Chapter 44

At night, in silence, Qin Yu, who had not yet recovered from the exhaustion of Tongboshan, slept soundly. In a daze, he felt someone patting his body.

"Little brother, don't sleep anymore, all our stuff has been stolen."

Seeing that Qin Yu still had no reaction, the man became a bit anxious and directly pulled off his blanket.

"What's wrong?"

Feeling a chill, Qin Yu finally woke up. He opened his sleepy eyes and saw a fat face occupying his field of vision. It was the fat man, whose face showed anger and anxiety.

"What's wrong? Our luggage has been tampered with, and all the valuable things are gone," the fat man cursed.

"I don't have much valuable stuff in my luggage, just a few changes of clothes," Qin Yu was not anxious. His suitcase only contained a few clothes, and he carried his money with him. He originally had a one million yuan check from Mo Yongxin, but it got wet and useless when it fell into the river. He didn't have the heart to mention it to Mo Yongxin.

"Little brother, you don't have much valuable stuff, but my wallet was also stolen, with fifty thousand yuan in cash. I didn't expect that pretty woman to be a thief."

"Are you saying the thief is the woman across from us?" Hearing the fat man's words, Qin Yu looked at the opposite bed, which was empty. There was no sign of any woman, but the man in the lower bunk was still there, though he didn't seem anxious like the fat man.

"How do you know it was that woman?"

"The compartment is locked from the inside. How could an outsider get in? And why did we sleep so soundly? I think it was the perfume on that woman that did it."

"I forgot about that." Qin Yu slapped the back of his head. The compartment was locked from the inside, so no outsider could have entered, and they hadn't opened the door. It had to be an inside job.

"Little brother, you should check what you lost. Your suitcase looks pretty messy."

"My suitcase doesn't have anything valuable. The woman wouldn't steal clothes, right?" Qin Yu smiled, but his smile faded as he remembered something. He hurriedly got out of bed. Indeed, his suitcase had been opened, and some clothes were scattered outside.

Qin Yu ignored the clothes and reached into the back of the suitcase. When he touched it, he froze. The Dragon Seeking Compass was gone. He didn't expect the thief to take even the compass.

"Little brother, did you lose something valuable?" The fat man smirked, a hint of a smile on his face. The man who looked like a migrant worker hadn't lost anything, and it felt unbalanced for only Qin Yu to be robbed. Seeing Qin Yu's stunned expression, he knew the other had lost something valuable, which made him feel a bit more balanced.

"Let's report it!"

The Dragon Seeking Compass was invaluable to Qin Yu. He would rather lose money than the compass. He immediately called the fat man and headed toward the train's police office.

"I understand what you said, but why did the thief only steal from you two and not from this man?" The train police came to the compartment where Qin Yu and the others were resting, registered the situation, and asked.

"Comrade police, I think it's because they saw my clothes and knew I was a migrant worker with nothing valuable," the man explained, a bit embarrassed.

"You lost fifty thousand yuan in cash, and what did you lose?" The police officer looked at the man for a moment before turning to Qin Yu.

"I lost a compass." When Qin Yu said this, everyone in the room looked at him with puzzled expressions. A young man carrying a compass was unusual.

"This compass is from the Republic of China era and has been passed down in my family," Qin Yu explained, lying out of necessity.

"Alright, I've noted down your situation. According to the conductor, the woman got off at the previous station. We have notified the local police, and they will investigate using the station's surveillance footage. We'll inform you if we have any news."

The train police's words chilled Qin Yu's heart. The local police wouldn't really put much effort into catching the woman. Even the local police usually just registered theft cases. If they caught a thief and found the stolen goods, they would notify the victim, but otherwise, it was just bad luck.

"This thief is quite principled, only stealing from us two and not even touching this brother's bag. Could she be a Robin Hood of sorts?" After the train police left, the fat man said this, which made Qin Yu curious. Could the thief really have principles, only stealing from the rich? The fat man might look wealthy, but Qin Yu's clothes were just a couple of hundred yuan, far from the level of the rich.

"I don't know why the thief didn't touch my luggage. I also slept soundly, and it was the boss who woke me up," the man who looked like a migrant worker explained, seeing the suspicious looks from the fat man and Qin Yu.

