Chapter 176 Funeral
Lin Chen bought four sets of clothes and shoes. The errands had already annoyed her. Duanmu almost ignited her anger when he called two girls to check the clothes she bought. Anyway, after a whole morning of trouble, they finally completely cut off the contact between Lin Chen and Huo Nu and the outside world. Even Lin Chen's mobile phone and mobile phone number were changed.

The four then checked into the Double Star Hotel, a villa-style hotel that focuses on seaside vacations and has a small private beach. Duanmu chose this place because it is open and a few cameras can cover the surrounding area.

During this time, Li Ran conveyed a message from Mr. Lin's assistant that Huo's father's funeral will be held the day after tomorrow. The Lin family is quite superstitious and pays attention to auspicious days and times. Assistant Lin asked Huo to arrive outside the Lin family manor ancestral hall before 9 am the day after tomorrow. At o'clock, she started kneeling to send gifts. Huo had to kneel at the door of the mourning hall to send off every mourning guest.

After the funeral at 9:30, the coffin of the Fire Father will be moved from the mourning hall to the outside. The Lin family peers and younger generations who are willing to attend the funeral will kowtow collectively. At the same time, the Fire Girl will take the portrait to the front car. After the coffin enters the hearse, the front car will lead the way to the Lin family's ancestral tomb. At 10 o'clock, they will arrive at the Lin family's ancestral tomb, and there will be another set of etiquette before the burial and tomb sealing.

The above information is very clear. Assistant Lin asked Cui Jian and Duanmu to work according to the precise time. At the same time, he sent the location of the Lin family's ancestral tomb to Duanmu. At that time, they will lead the way.

Cui Jian thought this was unreasonable and that he was being paid as a bodyguard and would not accompany the funeral.

Lin Chen said that everyone in the funeral procession would receive a large red envelope with a full amount, including the driver of the front car, the driver of the hearse, the coffin bearers, etc. Although the people following the hearse were also in the funeral procession, they were relatives and did not receive any red envelopes.

There was another project on the same day. At 2 pm on the day of Fire Father's funeral, Fire Father's lawyer would contact Fire Girl to discuss the inheritance. The Lin family had already arranged a lawyer for Fire Girl, and she could just sign the agreement. But before that, from a legal perspective, Fire Girl needed a guardian. The Lin family selected several people of Fire Father's age from among the Lin family's children, and promised Fire Girl that they would help Fire Girl take care of the inheritance until she came of age.

In the evening, Li Ran arrived at the Double Star Hotel with a writing board. As soon as he arrived, he called the two slacking bodyguards and the dedicated Lin Chen to attend class.

Air Force officer Cui Jian had no choice but to put away his fishing rod and return from the beach. Duanmu, who was taking a bath, put on his clothes and went downstairs cursing. Several people gathered in the living room on the first floor.

Li Ran projected his own PPT: "Many people know the details of Fire Father's funeral, and the Lin family pays special attention to the gods, so there are many things that Fire God can use in this funeral." Fire Brother was not married and had no children, so his funeral was simple. Although Fire Mother had a child, Fire Girl, she was a Catholic and had completed a Catholic funeral according to the strong request of her family.

Li Ran started to explain from the timeline. The Lin family bodyguards had been sending people to guard Huo Fu's body, and it was impossible for the body to be tampered with. The day after tomorrow morning, Huo Fu's body will be moved from the ice coffin to the coffin. After the guests' kneeling ceremony is over at 9:30, the coffin will be nailed shut and sent to the outside of the mourning hall to receive farewell kneelings from peers and juniors.

Next is the key point. The first requirement is to check the hearse. The second requirement is to pay attention to the vehicles on the roadside. The third requirement, which is also the most dangerous area in Li Ran's opinion, is the road leading to the Lin family's ancestral tomb. This road is blocked on a daily basis and is only used during funerals. It is also a mountain forest road, which is very easy to be ambushed by bombs.

Cui Jian said: "We are short of manpower and it is impossible for us to check all the roads."

Li Ran looked at Lin Chen and said, "When the time comes, I'll have to trouble the Lin family to send someone to search."

Lin Chen: “Got it.”

Li Ran said, "Then the burial process may also be tampered with, but as long as the Fire Girl doesn't get close, at most the Fire Father's body will be blown away, which is not a big problem. What I am most worried about is that the Fire God will make us focus all our energy on the funeral procession and then give us a fatal blow on the way back."

Li Ran: "According to the current news, the God of Fire or his people have infiltrated the Lin family. After the funeral, you have to return to the Lin family manor and wait for the estate processing procedures in the afternoon. After you take over, the Lin family bodyguards will no longer be responsible for the safety of the Fire Girl, unless Lin Chen needs it. Pay special attention to your cars. I think the other party may tamper with your cars."

Li Ran: "The last point is that the other party may cut off the source of the fire and bring the bomb here directly."

Cui Jian: "Here? Here at the Double Star Hotel? Here where we live?"

