Lin Xiaotian wore a mocking smile on his face. "Old Liu, I'm giving you a chance. Are you trying to push your luck?"
"I can tell you clearly, if you don't hand over the item now, you might regret it later."
"You've hidden the item in your room, and I can go in and find it myself. I'm giving you a chance to take it out, which is sparing your life. If you continue to play tricks on me, you'll face the consequences."
Upon hearing this, Old Liu couldn't help but tremble slightly.
His eyes were filled with terror. "Please wait a moment. I must have accidentally misplaced it when I was getting things. I'll go back and look for it now."
With that, he quickly ran into the house and retrieved a small jewelry box.
He put on a fawning and obsequious expression. "This is all my remaining collection. I don't know if this item is truly valuable. They are small, so I didn't pay much attention to them."
He was truly trying to resolve his earlier embarrassment.
Lin Xiaotian glanced at them and immediately recognized that the items fit the current situation.
They were exquisitely crafted, made of the purest mutton-fat jade.
However, on the mutton-fat jade, there were streaks of golden-red patterns, as if adding a touch of mysterious beauty to the jade.
"You took these jades from the seven orifices of the corpse, didn't you?"
Old Liu nodded awkwardly. "You're right. I didn't notice it before. It was your reminder that made me remember. Otherwise, even if I left this city, I would have left these things in the house."
"Now that I've given you all my precious possessions, can you let us go?"
Lin Xiaotian smiled. "Of course. I never said I was going to keep you here forever."
"You can leave now."
After speaking, he picked up the seven pieces of jade and casually put them in his pocket.
The jades had been thoroughly cleaned by Old Liu and his companions, leaving no impurities.
He was certain of one thing: the corpse in the coffin had been buried alive.
And special means had been used to immobilize the person. Upon closer inspection, the corpse was tightly nailed into the coffin.
The bloodstains had seeped into the jades, dyeing them with red patterns and forming a unique type of blood jade.
Such jade pendants were often priceless.
Old Liu had already reached the door, but he turned back and saw that Lin Xiaotian had not taken any other precious antiques, only the few pieces of jade. His eyes were filled with deep confusion.
"You're not taking anything else?"
Lin Xiaotian smiled. "Of course not. If these things are discovered, they'll cause a lot of trouble, so I'll leave them to you."
"However, I suspect you might not be able to use these things for the rest of your life."
"Walk slowly on the Yellow Springs Road. Perhaps one day, when I remember, I'll burn some paper money for you."
Hearing this, Old Liu instinctively took a few steps back, trembling with fear.
His nerves were stretched to their limit, and his heart felt as if a giant stone was pressing down on it.
He might still be killed.
Was he going to die today?
His heart was filled with endless fear, and he was completely panicked.
But soon, he realized that Lin Xiaotian had no intention of attacking them. He just smiled at him and left.
He was full of doubt. Were his words just meant to scare him?
Lin Xiaotian had already left the small courtyard, a slight smile curving his lips. He snapped his fingers casually.
A slight breeze seemed to rise in the courtyard.
Old Liu felt as if he had fallen into an ice cellar and shivered involuntarily. "Strange, why did it suddenly get so cold?"
His eyes held clear confusion, but at this moment, he didn't hesitate. He rushed to the side of the coffin.
There were many treasures there that had not been taken, all left by Lin Xiaotian. He believed these items could be exchanged for considerable value.
"Brothers, we need to move immediately. You don't need to lie on the ground anymore. I know you were just pretending to be seriously injured when I knocked you down."
He said this to the other men lying on the ground, but no one responded.
Or rather, they turned their gazes away.
Then, he saw that the men who had been lying on the ground were now showing expressions of extreme terror, as if they had seen a ghost.
Old Liu shuddered violently, feeling as if something was breathing behind him. The cold breath on his neck made all the hairs on his body stand on end.
Fear spread through his heart, and his voice trembled intensely.
"I... is there something behind me?"
The strong men who had fallen to the ground nodded frantically. Then, they helped each other up.
Their legs were trembling uncontrollably. Without hesitation, they turned and bolted out the door.
Old Liu was left alone in the courtyard. A gust of wind blew, and he felt a chill down his spine, as if he had fallen into an ice cellar.
Fear spread through his heart, but he was frozen in place.
"You took my things and you want to run? Then pay with your life!"
A hoarse voice came from behind him, like a knife grinding on glass.
Old Liu let out a yelp and rushed forward. He glanced back and almost lost his soul.
Behind him was the corpse that had been in the coffin.
He finally understood why the others had been screaming in terror. Fear spread throughout his body, but he found his legs were too weak to run.
The corpse lunged at him and began to tear at him ferociously.
Lin Xiaotian walked to a public telephone booth. Such phones were rare now, only found in very old neighborhoods.
He casually tossed in a dollar coin and dialed a number.
"Is this the Six Doors?"
"I just saw a courtyard with a coffin, and there were several people who didn't look like good people, fierce and menacing..."
After briefly explaining the situation, Lin Xiaotian hung up the phone. He casually stuffed the seven pieces of jade into the trunk of his car and leaned against it, watching the situation not far away.
A smile appeared on his face. "Still trying to mess with me? I'll send all of you in. These seven pieces of jade will be my reward."