Chapter 169 - 169 168 Dark Night with Strong Winds

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169: Chapter 168: Dark Night with Strong Winds 169: Chapter 168: Dark Night with Strong Winds Xiao Yanzi couldn’t hold it any longer and laughed heartily from the bottom of her heart. The more she had been stifled on the podium earlier, the more joyful her laughter was now. Of course, she couldn’t forget that it was all thanks to Liu Hun. She couldn’t help but glance at Liu Hun, feeling a faint warmth on her round bottom as if he had slapped it twice. After the three top experts apologized, they slinked away with their tails between their legs. Meanwhile, the surrounding people, led by Zhou Ji, swarmed towards Liu Hun, pressing him in the center. Some asked questions, some sought thoughts, some requested academic teachings, and some even wanted autographs. These people nearly squashed Liu Hun flat like a photo. Having finally left the county hospital, Bai Nichang was nowhere to be seen; only Chai Hua stayed behind to sign an investment agreement with Xiao Yanzi. Liu Hun worried that if he stayed at the county hospital, he would be dissected by Zhou Ji and others, so he chatted with Chen Qiuya for a while before leaving the hospital to return to Wanbao Village. After informing the entire village about winning a spot at the Yuhua City agricultural exhibition, the whole village bubbled over like boiling water. Good news, of course, had to be shared with everyone; bad news, however, needed to be discussed behind closed doors. “What? What’s this Fruity Chicken thing?” Qin Yue was confused. Clearly, Liu Hun left with two fruit baskets. Why did the agricultural exhibition entry turn into this Fruity Chicken thing? Liu Hun told the women in the house about his trip to the county but naturally skipped over the part with Zhao Mingjie and didn’t mention the hospital events. “This Sun Xing never learns from eating a lesson! He’s rotten to the core! He nearly ruined our plan! What do we do now?” Qin Rou asked Liu Hun worriedly; she hadn’t expected Sun Xing to interfere. At that moment, Bai Lian had an idea and said, “Why don’t we just go to the agricultural exhibition with fruits instead? No one would know anyway.” Liu Hun shook his head and denied it, saying, “No! I registered the details with the County Committee. If we change it in secret, there’s no guarantee Li Tianyang and Secretary Zhou won’t give us a hard time. Besides, when I participated in the selection, I already felt that Fruity Chicken and our village’s fruit combined would achieve a better result.” “But... we don’t have any chicks. Even if we do, how would we get the fruit flavor?” Luo Xiangjun was full of questions. She didn’t know how Liu Hun managed during the competition, but nevertheless, there needed to be chickens first. Cai Yan perked up with excitement. Honestly, she was eager to know how Liu Hun had managed all this — Fruity Chicken?! Having been in biological sciences for so many years, she had never heard of it. To achieve this, she could only think of genetic modification. Liu Hun understood that it was something he had created using his Superpower, and it was definitely unrealistic for mass production in the future. Therefore, it had to be paired with the fruits from Wanbao Village, providing a reason for the so-called Fruity Chicken’s existence. “I have a solid plan for the future; we should take one step at a time and firmly grip each stride! If we don’t have chickens, we’ll raise them! Wanbao Village certainly doesn’t have space, so we’ll raise them in the village ahead!” Liu Hun said to the women around him. It was his plan to develop agriculture in Wanbao Village and livestock farming in the next village. After speaking, Liu Hun turned his gaze towards Cai Yan, who smiled charmingly and said to Liu Hun with her bewitching charm fully on display, “Chicken chicks, eh? No problem!” Although Cai Yan agreed readily enough, Liu Hun still felt that Cai Yan’s smile was too oily! After arranging the chicken-raising matters, Liu Hun let the women in the room go forth and do what they needed to according to his instructions. The last to leave was Qin Yue, who handed Liu Hun a stack of notes and said, “These are what Mao’er brought back from the neighboring village when you were not in the village. He said you would know what it is.” Liu Hun opened the notes and read them one by one. After reading them, he picked up a pen, wrote a note, and asked Qin Yue to pass it to Gou’er. He knew the note would soon reach Li Tou’s hands, and then he could cast a net to catch fish. The evening in the front village became cool and serene as the pollutant-purging plants grew rapidly, no longer filled with the sight of yellow smoke and pervasive stench. Li Tou, supporting himself with a crutch, hobbled step by step from the front of the village towards the inside, but he didn’t head home and instead went to Geng Erzhu’s house. When Geng Erzhu opened the door and saw it was Li Tou, his face became a bit displeased. After all, now everything was centered around Liu Hun, and while Li Tou spouted curses against Liu Hun every day, he also had conflicts with him. But, in the end, he was from the village, so he let Li Tou into the house. Li Tou entered and casually sat next to the table. “Li Tou, if you have something to say, just say it quickly. I still need to cook noodles,” Geng Erzhu said to Li Tou with an obvious expression of impatience on his face. Li Tou smiled with