Section 7    Just step over the thunder pool, you can step into the land of happiness

August 19, 2007 was the day when Chen Yuanren was in funeral. According to the weather in Guangzhou, this day should have been hot. But for some reason, a light rain suddenly came on this day, and the whole weather suddenly became a little cool. When the coolness was paired with the Sili marble tombstone and the black mourning clothes, it unknowingly became a bit cold.

Chen Yuanren is a Christian, so when Zhang Hong arranged his funeral, he arranged a Western-style funeral for him out of respecting his religious beliefs.

The tall pastor wearing glasses held the Bible and recited the eulogy dedicated to him—"... The Lord has mercy and grace; he does not get angry easily, and has abundant mercy. He does not reprove for a long time, nor is he always angry... The father has mercy on his children, and the Lord has mercy on those who fear him. Because he knows our essence, and misses us only dust... As for the world, his days are like grass, and he flourishes like flowers in the wild land. When the wind blows, he returns to nothing, and he no longer knows it in its original place. But the love of the Lord belongs to those who fear him, from eternity to eternity... All you made by him will bless the Lord in all places he governs. My heart, bless the Lord..."

Although he killed countless people in his life, Chen Yuanren did believe in God devoutly in his later years. This is why his power in his later years was gradually swallowed up, because his wrists were no longer as cruel as before. During his lifetime, God did not bless him much, but after his death, God should have brought him into heaven. If there was really God and heaven in the world.

Around the pastor holding the Bible, the strongest and powerful gang leaders in China stood around. Both men and women, they were all in black suits, white lilies in their hands, black sunglasses, and cold expressions on their faces, without any sadness. Hundreds of meters away, plainclothes wearing pistols and walkie-talkies were patrolling everywhere.

After the pastor recites the Bible, we should throw lilies at Chen Yuanren's coffin. My order was arranged in the third place, after Zhang Hong and Feng Ying, and after me was Zhang Fangtian.

After Zhang Hong and Feng Ying threw the lily, they walked away and asked me to continue to throw it. After I threw the lily, I turned around and slowly slowed down. When Zhang Fangtian walked up to throw the lily. When he walked to me, I whispered to him expressionlessly: "You are just a pitiful puppet like the person lying in the coffin."

When I heard me say this, Zhang Fangtian's eyebrows trembled slightly, and then he said with an expressionless expression: "I have accepted my fate, I just want to be a more valuable puppet."

As he said that, Zhang Fangtian left side by side with me.

And I continued to say quietly: "Mailbox No. 31896, Postal Bureau of Xingfa Street, Hong Kong. Remember this address, when you feel extremely confused, you can go and take a look. I think there may be something that can help you."

Speaking of this, I gently patted Zhang Fangtian, "I know almost everything, what you and Qian don't know, and everything you don't know."

After saying that, I lowered my head and left.

All along, only that person has taken the initiative to attack me, and I have never had a decent counterattack. Zhang Fangtian was my first move. Zhang Fangtian was originally a chess piece buried beside me, but now I want to turn him into a chess piece ambushed beside that person. Zhang Fangtian is a person with a strong desire for power, but he is also a person with a strong desire to dominate himself. So I think he would be happy to be a double-faced spy for me and that person at the same time. This is enough for me.

After leaving Zhang Fangtian, I said goodbye to Zhang Hong and others one after another, and then accepted the enthusiastic farewell of many shareholders. After almost an hour of trouble, it was finally Feng Ying's turn to say goodbye to me.

"I had a very bad dream last night." Feng Ying took off her sunglasses and said to me.

"No wonder you've been so indifferent today. It turns out that you're dreaming." I said, breathing a long sigh, "But don't worry, people say that dreaming and reality are both opposites, and everything will be fine."

Feng Ying shook her head, "But I don't think so at all."

"Oh? Then what do you think?" I asked back.

Feng Ying said with some concern: "I have a very bad premonition, as if something terrible is about to happen."

Her words made me stunned. Is a woman’s sixth sense really so accurate?

"What terrible things? What else can happen? The business development of the group is now smooth. As for the rest, aren't it all under your control? I think it should be the atmosphere of the funeral that has affected your mood, so don't think too much."

Feng Ying heard what I said and nodded, "Maybe, I really don't like attending the funeral."

"Go back to the hotel to rest early. I see that your face is really bad." I said, holding Feng Ying's shoulder.

Feng Ying smiled helplessly and said, "No, I'm going to leave by plane soon. I'm going to go to the Northeast. Some things need to be handled by me personally. What about you? Go back to Hong Kong or Tonghai later?"

I said, "I want to go to Longde Temple to burn incense and pray for all of us."

Feng Ying blinked strangely, "When did you believe in Buddhism?"

"It's not true. There's no urgent matter anyway. Why not go and worship and make peace with me?" I smiled.

"Okay, it's easy to calm down when you go to the temple." Feng Ying finished speaking, and then said, "By the way, do you know what day it is?"

I looked at her and asked back, "What day?"

Feng Ying smiled and said, "Today's July 7th day of the lunar calendar, it's Valentine's Day."

I suddenly realized and said, "Oh, I can't remember if you don't say it."

"Don't you find someone to date on this day, but you run to the Buddhist temple. Don't you feel a little disappointed?" Feng Ying asked with a smile.

I looked at Feng Ying and smiled and said, "Are you tactful to invite me to celebrate Valentine's Day with you?"

Feng Ying smiled and hit me, "Don't be so self-indulgent. I've never been a festival for these festivals. Okay, it's time for me to leave. Don't forget to burn incense for me when I go to the temple."

