Running A Cemetery in North America-Chapter 396 - 270: The Disappearance Case

"Who are you?" Sun Yan asked calmly.

"Let’s not talk here, let’s go somewhere else. It’s dangerous here." The girl stepped forward, grabbed Sun Yan’s arm, and immediately pulled him away toward the distance.

Once they reached a deserted corner, the girl finally breathed a sigh of relief, "I didn’t expect you to escape from Park Min-hyuk’s clutches. You’re pretty lucky. In the past, many who entered his place disappeared without a trace."

"How do you know so much? Do you have a grudge against Park Min-hyuk?" Sun Yan asked curiously.

Upon hearing Sun Yan’s inquiry, the girl couldn’t help but grit her teeth and said, "That demon, my roommate disappeared after contacting him, and it’s not just my roommate. Many people went missing because of Park Min-hyuk. At first, I thought you were also lured by him, but I didn’t expect you to come out alive from his place."

"Why didn’t anyone report the missing persons to the police?"

"It’s useless. Park Min-hyuk is part of the management at Luye Garden, and he’s already bribed the local police. They have a high status in the country and lots of believers. Nobody would suspect Luye Garden."

The girl waved her camera and smiled bitterly, "All I can do now is to find evidence on Park Min-hyuk to prove he’s involved in kidnapping and trafficking so I can bring him to justice."

"Are you from the Mainland?"

"Yes, I’m here for studies."

"Then why are you so invested in your roommate’s case? This is a foreign country, and if something happens to you because of the investigation, your family might not even be able to find out what happened. Aren’t you worried about your parents?" Sun Yan frowned.

Sun Yan knew very well what kind of person Park Min-hyuk was.

This guy definitely had a complicated background. Erasing an ordinary person’s existence would be all too easy for him.

"My roommate was a very good girl, strong-willed and inspiring. Even though her family was poor, she worked hard and got into the best university in Jiangnan District. She could have had a bright future, but was ruined by scum like Park Min-hyuk. Now she’s missing, and I want to help her. Even if she’s no longer alive, I want to give her justice." The girl said with determination, clenching her camera. 𝕗𝐫𝐞𝕖𝕨𝐞𝗯𝚗𝕠𝘃𝐞𝚕.𝐜𝗼𝚖

"..."

Listening to her, Sun Yan fell into thought and after a few seconds, he slowly spoke, "Tell me what you know. I’ll join you and lend a hand."

"I’m not fighting alone. There are many in the Eight Western Countries who lost family because of Luye Garden. We formed a small alliance to secretly investigate Luye Garden. Li Jung-jae, the priest, plays a vital role. He’s currently investigating the people behind Park Min-hyuk, while us ordinary folks take turns following Park Min-hyuk, watching his every move," the girl said.

In the Eight Western Countries, there are many churches of various kinds, some Christian, some Buddhist, and others a mix of everything.

99% of these churches were established to scam people for money, and with new schemes popping up all the time, many citizens end up getting duped every year.

Wherever there is darkness, a series of industrial chains arise: miracle sales, human trafficking, and so on.

If it were just an ordinary church involved in missing persons, Sun Yan might think the same.

But Luye Garden was different. There could be other reasons for the missing persons related to Luye Garden, possibly even involving demons from beyond the world.

This is why Sun Yan felt inclined to help.

Through this girl, he might delve deeper into the secrets of Luye Garden.

...

Somewhere in a Seoul apartment.

"Everyone, I’m back."

The girl opened the apartment door and walked in. Behind her, Sun Yan saw seven or eight middle-aged men and women in worn-out clothes, eating instant noodles.

They all had messy hair and haggard faces, clearly people of ordinary means.

"Enya, you’re back. Did you find anything today? Who’s this?"

Seeing the girl return, many greeted her warmly, but when they saw Sun Yan following Gao Enya, everyone showed a hint of confusion and wariness.

"This is my compatriot, here to help me," Gao Enya introduced simply.

Then she turned to explain to Sun Yan, "These aunts and uncles are victims whose family members are missing. They live here so that they can act immediately if something is discovered. They have spent all their savings trying to find their missing family members."

"I see." Sun Yan nodded.

"Enya, Li Jung-jae the priest is back. He said he found a clue related to Luye Garden and is calling everyone back. We might not need to focus on Park Min-hyuk anymore; he’s just a tool. The real mastermind is someone else,"

At that moment, a simple woman walked out of a room and spoke to Gao Enya.

"Really? That’s great." Gao Enya immediately beamed, full of excitement.

She sat with Sun Yan on a sofa, temporarily watching and waiting.

Soon, others filed in from outside the apartment, quickly filling the small space.

"Now that everyone is back, let me report something I accidentally discovered at the police station today. This might be an important clue."

A slender man with glasses emerged from the main bedroom.

He held several photos, which he pinned to a whiteboard in the living room with magnetic buttons.

The previously chatting crowd immediately went silent, focusing intently on the man’s narrative.

"This is Li Jung-jae, the priest, our leader," Gao Enya whispered to Sun Yan.

"Everyone, during my visit to the Jiangnan District police station today, I saw a recently received homicide case. It started when a truck driver, while transporting goods in the countryside, crashed into a bridge column due to fatigue. Besides damaging the column, several bodies were discovered inside the concrete pillar."

Li Jung-jae tapped one of the photos on the blackboard, "This person, the police forensic investigation revealed, was a 22-year-old woman named Yin Yuna, missing for three months. Her family had reported the case before, but it didn’t receive much attention. Now under media pressure, the police are investigating,

they’ve found that before her disappearance, Yin Yuna had prayed at Luye Garden’s venue. The next day, she vanished. The police speculate that a high-ranking person at Luye Garden named Jin Zhongjun is involved, and here is the man."

Li Jung-jae pointed to another photo, drawing everyone’s gaze.

The photo showed a young man in a suit with a fierce expression.

He had a mullet haircut, and a mysterious Divine Spirit tattoo on his neck, resembling a societal person.

"Is it him? I know this man. He’s in charge of Luye Garden, called Golden Guardian, often organizing Luye Garden believers to undergo medical exams and conducting free blood donation drives. Anyone who donates blood to Luye Garden’s mobile blood unit receives 35,000 Korean won as compensation."

A middle-aged woman sitting not far from Sun Yan suddenly shouted excitedly.

"Blood donation..." Sun Yan murmured in puzzlement.

Such matters are usually state-managed. Why is a private church organization so proactive about public health?

There must be some underlying reason.

"Everyone, I now believe that Jin Zhongjun is closely linked to those missing from Luye Garden. We need to focus on him and gather more information as soon as possible,"

Li Jung-jae patted the whiteboard, speaking sternly, "From now on, our surveillance focus will be on this man, Jin Zhongjun."

"Yes!" everyone responded in agreement.

It was clear that Li Jung-jae held considerable authority within the alliance of victims and they trusted his guidance.