pjbooks Chapter 70 It's good to have no clue.
Chapter 70 It's good to have no clue.
"Pause? Why, Brother Lei?"
Lin Chuan handed Lei Long a cigarette, which Lei Long took, lit, and took a deep drag. Lei Long then looked around and leaned closer, whispering:
"I heard someone died; we need to go back and investigate."
Lin Chuan's heart skipped a beat. The three Hu brothers had apparently been dead for four days. Had they been discovered? While Lin Chuan was still pondering this, Lei Long continued:
"On my route, there were three guys who hadn't handed over their prey or shown up, so I reported them. Then yesterday someone came to tell me to bring them all back."
Okay, it's confirmed. The three Hu brothers were indeed found dead.
Lin Chuan took a deep breath, steadied himself, and pretended to be afraid as he said:
"Brother Lei, how could someone die while hunting a wild boar? If you can't handle it, try climbing a tree. Also, what's the point of taking us back for investigation? You can't possibly suspect that we killed him, can you?"
"It's alright, it's alright. The investigation is just a formality. After all, someone died, and this is no small matter. Let me tell you, people died frequently a few years ago. The county suspected it was arson, but in the end, they couldn't find anything."
"Deliberate? Why would they attack people instead of wild boars? Did they mistake people for wild boars?"
"Who knows? Let's weigh it first. One of you go up the mountain to get the things. After you're done weighing, you'll need to get on the bus and go back."
Lin Chuan asked Wang Liang and Lin Feng to go up the mountain to get the items, while he and Wang Long weighed them here.
Lin Chuan originally wanted to get some information out of Lei Long, but then thought better of it. He figured that the more he said, the more mistakes he would make. Nobody was stupid; people could sense when someone tried to get information out of him.
Five wild boars weighed a total of 1,200 jin (650 kg), and another order for 2280 jin was placed, bringing the total harvest for the past few days to 18050 jin (6,050 kg).
When Lin Feng and the others returned, the group got into the car and followed Lei Long to the next stop.
The next stop was a duo, who were surprised to see people sitting on the truck carrying pigs.
It wasn't until Lei Long explained the situation that the two realized what had happened, and after weighing themselves, they got into the car.
"Brothers, you guys can kill five wild boars in one night? That's impressive."
After getting into the car, one of the thinner men looked at Lin Chuan and asked.
"We outnumbered them and got lucky."
"This isn't luck, it's because you guys are amazing. You were the ones who shot that truckload of wild boars yesterday, right? More than twenty of them, and the ones from a few days ago too. We couldn't catch any even after hunting for half a year. Tsk tsk, impressive."
The skinny guy's eyes were full of envy; they couldn't even guarantee a wild boar a day.
They've been seeing wild boars on the truck every day for the past few days. At first, they thought it was just luck, until more than twenty appeared...
The driver said it was a fight between wild boars, but after examining the injuries, they knew that at least ten or more had been hit by humans, which was quite convincing.
Lin Chuan smiled but didn't respond to their words. Instead, he changed the subject and started talking to them about other things.
The car was moving very fast, and it took some time to reach the next stop.
Actually, the next stop for the two brothers should have been the three Hu brothers, but they never appeared, so the story just kept going.
The next stop was a trio, and as soon as they got on the bus, they kept asking Lin Chuan questions.
After all, they could see the spoils on the vehicle every day, and they all knew that a ruthless person had emerged from this hunt.
Lin Chuan just smiled and listened to them. Don't be fooled by their enthusiasm on the surface; who knows what they're really thinking? It's best to keep a low profile.
Lei Long's route only involved these three groups of people, because he needed to transport his prey to the county slaughterhouse before noon, and there were too many people, so he couldn't return by noon.
There was originally a fourth group of Hu brothers, but now that they've disappeared, there's no need to pull them anymore.
We arrived back in the county town close to midnight. The car drove directly into the main courtyard of the government office, where some people who had arrived early were waiting.
"Ogawa, over here."
Liu Jianshe appeared and called Lin Chuan and the others aside.
"Brother-in-law, what brings you here?"
