Running A Cemetery in North America-Chapter 397 - 271: The Secret in the Hidden Room

With Lee Jung-jae assigning different tasks, people in the living room quickly started to leave one after another.

Only a few middle-aged men and women with mobility issues were left behind.

Lee Jung-jae looked at Gao Enya and Sun Yan sitting on the sofa, walked over and smiled kindly, "Enya, is this your fellow countryman? Sorry I didn’t get a chance to greet earlier."

"It’s okay, Jung-jae oppa, my purpose is to find those missing people. Do you have any tasks for me?" Gao Enya quickly asked.

"I do have one. Regarding the woman’s corpse found in the concrete pillar, the Luye Garden executives didn’t have enough time to silence the media before it fermented online. There’s no way to cover it up now, so the police will definitely need to investigate further. This is a good opportunity for us. I believe the Luye Garden Church Headquarters will temporarily shut down. Let’s find a time to infiltrate Luye Garden and see if we can discover anything."

"Okay, no problem!" Gao Enya agreed immediately.

"Since this gentleman is your fellow countryman, he can join us then. Having more people will be safer."

...

A few days later, at night.

Under the agitation from the Eight Western Countries’ networks and the complaints from netizens, even with Luye Garden’s fame, the headquarters still couldn’t withstand public opinion and shut down for a few days.

The followers can’t expect to come to the headquarters anymore, and the inside and outside of Luye Garden’s headquarters were marked as sealed.

After receiving the news, Lee Jung-jae informed Gao Enya that day, asking her and Sun Yan to gather at the entrance of Luye Garden’s headquarters at night to infiltrate and search.

"Jung-jae oppa."

Upon seeing Lee Jung-jae’s figure appear, Gao Enya softly greeted.

"You guys are early, well, let’s go then."

Lee Jung-jae wore a black cap and a black jacket, clearly well-prepared for infiltration.

Sun Yan stood by without speaking. His main role this time was more like a bodyguard.

The investigation of Luye Garden relies on Lee Jung-jae and Gao Enya.

Although they are ordinary people, they hold a strong sense of justice against evil.

Such people often don’t live very long because the criminals they’re investigating will do anything to keep their secrets safe, eliminating any ordinary people who oppose them.

Sun Yan’s job is to protect Gao Enya’s life until the truth is revealed.

Bang!

The three agilely climbed over Luye Garden’s wall, jumping into the courtyard.

Because of the seal, Luye Garden was deserted, the resident followers ordered to vacate, perfect for Sun Yan and the other two to search.

Reaching the church door, Lee Jung-jae pulled out a wire and began to pick the lock.

Click!

With an unusual sound, the lock opened and Lee Jung-jae pushed the door open.

"He actually knows how to do that." Sun Yan said to Gao Enya, somewhat surprised.

"Before Jung-jae oppa became a priest, he was a locksmith." Gao Enya explained.

The three entered, faced immediately by an enormous prayer hall.

Rows upon rows of wooden chairs filled the space, enough to seat hundreds without crowding.

On the hall’s walls and ceilings, there were images of Buddha Bodhisattva and Dharma Protectors.

In daylight, these images felt awe-inspiring and solemn, but in this pitch-black night, even the compassionate-looking Buddha seemed sinister and fierce.

"Let’s split up and search around. If you find anything, let each other know."

Lee Jung-jae said to Gao Enya, then walked toward the left.

"I’ll search here, you there." Sun Yan pointed in a direction, greeted Gao Enya, and began to act.

In all corners of the hall were inconspicuous objects.

Such as small wooden Buddhas and iron Bodhisattvas, also some embroidered Buddha images. Anyone not aware of Luye Garden’s issues wouldn’t suspect a thing here.

Sun Yan quietly opened the Celestial Eye, inspecting the hall’s areas. If traces related to demonic forces existed, they wouldn’t escape his Celestial Eye.

Not long after.

"Quick, come here and see, there’s a secret room!" Gao Enya excitedly turned and said.

Sun Yan rushed over and saw Gao Enya standing by a wall, which had opened a hidden door, revealing a corridor behind the wall.

It seemed Gao Enya accidentally triggered something, exposing the secret door.

"Wonderful, Enya, you’re really lucky. Without your discovery, we might have gone back empty-handed tonight."

The last to arrive, Lee Jung-jae, looked at the secret door joyfully, immediately proceeding inside.

Sun Yan and Gao Enya followed, passing through the corridor and quickly reaching the room at its end.

The sight made even Sun Yan show a slightly surprised expression.

A room over thirty square meters in size, its walls, ceiling, and floor painted with red lacquer, appeared extremely eerie.

Numerous murals of Buddhas trampling Evil Ghosts vividly covered the walls, but the most striking were five closed-eyed, fang-toothed Buddhas.

Though robed in kasayas, they had green hair, sharp ears, and fangs, not resembling Buddhas.

Yet their stature and position seemingly surpassed other Buddhas, indeed odd.

The room felt empty, holding only a low table and a mat.

A lamp and a book rested on the table.

Lee Jung-jae immediately approached, picked up the book, and started flipping through it eagerly.

Soon, his expression changed, going pale as if seeing something terrifying.

"Did you find something, Jung-jae oppa?" Gao Enya couldn’t resist asking.

"They... they actually cooperated with the Green Tile Platform, secretly boosting national fortune... And the method is... Oh heaven... too wicked... Couldn’t believe Green Tile Platform would do this, these damned beasts."

Lee Jung-jae trembled with rage, Sun Yan stepped up to take the book from him, starting to read.

Unfortunately, Sun Yan didn’t recognize the Eight Western Countries’ language, so he let Gao Enya read it aloud.

Listening to Gao Enya’s reading, Sun Yan’s face also showed astonishment.

If the book’s records were true, any citizen of the Eight Western Countries would naturally be furious.

"National fortune... seems unrelated to demonic forces indeed," Sun Yan thought to himself.

If Luye Garden’s secret only held this much, he felt no further investigative interest.

"What? How could this be!" Reading to the end, she couldn’t help but cover her mouth in shock, stopping herself from making too much noise.

Even spreading just one of the documented things could stir a massive uproar on the Eight Western Countries’ internet.

"Is this why Luye Garden kidnapped those people? But given their power, if they wanted people, they could do it much more discreetly, no need to abduct individually."

Gao Enya puzzled, looking at Lee Jung-jae, "Jung-jae oppa, what do you think is the reason? Are those missing people we’re looking for really linked to sacrifices?"