Chapter 278: Looks Just Like a Tiger

Standing at the door was Zhao Dequan, his eyes seemingly about to spray fire. This man, who had been chased all over the mountains by Hao Qiang, was now in a sorry state, standing at my door like a drowned chicken. A gust of cold wind blew, and he couldn't help but shiver a few times.

Truly, iron shoes are hard to find! For the past few days, I didn't know where this guy had been hiding. Seeing his ragged clothes, sallow face, and unkempt beard, I knew he hadn't had a good time.

I smiled and said, "Zhao Dequan, you son of a bitch, where the hell have you been?"

Zhao Dequan saw me on the bed, and the fire in his eyes seemed to be doused with a basin of water, immediately extinguishing without any luster. He stood at the door with a sorrowful face, not moving an inch. Seeing me scold him, a trace of joy appeared on his face, and he said helplessly, "I almost died! You don't know, Town Mayor Chen, I saw a tiger on our mountain, and I was almost eaten by it."

"Bullshit!" I scolded, sitting up straight on the bed, "Come in, why are you standing at the door? You're not cold, but I am, with such a big mountain wind."

Zhao Dequan looked at me hesitantly, stepped in one leg, and quickly pulled it back, saying, "Don't lie to me, I'm not going in. If I go in, I won't be able to run. You'll call the police station to arrest me."

I laughed and scolded, "Son of a bitch, if I wanted to arrest you, could you run away? Come in quickly."

He hesitated for a moment, came in, stood in the middle of the room, and looked at me vigilantly.

I was between laughter and tears, saying, "Zhao Dequan, since you dare to come find me, you naturally understand that I won't arrest you, right?"

He nodded, looking like he was about to cry.

I said to Sister Xiao Mei, "Sister Xiao Mei, help me find a few clean clothes for him to change into. He's soaked all over, he'll freeze to death."

Zhao Dequan smiled ingratiatingly at Sister Xiao Mei, revealing a set of good-looking teeth.

"Tell me, where have you been hiding these past few days?" I asked, looking at him while draped in clothes.

Zhao Dequan grinned, cried his eyes out, and said while crying, "Town Mayor Chen, Leader, the life I've lived these past few days is not a life for a human. I hid in a mountain cave during the day and didn't dare to come out, and at night I went to the field to dig up a few sweet potatoes to fill my stomach."

I smiled and said, "Your life is quite good. Why did you come out again? Aren't you afraid of being arrested?"

"I'm afraid, of course I'm afraid." He wiped his face and smiled at me embarrassedly, "To tell you the truth, Leader, I came to the township government the night I was chased by the police station. I've been waiting for you. As long as you say one word, I, Zhao Dequan, will have a bottom line in my heart. Whether it's jail or beheading, I'll accept it."

"What do you mean?" I asked with interest.

"You will speak for us!" He concluded, "After so many years, can't we see who is good and who is bad?"

Sister Xiao Mei found a few clothes and handed them to him. Zhao Dequan took them, hesitating to take action. I waved for Sister Xiao Mei to go out, and only then did he quickly strip off his clothes and put on my clothes while naked.

Zhao Dequan was big and burly, with muscles all over his body. Fortunately, he was shorter than me, so the clothes that originally looked small on me looked just right on him.

After putting on the clothes, his image improved a lot, and his tone became much calmer.

"Let me tell you, Town Mayor Chen, Uncle the Half-Immortal's death, everyone has a relationship with it, and it also has a relationship with himself. If he hadn't urged us to make trouble every day, who would have gone to make trouble? It's like this, someone died, and trouble came." Zhao Dequan looked at the thermos and licked his lips.

I said, "Pour yourself some water to drink, the cup is on the table."

He got up without delay, poured a full cup of water, blew on the heat, and drank a big mouthful with a gulp, almost shedding tears from the heat, gasping in embarrassment, and self-deprecatingly said, "It's been four days, I haven't had a sip of hot water."

"You asked for it." I said, throwing him a pack of cigarettes.

Zhao Dequan took it with both hands, took one out, held it between his lips, hurriedly lit it, sucked almost half of it in one breath, let the smoke turn around in his stomach a few times, and then spat it out with satisfaction.

"Give me something to eat." He asked me with a cheeky face, "I'm starving to death."

"It would be better if you starved to death!" I scolded, "Drink some water first, I'll take you to eat hot pot later."