"Ah, well, let's just accept our bad luck. Your Republic of China compass isn't worth much, and I lost fifty thousand yuan. I'll consider it money spent to see a beautiful woman, even if it was expensive. But she was indeed pretty," the fat man patted Qin Yu's shoulder, trying to comfort him.

"Fifty thousand? Fifty thousand can't even buy a corner of the compass." Qin Yu pursed his lips, but there was nothing he could do. The thief had long since left the train, and he couldn't chase after her.

After this incident, no one felt like sleeping. Fortunately, the thief had only tampered with his luggage, and his personal items were still intact. Qin Yu closed his eyes and continued to study the Zhuge Nei Jing in his mind.

Feng Shui masters are divided into nine ranks, with each rank representing a level of heaven. When Qin Yu broke through to the second rank, a mysterious text appeared in his mind, detailing the ranks of feng shui masters.

Feng Shui masters, like Taoist priests and Buddhist monks, have levels and cultivate mental power. Each time mental power reaches a bottleneck, it must break through to advance to the next rank. Many techniques in the Zhuge Nei Jing require a certain level of mental power to perform. The second rank is the entry level, the third rank is considered advanced, and only after the fourth rank can one truly be called a feng shui master.

However, very few people can break through to the fourth rank. Out of a thousand people, only one can achieve it. As for the fifth and sixth ranks, they are even rarer. Many feng shui masters spend their entire lives hovering between the second and third ranks.

After more than an hour, the man who looked like a migrant worker got off the train with his luggage. The train had arrived in HZ, and it was only an hour away from the destination, GZ City.

As for the man in the lower bunk, he didn't say anything more and lay in bed, seemingly lost in thought. Qin Yu initially thought he was grieving over the fifty thousand yuan, but soon he realized he was wrong. The fat man's even snoring came from the lower bunk.

"No wonder he's so fat, he must have a carefree heart." Qin Yu shook his head and continued to study the Zhuge Nei Jing.

...

"Xiao Yu, over here!"

Pulling his luggage out of the train station, Qin Yu hadn't even had time to call his cousin when a familiar voice called out to him.

"Cousin." Qin Yu looked up and saw his cousin, who greeted him.

"You must be tired after the long journey. Let's go; I've already booked a room for you at a hotel near the construction site. You can rest first, and I'll treat you to a good meal at noon." After leaving the train station, the two got into Zhang Hua's Honda Accord. Zhang Hua started the car and spoke to Qin Yu.

"I'm fine, I'm not very tired. Let's go to the construction site first." Qin Yu shook his head. After the dragon qi baptism, he found his energy much better, needing only three hours of sleep to feel fully refreshed.

"Are you sure you don't need to rest?"

Seeing Qin Yu nod, Zhang Hua didn't insist. They were family, so there was no need to be so formal. He drove toward the construction site.

"Xiao Yu, this is the construction site. That building is where the workers sleep and rest."

"Nice, Cousin. It's almost like a small villa, with air conditioning and everything." Qin Yu's memory of construction sites was from a few years ago, with a large iron shed housing a bunch of workers.

"Of course. Living standards have improved, so we should enjoy it too." Zhang Hua locked the car and led Qin Yu to a room with a sign that read "Project Manager."

Qin Yu followed inside. A potted plant was in the center of the room, and there were two desks on either side. The desk on the left was a round arch desk with a large sign that read "Manager Zhang Hua," gilded with gold paint.

No surprise, this sign was definitely Cousin's idea. Qin Yu's gaze then turned to the other side. The desk on the right was smaller but had a pot of orchids, and the documents were neatly arranged on one side of the computer monitor.

"This desk must belong to the accountant."

"Yes, but today is Sunday, so she's not here."

"Cousin, I'm here on a mission from my mother and your mother to check out this young lady," Qin Yu grinned.

"You still have the nerve to say that. I only mentioned it to you on the phone, and soon after, my mother called, asking about the girl. Did you tell her?"

"It's not my fault. When I called you, my mother was right there and heard everything clearly." Qin Yu chuckled, trying to explain.

PS: It was a close call. My phone just fell into the water, but I managed to retrieve it quickly. After two hours of drying, it finally turned on.

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