Chapter 33: Theory of Going to the Village Chief's House

Brother, let's go tell the Village Chief," Xiao Hu said angrily.

It's the Village Chief who told us to do it, what's the point of telling the Village Chief?" Ye Cheng said gloomily.

That damned Chen Jinhai really is shameless, early this morning he had people dig up this place, and now I'm supposed to dig for nothing?

Yes, I have a system, but even a clever wife can't cook without rice; Ye Cheng believes even the system can't produce seafood.

He jumped down and tried; no matter how he dug, aside from some dead shells, there was nothing else.

Xiao Hu was the same; after busy for ten-odd minutes, he plopped onto a stone, angrily flung his shovel to the ground, 'Brother, this is too bullying, how are we supposed to make money like this?'

Ye Cheng also sat down, lit a cigarette and took a puff; he needed to think.

A strong dragon doesn't overwhelm a local snake; he can't win by force right now.

As for admitting fault by lowering his head, that's impossible; those words aren't in Ye Cheng's dictionary.

'Let's go back first,' Ye Cheng said, stubbing out his cigarette.

'Brother, are we going to reason with the Village Chief? I'll go back get a hoe, this shovel is too short,' Xiao Hu thought they were going to fight.

'How come? You're not afraid of the Village Chief anymore?' Ye Cheng teased.

'Pfft, cutting off someone's livelihood is like killing their parents; he's doing this, I'll fight him to the end.'

Seeing Xiao Hu like that, Ye Cheng waved his hand, 'Alright, stop pretending; you'll wilt before the Village Chief, I mean go home, not go see the Village Chief.'

Xiao Hu looked at Ye Cheng in disbelief, 'Brother, does that mean we just accept being timid?'

'No rush, let's go back first and talk; come on, go home and rest properly.'

Ye Cheng said, patted his butt, stood up and left.

Xiao Hu followed behind, looking gloomy.

Walking back to the village entrance, Duan Yong and the others were still sitting there smoking, apparently planning to laugh at us, not even going to work, right?

Seeing Ye Cheng and Xiao Hu return empty-handed, Duan Yong and the others burst out laughing, 'Yo, Lao Er, didn't catch anything today? Weren't you supposed to be lucky? Now your luck's gone.'

Yuan Jiansheng took the blue crab from Duan Yong's hand, proudly saying, 'This morning at my family's beach, I don't know why, a blue crab suddenly appeared, as if it jumped over from your place.'

But once it reached my family's shore, it became mine.

Ye Cheng's mouth twitched slightly, revealing his bright white horse-like teeth, as he said to Yuan Jiansheng, 'When a dung beetle grabs a dung ball, it makes the same face as you.'

Yuan Jiansheng froze, took ten seconds to realize Ye Cheng was insulting him.

'You dare insult me?' Yuan Jiansheng sprang to his feet, eyes blazing.

Xiao Hu glared at Duan Yong and the others, gripped his shovel, ready to fight.

'What? Want to fight again?' Duan Yong's expression hardened, he pulled a hoe from behind, the others likewise produced several 'long weapons'; these people came prepared.

'Xiao Hu!' Ye Cheng softly scolded, then kept walking, ignoring Duan Yong and the others.

Xiao Hu glanced at Duan Yong and the others, then at Ye Cheng, angrily shook off his hand, lowered his head and followed Ye Cheng's steps.

'What? You're backing down now? Weren't you badass last time?'

'Come on, don't go.'

'Don't worry telling you, the blue crab was found on your rocky beach, we went seining on your turf, you gonna accept it or not.'

'We just took it by force, what's the problem.'

The more they talked, the more arrogant they became, outright admitting they went seining on Ye Cheng's side.

After they were out of sight, Ye Cheng suddenly turned with Xiao Hu onto another path.

'Brother, where are you going? Home isn't that way.'

'We're not going home, we're going to the Village Chief's place to talk,' Ye Cheng said.

'No, you just said we weren't going to the Village Chief's place,' Xiao Hu was confused.

'No, brother, I haven't gotten a hoe yet; wait for me to go back and change shovels.'

Ye Cheng staggered, almost falling, 'It's a mud shovel, not for fighting; just follow along.'

'Oh.' Xiao Hu scratched his head, not understanding.

The Village Chief's house is just that: a three-story self-built home, quite impressive, with a doorbell at the gate.

Ye Cheng went up and pressed the doorbell repeatedly, then hammered on the iron door.

Those watching Xiao Hu behind were stunned, 'Brother, you're really fierce.'

'Coming, coming, who is it, don't you know the rules?' Chen Jinhai's scolding voice came from inside; he wanted to see who dared cause a ruckus at his door.

When he opened the door, his formerly angry face instantly calmed, eyes narrowing, 'Ye Cheng, what do you want?'

Last time Ye Cheng dared openly oppose him, Chen Jinhai must punish him.

'Village Chief, I'm here to report,' Ye Cheng loudly said, 'Someone openly defied the village committee's regulations; what does the committee plan to do?'

Upon hearing Ye Cheng was there to report, Chen Jinhai immediately understood, he snorted, 'Ye Cheng, don't listen to rumors; reporting requires solid evidence. Young people sometimes need to look at themselves.'

'Village Chief, I have evidence,' Ye Cheng said smiling, then took out his phone from his pocket and played the recording.

【Don't worry telling you, the blue crab was found on your rocky beach, we went seining on your turf, you gonna accept it or not.】

【We just took it by force, what's the problem.】

The recording is very clear, mainly because these people spoke loudly.

Xiao Hu followed behind, delighted, secretly giving a thumbs up, 'Brother, you're still plenty cunning.'

'Then, Village Chief, this is what Duan Yong and the others said, they themselves admitted it.'

This zoning is the village committee's decision; they openly defied the committee's decision, Village Chief, what should we do?'

Ye Cheng looked at Chen Jinhai with a calm expression.

Chen Jinhai's face darkened, 'These brats, more failure than success, actually let someone record evidence.'

He paused, 'Um, Ye Cheng, nowadays technology is advanced, I've heard many voices can be faked; besides, this is just a voice likeness, can't say it's definitely Duan Yong and the others.'

'Village Chief, I never said it was Duan Yong, you just figured that out?' Ye Cheng retorted.

Chen Jinhai froze, "Damn it," he'd been tricked by this kid.

"Well, um, anyway, this doesn't count; as for whether it was Duan Yong and his gang who did it, I'll go ask them later." Chen Jinhai felt somewhat helpless, feeling he'd been set up.

"Village Chief is wise; then we'll wait for your word, Village Chief." Ye Cheng clasped his fists, turned and left.

Xiao Hu stared for a moment, is it already over?

However, he glanced at Chen Jinhai, instinctively shrank his neck, and hurriedly caught up.

With Ye Cheng absent, he didn't dare to take on Chen Jinhai, the big boss, alone.

Chen Jinhai watched Ye Cheng's back, resentment flashing in his eyes—this Ye Cheng always stirred up trouble for him.

Unfortunately, Duan Yong and his gang are also useless; if they had even half of Ye Cheng's experience, they wouldn't have been caught red-handed.