Chapter 2359: 2173: Something’s Wrong in the Mountains

Just after four in the afternoon, Zhao Ruxue called, saying she and Ye Qiu were going out to look around, and that she would be continuing her night shift tonight. Ye Qiu drove to the entrance of the residential complex, waiting for a while until he saw Zhao Ruxue, dressed in casual clothes, coming out.

"Ye Qiu, what are we going to see?"

"You’ll know in a moment."

Zhao Ruxue knew Ye Qiu was a top investigator; he must have found something out, which was why he acted this way.

They drove again to the road near Mountain Lake, parked the car, and saw that most of the water pools at the foot of the mountain had dried up and likely flowed into the nearby rivers.

The two climbed up from another side.

Up at the lakeside, they saw that most of the lake water had receded, leaving a significant amount of mud yet to be cleared, which likely would prompt the authorities to send people to clean it up; otherwise, there could be an impact on the suburbs and urban villages nearby.

"What are you looking at?" Zhao Ruxue asked.

There were no bones left; what else was there to see at Mountain Lake?

"Checking the Feng Shui. This is a place with accumulated Yin, where many wealthy people might choose to bury their dead nearby."

"Aren’t they all buried in cemeteries?"

In large cities, after cremation, the deceased are generally sent to cemeteries for burial, except for those who can’t afford cemetery plots, who might choose to bury them in their hometowns.

As for Jinling, this is certainly impossible in the city center.

Those mountains are all parks.

The suburbs that have been developed are also unlikely.

Only those places still undeveloped might see clandestine burials, unknown to others.

"Look around to see if there are any new graves, and we’ll know."

Previously, when Ye Qiu visited, he felt that the bones in the Mountain Lake and the Feng Shui layout were linked, likely deliberately arranged by someone.

Thus, if new burial sites can be found nearby, it would confirm the suspicion.

Ye Qiu and Zhao Ruxue walked along the lakeside.

Ye Qiu wasn’t looking blindly; although he didn’t bring a compass to mark positions, he installed a positioning app on his phone that gave him accurate locations.

With a glance at the location, Ye Qiu roughly guessed where they were headed.

Zhao Ruxue didn’t understand, nor did she grasp these concepts.

Could someone have secretly buried people here? That would be illegal.

Because private burials have long been banned; only cremation and burial in cemeteries is legal.

They walked for half an hour before Ye Qiu finally stopped.

They saw, under a few large trees nearby, a newly-constructed grave.

The grave wasn’t very large, and it was concealed by trees, hard to notice without close inspection; even aerial drone photography might miss it.

This spot was nestled against the mountain, away from the front view of Mountain Lake, enjoying prime Feng Shui.

"Here it is," Ye Qiu said.

Zhao Ruxue looked over, seeing the freshly lime-painted grave—indeed new, no more than half a year old.

"Let’s see who this is?"

Gravestones usually have names and details.

The plaque clearly stated the name, date of birth, and time of death, though there was no photograph.

"I think I’ve heard of this person," Zhao Ruxue said.

Heard of them?

Ye Qiu knew that only someone wealthy would act like this.

This Feng Shui arrangement was probably crafted by the deceased or commissioned by their descendants.

"He used to be a very wealthy tycoon from Jinling, but after he died, it was handled quietly, without a grand funeral, surprisingly buried here in secret."

Zhao Ruxue pointed at the tombstone.

Jinling boasts four major families.

The Yun Family, Zhao Family, Su Family, and Ning Family, aside from these, there are other affluent families.

Like Mr. Wang here, who was notably wealthy.

He was known to control quite a few real estate industries in Jinling.

But Ye Qiu never paid attention to such figures.

Judging from the time of death, it matches the half-year timeframe.

"Ye Qiu, do you think there’s really a problem?"

"Let’s head back for now."

Ye Qiu had seen quite a lot.

As Zhao Ruxue and Ye Qiu left and returned to the car, Zhao Ruxue was still puzzled.

"If they had someone do this, why?"

"Why? Greed and dissatisfaction never seem to end," Ye Qiu pointed out.

This was something he had long noticed.

The Wang Family, or this old Wang Dynasty, already had considerable wealth but sought more and chose not to earn it through honest means, thus resorting to unscrupulous methods.

What is meant by unscrupulous methods?

Well, it goes like this: fate, fortune, Feng Shui, and education—that’s the sequence—it implies the ancestor’s burial Feng Shui affects descendants.

Typically, normal burial practices suffice.

However, many attempt to alter circumstances through such means.

If it exceeds the boundary, it’s seen as unscrupulous due to its harmful nature towards others for personal gain.

This practice, from ancient times to now, has always been around.

They were conducted discreetly, keeping outsiders unaware.

"Looks like I need to go back and verify whether this is tied to the Wang family?" Zhao Ruxue noted.

"No rush, don’t alert the enemy. I’ll have someone investigate this Wang and track whom they associate with; I’ll identify the mastermind," Ye Qiu assured.

If Zhao Ruxue directly employed police channels, and word slipped, it would complicate matters.

"Are you sure you don’t need my involvement?"

"No need."

With that, Zhao Ruxue didn’t initiate her own investigation, waiting to see what Ye Qiu found.

Given that it was now dinner time, Ye Qiu drove back to the city with Zhao Ruxue, had dinner, and then dropped her off at the City Police Bureau.

After Zhao Ruxue alighted, Ye Qiu drove back to Peach Blossom Spring Villa.

He directly called Cai Yong, instructing him on what to do.

Actually, Cai Yong was also baffled about the matter at hand.

He had thought before that Ye Qiu had them fish with nets at Mountain Lake, but unexpectedly, they pulled out many things.

After hanging up, Ye Qiu returned to the main hall, finding Xiaomai and Lin Xiang there.

"Ye Qiu, have you eaten?"

"Yes, I have."

Xiaomai came over to give Ye Qiu a massage; she had been staying with Ye Weidong and his wife at Ye Family Village and consistently thought about Ye Qiu, albeit uncertain of the reason.

"Ye Qiu, does it feel good?" Xiaomai inquired.

"It’s alright."

Xiaomai worked harder, feeling that it validated her worth.