Chapter 20 - 20 Chapter 17: Drawing a Tiger but Ending Up with a Cat, The Bully Returns_3 (2/2)

He positioned himself as if ready to strike.

“Oh, Kun Ye, Kun Ye, you’re truly wronging me here. I saw that the corn in the fields was almost ready to tassel, and worried about the rain forecast for these few days, so I dug up some fertile mud from the mountains to use as fertilizer in the middle of the night.”

Qin Niu’s face wore an expression of panic as he explained himself repeatedly.

Wang Haikun lifted his gaze toward the cornfield.

“That’s right, those fertile mud are all carried back from the mountains by me. I’ve been busy until now and haven’t even taken a break!”

Qin Niu pointed to the piles of humus.

Wang Haikun, seeing the mounds of fertile mud piled up like small hills, was partly convinced.

However, this man was always cunning and wasn’t going to give up just yet.

“Take me to your house to have a look!”

“Please, Kun Ye!”

Qin Niu appeared extremely cooperative, which again alleviated some of Wang Haikun’s suspicions.

Following Qin Niu to his home, Wang Haikun sniffed with his nose as he entered.

Then he looked around the interior of Qin Niu’s house and saw nothing suspicious.

He walked over to the stove and lifted the lid of the pot.

Inside, there were some wild vegetables and tree bark being cooked, with only a few grains of corn visible.

“Pah! Is this swill for pigs or for human consumption?”

Wang Haikun could hardly stand the smell.

This was no food for humans!

“You see, if I had game meat would I be eating this? Let me also take you to see the backyard, Kun Ye!”

Qin Niu displayed an attitude of actively facilitating the inspection.

The more proactive and natural his expression, the more it would dispel Wang Haikun’s doubts.

Wang Haikun followed him out to the backyard and saw nothing but a large pile of firewood that seemed suspicious.

He strode to the front of the firewood pile and casually kicked some of the wood aside to check.

Qin Niu followed behind, subconsciously licking his lips.

This was the gesture he made before making a Critical Chop against the Black Bear or the old wolf.

If Wang Haikun found the bear meat hidden in the woodpile, Qin Niu would likely take a desperate chance and leave the man behind.

Of course, the consequences of doing so would be severe.

“Wang Haikun! You’ve come yet haven’t stopped by my place for a cup of tea. Are you criticizing my hospitality from last time for not being thorough enough?”

The voice of Wang Furen came from outside the house.

Was this a deliberate diversion to help Qin Niu?

Wang Haikun had already dismissed his suspicions, and he found nothing even after kicking the firewood pile.

Then came Wang Furen’s voice calling out to him from outside the house.

He promptly turned and walked outside.

“Damn it, that bastard Xie Laizi talked as if it was true, saying that Ah Niu from the village has brought home game meat again. If he dares to trick me, I’ll have to teach him a lesson,” Wang Haikun cursed as he left.

After hearing this, Qin Niu’s gaze flashed with a hint of murderous intent.

If Wang Haikun was a fierce tiger, then Xie Laizi was the haunting ghost, specifically assisting the tiger in his deeds.

“Kun Ye, calm down, Uncle Xie was also trying to earn some credit in front of you so as to lessen…”

Qin Niu, on the other hand, was actually speaking on behalf of the despicable Xie Laizi.

There was, of course, a profound reason for this.

Mid-sentence, he suddenly stopped talking.

“Lessen what?”

Wang Haikun turned his head to stare at Qin Niu with an unfriendly tone, demanding an answer.

Already cunning and suspicious, the less Qin Niu was willing to talk, the more Wang Haikun wanted to know.

Qin Niu put on an expression that looked like he had let something slip, with a hint of fear.

“It’s nothing, nothing at all!”

Qin Niu, normally not very talkative, managed to perform his part very well in this moment.