It wasn't far from the police station to Lao Qin's Wild Game Resort. Sitting in the taxi, Yuan Yuan looked at Chen Chongshan, who was covered in blood and wounds, with some heartache and said with a hint of resentment, "Chen Chongshan, why did you lie to me?"
Yuan Yuan's question startled Chen Chongshan, who then awkwardly scratched his head: "Yuan Yuan, I..."
"You're always showing off. If you hadn't lied to me yesterday, none of this would have happened."
Yuan Yuan said, pouting.
"Yes, yes."
Chen Chongshan nodded repeatedly, as honest as a primary school student. He knew in his heart that Yuan Yuan was right. If he had told Yuan Yuan the truth yesterday, and she had pleaded with Director Qin in advance, he would have been released long ago, and none of this would have happened.
However, how could Chen Chongshan possibly bring up this matter with Yuan Yuan? And who would have known that Yuan Yuan would have such a bureau chief as her uncle?
"Yuan Yuan, how did you know?"
Chen Chongshan asked, his face flushed.
“I couldn’t get through to you on the phone this morning. Chongming told me about what happened yesterday. As soon as I heard it, I felt something was wrong. I went out and asked around and found out that you had been arrested.”
Yuan Yuan replied, still somewhat dissatisfied: "Such a big thing, you should have just told me directly, at least I could have had more ideas and helped more, but you deliberately kept it from me, you don't treat me as a friend at all."
"No, no, no..." Chen Chongshan hurriedly shook his head, "Yuan Yuan, you know that's not what I meant."
“Yes, Sister Yuan Yuan, we didn’t mean it that way…” Chen Chongming hurriedly chimed in.
"Pfft..."
Seeing the two brothers' anxious expressions, Yuan Yuan burst out laughing. Her radiant smile, coupled with her two exquisite dimples, was enough to make Chen Chongshan swoon.
"Okay, Chongming, I was just kidding."
Yuan Yuan smiled and patted Chen Chongming's head, then said to Chen Chongshan, "I'll let you off this time, but there can't be a next time."
"Okay, okay." Chen Chongshan nodded with a silly smile.
"Also, you are not allowed to go up the mountain these days. You are injured, and Ah Huang is also injured."
Yuan Yuan gave further instructions. At this moment, Ah Huang was lying quietly under the seat, its body covered in blood, looking somewhat ferocious. Its neck had been broken by the Pit Bull, but fortunately it wasn't too serious, just two tooth holes.
The more serious injury is to his hind leg. After being stared at and bitten by Casroure for so long without any defense, the wound has been opened up. Although no bones or tendons were damaged, it still needs further treatment and will require several days of rest to fully recover.
"Yes, don't worry, I don't plan to go up the mountain for a while."
Chen Chongshan nodded in agreement.
"That's good. We won't go up the mountain these next few days, and we can go to Tanzhou together next week."
Yuan Yuan nodded excitedly. She had been fantasizing about university life for three years, and now that her dream was coming true, she was about to step into university life in real time. How could she not be excited and looking forward to it?
"Um."
Chen Chongshan nodded. He was indeed going to Tanzhou, but not to study. He was taking his younger brother, Chen Chongming, to get medical treatment, which was more important than studying.
He didn't mention giving up his studies, otherwise he wouldn't know how to face Yuan Yuan.
“Chongshan, if you encounter any difficulties, you can tell me. Please don’t bear them alone,” Yuan Yuan continued.
"Um."
Chen Chongshan nodded, feeling a warmth in his heart, but remained silent.
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The car traveled quickly, and in about ten minutes they arrived at Lao Qin's Wild Game Manor, where Xu Jiaming and the others had already arrived.
In the courtyard in front of the gate, the two girls who had gone up the mountain together yesterday were also there. When they saw Chen Chongshan, they smiled and nodded to greet him.
On the pear tree beside the yard, the head of the wild boar king, which had not yet been dehaired, was hanging there, with its two long tusks sticking out, looking quite terrifying. It startled Yuan Yuan, who was caught off guard. Ah Huang also stood up on its mane at that moment and let out a low growl. It was clear that it was still afraid of this terrifying opponent.
If it weren't for the pain from the injury to its hind leg, which made it walk with a limp, it would have even pounced on it.
"Ah Huang."
Chen Chongshan called out, then reassured Ah Huang before asking Lao Qin, "Lao Qin, why is this pig's head still here? It's kind of scary."
"This pig's head belongs to Mr. Xu, not me." Old Qin laughed and replied, "Mr. Xu specifically instructed me to keep this pig's head intact, so I didn't do anything with it."
"Oh." Chen Chongshan nodded.
Xu Jiaming said with a smile, "Chongshan, I plan to take this pig's head back to Tanzhou to have someone process it and make a specimen. Such a big wild boar's head, hanging in my dog farm, is much more impressive than those cow or sheep heads."
"Hmm, that's a good idea."