"Just checking in on you. You're doing well, haven't lost weight. Come on, let me take you out to eat."
"Brother-in-law, they're all waiting here. It wouldn't be right for us to leave."
"There's nothing wrong with it. These people will be sent to the police station after they register. I'm in charge."
Upon hearing this, Lin Chuan left without anyone around him saying a word.
"Brother-in-law, I heard they called us back because someone died?"
"Yes, three died. When they were found, only bones remained."
"Any clues?"
"There are no clues at all. I'm really having a headache. This is rather strange. None of the three of them fired a single shot. The guns were found on the spot, trampled and broken by wild boars."
However, according to our analysis, the gun was working properly before it was stepped on, and we have no idea why they didn't fire it.
(I forgot to mention the gun in Chapter 60, so I added a paragraph where Lin Chuan throws the gun back into the pig herd.)
I forgot some small details at the time, and I've been quietly filling them in later. If you find any problems, please remind me. Thank you! (Mwah!)
Having no clue is good, having no clue is wonderful.
After hearing Liu Jianshe's words, Lin Chuan was completely relieved.
He was afraid that some extraordinary person might be able to track footprints or scents.
He wiped the gun's fingerprints off, but that wasn't a problem. As for the rest, it seemed like he wasn't afraid of anything else.
He didn't know exactly how far he ran that day, but at his speed, it would take him an hour to run, and for a normal person to walk, it would take at least three or four hours, and a round trip would take a whole day.
Lin Chuan also hunts wild boars every day, at least four at a time.
He didn't say anything, so who would know that he hunted wild boars by simply walking over, shooting arrows, and pulling them away?
If a normal person knew their daily harvest, their first reaction would be that they were seriously looking for wild boars, and they would never suspect them.
Even if a few people do have doubts, with Liu Jianshe around, no one will mention this thing that's still just a pipe dream.
So after the meal, Lin Chuan led Lin Feng and the others away in a very casual manner.
Normally, one would need to go to the police station to give a statement. During the meal, Liu Jianshe asked about it, and Lin Chuan said that he looks for wild boars during the day and goes to hunt them in the morning.
Then Liu Jianshe let him go, saying he would fill out the statement.
Lin Chuan led Lin Feng and the others toward the government office, where they ran into Li Jianguo.
"I received the wild boar you sent. I didn't expect to get one too. Thanks."
"Look at what you're saying. You're my brother, so if my brother-in-law has a share, then you definitely have a share too."
"Haha, I love hearing that," Li Jianguo patted Lin Chuan on the shoulder, put his arm around him, and led him inside.
"You're here to collect your money, right? I'll take you there. I heard you hunted a lot of wild boars and made a fortune. I'd like to see for myself."
"Hehe, it's just a small amount of money."
Li Jianguo patted Lin Chuan on the shoulder without saying anything, then put his arm around him and led him to the finance office.
"Oh, Director Li, what a rare guest! What brings you to our finance department?"
"Sister Juan, I brought my brother here to collect the money. Could you settle the account for him?"
Li Jianguo called a fat woman, whom Lin Chuan thought should be called "Grandma," "Sister." Lin Chuan silently gave him a look of disdain, then took out a slip of paper and handed it over.
"Sister, thank you for your help."
"Hey, Director, your brother is really young and handsome. Wait, isn't he Director Liu's brother-in-law?"
"Liu Jianguo's brother-in-law, my younger brother, is there a problem with that?"
"Um, it's not a problem. Let me see how much it costs."
"Why are there so many? Is this a correct spelling?"
The older woman screamed. Luckily, there weren't many people in the finance department, otherwise everyone would probably have been drawn over.
Lin Chuan looked at the bill and saw that the first one his older sister had grabbed was the largest one, which cost 11,020.
No wonder she was so startled; ten thousand yuan is a huge sum of money these days.
The older sister repeatedly confirmed that Li Jianguo was the guarantor before she believed that the order was genuine and that there was no mistake in the transaction.
Having confirmed the authenticity of the order, the older woman said sheepishly:
"I can't collect it today, there's not enough money."
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