Chapter 74

After hearing this, Pockmarked Li was stunned, but soon relieved.

Smile and say I'm too nervous. Where is the ghost of drinking, eating meat and picking feet?

"What's the matter with the mysterious disappearance of Buddha beads?" I asked.

Pockmarked Li hesitated for a long time and wanted to give me a statement, but finally he did not find a reasonable explanation.

"If that old monk is not a ghost, it must be a Buddha, because every word he says has a philosophy, and he can see through my heart." I said, "I know where the missing Buddha bead has gone..."

"Where is it?" Asked Pockmarked Li.

"Home of the bald old man." I said.

"Are you kidding?" "You really think that Buddha bead can grow wings and fly back," smiled Pockmarked Li

"Remember what the old monk told me before?" I asked, "he wants to ask me for justice from countless homeless people and exploited people. If you think about it carefully, can you guess the meaning of this sentence?"

Pockmarked Li looked at me in surprise, "have you hurt anyone?"

I took a white look at Pockmarked Li: "it's not me, it must be the bald old man who has done a lot of immoral things. That Buddha bead is used to punish the bald old man, and tell him not to do the immoral things any more! But now that I have brought the Buddha beads back, the bald old man will certainly get worse and worse. Let's help him, that is to help the tyranny, so the old monk will come to me in person and ask me for justice... "

"Don't you feel uneasy about our conscience that even we ourselves have done something wrong and evaded taxes?"

Pockmarked Li looked at me cautiously: "brother Zhangjia, don't tell me. I'm very worried when you say that! Well, that's all. If the bald old man doesn't call us, we don't care. Damn it, it's not worth offending the Buddha for a greedy official. "

I nodded at once and said that the bald old man would call for help later, but we would not answer.

Some things, once done, can't escape if you want to.

The next morning, the middle-aged man came to me again. He sneaked up to me and said he wanted to see how the Buddha bead was.

I told him the truth directly, saying that the Buddha beads were gone

The middle-aged man sighed and said no wonder.

It turns out that last night, the bald old man began to hear that kind of monk chanting scriptures again. And this time it's louder. It's like someone is yelling at the Buddha's horn. It doesn't work to cover his ears. He almost broke his breath all night.

That's why middle-aged men are sent to ask me.

I shook my head and said, "there's nothing we can do this time! That string of Buddha beads is really too powerful. It's beyond my ability range. You'd better ask for another talent. "

The middle-aged man is very unhappy, and his tone is not so friendly anymore. It's reasonable to say that young comrades are young and vigorous, but I won't force you to give you some time to think about it. Can we solve this problem?

Grass, on the bar with me?

OK, you can shoot me directly in broad daylight. What's wrong? You can't use it without rights.

But I underestimated them.

On this day, the middle-aged man called me several times, but I didn't answer. The next day, something happened to me

Several law enforcement vehicles blocked my antique shop and said they would forcibly dismantle it.

There are several cars coming from the tax bureau to check my tax. Shit, what I do is to buy and sell Yin things. What's the last tax? But they stayed with me all day.

Later, Yin Xinyue also called and said that he received a letter from a lawyer. He asked me what happened to the company's tax evasion and tax evasion? Isn't it already done?

I have a headache. The officialdom is really a big VAT. Even if you are innocent, you can't help but enter the VAT.

I have no choice but to consult with Pockmarked Li.

Pockmarked Li is more worried than I am, because today a criminal police team came to him and asked him to cooperate in the investigation of several stolen ancient tombs. If this kind of thing is exposed, his life will be over.

At last, Pockmarked Li patted me on the shoulder and said that we can't fight each other, but we can't, so let's admit it! You can even pretend.

I knew that I had no way to go, so I asked Pockmarked Li to go to the public relations department and ask the bald old man out. I had something to talk with him.

That's what Pockmarked Li said. Let's do it!

Pockmarked Li went to the municipal government in person. When he came back, he told me that it was still the five-star hotel, just this afternoon.

Pockmarked Li's trip has been fruitful. Law enforcement vehicles and tax officials have been removed from my shop.

I'm relieved. I'll contact Yin Xinyue urgently and ask her to urge the company to make up the rest of the tax! The bald old man is going to have an accident, so it's not necessary to get involved in their company.

