Otherworldly Merchant
Chapter 582: The Anorexic Female Model

Asthephalanx otherworldly item case wascompleted, I used the commission from Lin Qiusheng to pick a top JaguarRoadster from a 4S store. It was the reward Ihad givenmyself.

Itwas worth mentioning that with theconnectionsfrom the Circle, I soon found a suitable owner for the phalanx.

She was an international model with anorexia. Since shehad to walk alongthecatwalk every day, she had to strictly control her diet, which resulted in her bony figure. She didn’tfeel likeeatingordrinking anymore,and she was about to die.

I considered her case.Shedidn’tfeel likeeatingordrinking, and the phalanx would make peopleswallow as much food as possible. It was the right treatmentfor hersickness, wasn’t it?

Thatwaswhy the deal was completed quickly. I heard that afterthe modelgot the phalanx,shebegan to eat a lot. Within one month, she had gained fifty pounds. Sheboasted that I washer great benefactor, andshehada new favorite dish, which was turtle soup. People then startedreferringto her as Miss Turtle Soup.

Today, while I was brushing dust off the antiques in my shop, a white Lamborghini drove into the antique street. I took a glanceat itand spotted the plate number. Itwas licensed in Shanxi.Just this licenseplate alone was much more expensive than my entry-levelsportscar.

Many tycoons in Shanxi gotrich from coal. Moreover, they liked to collect antiques to show their taste and level of prestige.It seemedsomeone was driving a superb car onto this antique street to shop around.

I scurried around my shop todisplaysome antiques at the most eye-catching positions on the shelves.Thiscould be a meaty lamb;I wouldfeelsorry if I didn’t chop it off today!

Theantique business was some sort of scam. If youencountered anexpert in the field, a real antique could maybefetchenough to buy tea. Butif you were lucky and got someignorant and filthy rich customer,youwouldfeelsorry if you didn’tripthem off.

Those big bosses collected antiques just to show off. They wouldn’t mind the prices. Moreover, if the price was high, they could brag aboutthat as well.

After presenting all the antiques, I sat down calmly at the door of my shop. I helda cup of jasmine tea from which I leisurely took sips.

Chuyi liked jasmine tea the most. I heard that he didn’tliketo drink boiled water,soft drinks, or alcoholic drinks, so he settled onjasmine tea.I slowlyseemed to have inherited his habit.

As soon as the teawentintomymouth, the clear, refreshing scent stormed tomynostrils. It felt so comfortably good that I couldn’t talk.

In this antique business, except for a sharpandquick tongue, you would need to pretend to be bold and aloof as well.It couldgive you the air ofan awesome expert.

Soon, I heard rapid footsteps outside. I was cheered up instantly.The fish got hooked!

As soon as I was about to greet them, I heard a hoarse voice.“Excuse me, are you Mr. Zhang Jiulin?”

I lifted my head and saw amanaround fifty years old. He was looking at me with opaque eyes. At first glance, he looked haggard. From his hurried gait, I knew he wasn’t here to buy antiques. He needed my help.

I stood up and answered, “I am Zhang Jiulin. Why do you want to see me?”

The middle-aged man didn’t say anything. Hestrangelyclapped his hands. Two bodyguards wearing sunglasses immediately placed a box on my counter. They opened it. The box was packed with stacks of RMB notes! There should be one or two million in cash!

The bodyguards pushed the boxes toward me. “Here’s the deposit.”

If this had happened when I had just entered this business, I would have fainted in awe. But as the number of cases I had acceptedbecamegreater and greater, one million in cash wasn’t enough to trouble my sanity. Moreover, I understood well that thehigherthe payment was, the tougher the case would be.

I indifferentlypushed the box back. “Sir, could you tell me what happened first?”

When I asked that, the middle-aged man squatted and began to weep silently. He couldn’tforma sentence even after a long time. I hurriedly pulled him up and guided him to the sofa, givinghim some tissues.

After a long time, the middle-aged man finally pulled himself together. With red eyes, he introduced himself.“Mr. Zhang, I am Jiang Teng. This time, I have come to beg you to take revenge for my son!”

Then, he shakily took out a stack of papers from a document fileand handedthem to me.

It seemed he didn’t want to recall the painful memory. He sniffed a few times, thenmade up his mind and asked his bodyguard to talk to me. Still weeping, he walked outside.

The bodyguard sighed.“Mister Zhang, please forgive our Chairman. His son hasjustpassed away. Hehasn’tstabilizedhis emotions yet.”

I couldn’t blame him. In this world, there was nothing more painful than saying goodbye to your children. I took a glanceat JiangTeng, who wasstanding outside my shop. Both of his hands covered his face. His shoulders heaved up and down. He wasfilled withmournful sadness.