Li Ran nodded. "During the funeral, the God of Fire can be sure that you are not in the villa. There is no surveillance inside the villa, so he can arrange and decorate it calmly. You are very nervous during the day, so you must relax after returning to the villa. For example, if you go fishing or take a bath, it will be difficult to find any abnormalities at the first time. What's more, you are facing the God of Fire, so you can't find any abnormalities at all."

Cui Jian asked: "Manager Li, do you think the God of Fire will go after the Fire Girl? What is the probability?"

Li Ran said, "Cui Jian, you asked the wrong question. As a bodyguard, you shouldn't have asked this question. No matter who the Fire God wants to attack, the only target you care about is the Fire Girl. For example, you think that the Fire God has a 50% chance of killing 10 members of the Lin family, including children, pregnant women and other people who should be protected. At the same time, the Fire God has a 50% chance of killing the Fire Girl. At this time, you have two buttons. Press the green button to protect the 10 members of the Lin family. Press the red button to protect the Fire Girl. Which button would you choose?"

Cui Jian said: "Red."

Li Ran: "That's right, you take money from others and help them get rid of disasters. If you accept this project, this is the karma between you and the Fire Girl, and you have the responsibility and obligation to protect the Fire Girl. You can't transfer the karma between you and the Fire Girl to the karma between you and the Lin family. You have no relationship with the Lin family, no relationship at all. Of course, I'm not saying that you should watch them die without helping, but if the Lin family and the Fire Girl are both in danger, as a bodyguard you should protect the safety of your employer, the Fire Girl. This is professional ethics."

Duanmu asked: "Suppose I find out that my employer wants to kill someone, should I stop him?"

Li Ran replied: "No, you should call the police. As bodyguards, we must respect the law." It's none of your business if your employer kills you, just call the police. If your employer wants to kill you, you can use the right of self-defense.

Duanmu couldn't help rolling his eyes. Cui Jian said, "It smells like a woman." Which good man likes to roll his eyes.

Duanmu refused to give in: "Then stay away from me."

Cui Jian asked, "I like women."

Duanmu was speechless and couldn't continue.

Li Ran knocked on the wall, signaling the two to pay attention: "Sometimes it's not difficult to find a bomb, but the hard part is to escape after finding it. If possible, you can let the Lin family bodyguards..." He glanced at Lin Chen.

Lin Chen looked at his nose with his eyes, and his heart with his nose, pretending not to hear.

Li Ran coughed and felt that he had said too much. Cui Jian and Duanmu were both experienced and wise men. How could they risk their lives for their employer?
Lin Chen said: "Manager Li, from what you said, it's easy to find the bomb."

Li Ran thought for a while: "It depends on the opponent's level. The level of a blasting expert is not measured by the explosive equivalent or lethality. Take the elevator bomb that killed Huozi as an example. If it was not a directional bomb, the power of the bomb would be released from the elevator shaft, and the three people in the elevator might not all die. The capsule bomb that killed Huofu and the ball bomb that killed Huomu all show that Huoshen is a criminal master. He can accurately control the explosive equivalent and disguise the explosives. All three bombs achieved their goals. Everything shows that he is not only calculating, but also a master who is proficient in technology. To be honest, such a person is difficult to deal with. He can calmly set traps one after another. For us, every trap is a gate to hell."

Cui Jian said something Li Ran didn't say: "If you walk by the river often, you will get your feet wet. Sooner or later, we will not pay attention and get blown away."

Li Ran pretended not to hear and said to Lin Chen, "The God of Fire must have demands, but he has not made his demands public. He may not want to create any more public events. I suggest you talk to the people in power in the Lin family. It's scary when this kind of person goes crazy. Moreover, after so many years, all the hatred and grudges should be over. The scariest thing is that he does not hate the Lin family, but regards something as his duty and responsibility. Such a God of Fire has a very clear mind and will not have any emotional fluctuations." Lin Chen nodded: "I will contact my brother." Her brother is Old Man Lin.

Li Ran saw that Lin Chen was sincere but didn't take it to heart, so he said, "When a common man gets angry, blood will splatter five steps. Qi Sha, who hasn't received a salary for several years, was able to wipe out a billionaire with a total net worth of over one trillion dollars in the past few years. This matter is more serious than you think. He is barefoot and is not afraid of you who are wearing shoes, and you have to bet on whether the police or bodyguards catch him first, or he takes action first."

Before Lin Chen could answer, Duanmu said, "I think what the Lin family meant is that the Fire Girl is not worth much. With her in front to prevent disasters, it will not be the Lin family's turn to show their trump card for a while."

Li Ran didn't expect these twists and turns. After thinking about it, he felt that it made sense and said, "If you perform well and make the God of Fire unable to find any trace, then the God of Fire can only attack other members of the Lin family. As I said before, the God of Fire is a rational opponent without hatred. Such a person will not be obsessed with one goal."

……

A day and a half passed in a flash. With Lin Chen as an activist, Duanmu and Cui Jian continued to slack off as usual.

On the day of Huo's father's funeral, the four of them went to the Lin Family Manor and arrived at the Lin Family Manor at 8:40. Following the instructions of the housekeeper, Lin Chen turned the car around and parked it on the side of the road. After the car stopped, someone came forward to hang white flowers, and the owner of the car, Duanmu, looked extremely uncomfortable.

