CHAPTER 501: CHAPTER 465: UNINVITED GUEST

Mountain Eagle didn’t realize that Butcher had unwittingly done a big favor...

Despite his inconvenience in moving, he still insisted on stewing a pot of nourishing fish porridge and frying dozens of eggs on the side.

Watching the radiant Daria bustling around him nonstop, Mountain Eagle said impatiently, "With all this free time, go move the dog food out. Balang and the others worked hard all night. It’s your job to give them extra meals..."

Daria, as if her ears weren’t working properly, smiled, nodded, and said, "Got it, I’ll wake the kids up right away..."

Mountain Eagle watched Daria happily dash into the tent, then, with a frown, turned to Butcher beside him and asked, "What did I just say?"

Butcher shrugged and began frying a steak, saying, "Boss, the new people will arrive at 5 pm. I’ll run some necessary tests on them, then decide if we should keep them.

Pigeon has already gone to rest, and at the same time, the patrol dogs also need to be scheduled for breaks..."

Mountain Eagle, staring at Butcher who was not addressing his question, pinched the bridge of his nose and murmured to himself, "Is my brain malfunctioning?"

Just when Mountain Eagle was feeling a bit self-doubting due to the odd behavior of Butcher and Daria, a little figure darted out of the tent and hugged his neck tightly...

"Daddy, Fist peed on the toilet seat and got it wet. I just scolded him a bit, and now he’s acting like he’s on fire..."

Enduring the soreness in his body, Mountain Eagle turned his head to clear off a ball of fluff, then sighed while looking at Luna grinning at him, and said, "Fist probably can’t understand too complicated words. Could it be because you barged in on him peeing, and he felt embarrassed?"

Luna, eyes wide with curiosity, said, "Embarrassed?"

As she spoke, as if she had some great epiphany, Luna hopped and skipped back into the tent, shouting, "Zack, Fist isn’t angry; he’s embarrassed.

Ha-ha, we all sit down to pee so the toilet won’t get dirty. Fist can’t do that, so he’s embarrassed."

Luna’s nonsensical talk made Mountain Eagle turn his head back in surprise. Zack, with an aura of a little rascal all around him, seemed to show no particular reaction as if sitting down to pee was normal.

Of course, it really is more convenient for cleaning...

The people in the lab probably don’t care whether these kids are boys or girls. These kids used to wear diapers overnight, only being allowed to sit to pee doesn’t seem too out of the ordinary.

But in defense of his son’s dignity and habits, Mountain Eagle called out to Zack, "Hey, Zack, we’re men, and men should pee standing up.

Ever seen how animals mark their territory? The farther a man can pee, the larger his territory will be."

With that, Mountain Eagle looked at Zack’s astonished face, pushed Butcher beside him hard, and said, "Don’t believe me? Ask Butcher if it’s true that the farther a man can pee, the more impressive he is?"

Butcher paused for a moment as if recalling something, then nodded, "Yes, men all stand when they pee. The farther you pee, the more impressive it is!"

Zack seemed to suddenly understand something as he widened his eyes and said, "I get it now. Fist dirtied the toilet so that no one else could use it, and that made it his territory."

Mountain Eagle, taken aback by the choke, then smacked his lips and thought for a moment before saying, "You make some sense, but as the big brother, to ensure that your younger siblings can use the toilet, you’re in charge of cleaning it.

And from now on, you need to stand while peeing, too!"

Saying this, Mountain Eagle looked at the six or seven-year-old Zack, whose muscle definition was already clear, and seriously added, "Listen to me, I’m a man too, and standing to pee suits a true man’s temperament!

It doesn’t matter if you make a mess; that only means I’ve been here!"

After finishing, Mountain Eagle struggled to his feet, rescuing Yue Yi from Luna’s clutches with a disheartened look...

Seeing the swelling on his head that hadn’t gone down yet, Mountain Eagle said with a smile, "Don’t worry, you’re normal, just like me..."

Yue Yi, looking distressed, said, "Dad, I don’t understand what they’re saying, but I feel like I understand their meaning...

Luna is mocking me, I want to hit her, but she’s too strong for me!"

Mountain Eagle laughed heartily, clutching his waist, and said, "Then you have to try harder. Just hang in there a little longer, and you’ll not only understand their meaning but also comprehend their words.

But with fights, boys are surely at a disadvantage when they’re young...

If you can’t win, just bear with it. If you can’t bear it, resist. If you can’t resist, just wait until you grow up, ha-ha..."

Yue Yi probably couldn’t grasp his father’s teasing and lamented with a gloomy face, "Getting beaten up isn’t nice..."

Mountain Eagle, watching his son’s silly look, laughed back and forth, intermittently clutching his waist and exclaiming ’ow, ow’.

Seeing Yue Yi puffing up his cheeks and angrily staring at him, he handed the child a small fan and pulled him to the side of the stove, saying, "Fan the flames, we can eat in a few minutes.

This fish was just caught this morning; it’s definitely going to taste great!"

Yue Yi sniffed near the clay pot and said, "It smells good, Dad. Mom never makes porridge for me.

When Grandma was sick, no one cooked, and Mom’s cooking is bad; it only made Grandma sicker."

Mountain Eagle, listening, continued stirring the blooming rice porridge while smiling, "It’s not that exaggerated. Your mom’s cooking is mediocre, but still edible.

The braised pork your mom makes is actually delicious..."

