Corpse Recovery Diver-Chapter 525 - 96_3

Tan Wenbin leaned towards the desk and saw a set of talisman needles displayed on the surface.

The youth then tied an Evil-breaking Talisman, a Heart Clearing Charm, and a Sealing Talisman to the needles with red thread.

"Brother Xiao Yuan, are these meant to be used for launching attacks?" Tan Wenbin said, mimicking the action of throwing a needle.

Li Zhiyuan shook his head: "These are for Lin Shuyou. Based on my understanding of Divination in the ’Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva Sutra’, I thought of a simple and crude way to amplify their effect."

"Ah You will be very touched."

Tan Wenbin knew that this set of needles was just something Brother Xiao Yuan had casually made this morning; in actuality, Brother Xiao Yuan had already designed a series of rich and fun things for Lin Shuyou.

After this event, Lin Shuyou’s understanding of officials would certainly improve significantly.

With this, he would have the confidence to challenge his master and grandfather for their position when he returns.

Of course,

the premise is that he doesn’t get played to death or broken by Yuanzi.

"It’s about time, let’s go."

"Dragon King, take your chariot~"

Tan Wenbin picked up his backpack and followed Li Zhiyuan out of the dormitory.

Passing by Lu Yi’s door, Tan Wenbin deliberately chanted:

"Though there are thousands of people, I shall go forth~"

Then, the two stopped at the stairwell corner.

After a short while, the door to Lu Yi’s dormitory opened, and Lin Shuyou, with his backpack, cautiously came out.

Hearing him exit, Li Zhiyuan and Tan Wenbin continued down the stairs.

The two walked ahead, with Lin Shuyou believing he was following them unnoticed.

At the school gate, Li Zhiyuan and Tan Wenbin stood apart hailing taxis, a tactic to increase the chances of successfully getting a cab.

Then, Li Zhiyuan first caught one and, instead of hurrying into the car, negotiated the price with the driver.

Once Tan Wenbin stopped another taxi, Li Zhiyuan got into his car, and Tan Wenbin immediately abandoned the taxi he hailed and ran to sit with Li Zhiyuan in the front car.

The driver at the back, who had just been stood up, was about to curse out loud when the rear door was opened, and Lin Shuyou got in:

"Master, hurry, follow the taxi in front."

Tomorrow is the day for the human traffickers’ transaction, but considering that the circus needs to set up the venue and do promotions in advance, they might very well have already arrived today.

Under normal circumstances, going into an examination room early doesn’t make much sense... but what if the test papers are already on the tables?

Regarding "Granny Yu’s" dossier, Li Zhiyuan had looked through it, but it was as good as not having seen it.

Because what the police collected pertains only to Granny Yu’s offshoots, who might have learned from her or were once part of the same gang but later operated independently.

The clay figure was well established, but it really is just a mascot.

Such people are really strange, believing in ghosts and gods, yet committing deeds that anger both humans and spirits.

Tan Wenbin turned his head and saw Brother Xiao Yuan holding a hardcover book, sketching on it.

He saw it clearly: there were two lines leading from a single point.

The point was labeled "self."

One line extended from the "self" point, in turn marking "dormitory," "high-heeled shoe sound," "Lu Yi possession," "suppressing the female ghost," "Ran Qiuping’s letter"... and then all the way to "Beibei," and finally, "Granny Yu."

The second line also extended from the "self" point, in turn marking "affordable store," "Sun Hongxia," "Run Sheng’s attack," "faceless corpse," "Ran Qiuping’s letter"... and then all the way to "Chen Deliang" and "Shi Yuqing."

Chen Deliang and Shi Yuqing were parallel branches at this junction.

The two lines intersect briefly in the middle at "Ran Qiuping’s letter."

Putting himself in the mindset Brother Xiao Yuan had used before when explaining problems to him, Tan Wenbin asked, "Brother Xiao Yuan, are these events lines, or should we call them... causality lines?"

"Yes, I’m tracing the thought process of the one who set up the situation."

Ever since confirming the activation of his River Crossing ability, Li Zhiyuan had been paying close attention to these two lines, aiming to resolve them as soon as possible.

At present, both lines have been resolved.

The line involving high-heels Tang Qiuying ultimately led to Granny Yu.

But the line involving Qiu Minmin stopped here.

"Brother Xiao Yuan, besides both involving ’Ran Qiuping’s letter,’ is there any other connection?"

"You can try not to follow the line, but instead backtrack."

"Ah?"

"I feel that the lines are mutually interactive."

"Oh?"

"Brother Binbin, do you think everything in the world is fixed? That is, what has happened was bound to happen."

"Brother Xiao Yuan, what else could it be?"

"From an omniscient and omnipotent macro perspective, that’s correct; but from our individual perspective, with our point of view, can those events unseen by our eyes that have already occurred truly not be changed?

In theory, until the very second before the black cloth is lifted, the sculptor can still modify his creation."

"Brother Xiao Yuan, are you suggesting that we are all being led by some unseen forces?"

"It’s like being pushed by the river; as she was pushed towards me, relative to her, it was actually me being pushed towards her.

It’s just that in the implementation process, whoever first grasps the line will maintain the initiative in this wave and the next.

Just like us now.

You see, if we trace back the line from Tang Qiuying starting from Granny Yu, wouldn’t it also lead to us?

Wang Chaonan was originally supposed to take his fellow villager to the circus to buy a child tomorrow."

"So, if we hadn’t followed the line ahead of time to find Granny Yu, would it mean that Granny Yu would have followed the line to find us instead? And we would be the passive ones."

"Um, it’s just..."

Li Zhiyuan’s pen circled two small forks on the paper at Chen Deliang and Shi Yuqing,

"It’s just, why can’t Qiu Minmin’s line be connected?"

...

"Liangliang, come on, chase daddy, as long as you catch daddy, I will buy you a toy car."

"I’m coming, daddy, wait for me, I’m coming!"

A father and son were chasing and frolicking in an empty field.

During the chase, they came upon a tent that was being set up.

Several trucks were unloading, with various performance props.

"Daddy, I caught you, I want a toy car, hehe."

The man looked down, touched his son’s head, and asked, "Liangliang, how much do you want to spend on a toy car?"

"I don’t know, I’ll like whatever daddy buys me, hehe."

"Our Liangliang is so good, is it okay if daddy asks how much is available to buy?"

"Okay, daddy."

The man looked up and saw two women walking towards him from the tent.

One woman was young and beautiful, with a graceful figure. The old grandma she was supporting had a stooped figure, long cheeks, and visibly sagging skin on both sides of her mouth.

The man asked them, "Name your price, how much can you sell for?"

As he asked this question, deep resentment shimmered in the man’s eyes.

Heh, Shi Yuqing, you never thought that I would sell you and his spawn!

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The serial outbursts are getting overwhelming, my eyes are starting to blur, and my mind is turning numb, I’ll write less tonight, I need to rest and take a break.

Mainly because everyone’s monthly ticket support is too strong, I feel embarrassed not to write more... don’t panic, holding tight to everyone!

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