?60: Chapter 60: Exposing 60: Chapter 60: Exposing Upon hearing Xu Gaowang’s statements, Ye Canghai was momentarily delighted, but then he heard Xu Gaowang transition with, “However...”

    Ye Canghai’s heart skipped a beat, not knowing what else business owner Xu wanted.

    He asked with a forced smile, “What demands do you have, Mr.

    Xu?

    Just say it.”

    Pretending to be in a difficult position, Xu Gaowang said to Ye Canghai, “Village Chief Ye, you have been planting fruit for many years, and many things are clearer to you than to me.

    I also took a look around the fruit farm just now, and if these fruits are not harvested soon, they will all rot.”

    “Yes, yes, yes,” Ye Canghai said with a smile, mulling over in his mind, not expecting that Xu Gaowang was indeed a cunning fox, and had directly visited the fruit farm to grasp the situation.

    “If you harvest them now, these fruits are half-ripe and I guess, besides feeding livestock, they wouldn’t have any other use,” Xu Gaowang slowly analyzed to Ye Canghai, coaxing him into his trap like luring sparrows with grains.

    That’s when Mo Wen stepped forward, pleading pretentiously, “Mr.

    Xu, considering our deep relationship and that I was supported by Village Chief Ye all along, using your great influence, could you just give a price and take these oranges?”

    Upon hearing Mo Wen help him out, Ye Canghai felt incredibly grateful.

    Glancing at Liu Hun resembling a dumb gourd, not emitting a word, he felt slightly uncomfortable.

    With furrowed brows and looking at the ceiling as if reading the stars for a long while, Xu Gaowang finally opened his mouth and offered Ye Canghai a price, “How about this?

    For the sake of Detian, three jiao per catty for your oranges?”

    “Three jiao?!” Ye Canghai couldn’t believe his ears.

    Only three jiao per catty for oranges?

    The disparity was too huge, like a pitfall from the sky; he absolutely could not accept it.

    Seeing Ye Canghai seemingly reluctant, Xu Gaowang, sitting there with his legs crossed and arrogantly said, “Village Chief Ye, besides me, Xu Gaowang, who else would want your oranges?

    Either you sell them to me and recoup some costs, or let them rot in the field and get nothing at all.

    Consider carefully for yourself.”

    Now, Ye Canghai was swallowing his pride, having originally thought that if the oranges ripened and were sold to the Cooperative, they would not fetch less than seventy to eighty jiao per catty, and reaching one yuan if they were in good condition wasn’t impossible.

    But now, only being offered three jiao made it difficult to accept.

    “Ahem, ahem, ahem...” Mo Wen then stepped up, changing his tone and pressured Ye Canghai, “Chief!

    It was you who asked me to bring Mr.

    Xu here.

    Mr.

    Xu’s time is extremely valuable.

    He comes, and now you won’t show a hint of sincerity, how can this be justified?

    And...

    Mr.

    Xu’s words are honest ones, don’t you think that’s the right reasoning?”

    “I’d say it’s not!”

    Ye Canghai, realizing he himself hadn’t invested money or effort and it was all to be a win either way, was about to grit his teeth and agree when suddenly, he heard Liu Hun, who was sitting next to him, speaking.

    He froze for a couple of seconds then whispered to Liu Hun, “What are you messing around for?

    Why didn’t you say something earlier?

    Are you determined to spoil this deal?”

    “Chief!

    Rest assured!

    I’ll handle this, you won’t lose a penny,” Liu Hun promised loudly to Ye Canghai, intentionally for everyone present to hear.

    Upon hearing this, Ye Canghai’s face turned green; just when the deal was about to be settled, a spanner was thrown into the works by him!

    These were precisely the words he was about to spit out when his wife Fen Ran grabbed him.

    Fen Ran glared at him fiercely, a look he had understood for many years and it clearly meant—shut your mouth.

    “Oh!

    Bad luck strikes again!

    Seems you are at every event,” Mo Wen sneered at Liu Hun then tauntingly added, “Rascal!

    Careful with those big words lest the wind blows your tongue away, show us what you’re capable of.”

    With a sneer, Xu Gaowang chimed in, “Village Chief Ye!

    Your servant is really arrogant, who let him run his mouth here?”

    Fen Ran was furious; if not for Liu Hun advising her to keep quiet earlier, she would have stood up and slapped both Mo Wen and Xu Gaowang by now.

    Everyone’s eyes turned to Liu Hun, curious to see how he would respond.

    Unexpectedly, he took a paper and a pen, wrote a word, passed it to Ye Canghai, and said, “Chief, I’ll offer ten thousand, I’ll take on all of this year’s harvest from Orange Garden no matter the condition.

    You sign and stamp it, and leave the rest to me.

    What do you think?”

    “Hey!

    So today I truly witnessed what a fool looks like.

    If you have the guts, really take out thirty thousand and buy all these rotten oranges to feed pigs, you absolute clown!” Xu Gaowang coldly taunted Liu Hun, preparing to watch him make a fool of himself.

    Listening to Xu Gaowang’s words and recalculating in his mind, Ye Canghai reckoned this business was a sure win, not caring whether Liu Hun could sell them or not, as long as he made money, and immediately signed and stamped his approval.

    “Detian, oh, it wasn’t a wasted trip after all, got to see what a fool looks like.

