Chapter 82

Chapter 82 The Fox King in the Northeast

I asked Feng Chunsheng, What was the gap in Su Yizi's story? Did she make it up?

He shook his head and said it was not so simple He didn't know whether Su Yizi was cursed or not .

But he knew that the northeast's Zhu family would never kill foxes and eat them, or else, they would never deserve their name .

I asked him: What do you mean?

Feng Chunsheng said: There is a fox king in the northeast of China . Have you heard about that?

The Fox King of Northeast China? Why would I know about this? I knew he knew a lot of things, but I didn't like his habit of keeping me guessing .

Then he laughed and said: I figured you wouldn't know about it .

Well, to be honest, I really wanted to punch him at that moment .

He said there was a group of people raising foxes around Jiu Zhushan of Northeast Harbin .

Their leader's name was Zhu Long . He was the Fox King of the Northeast, and all of the foxes in the northeast were afraid of him . But his family would never kill or eat foxes, because the foxes were sagacious animals and the fox was one of the five wild spirits of the Northeast .

Zhu Long always said: It is a kind of sin to raise foxes . The fox spirit would blame me if I kill and eat them .

Really? I asked Feng Chunsheng: :Maybe, I'm just guessing, but Well, maybe there is more than one fox king in the northeast besides Zhu .

Nonsense . He said: There is only one Fox King, and it is Mr . Zhu from northeast China Those who raise foxes are all women from the Northeast, and they must be related to that Fox King .

Then he said: Well on the other hand It wouldn't be a big deal if the Fox Empress really cursed Zhu Wei, Su Yizi's roommate . The Fox King, Zhu Long, would have pacified her anger and Zhu Wei would not have been killed .

So, Su Yizi lied to us? I asked him .

Feng Chunsheng smoked and sneered: Hey, hey To be honest, how can they tell you the truth when they want to get a Yin and Yang tattoo?

That was true .

Even Mimi didn't tell me the truth when she came to me for the Yin and Yang tattoo .

I took out the Rolex watch . l glanced at it and said: The ghost business is not so easy to deal with .

Then I threw the watch to Feng Chunsheng: Chun, this watch is for you .

So what! I came from a big and famous family; how can I be satisfied with a watch like this? Feng Chunsheng complained but put the watch on his wrist with excitement .

Then he continued: You need to check it by yourself if you want to figure it out This livor mortis is a serious matter Be careful not to get cheated by her .

I have the same concern, I said to Feng Chunsheng .

Then he asked me whether I could find someone to ask about this livor mortis?

I told him I'd turn to Mr . Guan . He had been making coffins for a whole lifetime and he knew many strange things about corpses .

Besides, there were some rules for choosing the right coffin for a body During the first seven days, the coffin craftsman had to on site, and had to clean and measure the body himself, so that they could bring the coffin for burial .

So, that's why he knew so much about the corpses .

Sounds reasonable . Feng Chunsheng also told me: I also thought Mr . Guan was a reliable person .

I had to turn to Mr . Guan in the evening .

We went downstairs and drank some milk tea, then Feng Chunsheng drove us to Mr . Guan's workshop .

When we arrived at his shop, I knocked on the door and shouted: Mr . Guan It's me, Yu Shui .

I'm coming . He opened the door slowly, and let us in when he saw it was us .

Then Mr . Guan saw the car behind us and said: Wow Shui, Mr . Feng You have earned this much money? You got a car .

No, it's just a second-hand car, I said .

Then he asked us: Since you're here, is something the matter?

Yes, I replied .

Mr . Guan seemed to be nervous and kept on rubbing his hands . He looked at our car and pouted . He said: Shall we talk in the car? Take me for a drive first .

You like cars? I smiled and asked Mr . Guan: You can also buy a car; it's so cheap nowadays .

He shook his head and said he had wanted to buy a car several years ago, but now he had to earn money for his son's future marriage .

After the marriage, even if he wanted to buy a car, it would still be a problem since his son was sick .

