Looking at Yang Dachuan's expression, Wang An suddenly realized that getting angry with someone like him was a complete waste of effort.
So, after Yang Dachuan finished speaking, Wang An simply shook his head and smiled faintly.
"Hehehe, you're the only clever one, and everyone else is a fool. If all the people in Weizigou were like you, you'd all be starving to death sooner or later. Fine, you guys go ahead and study this bear; do whatever you want with it. I can't help you with this—I'm afraid to die, hehehe."
Having said that, Wang An turned and walked away without hesitation.
Truth be told, he didn't know what Yang Dachuan was thinking. More importantly, how on earth did the drifting vagrants of Weizigou elect a creature like this as their village chief? They truly deserved to be poor.
The reason he said they deserved to be poor was that these vagrants were "three-no" personnel—no household registration, no jobs, and no land. Consequently, their village as an administrative unit was not recognized by the township government.
Furthermore, Yang Dachuan's so-called "village chief" position was also unrecognized by the township. Therefore, the "village chief" Huang Baoguo spoke of was merely someone with relatively high prestige within the village.
To put it bluntly, the people of Weizigou had spontaneously crowned Yang Dachuan as their chief.
As soon as Wang An left, Yang Dachuan, Huang Baoguo, and the other five were stunned. The key was that the man with the gun had left, but the damn bear was still very much alive.
One must understand that this time of year was exactly when animals like brown bears and black bears were desperately putting on their autumn fat.
They had to grow their autumn fat frantically because only by eating enough in the autumn and accumulating sufficient body fat could they perfectly enter hibernation and survive the entire winter.
Otherwise, if their fat reserves were depleted after hibernating for a while, they would be woken up by hunger and forced to leave their dens to find food.
Such a bear was referred to by people as a "walking camel."
In other words, this large bear currently munching on corn would absolutely not leave this cornfield of its own accord. It could eat here until the winter snows fell, and only then would it find a cave to crawl into and sleep for the whole winter.
The most frustrating part was that if it wasn't "gutted" by a hunter this winter—meaning it wasn't shot dead—it would come back next year to continue eating corn and growing autumn fat.
It had already memorized this very safe location for obtaining food.
Wang An hadn't gone far when he heard someone roar from behind
"Yang Dachuan, fuck your mother! You might not want the grain anymore, but we still do!"
The one cursing was surnamed Pang; Huang Baoguo and the others called him Uncle Yongxiang.
After Pang Yongxiang finished, the one called Ergangzi also said very displeasedly
"Uncle Dachuan, you can't be village chief like this. If this keeps up, the whole village will be cheated to death by you."
Huang Baoguo also said with great dissatisfaction
"I went through so much trouble to invite Young Master An, and you've brought back your old tricks again. Young Master An is right; you treat everyone like a fool. You've already offended the people in the mountains, and now you've pissed off Young Master An. From now on, I don't recognize you as village chief."
As everyone began arguing and bickering, Yang Dachuan finally exploded, roaring
"You fuckers! Why weren't you saying this before when I was dividing the money and meat for you?"
From this sentence, it was clear that these vagrants were exactly the same as Yang Dachuan; they all had plenty of little schemes and were all bastards in their own right.
At this moment, Pang Yongxiang said
"Go fuck yourself! If it weren't for you, would the people of Weizigou have gone hungry every year for the past two years?"
Immediately after, Huang Baoguo shouted to Wang An
"Young Master An, wait a moment! We won't listen to him!"
The others also shouted one after another
"Uh, Young Master An, please wait a moment before you go!"
As they shouted, the group chased after Wang An.
Fortunately, because they were afraid, they remained far from the bear; otherwise, their shouting would have certainly disturbed the bear, which was eating with great relish.
It had to be admitted that whether it was a brown bear or a black bear, they were incredibly focused when eating, basically ignoring external sounds entirely.
Hearing their shouts, Wang An instinctively stopped, turned around, and smiled.
"What is it, Uncle Huang? Are you guys coming over to play the 'good cop' now?"
It had to be said that Wang An's words were quite direct.
Mainly, in Wang An's subconscious, these five people should have refuted Yang Dachuan earlier. As for the previous argument, in Wang An's view, it was just a performance put on specifically for him.
Of course, Wang An was overthinking it; they weren't acting.
Huang Baoguo was stunned for a moment upon hearing this, then said with a flushed face
"Young Master An, how could I be that kind of person? If I were that kind of person, may I be struck by five bolts of lightning and may my whole family die a miserable death!"
Hearing Wang An's words, the others were also embarrassed. Pang Yongxiang, his face turning red, said
"Uh, Young Master An, right? If we are playing 'good cop,' then let my whole family die out!"
After Pang Yongxiang spoke, the others also swore solemn oaths.
However, Wang An interrupted them midway.
"Alright, alright, I believe you. So what's the deal? How is the bear going to be divided in the end?"
Actually, Wang An didn't care whether they were acting or not, because he only cared about profit. In any case, when dealing with these vagrants, there was no need for sentiment; as long as the profit was right, it worked.
After Wang An finished, the group looked at each other, and Pang Yongxiang, the oldest among them, spoke
"Young Master An, we don't want anything. As long as you kill this big bear, that's enough. But if you happen to only wound it or graze it, we can't do anything—we don't even have food, let alone money."
Wang An smiled and looked at the others, asking simultaneously
"What about you? Do you all agree with Uncle Yongxiang's proposal?"
The others all agreed, but Huang Baoguo said very solemnly
"Young Master An, I won't promise other things, but since I'm the one who brought you here, if anything happens to you, I'll spend my next life serving your whole family as an ox or a horse."
It was clear that Huang Baoguo was not lying.
Wang An laughed loudly and said
"Hahaha, that's not necessary. Alright then, I'll go over and finish it off. Once it's done, just wait to help me carry the meat."
As he spoke, Wang An checked his Type 56 assault rifle once more, then pulled out his large Type 54 pistol and checked it as well, before walking toward the large bear.
The key was that right now, there wasn't a single person to provide backup. Although Wang An's marksmanship was incredible, he still needed the double insurance of two guns.
(End of Chapter)