Chapter 92 - 92 92 Bad

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92: Chapter 92: Bad 92: Chapter 92: Bad Bai Hongcai was infuriated upon hearing his confidant speak like this; he was so angry that he could barely catch his breath and lashed out at Ren Youtian, “Are you really a pig? Such an idiot! A fool! Do you not know that we need to give kickbacks for these items to enter our Cooperative? Do you not know who issues your money? That man surnamed Xiao came to me with ten thousand, and I did not agree! And now, look! Without spending a cent, he sold everything! And you, the fool, actually went and bought it, and even said it’s good! Do you want to tell everyone that his goods are good and that our Cooperative only sells kick-back reliant junk?” Ren Youtian’s face showed embarrassment, realizing that his boss was truly angry. Somewhat intimidated, he asked, “Then... then... what should we do?” “Humph!” Bai Hongcai, slapping the armrest of the sofa, said, “This Xiao Fang, having tasted sweetness, will definitely not stop here; he will surely strike again!” “Are you saying Xiao Fang will still come to our Taiping Town to sell?” asked Ren Youtian to his boss, truly considering buying more pairs next time to have different ones to wear, as the canvas shoes sold at their own Cooperative wore out in less than three months on muddy roads. “This Xiao Fang will definitely come again to sell, but it might not be in our Taiping Town, it could be East Town or West River Town. In any case, we cannot let him continue to disrupt! Otherwise, our Cooperative’s canvas shoes won’t sell! Without sales, who in the future would come to us? Who would we get kickbacks from?” Bai Hongcai said to Ren Youtian, never having imagined that this previously submissive Xiao Fang would actually be so capable, a dangerous sign that he must suppress Xiao Fang’s actions. “Yes, yes, yes...you’re absolutely right, but what should we do?” Ren Youtian had no ideas himself and depended entirely on Bai Hongcai. “Humph! If he has his tricks, I have my ways! Dare to tamper with my interests! I’ll make your deaths gruesome!” Bai Hongcai said with a sinister smile, already having a plan in mind. Three days later, as promised, Xiao Fang and his two friends, along with a large number of canvas shoes, approached Liu Hun. Together, they targeted the market happening the next day in East Town, which was a strong turf of the Lin Family troupe. Liu Hun figured that leveraging the popularity of the Lin Family troupe should attract more people. As Liu Hun and Xiao Fang were bargaining in their act, suddenly a sharp cry from the crowd broke their conversation. “Oh my heavens! My dear mother! How could you die so horribly? How could your death be so unjust! You were cheated by those selling fake goods! Heaven is blind! These people are still cheating others!” A group of burly men carrying a stretcher came up on stage, crying and wailing all the way, instantly drawing everyone’s attention. “What... what are you doing? This is my Lin Family’s stage! Who allowed you up here?” Lin Shanhu said to the men, not really taking them seriously. “Accomplices!” Suddenly a wailing woman stood up and pointedly cursed at Lin Shanhu. “Watch your mouth! Everyone here knows what kind of person my father is and what the Lin Family troupe does! You cannot slander us like this!” Lin Mengmei, still dressed in her Mu Guiying costume, scolded the ranting woman with great authority. “Heavens! The murderer still wants to show off! There’s no law left!” The woman screamed heart-wrenchingly, sobbing and throwing herself on the body on the stretcher. “It has nothing to do with your Lin Family troupe! If you want to preserve your reputation, stay back! This isn’t about you! We’re here for the canvas shoe seller!” said a man with a wart on his face and shifty eyes standing out. Hearing this, Liu Hun instantly knew that these people were either targeting him or Xiao Fang. He quickly stepped forward, grabbed Lin Shanhu, and whispered, “Head Lin, these folks must be here to trouble me; I’ll handle it. You and the disciples of the Lin Family maintain order. There are too many people here, things must not get chaotic; that would be troublesome.” “Alright! Be careful! Call out if you need anything!” Lin Shanhu told Liu Hun, then took Lin Mengmei to the backstage to instruct the Lin Family disciples to spread out and maintain order. “I am the one selling the canvas shoes! What do you want with me?” Liu Hun stepped forward and asked the man with shifty eyes, instantly sensing this man was no good. “I am Li Si’er from the West Street. Just a few days ago, my mother went to the Taiping market and, believing your lies, bought your canvas shoes. After wearing them for just a couple of days,” said Li Si’er, angrily pointing at the person on the stretcher, “my mother passed away! Now, you tell me, how should we deal with this?!” Liu Hun moved closer and observed the person on the stretcher with eyes tightly closed, motionless, which truly resembled a dead person, so he asked Li Si’er, “How many days has your mother been dead?” “She passed away the same night she wore the shoes!” Li Si’er told Liu Hun, “It’s your canvas shoes that killed her! You must