Corpse Recovery Diver-Chapter 790 - 142:

The Banquet Hall was packed to the brim.

The main doors closed, signaling the imminent start of the banquet.

Outside, in a crack by the roadside, all the coffin-bearers were standing in formation holding their poles.

They had completed their task and were now waiting here.

Most here were dead, some dressed finely in Taoist robes, while others wore tattered clothes and their bodies showed signs of decay.

However, these coffin-bearers resembled sedan carriers and could normally bring in people from outside to make up the numbers.

At the entrance to the crack stood the shadow of an eunuch, facing away, motionless; presumably, the overseer.

Tan Wenbin: "Damn, I'm exhausted. I never imagined there'd be so many grandfathers."

Run Sheng nodded.

They had just been to the place where guests were transported, although they didn't dare look at how many people there were, as soon as the poles were placed down, "people" would climb on immediately.

Xiong Shan: "When the banquet inside is over, remember, first transport back the others, our people are to be picked up last. Once the others are all gone, we can leave here through the waterfall at the back of the Banquet Hall, emerging onto the lake's surface."

Tan Wenbin: "But what if other coffin-bearer teams go to pick up our people? They are all dead, genuinely stubborn." 𝓯𝙧𝙚𝒆𝙬𝙚𝒃𝙣𝙤𝒗𝓮𝓵.𝙘𝙤𝙢

Xiong Shan: "They are seated at the very back, they should start picking up from outside first, we'll cooperate well and adapt as needed, it's not difficult."

Nonsense, you only need to pick up one, we need to pick up three, of course you stand there and speak without a care.

Tan Wenbin asked: "Well, Brother Xiong, you really won't manage things here?"

Xiong Shan: "Those three families killed my brother, and the General here holds a grudge against those families. I wish the General could break free and help me destroy those three families."

Tan Wenbin: "If the General breaks free, the impact will not stop at those three families, fear it will be a catastrophe."

Lihua: "As long as we can take revenge, who cares if there's... "

Xiong Shan: "Lihua!"

Lihua closed her mouth.

Tan Wenbin glanced over, seeing the eunuch shadow far away. Moreover, there was no reaction when speaking, so he took out a cigarette pack from his pocket and lit one.

Seeing Xiong Shan looking at him, he threw one to Xiong Shan as well.

Having a smoke isn't excessive, after all, this place is like a parking lot, everyone's just "parking vehicles."

Seeing them light up, Run Sheng also took out incense and just lit it.

The eunuch at the front turned around and started walking towards them.

Smoking was fine here, but incense wasn't; as Run Sheng was about to extinguish the incense, Tan Wenbin stopped him:

"No need, let's offer one to our lord."

Run Sheng inserted the burning incense into the ground.

When the eunuch came over, he did nothing but squat in front of the incense, inhaling deeply with an expression of enjoyment.

Tan Wenbin teased: "Does the eunuch want a Puff of Lesser Su?"

The eunuch ignored him, continuing to inhale the incense deeply.

Tan Wenbin looked at Xiong Shan and asked: "Is this a real ghost, able to consume incense?"

Xiong Shan replied: "Probably buried as a companion here, became the General's apparition."

Immediately, Xiong Shan asked: "Well, what do you think, this place is bizarre, right?"

Tan Wenbin shrugged: "Brother Xiong, if you want to chat, talk to my boss back home, don't think of prying information from me, hehe."

Xiong Shan chuckled: "Just curious about you guys, especially your boss."

Tan Wenbin exhaled a ring of smoke and said: "Brother Xiong, there's something I shouldn't advise, if I say it wrong, don't hold it against me."

"Go ahead."

"Sealing the General and revenge are two separate matters, they don't need to be forcefully combined. Even if Brother Xiong wants to retire, wait until this job is done, at least secure the immediate gains first.

Once this is over, then worry about revenge. With your skills, Brother Xiong, targeting those three families doesn't necessarily require the General's power, it's not worth the risk."

"I'm curious, what's your motive for advising me like this?"

"I'm a good-hearted person, just like my boss; I can't stand demonical practices or corpses lying everywhere, it's tragic."

"Truly?"

"Of course," Tan Wenbin pulled out another cigarette and tossed it to Xiong Shan, "it's all in the smoke."

Actually, Tan Wenbin wanted to make a final effort.

Xiong Shan could admit defeat, but his Brother Xiao Yuan wouldn't, so in the end, it would fall on them to figure out a solution here.

If Xiong Shan could have a change of heart, or show a bit more enthusiasm, it would be a great help to their side.

Of course, he knew that words alone couldn't sway people; the key was that virtue touches hearts.

The eunuch finished the incense, leaving him looking intoxicated.

Then, he pointed at Run Sheng and Tan Wenbin, and then pointed to the front.

Tan Wenbin: "Is he trying to assign us to lead at the front?"

The eunuch repeated the gesture.

But Tan Wenbin had no interest in leading; they were eager to hide at the end of the coffin lineup, the less conspicuous, the better.

However, this gave him an idea.

"Run Sheng, light another incense for me, I want to have a good chat with the eunuch."

Extending his right hand to receive the incense Run Sheng handed over, Tan Wenbin forcefully slapped the back of his head three times with his left hand, making himself dizzy and finally succeeding in Walking Yin after the fourth slap.

The previously semi-transparent and quiet eunuch now appeared more imposing in the Walking Yin state, his expression more nuanced, reserved yet with a hint of pride.

"Paying respects to the lord, there's a favor we'd like to ask from you. After the banquet ends, we plan to pick up three people ourselves; please grant us your consent."