After Feng Ying finished speaking, she turned around and left hurriedly with a smile.

I also hurriedly turned around and walked to my car. When I started the car, I realized that I didn’t know how to get off the Longde Temple, so I had to get off the car, and then casually grabbed a few Chen Yuanren’s younger brothers and asked them if they knew where Longde Temple was. As a result, they all told me that they didn’t know where Longde Temple was.

They are all locals from Guangzhou, but they don’t even know this place. This makes me wonder. Could it be that the fireworks woman made a typo?

However, now I can't ask her. When she sent me a text message, I called her, but no one answered it, and there was no reply to the text message. I called it yesterday afternoon and said that the number had expired. The fireworks woman was determined to play the mystery until the last moment.

"Who among you believe in Buddhism?"

When I looked at the four people, I asked this question with machetes and not making a name for themselves on the underworld. I could imagine how desperate I was at that time.

However, unexpectedly, I actually got the answer. Three of the four people reached out and pointed at one of the slightly short and thin people almost at the same time, saying, "His mother believes it."

I asked the little brother, "Can you please call your mother?"

"Of course it's okay." This little guy seemed flattered at hearing my kind words. This made me feel a little funny, because in terms of age, he seems to be older than me.

After saying that, the younger brother immediately called his mother. After speaking a lot of Cantonese, he put down his cell phone and said to me: "My mother said that there is no Longde Temple, but there is a Longde Temple, but it is very small and remote. It is very far from the city of Guangzhou. It is almost time to go to Panyu. It is very troublesome to go there. My mother also said that if you want to burn incense, she recommends that you go to Nanwai Temple, where the Bodhisattvas are very effective."

"No need, I'm going to Longde Temple Temple. Can you lead me?" I asked.

The younger brother nodded and said, "Yes, no problem. Although I haven't been there, I probably know where my mother told me."

"Okay, let's go." I said, walking towards my car first, and I followed behind me.

Before driving, I looked at my watch and it was over 1:00 p.m. So I asked the younger brother, "How long will it take to get from us to Longde'an?"

The younger brother said, "If there is no traffic jam on the road, more than two hours should be enough. If there is a traffic jam, it will be hard to say."

"It's more than two hours, and it's almost three o'clock. Have you had lunch?" I asked the little brother.

The younger brother smiled in fear and said, "As everyone has been busy with the boss's funeral, how dare you eat?"

"Then let's find a place to have a meal first. After the meal, we will drive over and I'll invite you, but I'll ask you to bring a place."

When my younger brother heard me say this, his face showed an increasingly panic-like expression, and he nodded at me and smiled charmingly: "Thank you, President Chu."

"You and I are about the same age, you don't need to be like this, just be casual." Seeing the little brother's expression of surprise and panic, I couldn't tell the feeling of being uncomfortable all over, so I said to him.

After saying that, I drove the car and set off without waiting for his reaction.

We spent more than ten minutes to drive to a restaurant and had something to eat, and then set out to Longde Temple. As the younger brother said, Longde Temple is indeed a bit remote. Moreover, the place where it is located is very special. Ordinary temples are either among famous mountains or rivers or in the corner of the city. However, this Longde Temple is on a mountain in a farmland. Rather than a mountain, it is better to say that it is a small hill because its height does not exceed one hundred meters. However, this small hill covers a vast area and looks like a hectare, and this Longde Temple is on it.

"Here, President Chu, look, this is Longde Temple." After finally sending me here successfully, I pointed to the ancient plaque with full sense of accomplishment.

"Well, I saw it." I said, looking at the watch, it was almost five o'clock, and then I turned my head and looked at the younger brother, "Your mother is Buddhist, how could you come out to be a hooligan?"

This little brother seemed a little surprised to call him a hooligan. Maybe in his mind, he thought I should call him a gangster. However, he did not dare to refute me, but answered honestly: "When I was a child, I didn't learn anything, and I dropped out of school in junior high school. If I don't come out to make ends meet, I can't make a fortune in other industries."

I thought for a while and said to him, "Okay, I promise you something. As long as you can get a university diploma based on your own ability, I will let you go to the Hong Kong General Office to be an assistant for me, with an annual salary of 5 million yuan. How about it?"

"Ah?" The little brother's eyes and mouth were wide open at the same time, "President Chu, you..."

"It's not a joke, I take it seriously." I said, taking out my business card from my wallet, "Acquaintance is fate. If you can go back and study hard now, get a college diploma, even if you take the self-study exam, I will definitely keep my promise in the future and let you follow me. This is my business card."

The younger brother blinked desperately for a while, then bowed deeply to me, then pushed the car and jumped down, "President Chu, I will definitely try my best."

After saying that, he ran away with joy. Looking at his joyful look, I knew that I had given a young man hope and motivation. Thinking of this, I turned my face, looked at the plaque of Longde Temple with a look, and thought to myself that I would not be too nervous when I saw the Buddha in this way.

When I drove up the mountain, parked by the nunnery door, then pushed open the hidden gate and walked in. As soon as I entered, there was a not-so-large courtyard. Unlike ordinary courtyards, the layout of this courtyard was extremely special. There was a pond in the middle of it, about four or five meters wide, about ten meters long, and about three or four meters deep. There was a single-plank bridge in the middle of the pond. If you want to go opposite, you must cross the bridge. I looked up and looked around. No one saw it. I didn’t dare to shout at anyone in the Buddhist purity.

So I could only walk up this small bridge and cross this pond. When I walked down the single-plank bridge, I saw a stone tablet on this side of the pond, which read: "Just step over the thunder pool, you can step into the paradise."
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