Chapter 430 - Chapter 430: Chapter 417: Do Me a Favor (1/2)

Chapter 430: Chapter 417: Do Me a Favor

At Butcher Hua’s house, Zhuang Qingning and Zhuang Qingsui had stayed there for a long time, yet they had never seen anything amiss in and around the house.

In Zhuang Qingning’s memory, Butcher Hua was just an ordinary butcher with nothing unusual to suggest. She figured that there was probably nothing valuable in his house for others to covet.

However, if there was anything to be coveted, it would probably be in her possession.

She went from being a vulnerable orphan who had been pushed around and bullied to bravely standing up against Mrs. Song and Zhuang Ruman and taking her position as the head of the family. From being extremely poor and lacking food to rapidly growing her wealth. Now, her workshop and variety of businesses are thriving.

It would be improbable if no one became suspicious or started eyeing her.

The sudden appearance of a strange man claiming to be Butcher Hua’s nephew and wanting to search Butcher Hua’s house – if he was trying to fish for information, then…

Zhuang Qingning thought that it would be wise to be cautious. Going to check the situation would certainly be the right first step.

Zhuang Jingye didn’t overthink it. He figured Zhuang Qingning was just curious about this stranger and worried that he might be trying to snoop around the workshop with ill intentions. So he took her to Butcher Hua’s house.

However, when the two arrived at Butcher Hua’s house, the man named Zheng Cheng was nowhere to be found.

“Where did he go?” Zhuang Jingye’s forehead furrowed and started to bead with sweat.

Could it be, there was really something off about this man?

“Perhaps he found something to take back to his maternal grandfather, and went back home to inform his uncle, the village chief? Or maybe he went to visit a grave?”

Zhuang Qingning said, “In any case, let’s look for him first.”

“Okay.” Zhuang Jingye agreed, and along with Zhuang Qingning, they went back home and checked the village cemetery as well.

They even asked a few of the nearby residents if they had seen where Zheng Cheng had gone or if he had been inquiring about anything.

However, none of the neighbors had seen him.

It was as though Zheng Cheng had evaporated into thin air – as if he had never even been there.

“What on earth is going on…” Zhuang Jingye scratched his head, even beginning to question whether he had hallucinated the whole thing earlier.

“Regardless of what happened, it’s clear that this man must have had an ulterior motive.”

In contrast to Zhuang Jingye’s confusion and panic, Zhuang Qingning was much more composed. She furrowed her brows and said, “In the coming days, everyone in the village needs to be vigilant against potential thieves or kidnappers who may be trying to get a sense of the village layout.”

“I’m going to alert everyone in the village about this situation.” Zhuang Jingye nodded emphatically, and then added to Zhuang Qingning, “Besides, all your workshops need to be on their guard as well in case workshops or villages elsewhere are jealous of our business and want to stir up trouble here.”

The two immediately parted ways to inform the relevant people about the situation.

Whether the stranger was a thief, a kidnapper, or someone there to create chaos at the workshop, in the eyes of the villagers of Enji Village, he was an enemy to the entire village and they would not tolerate such occurrences.

All the villagers, whether working at the workshop or not, heightened their vigilance and closely questioned all unfamiliar faces coming into the village.

Zhuang Jingye even organized able-bodied young men from the village to patrol around in pairs to ensure nothing went awry.