Running A Cemetery in North America

Chapter 123: The Corpse Collector's Return


"Yes, he's very skilled, yes, yes, okay, good, I'll tell him right away."

Joles, making flattery calls in the corner, quickly hung up and walked over.

"Mr. Pu has agreed, but you'll need to go to his villa in Los Angeles to receive the money in person," Joles said.

This response satisfied Sun Yan quite well. It was clear that this North American Peninsula rich businessman was genuinely wealthy, offering 500,000 US Dollars without any haggling.

Since that was the case, there was no reason not to earn this money. Sun Yan nodded in agreement, "Alright, let me rest for a day, and tomorrow we can head to Los Angeles together. By the way, Joles, do you know of any ways to sell second-hand cars? The kind where the origin doesn't matter, as long as there's a car, it can be bought."

The latest Lamborghini Aventador brought back from Chen Family Village was still parked in the graveyard.

That car was driven to Chen Family Village by the Southern Ocean Black Magic Master. Even though she's dead, the car is still a 'black car' to Sun Yan, unable to see the light of day.

Thus, keeping it in the graveyard felt like a hot potato, so he considered finding someone to take it off his hands.

But he didn't have connections in that area. It's important to note that selling second-hand cars and selling black cars are not the same concept.

The former is selling your own things, while the latter is selling someone else's, which naturally carries different levels of risk.

"I do, I have a friend who specializes in the black car trade between the US and Mexico. Father Jackson, what car do you want to sell? I'll take a photo of it and ask him about the price."

Joles, being a bodyguard, indeed had a wide network.

Upon hearing this, Sun Yan immediately took him to see the Lamborghini in the yard. Joles didn't ask many questions.

He took a few photos with his phone and sent them to his friend to inquire, quickly receiving a response.

"Father Jackson, the current market price for this car is 400,000 US Dollars, around 330,000 to 350,000 in the used market, but my friend deals in resale. The cars he buys are shipped to Mexico to avoid checks by local car dealers, so they have to deduct some shipping costs. The price can only be 250,000 US Dollars, how about it?

If you find the price unsuitable, I can ask around for other channels," Joles said to Sun Yan, holding his phone.

"No need, 250,000 US Dollars is fine. When can he come to collect it? The sooner, the better."

Sun Yan agreed without hesitation, quite straightforward.

This car had an unclear provenance to begin with; he wouldn't even flinch at selling it for 100,000 less, just hoping to get rid of it soon rather than keep it.

Now being able to sell it for 250,000 US Dollars was completely unexpected good fortune for Sun Yan.

Once the car's sold and the exorcism commission is completed, he would instantly net 750,000 US Dollars.

This windfall would be enough to renovate the restaurant his family runs in Chinatown and buy his parents a new apartment in the city.

"In two days, his store is quite far from California."

"Deal, make sure he brings cash; I don't want online transfers."

"Understood."

Tomorrow, Sun Yan would head to Los Angeles to resolve the issue of the cursed baby in Park Guochang's home.

With someone coming to collect the car in two days, he could only entrust the task to a Cemetery Member staying at the graveyard.

Involving such a large sum of 250,000 US Dollars, Sun Yan had the perfect person in mind, undoubtedly the mature and reliable Sosia.

Handing it over to the irresponsible and unreliable Blood Race member Elise made Sun Yan worried that she'd turn all the money into pizza, cola, and game discs.

Coincidentally, Sosia was injured from accompanying him on an exorcism in the Youma Community, so leaving her to guard the graveyard would also allow her to take a few days' rest.

...

Late at night.

Since they would be going to Los Angeles together tomorrow, Joles stayed in the main house.

The main house had no shortage of guest rooms, so finding a room for Joles to temporarily stay in was no problem.

Sun Yan lay in bed, refreshing TikTok for news updates.

Park Guochang, this wealthy businessman, was far more famous than he had imagined. Though a North-American Peninsula person, his company ranked ninth in asset value among Southern Peninsula's KOR Group.

Meaning, although he lived in Los Angeles, he was an immense tycoon from the Peninsula, with enterprises deeply rooted in shipbuilding and semiconductors.

"With such a background, his child being cursed is no small issue. This isn't something a common Evil Spirit could accomplish, no wonder no one else could earn the 500,000 until now."

Watching the news on screen, Sun Yan mumbled in thought.

Despite the Southern Peninsula being small, it ranked among Asia's top economic nations.

But disregarding that, the Southern Peninsula had immense issues relating to the supernatural.

The most famous being Cheongwadae's feng shui location, with elements like calamity-bearing mountains, blocked vermillion birds, and misaligned central axes.

