PCJ – Chapter 422 Undercover

Zhang Jiaohua didn’t expect things to turn out this way. Although he usually kept the Golden Tiger and a few others in the bell for cultivation, only meeting them occasionally, when they suddenly had to leave, Zhang Jiaohua still felt very sad.

“Humans and ghosts are on different paths. Keeping them here would only harm both them and yourself. Before, their souls were incomplete, unable to enter reincarnation, but now is their time to go,” Chen Dianzi appeared behind Zhang Jiaohua, speaking softly.

Golden Tiger, Fu Gui, Xiao Shuan, Gou Wa, and Man Cang waved at Zhang Jiaohua one by one. Suddenly, a meteor streaked across the sky, and Golden Tiger and the others floated away.

Zhang Jiaohua hadn’t cried in years, but that night, he felt deeply saddened. Tears kept flowing, and his body trembled uncontrollably.

“Don’t be sad. They’ve left to go to their rightful place. Maybe one day, you’ll meet them again in a different way,” Chen Dianzi said.

“What way?” Zhang Jiaohua had ignored Chen Dianzi up until this point, but this time, he asked.

“Since they’ve entered reincarnation, they will naturally be reborn as humans. You’ll be able to see them in their next life,” Chen Dianzi explained.

“But how would I know it’s them?” Zhang Jiaohua asked.

“Don’t ask me. I don’t know either. Who can understand the laws of heaven and earth?” Chen Dianzi shook his head.

Thinking about Golden Tiger and the others being reborn as humans, Zhang Jiaohua felt a little better.

When Zhang Jiaohua returned home, Zhang Youping was talking in the living room with Luo Changjun, and another person Zhang Jiaohua didn’t recognize was sitting with them.

“This matter must be handled carefully. Just keep an eye on them for now. Don’t alarm them. These people have great power, and without solid evidence, we can’t take them down,” the unfamiliar person said. This was Shang Jiuyuan, who had been persistently tracking them in order to bring He Shouye and Long Wuyi to justice. However, he also knew these two men well.

“But now, the situation is very troublesome. We can’t get into Luoaling, and we don’t know what they’re doing. If they’re indeed robbing tombs, the cultural relics might be secretly transported out,” Luo Changjun said. Although he was no longer in the public security system, because of the situation in Xintian County, he had to stay informed.

“Could we do this? We could talk to the director privately. I believe they wouldn’t want the scandal of tomb robbing to be exposed while filming,” Zhang Youping suggested.

Upon seeing Zhang Jiaohua enter, Zhang Youping quickly stood up. “Jiaohua, go play outside for a while. Your father is talking business with Uncle Luo.”

“I’m not interested in your business talk,” Zhang Jiaohua pouted.

Luo Changjun quickly stopped him, “Jiaohua, don’t go. Uncle Luo needs to discuss something with you.”

Zhang Jiaohua was somewhat curious about what they were discussing. “What is it?”

“I want to ask your mountain dogs for help,” Luo Changjun said.

“How can they help?” Zhang Jiaohua asked in confusion.

“They can be of great help. I’m worried the tomb robbers might secretly transport the relics they steal. If they use a mix of true and false information, Xintian County could be in trouble. But your mountain dogs are not ordinary. They can fool people, but they can’t fool the dogs,” Luo Changjun explained.

“How can they help?” Zhang Jiaohua asked again.

“All you need to do is have them keep an eye on these people. If they steal anything from the ancient tomb, have them catch them. Only you can do this,” Luo Changjun said.

“Fine. I don’t like them anyway,” Zhang Jiaohua agreed.

“But that’s not enough. Going to the director is still too risky. What if he’s already aware of it? Then things will be difficult,” Shang Jiuyuan said, worried.

“We can go to Chen Cheng. Just say we want to send a few people from Xintian to do some work on the set. We can arrange for the Xintian police to go undercover, and it will work,” Zhang Jiaohua suggested.

“Right, that could work. If Chen Cheng says so, it should be fine,” Zhang Youping said.

Chen Cheng was called to the house by Chen Fenglian. She thought it was because Chen Dianzi and Chen Fang needed her, but when she entered the room, she saw a few strangers.

“Chen Cheng, hello. I’m…” Luo Changjun immediately got to the point and explained the situation.

“No way, the He family is using the movie as a cover for tomb robbing?” Chen Cheng asked in surprise.

Luo Changjun nodded. “If this gets out, it will affect your reputation too.”

“If I had known, I wouldn’t have taken this job. I was planning to take a break and spend time with my mom, but Director Lin insisted, so I finally accepted it,” Chen Cheng regretted.

“Don’t rush. We’re here to ask for your help. You don’t want these tomb robbers ruining your reputation, do you? We need you to do something…” Luo Changjun explained his plan to Chen Cheng.

