Corpse Recovery Diver
Chapter 150 - 28

Chapter 150: Chapter 28

At a wedding, it’s common for the newlyweds to be busy entertaining relatives and friends, and only sit down to eat when they’re starving after everyone else has finished.

But it’s unheard of for the host of a funeral to personally join in laying the mats.

It was only now that Li Zhiyuan noticed something he and Brother Runsheng encountered while approaching here earlier; from a distance, Runsheng had called out, "Mr. Li, everyone has closed up, let’s go home too!"

At that moment, Li Zhiyuan felt something was off but didn’t think deeply about it. Only now did he realize.

Normally, if you see an elder of your own family drinking at the table, you’d approach and greet the others at the table before taking your elder home. Yelling from afar seemed disrespectful to the fellow tablemates.

Although Brother Runsheng is simple and straightforward, he knows proper manners. So, if he acted like this, was it because from his perspective, Li Sanjiang was the only one drinking at the table?

Li Zhiyuan looked at Runsheng, who was already facing away from Li Sanjiang, squatting down, ready to carry Li Sanjiang home.

Yes, it was confirmed; Runsheng couldn’t see those two people.

Following old habits, Li Zhiyuan subconsciously wanted to act as if he couldn’t see them either, but he quickly dismissed this dependency.

Although he hadn’t spoken directly, his approach to the table and the way he stood next to the Grandmaster, facing the direction of those two people at the table... he was silently revealing that he "saw" them.

To feign ignorance now would just make him look foolish.

At this moment, Li Sanjiang took Li Zhiyuan’s hand and said with a smile to the two people at the table:

"Look at how fair and clean my great-grandson is. It’s clear he’s a studious seedling with a bright future."

Brother Runsheng was used to Mr. Li praising Xiao Yuan day after day, and now with alcohol, the praises were even unceasing.

Brother Leopard nodded meaningfully: "This child does look very clever."

That day’s main family, the deceased Zhao Xing, agreed: "Indeed, he seems sharper than I was as a child. I was no good at studies."

Li Sanjiang was delighted to hear this praise and said, "Ha, did you hear that, Little Yuanhou, they’re praising you!"

Li Zhiyuan felt a moment of helplessness. He was just thinking about how to extricate himself from this situation, but Grandmaster directly pulled him into the drinking scene.

Now, Li Zhiyuan could only pretend to lower his head shyly, looking embarrassed.

"Come, Little Yuanhou, sit down, have some more."

Although Li Sanjiang was old, he still had a strong grip. Otherwise, he wouldn’t be able to handle corpses or carry them ashore, especially now that he was tipsy, Li Zhiyuan couldn’t resist his strength and was forcefully pulled to sit down.

"Here, Little Yuanhou, Grandmaster will get you some ribs, you like these."

Li Sanjiang picked several pieces of sweet and sour ribs and placed them on the plate in front of Li Zhiyuan.

Beside them, Runsheng, who was waiting turned with a puzzled scratch of his head, wasn’t Xiao Yuan supposed to carry Mr. Li home? Why was Xiao Yuan himself still sitting and eating at the table?

If he wanted a late-night snack, he should have just said so earlier; he could have brought some incense from home and joined them in eating a few more bites.

"Xiao Yuan..."

"Brother Runsheng, wait for us a bit over there."

"Okay, Xiao Yuan."

Mr. Shan had told him that Xiao Yuan was clever and advised him to listen to Xiao Yuan more, which Runsheng also believed, so he simply turned his back to Li Sanjiang and Li Zhiyuan, squatted down, and started rubbing his eyes and yawning.

Li Zhiyuan also breathed a sigh of relief in his heart. As long as there was still a possibility to smoothly transition out of this situation, he didn’t want to take the risk of a confrontation.

If it were really just a corpse, with Brother Runsheng’s brute strength and experience, it wasn’t impossible to confront directly.

But the current problem was complex, the two figures in front of him were not corpses, at least, their bodies weren’t here, and Runsheng couldn’t see them at all.

How could he fight, fight with ghosts?

Picking up the chopsticks, he grabbed a piece of sweet and sour ribs and put it into his mouth.

After all, this was an actual feast, unlike the paper man banquet held by the old woman with the cat face; Li Zhiyuan dared to eat, chewing in his mouth.

However, in this environment, even the tastiest food felt tasteless.

At this moment, he was worried if Brother Leopard would still remember him.

"Xiao Yuan, right? Have we met somewhere before?"

Li Zhiyuan looked towards Brother Leopard with some confusion: "Have we?"

Li Sanjiang interjected: "Probably not, it’s my boy’s first time back in his hometown, hasn’t been here long, doesn’t recognize many people."

Brother Leopard continued: "Is it? Upon closer inspection, you do look familiar. You went to the town fair yesterday, right?"

Li Zhiyuan nodded: "Yes, I went to the convenience store to buy snacks and stationery."

"Oh, which convenience store?"

"Next to the fireworks store, I also sat there drinking soda and watching people play pool for a long time."

That convenience store has a fireworks store to the west and Sister Mei’s video hall to the east.

Li Zhiyuan deliberately avoided mentioning the video hall, firstly to avoid upsetting Li Sanjiang, knowing he was aware of the incidents at the video hall yesterday and combined with his current drunken state, he might inadvertently spill words.

Secondly, Li Zhiyuan was gambling that Brother Leopard, who was with that woman yesterday, could only control her actions and did not know her memories, and he was also gambling that when the convenience store owner went to notify the video hall, he hadn’t clarified the situation before getting high.

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