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Chapter 54: No need to be afraid

The profession of hunter has always been somewhat mysterious since ancient times.

For people who don't understand, this profession often represents killing and barbarism, so many people look at hunters with admiration, awe, and a little bit of worry and fear.

Although I know they won't really pull out their guns and shoot at people in anger, but what if?
Who can tell if they can't help themselves and will kill people like prey?

After all, many people who usually look kind may erase the entire household registration book of others once they get angry.

This is how Lao Qin looks in Wang Dechun's eyes.

When Yu Qiutang and Wang Dechun were talking, Lao Qin stood beside them with a gloomy face and basically didn't say a word. As his true intentions became clearer, his expression became more and more gloomy, and he even touched his gun from time to time.

This made Wang Dechun even more afraid.

He felt even more regretful.

Sure enough, Yu Qiutang only talked about the first half, and the real second half had just begun.

Old Qin continued, "Let me ask you again, are you sure I didn't go to your cornfield today?"

"I've already answered that. There's no need to say it again."

"If I insist."

Old Qin took a step forward and approached Wang Dechun. His voice became even colder, even colder than the mountain wind on Houtouling.

"Don't go too far. You just suspect me, right? Then show me the evidence. Yu Qiutang, what's wrong with you? How can you help outsiders bully people from your own village?"

Wang Dechun is so timid that his body shape is totally inconsistent.

Yu Qiutang couldn't help but wonder why he felt a little scared when he saw this person before.

Before I explained, I was too timid.

Sure enough, human courage does not only come from the spirit, but also depends on physical fitness. A strong body can easily give people confidence.

Yu Qiutang smiled faintly, "Uncle Dechun, please don't be offended by my bad temper. You just said that you really have never been to the cornfield, right?"

"No, no, I say it again, no!"

"Okay," Lao Qin turned around and strode to the side of the corn stalk pile. He looked around and saw some dry leaves floating in the gap between the corn stalks. He then pulled the stalk hard.

With a loud crash, one side of the neatly stacked corn stalks collapsed, revealing the bicycle inside.

The action was too violent and too fast, and Wang Dechun had no time to react before the bicycle suddenly appeared in front of everyone.

Old Qin pulled the bicycle out with one hand, carried it back to the door of his house, pointed at the word Qin carved on the bicycle beam and asked Wang Dechun, "This has the word Qin carved by me, can it prove that this is my bicycle?"

Wang Dechun was already a little crazy at this time. He didn't use much brains to do things, and he mainly relied on his wife to persuade him from behind.

But today, before his wife could come out, the truth was exposed. He didn't know what to do for a moment, and just said subconsciously: "This has nothing to do with me. I didn't put it in there, and you can't find me."

As he spoke, he began to gain confidence. "Yes, even if the car is yours, you can just take it back. You can't just put it in our corn stalk pile and say it's ours, right? What if someone frames you for it?"

"So, we have wronged you. It wasn't you who hid the car, but someone else wanted to frame you, right?" Lao Qin said with a smile.

"Yes, that's right," Wang Dechun agreed hastily. "Now that everything is clear, you should take the bike back. Someone must have taken your bike and hid it temporarily because our house is close. I really don't know anything about it." When Lao Qin heard him say this, he couldn't help but walked forward and grabbed Wang Dechun's collar. When he saw him pull in front of the bicycle, he forced him down and squatted down. "Smell it, what's the smell on this bike?"

Wang Dechun sniffed it subconsciously, and immediately a pungent smell of engine oil rushed into his nose, and his mind went blank.

He was repairing his bike at the time and was called over by his wife. He didn't have time to change his clothes, so he accidentally left the engine oil on the bike.

Cars at that time were not as ubiquitous as they are in later generations. There was not a second one in the whole village, so he couldn't blame others even if he wanted to.

"Then tell me, what's the smell in the car?"

"This……"

Wang Dechun’s brain suddenly froze and he was completely speechless.

At this time, Aunt Liu hurried out, shouting as she walked: "You old man, I tell you, if you find a car, you should just wait for someone to come and take it. But you insisted on taking advantage of others, and now you are being wronged."

As she said this, she ran to Lao Qin and said with a smile, "My dear brother, it's all our shopkeeper's fault for taking advantage of others. He accidentally found a bicycle at the foot of the mountain and thought no one wanted it, so he took it back and put it away, hoping that if no one wanted it after a while, the thing would belong to him.

Look at how confused he is. I told him not to do this, but he refused to listen. Really, you should be magnanimous and not make it a point to argue with him. "

When Old Qin heard what Aunt Liu said, he suddenly didn't know how to get angry.

Even Yu Qiutang secretly admired his cleverness.

It was clearly an act of theft, but after Aunt Liu put it this way, it seemed as if the motive of the matter became very simple, that is, Wang Dechun picked up a bicycle and did not return it in time, and was planning to keep it for himself.

This is much less responsibility than stealing.

Unfortunately, they still find it difficult to find reasons why they deliberately stole.

He and Lao Qin exchanged glances and decided to leave the matter at that for the time being. There was no point in continuing to dwell on it, since the bicycle was, after all, on public land.

But of course we can't just let it go.

He gave Lao Qin a look. According to the agreement with Lao Qin before, he gave Lao Qin a look, and Lao Qin understood what he meant. He suddenly took the gun behind him to the front, aimed at Wang Dechun's head, his face gloomy.

"What are you doing? Take it away, take it away quickly, why are you pushing it on someone's head?"

Wang Dechun was so scared when he saw Lao Qin put his hand on the trigger that he almost pissed his pants and didn't dare to say a word.

Excuses are just excuses. They know the real process better than anyone else.

Aunt Liu was also completely frightened. She rushed forward regardless of her life and tried desperately to pull the gun away.

But Lao Qin's hands were steady and didn't move at all.

Aunt Liu hurried to find Yu Qiutang again, "Tangtang, please tell this brother to put away the gun. What if it accidentally goes off without being careful? What should we do?"

Yu Qiutang just said helplessly: "Aunt Liu, it's your fault. You always like to take advantage of others. Can't you two save some trouble?"

"No, we won't take advantage of others in the future. We will be honest, definitely honest. Put it away. It's scary." Aunt Liu ran hurriedly between Lao Qin and Yu Qiutang, anxiously not knowing what to do.

(End of this chapter)