Yin Yueyue agrees.

In the afternoon, I went to the hotel and met the balding old man.This time, the bald old man was no longer so kind, his face was full of displeasure. And when I was an hour late, I didn't fart any more. I sat on the chair and took up the tea cup for tea.

In order to show my resolute attitude this time, I didn't let Pockmarked Li follow me, so as not to break my spirit.

I don't know where my courage comes from. I dare to compete with such a big man: "old Sir, now I'll tell you about that string of Buddha beads! That string of Buddha beads, the original name: justice. It can protect the master's health and the children's prosperity. Of course, this is based on justice. If the person who holds this Buddha bead has done many things that hurt the nature and cause harm, the Buddha bead will not play a protective role, but will backfire on the owner, just like... "

I swallowed a mouthful of saliva, or a bite of teeth, put the latter sentence to say: "like now you are in the same situation."

"Unbridled!" The bald old man clapped his hands and glared angrily: "do you mean I have done something harmful? Young man, have you ever considered that with your words, I can sue you for libel? "

It's worthy of being a bureaucrat. I can't breathe when I get angry.

I'm a little scared, and I can't help but soften my voice: "Buddha beads put me here, forgive me, I can't help it. But if the Buddha bead is on you, let me follow you 24 hours, maybe I can come up with a way... "

The bald old man glared at me, "are you sure?"

"With great assurance." I said, "if you don't believe it, I can't help it."

At last, the bald old man hesitated and said, "OK! You tell me, how long can you solve the problem of Buddha beads? "

"About a month." I said, "don't be too long. It's still a deadline that I can guarantee only when I try my best.". If you look for someone else, I'm afraid you'll be haunted by the voice of those monks chanting scriptures all your life... "

The bald old man finally bit his teeth and said, "well, give you a chance! From today on, you are my full-time secretary. "

After that, the bald old man made a phone call, which probably meant to let his secretary rest for a month.

Soon, the middle-aged man walked into Yajian and handed me a bunch of car keys.

"If you want me to solve your problems, you have to listen to me." I said, "otherwise, I can't solve it..."

The bald old man nodded, "yes, it's up to you."

I relieved: "next, I'll take you home!"

"Wait for me in the car." "I have another meal," said the bald old man

With that, the bald old man turned and left for another elegant room.

I can't help but shrug and just sit in the government car and wait.

I was about to fall asleep when the bald old man walked out of the hotel and asked me to take him home.

I asked him where the string of beads is now? The bald old man said he hasn't found it yet.

I said don't need to find it, deal with it, don't need to find it can also be solved.

The bald old man looked at me inexplicably, but he didn't say anything.

The home of the bald old man lives in the family yard. The furnishings at home are also average. It's a standard match at this level!

There is no one else in his family. I know his family must have lived in a big villa. This family home is just for temporary inspection.

The bald old man arranged for me to sleep in the bedroom on the first floor, and he himself slept on the second floor.

When I lay down, I began to go to sleep. As long as the bald old man hears the monk chanting scriptures again, he will call me, and I don't need to guard him all day.

In my sleep, I dreamed of the old monk again.

The old monk, with a roasted chicken in one hand and a fan in the other, grinned at me in the dark.

I asked him curiously, is it a ghost or a Buddha?

The old monk replied with a smile: "if there is a ghost in my heart, I am a ghost. If there is a Buddha in your heart, I am the Buddha. Am I the ghost or the Buddha

I shook my head and said I didn't know.

He said with a smile that he didn't know. All the people were haunted by the secular world. There was no ghost or Buddha in his heart.

Can you speak Mandarin? What do you mean? I can't understand you, brother.

The old monk just smiled at me. Laughing and laughing, he disappeared from my sight, and I struggled to wake up from my sleep, staring out the window of the hole.

I seem to be able to understand the meaning of the old monk. People who have no ghosts in their hearts, even if they are faced with real ghosts, have no shame. And those who have ghosts in their hearts will feel guilty even if they meet ordinary people.

Just like those greedy officials, when they hear the sound of sirens downstairs, they are scared out of their wits.

This bald old man must belong to the ghost in his heart, so in his eyes, Buddha bead is a ghost!