"Why, why?!" Aunt Shufen punched Village Chief Qin repeatedly.
She couldn't understand why her husband would do such a thing; now their family was broken, completely broken.
They had just taken a family photo this morning, but now it has become their farewell.
Dean Duan and everyone else were also very curious as to why Village Chief Qin, who had guarded the grottoes his whole life, would do such a thing in the end.
Village Chief Qin said with a wry smile, "I'm sorry to everyone."
"It's all for money, they've been blinded by greed." As he spoke, he seemed lost in his own memories.
"That was three years ago, when my son had just been admitted to university, and the whole family was overjoyed."
But when I learned about my child's tuition and living expenses, I almost turned gray overnight from worry. The tuition plus a year's living expenses and travel costs several thousand yuan a year, which would be more than ten thousand yuan over three years.
I'm a farmer, my livelihood depends on the weather, and my income is meager. In order to support my child's education, my family has no savings. Where can I get such a large sum of money?
I thought that once I got my child into university, everything would gradually get better, but it turns out that this was just the beginning of the real suffering.
The mother gave me her dowry, a pair of jade bracelets passed down from her ancestors, and asked me to pawn them to fund the child's education.
Unexpectedly, when I went to the city to ask, they only offered me two hundred yuan for a pair of bracelets.
Having no other choice, I thought of selling my blood; maybe I could get some money that way.
I heard from someone that there was a place in the city where you could sell your blood for money. When I got there, the person took several bags of my blood, gave me 300 yuan, and some food.
On my way back with the money, I suddenly felt dizzy and collapsed to the ground unconscious.
When I woke up, I found that I had been rescued.
The man knew I desperately needed money and was a cave keeper, so he gave me a way out.
He said that a friend of his needed a lot of things from the grottoes, and if I could find a way to get those things for him, he would give me a large sum of money.
After saying that, he immediately gave me two thousand yuan, but I didn't dare to accept it.
He didn't make things difficult for me and told me to go back and think about it.
When I got home, I told Shufen that the bracelet was quite valuable and that they needed to appraise it before they could set a price for it.
I struggled with this for a long time. Seeing my child happily packing his things to go to school, and the whole family looking so joyful, I just couldn't bring myself to say that we didn't have any money.
So I went back to the city to find that man and told him I would only do it once and then stop.
The man gave me a thousand yuan, only allowing me to take his friend to the grottoes once.
I agree.
Just by going up to the grotto once, you can earn a thousand yuan. This is a very good deal.
Later, I took him there a few more times, and he took many pictures of the Buddha statues.
We've finally saved enough for my child's tuition and living expenses.
This was too serious, so I didn't dare tell my family. I only told them it was the money from selling the jade bracelets.
My child happily went to study in the south, while I went further and further down the path of making mistakes.
There's no turning back. The expenses for my child's studies in the south are too high. Even if I work non-stop, I still can't afford it. I can only work myself to the bone for them against my conscience.
Actually, I had thought about stopping once I had saved enough money for my child's education, but now this is no longer my decision; I'm being pushed around by them.
If you don't comply, they have plenty of ways to deal with you.
"Now it's all over, I'm free."
When Village Chief Qin recounted this painful memory, tears streamed down his face.
For the past three years, he had been on edge at all times, afraid of being exposed. Now that he has told everyone, he can finally be free.
The truth has finally come to light, yet it seems like only a corner has been lifted.
Who was secretly contacting Village Chief Qin? And where were these cultural relics transported to?
There are still many issues to be resolved behind this.
Dean Duan hurriedly led his men to seal off the cellar and immediately reported the incident to the local police.
Take control of Village Chief Qin and that forger.
Before leaving, Luo Yunhang made a point of meeting with Village Chief Qin alone.
"How did you find out?" Before Luo Yunhang could speak, Village Chief Qin asked first.
He knew that Luo Yunhang was largely responsible for his discovery this time; if it weren't for his insistence on reminding him, no one else would have been able to uncover his scheme.
Luo Yunhang paused for a second: "Last night, I went to see Brother Ya in person. He said that he went up with someone else."
That person probably spotted him, lost track of him, and that's how he got caught.
The person he described liked to stroke his beard when he was happy, walked with his hands behind his back, hunched over, and coughed occasionally.
I hadn't actually thought of you before, but your actions before you came in alerted me.
Later, I took a closer look at your yard. Has your yard been renovated or expanded in the last two years?
Instead of getting angry, Village Chief Qin laughed and said, "Young man, I'm not at a loss for losing to you."
Luo Yunhang smiled too. The net of heaven is vast, yet nothing escapes it; there is a will of heaven in the dark.
In that instant, he suddenly felt a strong sense of mission.
Heaven gave him the powerful tool of the system, as well as X-ray vision. With so many cheat codes, perhaps he can use them to do more meaningful things. Just like this time, if he didn't have X-ray vision, the future of Mogao Grottoes would be unpredictable.
The greed and ugliness of human nature are beyond the comprehension of outsiders.
Even the seemingly kind Village Chief Qin would do such a terrible thing to satisfy his own selfish desires, let alone those who are inherently treacherous.
Put yourself in his shoes. If he were Village Chief Qin, and his own life was precarious, and his child had been admitted to university but couldn't afford to go, perhaps he too would become terrifying and monstrous under the pressure of life.
None of them have the right to stand on the moral high ground to criticize Village Chief Qin.
As a father, he did nothing wrong.
In this society, besides him, there are millions of other people who are being pushed along by life and have no way to break free from the shackles of fate.
Only by making society better, people happier, and life more prosperous can we avoid many tragedies.
Luo Yunhang met his gaze, and both the old man and the young man saw the emotions in each other's eyes.
Village Chief Qin felt regret and sadness, but more than anything, he felt relieved.
Luo Yunhang felt sympathy, pity, and even more regret.
"Give me your son's address! I'll send him the photos once they're developed." This is the last thing I can do for you.
Village Chief Qin gave him a deep look: "Thank you."
Luo Yunhang took the address written by Village Chief Qin and prepared to leave.
"Wait a minute." Village Chief Qin suddenly called out to him, having made a decision in his heart.
Luo Yunhang turned around and looked at him with a puzzled expression.
"It's very troublesome for them to ship each batch; they only transport a batch every six months. They just took away a batch of goods not long ago."
The person who contacted me lives at No. 32 East Street in the county town. He has a big beard and he's the one who comes to pick up the goods every time they're shipped from here.
"You might still be able to go find him now, but if the news leaks out after tomorrow, it might be too late."
"Thank you." Luo Yunhang knew the importance of this news, so he thanked them and quickly went to tell Dean Duan and the others.
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