compensate!” Upon hearing this, Liu Hun bent down and took a closer look at the body on the stretcher. Li Si’er and the others didn’t seem to care about Liu Hun examining it more closely. Following Li Si’er’s claims, if this old lady indeed had died as described by Li Si’er three days ago, the body would neither have the purple stains of lividity nor emit the stench of human decay without refrigeration or cold storage, which were not available in their small town to preserve a body for three nights without any odorous smell. Liu Hun immediately had a hunch, so he asked Li Si’er, “Li Si’er, on what basis do you say that your mother was killed by the cloth shoes I sold?” Li Si’er glared and suddenly started hopping, yelling loudly, “A perfectly healthy person, why would nothing happen usually, but just wearing the shoes you sold leads to trouble?!” “Spouting rubbish! Either you produce some evidence, or I’ll have to forcefully ask you to leave! Choose for yourself!” Liu Hun said to Li Si’er, his eyes flashing with a fierce light. Terrified, Li Si’er shuddered, steadied his nerves, and then shouted, “Evidence, you say! I’ll show you right now!” He then ran to the feet of the corpse, took off one of the cloth shoes, held it in his hand, and said, “Look! Look! You say it wasn’t this shoe that caused it! Would you dare to wear it? Would you?” Then, he ran to the side of the stage and shouted to the people below, “Who else dares to wear it? The murderous cloth shoes! Whoever wears them will die!” After speaking, he actually threw the shoe into the crowd, and the people immediately scattered, those close by immediately smelled a foul odor coming from the shoe, and the news spread quickly among the crowd. “Why does this cloth shoe smell so foul! It’s just like it was fished out of a cesspool!” “I have never seen such stinky cloth shoes in my life! Could it really be poisonous! Is this getting out of hand?” “It shouldn’t be! Why would the Lin Family troupe deceive people? The smell on the cloth shoes must be the rotting odor of the corpse!” “...” Fortunately, members of the Lin Family troupe and a few women were scattered among the crowd and managed to stabilize the situation just in time. “Is this what you call evidence?” Liu Hun glared at Li Si’er and counter-questioned. Li Si’er, not daring to meet Liu Hun’s gaze, just yelled to the people below, “Everyone has seen it, wearing these cloth shoes brings death, be careful everyone! Don’t be deceived again!” Many in the crowd were swayed by Li Si’er’s instigation, and suspicion began to stir among them; they whispered and discussed in hushed tones. Seeing this situation, Liu Hun knew that if he couldn’t completely eliminate this pest, Li Si’er, he wouldn’t be able to sell his cloth shoes today. So he stepped forward, closed in on Li Si’er, and asked, “Are you saying that wearing these shoes leads to death?” “That...that’s right! Do you dare to wear it?! Show me if you’re so capable! If you wear it today and nothing bad happens, I will kneel down and bow my head in apology! But if you end up dead yourself... Humph! You’ll have to pay compensation!” Li Si’er shouted at Liu Hun. “Alright!” Liu Hun loudly agreed, then said to the people below, “Folks, today I, Liu Hun, will wear these and let everyone see for themselves! Let everyone witness whether the cloth shoes I sell have any issues!” Having said that, Liu Hun walked straight to the stretcher, bent down, and took off the other shoe from the old woman’s foot, immediately a peculiar stink spread; he had smelled the odor of corpses before, and this stench was completely different from the old woman’s body. Li Si’er, with his arms crossed, provocatively looked at Liu Hun and said, “Shoe seller! Try them on today! Wear them if you’re not afraid of death!” “If you’re so capable, just wear them, you murderer!” A sharp-tongued woman lying over the corpse twisted her mouth and fiercely said to Liu Hun. Liu Hun, holding the shoe, walked to the center of the stage and then in front of everyone said, “Folks! Today, I, Liu Hun, will wear these for everyone to see! Let everyone witness whether the cloth shoes I sell have any issues!” People below craned their necks, eagerly pushing towards the stage, eager to see whether this audacious man truly dared to wear the shoes, and pondered whether he might actually die on the stage, which could cause extraordinary turmoil, and could ruin the many years of reputation of the Lin Family troupe. Liu Hun slowly squatted down, one hand holding the shoe, removed from the old woman’s foot. During this process, he caught Li Si’er’s malicious gaze and also noticed the sly smile emerging on the face of the sharp-tongued woman. Just when everyone thought Liu Hun was about to slip the cloth shoe onto himself, suddenly, Liu Hun darted towards Li Si’er. Li Si’er’s smile hadn’t even faded when Liu Hun pulled him to the ground and stripped off the shoe from his left foot. “Everyone watch closely! Let’s see if this shoe can kill someone!” Liu Hun said this and, without giving Li Si’er any chance to speak, directly slipped the cloth shoe onto Li Si’er’s foot, and Qi also surged into Li Si’er’s body.

Chapter 92 - 92 92 Bad

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