I knew his son suffered from congenital heart disease . It was impossible to cure, but he spent two or three hundred thousand a year on treatments .

Mr . Guan had some money, but he was never extravagant .

I somewhat pitied him . He really like cars, but he could only look at them, even though he earned so much money .

Then I told him: Come on Mr . Guan, you take the front passenger seat .

All right . Mr . Guan went to the passenger seat without any hesitation . When he was in the car, he said: This car is much better than any taxi I have ever taken .

Then he lit a cigarette and said: Damn I will surely get a car when my son recovers .

Haha!

Feng Chunsheng and I laughed .

Then I told Mr . Guan: Well, I will give you a car as a gift next time I make a large amount of money .

Wow, I couldn't accept that . He sat back in his seat, enjoying his cigarette .

Then I asked him: Uncle Guan, I have something to ask - have you ever seem a live person with livor mortis?

I showed him a photo I took of Su Yizi's arm . The arm was full of livor mortis patches . I handed this photo to Mr . Guan: Please look at this .

He checked it and asked: It is not fake livor mortis, but are you sure it's on a live person?

Sure, I replied .

He checked again and said: This person doesn't only have livor mortis, but dead skin, too .

Dead skin? I asked him .

Mr . Guan nodded, saying that the skin of a dead and a live person were totally different . Live skin was glossy and couldn't reflect, even if it was a sick person . However, we could see that there was no gloss at all on Su Yizi's skin - it was white, and we couldn't even see any blood vessels .

You cannot find the blood vessels? I checked the photo and my owns arms carefully . Well, I could see a few blood vessels everywhere on my arms, but I couldn't find any trace of them on Su Yizi's smooth skin .

I didn't notice it until Mr . Guan pointed it out .

It was really weird .

I asked Mr . Guan:Well, maybe this is actually a dead person?

Who knows? Mr . Guan inhaled a mouthful of smoke and blew it out, then he turned suddenly and said: Well I really have never seen a live person with livor mortis in my life .

He said they had the same symptoms - there weren't any blood vessels, only the livor mortis .

One time, a man came into his master's shop for a coffin, and it was for himself .

Mr . Guan thought that was strange and asked his master why there was so much livor mortis on that person .

He smiled and only told Mr . Guan the man was a big liar . The more he tried to hide, the more he was exposed .

Actually, your master had already read his mind, Feng Chunsheng told Mr . Guan .

Mr . Guan nodded . He said his master was also in the ghost business and had dealt with many strange things, and he could read people's minds and find the truth . That senior craftsman surely knew what that man with livor mortis was trying to hide .

I asked Mr . Guan: What does 'the more he tried to hide, the more he was exposed' mean?

I really don't know . He shook his head, then he said: I would go and ask my master There are two things to point out .

What's that? I asked him whether I had to pay for him .

Mr . Guan stared at me: Shui, you are contaminated by the businessman's bad habit . You are one of the members of the ghost business and we are like brothers . It surely hurts our friendship when you talk about money .

I shrunk my neck and apologized to the old man . Mr . Guan was a man with such a high code of brotherhood .

He said: First, it happened long ago and my master might not remember it clearly . Second, it might not be easy to find him, since he doesn't always pick up even my calls .

Finally, Mr . Guan said he would check for me and would notify me once he got any information . He would uncover the secret of the man with livor mortis once he reconnected with his master .

Then he might know Sun Yizi's secret .

Well, thank you in advance, Mr . Guan . I folded my fist .

He smiled and said: It is OK Remember to bring some business for me next time .

I took Mr . Guan downtown for some driving, then taught him how to drive in an empty parking lot . .

He drove a few meters and stopped . In any case, he was very happy just to be able to touch the steering wheel .

We had fun till one or two o'clock in the morning, then went back home .

The next morning, I was still sleeping when Feng Chunsheng called me and told me to get up quickly .

I asked him what happened . Were there any new from Mr . Guan?

It's not him, it's Brother Yu . He said: Brother Yu wants us to go now; we can solve the ghost house matter for Mimi and Liao Min today .