    None of our business here, let’s go!” After Xu Gaowang said this to Mo Wen, he cast a covetous glance at Fen Ran and stood up to leave.

    “Pretending to be human but still a dog?!

    Not so easy!” Liu Hun said and in a swift step, darted behind Xu Gaowang, pressing down on his shoulder.

    “What...

    what are you trying to do?” Xu Gaowang, feeling a piercing pain on his shoulder, asked Liu Hun in horror.

    “What?!

    Beating a dog!” Liu Hun replied and directly kicked Xu Gaowang on the ankle.

    Hearing Xu Gaowang yelp, he immediately knelt down.

    Mo Wen, who had previously tasted Liu Hun’s methods and had been mocking him only because Ye Canghai was present, now seeing Liu Hun taking action against Xu Gaowang, immediately turned to Ye Canghai pleading, “Chief!

    The rascal is hitting someone, why aren’t you managing this?”

    “Village chief, these two are no longer a threat to your money.

    Besides, I was hitting a dog, not a human!” Liu Hun coldly threw the words at Ye Canghai, took three steps that covered the distance of two, and reached Mo Wen, asking him, “Mo Wen, calling you a dog is actually a compliment.

    Even a dog remembers better!

    Didn’t you get enough last time?”

    “What...

    what are you trying to do?” Mo Wen trembled, already feeling his legs weakening; the shadow of the last beating by Liu Hun popped into his head.

    “You’re not worthy to stand and talk to me.

    Are you kneeling?

    Or are you kneeling?

    Or are you kneeling?” Liu Hun asked Mo Wen sternly, a look on his face that made anyone understand what fear meant.

    With a thud, the shadow in Mo Wen’s mind combined with Liu Hun’s pressure triggered his soft-bone syndrome, and he immediately knelt down.

    “I say, Hun...,” Ye Canghai always felt that Liu Hun’s methods were a bit ruthless.

    He tried to speak but was abruptly interrupted by Fen Ran.

    “Shut your mouth!

    These two are utterly corrupt, they even embezzled our village’s poverty alleviation funds!

    They’re even worse than beasts!” Fen Ran’s relief was palpable when he saw Liu Hun taking action.

    Ye Canghai was stunned upon hearing this and didn’t know what to say for a long while.

    “Liu Hun!

    What are you doing?

    You damned beast!

    How dare you hit someone!

    Do you know who I am?” Xu Gaowang was in pain and anger, struggling to stand up and swinging a punch at Liu Hun’s face.

    Liu Hun sneered, caught Xu Gaowang’s fist, and then struck his other leg’s ankle.

    Xu Gaowang’s legs went weak again, and he knelt down once more.

    Liu Hun figured, Xu Gaowang, drained by wine and women, was about as good as a dead fish, hardly worth using Qi Force on.

    “Mo Wen, come kneel here.” Liu Hun beckoned Mo Wen, who obediently knelt beside him.

    Liu Hun pointed at Xu Gaowang and said to Mo Wen, “Mo Wen, today’s lesson is about understanding oneself.

    Soon, it’ll be your turn.” Having said that, Liu Hun backhandedly smacked Xu Gaowang’s face loudly and then asked him, “Tell me, who are you?”

    “I’m your grandfath—”

    “Slap!” Another slap followed by Liu Hun asking again, “Tell me, who are you?”

    “You damn son of a—”

    “Slap slap!” A double backhand slap, Liu Hun gripping Xu Gaowang, demanded, “Tell me, who are you?”

    “I’ll...

    I’ll kill you...” Xu Gaowang stubbornly retorted.

    Liu Hun shook his hand and said to Mo Wen, “Mo Wen, it’s your turn now.”

    “No!

    No no no, Hun...

    Grandpa Fei, Grandpa Ling, please don’t hit me, I realize my mistake, I can’t take this!”

    Liu Hun pointed at Xu Gaowang and told Mo Wen, “You have a clear understanding of yourself, but he does not, so you need to teach him, make him like you.”

    “How...

    how do I teach?” Mo Wen felt a chill in his heart.

    “Just do what I just did, and you can stop once he’s found his true self again.

    Start now!” Liu Hun spoke and leisurely sat aside.

    Knowing that if he didn’t take action now, he would likely leave horizontally through the door, Mo Wen, looking at Xu Gaowang, who was already confused from being hit, stood up, rolled up his sleeves, and landed a slap on Xu Gaowang’s face.

    The crisp slap, coupled with the burning heat of his hand, felt as exhilarating as diving into a woman’s bed in the middle of winter—it sent thrills from his hair down to his toes.

    With some newfound spine, Mo Wen kept slapping without wanting to stop, completely pushing aside Liu Hun’s instruction to help Xu Gaowang rediscover himself.

    After all, a mule is not as good as a horse; Mo Wen’s strength was nowhere near Liu Hun’s.

    Just as he was about to deliver a third slap, Xu Gaowang snapped awake and grabbed Mo Wen’s hand, cursing, “Good one, Mo Wen!

    You scum, daring to hit me!”

    Xu Gaowang, blinded by rage, gritted his teeth through the pain, stood up, and began fighting with Mo Wen.

    Fen Ran, watching with glee, couldn’t help but say to Liu Hun, “Hun, what a brilliant move!

    This is a real dog-eat-dog scenario.

    Today, I’ve really seen something!”