Wu An immediately became interested.
Old Jiang asked, "Ah An, are you alright?"
Wu An said, "Then it's definitely fine."
"You're quite something, aren't you? Someone's tried to get you several times, but you're still unscathed." Old Jiang chuckled, then asked, "Want to know who's trying to get you?"
Wu An was silent for a few seconds, then suddenly changed the subject: "Last time I bought my dad a few packs of cigarettes, and he found them quite strong. How many packs of cigarettes do you have here?"
Old Jiang: "I have two here."
"Give them to me, I'll take them all." Old Jiang nodded and took out two packs of Huazi cigarettes from the inner room. The village wasn't safe, so he didn't dare put such expensive cigarettes on the counter.
Old Jiang put down his cigarette and said, "Not many people in our village are willing to smoke Huazi cigarettes. Recently, Shen Nan came back, and he took quite a few from me."
"Chen Gui returned two packs of cigarettes to me these past two days."
"Isn't it strange? He's never bought cigarettes from me before."
“His son hasn’t come back recently either.”
"Who gave Chen Gui those two packets of cigarettes?"
Wu An scoffed, "We've already made things clear, why are you still trying to dodge the question? It's just something Shen Nan gave to Chen Gui."
“Shen Nan is going to make a big splash in our village, so it’s normal for him to grease palms with Chen Gui.”
so.
It makes perfect sense for the two of them to get together.
Old Jiang nodded.
Wu An asked, "That's it?"
Old Jiang shook his head.
Wu An picked up the two packs of cigarettes, tucked them under his arm, and said, "Old Jiang, I thought this place was the intelligence center of our village."
"I'm not very well-informed either."
"Wait!" Old Jiang said anxiously when he saw Wu An take away both cartons of cigarettes. "There's more, there's more. Chen Gui often comes here to sell cigarettes."
"He never buys them himself."
"Let me be frank, Lin Bin, that bachelor, often buys cigarettes for Chen Gui, and when Chen Gui can't finish them, he comes to me to sell them."
Wu An was taken aback: "What leverage does Chen Gui have over Lin Bin?"
Old Jiang shook his head.
Wu An pretended to leave: "This news is boring. If there's nothing exciting, I'm leaving."
Old Jiang stomped his feet in frustration, cursing Wu An for being so cunning. It seemed that if Wu An didn't offer some valuable information today, he wouldn't get any benefit at all.
He whispered, "It's exciting."
"Come closer to your ear."
"This must not be known to a third person."
Wu An nodded.
Seeing Lao Jiang's expression, he was genuinely curious to hear something.
Old Jiang leaned close to his ear and spoke.
Wu An strategically clenched his fist and placed it below his nose.
Depend on!
The middle-aged man's tone was unusually arrogant.
Old Jiang said, "You know that Lin Hu and Lin Bin, these cousins, grew up together since childhood. Before they fell out, their relationship was like that of blood brothers, right?"
"The reason they have such a good relationship is not only because they live close by, but also because they went to school together when they were young."
"We've always been in the same class."
"Lin Hu dropped out of school before finishing junior high, while Lin Bin did better in school but didn't get into university after high school."
"Lin Hu's wife, that tigress, was their junior high school classmate."
"Lin Bin is still single. It's normal for him to do something outrageous when he's feeling lonely, don't you think?"
Wu An's eyes widened suddenly. "Wow, this is amazing! This gossip is explosive!"
He saw some sunflower seeds next to him, picked them up and started eating them.
You know what?
This information was very exciting, and the listener was very curious. He asked Lao Jiang to tell him more details.
Old Jiang was speechless: "I didn't see it with my own eyes, so how could I know the details!"
"If you want to know, ask Lin Bin."
Wu An chuckled: "Don't provoke me, I might actually go and ask."
"Do you think Lin Bin will tell me?"
Old Jiang was taken aback.
He thought about it and realized that Lin Bin might actually do what Wu An wanted to say and tell him all the details in order to shut him up.
Why didn't he think of that?
They keep this little secret all day long, and don't even dare to talk in their sleep at night.
He shook his head, came to his senses, and asked, "Are you planning to use this to get back at Chen Gui?"
Wu An looked bewildered: "What do we do?"
