You said you would tell fortunes, so you can catch ghosts and exterminate zombies easily?

Su Chen carried the person back from the valley.

Upon seeing the corpse, the two elders of the Su family fainted on the spot.

Su Wenhao's wife, Qin Guifen, whom Su Chen called sister-in-law, staggered and almost fell to the ground.

Su Wenhao's two sons and one daughter were a little confused.

"What a sin! How could it suddenly disappear?"

"I heard from Ah Chen that it was in the valley, and it must have been caused by a mandrill."

"I must have gotten up too early. It was still dark and I wasn't prepared."

"Who says it's not true? Hey, seeing our family's life getting better, what's the big deal?"

The neighbors expressed their gratitude and helped.

Soon the white flag was raised.

Su Wenhao was placed on a worn mat.

Qin Guifen then burst into howling.

Her two sons and one daughter also started crying.

The eldest son, Su Qinglang, is 18 years old and is in his third year of high school. He is a young man who only knows how to study and knows nothing else. He only cried for a while, then wiped his eyes, gritted his teeth, and walked to Hu Shiliang.

"Grandpa Village Chief, what should I do now?"

Hu Shiliang had just come out of the old house when the two old men pinched his Ren Zhong point and he woke up. He cried and fainted again.

Turning around and seeing Qin Guifen like this, he was afraid that there was no one in the family who was responsible. He sighed and patted Su Qinglang on the shoulder: "Your grandparents and mother are useless. I will help you call for help. You can learn from them later. You will be the one to take charge of this family in the future."

"I understand, Grandpa Village Chief, thank you."

Su Chen was a very busy man, so Hu Shiliang certainly didn't dare to ask for it. Some sensible and strong men in the village had to repair the road, so they searched for them and finally found Su Chen's fifth uncle.

Fifth Uncle is a good accountant and also the one who understands customs the best. Hu Shiliang pulled him aside and whispered for a while. Su Chen went over to listen and took out a wad of money.

"Achen, this won't do."

He quickly put his hand out to block it: "Even though you are cousins, just a token of your appreciation is enough. How can I ask you to pay so much money?"

Hu Shiliang nodded. "That's right, Ah Chen. They already owe you a favor by asking you to come back and help find someone. If they have to pay you back with so much money, how will they be able to pay you back in the future? Put it away!"

"Uncle Liang, Fifth Uncle, please keep it."

Su Chen sighed: "Although Brother Hao's incident was caused by his carelessness, it also has something to do with me."

When the two heard this, they frowned and looked at him.

Su Qinglang also couldn't believe it.

Su Chen looked at Su Qinglang: "Since you are here, uncle will explain it to you clearly."

Su Qinglang nodded.

"Your father wasn't killed by a mandrill. Two outsiders came looking for the Taoist temple on the mountain. Your father was kind enough to lead the way, but he asked a few extra questions, which aroused their suspicion and led to his death. Not only was he killed, but his soul was devoured."

Su Qinglang trembled.

Hu Shiliang was stunned: "The souls have been swallowed up, then Ah Chen, are they..."

Su Chen nodded. "They are from the Xuanmen sect. They probably knew that I was a disciple of the old Taoist priest in the Taoist temple on the mountain, so they wanted to find out the truth. Brother Hao asked a few more questions, and they got impatient and attacked me."

"Can you kill people just because you're impatient?" Su Qinglang's voice suddenly rose, his face flushed with anger. "My dad led them on the way, and they took it for granted. How could they? How could they..."

After all, he was a scholar and could not say too many curse words. In the end, Su Qinglang could only say: "So cruel and ruthless?"

Su Chen didn't say anything.

After waiting for him to calm down, she said calmly, "I am responsible for your father's death. I will catch them. If there is any more, I will compensate you."

Su Qinglang had calmed down by now, his eyes red as he waved his hand when he heard this.