Upon hearing about braised pork, Yue Yi trembled as if struck by a needle, saying, "Grandpa said, my mom’s braised pork could kill the pigs with anger..."

Mountain Eagle paused, asking, "What do you mean?"

Yue Yi’s little face drooped, imitating his grandfather’s stern expression, he said solemnly, "After eating that braised pork, I realized those pigs died too unjustly!"

Mountain Eagle listened, pinched the bridge of his nose, trying to hold back, but eventually couldn’t resist. He burst into laughter, sliding down from the stool onto the ground...

Yue Yi, looking at his father’s antics, grinned and said, "Dad, from now on, you should cook for me. I’m fine with just fish and vegetables. Mom doesn’t like to add salt to the food...

Grandpa has been frowning every day. Mom keeps scolding him, and now he sneaks out to eat at night but doesn’t dare to take me with him."

Mountain Eagle sat on the ground, gasping for air and said with a laugh, "What about your grandma, how is her health now?"

Yue Yi spread his hands like a little grown-up and said, "They always quarrel. Every time they argue, grandpa will take me out to eat.

Grandpa always gets scolded, and now he doesn’t dare to take me out anymore..."

Seeing his son lingering on the topic of ’food,’ Mountain Eagle sighed and said, "Without you, this home would fall apart!"

He then took out several lunch boxes and said, "Go, call the others to come eat breakfast...

I sprinkled salt and black pepper on the fried eggs; you’ll definitely like it!"

Just as a group of children were joyfully gathering for breakfast, Balang, who was resting, suddenly stood up and barked towards the direction of the pier...

Mountain Eagle looked at Butcher and Pigeon, who were on high alert, and said, "Take up arms..."

Then to Daria, who also wanted to arm herself, Mountain Eagle said, "Stay with the children, don’t let them run around."

After speaking, he ruffled his already cheered-up son’s head, slowly stood up, leaned on the railings, and walked down from the platform. He whistled at Balang and walked toward the direction of the pier with it...

Old Qiao and Quida, leading a group of Indians with guns on their backs, headed towards the dock. When they saw Mountain Eagle, Old Qiao came over and said, "Two boats, one of them’s State Police, the other I don’t recognize..."

Little Ruby didn’t know what was happening, but he grabbed a double-barreled shotgun and joined the group.

This was what you’d expect from a fierce and robust community: don’t reason, just choose sides.

Watching Wayne lead a group of Indians blocking the pier exit, fixing their gaze on the two speedboats slowly approaching the dock...

Mountain Eagle walked over slowly. First, he waved to State Police Michael and Scott on the boat, then he patted Wayne on the back and said, "Don’t be nervous, last night several corpses drifted downstream. It was me who had someone call the police."

"Corpses?"

Wayne frowned and said, "How come there are corpses?"

Mountain Eagle squinted his eyes at the dock and said coldly, "Look, here comes another one..."

As Mountain Eagle spoke, another small boat reached the dock. The people aboard lifted a headless corpse onto the pier, and one of them, a young man with a little mustache, followed the State Police towards Mountain Eagle...

Michael and Scott were Redick’s nephews. Their uncle had repeatedly instructed them to show respect for Mountain Eagle, this abruptly emerged landlord.

Seeing Mountain Eagle standing by the dock early in the morning, Michael and Scott exchanged a glance, then cleared their throat and jogged a few steps to reach Mountain Eagle and said, "Sir, we received the report and brought STER from Russian Mission Town, as you requested.

Where’s the corpse?

Leave it to us to handle..."

Mountain Eagle nodded slightly, turned his head to look past Michael’s shoulder at the little mustache, who was a few steps away, and said, "Who are they?"

Michael turned to look and said, "We met them on the road...

They are members of the International Animal Foundation, here to investigate the impact of a landslide on the local wildlife.

They encountered a body during their journey, so they also chose to report it.

I looked at the headless body, and it closely matches the description you gave last night, so we’re combining the cases."

Saying this, Michael handed Mountain Eagle a document with some difficulty, looked at the two giant wolves chained not far away, and whispered, "They have authorization from the State Government to take the two mutated Magangxie wolves away.

The document also mentioned two abnormally large cougars, but I told my superiors I didn’t know there were cougars in the camp..."

Mountain Eagle narrowed his eyes and looked at the little mustache, speaking in a heavy tone, "They didn’t mention children?"

Michael whispered, "The official documents only mention children but did not specify how many or their whereabouts.

My uncle is currently squabbling with the State Government about the fate of those pregnant women, but he persuaded the state’s supreme judge to keep the children’s information confidential.

Theoretically, those children should be in an orphanage in Anchorage right now.

My uncle called me yesterday. He said your wife is currently finding lawyers to operate and invest in the expansion of the orphanage and provide targeted funding for some children.

Just a moment ago, the orphanage’s archive room caught fire, burning part of the documents, and what was lost, I do not yet know."

Mountain Eagle couldn’t help but nod appreciatively...

That’s official corruption for you – brazen and shameless!

To Alaska, those children are nothing but a blemish!

Now a kind-hearted woman steps forward, willing to spend money to sponsor the orphanage, and is even willing to look after those kids’ growth under supervision – the officials have to cooperate.

With the document room burnt down, they can only rely on the orphanage staff to help recall and reconstruct the records; with time, who will be able to keep straight who is who?

It’s clear this wasn’t Xiao Wan’s idea; it must be Yuliy’s suggestion to Redick.