I died so suddenly, I didn’t even have time to tell my sons—I’m afraid they won’t know.”

Eric Carter nodded. “I’ll take a portion.”

The old woman’s face showed a struggle, but she still nodded and said, “That’s how it should be.”

The old woman knew that without Eric Carter, this “outsider” to pass on the message, her sons might never find the property she left behind.

……

After leaving the hospital, Eric Carter took a taxi straight to a place in Tongzhou District called “Xingdong Town.” It wasn’t very far; the city’s airport was located in this town.

Earlier, in the hospital, Eric Carter had inquired at the registration desk. The old woman had died after being sent to the hospital, resuscitation failed, and then her family simply left the body at the hospital, not caring, and still owed the hospital some unpaid medical bills.

About half an hour later, Eric Carter arrived at the town and, following the old woman’s description, found the village.

It was a self-built two-story house, and attached to it was a small brick building, like a rural outhouse.

When Eric Carter arrived, he saw several workers there demolishing the house—of course, it was the brick building they were tearing down.

Eric Carter walked over, handed a cigarette to one of the workers, and asked, “It’s almost New Year’s, still busy?”

“Gotta make a bit more money before the New Year, we’re all from the same village anyway.” The bricklayer was quite easygoing.

“What’s the story with this house?” Eric Carter asked as he looked inside. Two workers were already prying off the roof, and the bricks from the small house’s walls were being carefully removed for future use. Inside the house, there wasn’t even a small stool, let alone the yellow-painted cabinet the old woman mentioned—it was completely empty.

“Their old mother died. This house used to be hers alone. Now they’re planning to tear it down and build a new kitchen.” The worker leaned in, letting Eric Carter light his cigarette, and smiled a bit awkwardly. “See, the one who just walked past the front of the house is their eldest.”

Eric Carter looked over and saw that the man, whose hair was already graying, had some bruises on his face.

“Five brothers. They fought over the little bit of money their mother left. Once these bricks are taken down, the other four will come to split them too.

What can you say about the world these days? Their mother’s body is still at the hospital, no one’s claimed it, and none of the brothers are willing to pay off the medical debt.”

“What about the things in the old woman’s house?” That was what Eric Carter cared about. From the old woman’s account, the thirty thousand yuan in the cabinet was her life’s savings, but the jade bracelets and hairpins were the truly valuable items—selling them could easily fetch several hundred thousand.

“Sold to the junk dealer, all cleared out long ago. As soon as the old lady was hospitalized, they sold it all.” The worker took a deep drag on his cigarette. “I’m off to work.”

Eric Carter licked his lips, half amused and half helpless. This trip had been for nothing.

Not only did he not get a share of what the old woman left, even her sons didn’t get to enjoy it—it all went cheap to some secondhand furniture dealer.

Eric Carter was feeling a bit frustrated now. Having no money really was a big problem. He didn’t want to use his abilities to scam money, even though it would be easy and satisfying. But last time, after saving a girl, he was in so much pain last night he almost died. Who knows what would happen if he kept messing around.

Is there a god three feet above your head? Eric Carter didn’t know,

But if you keep digging three feet down, there’s definitely a hell—because he’d been there.

He knew he wasn’t human, and this was the human world. Besides, he still remembered clearly how that patient who died in front of him had screamed in terror, “I’ve been found out!” right before dying.

But,

Money—

Eric Carter wanted to grind the mill,

But who would pay him?

Eric Carter needed money now—not to mention getting rid of his “live-in son-in-law” status,

At the very least, he needed to buy himself a freezer or a big refrigerator, right?

Otherwise, would he have to go to the hospital morgue every day just to catch some cold air?

Feeling a bit depressed, Eric Carter lit a cigarette and took a deep drag, only to feel even more frustrated.

Just then, his phone rang in his pocket. Eric Carter picked it up—it was an unfamiliar number. He answered:

“Hello.” Eric Carter.

“Big brother, the goods have arrived safely. When are you coming to check them? The cops have been cracking down hard lately—it wasn’t easy getting this batch in.” The person on the other end lowered his voice, speaking cautiously.

Eric Carter slowly opened his mouth,

But didn’t make a sound.

At the same time,

The image of Ryan Cooper suddenly rose higher and higher in his mind.

Chapter 10: Big Boss!

Nervous, uneasy, with a bit of secret delight and confusion—this was probably how Eric Carter felt on the taxi ride out to the outskirts of Tongcheng.

He was short on money, very short, but he didn’t lack a huge sum. Even if he had a lot, it wouldn’t be of much use—at least for now.

Because of dying and coming back to life, the entanglements of his past life, and the troubles of this one, he needed a sum of money to resolve things. After that, he’d have to plan for the long term—not to squander or indulge himself.