Zhao Dequan almost drooled, saying with infinite longing, "I could swallow a pot in one bite right now."

His words made Sister Xiao Mei giggle. Zhao Dequan accompanied her with a smile embarrassedly and asked, "Whose wife are you?"

Sister Xiao Mei rolled her eyes at him and said, "None of your business." After speaking, she walked to my bed, sat at the other end, and picked up a piece of clothing to fold.

Zhao Dequan was choked by Sister Xiao Mei, but he didn't take it to heart, saying with a smile, "I'm saying you're really good-looking."

This Zhao Dequan, just got a little warmth, and his mouth became dishonest! I glared at him and said, "Your mouth is too much, do you want me to sew it up for you?"

Zhao Dequan hurriedly covered his mouth, making a gesture to dodge.

"Tell me, what are your plans?" I asked, also taking out a cigarette and lighting it.

Zhao Dequan suddenly stood up, patted his chest, and said, "Town Mayor Chen, I'll listen to you. I support your arrangements with both hands."

I looked at him strangely and said, "You know what my arrangements are?"

He smiled ingratiatingly, leaned close to me, and said, "I saw the people of Laoyingzui all came to the township government today. You finished the meeting, I intercepted them on the road, and I knew it. Otherwise, would I dare to come find you?"

I suddenly realized, lifted the quilt, and was about to get out of bed. Sister Xiao Mei hurriedly handed me my slippers. After putting on my shoes, I walked to Zhao Dequan's side and kicked his solid butt. He didn't guard against me, and this sudden kick made him stagger a long way.

"You son of a bitch, so you've been calculating me all along!" I scolded, feeling it wasn't enough, and wanted to kick him again. He hurriedly jumped away, saying with a cheeky face, "I have no choice, right? If you don't take care of me, who will?"

Sister Xiao Mei poured me a cup of hot water, and I drank a few sips and said, "I don't know if this can be done either."

Zhao Dequan gave me a thumbs up and said, "It will definitely be done! As long as you, Leader, take action, where is there anything that can't be done?"

"Let's see." I said, got up, draped my clothes, and said, "Let's go, I'll take you to eat hot pot."

Zhao Dequan followed behind my butt like a puppy, wearing my clothes, walking with his hands behind his back, walking with his head held high.

After leaving the house, I said to Zhao Dequan, "Go and invite Comrade Yue Bai. Without her, no one in your Laoyingzui will come forward to handle the problem."

Zhao Dequan gritted his teeth and said, "These son of a bitch things, when there are benefits, everyone drills out, and when they encounter things, they all shrink under the roots of the hair."

"Are you going or not?" I glared at him and scolded, "You have too much bullshit."

Zhao Dequan went to invite Yue Bai in a flash. Sister Xiao Mei, who was by my side, curled her lips and said, "Why are you inviting that peach-blossom eye? Can't you eat without a woman?"

I smiled and said, "Sister Xiao Mei, this isn't just about eating a meal as you think, I have my arrangements."

Sister Xiao Mei probably heard my dissatisfaction from my words, closed her mouth, and didn't say a word, following me angrily to Pan Xiaoqin's supermarket restaurant.

Seeing Pan Shurong running in front from a distance, I called him. He stopped, turned his head, saw it was me, and ran back in surprise, looking me up and down, saying, "You've lost weight."

I looked at the piece of meat in his hand and asked, "What kind of meat is it?"

Pan Shurong lowered his voice and said, "Mountain cat, dozens of pounds. It was caught by an iron clip, broke a leg, and almost ran away."

I remembered the tiger Zhao Dequan said he saw and couldn't help but laugh.

Pan Shurong looked at me suspiciously, and I explained, "Zhao Dequan, that son of a bitch, said there were tigers in the mountains. I think it's this guy making trouble."

Pan Shurong thought thoughtfully and said, "This guy, if you're not careful, it does look like a tiger."

Just as he was speaking, he saw Zhao Dequan following Yue Bai over, shouting at Pan Shurong from a distance, "Old Pan, let's drink a bowl tonight."

Pan Shurong said, "Who's afraid of whom?"

Everyone walked together, and Pan Shurong suddenly remembered something, saying embarrassedly, "Why am I still chatting with you? Xiaoqin wants me to prepare hot pot, look at me, seeing Town Mayor Chen, I almost forgot this. Damn it."

Saying this, he slapped his face, left us, and ran away in small steps. ===== CHAPTER 279 =====