Reborn at 80: From Village Scoundrel to Billionaire

"I'm sorry to disappoint you. I really wasn't poisoned. Because—"

Liu Bei smiled. "I heard the commotion the moment you entered the courtyard!"

"What?"

The three shadows clamored.

"Speak, who sent you? Why are you trying to harm me?" Liu Bei stared intently at the three figures.

"Haha~"

The leader of the shadows suddenly burst into laughter. "Kid, I never expected your hearing to be so sharp. But so what? There's only one of you in this room, and there are three of us. You don't think you can take on all three of us by yourself, do you?"

"Right. He's all alone. How can he possibly win against three opponents?"

"Holy crap! That almost scared the hell out of me."

The three shadows laughed simultaneously, completely disregarding Liu Bei. In their eyes, Liu Bei was just prey to be slaughtered at their mercy, nothing to worry about.

"Laugh all you three can! Otherwise, you won't have a chance to laugh later!" Liu Bei said calmly.

"Hmm?" The leader raised an eyebrow. "Kid, what do you mean by that?"

"What I mean is—" Liu Bei pointed behind the three shadows, "Is there something behind you?"

"What is it?"

The three shadows turned around almost simultaneously.

"Pfft~"

Suddenly, a black dog pounced, knocking a shadowy figure to the ground and biting down without hesitation with a snap.

"Ah... my face is ruined, my face is ruined..."

A shadow screamed.

"Damn it! Where did this black dog come from? What are you all standing there for? Attack!"

"Woof woof~"

The black dog suddenly barked loudly, opening its mouth wide and revealing its teeth.

Seeing the blood still clinging to their teeth, clearly visible in the dim light, and the unremoved flesh of a human face still stuck to their lips, the leader and the other shadow were startled and momentarily forgot to attack.

"Whoosh~"

In an instant, several more dogs ran in from outside the door.

As soon as it appeared, it rushed in and stared at the black dog.

"Woof woof~"

The black dog barked at the other dogs a few times.

As if receiving some command, the dogs swarmed towards the two shadowy figures leading the group.

"What?"

"Don't come any closer!"

"Don't bite my face!"

"I told you not to bite my face, why did you bite my shortest leg? Get away! Get away... ah... no..."

Watching the two shadowy figures scream in agony,

Liu Bei also shivered.

Suddenly, he spoke up, "Little Black, tell your dog to stop!"

"Woof woof~"

The black dog, also known as Little Black, barked a few more times.

really,

Upon hearing this, the other dogs quickly released their mouths and distanced themselves.

Liu Bei walked over.

The crotch of one of the shadows reeked of blood. Upon closer inspection...

Crimson blood gushed out incessantly.

The person was in so much pain that they were sweating profusely.

Its whole body was curled up like a shrimp, looking extremely pitiful.

The leader, Shadow, wasn't much better off.

Half of his left arm was bitten off. If Liu Bei hadn't stopped him in time, his entire left arm would have been bitten off.

He lay there screaming and yelling in pain.

"You're not a woman, you're not even lying in bed, what are you screaming for? If you scream again, believe me, I'll get the dogs to bite your crotch too!"

The leader of the shadows: "..."

He immediately shut his mouth, not daring to utter a single word.

"Whoosh~"

Liu Bei removed the mask from the face of the leader, Shadow.

It's the face of a middle-aged or elderly person.

He had a straight, bushy beard.

Somewhat thin,

His eyes held a hint of malice.

He looks like a treacherous villain.

"Speak! Who are you? Who sent you? Why are you trying to harm me? If you don't tell me—"

Liu Bei glanced back at the dogs behind him and sneered, "The dogs behind me are quite eager to taste what human flesh is like."

"Hiss~"

Upon hearing the words "human flesh," the leader of the shadows immediately shivered and took a deep breath.

He was certain that Liu Bei would keep his word.

"It's...it's Chairman Wang!"

"Which Chairman Wang?"

"Wang Feitan, the vice president of the county's Federation of Industry and Commerce. That is...that is, Wang Tengfei's father!"

"So it's that rich kid's father!" Liu Bei understood. "So, you're still upset about the assassins you sent to kill me last time?"

"Yes, yes!" The leader nodded. "You embarrassed Chairman Wang. He said that if he doesn't get rid of you, he won't be able to hold his head up in the industry anymore."

"Oh, I see!" Liu Bei understood. "Tell me your plan."

"A plan...?"

"Yes, tell me your plans for tonight!" Liu Bei narrowed his eyes.

"Yes...it's like this. After the assassination attempt failed last time, Chairman Wang was furious and ordered me to get rid of you at all costs. Otherwise, I can forget about going back to work for him. To keep my position as the butler—"

"Wait!" Liu Bei suddenly interrupted, "Are you Wang Feidan's butler?"

"Um."

"Oh, no wonder. Go on!"

"To keep my position as butler, I've decided to take matters into my own hands!"

"But I also know that the chances of winning a direct confrontation with you are slim. To be on the safe side, I've been secretly observing your every word and action!"

"For that, I'm hiding in some inconspicuous corner of your village, watching your every move!"

"Once we have a clear understanding of your family's situation, we'll devise a plan to take action in the middle of the night!"

"First, we'll knock out Widow Li and her son with poison gas. Then, in the dead of night, when your family is sound asleep, we'll sneak into your house. Just in case, we'll give you a slightly higher dose of poison gas before carrying you to Widow Li's house!"

"Strip you naked and make you sleep in the same bed with Widow Li! We'll even add some drama for you two!"

"Once the play is finished, we'll shout it loudly throughout the village, saying that Widow Li is having an affair!"

"Your village is very strict about adultery. Didn't you see a couple having an affair last time? Your village secretary wanted to drown them in a pig cage, and they both ended up dying, didn't you?"

"So all we need to do is wake up the sleeping villagers and lure them to Widow Li's house!"

"When they see you and Widow Li lying naked in bed, doing some disgusting things, hehe..."

"No matter how eloquently you try to argue, Liu Bei, you won't be able to escape it then!"

"Then your reputation will be completely ruined! In a fit of rage, the villagers will drag you both out of bed on the spot, put you in cages, and carry you all the way to Zhangjia Lake. At dawn, your village secretary—oh, that is, the clan head of Fanjia Village, Fan Sanyuan—will personally deal with you! He will drown you two adulterers in pig cages and execute you!"

"Once you two are dead, hehe..."

"What are you 'hehe' about? Keep going!" Liu Bei was clearly displeased after only hearing half of it.

"When that time comes, your old mother, with her white hair burying her black-haired child, will surely die of excessive grief!"

"With your mother gone, your Liu family will be completely leaderless and will fall apart!"

"Your three women will be like a pile of loose sand, they will definitely go their separate ways, taking their children and leaving Fanjiacun!"

"Once they leave the village, hehe... my young master has a way of capturing all three of them and sleeping with them..."