Dating the Strongest Boss

Chapter 21

“Look at this news!” Wang Xing’s dark circles were a bit heavy. She turned her phone so that the group could see the contents clearly.

“This kind of case happened as early as 7 years ago. A woman claimed to foresee the future. When she got off the plane before it took flight, she brought an entire row of relatives who were planning to go to other places. And the plane hadn’t been in the air for more than ten minutes before it exploded and disintegrated! The survivors died one by one. This incident caught a lot of people’s attention at that time! Supposedly, there was a 12-year-old who managed to live!” Wang Xing briefly summarized the details as her eyes widened.

Since someone lived in the end, did that mean they didn’t necessarily have to die?

Liang Jing took the phone and more or less scanned through the whole article. He grew a little excited as well.

There were quite a few old photos in the article, but most of them were cut from surveillance videos. They weren’t very clear at all.

The last one was a photo of the boy who survived. He was expressionless, and he wore an extremely loose white T-shirt. It didn’t really fit him. A very fat woman tightly clutched his wrist, and she fixed her eyes on him. She seemed to be afraid that the other party would walk away and get lost!

Perhaps because his clothes were very large, the tattoo on the boy’s shoulder blade was exposed. However, its pattern couldn’t be discerned.

Yuan Zhong also reached for the phone. He frowned as he said, “But it doesn’t say what happened to the boy afterwards! What if he’s already dead?”

The atmosphere suddenly tensed.

Xiao Chen was standing behind Yuan Zhong. Yuan Zhong thought he also wanted to look at the phone, so he soon handed it over.

Xiao Chen flipped through the contents of the news with an indifferent expression. When he saw the last photo, he couldn’t help but squint. His hand unconsciously moved to his shoulder blade.

Seven years ago...

He was 12 years old.

He would always remember this woman. She died right in front of him. He witnessed the whole process of a woman being hit by a car! And he just stood beside the road, watching everything motionlessly. There weren’t any fluctuations in his heart.

That woman was a human traff/icker.

Later, he met that man.

In this world, there were never such things as precognitive dreams. There was no rebirth as well. It was only when the person the god of death wanted to protect was in danger, that he would weave a nightmare and send it to a survivor’s brain. He did that so they could bring the person he treasured away.

This was the case seven years ago, and it continued all the way to the present.

“Could it actually be that we can only find a scapegoat?” Wang Xing broke down. “How can I dare to kill someone?”

She really didn’t want to die!

Xiao Chen observed everyone’s desperate faces. He didn’t have the slightest bit of emotion as he lifted the corner of his mouth. “For a scape/goat, you don’t necessarily have to do the dirty work with your own hands.”

All the people in the room raised their heads and stared at Xiao Chen. There was a complicated look in their eyes. Although Xiao Chen appeared the same as usual, every time he said something, he would make them feel shocked. They wouldn’t be able to digest his words for a while.

But they already mostly believed in what he was saying. When he mentioned that he had some idea, they involuntarily held their breath.

“Have you guys heard of Kuman Thong?” Xiao Chen shrugged. “In Southeast Asia, especially Thailand, it is rather prevalent. It’s a kind of protector god similar to the Buddha.”

Everyone stared at him doubtfully.

Xiao Chen snorted. “Commonly known as raising a child ghost.”

“It can keep people safe, help people get rich, and save your life when necessary!” Xiao Chen lowered his gaze. “I also heard that by using this method, sin and death can be grafted onto another person. As long as you believe in it, it can help you acquire a scapegoat!”

Wang Xing and Liang Jing looked at each other and swallowed.

“But isn’t this method very dangerous?” Wang Xing brought forward her own question. “Will there be any backlash against us?”

Xiao Chen turned towards Wang Xing and said calmly, “Danger is danger, but at least it’s better than waiting to die.”

“Not to mention, you only need to treat Kuman Thong well, like it’s your own child. This method will definitely be foolproof.”