All right .

I got up quickly and called Liao Min and Mimi to have them meet us in my tattoo shop . Today we would kill the weasel who haunted that ghost house .

Chapter 82 The Fox King in the NortheastI asked Feng Chunsheng, What was the gap in Su Yizi s story Did she make it up He shook his head and said it was not so simple He didn t know whether Su Yizi was cursed or not . But he knew that the northeast s Zhu family would never kill foxes and eat them, or else, they would never deserve their name . I asked him What do you mean Feng Chunsheng said There is a fox king in the northeast of China . Have you heard about that The Fox King of Northeast China Why would I know about this I knew he knew a lot of things, but I didn t like his habit of keeping me guessing . Then he laughed and said I figured you wouldn t know about it . Well, to be honest, I really wanted to punch him at that moment . He said there was a group of people raising foxes around Jiu Zhushan of Northeast Harbin . Their leader s name was Zhu Long . He was the Fox King of the Northeast, and all of the foxes in the northeast were afraid of him . But his family would never kill or eat foxes, because the foxes were sagacious animals and the fox was one of the five wild spirits of the Northeast . Zhu Long always said It is a kind of sin to raise foxes . The fox spirit would blame me if I kill and eat them . Really I asked Feng Chunsheng Maybe, I m just guessing, but Well, maybe there is more than one fox king in the northeast besides Zhu . Nonsense . He said There is only one Fox King, and it is Mr . Zhu from northeast China Those who raise foxes are all women from the Northeast, and they must be related to that Fox King . Then he said Well on the other hand It wouldn t be a big deal if the Fox Empress really cursed Zhu Wei, Su Yizi s roommate . The Fox King, Zhu Long, would have pacified her anger and Zhu Wei would not have been killed . So, Su Yizi lied to us I asked him . Feng Chunsheng smoked and sneered Hey, hey To be honest, how can they tell you the truth when they want to get a Yin and Yang tattoo That was true . Even Mimi didn t tell me the truth when she came to me for the Yin and Yang tattoo . I took out the Rolex watch . l glanced at it and said The ghost business is not so easy to deal with . Then I threw the watch to Feng Chunsheng Chun, this watch is for you . So what I came from a big and famous family how can I be satisfied with a watch like this Feng Chunsheng complained but put the watch on his wrist with excitement . Then he continued You need to check it by yourself if you want to figure it out This livor mortis is a serious matter Be careful not to get cheated by her . I have the same concern, I said to Feng Chunsheng . Then he asked me whether I could find someone to ask about this livor mortis I told him I d turn to Mr . Guan . He had been making coffins for a whole lifetime and he knew many strange things about corpses . Besides, there were some rules for choosing the right coffin for a body During the first seven days, the coffin craftsman had to on site, and had to clean and measure the body himself, so that they could bring the coffin for burial . So, that s why he knew so much about the corpses . Sounds reasonable . Feng Chunsheng also told me I also thought Mr . Guan was a reliable person . I had to turn to Mr . Guan in the evening . We went downstairs and drank some milk tea, then Feng Chunsheng drove us to Mr . Guan s workshop . When we arrived at his shop, I knocked on the door and shouted Mr . Guan It s me, Yu Shui . I m coming . He opened the door slowly, and let us in when he saw it was us . Then Mr . Guan saw the car behind us and said Wow Shui, Mr . Feng You have earned this much money You got a car . No, it s just a second hand car, I said . Then he asked us Since you re here, is something the matter Yes, I replied . Mr . Guan seemed to be nervous and kept on rubbing his hands . He looked at our car and pouted . He said Shall we talk in the car Take me for a drive first . You like cars I smiled and asked Mr . Guan You can also buy a car it s so cheap nowadays . He shook his head and said he had wanted to buy a car several years ago, but now he had to earn money for his son s future marriage . After the marriage, even if he wanted to buy a car, it would still be a problem since his son was sick . I knew his son suffered from congenital heart disease . It was impossible to cure, but he spent two or three hundred thousand a year on treatments . Mr . Guan had some money, but he