Furthermore, the name 'Cheongwadae' with 'Cheong' being wood in Five Elements and 'wa' being earth, the two combining in name led to a counterbalance, cursing several presidents to death.

Moreover, the design of the Peninsula's flag posed significant issues.

It's known that the Peninsula's culture tends to steal; the Taijitu essentially represents Eight Trigrams, of which the Peninsula stole only four.

The yin-yang fish in the Taijitu, with eyes representing yin within yang and yang within yin, implies mutual growth. Without one yang, no yin thrives; they're interdependent.

Yet, the Peninsula's national flag omitted the original 'fish eyes,' implying yin and yang growing apart, an insurmountable calamity.

The yin-yang fish in the Taijitu originally interleaved, while the Peninsula divided it into upper red and lower blue, an inverted yin-yang sign, symbolizing insurmountable discord.

At the same time, their flag places red above blue; an ominous sign, as described in the I Ching: 'not yet accomplished, portends disaster, improper positioning.'

Undoubtedly leading to discord between water and fire.

In the Eight Trigrams of the Peninsula flag, they miss four (Gen, Dui, Zhen, Xun), which symbolize mountain, lake, thunder, and wind, resulting in disconnected mountains and lakes, hidden thunder and wind, and ineffective yin and yang.

Destined to suffer 'halfway' calamities, struggling to accomplish anything fully.

These observations correlate with current Peninsula situations, offering some insights.

The Peninsula, even now, remains deeply enamored with their suzerain's feng shui studies.

Whether for burial, moving, marriage, or ancestral graves, they all adhere to feng shui practices.

Yet, with such fragmented knowledge of feng shui, how can residents of the Peninsula fare well?

Disorder in feng shui can easily affect oneself or even one's descendants.

If Park Guochang's family's supernatural incidents weren't due to him provoking some clutches of a Western Evil God in North America, they likely related to his home country.

Just as Sun Yan was browsing TikTok, trying to gather more information on Park Guochang,

he noticed the time displayed on his phone's screen had stopped at 12:00 and hadn't changed for a while.

Additionally, TikTok had seemingly stalled, unable to load any new videos no matter how much he refreshed.

He quickly went to the window, opened it, and looked outside.

A thick white fog slowly drifted from afar, obscuring the surrounding graveyard, the distant mountains and valleys, and even the outline of Gospel Town within itself.

Such a familiar scene; it wasn't the first time Sun Yan had seen it.

"White Sunday, you're finally here."

Sun Yan exclaimed with excitement, looking over the windowsill.

Since the last White Sunday, he had accumulated quite a collection of corpses, waiting to trade them with Bakar, and tonight he could finally fulfill his wish.

...

It was late at night.

Since they were going to Los Angeles together tomorrow, Joles stayed overnight in the main house.

The main house lacked fewer things—spare rooms particularly abound—making arranging a room for Joles easy.

Sun Yan lay on his bed, refreshing his searches on TikTok.

Park Guochang, this rich businessman, was far more famous than he'd assumed. Although a North-American Peninsula person, his company ranked as the ninth largest in the Southern Peninsula's asset list, the KOR Group.

In other words, he lived in Los Angeles, yet he was an immense Peninsula tycoon, with a portfolio deeply entrenched in shipbuilding and semiconductors.

"With a background like that, if his child is cursed, it must be a significant issue. It's not something a common Evil Spirit could do. No wonder no one has been able to earn this $500,000 so far,"

Sun Yan murmured to himself, thoughtful, as he looked at the news on the screen.

Though small, the Southern Peninsula ranks among Asia's top economies.

Away from all that, however, the Southern Peninsula faces serious issues with their beliefs rooted in the occult.

Most renowned is Cheongwadae's feng shui site selection, with elements such as mountains bearing calamities, obstructed vermillion birds, and misaligned central axes.

The name itself, with 'Cheong' representing wood and 'wadae' representing soil in the five elements, implies name conflict, thus cursing several of their presidents.

Moreover, the design of the Peninsula's flag is deeply problematic,

it's known that the Peninsula's culture enjoys to borrow, and though the Taijitu inherently denotes the Eight Trigrams, the Peninsula merely 'borrowed' four.

The Taijitu's yin-yang fish have eyes symbolizing yin within yang, yang within yin, implying interdependency for growth.

Yet the Peninsula's flag discarded the fish eyes, suggesting a scenario where yin and yang would dominate separately, leading to discord.

Lastly, the flag's Taiji fish is red above, blue below—a menacing hexagram representation—suggesting, from I Ching's perspective, 'before completion, approaches disadvantageous outcomes, inappropriate status.'

All of which portends unavoidable disputes.

