108: Chapter 108: It’s Done 108: Chapter 108: It’s Done No.1 High School’s main gate, even though it wasn’t built a century ago, was still seventy or eighty years old.

During that time, it had only undergone minor renovations and repaving.

The time in which this skeleton was buried traced back to at least when the gate was built, perhaps even earlier.

The act of “driving life stakes” was known by those with even a slight understanding to be very sinister.

Events from several decades or a century ago made contacting the police pointless, and no one would think in that direction.

After all, digging up skeletons during construction was not unusual for this era.

The unearthed plank door was already rotten and blackened, but it mostly maintained its integrity.

The skeleton, its dry flesh transformed into dark vapors and dissolved by the strong sunlight, still had its limbs nailed to the plank.

After digging up this thing, to avoid further trouble, Chen Hai asked Director Tao.

Then, they used gasoline they had prepared earlier and burned the thing completely with a fire.

“Brother Zeng, the workers under your command just won’t listen, they’ve all run off clean!”

“Now, you should be able to handle refilling this pit, right?”

Returning to the pit, Chen Hai scanned the area and his gaze fell on Zeng Zhiguo, he snorted displeasingly.

Wu and Hei, along with another, dropped their shovels and climbed out of the pit, Zeng Zhiguo saw everything but remained silent, not saying much.

His behavior clearly indicated acquiescence!

Chen Hai and Sun Jinzhong were very unhappy about it.

“Old Zeng, what on earth are your people actually doing?”

“Can you handle this job for our No.1 High School or not?

If you can’t, then get lost!”

Zeng Zhiguo looked embarrassed, but before he could speak, Director Tao had already walked over.

He furrowed his brow and cursed Zeng Zhiguo and his crew.

When Wu and Hei tossed their shovels, he had already been fuming.

If it hadn’t been for Chen Hai and Sun Jinzhong taking initiative and handling the skeleton, and the fact that Zeng Zhiguo had given him some decent local products when he took the job, he might have lashed out right then.

“We can handle it!

We can!

Director Tao, rest assured, we will have this pit filled by this afternoon!”

Facing Chen Hai’s displeasure, he was merely a bit embarrassed, but now that Director Tao had spoken, Zeng Zhiguo was completely panicked!

With a sycophantic smile, he handed Director Tao a cigarette and respectfully lit it for him while quickly explaining.

“It’s good you can handle it.

Remember, you said yourself, you need to fill this pit today!”

“If you don’t handle this properly, don’t blame me for being ruthless.

I might delay your payment for a year or even longer!”

Director Tao sneered.

This matter at the school gate had been assigned by the new Dean Wu.

Handling it well would be like presenting a credential; he could gain Dean Wu’s trust.

If it went poorly, without surprise, his name would likely be on Dean Wu’s blacklist.

Then, if there were any good opportunities at the school, he would certainly miss out.

Whenever there was a need for a scapegoat, Dean Wu would definitely remember him.

His future was at stake, and it was not something that could be compared to the local products Zeng Zhiguo gave him!

“Director Tao, rest assured, I guarantee the matter will be resolved before sunset!”

After banging his chest and making a promise, Zeng Zhiguo started yelling at his workers to get them moving.

Seeing Zeng Zhiguo’s workers genuinely begin to fill the pit, Director Tao’s gaze finally returned to Chen Hai and Sun Jinzhong.

He cautiously asked, “Master Chen, is the issue with the school gate resolved just like that?”

“Right!” Chen Hai nodded.

After hesitating slightly, he added, “After the school gate is normally opened, the reason there are accidents every year lies within those bones!”

“Those bones were buried upright into the ground, and at the moment of death, resentment surged to the heavens!”

“With the three souls harboring the deity and the seven spirits harboring the body, those seven long nails not only pinned his body but also his spirit, causing his resentment to be trapped within his body!”

“The black mist you previously saw is actually the foul entity nurtured by the resentment within those bones…”

He roughly explained his conclusions to Director Tao.

Chen Hai’s intention in telling Director Tao all this was to have him relay the information to the school leaders behind him.

After all, for the matter at the school gate of No.1 High School, he wanted compensation and needed the approval from the people behind Director Tao.

In this case, whether the truth or a fabricated story, Chen Hai had to find a plausible reason to give those people an explanation.

“Master Chen, you are really impressive…”

With a face full of awe, Director Tao gave Chen Hai a thumbs-up.

People who didn’t know Chen Hai well might think he was a charlatan, but Director Tao had seen his genuine abilities!

Not to mention the ferocious monster Chen Hai manifested a few days ago, just today, the swirling black mist around the mummy they dug up from the ground still left him feeling quite shaken.

Despite his young age, Director Tao found it necessary to maintain a sense of reverence for Chen Hai like him.

“Director Tao, about the compensation…”

It was Sun Jinzhong who spoke.

It would seem tacky for the master to talk about money himself, and Sun Jinzhong had no such scruples.

“Master Chen, Wu, although you have resolved the issue at the school gate, I still need to report it to my superiors!”

“How about this, you come to my office tomorrow morning!”

“The amount I discussed with Wu will definitely not be reduced; I’ll try to speak good words in front of the leaders to see if I can secure a bit more compensation for you!”

After a moment of contemplation, Director Tao promised.

Perhaps, after confirming that Chen Hai had genuine abilities, he harbored a thought to foster a good relationship with both of them.

At this moment, he even promised quite unusually to strive for a bit more compensation on their behalf.

“Okay, thank you, Brother Tao!”

Chen Hai naturally reciprocated since Director Tao seemed to show goodwill; he even switched his manner of addressing to Brother Tao!

“Master Chen, I’m really not sure I deserve you calling me Brother Tao!”

“But considering our age, I am indeed a few years older than you.

If you really want to address me like that, I certainly won’t be modest!”

Director Tao’s face almost burst into a bloom of smiles.

It seemed that he very much enjoyed being called Brother Tao by Chen Hai.

“Brother Tao, the matter at the school gate is mostly handled; Brother Zeng and the others can take care of any remaining issues!”

“You have your own matters to attend to, so we won’t disturb you further.

We’ll come find you tomorrow morning!”

While Director Tao exchanged pleasantries with Chen Hai, Sun Jinzhong on the side was going with the flow and also began addressing him as Brother Tao.

“Digging up that thing at the bottom of the pit took half a day, and you all must be tired; alright, go and rest, and come find me tomorrow!”

Director Tao nodded in agreement.

The swirling black mist around the mummy instantly turned into bones.

When they dug up the object, as the involved parties, Chen Hai and Sun Jinzhong might not have thought much of it, but Director Tao and others watching the scene from above were truly concerned for them.

Now that they were departing earlier, Director Tao naturally had no objections.