Chapter 44 Burn Incense
Chapter 44 Burn Incense
After coming out of Mayor Chang's house, it was already completely dark. Facing the cool night wind, I
let out a long breath. It was too much pressure to stay with Mayor Chang.
I felt a sense of freedom coming out of his house.
But was I really free? God knows.
I did not go home directly, but drove the car to Grace’s cemetery. A ray of moonlight was slanting in
Grace’s picture, she seemed to be smiling at me.
I sighed, squatted down and gently stroked the cold tombstone, whispered, “Grace, I'm sorry, I didn't
give you revenge this time. Housin is still free, but you rest assured, sooner or later that beast will knee
in front of you to repent. I hope you in heaven will forgive me about my decision."
The Grace on the picture was still smiling at me.
My nose was so sour that I rubbed my eyes with my hand and continued, “Today I recognize Mayor
Chang as my godfather. I know he is trying to use me, but I have no choice but to be the godson in
order to take avenge for you. Grace, if you were alive, would you look down on me and stop me to do
so?"
"We talked a lot. He asked me..."
I told everything to Grace. Mayor Chang said these words are not allowed to say to anyone, but Grace
was death.
After talking with Grace, my heart felt comfortable, and I directly drove car back to Ben’s villa.
Ben’s friends were not there, only Ben and Sabina in the big villa. Ben was lying on sofa to watch TV.
Sabina was taking her knife to carve on a piece of wood. There were a few small animals already
carved on the tea table beside her, which were lively and vivid.
Ben greeted to me, “Justin, you are back. How is it, why did Mayor Chang find you?"
I sat opposite him on the sofa and said slightly, “He said that he wanted to recognize me to be his god
son.” “What!” Ben stood up from the sofa, with a face of joy.
I said feebly, “He said he wanted me to be his god son, and I agreed."
Ben was stunned for two seconds and suddenly laughed, shouting, “Great, with Mayor Chang, no one
still dare to fight with us in S city.”
I looked at him without saying anything, but I made up my mind that if anything happen, I would take
the responsibility. It would be hard to say whether Mayor Chang and Jacob Jiang would win.
Ben wanted to drink when he was happy. He pulled me to drink a bottle of white wine again, and then
he lied on the sofa and fell asleep.
After the rest of the night, I'm as fresh as a dog.
Looking at the sunny world outside, I felt a surge of pride in my heart. No matter how dangerous the
future was, I must be brave to face it.
At noon I again received a call from mayor's secretary. He said that the mayor wanted to go to Xiang
Mountain temple to burn incense on the 15th day of this month, and asked me to go together. I
hurriedly said to Secretary Liu, “Don't worry, I will drive to the mayor's home to pick him up in advance."
Secretary Liu said with a smile, “Don't forget me when you get rich."
I gently said, “I won’t, you and the mayor are a great help in my life, I will repay you well in the future.”
Secretary Liu smiled, “Well, don't say that. Don’t refuse me if I ask you for help. I would ask mayor if he Belongs to (N)ôvel/Drama.Org.
would like you to pick him up."
I hurriedly said, “Thank you. I will do things well once you asked me."
Secretary Liu chuckled and hung up the phone without a word.
About a minute later, the phone rang again, saying that the mayor had asked me to drive down to his
building at 10 a.m. on the 15th and wait for him. Of course, I said yes.
It was sunny on the 15th day, I drove my car to Mayor Chang's house. I was surprised that secretary
Liu came earlier than I. I hurriedly ran to him and asked, “Secretary Liu, isn’t me to drive the mayor to
the temple?"
Secretary Liu smiled and said, "Yes, but I have to come. I am 24 hours on call a day, just like the
shadow of the mayor."
While we were talking, Mrs. Chang and Mayor Chang walked out. When she saw me, she said to me
happily, “Justin, you are handsome today.”
I hurriedly ran to her and helped Mrs. Chang, and said with a smile, “God mother, you look good too.
This cheongsam looks good on you.”
Mrs. Chang was happy after hearing my words, said with a smile, “You spoke sweetly, I am old, but you
phrased me.”
I smiled, did not answer, turned to ask Mayor Chang, “Godfather, shall we leave now?"
Mayor Chang nodded dignifiedly, I quickly ran to open the door and said, “Godfather, godmother please
get in the car."
Secretary Liu's car led the way in front, and my car followed slowly behind. From time to time, I chatted
with Mayor Chang and his wife. The distance between us was unconsciously closed a lot.
Xiang Mountain was full of osmanthus trees, which would bloom in this time. The fragrance could be
smelt at the foot of the mountain, probably it was the reason it was named.
By the time we arrived, there had been more than a dozen luxury cars parked at the foot of the
mountain, and a large number of men and women dressed in expensive clothes were gathering
together to chat. As soon as they saw our car stopped, a swarm of people rushed over, which shocked
me and immediately stopped in front of Mayor Chang.
Secretary Liu whispered in my ear, "Don't be nervous, they are all businessmen in S city. They heard
that the mayor was coming to burn incense today, so they come over and join in the excitement."
"Oh." Then it dawned on me that they wanted to have a closer relationship with the mayor.
Mayor Chang winked at Secretary Liu, who immediately stepped in front of the group and said, "What
do you want to do?"
The men stopped and a paunchy guy stood out with a flattering smile on his face and said, "Secretary
Liu, I am Dazhu Wang. Don't you know me? We, we are a group to visit, did not expect to meet Mayor
Chang. What a coincidence."
Secretary Liu smiled and said, “Oh, so it is. Mayor Chang wants to go to the temple to burn incense, we
can go together."
They crowded around us and greeted the mayor warmly. The common feature was that they must bring
the name of their company when introducing themselves. For example, “I am Li XX from Chaoyang
Technology Co., Ltd.” in order to give the mayor a deeper impression.
The mayor nodded, then the big fat man who had talked earlier pushed his way into Mrs. Chang's face
and said with a smile, "Oh, Mrs. Chang, you look good today. Your bag looks quite heavy, or I'll help
you carry it.'
Mrs. Chang, however, did not appreciate it. "No," she said faintly, "It is all right to have my god son to
carry my bag."