was never extravagant . I somewhat pitied him . He really like cars, but he could only look at them, even though he earned so much money . Then I told him Come on Mr . Guan, you take the front passenger seat . All right . Mr . Guan went to the passenger seat without any hesitation . When he was in the car, he said This car is much better than any taxi I have ever taken . Then he lit a cigarette and said Damn I will surely get a car when my son recovers . Haha Feng Chunsheng and I laughed . Then I told Mr . Guan Well, I will give you a car as a gift next time I make a large amount of money . Wow, I couldn t accept that . He sat back in his seat, enjoying his cigarette . Then I asked him Uncle Guan, I have something to ask have you ever seem a live person with livor mortis I showed him a photo I took of Su Yizi s arm . The arm was full of livor mortis patches . I handed this photo to Mr . Guan Please look at this . He checked it and asked It is not fake livor mortis, but are you sure it s on a live person Sure, I replied . He checked again and said This person doesn t only have livor mortis, but dead skin, too . Dead skin I asked him . Mr . Guan nodded, saying that the skin of a dead and a live person were totally different . Live skin was glossy and couldn t reflect, even if it was a sick person . However, we could see that there was no gloss at all on Su Yizi s skin it was white, and we couldn t even see any blood vessels . You cannot find the blood vessels I checked the photo and my owns arms carefully . Well, I could see a few blood vessels everywhere on my arms, but I couldn t find any trace of them on Su Yizi s smooth skin . I didn t notice it until Mr . Guan pointed it out . It was really weird . I asked Mr . Guan Well, maybe this is actually a dead person Who knows Mr . Guan inhaled a mouthful of smoke and blew it out, then he turned suddenly and said Well I really have never seen a live person with livor mortis in my life . He said they had the same symptoms there weren t any blood vessels, only the livor mortis . One time, a man came into his master s shop for a coffin, and it was for himself . Mr . Guan thought that was strange and asked his master why there was so much livor mortis on that person . He smiled and only told Mr . Guan the man was a big liar . The more he tried to hide, the more he was exposed . Actually, your master had already read his mind, Feng Chunsheng told Mr . Guan . Mr . Guan nodded . He said his master was also in the ghost business and had dealt with many strange things, and he could read people s minds and find the truth . That senior craftsman surely knew what that man with livor mortis was trying to hide . I asked Mr . Guan What does the more he tried to hide, the more he was exposed mean I really don t know . He shook his head, then he said I would go and ask my master There are two things to point out . What s that I asked him whether I had to pay for him . Mr . Guan stared at me Shui, you are contaminated by the businessman s bad habit . You are one of the members of the ghost business and we are like brothers . It surely hurts our friendship when you talk about money . I shrunk my neck and apologized to the old man . Mr . Guan was a man with such a high code of brotherhood . He said First, it happened long ago and my master might not remember it clearly . Second, it might not be easy to find him, since he doesn t always pick up even my calls . Finally, Mr . Guan said he would check for me and would notify me once he got any information . He would uncover the secret of the man with livor mortis once he reconnected with his master . Then he might know Sun Yizi s secret . Well, thank you in advance, Mr . Guan . I folded my fist . He smiled and said It is OK Remember to bring some business for me next time . I took Mr . Guan downtown for some driving, then taught him how to drive in an empty parking lot . . He drove a few meters and stopped . In any case, he was very happy just to be able to touch the steering wheel . We had fun till one or two o clock in the morning, then went back home . The next morning, I was still sleeping when Feng Chunsheng called me and told me to get up quickly . I asked him what happened . Were there any new from Mr . Guan It s not him, it s Brother Yu . He said Brother Yu wants us to go now we can solve the ghost house matter for Mimi and Liao Min today . All right . I got up quickly and called Liao Min and Mimi to have them meet us in my tattoo shop . Today we would kill the weasel who haunted that ghost house .