My Livestreaming Metaphysics & Gossip Became an Internet Sensation Ch. 54

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The beads were a pure, deep black, polished to a perfect shine. They even had a faint metallic gleam.

Each bead was smooth and full, all identical in size, and under the light, they emitted a subtle golden shimmer.

Jiang Yiqing recognized it at first glance—this was Black Gold Wood*.

(*"Black Gold Wood" refers to a highly prized and rare type of fossilized wood, often called the "tree within a tree." It is mostly found in the forest regions near the Laos border in northwestern Thailand.)

And not the ordinary kind used for furniture.

This type of tree was incredibly rare, and Black Gold Wood was as hard as regular metal, yet it couldn't be melted or forged like metal could.

To make a bead bracelet like this, each bead had to be painstakingly ground down bit by bit. The difficulty of crafting it was unimaginable.

Black Gold Wood was also a favorite among metaphysical practitioners, as it could ward off evil spirits and avoid bad luck. Of course, what attracted Jiang Yiqing wasn't this; after all, any evil spirit with eyes would avoid Jiang Yiqing.

But Black Gold Wood had another use, which was that it could form a small independent space. For example, before, Jiang Yiqing had been worried about finding something that would allow the pig spirit to stay inside when he went out. Otherwise, he'd always have to draw talismans for it, which Jiang Yiqing found troublesome.

But with Black Gold Wood, he didn't have to worry about that anymore—it had this function built in.

So, this gift from Wen Xiuyan could be said to have hit Jiang Yiqing right in the heart. He couldn't even bring himself to refuse.

The man in the black suit, who was good at reading the room, immediately said, "Master Jiang, President Wen insists that you accept it."

"This thing on him..."

The man in the black suit quickly responded, "President Wen already has one."

Jiang Yiqing: "..."

Listen, for a moment, he almost thought Black Gold Wood was something you could wholesale for 9.9.

Tears of gratitude welled up at the corner of Jiang Yiqing's mouth. He coughed lightly and finally accepted the gift. "Please thank Xiuyan for me... Actually, I'll tell him later."

The man in the black suit nodded. "Then I won't disturb you further."

Jiang Yiqing took out the Black Gold Wood bracelet from the box, shamelessly touched it, then cleared his throat and, although no one was around to see, put it on his wrist with a casual air.

The beads weren't too many, just enough to fit perfectly.

Jiang Yiqing smiled faintly, calling the pig spirit over. "Come here, you're finally getting some finer stuff."

Pig spirit: "..."

Before it could complain about humans, it was distracted by the Black Gold Wood on Jiang Yiqing's wrist. Jiang Yiqing reached out, but before he could speak, the pig spirit had already burrowed into the Black Gold Wood.

Jiang Yiqing lowered his head, watching one of the beads morph into a pig's head shape. His lips twitched.

Almost forgot, Black Gold Wood had this function too.

What would it look like to wear a bracelet with a pig's head bead on it? Jiang Yiqing called the Pig Spirit out, but this little guy was a master of shirking responsibility, refusing to come out. Jiang Yiqing couldn't be bothered to argue and simply moved the pig-head bead to another spot, covering it with his wrist.

Hmm, now it looked a little more pleasing.

After all, when you accept someone's gift, you have to show appreciation. Jiang Yiqing adjusted his angle, took a photo of his wrist, and sent it to Wen Xiuyan: "Thanks for the gift, Boss Wen."

Meanwhile, Wen Xiuyan had already heard from the man in the black suit that Jiang Yiqing had accepted the gift.

He was right—Yiqing really did like it.

Other things were too tacky, and Wen Xiuyan had spent a long time picking before he reluctantly decided that Black Gold Wood was the right choice for Jiang Yiqing.

Not long after, Wen Xiuyan received a message from Jiang Yiqing. First, he saw the message, and his lips curled into a smile. He replied in kind, using the same title as Jiang Yiqing: "I'm glad you like it, Master Jiang."

Then he opened the image Jiang Yiqing had sent.

The Black Gold wood beads on Jiang Yiqing's wrist looked perfectly matched, with the contrasting colors making his wrist appear like beautiful, flawless white jade, almost fragile and delicate.

However, Wen Xiuyan was clear that these two words had nothing to do with Jiang Yiqing. The young man was tough and dazzling.

Wen Xiuyan could feel that Jiang Yiqing was in a good mood tonight, because his singing carried a bit of cheerfulness. He smiled, closed his eyes in peace.

Looks like the gift was a good choice this time.

Based on the clues from back then, the police carefully verified and confirmed that Xu Fang and Xu Faxi were indeed members of the human trafficking gang from that year.

Although the police had severely cracked down on that gang back then, some people managed to escape. The good news was that the leaders and main figures had already faced justice.

However, the ones who got away still made the old police officers feel regret. They never gave up on the investigation all these years, but unfortunately, since the gang members were scattered after the leader was caught, the difficulty of investigation greatly increased, and after all these years, there was still no breakthrough.

To their surprise, a breakthrough came this time. The retired old cops heard the news and all applied to return to investigate.

After all, they were the ones who understood what happened back then the best. The leadership thought it over and agreed.

With Xu Fang and Xu Faxi as a breakthrough, the police began capturing members of the criminal gang one by one. Sadly, some of them had already died and couldn't face punishment anymore.

But no matter what, the justice for these people gave those who were forcibly separated from their families some kind of closure.

Although Xu Fang and Xu Faxi weren't core members, they had trafficked dozens of children.

The ridiculous part was, they didn't even remember who the children they trafficked were. They only recalled after the police reminded them. But the pain of those families who had their children stolen couldn't be forgotten like them, with time.

"It's confirmed, Xu Xiang was also trafficked. This couple completely forgot where they had taken him from." A police officer sighed, looking at Xu Xiang, who was sitting expressionless in the chair. For a moment, he didn't know what to say.

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