A carefree soldier king in the city

Chapter 362 Knowing the way and getting lost

Liao Kongjun understood Su Haijun's meaning and nodded, "Yes."

A crematorium.

A young man who tragically died in a car accident was carried off the vehicle and taken to the crematorium amidst the weeping and wailing of his relatives, who gathered around him, grieving and weeping.

A moment later, a crematorium worker came over and said, "Please make way."

Upon hearing this, the relatives burst into even louder sobs, and after a moment they all got up and left.

After a while, the staff member rushed up to these people and asked, "Where are they?"

One person asked, "Who?"

"Who else could it be but the dead man you carried in?"

"Wasn't he carried into the crematorium by you guys?"

"We carried it in, but now it's gone."

"Gone?" The deceased's family members were all shocked.

"Yes, the deceased is now missing. Do you intend to cremate the body or not?"

Everyone was completely bewildered. The deceased had clearly been carried into the crematorium, so why were they saying the person was missing? One of them quickly said, "After you carried the deceased in, we came out. Everyone is here, and no one left. Why are you asking us for the person now?"

The staff member thought about it and felt something was amiss. The person was carried into the crematorium, and in the blink of an eye, they were gone. Could it be...?

"Did he not die, but left?"

Upon hearing this, the deceased's wife was overjoyed and exclaimed, "I knew De'an wouldn't die! I knew De'an wouldn't die!"

One of them asked with a serious expression, "Are you sure he's gone?"

"Why would I lie to you? After we carried the deceased into the crematorium, when we were about to cremate him, he disappeared in the blink of an eye. I thought you had carried him out."

"So, that means my brother isn't dead?"

"If you didn't carry it out, then it's not dead. You should hurry up and look for it."

The deceased's family was overjoyed and immediately began searching everywhere. Many staff members also helped with the search. After a fruitless search, the deceased's younger brother said, "Sister-in-law, could it be that my brother has gone home?"

The deceased's breath seemed to say, "Let's go home and take a look."

In the following days, similar bizarre events occurred frequently at multiple crematoriums, and even at cemeteries. For example, someone would be placed in a coffin after death, only to mysteriously disappear when the coffin was opened for an autopsy before burial. Such strange incidents were numerous. Unbeknownst to many, the mastermind behind all these bizarre events was Su Haijun. He had captured the souls of the deceased to use in refining the Heavenly Ghost Soul-Devouring Banner.

……

“Young Master, you’re awake.”

Everyone was overjoyed to see Chao Bufan finally wake up. Chao Bufan grunted in response, then sat up, twisted his neck, and asked, "Have I been sleeping for a long time?"

"Not long, just over an hour."

Chao Bufan glanced outside and saw that it was still pitch black, knowing that it was not yet dawn. He then said, "I'm fine now, everyone go and rest!"

Tang Qianqian asked, "Bufan, what about you?"

Chao Bufan smiled slightly and said, "The battle with Su Haijun really took a toll on my body. I'd like to sit down and meditate for a while."

Upon hearing this, everyone greeted each other and went into their rooms to cultivate.

Chao Bufan sat cross-legged, but he didn't rush to cultivate. Instead, he frowned and thought for a moment, then asked through telepathy, "Senior, there's something I want to ask you. What would have happened if I had actually killed Su Haijun back then?"

"What other outcome could there be? Killing him is impossible with your current strength. Do you think my senior brother is someone to be trifled with?"

There must be a reason!

"Kid, you're not exactly unfamiliar with witchcraft, so why don't you understand its essence and mysteries? Take that celestial ghost that kid summoned earlier, for example. Don't underestimate it just because it's a ghost that's been refined. If it's refined to a certain degree, it will develop its own consciousness. In other words, it can become that kid's second life. Another wonder of witchcraft, like the divine bone in your body, is that it can easily absorb the essence, energy, and spirit of others, unless your strength far surpasses his."

Upon hearing this, Chao Bufan frowned and said, "No wonder he dared to speak so arrogantly, saying that I wouldn't dare to kill him. So that's what happened. By the way, senior, has your energy not recovered yet?"

"It can't be that fast."

Chao Bufan nodded silently, closed his eyes to cultivate, and that was a given.

In a fit of rage, Su Wenlong chopped off his son's penis. His son, in turn, uttered harsh words, severing their father-son relationship. Su Wenlong, deeply depressed, returned to his residence and sat blankly on the sofa, muttering to himself and blaming himself. Since his son's birth, he had been in the military, rarely returning home, sometimes only once every few years. It was only recently, as he approached retirement age, that he had more time to come home. Therefore, regarding his son's upbringing, he could say he hadn't fulfilled his responsibilities as a father at all, to the point that he had no idea what kind of personality his son possessed.

They wanted to say a few words of comfort to Su Wenlong, but seeing him lost in deep self-blame, Old Tang and the others didn't know what to say and sat there silently. After a long while, Old Tang finally spoke: "Old Su, don't blame yourself. Everyone has their own destiny, and wealth and honor are determined by fate."

Su Wenlong gave a bitter smile and said, "It's all my fault as a father! If I hadn't been so lax in disciplining him, Haijun... he wouldn't have ended up like this today."

The old leader patted Su Wenlong on the shoulder and comforted him, "Old Su, don't blame yourself too much."

Su Wenlong sighed and said, "Alas, what a tragedy! Old Tang, even if you don't say it, there are some things I know in my heart. I may be confused, but my heart is not. The reason why this international drug trafficking organization that we destroyed was able to enter our HX was because this rebellious son used my connections to smooth things over with customs, thus allowing him to enter our HX smoothly. I know you all did it for my own good, which is why you kept it from me. However, drug trafficking is illegal, especially with such a large-scale drug deal like this. The reason I feel guilty is not because I cut off his hand, but because I have failed as a father. I am not worthy of being a father, which led to his rebellious heart."

Old Tang sighed and said, "This is not your fault. If that man named Charlie hadn't threatened the Navy, the Navy wouldn't have done such a thing. It's good to realize your mistakes and turn back from the wrong path. I hope this young Navy can understand the bigger picture."