Old Jiang glared: "How should I know?"
Wu An: "I don't know either."
After saying that.
He gave the money for two Chinese cigarettes, but only took one.
Old Jiang looked at the cigarettes on the counter and chuckled, "This kid... he's bound to succeed. Chen Gui... you've messed with the wrong person."
"Oh, and that kid Shen Nan too..."
"I wonder if Wu An can handle it."
He muttered to himself, quite looking forward to watching the show.
He may seem glamorous as the head of the intelligence center in Xiaoxi Village, but in reality, he spends all his time at the small shop and can't go anywhere else. He just passes the time by watching entertainment.
...
Wu An walked out of the shop and greeted the villagers who came in with a smile.
After walking a few steps, he turned his head back.
He couldn't help but wonder why Lao Jiang was helping him.
Something must have happened.
Is he targeting Chen Gui, Lin Bin, or Lin Hu?
Wu An was feeling a bit troubled.
Who cares?
Wu An figured he still needed to maintain a good relationship with Lao Jiang. This intelligence chief from Xiaoxi Village was quite capable, and he knew he would inevitably have to cooperate with him in the future.
He needs to figure out how to use this information.
As we walked home, Aqing ran over excitedly, holding her phone in her hand, and shouted happily, "Brother, I got the picture!"
Wu An took the phone and looked at it. It was quite clear. He asked, "How did you take the picture?"
Aqing said, "When I saw him, I pretended to take a selfie, but I was actually taking pictures of him."
“I even glared at him on purpose.”
“He looked at me too.”
"I deliberately provoked him by asking him what he was looking at."
"Shen Nan was about to leave, but he got so angry that he stopped and asked me if I was looking for trouble."
"I just snapped away and ran off as soon as I was done."
"He got so angry that he chased after me for a couple of steps. He was wearing those damn leather shoes, so he couldn't even smell my farts."
Wu An laughed heartily.
Then I sent it to Boss Zhao, and soon Boss Zhao sent a message saying that it was this handsome guy.
Wu An put away his phone.
OK.
That's settled then.
Aqing asked, "Brother, did Shen Nan and Chen Gui team up to mess with you?"
Wu An nodded.
Regardless of how much Shen Nan was involved, his actions against these two people can definitely be considered a "reasonable counterattack."
Aqing said, "Brother, what do you suggest we do?"
Wu An's eyes flashed, and he said, "Let's go find Lin Hu and see what his attitude is towards compensation for the fishing boats."
Aqing scratched his head, somewhat unable to follow his brother's train of thought. He was thinking about how to get revenge, so why was he suddenly thinking about Lin Hu?
He went with them.
Lin Hu happened to be home.
Wu An knocked on the door.
Lin Hu opened the door and saw Wu An. His face darkened, and he instinctively tried to close the door, but A Qing threw the brick in her hand to block it.
When Lin Hu saw it, his eyes almost popped out of their sockets.
Bringing bricks to knock on the door?
What are you trying to do?
He said irritably, "Wu An, what do you want? I've already been punished, I don't owe you anything."
Wu An said, "Let's not beat around the bush. The compensation hasn't arrived yet. The police station should have informed you by now. This money is being paid to me now."
Lin Hu shook his head: "I have no money."
They hadn't even settled on the compensation yet, and they just blurted out, "I have no money," practically making it clear that they didn't want to pay back the money.
Wu An said, "Lin Hu, I'm going to talk to you now, and you'd better talk to me properly too."
Lin Hu sneered, "Talk my ass, we have nothing to talk about."
"I'm not easily scared."
"Stop with all this useless stuff."
After saying that, he kicked the brick away and slammed the door shut. Immediately afterwards, a woman's voice came from the yard, clear and quite pleasant.
Everyone in the village says that Lin Hu's wife is a tigress, very fierce, and you really can't tell just by listening to her voice.
That's possible.
This woman is only fierce towards Lin Hu; she might treat others quite differently.
If Lin Hu knew that his tigress had climbed over a wall to someone else's house and become a little kitten, I wonder what he would think!
Thinking about this...
Wu An couldn't help but laugh.
Ah Qing scratched his head, not understanding how he could still laugh when he was turned away and Lin Hu was so arrogant.
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