“You’re telling me such a confidential plan. Aren’t you afraid I’ll leak it to the He family?” Chen Cheng asked.

“We’ve done some background checks on you. This is Shang Jiuyuan, from Yanjing. He knows your situation well,” Luo Changjun replied.

“Before filming Great Tomb Fates, you had no dealings with these suspects, and you have a very good reputation in the film industry. To solve this case, taking some risks is unavoidable,” Shang Jiuyuan smiled.

The next day, Chen Cheng went to find Wang Yiwei.

“Wang Ge, as you know, I’ve recently met a lot of relatives from the countryside, and the family is poor. Could you arrange a few temporary workers on the set?” Chen Cheng asked pleadingly.

Wang Yiwei agreed without hesitation. “No problem. But they need to be quick and smart. Don’t arrange older people.”

“They’re young, actually. They just want to watch the fun,” Chen Cheng smiled.

“Let them come. We’re short on hands anyway,” Wang Yiwei said.

That day, a few young men with Xintian accents entered the set and were assigned to different positions.

Zhang Jiaohua brought a group of mountain dogs to Luoaling, and they all scattered. Only the mountain leopard stayed by his side. Not only the mountain dogs, but Zhang Jiaohua also sent Fat Cat and a group of black cats to sneak into the set to keep an eye on things. Every move of the set, including areas isolated by He Shouye’s men, was under Zhang Jiaohua’s surveillance.

Chen Cheng had never been through something like this and felt a bit nervous. Luckily, filming hadn’t officially started yet. Otherwise, with her current state, people might notice something was wrong.

“Chen Cheng, what’s wrong with you today? You’re not in the right mood,” Tang Yan, who was closest to Chen Cheng, immediately noticed.

“It’s nothing,” Chen Cheng stammered.

“Nothing? Your face is telling me otherwise,” Tang Yan laughed.

“Yesterday, my sister called me back, and we had a bit of an argument,” Chen Cheng made up a reason.

“I see. Your sister has it tough too. Be more patient with her,” Tang Yan said.

“I know. My biological father isn’t reliable, and it caused a lot of hardship for my sister when we were younger,” Chen Cheng replied, surprisingly getting into character.

“Let’s go find that little kid to play with,” Tang Yan suggested.

“You mean Jiaohua?” Chen Cheng asked.

“Yeah. Which other kid in Meizi’ao is as fun as Jiaohua?” Tang Yan smiled.

“He doesn’t seem to care about us,” Chen Cheng recalled Zhang Jiaohua’s indifferent attitude.

“Kids always have their weaknesses. We’re not familiar with him, but if we get to know him better, it’ll be more fun,” Tang Yan said with more interest.

Zhang Jiaohua was watching from Luoaling when Tang Yan arrived. As soon as she came, he quickly ran over. “Jiaohua, what are you doing here?”

“I’m not going to your filming spot, so why should you care?” Zhang Jiaohua responded, full of suspicion.

“Jiaohua, don’t be like this with us. We’re all girls. You should have the generosity of a man. Bullying girls isn’t the act of a gentleman,” Tang Yan ignored Zhang Jiaohua’s hostility.

Zhang Jiaohua felt a little embarrassed and scratched his head. He did pride himself on being a man and didn’t like bullying girls.

“That’s better. We’re not your enemies. You see, Chen Cheng is from Meizi’ao too,” Tang Yan said, pulling Chen Cheng over.

“Yeah. My dad and sister are both from Meizi’ao, so I’m also from there,” Chen Cheng said, not as smoothly as Tang Yan.

Zhang Jiaohua scratched his head. This woman wasn’t easy to deal with. “So, why are you looking for me?”

“We want to add a child’s role in our film, and we need some small animals too. I see you have dogs, cats, and even a monkey. You’re the perfect fit for this role,” Tang Yan said.

“You’re lying. You’ve already hired all the actors for the movie. You’re not the director, so how could you ask me to act?” Zhang Jiaohua immediately caught Tang Yan’s mistake.

“It’s like this. I requested this role to be added. I think our film is too tense, and we need a character like this to make it more interesting,” Tang Yan explained.

Chen Cheng’s eyes widened. She hadn’t heard anything about adding a child’s role.

“No, I don’t want to act,” Zhang Jiaohua firmly shook his head.

“Acting is easy, just like eating and sleeping. And I can teach you,” Tang Yan quickly added.

“You’re older than my mom. I should call you aunt,” Zhang Jiaohua glanced at Tang Yan, almost making her explode.

However, Tang Yan couldn’t refute it. Liu Qiaoye was a mother of a teenager but looked younger than Tang Yan, who was still under thirty but already a star in the film industry.