Chapter Ten

  Lin Xing glanced at Wu Yan, who smiled awkwardly and signaled to Li Jin with her eyes, telling him not to say anything more. But since it concerned his own posthumous affairs, how could Li Jin pretend ignorance? He sat up straight, his mouth downturned, already in a stance that would not rest until the outcome was clear.

  "Do you know how Ke Yuan died?" Lin Xin had also been bold enough to ask questions when she first entered the workforce, and it didn't matter if she told Li Jin about this either, so she smiled and said.

  "The news said he died in a car accident," replied Lai Kam.

  "And lost HM company hundreds of millions of RMB." Lin Xindao said, "He's dead, but the accounts aren't. This loss of hundreds of millions almost bankrupted HM, and as another founder, Shu Mu has been busy putting out fires these days, where does he have time to hold a funeral for the culprit?"

  "This money may not be what Ke Yuan is after, but Shu Mu is anxious to kick people out and doesn't care about chilling the hearts of his subordinates!" In Lei Jin's heart, it gradually turned cold. He knew he was being framed for faking accounts, but he didn't expect it to be a huge sum of over 100 million. If he wasn't dead now, even if he hadn't died, just one transaction would have crushed him for several lifetimes."

  Cruel, really cruel.

  "What is Shu Tianwang afraid of? As long as he is the king for a day, there will always be people swarming around him like moths to a flame, serving him like oxen and horses." Lin Xin sneered, "Shu Tianwang's ability to attract gold is top-notch. Apart from Ke Yuan that fool, who isn't rushing towards Shu Mu's golden aura? Cold-hearted? The people around him don't even have hearts!"

  Li Jin was shocked. When Shu Mu first debuted, he was arrogant and offended a lot of people in the media, with negative news reports almost every day. Later, after taking care to maintain his image, things gradually improved over the years. At that time, he had been quite pleased with himself, but now hearing Lin Xin's words made him realize that so-called good artist ethics were just self-deception.

  He took a deep breath and asked again: "What about Ke Yuan's friends? Are they not going to show up either?"

  "Shu Mu didn't show up, why did they?" Lin Xin lost his smile, as if unexpectedly surprised that Li Jin was so naive. "At this time, whoever shows up is equivalent to acknowledging the billion-dollar debt for Ke Yuan and will be surrounded by creditors."

  "Ah." Wu Yan exclaimed, "If Mr. Li shows up, then..."

  "Surround and attack Mr. Li? Do they dare?" Lin Xin sneered, "It's also thanks to Mr. Li being a sentimental person, otherwise, the legendary broker Ke Yuan would have probably been cremated hastily after his death, with only a handful of ashes left."

  Yes, thank you Li Yi Heng for being a sentimental person.

  Li Jin leaned back in his chair as if he had lost all strength, staring blankly out of the window.

  If it weren't for Mr. Li Yiheng remembering that he had provided him with multiple nights of pleasure, I'm afraid that in the future when he wants to burn incense for himself, he won't even know which temple to go to.

  Thank you to the selfless Mr. Li, he is more reliable than lovers and friends.

  The car drove all the way to the suburban cemetery, and the more it went, the more congested it became. In the end, no matter how good the driver's skills were, Li Jin and his party were blocked outside the cemetery.

  "How come there are so many people?" Wu Yan looked out of the window in shock at the reporters with their cameras and microphones.

  The entertainment industry is updated daily, and Ke Yuan's death was unbearable. He had hundreds of millions of accounts tangled up, but after all, he was just a small-time agent. His spot has been taken over by new singers who have recently debuted, so why are there still so many reporters waiting here?

  Li Jin was also very strange.

  That car nearby he recognized, the chief reporter of the famous gossip tabloid Banana Daily in this city, never arrives without a big scoop, and always breaks big news whenever he arrives.

  He was quite self-aware and knew his own funeral didn't deserve to be big news.

  Why is the Banana Daily's interview van here?

  Moreover, it's not just the Banana Daily, but almost all major entertainment media in the city have come out in full force. As a gold medal agent, he is familiar with interviews from various media outlets and has brought his A-game to each one.

  Why?

