Chapter 267 - Chapter 267: Chapter 267: Two Simpletons (1/2)

Chapter 267: Chapter 267: Two Simpletons

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“It’s like this, you remember Deputy Director Liu Caifu, right? He heard you brought friends to Tongshi Town and wanted to invite you and your friends to ‘farmhouse fun’ at Chongyun Village. His nephew has prepared a lot of game, and he said he could easily accommodate ten to twenty people. He mentioned this to me last night, but knowing that you planned to take them to the scenic area today, I didn’t mention it. Now that the scenic area is not an option, why not visit Chongyun Village? Of course, you know Director Liu’s real intention, it’s up to you to decide whether to go or not.” You Meng explained on the phone.

Xiang Kun didn’t ponder much and directly said: “Alright, then we will go to Chongyun Village. You tell Director Liu… uh, never mind, I’ll contact him directly. I have his phone number.”

Xiang Kun was familiar with Chongyun Village and Liu Caifu. The last time he came to Tongshi Town, he had visited Chongyun Village with You Meng to check out a breeding farm that was in the process of being transferred.

It was then that he met Liu Caifu, the deputy head of Chongyun Village, and had tea and conversation with him for an entire afternoon.

What started as a casual boast unexpectedly triggered ‘Emotional Assimilation’, unwittingly influencing both You Meng and Liu Caifu.

You Meng was alright, the effect was limited, and after a while, he barely mentioned the matter. But Liu Caifu continually self-hypnotized himself, greatly admired the ‘Grand Blueprint’ that Xiang Kun had mentioned, and had complete faith in it. He even helped to fill in many ‘loopholes’ that Xiang Kun had not considered when making his boast and had thought up many practical plans of action.

Xiang Kun initially thought that his ‘Emotional Assimilation’ effect was temporary, and that with time, Director Liu would naturally ‘become more rational’ and ‘calm down’.

But when he learned from You Meng that Liu Caifu had even taken over the problematic breeding farm, he understood that Director Liu was truly stuck in the ‘pit’ that he, Xiang Kun, had dug and couldn’t crawl out. He was digging it deeper and deeper himself…

So Xiang Kun knew that the bell ringer was needed to untie the bell — the pit he had dug, he had to fill it himself.

He had considered many solutions, such as using ‘Emotional Assimilation’ in reverse, influencing Liu Caifu with other remarks to make him lose faith in Xiang Kun’s ‘Grand Blueprint’ and ‘future development plan’. But there were many details involved in this approach, and it was uncertain how effective it would be, and it might even cause new problems. After all this time, Liu Caifu’s current ideas and plans were mostly his own, resulting from careful thought and consideration, and could not be completely dissolved by a simple negative emotion.

Therefore, especially after the birth of “Alice,” Xiang Kun had been considering another plan – to simply “act the part” and truly carry out the bragging he had done.

Of course, it was not the original “bullshit 1.0” he had bragged about, but a feasible plan based on his specific circumstances and current situation.

After all, he did need a “base” far from the big city to cope with his growing blood needs in the future, and to place some related equipment for his own mutation research.

Moreover, Xiang Kun had a good impression of Liu Caifu, the deputy head of Chongyun Village.

Liu Caifu was obsessing over the boast Xiang Kun made, not merely for his own benefit, but more for the future development of their entire village.

Even though he was constantly thinking about this matter, even took over the farm and privately made many preparations and plans, Liu Caifu, after speaking to Xiang Kun once over the phone and realizing his hesitations, did not privately contact him again.

Even this time, knowing that he brought a group of friends to play in Tongshi Town, he didn’t come directly to find him or phone him. Even the invitation was extended indirectly through You Meng, which showed a restraint in his conduct.

Xiang Kun was the type of person who would give respect when respect was shown.

Even if he couldn’t help Director Liu fulfill the development plan for Chongyun Village in the end, he would find a way to help Chongyun Village find another developmental path.

After directly contacting Liu Caifu and indicating his visit, Xiang Kun called Zi Cheng who was driving the Corolla behind, telling him that they wouldn’t be dining at the restaurant they had planned to go to before, but visiting a friend in a nearby village instead, and told him to follow closely.