a wide mouth and said, “Am I so unwelcome?” He chuckled, then glanced around the room and asked, “Is there anyone else in your house?” Geng Erzhu sneered and said, “I can’t even support myself, where can I afford to marry a wife? Just waiting for the black pig to be penned!” Li Tou nodded slightly, suddenly lowered his voice, and said to Geng Erzhu, “I’ve come today to tell you something!” “What is it?” Geng Erzhu stared at Li Tou, wondering why he was being so secretive. Li Tou licked his lips with his tongue, scratched his head, and then said, “Liu Erhu and Zhang Daniu are up to something!” “Up to something?! What kind of something?!” Geng Erzhu suddenly became tense, feeling that Li Tou’s words were quite abrupt and rather frightening! “The two of them plan to poison the black pigs! It’s happening these days since the black pigs are about to be penned soon.” Li Tou looked at Geng Erzhu seriously and solemnly. Geng Erzhu shivered all over, seeing Li Tou’s demeanor and tone so serious like he was reporting a case, not like he was joking. After pondering for a while, he said, “How... how do you know? They are from our village; they have invested money. Why would they do that?” Li Tou slowly stood up and said, “For the money! Someone offered more money, and they’re willing to do this! Anyway, I’ve told you, believe it or not is up to you! I didn’t invest in these pigs, so I won’t lose anything!” Saying this, he hobbled away from Geng Erzhu’s house. Geng Erzhu sat on the bench like he had lost his soul, forgetting the noodles and hunger. After a long time of pondering, he indeed felt Li Tou’s words could be true! He might be dim-witted, but he wasn’t stupid! The two paid him five hundred yuan to take over the night watch. Who pays to suffer a loss?! I need to talk to Brother Hun about this! If all the pigs die, I’m done for too! With this in mind, Geng Erzhu hurriedly headed towards Wanbao Village. Half an hour later, Geng Erzhu reported the whole matter to Liu Hun, including the five hundred yuan he received from the two. Only then did he calm down. “You did well! Erzhu, you won’t be short of a share after the black pigs are sold! I know what to do now. Keep it to yourself, don’t let it slip, and don’t do anything. Go back and do what you’re supposed to do! Here’s some money for you!” After Liu Hun spoke to Geng Erzhu, he not only gave back the five hundred yuan Erzhu had returned but also an additional five hundred yuan. Geng Erzhu was immensely grateful, promptly thanking him for a long time only afterwards leaving Liu Hun’s house. As soon as Geng Erzhu left, a disciple from the opera troupe came into Liu Hun’s room. “Speak! Before Geng Erzhu came to me, did he go anywhere else?” Liu Hun asked the disciple. The disciple from the opera troupe honestly reported, “No! I’ve been watching him ever since Li Tou left his house, and he came straight here, nowhere else.” Liu Hun nodded with satisfaction and further said, “Continue to keep an eye on Geng Erzhu during this time. I still don’t trust him completely. If there’s something urgent and you can’t reach me, just go to Li Tou. After all, you’re staying over there with him.” “Yes!” The disciple answered, turned, and followed Geng Erzhu. Indeed, this was one of Liu Hun’s plans, intending to use this incident to test if Geng Erzhu was in league with Liu Erhu and Zhang Daniu and also to test Geng Erzhu’s loyalty. The results left him quite satisfied! At night, Liu Hun had just finished taking a bath in the backyard and was about to go to sleep when he suddenly heard a series of knocks at the door. He quickly went to the door and whispered, “Who?!” “Brother Guan, thank goodness you’re not asleep! It’s me, Li Tou!” Came Li Tou’s voice from outside. Liu Hun’s heart tightened. He quickly opened the door and looked; sure enough, it was Li Tou, and he immediately let him in. “Brother Guan! They’re about to act! Liu Erhu and Zhang Daniu are going to get the poison now! They asked me to go with them, but I made an excuse to visit the toilet just as I left the village and came to inform you!” Li Tou said to Liu Hun, grateful that Liu Hun hadn’t gone to sleep yet, otherwise it would have been too late! Liu Hun hurriedly asked Li Tou, “Where did they go to get it?” “In a courtyard to the west of the town, next to that place that sells fabric!” Li Tou hastily relayed everything he knew to Liu Hun. Liu Hun immediately formed a plan in his mind and quickly said to Li Tou, “Li Tou, go back to the front village, act as if nothing happened! But make sure to keep an eye on the black pigs! Under no circumstances can they be harmed!” “Got it!” Li Tou answered, stopped pretending to be lame, and quickly rushed back to the front village. After Li Tou vanished from his sight, Liu Hun gathered Qi into his legs and as swiftly as the wind headed towards the west side of Taiping Town. The rural town at night wasn’t like the brilliantly lit big cities, not a spot around was bright; on a moonless night, it especially encapsulated the essence of the phrase “pitch-dark.” Liu Hun moved like the wind all the way to the big courtyard at the west end of Taiping Town, near the fabric store, watching as Liu Erhu and Zhang Daniu entered with torches. Noting the over two meters high wall all around, Liu Hun shrank his body slightly, transferred Qi to his feet, and with a spring-like leap, bounded over the wall and followed the light of the torch nearby.

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