  What kind of big news can get all major media outlets to mobilize together?

  "Drip——"

  In the quiet carriage, a sudden ringtone came. Lin Xin lowered her head to answer, and in the short conversation time, she didn't say a word, but her expression became increasingly icy, until the phone hung up, it was already intimidating.

  "Driver, take a detour into the cemetery." Lin Xin said coldly, "Shu Mu is coming to pay respects to Ke Yuan, and we'll arrive in half an hour."

  After Ke Yuan's death, Shu Mu suspended all his performing activities. The outside world initially spread rumors that Shu Mu was so heartbroken that he couldn't work, and the gossip media praised him for being sentimental and righteous. Later, it was exposed that Ke Yuan had embezzled funds and falsified accounts, causing Shu Mu's years of hard work at HM Company to be on the verge of bankruptcy. The outside world then unanimously cursed Ke Yuan, saying he deserved to die, and pitied Shu Mu, sympathizing with him. Under these circumstances, it was only natural that Shu Mu didn't care about Ke Yuan's posthumous affairs, and those who came to pay their respects were instead generous and magnanimous.

  This PR play is really good, the broker died miserably, but he became the biggest victim instead. Even being indifferent and inhumane to friends after their death has become a matter of course.

  With Shu Mu's abilities, even if he could pull off such a trick, he might not have deigned to expend the mental effort.

  Li Jin stood in front of the mourning hall, looking at the huge black and white photo hanging there, and couldn't help but sneer.

  Everyone is really overthinking it. With Shu Mo having such a strong backing and helping him come up with strategies, I'm afraid HM company won't just avoid going bankrupt, but will instead rise to new heights.

  Only pitied you, he stared at the photo of Ke Yuan with a face that couldn't show joy or anger, only filled with exhaustion, and wondered where the hundreds of millions of yuan had been misappropriated to, but instead you were left to take the blame.

  Shu Mu arrived quickly, and Lin Xin's group had just gotten off the car when they received a call saying that Shu Mu was less than ten kilometers away from the cemetery. Lin Xin was like facing a great enemy, wanting to give Li Yi Heng a phone report, but at the critical moment, his phone was unreachable again. She could only temporarily take charge of everything and rushed around arranging things for everyone. Wu Yan was called over to help, and before leaving, she instructed Li Jin on where to go and help colleagues with their tasks. Li Jin agreed, turned around, and slipped into the mourning hall.

  He also couldn't explain why he hid here, obviously unwilling to see Shu Mu, but his feet seemed to have a mind of their own, leading him all the way to the mourning hall.

  Isn't this going to collide with Shu Mu head-on?

  Although there were many reporters outside, the mourning hall was empty except for a coffin in the center with Ke Yuan's name on it. The entire large house had only one living thing, Li Jin.

  Li Yi-Heng was very thoughtful, the mourning hall was air-conditioned and there were many ice blocks placed near the coffin, as if he was afraid that in the hot summer weather, Ke You's body would accidentally decay and become a corpse again, making headlines in the entertainment section.

  Oh no, this time it might even be compiled into a manuscript and serialized in Lianpeng Ghost Story.

  Actually, there's no need to stop the spirit.

  Li Jin walked up to the black wooden coffin and gazed quietly at the gloomy darkness that suffocated people.

  Even if he had been dead for 49 days, Ke Yuan died unjustly and could not ascend to the Pure Land, let alone now that he has reincarnated and become human again.

  He stood with his hands in his pockets, staring at the coffin. He had thought he would be sad or angry when facing the coffin on the road, but as he approached, he found that his mood was unexpectedly calm.

  Calmly arrived at this moment, I truly accepted the fact that I had been reborn.

  It doesn't matter, Li Jin stretched out his hand and felt the cold coffin wall.

  Looking back, there is no road to return, past events cannot be pursued. Many people seek the opportunity to start anew but are unable to get it. Since heaven has given me this chance, then...

  Suddenly, the entrance became noisy with people's voices.

  Li Jin suddenly woke up like a dream and suddenly remembered that Shu Mu was coming to pay his respects. It seemed that he had already walked to the door!

  What's going on!