Chapter 6.2 Concrete Block (Extra)

“Concrete block?” I looked at Black Glasses and said to myself, what are you doing with a concrete block? Are you stealing the steel bars from it? Is it really the end of the grave robbing business? Some have become drivers and others are turning to stealing steel bars. Fatty was also confused and started scolding him, “Your appendix is constricting your nerves, right? What’s the point of digging up a concrete block? Will you move it home to help pickle vegetables? Why are you still hanging around here watching?”

Black Glasses just smiled and acted like he didn’t want to talk to him. Fatty got angry and opened the door, wanting to get out, “Mr. Naïve, let’s go over and inspect it.” I held him back. I didn’t want to show my face in Beijing right now. If I were to come out—especially on such a controversial occasion—it would be easy for rumors in the industry to spread, and then I wouldn’t be able to explain things clearly.

“The concrete block is worthless,” Black Glasses said. “What’s valuable is how it was buried here. No one can figure it out.”

“Then how do you know that something is buried in this place?” When I asked this, Black Glasses started the car and drove north.

“Some time ago,” he said, “a God-like man appeared in the business. According to the people who met this man, he has a special skill that’s very unusual. He can send things a few miles away with the Five Ghosts Transportation ritual (1). This concrete block was originally at the gate of Panjiayuan Antique Market. Do you remember that stone block that was blocking the car? It was said that he cast a spell to send it here. As long as someone can transport the cement block back, he’ll take that person to rob a big tomb.”

“So amazing?” Fatty’s eyes gleamed. “Did you see it with your own eyes?”

I told myself that this kind of deceptive trick had been exposed many times before. I couldn’t believe I was still hearing things like “Five Ghosts Transportation” when we were living in such a scientific age. But when I thought of how Black Glasses was still hanging around here, it showed that he must have been a little convinced. This guy’s family had a lot of knowledge when it came to this kind of stuff.

Sure enough, Black Glasses nodded, “Unfortunately, I really did see it with my own eyes.”

“Say it, say it.” Fatty urged.

Black Glasses glanced at me, “Needless to say, he’s at my place now. Come and see for yourself.”

Fatty and I looked at each other, and I said faintly, “Glasses…”

“Call me Master. We made an agreement. You have to call me Master on the first and fifteenth day of the month.” Black Glasses touched my head, “You have no conscience.”

I was super thick-skinned now, so I didn’t care. “Damn it, Master, does that mean this person already hired you to rob the tomb? You’re hanging around here in order to find more people for him, right?”

Black Glasses turned on the radio and began to listening to it. He didn’t answer me, but I didn’t care. I knew I was right. “Are you working with him?” I asked. “You moved this concrete block, right? If you have a job, then I won’t bother. Find a place where Fatty and I can go soak our feet so you can turn around and continue working.”

Black Glasses turned and looked at me, “Don’t be so eager to leave. This man’s surname is Zhang.”

I paused for a moment and then smiled, “I’ve met plenty of Zhangs. This thing isn’t so uncommon now. A group of them even came to my village a few days ago.”

Black Glasses continued, “But not everyone surnamed Zhang is that talkative. I’m telling you, since you’re already here, you should listen to what he has to say about this tomb. I’ve never heard of it before. Besides, he does have unique skills.”

I was so annoyed by this point that I wanted to tell him to pull over, but Fatty patted me and gave me a look. I knew what he meant. He wanted to expose this person’s scam and embarrass him. Fatty loved humiliating people face-to-face, after all.

I had no choice but to stop talking and let Black Glasses drive us all the way to his courtyard. The word “demolition” was written above the courtyard in big letters, which made me happy when I saw it. “You’ve made a fortune, Black Glasses. If you demolish this courtyard and sell it, it’s enough to buy my whole village.”

Black Glasses smiled and said, “It’s not mine.” We followed him in and saw Su Wan drying clothes in the courtyard. He had grown up a lot and was already a young man with a heroic look about him. When he saw us coming in, he immediately came up and hugged Fatty, “Fat Master, I missed you so much.”

Black Glasses pointed to where a man was sitting in a dark room nearby, playing with his cell phone.

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TN Notes:

(1) It’s a Taoist ritual that uses the 5 ghosts in Chinese folklore (the 5 Ghosts of Luck and Fortune that are also known as the plague gods) to carry and transport wealth from other people’s homes to their own homes. It also has something to do with feng shui. Some info here

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Sweet, precious Su Wan too??!!! (≧◡≦) ♡ Now we’re talking. This is my kind of extra