Xiang Kun glanced at his rear-view mirror, and the two guys who had been eyeing them since the hotel door, were still tailed them closely on the motorbike.

If the road conditions were good, he might have been able to speed up and shake them off, but the condition of the road from Tongshi Town to Chongyun Village was not so great that he could go fast. When they bumped into places with more pits, they had to move slowly to avoid hitting the bottom of the car, as their vehicles were basically full.

Xiang Kun noticed that Old Xia in the passenger seat also occasionally glanced at the rearview mirror. She even once casually looked back, and judging from the direction of her line of sight, she seemed to have also noticed the motorbike tailing them.

Ordinary people who noticed a suspicious car following them would definitely say something to their companions like “I think the bike behind is tailing us.”

But aside from casting occasional glances at Xiang Kun, she didn’t mention her discovery at all.

Thus, Xiang Kun quickly realized that Old Xia knew that he had also spotted the motorbike following them, so he didn’t say anything.

Ever since he picked her up at the station, Old Xia’s attention had been on him, observing his every move.

Old Xia once said, “I observe everyone,” but it didn’t seem true now.

There were several new faces today, like Zhang Qian in the back seat. But Old Xia’s focus was still mainly on him.

In his judgment, Old Xia’s main purpose for coming to Tongshi Town seemed to be observing him.

This once again affirmed Xiang Kun’s previous assessment — Old Xia had noticed something peculiar about him.

Of course, he was also more attentive to Old Xia. He was pretty sure that Old Xia seemed to have difficulty showing emotional fluctuations.

He once thought this might be due to Old Xia’s strong self-control, but later observations suggested that perhaps Old Xia was physiologically different from others?

But how was this related to Old Xia’s interest and focus on him?

As for the two blokes on the motorbike, Xiang Kun was not worried. He had multiple ways to handle them, he just needed to find the most efficient and effortless method.

Not long after entering the boundaries of Chongyun Village, as their cars slowed down on the bumpy road, the motorbike finally started to speed up and overtook them from the side.

Since Xiang Kun knew they were out to scam, he maintained a safe distance as the motorcycle slowed down ahead of his SUV.

If they slowed down, he’d slow down even more, occasionally stopping to let them move farther ahead.

Finally, the two guys couldn’t wait any longer. They stopped, threw the motorbike, and blocked the road.

Xiang Kun was about to swerve past them, when the shorter man stretched his arms out, blocking the way. He pointed at the fallen motorbike and at the tall youth who pretended to fall in front of them, shouting, “You hit someone and now you want to run?!”

Seeing this, Yang Zhen’er was so excited that she almost jumped from the back seat. She hit her head on the top of the car, rubbing her head while exclaiming, “Is it a scam? Is it a scam? Chef Xiang, did we encounter a scam?!”

Tang Baona quickly pulled her back: “What’s there to be excited about a scam…”

“Chef Xiang is about to turn into a martial monk, I can’t wait!” Yang Zhen’er, already taking out her phone to record a video, asked, “Can you handle the two of them, Old Xiang?”

Even Zhang Qian to the side, was looking at Xiang Kun with interest, curious about how he would deal with this situation. Honestly, she hoped Xiang Kun couldn’t handle it and would ask for her help, owing her a favor.

Xiang Kun turned back and told the three people in the back seat: “Stay in the car, no one leaves.”

“We should get out and help you!” Yang Zhen’er complained.

“Help my foot. Whoever gets out won’t get lunch!” Xiang Kun glared at her, then turned to Xia Libing, who was about to get out of the car: “You too, stay in the car.”

Xia Libing looked at him with wide eyes.

“Staring won’t help either. Disobey me, and I won’t feed you!” Xiang Kun threatened her.

Seeing Xiang Kun getting out of the car, and signaling to the people in the following Corolla to stay put, Yang Zhen’er in the back seat of the SUV was still itching to go, nudging Tang Baona sitting next to her: “Nana, let’s get out. Xiang Kun is just joking around, there’s no way he would really starve us.”