He looked at the worried faces of the crowd and couldn't help but chuckle.

"No, so you really think I've given up on myself and given up on everything, right?"

"Ah, isn't that how it is?" Huang Fei blinked upon hearing this, and asked in confusion.

"Alright, let me tell you the truth. I went to the city a long time ago to try to find a solution, but this matter takes time, so I've been waiting for news at home."

"Otherwise, do you think I could sit so comfortably?" Chen Feng chuckled, then pointed to the side of them, signaling them to move their chairs over.

"Ah, you already found everyone a long time ago? When did this happen? How come we didn't know? Haven't you been at home the whole time?" Huang Fei said, looking stunned.

"Yes, we didn't see you go out either," Zheng Ping said, pulling over two stools in amazement.

"Hey, how long does that thing take? It'll only take a few hours." Chen Feng stuffed the wood under the stove, preparing to light a fire.

After Chen Feng finished speaking, they exchanged a glance, and Yin Xing suddenly slapped his thigh: "Oh my god, I know! So when you went to the city that time, you weren't just buying groceries, you were actually looking for someone!"

Upon hearing this, everyone suddenly realized what was going on.

"My God, now I understand what happened. So that's how it is! We thought you went to buy groceries. We never imagined you had already prepared a plan!" Zheng Ping exclaimed.

"Brother, you're amazing! You got it done so quietly and without making a sound?"

"We didn't even know you were here, and we were worried about you. We really thought you had given up on yourself," Lin Nian said with admiration.

"Awesome, you have no idea how many Daos we've been studying together these past few days. We wanted to ask you, but we were afraid you'd be in a bad mood, so we didn't dare to ask."

"Dafei managed to buy two fish from the county today, saying he wanted to come and see how you were doing."

"So you actually arranged everything a long time ago, and we've been worrying about it for nothing. Haha, what a mess this whole thing is." Zheng Ping let out a long sigh and couldn't help but laugh at himself.

"This fish was bought, not caught by you?" Chen Feng looked up in surprise.

"I bought it. Dafei went to the county specifically to buy it, and even took a taxi. With you worrying like this, how can we be in the mood to go fishing?" Zheng Ping waved his hand and laughed.

Huang Fei grinned from the side, but didn't say anything.

"Damn, I thought you guys had really made something of yourselves, catching such big fish. Turns out you were just paying fishmongers in town to catch them, right?"

Chen Feng couldn't help but shake his head and chuckle. The thing was, he had actually believed it just now—that they were the ones who had done it.

The firewood was quickly lit, and everyone sat around it. The atmosphere became much more relaxed, as long as Chen Feng didn't become depressed.

"Hey, Fengzi, who did you go to see? Can someone talk to the village chief?" Zheng Ping asked curiously.

Everyone looked at Chen Feng with curiosity.

In their minds, when Chen Feng went to find someone, it was definitely to find a leader, to see if they could help persuade him to bow down and reconcile with the village chief.

With a leader acting as an intermediary, the village chief will surely give Chen Feng face and won't make things difficult for him in the future.

I just don't know if the village chief will give Chen Feng face or be able to put in a good word for him.

"Talk to the village chief? Talk to him my ass. I'm going to find someone to kill him directly. I've already submitted the report." Chen Feng sneered.

"ah?"

Everyone was stunned and couldn't believe it.

"What the hell? You want to report him and just take him out? Are you kidding me? You really did that?" Zheng Ping said in shock.

“No, Fengzi, you can’t joke like that. You don’t know how much power the village chief has. Some people have even seen him acting like a brother to the county magistrate.”

"Otherwise, could he have served as village chief for over twenty years?"

"If you do this, won't you be making an enemy of him? What if you fail to bring him down and he holds a grudge against you? Then there will be no way to make amends," Huang Fei said with great concern.

“Yes, Fengzi, don’t do anything reckless. Do you think that person will work? Is he more powerful than the county magistrate?” Yin Xing said with equal concern.

Everyone had the same thought at that moment: Fengzi had acted impulsively this time. He probably never imagined that a small village chief would have connections in the county.

"Whether it works or not, you'll find out in a while." Chen Feng kept everyone in suspense as Liu Ping brought over a basin to stir-fry the ingredients.

"Hey, Fengzi, take it easy. Do you know how powerful a county magistrate is? We can't compete with him."

Zheng Ping felt that Chen Feng had no idea how serious the matter was. The village chief had only accumulated such a powerful network of connections after so many years of working in the industry.

You've only been around for a few days, how could you possibly have more connections than the village chief? That's simply impossible.

Just as they were about to say something more, Chen Feng received a phone call.

He picked up his phone and saw that it was Xiahou calling.

"Chen Feng".

"Hey, boss," Chen Feng said instinctively, standing up as if on cue.

"The relevant departments have already rushed to your village. After verification, it is true. They will catch the pest in a short while."

"Oh, that's great! Thank you so much, boss," Chen Feng said with a smile.

"Yes, once this matter is resolved, we need to get things moving quickly," Xiahou said.

"Don't worry, boss, I'll get right to it."

"Thank you, leader. Goodbye, leader." Chen Feng nodded repeatedly, his smile never fading.

"What's going on, bro?" Lin Nian asked as soon as Chen Feng hung up the phone.

Seeing the anxious looks in everyone's eyes, Chen Feng stood up again after sitting down in his chair.

"I have something to do. Wait for me a moment. You all have a seat." Chen Feng grinned and left the room, leaving the group looking at each other in bewilderment.

After leaving the house, Chen Feng went straight to the village chief's house. When he arrived at the village chief's door, he deliberately rubbed his face to stop himself from laughing and put on a dejected expression before walking into the yard.

"Auntie, is Uncle Ma home?" Chen Feng knocked on the door and asked.

When the village chief's wife saw it was Chen Feng, she was full of surprise. She didn't expect that Old Ma had guessed right, and Chen Feng had actually come to ask him for help.

“It’s home, come in.” The village chief’s wife nodded and invited him into the house.

Chen Feng was led into the kitchen, where the village chief was sitting at the table, seemingly about to eat.

When he saw Chen Feng looking dejected, he almost burst out laughing, but he held back his laughter and asked with feigned concern, "Oh, Fengzi's here. Have you eaten yet? Come in quickly."

"I heard you've been working on a gold mine lately. How's it going? If you're having any problems, just tell your uncle. We're from the same village, so I'll definitely help if I can."