Chapter 76

In fact, he recognized the identities of these people at a glance; after all, they were all famous people in Shangjun County later on. They contracted mines, opened nightclubs, their families opened companies, and later they engaged in real estate—whatever made money, they did it. Relying on their power, they made a fortune and also made Shangjun County a mess. How could Su Xinghui not recognize them?

The short person with a pale face standing in the middle was Shan Xiaolong; his appearance looked like he was excessive in drinking and sex.

Standing beside him were a few others: one was Xu Hua, the son of Xu Liangxi; one was Qian Dapeng, the son of Qian Hongye; one was Tao Yanbin, the son of County Public Security Bureau Chief Tao Yan; and there were two little hoodlum girls posing and a few lackey-looking people.

Standing behind them were Peng Kehong and Luo the Madman, Luo Ming'an, and a few of Luo the Madman’s lackeys.

The few around Shan Xiaolong were all famous bad seeds in Shangjun County. Now they were in their twenties and hadn't done any proper work. Shan Xiaolong had a nominal position in the Chengguan Township government, and Tao Yanbin worked in the Public Security Bureau, but they rarely went to their units, only going to make an appearance when it was time to collect their salaries.

These few spent their days running wild on the street, living a life of debauchery. How did they run to this remote place of Yezhugou today?

Su Xinghui’s sharp eyes immediately fell on Luo Ming'an and Peng Kehong. He estimated that it was these two guys who feared the world wouldn't be in chaos who had summoned Shan Xiaolong and the others, and the purpose was probably to cause trouble for him.

Su Xinghui’s gaze swept over, and Luo Ming'an and Peng Kehong’s eyes immediately dodged guiltily. Su Xinghui’s heart became even more certain that it was definitely their mischief.

Hearing Su Xinghui’s words, Tao Yanbin’s expression changed and he said: "Who are you? How dare you talk to our Brother Xiaolong like that?"

Su Xinghui said with a smile: "I’m just a little curious. Which Brother Xiaolong is so powerful? What he says is actually the law. Can’t I see it for myself?"

Peng Kehong whispered a few words in Shan Xiaolong’s ear. Shan Xiaolong, who originally had his eyes higher than the top, looked at Su Xinghui and said: "Are you Su Xinghui? I am Shan Xiaolong."

Su Xinghui sized him up: "Oh, so you are that Brother Xiaolong? I don't see anything more than a mouth and a nose; you’re no different from anyone else. How did what you say become the law?"

A lackey behind Shan Xiaolong was furious and rushed up, throwing a punch, while saying filthily: "How the hell are you talking to Brother Long? I’ll beat you to death!"

Su Xinghui was unhurried. When the person’s fist reached his face, he reached out and grabbed the person’s wrist. The person’s pulse point was grabbed, and he felt his whole body go numb and weak. Su Xinghui exerted a little force, and the person’s body arched down, crying out "Ouch, ouch" non-stop.

Su Xinghui gave a gentle push, and the person returned to his original position, clutching his wrist.

Once Su Xinghui showed this hand, Shan Xiaolong’s group didn't dare to act rashly. The person who had just attacked was the best fighter among Shan Xiaolong’s subordinates and had never suffered a loss in fights, but he hadn't lasted a single round under Su Xinghui.

Su Xinghui’s sharp eyes swept over Shan Xiaolong’s group, and seeing that no one was speaking, he said to Fang Youcai: "Branch Secretary Fang, what is going on?"

Fang Youcai said: "Director Su, you’ve come just in time. You judge this. These people came to the breeding farm and broke in regardless of anything. They took a fancy to two half-grown wild boars and wanted us to kill them and bring them back, and they also wanted a dozen pheasants and bamboo rats. This is the property of all the villagers; how can we give it to them?"

Zhao Zhongfu said indignantly: "No matter who it is, one must be reasonable, right? It was raised by our villagers with hard work; why should we give it to them for no reason?"

Fang Youcai said: "Besides, we have signed a contract with Huimin Trading Company, and they have exclusive sales rights. We ourselves can't eat too much game at once, so we really can't give it to them!"

In fact, after Fang Youcai and Zhao Zhongfu learned that these people had a big background, they didn't want to offend them, but they were bullied too much and pushed step by step, so they had to stand up to Shan Xiaolong’s group.

Su Xinghui turned to Shan Xiaolong and said lightly: "Brother Xiaolong, did you hear clearly? They can't give you this game. You can go!"

Su Xinghui called him Brother Xiaolong, but the contempt in his tone was fully revealed. Everyone could hear it, and besides, he directly told Shan Xiaolong to leave, which was too insulting.