Cui Jian and Lin Chen accompanied the Fire Girl to change into mourning clothes. Cui Jian discovered the advanced bomb disposal vehicle at the scene. The staff took something like a vacuum cleaner into the mourning hall, turned on the switch to inhale the gas, analyzed the gas molecules, and confirmed that there were no explosive molecules. The bomb disposal vehicle checked every car and placed a detection device at the threshold of the mourning hall.

The mourning hall was set up in the main hall of the Presbyterian Church. Outside the Presbyterian Church was a square of more than 20 square meters, where dozens of Lin family members were standing. They were all adults, because the head of the Lin family bodyguards was worried that children would be exploited, and parents did not want their children to appear here on school days. Seventy percent of the dozens of people were young people aged 50-, and more than a dozen elders of the Presbyterian Church were basically present.

In order to avoid affecting external expansion, the funeral was not open to the public. Huofu's partners only sent wreaths. Hundreds of wreaths were arranged in two rows, like a road.

At 9 o'clock, the fire woman in mourning clothes kneeled at the door of the mourning hall, and the guests lined up to enter the mourning hall to bid farewell to the body. When the guests left the mourning hall, the fire woman kowtowed to express her gratitude one by one according to the arrangement of the relatives. Guests with close relationships would squat and communicate with the fire woman. The funeral was carried out slowly.

Following the resounding voice of the presiding elder, the fire girl took the portrait and left first, and six strong young men lifted the coffin together, walked down the steps, and sent the coffin to the square. Next, the presiding elder read the eulogy, and after reading the eulogy, the peers and juniors kowtowed, and the coffin was sent to the hearse.

Cui Jian stood outside the enclosure and watched quietly. He had not found Assistant Yana, but only saw Fire Father's housekeeper and other staff standing outside the enclosure, looking sad. Cui Jian took a few steps forward, grabbed the Fire Girl who was about to kneel, and quietly pulled her back. After pulling her for more than ten meters, he let her kneel down.

Since there was no agreed upon distance, although everyone felt that the Fire Girl was too far away from the coffin, no one cared.

The airflow from the bomb disposal vehicle spread out and was sucked into the machine, making a slightly loud noise, interrupting the elder's eulogy. The elder waited for the bomb disposal vehicle to finish its work and shouted, "Open the coffin."

Everyone knelt down and set off firecrackers. The young men lifted the coffin, and then it exploded, and a bright light rose from the coffin. Unlike ordinary explosions, the explosion was not loud, but it was accompanied by a strong bright light. Cui Jian was prepared. He fell down in an instant and pressed the fire girl under him, with his right hand around his head.

Lin Chen and Duanmu were more than ten meters farther away than Cui Jian and were checking the territory of the following vehicle.

Cui Jian's eyes were filled with whiteness, and he heard someone shouting from the coffin: "I'm blind, I can't see anything, help me."

"XX, where are you? Don't be afraid."

"Everyone please don't run around, there won't be any trampling."

Cui Jian felt the fire girl moving under him and said, "Don't move. Lie down and pretend to be dead first."

The fire girl obediently stopped struggling.

There were wailing sounds around the coffin. It sounded like the casualties were not serious, but Cui Jian still did not move. He heard the sound of wheels rolling over small stones. A car was coming from a distance. Cui Jian could barely see some outlines with his eyes. There were some lines in the white world. These were the outlines of various buildings and scenery.

Cui Jian held the fire girl with his left hand and stood up, running in the direction of his memory. Soon he brushed past a car and fell to the ground. He did not stop, holding the fire girl and rolling to the right four times until his body hit the fence of green plants.

Three seconds later, the real bomb exploded. An unmanned car carrying a conventional bomb crashed into the coffin, and the bomb inside exploded. Cui Jian could feel the shock wave blowing through the concrete fence above his head, breaking the green trees planted in the fence.

Then things started falling, including wood, small stones, body tissue, and sticky blood.

After Cui Jian regained 60% of his vision, he drew his gun and stood up.

The explosion happened 35 meters away from him, and the scene was like purgatory. Blood and broken limbs were everywhere. The worst-hit were not the people kneeling, as they were very close and died instantly without any pain in the explosion. The worst-hit were the members of the Presbyterian Church and some elders who were standing about 20 meters away.

At least half of them are still alive, but have to accept their own mortality.

A little further away were the hired workers, fifty meters away. Some of them had also died, but judging by the situation, most of them should be able to be saved.

There are two killing points of explosions: fragments and shock waves. Fragments are very deadly, but the disadvantage is that they are easily blocked and lack penetration. This explosion equivalent is not enough for the shock wave to directly crush a human body dozens of meters away, but it may cause various internal injuries, such as spleen damage.

Duanmu shouted, "Cui Jian, Cui Jian, if you are not dead, come and help."

Cui Jian did not move. He held the Fire Girl's head with one hand and patrolled the scene with a gun in the other. After confirming that the scene was safe, he pulled the Fire Girl back to Duanmu's side.

(End of this chapter)