Chapter 247 The Mystery of Death
Situ opened the gun chamber and found that several bullets were missing.
"You fired the gun?"
"yes."
"You went to kill someone?"
Ming thought for a moment, then turned around and said, "Uncle Situ, you're overthinking it. I didn't kill anyone. I just haven't hunted in a long time, and I felt a little itchy, so I took your gun to shoot rabbits. But my eyesight wasn't good today, and I fired several shots but missed. I came back in disgrace. I'm sorry for taking your things without asking you. I won't do it again next time."
Situ looked Mingli in the eye and said, "I know you were forced to do many things against your will in the mountains before, but things are different now. You are free. I hope you can change your violent and unruly temper back in the mountains."
Mingli: "I see. I'm a little tired after being out for a long time. Can I go back to my room and rest for a while?"
Situ: "You go!"
After Bo Sang died, Duanmu Lin and General Hongtai were negotiating how to divide his territory.
General Hongtai said: "From now on, that mountain will be under your management. The villagers nearby should grow tobacco and rice. You'd better free up some land for the villagers to grow tea trees."
Duanmu Lin: "Then it's a deal. Our first collaboration was very successful and enjoyable!"
General Hongtai: "We were able to capture them all this time thanks to your boy's help in minimizing the losses. Why didn't he come with us?"
Duanmu Lin: "Bo Sang just died, he might be busy dealing with the funeral."
General Hongtai: "It's a shame, but this matter really has nothing to do with us."
Duanmu Lin: "Of course we know about this."
General Hongtai: "How do you plan to develop that mountain?"
Duanmu Lin: "In fact, the jade produced in that mountain is the finest jewelry material, and the wood in that primeval forest is also very valuable. Only Bo Sang, that fool, didn't know the value of this gold mountain and used it to grow poppies and make poison to harm people. He deserved to be hit and killed."
General Hongtai: "So you mean to mine stone and cut wood?"
Duanmu Lin: "No, even if I could earn much more than I do now, I wouldn't do that. After all, nature's resources are limited and mountains will collapse. If you keep cutting and digging, you will get nothing in the end."
Hongtai: "So you just let this mountain stay there quietly, without ever thinking of making some money from it? I'm afraid you don't even believe what I'm saying."
Duanmu Lin: "Who said I would let it go to waste? Just like you said, I will plant tea in the place where Bosang used to grow poppies, and then develop part of the developable area here into an eco-tourism area for tourists to come and play. This place used to be the territory of drug traffickers, and this gimmick is enough to attract their attention."
Hongtai: "Master Duanmu is truly an extraordinary person. He not only has a good business sense but also has a far-sighted vision."
Duanmu Lin: "General, please forgive me for making fun of you. By the way, how is our old friend Cheng Wanjin? I haven't heard from him since he blew himself up last time."
Hongtai shook his hand and said, "Don't mention him. He's a coward and dishonest. I don't like him."
Duanmu Lin: "General, he is our introducer after all. Without him, we might not have met each other. As friends, let's go to the hospital or the Sky Blue Casino to see him!"
Hongtai: Then let’s do as you wish! "
Duanmu Lin picked up his phone and called Cheng Wanjin.
"Hello? Old friend, is your head feeling better now? Where are you?"
"Oh my goodness, my head still hurts! I'm in the gambling hall watching over the business now."
"General Hongtai and I will come to see you later, please don't leave!"
"Come on, buddy, I'm busy!"
"Stop talking nonsense, just wait!"
Duanmu Lin hung up the phone before he could finish.
Hongtai: "What did that old fox say?"
Duanmu Lin: "He was very happy to hear that we were coming to see him, and he's waiting for us to come over!"
Hongtai: "Then let's go over and take a look!"
The Tianlan Casino was packed with guests. Cheng Wanjin kept going in and out to greet the guests. He finally found a free moment to sit down and rest, but he saw Duanmu Lin and the others coming.
Cheng Wanjin forced a smile and said, "My dear friends, you're here. You're really thoughtful. It's just a blow to the head, which is not a big deal. But you bothered to come and see me in person. I feel really bad and flattered!"
Duanmu Lin: "It's all worth it. We are brothers after all. If you hadn't played the role of matchmaker, we might not have even met each other!"
Cheng Wanjin: "It's just a simple favor. It's not very kind, but you did a great job."
He pulled Duanmu Lin to his side and said, "General Hongtai doesn't look very good. Is he still blaming me for cheating and not participating in his actions?"
Duanmu Lin whispered in his ear, "That's all over now, but you have to be more honest in your business dealings from now on. Otherwise, people will think you're dishonest and won't do business with you anymore. Then even I won't be able to protect you."
"Of course, of course." Cheng Wanjin said this, but in his heart he was thinking, "We're all the same, so why are you giving me orders?"
Suddenly, Uncle Pang, the housekeeper of the Duanmu family, came hurriedly.
Housekeeper: "Oh no, sir, something happened at home."
Duanmu Lin: "What happened? Did someone die? Look how worried you are."
He thought to himself, "It would be better if Sudalong died. They are such a troublesome bunch of women."
The housekeeper quickly whispered something in Duanmu Lin's ear.
Duanmu Lin's face changed after hearing this.
"General Hongtai, Boss Cheng, something happened at home and I have to rush home to deal with it. You guys have fun."
Cheng Wanjin: "What's the matter with your family?"
Duanmu Lin didn't answer him and got into the car with the housekeeper.
When he returned home, Duanmu Lin could already hear faint crying sounds coming from inside the door.
As Duanmu Lin continued walking forward, he saw a corpse covered with a white cloth on the ground. The white cloth could not cover the exquisite curves of the corpse. The corpse lying underneath should be a female corpse.
Duanmu lifted the white cloth, revealing a horrible face of the corpse. She had been splashed with sulfuric acid, and the smell of corroded protein on her face was really strong... and her nose was so injured that the bone was visible.
Duanmu Lin: "Are you sure she is Ji Jihua?"
A tearful girl hugged Duanmu Lin and said, "Dad, there's no doubt she is my mother. We've done a DNA test."
Duanmu Lin thought to himself: "Fortunately, you are testing your mother. If you were testing me, the whole family would know that Duanmu Linxi has been a father for so many years."
Duanmu Lin hugged her and said, "Rongrong, don't cry. Mom is gone, but Dad is still here!"
Duanmu Rong: "Dad, who was so cruel as to kill my mother? And how could he do that?!"
Duanmu Lin: "How did you find her?"
Housekeeper: "The second wife's housekeeper discovered that she was missing early in the morning. He looked for her everywhere but couldn't find her. Later, he went to the homes of several other wives but still couldn't find her. So we all went out to look for her, and finally found her by the Meihong River."
Duanmu Lin: "Have you called the police?"
The housekeeper glanced at Su Dalong and said, "No."
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