Shan Xiaolong couldn't hold his face anymore: "What kind of thing are you? Do you know who I am?"

Su Xinghui said: "I know. Aren't you County Magistrate Shan’s son? But even if County Magistrate Shan came in person, he couldn't take people’s things without paying, right?"

Shan Xiaolong said: "Who said I wouldn't pay?"

Su Xinghui laughed: "Oh, you’ll pay? That’s good. According to the market price, this wild boar is 30 yuan a jin, the pheasant is 50 yuan a jin, and the bamboo rat is 100 yuan a jin. How much do you want? I’ll make the decision today. As long as you pay, I’ll give you whatever I can give you now!"

Qian Dapeng screamed from the side: "Su Xinghui, you’re slaughtering people, right? How can there be such a high price? Why don't you go rob someone?"

Su Xinghui laughed: "Why isn't there such a high price? You go to Jiangcheng and ask. This is game; if you can't afford to eat it, don't come!"

In fact, the price Su Xinghui set was at least double the market price in Jiangcheng, but he wanted to disgust these guys now, so he naturally had to set the price high. If they paid this price, at least the villagers of Yezhugou could have an extra income.

Shan Xiaolong’s face was ugly to the extreme. Although he was County Magistrate Shan’s son, if he really encountered someone who stood up to him, and someone within the system at that, he didn't dare to mess around. Did he dare to beat Su Xinghui? And looking at Su Xinghui’s skills just now, and it was on his turf, who would beat whom was still uncertain.

Today he was instigated by Luo Ming'an to come to Menghuling, saying he would go to Yezhugou to get some game to eat. His group of fox friends and dog companions lived a life of debauchery and were tired of eating everything. Hearing that there was game to eat, he was quite interested, thinking that with their status, getting some game in a small village would be easy. He didn't expect to be in a dilemma now.

If he really bought this game at the price Su Xinghui said, it would cost at least several thousand to ten thousand yuan. Spending so much money to buy some game would make him a sucker, right? If it got out, he was afraid others would laugh him to death.

But if he just left like this, he would lose all face. He came today to bring game back, but went back empty-handed. Wouldn't others say he was afraid of Su Xinghui?

Shan Xiaolong stopped looking at Su Xinghui and looked at Fang Youcai and Zhao Zhongfu, saying in a deep voice: "Do you really want to oppose me today?"

Fang Youcai knew how overbearing County Magistrate Shan was in Shangjun County. If he had a choice, he wouldn't oppose Shan Xiaolong, but did he have a choice today? The game Shan Xiaolong wanted was worth one or two thousand even at Yu Gaoshan’s acquisition price. Giving such a large fortune to Shan Xiaolong—could he explain it to the villagers?

Zhao Zhongfu had even fewer scruples. He was a veteran and had a straightforward personality. He absolutely refused to give these things to Shan Xiaolong for free. He just snorted and didn't speak. No matter how powerful Shan Guozhi was, at worst, he could just remove him as village director, right?

Seeing that neither of them spoke, Shan Xiaolong knew that he probably wouldn't get any good here today.

At this time, the villagers who heard the news surrounded the gate of the breeding farm. They looked at Shan Xiaolong’s group in silence, and the anger in their eyes made Shan Xiaolong’s group feel a bit cold. Shan Xiaolong couldn't help but regret it a little. Why did he come here to lose such a big face today? Luo Ming'an wanted to please him; wouldn't it have been enough to let him send him game?

Just as Shan Xiaolong was about to say a few words to leave, he heard a crisp voice: "Sister, Brother Xinghui, what is going on?"

It turned out to be Xia Zhu. She was painting at home when she suddenly heard someone say that a group of bad people had come to the village and were trying to rob the village’s game at the breeding farm, and that the village cadres and Director Su were all there, and the two sides were about to fight. She panicked, threw down her pen, and ran to the breeding farm.

As soon as Xia Zhu arrived at the breeding farm and saw so many people surrounding it, and saw Shan Xiaolong’s group confronting Su Xinghui and the others, with both sides looking like they were about to fight, she panicked and squeezed into the crowd to ask.

Xia Zhu stood with Xia Lan, and Xia Lan whispered: "It’s okay."

Shan Xiaolong saw the two Xia sisters standing together at a glance, and his eyes lit up. Just now his attention was on Su Xinghui, and he hadn't paid attention to Xia Lan. At this moment, he discovered that this was a beautiful young woman, and Xia Zhu was an even more pure and beautiful girl, which made him, who was as lustful as life, have ideas.