Chapter 965: No Good Deed Goes Unpunished

As soon as Wang An finished speaking, the group looked at one another in silence, and immediately stopped discussing the matter of the leopard.

Because Wang An's words had made his stance crystal clear: the dogs in his home were the great contributors to his family's success.

Even the house Wang An lived in had been earned with the help of those dogs; it was evident just how important they were to the family.

Therefore, there was absolutely no way Wang An would let his dogs go into the mountains to risk their lives against a leopard.

After a moment, the accountant, Li Youcai, looked at Sun Dafu and then at the militia captain, Sun Xiangfeng, before saying with a face full of helplessness

"Xiao An, everyone knows what you're saying, but as you know, our village has very few hunters. If you don't step in, there will be no one capable of dealing with that wild leopard."

Before Li Youcai could finish, Wang An interrupted him with a smile

"Uncle Li, I respect you as an elder and I don't want to say anything unpleasant, but from the sound of it, are you saying that if I'm not here, everyone in this village is just going to die off?"

Wang An claimed he didn't want to say unpleasant things, but no matter who heard those words, they wouldn't find them pleasant.

Li Youcai wanted to say something more, but Wang An spoke again with a half-smile

"Uncle Li, you're already at your age. If I were to embarrass you in front of all these people and leave you with no way to save face, would that be appropriate?"

While he put it that way, Wang An actually intended to do exactly that. Although Li Youcai was an elder and the village accountant, if he dared to keep nagging, Wang An would absolutely stop indulging him.

Having his words blocked right in his throat, Li Youcai wasn't actually angry. Mainly, as long as one wasn't an idiot, anyone could see what was really happening today.

Li Youcai gave an awkward smile, nodded, and fell silent.

It had to be said that this old fogey hadn't become the accountant for all these years for nothing.

Having successfully shut Li Youcai up, Wang An ignored him. Turning around, Wang An pointed his finger at the brothers Niu Dawei and Niu Dayou and began cursing them loudly

"Fuck both of you! You actually dared to plot against me? You two must be fucking tired of living. Let me give you a heads-up: eat what you need to eat and drink what you need to drink, and don't fucking end up dead in a ditch one day without even a feather to your name."

At this moment, Wang An's bared teeth and glaring eyes were full of ruthlessness, his entire body radiating a violent aura, completely channeling the persona from his days as a hoodlum fighting in street brawls.

To be honest, despite his performance, Wang An didn't actually intend to kill the two of them; he just wanted to find an opportunity to give them a proper thrashing.

However, in his heart, Wang An truly regretted telling everyone about the leopard.

As the old saying goes, "Life and death are determined by fate, wealth and honor are in the hands of heaven," or to put it more bluntly, "The pitiful always have something hateful about them."

Wang An had originally acted out of kindness, hoping to reduce the casualties in the village.

But now, in the eyes of many villagers, Wang An had become someone who lacked a sense of the greater good, lacked vision, was petty, shirked responsibility, and so on and so forth.

It was a mistake that Wang An didn't kill the leopard; it was a mistake that he made excuses; it was even a mistake that he was unwilling to let his dogs risk their lives against the leopard.

In short, as long as the leopard affected the villagers' daily livelihoods, Wang An was in the wrong.

No wonder phrases like "it's hard to be a good person" or "no good deed goes unpunished" exist; it's because there are too many calculating little people.

Fortunately, Wang An would absolutely not be morally kidnapped, nor would he forget who the fuck he was just because of a few sweet words.

Even more so, he wouldn't be treated like a stupid dog that starts wagging its tail just because someone poked it a few times.

If Wang An was unhappy, then fuck whoever loved it; they could all go play in the dirt for all he cared.

After Wang An finished cursing, the two brothers almost simultaneously looked toward Sun Dafu, clearly pleading for help, wanting Sun Dafu to mediate with Wang An.

It was obvious that Wang An's rapid-fire outburst had scared the shit out of Niu Dawei and Niu Dayou.

Mainly, not only had their little schemes been shattered by Wang An, but they were now being threatened by a former hoodlum.

Although the two were militia members, they were essentially ordinary civilians. Naturally, they were terrified of a threat from a seasoned street fighter.

Noticing their gaze, Sun Dafu gave the two brothers a harsh glare. He then looked at the furious Wang An, moved his lips, but said nothing.

Clearly, Sun Dafu was afraid that if he spoke, Wang An would disregard his face. If that happened, as an elder and the village chief, Sun Dafu would lose a great deal of prestige.

Unfortunately, at this moment, no one present except Sun Dafu dared to speak up and suggest a reconciliation.

When an ordinary person is angry, people around them might not even glance their way because nobody cares.

But when a powerful figure or someone formidable is angry, the people around them won't just keep quiet—they might not even dare to breathe loudly.

This was what was known as "aura."

Although Wang An wasn't a powerful figure or a big shot, his "aura" at this moment was something no one dared to ignore.

Setting everything else aside, if you were facing a vicious tiger in a state of peak rage, would you be afraid?

No one needs to brag; anyone would be paralyzed.

So, this wasn't a matter of who was a coward or who was useless, but rather an instinct of "seeking auspiciousness and avoiding danger."

After pondering for a long time, Sun Dafu finally plucked up the courage to speak to Wang An

"Xiao An, we all live in the same village. You have a great family and a great estate; it's not worth fighting over such a small matter, right?"

Before Wang An could respond, Sun Dafu spoke irritably to the Niu brothers

"What the hell are you two thinking? Why haven't you apologized to Xiao An yet? In the future, think carefully before you speak. Don't just click your own little abacuses; do you think everyone else is stupid and only you two are clever?"

Though the words were harsh, he was indeed smoothing over the relationship. Thus, Niu Dawei immediately apologized to Wang An

"Xiao An, this is our fault. Please don't take it to heart, and—"

After a long string of rambling, Wang An didn't really listen. He just rolled his eyes at the two and said

"Enough, stop fucking babbling. For the sake of Grandpa Sun, I'll give you two a chance. If you ever dare to plot against me again, I'll fucking kill your whole family."

Turning around, Wang An handed out cigarettes to the crowd and said with a smile

"I'm telling you all, I'm the most reasonable person there is. But if anyone dares to be unreasonable with me, I'll eventually fucking kill them, hehehehe..."

It had to be said that this laugh of Wang An's was genuinely creepy.

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(End of Chapter)