Dawn of a New Era - Chapter 51

Chapter 51: Intruder

Translator: Lordbluefire  Editor: Lordbluefire

“It actually isn’t dead yet?”

Chen Shouyi was shocked in his heart.

His eyes were half-close and half-open. Through the gap, it was unknown if it was the light playing tricks, but Chen Shouyi faintly sensed that there was a weak ghostly light emitting from the corpse’s eyes.

He glanced and retreated back to the courtyard.

But it wasn’t because he was afraid. In truth, the smell was too disgusting.

After Chen Shouyi sat down, Chen Xingyue leaned closer and asked in a small voice, “Did you discover any strangeness?”

“The corpse is just over there, why don’t you go take a look yourself?” Chen Shouyi smiled while looking at her sister, teasing her.

“Don’t be so petty, will you die if you tell me?”

“Don’t say the word ‘die’, be careful that your words might come true!”

Chen Xingyue was a little frightened.

“Elder brother, if you continue behaving like this, I will ignore you.”

“I won’t tease you.” Right now, Chen Shouyi also decided not to make a joke. He spoke in a low voice, “Its hands were still moving but it’s tied up. Most probably, nothing bad will happen today.”

Chen Xingyue heaved a sigh of relief after she heard that.

…

Time slowly flowed. The moonlight seemed to become increasingly cold and clear.

In the meantime, the old man couldn’t endure anymore and was persuaded by others to go to bed.

And about 1 a.m., banging sounds echoed from the funeral hall. The corpse started to struggle.

Everyone momentarily paused, staring at each other with faces filled with bewilderment.

After a long time, the second son of Mister Wang, Wang Dewen, finally headed to the funeral hall for a look. When he returned, his face was pale. “Not..nothing… Father is tied up properly.”

Everyone heaved a sigh of relief after they heard that.

Chen Shouyi’s sharp senses noticed that his younger sister’s hand that was originally clutching the corner of her pants earlier also became relaxed.

He involuntarily found it funny. If she was so scared, why did she still come here?

…

The banging sound continued, growing increasingly intense.

The strenuous wheezing sound that originated from the depths of the corpse’s throat sounded extremely horrifying in this quiet dead of the night.

However, Chen Shouyi felt extremely bored.

But he could only continue waiting.

In fact, he even hoped that Mister Wang could struggle free and make the atmosphere a little more lively.

Sadly, under this environment where the forcefield of the Other World was thin, Mister Wang was helpless.

…

It was unknown how long they had endured but dawn finally broke. The movements of the corpse gradually turned quiet.

On their way back, Chen Xingyue yawned but she walked with a spring in her step. “We got $5,000 just like this. I didn’t expect things to be so relaxed.”

“You got $2,000 while I got $3,000.” Chen Shouyi cruelly destroyed her beautiful dream.

“I don’t need your reminder, you money-grubber!” Chen Xingyue coldly snorted. “If I knew things were so easy, I would have gone alone.”

Initially, she could have gotten $5,000. Now, she couldn’t even get half of it.

“Without me, would you have dared to come?” Chen Shouyi cast a sidelong glance at his younger sister.

He had long since seen through the fact that his younger sister had a strong exterior but was weak inside.

“Why wouldn’t I dare? I can’t be bothered to talk to you.”

“Ai, it’s so easy to earn $3,000. I wonder how I should spend the money?” Chen Shouyi made the gesture that indicated he was contemplating. A look of asking to be beaten flashed upon his face.

“Brother, you are extremely loathsome, do you know that?” Chen Xingyue gritted her teeth behind him. She glanced at his buttocks and wanted nothing more than to give him a kick.

“You actually say your elder brother is loathsome? I initially didn’t plan on wanting this $3,000.”

“Elder bro, you are my elder bro. You are the best!” Chen Xingyue’s face instantly changed, immediately speaking with no integrity.

…

As a ‘wealthy person’ that had over $200,000, how could he have the face to take the hard-earned money of his younger sister? He had just been teasing her earlier.

When they reached home, they discovered that their parents had woken up.

Staring at their somewhat sleepy looks, it was clear they had been extremely worried and hadn’t been able to sleep well last night.

“Don’t come in first. Step across the basin of fire to rid you of all unluckiness.” Mother Chen superstitiously placed a basin of burning dried grass at the door.

