Chapter 1614 — A Coincidental Plan
The Blossom Guardian · Page 2 of 4
"Brother Liang really looks out for all of us!" Their classmates were deeply moved by what Gao Xiaofu said. They hadn't expected that Zhong Yongliang, who had not only paid for their trip but had also thought of everything so thoroughly.
But as Wei Zhao listened to Gao Xiaofu's words, a faint, inscrutable look flickered in his eyes. He wondered what little scheme this one was cooking up now.
Behind the resort lay a small mountain. Not very tall — half man-made, half natural — but for this resort it was still a pleasant place to relax.
Zhu Lingtou had specifically sought out an excuse today to bring Chen Xi to the back mountain of the resort. His reasoning was simple: the hikers would certainly be carrying plenty of drinks, and once they were finished, he could collect a great many empty water bottles and beverage containers.
In the past, on weekends, Chen Xi had often gone along with Zhu Lingtou to beaches, amusement parks, and other places to scavenge. So this trip to the resort raised no suspicions on his part.
Besides, it was said that selling grass snakes here could earn quite a bit of money! Near this back mountain, there were indeed many local villagers selling grass snakes. Since grass snakes were non-venomous, many tourists bought them as pets, so sales were fairly decent.
Zhu Lingtou had looked into this beforehand, which was why he had decided to sell grass snakes here. After turning it over in his mind, he concluded that getting a grass snake laced with the Five-Step Power-Dissolving Powder to bite Wei Zhao directly would be no simple task — the logistics were too complicated. It would be far easier if Wei Zhao simply bought a grass snake himself and let it bite him!
Of course, Zhu Lingtou was afraid Wei Zhao wouldn't buy from him, so he had specially arranged for Li Cihua to bring a gang of thugs. Through a combination of threats and bribes, they had driven off every other villager selling grass snakes on the mountain.
As a result, Zhu Lingtou had become the sole seller of grass snakes here! Moreover, he wasn't worried that Wei Zhao wouldn't buy — since Wei Zhao knew Chen Xi, and Chen Xi was here selling snakes, surely Wei Zhao would come and show some support?
Of course, Zhu Lingtou wasn't worried the grass snakes wouldn't bite Wei Zhao either. Besides being fed the Five-Step Power-Dissolving Powder, the snakes had also been given another drug that made them erratic and frenzied — the moment anyone caught one, it would bite!
"Grandpa Zhu, can selling grass snakes really make money?" Chen Xi was puzzled. Aside from scavenging, they had never done any other kind of business before. That Grandpa Zhu would unexpectedly come here to sell grass snakes was utterly baffling to him.
"Sure it can! And if it doesn't, no big deal — we're just giving it a try! Besides, these grass snakes were given to me by a friend, so they cost nothing!" Zhu Lingtou said.
"Oh, okay then." Chen Xi nodded and didn't press further.
Zhong Yongliang and Gao Xiaofu walked at the front, with the rest of the class following behind. Gao Xiaofu kept scanning the roadside the entire way, and found that every last souvenir vendor was still there — except that not a single grass-snake seller was in sight!
Gao Xiaofu was thoroughly baffled. Something was wrong! Last time he had come to scout, the roadside had been full of grass-snake sellers. How could they all be gone today? Had none of them caught a single snake? Or had the restaurants bought them all up for snake banquets?
"Xiaofu, what's going on with you? Didn't you say they sold grass snakes here? We've been walking all this time and haven't seen a single one!" Zhong Yongliang's expression had soured as well. The plan was all ready to go, and now the props had vanished!