Chapter 982 - 981: Paternal Uncle
981
The two lay on the headboard, Lin Chuan with a cigarette in his mouth, wearing a calm smile. His deep eyes seemed to have long been indifferent to this world. Next to him, Fang Yuan looked a bit distressed for Lin Chuan. She turned and lay on Lin Chuan's chest, then said, "Lin Chuan, don't be so sorrowful, it really makes my heart ache."
"I'm not sorrowful." Lin Chuan smiled and then said, "I'm just a bit sad."
"Don't be sad." Fang Yuan pursed her lips, then said, "If Mrs. Lin's spirit in heaven sees you being so promising, she would certainly be very gratified."
"Maybe." Lin Chuan nodded.
Fang Yuan hugged Lin Chuan and said, "With so many women around you, why don't you let them give you a child? Don't you want to hold a child?"
"Not now." Lin Chuan shook his head.
"Why?" Fang Yuan asked curiously.
"It's not the right time yet." Lin Chuan shook his head, saying, "Though things have somewhat improved now, the situation is still just so-so at best. Anyway, the situation isn't such that I can have a child. If a child is born but can't be given a complete family, it's better not to have one."
"Oh." Fang Yuan nodded.
Lin Chuan smiled and said, "I'm too busy now, no time to take care of a child."
"Hee hee..." Fang Yuan giggled, "Why don't we have one first? How about that?"
"No way!" Lin Chuan immediately rejected Fang Yuan's suggestion, saying, "Having a child now is obviously unrealistic. The situation here is so complicated, even the Charming Organization probably has to face the risk of relocating at any moment, right?"
"Isn't Fire Fox here?" Fang Yuan laughed, "Fire Fox's influence in Afghanistan is already quite strong, with Silver Fox's presence, I believe the Charming Organization will be very safe."
The death of Ghost made Fang Yuan the leader of the Charming Organization, and she completely established herself in Afghanistan and the Middle East. Since Fire Fox was in Afghanistan, Fang Yuan simply moved there too, at least it would be safer in Afghanistan than in other places.
After signing a procurement agreement worth five million US Dollars with Fang Yuan, Lin Chuan left the Charming Organization because he had more things to do.
Luo Guoqing returned home specifically because of the tomb raiding matter.
In a small village in Jiangbei City.
The countryside has now become a thoroughly quiet place. In the rural areas, there are only the elderly and children. A large number of elderly people and children have become the left-behind people in the countryside. Young people mostly go home to work and make money. When Luo Guoqing arrived at this small village, the village was quiet, two elderly people were sitting under the tree at the entrance of the village, enjoying the cool shade. A few kids were playing with a big yellow dog.
"Oh, Uncle Liu Gen, Uncle Wu Gen, you're both here?" Luo Guoqing saw the two elderly people from afar.
"Little Luo, why are you back?" one of the elderly looked at Luo Guoqing curiously.
"Yeah, just coming back for a visit." Luo Guoqing chuckled, then said, "By the way, where's my father's brother?"
"Oh, he's home." An elderly man smiled, saying, "If you go to his house, you might see him."
"Alright, then I'll go have a look at him first." Luo Guoqing smiled and walked towards his father's brother's house.
In a blue brick and black tile house in the village, Luo Guoqing found his father's brother, Luo Youcai. Luo Youcai was a relatively mysterious figure in the village because he had been involved in the tomb raiding business in earlier years, so many people kept a respectful distance from him. In the countryside, people think that anyone who engages in tomb raiding somewhat harms their moral integrity and carries some corpse aura, making people not dare to approach him. The village children would all stay far away upon seeing him. This is because the way the village parents educate is very simple and rough. If any child misbehaves, they are immediately threatened by the parents: "If you don't behave, I'll throw you to Luo Youcai."
As soon as this is said, it immediately silences the child.
Precisely because of this, Luo Youcai became even more isolated in the village.
"Uncle." Luo Guoqing hurried in.
Inside the house, a man in his fifties or sixties was lying on a Taishi Chair, holding a scroll book in his hands, gray-haired, from the outside he didn't look like someone who engaged in tomb raiding, but rather like a refined teacher who educates people. The man's physique was moderate, but his hands appeared very elegant, comparable to a woman's hands, well maintained. Anyway, he gave a very comfortable feeling to others.
When he saw Luo Guoqing return, he hurriedly put down the book in his hand and curiously asked, "Guoqing, why have you come back?"
"I'm just back to see you, old gentleman!" Luo Guoqing laughed heartily, "The village only has you as a relative, how could I not come back often to see you?"
"Haha..." Luo Youcai laughed heartily upon hearing this, then said, "You kid coming back must have something you need. Tell me, I'm all ears!"
