there was also Gu Peichuan, the sickle-wielding Grim Reaper, and two "infant spirits", twin boys and girls.
Especially the twins, a boy and a girl. After a disguise charm was applied, they had little bellies on their heads, wore red bellybands, had slanted eyebrows, and had two round blushes on their chubby faces. Their whole bodies were skinned in a dead color, which was so cool.
The cowshed in Xiangyang Village is a haunted place, eerie yet bustling with activity.
The Little Red Team came with great force. When they saw the scene in front of them, their first reaction was that it was an act of pretending?
"Playing tricks..." The team leader was about to get angry, but suddenly he felt as if his shoulders were being pressed down by a mountain. "You bastard, who's pressing down on my shoulders?"
The other members of the Little Red Team turned their heads and saw a terrifying scene. "Captain, on your shoulder..."
When did this thing pop up? It was right under their noses, but no one noticed it.
The twins are self-taught and have excellent acting skills. "Come and play, why do you want to abort us? Don't you like us? Do you think we are a burden and don't want babies anymore?"
The team leader initially thought it was a fake, but when his hand touched the cold cub, this idea was immediately dispelled. This was the warmth of a dead person. Considering that he had let his previous partners beat their children, could it be them?
It is often said in the village that if a fetus dies and has a lot of resentment, it will turn into a baby spirit and haunt the deceased?
He desperately wanted to abort the baby on his shoulder, but unexpectedly, the twins disappeared out of thin air, which confirmed their thoughts.
"The cowshed is so boring. The old people are all working hard there. It's really boring. Now that you are here, just stay and play with us..." Sister Wan and Brother Chen let out a terrifying laugh and floated back and forth in front of the cowshed.
The Grim Reaper Gu Peichuan passed by them holding a sickle and suddenly said, "Hey, hey, did you see us?"
The Little Red Team members were sweating profusely and trembling all over. They pretended to turn their heads and look into the distance, and sighed in unison, "The scenery here in Niu Peng is really beautiful, with beautiful mountains and clear waters, and outstanding people..."
"We are here to inspect the cowshed. This cowshed is a bit run-down. We will have someone come and repair it someday. After all, the demobilized personnel are also human beings."
As they talked, they pretended to be calm and walked away from the bullpen. They said they would never come to such a place again even if they were paid.
The eerie voices of Sister Wan and Brother Chen sounded behind them, "Did they see anything? Just let them go like that? It's so hard to get someone to come to the bullpen, how about we catch a few people and have some fun?"
Gu Peichuan deliberately shouted at their backs, "They will come again next time, we just have to wait, I'm so looking forward to it, the spirit of the young is better than that of the old, I'm so greedy..."
"Don't go, wait for the nest, wait for the baby..." The twins, boy and girl, chased after them.
The Little Red Team could no longer hold back and ran away, thinking to hell with the criticism. Before leaving, they specifically told the team leader to arrange easy work for the elderly so that they could finish their work early, to prevent those evil spirits from getting lonely and running out to harm them.
Later, no matter how Xu Luoxue threatened, bribed, or persuaded, no one dared to approach the cowshed. The news that the cowshed was haunted spread to the commune, and it became a famous haunted house.
The four old men in the cowshed enjoyed a quiet life, their work was easy, and their lives were too comfortable.
Xu Luoxue found that everything had been going wrong recently and she was extremely unlucky, so she simply asked for leave and stayed at home. She was feeling frustrated and had nowhere to vent, and she didn't dare to go near the cowshed easily.
When Gan Qi came to visit her, he gave her a sinister suggestion that was enough to seriously injure Gu Wanwan.
Because of the deliberate exclusion by Xu Luoxue and her group, Liang Xin became a loner in the village, and the educated youth at the educated youth point also gradually drifted away from her. Liang Xin didn't care and was too lazy to deal with them. She was only focused on gathering intelligence in the village, even if it meant reporting to Gu Wanwan.
Unexpectedly, an accident happened after work. Liang Xin, who wanted to visit the four elders in the cowshed, was dragged into the woods on the way...
"There's no crazy woman like Gu Wanwan anymore in Xiangyang Village. Let's see who can come and save you."
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