Chapter 568: Beating the Short-Lived!

When he saw the two fingers extended by the other party.

Not only did Old Gui laugh.

Chen Xiao also grinned.

Sure enough, when someone is excessively friendly without reason, it’s either treacherous or thieving behavior.

Inquiring about things around the village, asking for two hundred right off the bat.

Have to admit, this money was earned fairly.

With so many people in the village, only he came to greet Chen Xiao and Old Gui, that two hundred was well-deserved.

Just as Chen Xiao was about to take out the money with a smile, Old Gui had already pulled out two hundred-yuan bills first.

The moment the other person saw Old Gui move so swiftly, a flash of regret appeared in his eyes.

He probably thought he asked for too little.

But it didn’t matter, at least he thought he learned a bit of information about the other party.

They weren’t ones to mind spending money, two hundred was given just like that!

The man seemed to have some merchant’s honesty, and after receiving the money, he said with a beaming smile:

"Gentlemen, I’ll take you to find Ah Bing right away, please!"

Chen Xiao nodded, but seeing the resentful and schadenfreude expressions of the onlooking villagers.

He suddenly felt that meeting Zhu Nianbing, who was also Zhu Nianying’s brother, might not be that simple.

The other party certainly had a lot on his mind!

Chen Xiao thought to himself but didn’t say much, just silently followed behind the man.

As they walked, Old Gui suddenly tugged at him.

"President Chen, something’s off, this path seems like it’s leading out of the village, towards the mountains."

Chen Xiao naturally noticed this as well, so he called out to the man ahead:

"Hey, brother, are you taking us to find Zhu Nianbing?"

The man stopped: "Boss, don’t worry, I’m definitely taking you to find Zhu Nianbing, rest assured!"

"Haha, compatriots don’t deceive compatriots!"

"Absolutely no deceit!"

The man assured, patting his chest.

Chen Xiao also wanted to see what he was up to.

Continued to follow the man.

Not long after, they indeed left the village and arrived at the foot of a mountain full of graves.

Seeing those graves on the mountain, Old Gui instantly got angry.

He grabbed the man’s collar and shouted angrily:

"Did you damn well trick me!"

The man was not intimidated at all, shouting back: "I said there’s absolutely no deceit!"

"Then why did you bring us to this graveyard, we wanted to find Zhu Nianbing!"

"Zhu Nianbing is lying up on the mountain, he died last year!"

Old Gui was stunned.

Chen Xiao, however, wasn’t surprised at all, after looking at the graveyard, his eyes still showed some fierceness.

Seeing him step closer, the man couldn’t help but feel nervous and said:

"You said you wanted to find Zhu Nianbing, I’ve brought you here now, if you don’t go up the mountain, are you going to take it out on me?"

"What did he just ask?" Chen Xiao pointed at Old Gui and asked.

The man replied, "To find Zhu Nianbing."

"Bullshit, he asked where Zhu Nianbing’s family was, not where Zhu Nianbing was!"

When Chen Xiao got angry, he pinned the man to the ground.

"Do you think my two hundred is so easy to get? Two hundred just to play tricks on us? Hurry up, take us to Zhu Nianbing’s house!"

It wasn’t that Chen Xiao wanted to be so fierce and rough.

He knew very well a principle in a place like this.

Kindness is bullied by others; a good horse is ridden.

Kindness has never been the way to survive in places like these.

In such places, the more one selfishly clings to what they have, the more likely they are to leave more for their family and descendants.

Seeing that Chen Xiao wasn’t joking at all.

The man’s eyes rolled, thinking that they hadn’t taken back the two hundred, he really shouldn’t have played such a small trick.

"Alright, alright, I’ll take you there, let me go!"

The man struggled, and Chen Xiao released him.

Old Gui said coldly, "Lead the way quickly."

The man gave an awkward smile and didn’t seem to mind what had just happened.

Moreover, Chen Xiao seemed to be someone who doesn’t hold grudges, asked with a relaxed tone after walking some more:

"Brother, how did Zhu Nianbing die?"

The man instinctively raised two fingers, about to shout "two hundred" when he caught Chen Xiao’s cold smirk.

"Well, he was destined for an early death. Just because his wife slept with someone else a few times, he took it too hard and drank pesticide to die."

Chen Xiao understood, and Old Gui sneered: "Don’t you have a wife?"

"Nope, if I had one, I wouldn’t care if she slept with others, as long as she remembered to be with me occasionally!"

The man said nonchalantly.

Chen Xiao and Old Gui were directly too lazy to bother with this guy with an unusual worldview.

Soon, the two were led back to an old house.

Just as the man was about to leave, Chen Xiao took out another hundred yuan and said:

"Wait a moment, tell me about the current situation of this family."

Seeing money to be made again, the man quickly nodded: "Boss, you say it, I’ll answer whatever you ask, certainly not ambiguous!"

"How many people are left in Zhu Nianbing’s family?"

"Only two old folks left. After Zhu Nianbing died from poisoning last year, they stayed at home almost all the time and rarely went out."

"Don’t they have two daughters?"

"When Zhu Nianbing died, the two daughters didn’t even come for the funeral, they severed ties long ago."

Hearing this, Chen Xiao couldn’t help but ponder.

If there were only two old people left in the whole house, Chen Xiao felt no urgency to see them.

Also, from the stories told by Huang Zhao, these two old people weren’t good folks either.

Instead of letting those two old folks in the house play tricks on him, it might be better to find a guide locally.

To meet Zhu Nianying’s lame fiancé.

And also to meet Zhu Nianying’s two sisters!

Thinking this, Chen Xiao said:

"You don’t have a job, do you?"

"Nope."

"How about this, I’ll pay you a hundred a day, follow us around, eat and drink with us, just lead us around, how does that sound?" Chen Xiao asked with a smile.

The man didn’t seem particularly interested, but asked:

"How long are you staying here?"

"Uncertain, could be ten days or even half a month."

"Can you pay all at once? Count half a month as ten days, pay me a thousand!" The man got interested.

Chen Xiao sneered: "Still not sober?"

The man chuckled: "If it really takes that long, then it’s fine."

"Well, since you tricked us earlier, your pay will be settled when we leave. But you won’t have to worry about meals these days."

The man looked a bit uneasy: "You won’t cheat me, will you?"

"If you’re not willing, we’ll find someone else, surely you’re not the only one in the village who knows about Zhu Nianbing’s house?"

Hearing there was competition, the man immediately nodded without hesitation:

"Fine, wherever you say, I’ll take you!"

"I heard the younger daughter of this house, Zhu Nianying, was promised to a lame guy when she ran away, do you know where his house is?"

"I know it well, been to Chang Quezi’s house for drinks before!" The man patted his chest again.

Chen Xiao nodded: "Then let’s go to his house first."

Saying this, Chen Xiao suddenly looked back.

His eyes caught an old face peeking out from the dilapidated house.

That face was staring directly at them, lost in thought!