…

Chen Shouyi only rested for a few hours to catch up on sleep. After he woke up, he felt completely energized.

After having lunch, Chen Shouyi took his briefcase and headed toward the unfinished building.

Military personnels and the police were patrolling the surroundings. But this time around, Chen Shouyi couldn’t control it any longer.

He hadn’t been to the tiny desolate island for a few days and he was worried in his heart that there might be strange movements from the barbarians.

Taking advantage of the fact that the patrolling police and military didn’t pay close attention, his body flashed as he speedily ran toward the unfinished building.

On the way there, he was more scared than hurt. Nothing untoward happened. But after he went down to the parking lot, his expression became one of bewilderment.

The ground surface of the parking lot had thick layers of dust. Walking through there would leave behind clear footprints. Originally, there was only one set of footprints belonging to Chen Shouyi. But now, there was another set.

His expression turned heavy as he walked toward the direction of the other set of footprints.

The person’s purpose was very clear. He or she had followed his footprints and vanished at the entrance of the space channel.

“Is there finally someone else that discovered this space channel?”

Chen Shouyi might be startled, but he didn’t feel this to be unexpected. The unfinished building wasn’t in a remote, desolate place where there was no one. It was near the streets. For those who intended on doing so, they would be easily able to discover his strange movements.

He drew in a deep breath and calmed himself down.

Very soon, he noticed some questionable points.

The set of footprints only headed in a single direction. This indicated that the other party was still inside. However, the thickness of the accumulated dust on it was roughly the same as the dust on his own set of footprints he had left a few days ago.

How many days had it been since he came to the Otherworld?

It had already been over four days.

He faintly had a conjecture in his heart.

That person most probably already died.

However, it was useless to think about it. He might as well enter and take a look first.

Chen Shouyi walked toward the space channel. Upon entering, the scene around him changed.

Ahead of him, a corpse could be seen.

The corpse was wearing a western suit, appearing like a white-collar worker.

Chen Shouyi glanced at the shoes of the corpse the moment he entered. The decorative designs of the shoes were the exact same as the set of footprints he saw. Clearly, the person who discovered the space channel was this person.

This man had already died for a long time. His corpse was slightly swollen and had rotted somewhat. His legs were twisted in an unnatural manner. Clearly, he wasn’t able to withstand the gravity here and this was caused by him sinking to his knees from the weight.

Chen Shouyi subconsciously glanced at the distance between the corpse and the space channel, there were about over twenty meters.

He felt somewhat puzzled, why did this person venture so far from the space channel?

Three times gravity was relatively dangerous to ordinary people. If one fell on Earth, they would merely suffer some bruises. But in this place, if one fell down, their bones might break for fortunate cases. For unfortunate cases, they might even die.

Then, Chen Shouyi discovered that not far away, a pile of golden sand was shining with mesmerizing luster under the sunlight. He finally realized what had happened.

‘Humans die for wealth while birds die for food.’ This sentence was really true.

Most probably, this person had seen his pile of golden sand in the distance and decided to take the risk.

In truth, the grains of golden sand here didn’t even reach 250 grams. At most, it would only be worth about $40,000 to $50,000. In the end, this man had lost his life.

But to Chen Shouyi, this was a good thing.

…

Although the corpse had already started to stink slightly, he had to handle it.

After seeing the bizarre transformation of Mister Wang, Chen Shouyi became very sensitive to corpses. Even in Earth’s environment, there would be such a bizarre transformation. There was no need to mention about this place, the Otherworld, where the intensity of the mysterious force was even greater.

He held his breath and dragged the corpse by its legs as he moved down the mountain.

After tens of minutes, he then tossed the corpse into the sea and meticulously washed his hands.

On the way back, he saw a wallet on the ground. Evidently, the wallet must have fallen out when he had been dragging the corpse earlier.

He opened the wallet and saw a photo in there.

He initially wanted to ignore it. Even if there was a lot of money in there, he had no wish to take it. But when he saw the photo placed inside the wallet, he couldn’t help but squat down and take the photo out.

It was a photo of a family of three.

There was an adorable little girl sitting on her father’s shoulder, smiling happily.

Chen Shouyi suddenly crumbled the photo into a ball and tossed it far away with strength.

(I’m not the person who killed this man anyway!)