Working: Start by earning the boss a hundred million!

Chapter 158 Jiang City Mountain Guard

Finding the people from back then is easy, but too much time has passed. Several of the people who built the road back then have passed away, and those who are still alive have long since retired.

Based on the information provided by Shang Xingjian, Shen Luo eventually found two people. One of them had retired and become a mountain guardian, living alone. He remembered what happened back then, but he didn't have any special memories.

Another person is currently in Jiang City. He is the chairman of a listed company that mainly deals in aquatic products. The company's business spans the globe, and it's hard not to think of this company whenever aquatic product brands are mentioned.

Cheng Mai leaned against the simple table in the business, looking at the information Shen Luo had brought, his gaze falling on the information of Zhou Guangshen, an aquatic product entrepreneur.

He glanced at the shopkeeper during a break from playing games, his expression remaining unchanged.

"It seems obvious," Shang Xingjian replied casually.

Cheng Mai withdrew his gaze and looked at Shang Xingjian.

Shen Luo: "Does the boss mean that the divine status of Lord Yunting is not actually in Zhou Guangshen?"

Shang Xingjian didn't respond, but Cheng Mai picked up the mountain keeper's file and asked, "Is that mountain privately owned or state-owned?"

"The records show it belongs to the state." Shen Luo also investigated this matter.

“The mountain guardian is named Zhou Yunshen,” Cheng Mai replied. “Is he a brother?”

“No, I’ve checked too. The two have no relation whatsoever, and they haven’t seen each other since they retired from the railway. Zhou Guangshen’s family was in the aquatic products business before he retired, and the business was doing quite well. It was only after he retired that the company went public.” Shen Luo told him all the information he had found out.

"Shopkeeper Jian, are we going to Jiang City?"

Shang Xingjian put away his phone and stood up to straighten his clothes.

Cheng Mai: "Affected."

Shen Luo nodded, wanting to add that it was pretentious, but she didn't dare.

"Call Xuanji and go find the mountain guardian."

"Boss, can I go?" Shen Luo immediately raised his hand to ask, after all, not everyone has the opportunity to chase stars on company money.

Merchant Jian: "After what he did before, you still like him? Don't you have any integrity?"

"Looking down on him and using public funds to chase after celebrities are two different things," Shen Luo immediately retorted. "Boss, take me with you."

The merchant glanced at Cheng Mai and said, "You're getting increasingly prone to throwing tantrums; you'll have to take responsibility for that."

After all, the little brat he raised before wasn't like this. Ever since Cheng Mai came, this little brat has become more and more adept at throwing tantrums.

Shen Luo immediately put her arm around Cheng Mai's arm, indicating that she and Cheng Mai had the best relationship and that the boss should not sow discord.

"Xuanji is in your hands. If you can't bring him, then you shouldn't come either," Shang Xingjian gave the order.

"I promise to complete the mission, I'm off now." Shen Luo raised his hand to swear an oath and then ran out, showing none of his usual composure.

Cheng Mai pinched his temple, and the curse bell on his wrist moved slightly, causing the small bottle hanging below it to emit a faint light.

As Cheng Mai rubbed her temples, her gaze fell upon the faint ray of light emanating from the remnant soul. She paused, staring intently at the bottle.

The faint light vanished quickly, as if it had never existed.

It's like a child who hasn't fully formed yet.

Shang Xingjian also saw it, but his emotions were not as outward as Cheng Mai's. He only glanced at it before looking away.

"Its soul is incomplete. Even if we find all of its soul, it probably won't be able to take shape," Shang Xingjian said, lowering his eyes. This was the sin he and Sui Xing had committed, a sin they were destined to never atone for in this lifetime.

He felt he had done nothing wrong to heaven and earth, yet he owed a single, broken soul. Cheng Mai quickly lowered his wrist. "How much longer can Qin Mai's child live?"

Since the business magistrate agreed to give Qin Mai's child a normal next life, they would also take back the wisp of soul belonging to this little thing within her child.

"Let's wait a bit longer," Shang Xingjian said, already preparing to depart.

The child cannot be reincarnated until he finds a suitable destiny for that child.

Cheng Mai understood, so he didn't ask any further questions.

The mountain keeper lives on a public mountain in a well-equipped brick house. Every Sunday, someone delivers food and supplies to the house. The house has running water and electricity, and the keeper receives a monthly salary of 10,000 yuan.

It seems like a great job no matter how you look at it.

Zhou Yunshen went on a patrol of the mountains and is not in his room at the moment.

After surveying the house in one go, Cheng Mai had to admit that she was even considering taking the job.

"They don't look poor or rich, just a typical family," Cheng Mai said to the merchant who had automatically sat down in the courtyard after he finished his investigation.

Merchant Jian sat down without any hesitation, took out his teapot, and slowly brewed tea.

Cheng Mai wasn't surprised, but that didn't stop her from rolling her eyes. Some people really can't live without pretending.

"Did you see anything? Is the divine essence of Lord Yunting here?" Cheng Mai asked.

"You're asking too soon, we haven't even seen the person yet." Shang Xingjian casually took out an orange and handed it to Cheng Mai: "Have an orange."

Cheng Mai moved his lips, "Where did you get so much stuff from?"

I just couldn't bear it anymore.

Did this person always look like this?
So how exactly did she fall for this man?
He wouldn't eat it if others didn't eat it, but he ate it himself. "There's an orange tree behind the house, it looks alright."

Cheng Mai looked back and could vaguely see tree branches outside the house, but he couldn't tell what kind of trees they were. This person was actually eating them.

“You’re not being polite at all,” Cheng Mai said sincerely.

"Everything in the world has its cause and effect, and I must take something with me so that this cause and effect can be put into the cycle of reincarnation." Shang Xingjian said this with a straight face. Only the orange peel remained in his hand. He put the orange peel away, as if it would be of great use.

Seeing that the person hadn't returned for a long time, Cheng Mai realized that Shang Xingjian seemed to know what she was thinking. Before Cheng Mai could speak, a stool was placed across the table.

Cheng Mai sat down calmly, picked up the tea he had brewed, and asked, "Can Xuanji come? It seems he and you don't get along very well."

It's not just Xuanji; it seems that the gods and merchants don't get along very well.

It's like a peace-seeking faction, wanting to give all the people a quick and easy ending.

A war-seeking individual, regardless of whether it's the will of Heaven or the creator god, will always try to find a way out of a dead end.

Even if the outcome is 100% certain.

"That depends on whether the chicks are up to par." Shang Xingjian didn't give a definite answer, after all, he really didn't know what Xuanji was thinking.

Before Cheng Mai could say anything more, footsteps came from outside. The footsteps were heavy and powerful, unlike the strength that someone over eighty years old should have.

Shang Xingjian gently put down the cup in her hand and slightly curled the corners of her lips. "You're here."

Cheng Mai looked towards the entrance, where a figure appeared at the corner of the winding path.

The man was wearing black rain boots and carrying a hoe on his shoulder. Although he walked with a hunched back, his steps were very steady.