A bit of maliciousness that was hard to detect flickered across Xiao Chen’s eyes.

Wang Xing frowned.

As her own child? How could she do that? That was too disgusting!

“Remember, raising a Kuman Thong requires a lot of attention. You must remember what I’m about to tell you! Elephants in Thailand are very sacred! Therefore, the people who wish to ask something of Kuman Thong must not have any ivory products. Wild animal products also can’t be used or eaten......” The man handed the Kuman Thong, which had the appearance of a golden boy, to Wang Xing.

Wang Xing nodded carelessly, and her heart was in a mess. This man was from Thailand, and he was the daigou boss she found after exhausting a lot of effort.

“And you have to remember to provide for it and sincerely worship it every day. The most basic thing you can give is clean water, and you can use snacks for food. But you can’t use raw meat, you...” The man seemed to want to say more, but Wang Xing was really too frightened. Besides, the man himself wasn’t that religious, and he couldn’t bring himself to enjoy this kind of thing.

“Alright, alright, I know! I will search online if I have a question. This is the money for the Kuman Thong!” Wang Xing immediately planned to interrupt the man in the middle of his words. She tossed a black bag filled with money to him, and then hurriedly walked away.

The man sighed as he watched Wang Xing leave.

The person raising the Kuman Thong couldn’t say they bought it. They could only say that they were inviting it.

And...

The person raising the Kuman Thong had to have a kind-hearted temperament. Otherwise, there would be a good chance of backlash.

What a pity!

The man shook his head, collected the money, and left as well.

“Why did you become the god of death?” Xiao Chen began to trace the man’s face with his index finger, staring attentively at him.

“Born like this.” The man adjusted Xiao Chen’s sitting posture so that he could lie down more comfortably.

Asking that was like asking a person why they were a person, asking a woman why they were a woman, and asking a man why they were a man.

Xiao Chen continued. “Will I die?”

The man was silent. His voice was hoarse as he said, “I won’t let you die.”

Xiao Chen smiled. “But one day, I will die. When I’m old and ugly, when my body fails me, there will be countless other cute boys. You will definitely not like me! At that time, I will still die.”

The man caressed the child’s hand, which was on his shoulder blade. He met Xiao Chen’s eyes. “There is no one else.” He paused, adding, “If you die, I will die with you.”

Everything had set laws. In good words, that meant he was in charge of the life and death of others. In bad words, that meant he only was the punisher for the people that had to go to hell. At the end of the day, this child would still die, even if he was the god of death.

He was reluctant and unwilling.

Xiao Chen’s eyelids jumped, and he rested his head on the man’s shoulder. He seemingly casually said, “You can’t lie to me.”

T/N: I’ll explain what’s going on for anyone that’s still confused. Basically, Xiao Chen was supposed to die when he was born, but he managed to escape death. That’s why he always encounters these dangerous situations. And the god of death (Xu Sheng) can’t override the world’s laws, so he can only have other people take Xiao Chen away to save him. For the plane incident, I guess Xu Sheng realized it was going to explode, so he manipulated one of Xiao Chen’s aunts. And since all or most of his relatives died, Xiao Chen was taken by a human trafficker. Well, you guys all know what happened to that person. This is the story of how Xiao Chen ended up in the orphanage. At least from what I remember. My memory is pretty bad.

Also, I just found out that one of my favorite raw novels was translated and is now really hated on NU. More love to slag gongs and abuse wen please! (Ｔ▽Ｔ)

Kuman Thong: elaboration

Kuman Thong is a household divinity from Thai folk religion, as well as mainstream Buddhism in a way (the idea of Kuman Thong is derived from the Four Kumaras). It is believed to bring luck and fortune to the owner if properly revered. Traditional Kuman Thong practices are a form of necromancy. The corpses were obtained from actual fetuses of stillborn children. Witch doctors were said to have the power to revive these stillborn babies, adopt them as their children, and use them to help. But nowadays, statues are used instead for Kuman Thong.