"Heh heh, can't hide anything from you, old gentleman!" Luo Guoqing grinned widely.
"Quickly tell me, what's up!" Luo Youcai gave Luo Guoqing a look.
"Actually, it's nothing too big." Luo Guoqing glanced at Luo Youcai and said, "We've found a good place and need to borrow your skills for a bit."
"I've already quit the business." Luo Youcai waved his hand and said, "I haven't done that sort of thing for many years, and besides, I'm too old to handle it now."
"No worries, just introduce me to a couple of people." Luo Guoqing said hurriedly.
"First, tell me what kind of tomb it is." Luo Youcai raised his head and asked.
"It's not in the country." Luo Guoqing chuckled and said, "This tomb is overseas, and it's said to be a king's tomb."
Even though Luo Guoqing didn't know exactly what kind of tomb it was, to capture his uncle's attention, he had to exaggerate a bit. Little did he know, this immediately piqued Luo Youcai's interest. He took a deep breath and said, "A king's tomb?"
"Exactly!" Luo Guoqing nodded quickly and said, "It's in Afghanistan; it should be the tomb of some ancient Austria-Hungary king."
"How can you be sure it's a king's tomb?" Luo Youcai asked eagerly.
"Uncle, let me tell you." Luo Guoqing hastily replied, "It was told to us by a local warlord."
"A local warlord?" Luo Youcai was taken aback, but one must admit, a king's tomb indeed captured his interest. As a tomb robber, robbing a king's tomb in one's lifetime would be an honor, and it could even place you in the history of tomb robbing. Thinking of this, Luo Youcai got excited immediately. He hurriedly asked, "How do we collaborate for the tomb robbery?"
"We share fifty-fifty with the warlord." Luo Guoqing said quickly.
"Alright!" Luo Youcai nodded, then said, "Good."
"Uncle, say something, won't you? Recommend a few people for me." Luo Guoqing was getting anxious. Without getting a few reliable people quickly, this tomb wouldn't be easy to rob, so he appeared quite tense.
Luo Youcai chuckled and said, "Why the hurry? Why look for others when you have me?"
"Uh…" Luo Guoqing was dumbfounded and hurriedly said, "Uncle, didn't you already quit the business?"
"That's right." Luo Guoqing nodded and said, "I have indeed quit, but it only means I won't rob tombs domestically. If we're abroad, who's gonna stop me?"
"Haha, great." Luo Guoqing laughed with joy upon hearing this and said, "Fantastic, if you could join us, that would be amazing. Having you on board is like having two people."
Luo Youcai flashed a sly smile and then said, "But you must agree to one condition."
"What condition?" Luo Guoqing hurriedly asked.
"Regarding this matter, I can bring people, but I want a piece of the pie afterward." Luo Youcai smirked again and said, "No matter the value, if I fancy something, you have to give it to me. You must agree; otherwise, find someone else."
"Well…" Luo Guoqing hesitated and awkwardly said, "Uncle, I can't make that decision."
"Then find someone who can make decisions to talk to me." Luo Youcai said.
Hearing this, Luo Guoqing immediately stepped outside the house to call Lin Chuan.
After receiving the call, Lin Chuan hesitated a bit but quickly nodded in agreement, saying, "Alright, agree to it."
"Okay." Luo Guoqing nodded immediately.
With the news from Luo Guoqing, Luo Youcai laughed, "Great, then I'll contact two more people. The three of us can be the iron triangle. Coming out of retirement this time is worthy of our ancestors' craftsmanship."
With Luo Guoqing's assistance, the other two quickly arrived in Jiangbei City.
At the train station in Jiangbei City, Luo Guoqing met the two individuals, who were about the same age as Luo Youcai, with Luo Youcai being the tallest. The other two were relatively shorter, fitting the image of tomb robbers well, as taller people aren't very suited for squeezing through narrow tomb tunnels. One was wearing a gray shirt with a height of about one point six meters, messy hair, and thick glasses behind which were shifty eyes. Upon getting off the train, he immediately spotted Luo Youcai.
The other was in a white short-sleeved shirt, slim build, with arms like two thin sticks, carrying a worn-out black canvas bag filled with a few sets of shabby clothes. The three of them couldn't help engaging in some small talk upon meeting.
"Guoqing, these two are Chen Si and Li Zhao." Luo Guoqing introduced them.
"Yes, yes." Luo Guoqing quickly nodded and politely said, "Uncle Chen, Uncle Li. Welcome to Jiangbei City."
"Old Luo, what's the big deal bringing us here?" The two impatiently looked at Luo Youcai.
"It's a big job." Luo Youcai grinned and said, "Come on, let's find a restaurant and get a private room to have a good chat."