The bodyguardsaw that I wasabsent-minded,so hecalled me and asked me to read the document I was given.

When I opened the file, I wasstartled andalmostthrewit away. It wasn’tawritten document. It wasthephoto of a bloody dead body!

In the photo, the body laidacross the bed. The head was smashed like a blasted watermelon. Chunks of white brain matter were scattered on the ground. From the way the body was dressed,the victimwasa fashionableyoung man.

Behind the photo was the forensic report. The deceased was named Jiang Guanguan. The cause of death was being hit byablunt weapon. He died immediately.

I closed the documentandslowly asked,“Did you confirm that it wasn’tthe doing of ahuman being?”

The bodyguard nodded. “After we found the body, weimmediatelycalled the police. They found no signs of thecrimebeing committed by a human. We’vechecked all the cameras around the villa, and we didn’t find any suspects entering or leaving the villa. Moreover…” The bodyguard wiped the cold sweatoffhis forehead then continued, “According to the forensic report, our Young Master only got hit once, but the attack was strong enough that his head was completelysmashed.”

I finally understood it. The skull was the toughestpart ofthe human skeleton. Ordinary people would never be able to blast someone’s head with only one blow. Itseemed to have been committedbyanevilspirit.

“Mr. Zhang, what do you think?” The bodyguard gingerly called me as I had kept silent for quite a long time.

When I saw the photo, I had decided to accept this case.It was an otherworldly item that dared to kill people in broad daylight. Subduing it was the responsibility of anotherworldly merchant.

Jiang Teng walked into the shop. He was touched when Iagreed to work on his son’s case. “Mr. Zhang, when can youstart? Please take revenge for my son!”

I understood his restless, worried mind. “I’llcollect some stuff, then we can go.”

While collecting my tools, I texted Li Mazi and Yin Xinyueand toldthem that I had accepted a case and that I needed to go on a business trip for a few days. They shouldn’t be worried about me.

After collecting all the things I needed, I went downstairs and saw that everyonewas waiting inthe car. When I got into the car, I saw Jiang Tenglookat me. It seemedhe wanted to tell me something. However, he didn’t say anything.

“What’s wrong?” I thought something had happened while I wasfetching my belongings.

Unexpectedly, he said, “Please forgive me for what Ididwhen I first entered your shop. I couldn’t think of anything else as my son hasleft me forever.”

I waved my hand. “I understand aparent’s heart.No worries, Sir.”

Jiang Teng calmed down and told his driver to depart.

Alongthe way, I took the chance to ask Jiang Teng to tell meaboutthe situations before and after the murder case. As Jiang Teng had calmed hisemotions, he started to tell me the details. Hisvoice was lowand still hurtful.

The day before the murder was Jiang Guanguan’s birthday. He had gone out to enjoy the day with his friends. Hereturnedhome in the wee hours.

When his son came home, Jiang Teng was still working. Thatwaswhy he remembered this detail. At that time, his son was so drunk that he didn’tunderstandanything. The servant in the house had to support him to go to his room.

“Whenever my son got drunk, he would behave crazily. This time, he was so quiet. He hardly talked. After around ten minutes, I was worried about him, so I went to his room to check.I didn’t… I had never thought that my son, Guanguan…”

Jiang Teng almostbrokedown when he came to this part. With red eyes, he whined and blamed himself.“If I hadgoneto check on him earlier, he wouldn’t have died…”

From what he had just shared, I knew it musthave beendone bysomespirit. Anordinarypersonwouldn’thave beenable to killamaninsuch ashort time and erase all the evidence.

I didn’t askfor more informationas I was afraid that Jiang Teng would feeleven more down. I closed my eyes and rested.

Early the next morning, we arrived in Taiyuan City. As the car was crossing the viaduct, I looked through the window. The aura of a city with a thousand years of history welcomed me. It was truly an ancient city where every blade of grass and brick contained interesting stories.

After the car drove off the viaduct, we headed East for a long time before pulling to a full stop in front of a five-star hotel. I looked at the hotel and felt weird. Since Jiang Teng was so worried, I thought he would take me directly to his house.

Jiang Teng’s countenance was strange. “I have some urgent business to attend to. I was worried that you would feel tired, so I got you a room here. Don’t worry about the expenses. Please understand my situation.”

I remembered that he got a call on the way here. I was half-sleeping at that time, so I didn’t catch the content of his call. I remembered that he needed to go back to solve something, and it seemed to be very urgent.

Still, what would be more important than taking revenge for his son?

Yesterday, he had cried his heart out and wanted to slash the murderer a thousand times. But today, he had pulled himself together, and he could now deal with his business errands with such a cold face…

I indifferently bid him farewell then entered the hotel with the bodyguard.

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