Among the Eight Trigrams, the trigrams of Gen (mountain), Dui (lake), Zhen (thunder), and Xun (wind) represent different elements, resulting in disjointed mountains and lakes, hidden thunderstorms, ineffective wind and water.

Fates related to the Peninsula's current situation become apparent through these insights.

To this day, the Peninsula remains deeply entrenched in the feng shui practices of their suzerain state.

Improper burial practices, moves, marriages, or ancestral burials gravely impact the residents.

If Park Guochang's family's supernatural chaos wasn't tied to a curse conjured by some wicked deity he invoked in North America, it likely had to do with his homeland.

While Sun Yan was scrolling through TikTok and gathering more details about Park Guochang,

he noticed the phone display time was paused at 0:00 for quite some time.

And TikTok, at that moment, seemed as if it had lost its connection, as refreshing it didn't yield any new videos.

He quickly went to the window, opened it, and peered outside.

He saw a thick white fog slowly gilding the perimeter of the cemetery, blotting out the sky.

Such a familiar sight, Sun Yan had seen it before.

"White Sunday, you've finally come."

Tonight, leaning on the window ledge, Sun Yan was eagerly saying.

Ever since the last White Sunday, he had accumulated a significant number of corpses, waiting to trade them with Bakar, and tonight he could finally do so.

...

Deep into the night.

As Joles would be traveling with Sun Yan to Los Angeles tomorrow, he stayed in the main house.

The main house had plenty of guest rooms, accommodating Joles in one temporarily was not an issue.

Sun Yan lay on his bed, refreshing his current activity on TikTok.

Park Guochang, this tycoon, was far more renowned than he had imagined. Though a North-American Peninsula person, his company ranked ninth in asset value among Southern Peninsula's giants, the KOR Group.

This means that although residing in Los Angeles, he was a colossal tycoon on the Peninsula, with enterprises deeply invested in shipbuilding and semiconductors.

"With such a family background, if his child is cursed, it's not a small matter. No ordinary Evil Spirit could pull this off; no wonder no one's earned that $500,000 yet."

Sun Yan mumbled while staring at the news report on his screen, thinking deeply.

Although the Southern Peninsula is small, it's an economically significant country in Asia.

However, the issue of supernatural phenomena is profoundly serious on the Peninsula.

The most infamous case involves Cheongwadae's feng shui site selection, with issues such as calamity-bearing mountains, obstructed vermilion birds, and misaligned central axes.

Furthermore, the name "Cheongwadae" combines 'Cheong' as wood and 'wadae' representing earth, indicating a name clash that has led to disastrous feng shui, causing the deaths of several presidents.

Additionally, there are significant issues with the Peninsula's flag design.

It's common knowledge that Peninsula culture tends towards copying. The Taijitu represents Eight Trigrams, while the Peninsula only 'borrowed' four trigrams.

The Taijitu's yin-yang fish, with eyes signifying yin within yang and yang within yin, imply mutual growth. Without one, the other falters.

Yet the Peninsula's flag removed the original fish eyes, implying a division where yin and yang each dominate independently, leading to unavoidable disharmony.

Moreover, on the Peninsula flag, red is above blue; considered an ill omen according to I Ching as 'not yet completed, suggests looming disaster, improper arrangement.'"

A struggle where water and fire remain irreconcilable.

Within the Eight Trigrams' gen, dui, zhen, and xun symbolize mountain, lake, thunder, and wind, leading to de-linked mountains and lakes, concealed thunderstorms, unbalanced yin and yang.

Predestined to suffer the 'halfway' crisis, unable to reach its full potential.

The parallels with the current Southern Peninsula context provide some insights.

The Peninsula still holds a deep-seated obsession with the suzerain's feng shui beliefs.

Any improper burial, relocation, marriage, or ancestral issue adversely impacts the inhabitants and their descendants.

If Park Guochang's family's paranormal incident wasn't due to invoking some Western Evil God's curse in North America, it would likely correlate with his native region.

As Sun Yan was browsing TikTok, trying to uncover more about Park Guochang,

he noticed his phone's time display had stopped at 0:00 for quite some time, without changing.

And, at that moment, TikTok mirrored a loss of connection, regardless of how much he refreshed, there were no new videos.

He quickly moved towards the window, opened it, and looked outside.

A dense white fog glided slowly from afar, obscuring the sky over the graveyard.

Such a familiar setting, Sun Yan had witnessed this before.

"White Sunday, you've finally arrived."

With the window's edge in his hands, Sun Yan spoke with excitement.

From the last White Sunday up until now, he had gathered numerous corpses to trade with Bakar. Tonight, he was finally able to fulfill his wish.

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