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Looking into Lu Qingshan's unfathomable eyes, he felt a chill run from the soles of his feet straight to the top of his head!

Where are those human eyes?

They are clearly gods and demons looking down on ants from the abyss!

"I...we..." Hu Dapao trembled all over, his lips quivering, as if an invisible hand had gripped his throat, and he couldn't utter a single word.

Those three hundred yuan were burning hotter than a red-hot iron in his pocket!

Lu Qingshan gave him absolutely no chance to catch his breath!

He slowly straightened up, brushed the snow off his hands, and his cold gaze swept past the trembling Hu Dapao to the group of Kaoshan Village villagers behind him, each with a different expression.

"Today, you dare to charge me fifty?"

"Tomorrow, I dare to open a mountain produce collection point right at the entrance of your Kaoshan Village!"

The sound wasn't loud, but it was like a thunderclap, exploding loudly in everyone's ears!

"When the time comes, I won't buy a single hair from any of your village's hawthorns, hazelnuts, or medicinal herbs!"

"You can continue waiting for the people from the county food factory and see if they'll try to drive your prices down to rock bottom!"

"Or you could keep waiting for those traveling merchants from the north and south, and see if they give you a bunch of IOUs that will never be honored!"

The moment the words "IOU" were uttered, it was like a heavy hammer blow to the hearts of the crowd!

The painful memory of being swindled out of everything by Yu Gaoyang last year instantly flooded back into their minds, and several people's faces turned pale in an instant!

Lu Qingshan, unhurried and composed, continued to pronounce his verdict, like a Yama, the King of Hell, who controls life and death.

"Don't come begging to me, Lu Qingshan, when the time comes."

"No way!"

He paused, then his tone suddenly turned sharp, his menacing gaze like two sharp swords, once again piercing Hu Dapao!

"Setting up illegal checkpoints and forcibly collecting tolls—that's called speculation and extortion!"

"If this gets reported to the county police..."

"You, the ringleader, will probably spend the rest of your life in jail, won't you?"

boom!

The burly men behind Hu Dapao twitched their fleshy faces and practically scrambled back several steps, instantly distancing themselves from him!

The crowd erupted!

"Hu Dapao! You son of a bitch! You want to kill our whole village?!"

An elderly man, who was quite respected in the village, was so angry that he trembled all over and pointed at Hu Dapao's nose, cursing him loudly.

"Did you build this road? You think you can just block it whenever you want?! You still haven't gotten your money back from being swindled last year? Now that we finally have a Mr. Lu who's willing to pay in cash, are you going to ruin it all again?"

"He just wants to make money for himself, using the lives of our entire village to pave the way for him!" Another man, who had been owed money last year, roared with bloodshot eyes as he charged forward.

In an instant, the gazes of all the villagers in Kaoshan Village turned into poisoned knives, all fixed on Hu Dapao!

In those eyes was a fury and resentment that seemed to want to skin him alive!

Hu Dapao's face instantly turned from liver color to deathly gray.

He wanted to say something harsh, but seeing the murderous looks in the eyes of the villagers around him, he swallowed the profanity that was on the tip of his tongue with a "gulp," along with his saliva and fear!

No matter how arrogant he is, he can't withstand being drowned by the spittle of the entire village!

"What are you looking at me for! Get the hell out of here and move that rock!"

After holding back for a long time, Hu Dapao roared at his men, who were already terrified, and then rushed forward in a panic, using both hands and feet to push the boulder, looking as pathetic as a stray dog.

Seeing these guys who were just so arrogant start to slink away and begin clearing the road, the villagers of Kaoshan Village breathed a sigh of relief and then looked at Lu Qingshan with fawning expressions.

The old man who had just started the cursing hurriedly rubbed his hands together and stepped forward, forcing a smile that looked more like a grimace.

"Mr. Lu...Mr. Lu, please be magnanimous and don't misunderstand!"

"This has absolutely nothing to do with us; it's all the fault of those bastards like Hu Dapao who were blinded by greed!"

"Yes, yes, yes!" someone nearby immediately chimed in, "We heard noises over here last night, but it was too dark, who would dare to come over!"

Hu Dapao came running over, sweating profusely with anxiety:

"It wasn't me, Boss Lu. I just saw the road was blocked and wanted to take advantage of the situation to extort some money, but I didn't do it."

"It doesn't seem to be a cannon. I saw a dark figure this morning, as big as a bear, heading into the old forest. I thought it was a bear coming down from the mountain!"

Lu Qingshan listened quietly, his eyes showing no emotion whatsoever.

His gaze returned to the birch stump with its jagged, broken edge.

A vicious axe blade.

A boulder that was pried open by brute force.

The mark on this cigarette butt.

There's also... a madman who hates himself to the core because of the forest farm quota.

A name emerged clearly in his mind.

Zhao Erhu!

Lu Qingshan held a cigarette butt in his hand, deep in thought.

"Brother Qingshan, it must be that bastard Zhao Erhu!"

When Li Erniu saw the marks on the cigarette butt, he instantly realized what had happened, gritted his teeth, and clenched his fists so tightly they cracked.

"He's just jealous that you took his spot at the forest farm! Damn it, I'm going back to get some men right now, we'll break his legs!"

"No rush."

Lu Qingshan raised his hand to stop him, his eyes deep and terrifying.

"Get the goods into the city first."

"I'll go find the person myself."

No sooner had he finished speaking than a figure leaning on a pipe came staggering over – it was Old Master Lu.

When he saw the mess at the scene, he was so angry that his hands trembled: "Damn it! This is cutting off people's livelihood! We must call the police! Let the police arrest them!"

But when his gaze fell on Lu Qingshan, his anger was instantly replaced by an overwhelming worry.

He knows his grandson too well!

"Qingshan, don't do anything reckless!" Old Master Lu frowned. "That brat Erhu has been wild in the mountains since he was a child; he's a mad dog. You can't go on this adventure alone!"

"Master."

Lu Qingshan looked at the vast forest in the distance, his voice low and carrying an undeniable coldness.

"Call the police? By the time they put on their shoes and find their way into the mountains, it'll be too late."

"If we arrest him, blocking the road might only get him locked up for a few days at most. But what if we release him?"

His voice suddenly plummeted to freezing point.

"The fact that he dared to cut off our source of income means he's after my entire Lu family!"

"There's only one way to deal with this kind of mad dog that's going to kill you—"

Lu Qingshan spoke slowly and deliberately, his voice carrying a chilling edge.

"Break his spine in one go!"

Old Master Lu's knuckles, gripping the pipe, turned white inch by inch, and he finally fell into a dejected silence.

He knew his grandson was right. When dealing with venomous snakes, mercy is tantamount to suicide.

Lu Qingshan said no more and directed everyone to quickly clear the road. He also asked Li Erniu to write down the names of the villagers who had spoken up for justice.

"Tell them that when we start harvesting mountain produce in the spring, I'll prioritize buying good quality goods at a 10% higher price!"

Upon hearing this, everyone was overjoyed and worked even harder!

Soon, the road was cleared, and the three oxcarts slowly started moving, continuing their journey towards the county town.

A crisis seemed to have been averted.

Everyone breathed a sigh of relief.

Only Lu Qingshan stood by the roadside, taking out a cigarette butt from his pocket—the one he'd found near the pry marks on the stone, the one that smelled of cheap tobacco.

He stared at the cigarette butt, a sinister smile slowly curving his lips.

Zhao Erhu Yao...

well.

A terrifying killing intent flashed in the depths of his eyes!