I raise furry animals and fly them to my motherland.

Chapter 166 Too anxious to eat hot tofu

The next morning, the village was in an uproar.

The two cows in the old cowshed in Yinjiaguan have disappeared!

Before Xu Ying even got out of bed, rumors were already spreading like wildfire throughout the village.

Xu Ying went to bed late last night, so while she was still sound asleep this morning, the door of the old house was banged on roughly.

"Dr. Xu, where did the Yin family's two cows go?"

"Did he die in the middle of the night and you disposed of him?"

"Dr. Xu, is your medical skill really reliable? Are you an official staff member sent by the government?"

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Xu Ying opened her eyes upon hearing the commotion outside.

She was stunned when she opened the door and saw the huge crowd in front of her.

Leading the group was Miao Zhong, the village chief's nephew, who was wearing loose trousers and being supported by Zhang Lei. Behind him were Master Wu, the Yin family couple, and the village chief.

The villagers who came with them were furious and shouted for Xu Ying to get out of Crescent Oasis.

Miao Zhong was the most boisterous, with an arrogant and smug smile on his face: "Dr. Xu, did you kill the two cows belonging to the Yin family? Did you go to dispose of the cows in the middle of the night, so you only got up now?"

Master Wu stood aside watching the show with a disdainful smile on his face.

“Young lady, if you’re not skilled enough, don’t embarrass yourself. It’s not easy for them to raise two cows, and they’ve been raising them for many years. You should hurry up and pay them back.”

Master Wu pretended to be kind and said, "Oh, I forgot you just graduated from school and haven't worked for more than a few months. You don't have any money. How about I pay the compensation for you?"

"I've raised these two cows for so many years, I've grown attached to them, it won't be cheap, it'll cost at least ten thousand yuan."

Miao Zhong chimed in from the side, "How can Master Wu return the money? Doctor Xu, if you know what's good for you, hurry up and pay him back. If you're not skilled enough, don't come out here and embarrass yourself."

The Yin couple looked at Xu Ying with complicated and helpless expressions. Last night, their son told them that Dr. Xu was worried that their group of children might drown by the water. He not only called them back from the water but also gave them a lot of scientific knowledge and advised the children to study hard, not to skip classes anymore, and to go back to school.

The couple's impression of Xu Ying had been getting better and better, but they never expected to hear such bad news this morning.

Moreover, the young girl's treatment process was at least serious and meticulous; perhaps she just wasn't skilled enough.

Yin An's father stepped in to smooth things over: "How about we just forget about it? These two cows were sick to begin with, and there's no guarantee they can be cured. Doctor Xu is a kind-hearted person, so let's just consider these two cows lost."

Upon hearing this, Yin An's mother hesitated, but ultimately said nothing.

Seeing Yin An's mother's expression, Miao Zhong continued to fan the flames, saying, "How can there be no compensation? If she hadn't been so confident and jumped out to argue with Master Wu, would these two cows have gotten into trouble?"

Miao Zhong was in such a hurry to get rid of Xu Ying because the village was going to collectively purchase another batch of new fertilizer.

If we have a veterinarian who knows a little bit about everything, what if he reports to the higher-ups and it affects their ability to make money?

The village chief, still playing the role of the peacemaker, said, "Everyone, don't worry. Maybe there's another reason. Let the young girl explain herself."

"Don't act like we East Village people are unreasonable."

Seeing these people talking amongst themselves, Xu Ying understood.

It's likely that Miao Zhong noticed the two cows were missing from the old cowshed and assumed they had been poisoned or were dying overnight and had been disposed of by him. That's why he's now rushing to bring the villagers to confront him.

"Excuse me, do I have three heads and six arms?" Xu Ying shrugged helplessly. "You think I can take care of two cows that weigh ten times my weight in a flash?" Miao Zhong choked for a moment, then said, "Don't you have an assistant? Your assistant can help you. Don't you have a car?"

"Even if you put two cows on my four-wheeled motorcycle, won't the wheels be crushed?"

"My assistant was setting up a tent at the village committee yesterday. Was he really going to commit a crime against the wind?"

Xu Ying coldly looked at these clowns: "Did you get kicked in the head by a cow's hoof yesterday?"

When Miao Zhong heard Xu Ying mention last night, his heart skipped a beat, and his eyes flickered.

That's not right. Zhang Lei was watching the old house all night, and Xu Ying didn't leave the house at all. How could she know about what happened at the cowshed?

"What did you say? You're the one who got kicked in the head by a cow's hoof!"

Miao Zhong's voice became somewhat loud because he felt guilty.

Xu Ying whistled, and two desert cottontail rabbits hopped out of the house.

As soon as Miao Zhong saw the two rabbits, he instinctively dodged backward, which made the wound on his foot ache.

"Oh, so you're scared now?"

Xu Ying chuckled and took out her tablet to show the villagers the footage taken by the action camera yesterday.

"Let me tell you something interesting. Last night at two o'clock, Mr. Miao Zhong from our village was very concerned about the two cows in the old cowshed. He was worried that the two cows in Yin An's house might not die, so he came over to give them some extra feed."

The video playing on the tablet was clearly the entire process of Miao Zhong committing the crime yesterday, but the shooting angle was very strange, as if someone was lying on the ground and filming from above.

"In the end, he tried to steal a chicken but lost the rice instead; he got kicked by a cow and bitten by a rabbit."

Miao Zhong was dumbfounded when he saw the video showing him clearly filmed at night.

Xu Ying took out a sealed bag containing white powder: "This bag of white powder is poisonous. Poisoning a sick cow in the middle of the night, I don't know what they're thinking."

"When the chemical inspector comes today, I'll take this bag of powder to him for testing."

The villagers were stunned for a moment. Didn't the village chief say that Miao Zhong had accidentally injured his foot while helping everyone move a new batch of fertilizer overnight?

The Yin couple leaned over to watch the video on the tablet, then looked at the bag of powder in Xu Ying's hand. After watching, their faces showed disbelief.

"Miao Zhong, why did you do this?"

"Of course, it's to make you think I'm bad at treating animals, and to elevate Master Wu!"

Before the villagers could recover from their shock, Xu Ying played the audio she had secretly listened to the previous night.

In the audio, the village chief's true colors were revealed. Hearing the familiar voice say such things, the villagers looked at the village chief with disbelief.

"Village chief, is that you speaking?"

Although that's how the question was asked, most of the villagers already knew the answer.

Xu Ying then played several more recordings. Realizing that the frog team had become aware of the bugging and that the bugging device was working effectively, she secretly placed "spy steamed bun frogs" into the rooms where the village chief and Master Wu were staying overnight.

The audio recording is a conversation between the village chief and his nephew.

Miao Zhong: "Uncle Miao, the two cows that Dr. Xu saved are gone. I guess the medicine she gave them yesterday was effective, and the two cows were about to die, so she quickly disposed of them overnight. Let's go to the village tomorrow morning and spread the word so that the villagers can drive Dr. Xu out of the village!"