Chen Chongshan nodded. Hanging such a large wild boar head up, although somewhat frightening, was indeed quite imposing.
"Alright, Chongshan, go to my place and take a shower, change your clothes, and I also have some topical medicine in my first-aid kit. Go and take care of it."
Old Qin couldn't bear to see Chen Chongshan's injuries and spoke up.
"Hey, don't rush to take a shower, Lao Qin, get me and Ah Huang something to eat first, I'm starving."
Chen Chongshan shook his head and replied that it was almost noon, and he had eaten breakfast the day before. He was already so hungry that he was dizzy. Ah Huang had not eaten all day and had also gone through a big battle, so he was probably even more exhausted.
"Okay, you must have suffered a lot."
Old Qin sighed, shook his head, picked up the walkie-talkie and gave instructions to the kitchen. He had already figured out what had happened to Chen Chongshan and felt a deep sympathy for the boy.
"Chongshan, in the future, when you encounter problems, you should think more about the consequences. Young people shouldn't just act for the sake of momentary pleasure."
After giving his instructions, Old Qin then gave Chen Chongshan some more advice.
"Okay, Lao Qin, I understand."
Chen Chongshan nodded silently. Although he couldn't say he regretted what happened yesterday, he was still a little scared.
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Since it wasn't peak dining time, the resort's kitchen was quite empty. Following Lao Qin's instructions, a large bowl of noodles and a half-basin of rice soaked in meat broth were quickly served.
Chen Chongshan finished the bowl of noodles in a flash, still seemingly unsatisfied. However, he knew that one should not overeat after being excessively hungry, otherwise it could easily cause an emergency reaction in the stomach.
Ah Huang finished the rice in the basin in a very short time. After Ah Huang finished eating, Chen Chongshan took some anti-inflammatory and disinfectant medicine from the first-aid kit prepared by Lao Qin's shop and treated the injuries on Ah Huang's hind leg and side of his neck before he could take care of his own injuries.
When Chen Chongshan finished showering and applying medicine, Lao Qin had already prepared lunch to entertain Xu Jiaming and his group.
Yuan Yuan and Chen Chongming also ate together. Afterwards, Xu Jiaming opened his backpack, took out two stacks of hundred-yuan bills, and handed them to Chen Chongshan: "Chongshan, here is twenty thousand yuan, take it."
"How come there are so many?" Chen Chongshan didn't answer, but asked instead.
"I killed three pigs yesterday, so I'll give you 12,000. The travel fee is 4,000, making it 16,000 in total. Also, Boss Qin told me about your situation today, so this extra 4,000 is just a small token of our appreciation. Take it and buy some good food for Chongming."
Xu Jiaming smiled and began to explain.
"Well... okay... thank you." Chen Chongshan hesitated for a moment before accepting the 20,000 yuan.
"Alright, we've eaten and drunk our fill, and the bill has been settled. It's time for us to go."
Xu Jiaming smiled and said, "Chongming, write down my phone number. You can come to me anytime you come to Tanzhou in the future. You can also come to me if you encounter any difficulties."
"Um."
Chen Chongshan nodded and saved Xu Jiaming's phone number. He wasn't a sentimental person and could see that Xu Jiaming's group was quite capable. Saving more phone numbers would give him more options in the future, which wasn't a bad thing.
"By the way, the matter between that thug and that police station is probably not over yet. Lin Jianbin will give you a satisfactory explanation, so don't worry too much about suffering a loss for nothing."
Xu Jiaming said with a smile, and then added, "That Lin Jianbin is the son of your county party secretary, Lin. I believe he can handle this matter very well."
"Secretary Lin's son."
Chen Chongshan nodded. Although he knew nothing about officialdom, he knew the name of the local official in his hometown. In the entire Meishan County, there was only one secretary with the surname Lin.
"Alright, let's go."
Xu Jiaming greeted everyone again, then led them into the car and left the Wild Game Manor.
As Chen Chongshan watched the car disappear, he couldn't help but feel a little wistful. Perhaps this encounter was just a trip for these rich kids, a thrilling experience outside of their affluent lives.
But it was this one encounter, and the 20,000 yuan they casually gave each other, that might change the fate of the two Chen brothers.
"Chongshan, here's 16,000. Take it."
Old Qin, who had somehow also brought cash, came up to Chen Chongshan and said...
"Old Qin, isn't it 15,000?" Chen Chongshan asked in confusion.
"Yes, 15,000. The other 1,000 was for Chongming's medical treatment."
Old Qin replied, "I know to some extent why you've been working so hard these past six months. Now that you've done this deal, you should have saved up enough money. I'm afraid you're going to Tanzhou. I don't mean anything by it. This is just a small token of my appreciation. It's not much, so please accept it."
"Old Qin, thank you."
Chen Chongshan nodded gratefully. Although Lao Qin was a businessman and they had always done business together, the fat man had always taken good care of him, and Chen Chongshan remembered it all.
"It's alright, it's alright."
Old Qin smiled and waved his hand.
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