"Uncle Chen, this matter has nothing to do with you. My dad was unlucky and met some bad guys. They were the ones who harmed him. Uncle Chen, you can bring my dad back and promise to find the murderer. I am already very grateful!"

Hu Shiliang nodded slowly after hearing this.

Scholars are easy to talk to.

He looked at Su Chen: "Ah Chen, Awen is a sensible child, and his grandparents and mother are not competitive people, otherwise..."

Su Chen said in a deep voice: "We still need compensation. Brother Hao is the pillar of the family after all. If he is gone and there is no compensation, how will the family live?"

Hu Shiliang nodded: "How about giving me some as a token of my appreciation?"

"Three hundred thousand, maybe."

"What?!" Hu Shiliang and his fifth uncle exclaimed in surprise.

One of them advised: "You don't need so much."

Another one curled his lips: "That's right, if you pay so much, people who don't know you will think you are a murderer."

Su Chen laughed.

"Fifth Uncle, you don't have to worry about ruining my reputation."

"First of all, Brother Hao and I are cousins, so there's no need for me to harm Brother Hao."

"Besides, if I really want to kill someone, I'm sure you won't be able to find any fault."

At this moment, many villagers also gathered around.

They were standing either far or near, and they all heard the whole story, and nodded in unison when they heard it.

But when I heard Su Chen say that he would pay 300,000 yuan in compensation, I felt sorry for the family, but also had mixed feelings.

Three hundred thousand!

These days, most people can’t earn 10,000 yuan even if they work their butt off for a whole year, right?

Su Wenhao is around 40 years old now, and he was compensated with 300,000 yuan. It's totally worth it.

Even some unfilial people have started to grumble.

"Why wasn't my drunkard the one who died?"

Su Qinglang waved his hands repeatedly: "Uncle Chen, no need, no need for so much..."

Su Chen looked at him seriously, then glanced around and nodded.

"If you think so, then take this ten thousand."

He shook the wad of money he had taken out earlier.

Hu Shiliang looked at him curiously.

Why are you so talkative all of a sudden?

But seeing the people around him, he began to understand.

He chimed in: "Yes, yes, yes. After all, the murderer isn't you, Ah Chen. In my opinion, it's just a token of my appreciation. This is enough."

Su Qinglang nodded repeatedly: "That's right."

Wait until the people around you disperse.

Hu Shiliang then lowered his voice and said to Su Qinglang, "Go back and call your mother to go to your grandparents' room to talk."

"Uncle Wu, I'll leave the outside affairs to you. Ask them to go out and help out. Give them some orders."

Su Chen's fifth uncle nodded in understanding.

"Don't worry, the mourning hall hasn't even been set up yet."

He waved his hand and ordered people to cut bamboo, and then went down the mountain to buy funeral clothes, incense, candles, paper money, and order a coffin...

After the order was given, most of the people in the main room left in an instant.

The others were not idle either. They asked Uncle Wu to go and borrow bowls, chopsticks, tables and chairs from the neighbors.

After everyone entered the house, the door was closed.

Only then did Hu Shiliang wink at Su Chen.

Qin Guifen and the others looked at them helplessly, pinching the corners of their clothes.

"Uncle Liang, what do you want to tell us?"

Hu Shiliang: "There were so many people around just now, it was hard to talk about compensation."

He pointed at Su Chen.

Su Chen nodded.

"Uncle, aunt, sister-in-law, I still want to pay 300,000 yuan. This amount of money is not much for me."

"But for you guys it's a bit... Uncle Liang and I are worried that if we give it all at once, you'll be targeted."

Hu Shiliang nodded: "That's right."

He said in a deep voice: "How about this, Ah Chen, you give the money to the village for safekeeping, and we will give them money every month, is that okay?"

Su Chen nodded.

"The specific details need to be discussed carefully with my sister-in-law and uncle and aunt to come up with a safe solution."

"What I mean is that we must at least ensure that the children can study and start families safely, and that the uncle and aunt can have money to support themselves in their old age."