Chapter 932: What Does "Forcing a Smile" Mean?

The wooden box looked quite worn, but it must be said that its weight was considerable; it felt heavy resting in the palm of his hand.

Thus, it was obvious that whatever was inside this wooden box was certainly either gold or silver.

Because if it were something worthless, there would have been no need to bury it.

Just as Wang An wanted to open it to find out for sure, the barking of Da Hei and the other dogs suddenly reached his ears.

Immediately following that, Wang An faintly heard the sound of voices coming from a distance outside the main gate.

In his urgency, Wang An could no longer afford to check the contents of the wooden box. He very quickly filled the hole back in with the excavated soil, then shoved the scraped-away withered grass and leaves back into the pit in one go.

He stepped into the dog kennel to stomp the ground, simply tidying up the surrounding traces, patted the mud off his clothes, and scanned the area around the kennel. Feeling that no problem would be apparent unless one looked very closely, Wang An finally took the small box and returned to the sidecar.

After using a burlap sack on the vehicle to completely cover the six jars and the small box, Wang An unhurriedly mounted the sidecar and kicked it into life.

Just as Wang An intended to shift gears and twist the throttle to leave, the people talking arrived at the main gate.

There were a total of three people standing at the gate. One was in front leading a half-grown calf, while the other two were at the calf's side and rear, constantly whipping the reluctant animal with tree branches.

When Wang An came face-to-face with these three, both parties were momentarily stunned.

Wang An was stunned because he felt these three might be survivors from Wei Cheng's gang.

As for the three men, they were clearly stunned because they never expected a "Hat Brother" to appear in this courtyard.

Mainly, at this moment, Wang An was wearing a police uniform and a peaked cap, sitting atop a green sidecar.

At a glance, anyone would assume Wang An was a legitimate Hat Brother.

Once he recovered, Wang An didn't speak first, but instead watched the three men and the cow with interest.

After the man leading the cow recovered, a flicker of helpless bitterness crossed his face, and he immediately greeted Wang An with a flattering expression

"Officer, have you come to inspect the work yourself?"

Noticing the change in the man's expression, Wang An's eyebrows twitched. He suddenly felt that these three might not be Wei Cheng's subordinates.

Wang An nodded slowly and, after a brief thought, asked

"Are you also Boss Wei's people? Why haven't I seen you before?"

The man hurriedly explained with a smile

"We aren't. We're delivering a cow to him. The day before yesterday, Boss Wei said that Chief Huang wanted to eat calf meat, and told us to find a way to get him a calf. We put in a great deal of effort to get this one, so we've brought it to him today."

Clearly, in this man's eyes, the reason Wang An appeared in this courtyard was that Chief Huang wanted to see if the calf had arrived.

Hearing this, Wang An felt a wave of speechlessness. This damn Chief Huang was truly something—and truly shameless. Did he really think of himself as the Emperor of Heaven?

He wanted to eat calf meat, so he told Wei Cheng to find a way to get it, and Wei Cheng was obedient, acting on it immediately.

It had to be said that Chief Huang was living a god-like life in Xing'an Township.

However, this also showed just how close Wei Cheng's relationship with Chief Huang had been while he was alive.

Though he thought this, Wang An didn't show it. He nodded nonchalantly and said

"Did Wei Cheng say how much he planned to pay you for this calf?"

The man smiled with a face full of helplessness and said

"What money? Boss Wei said he'd waive my interest for this year."

As soon as he finished speaking, the man flashed a smile that looked worse than crying.

If anyone didn't understand what the phrase "forcing a smile" meant, they would instantly understand just by looking at this man's expression.

At this moment, Wang An truly wanted to pull Wei Cheng back up from the dead and shoot him all over again—and he'd have to use a Type 56 assault rifle, because he felt the firepower of the Type 56 semi-auto was a bit insufficient.

Look at this guy; he'd been bullied to such an extent.

Having confirmed that these three were not Wei Cheng's subordinates, Wang An said to the man

"Alright, take the calf and go back. That old brat Wei Cheng is dead, and the bunch of scoundrels under him have all been arrested by the county police. You don't have to pay back those high-interest loans anymore."

After saying this, Wang An twisted the throttle, intending to go home.

However, in his mind, Wang An was wondering if there were any other things left in the dog kennel he had hurriedly restored.

But on second thought, he felt there probably weren't. After all, whether it was the pottery jars or the small wooden box, they looked like they had been buried for a significant amount of time.

Mainly, although Wei Cheng was indeed capable of hoarding and truly inhumane, since so many things had already been unearthed, there probably wasn't anything left.

While Wang An was pondering these things, the man leading the cow and the two helping to drive it were all stunned.

After the three looked at each other for a while, the man leading the cow asked in disbelief

"Of... Officer, is what you said true?"

Wang An pointed to the courtyard behind him and said very calmly

"Of course it's true. The grain and other things they got through dishonest means have all been confiscated by the county police."

As he spoke, Wang An waved a hand toward the dogs, saying with a face full of righteousness

"See those four dogs? Confiscated too. All turned over to the state."

Perhaps because he was wearing the police uniform, when Wang An said the words "our county police," it sounded incredibly natural and smooth.

Furthermore, while saying those words, deep in Wang An's heart, there was actually a feeling of "I am very proud."

It had to be said that this shift in identity was truly intoxicating.

Looking at the expressions of the three—whether they were shocked or overjoyed—Wang An checked his watch and said again

"Hurry up and take the calf back; it'll be dark soon. Don't worry, if anyone dares to ask you for the debt in the future, just come find us at the County Public Security Bureau."

Unexpectedly, as soon as Wang An finished speaking, the man leading the calf fell to his knees with a "thud" and began kowtowing to Wang An.

This scared the hell out of Wang An, who immediately jumped off the sidecar, causing the engine to stall and die instantly.