"Exquisite! Truly exquisite!" Wu Yuanwei had once thought himself somewhat knowledgeable in the art of tea ceremony, but now he realized that compared to this maid, he was far inferior, not even on the same level!

He felt he could watch her handle things for a lifetime without growing tired of it!

"It seems I had underestimated Hu Xiaobei before," he mused. "He managed to acquire such a top-notch maid without making a sound!"

Admiring her, Wu Yuanwei glanced at Hu Xiaobei and was even more amazed when he saw that the latter maintained an air of nonchalance.

At Haifeng Group's headquarters in Japan, an elderly man with a somewhat hoarse voice looked at the man kneeling before him and said, "What exactly happened with the mission in Huaxia this time? Why was it completely wiped out?"

Hearing such an emotionless inquiry, the kneeling man respectfully replied, "President, I have sent people to investigate, but the specifics are still unknown. For now, we only know that we have completely lost contact with them. They are either dead or have defected!"

"Our ninjas are trained and cultured countless times, so defection is impossible. I guess they are dead!"

"I think so too! But I had carefully investigated that Hu Xiaobei before, and he shouldn't have such strong capabilities!"

"Even if he doesn't, there are many masters in Huaxia. Maybe they took action secretly!"

"President, do you mean those masters intervened..."

"Yes, those are the very masters I am talking about!"

"If it was really them who acted, then this is troublesome."

"Indeed! If it was them, it would be very troublesome. We should keep a low profile for the time being and stop the operations at our branch in Huaxia!"

"Yes!"

"You may leave now."

"Alright!"

After the man left, the elderly person gazed distantly, murmuring, "Whoever it is that has killed my people will pay the price!"

...

"Have you heard? Xiaohe Village is moving up! The city is planning to provide major support!"

"Yes, I've heard. I hear that just the funding for road construction in the early stage is several million!"

"Yes, indeed!"

Bad news stays at home, while good news travels far and wide!

While Wu Yuanwei was still having tea with Hu Xiaobei, the new policy from the city had already become common knowledge!

All the tourists visiting Xiaohe Village were amazed when they learned this news!

When the villagers of Xiaohe Village heard that a road was going to be built, they cried tears of joy!

The poor condition of the road in the village was a pain in everyone's heart, so they all eagerly hoped for a proper road to be constructed...

...

"It's time for road construction! Looks like it's time for me to offer my services!"

Upon learning about the road construction, a middle-aged man from Xiaohe Village gently pushed up his glasses.

His name was Lin Dahai. He had received several years of education and had been working as an accountant in Xiaohe Village in the past.

However, he was later fired from the village for being dishonest in his dealings.

Since then, he bore a grudge against the people of Xiaohe Village, so he rarely mingled with them.

Now, knowing that the city had allocated several million for road construction, his crooked thoughts were stirred afresh.

In his view, the road construction wouldn't need that much money, so if he could take on this task, he would stand to make a hefty profit.

"There's really no one in the village who has proper accounting experience. They don't understand it, and because of that, I can easily fool those fools," he thought, as he began to dress himself up...

...

"Ai, I really should come less often, or if I keep this up, I'm going to gain a dozen pounds!"

After rubbing his stomach, Wu Yuanwei put down his chopsticks reluctantly. Although he was already full, he was somewhat unwilling to stop eating.

Hearing Wu Yuanwei's words, Hu Xiaobei teased him, "Mayor, you're in good shape, a few extra pounds won't hurt!"

"You're the one who's not in pain when standing and talking! Alright, the business is finished, the meal is complete, I'm leaving!"

"Okay!"

Hu Xiaobei quickly agreed and saw him off...

...

"Regarding the road construction, we should really think it over!"

After sending Wu Yuanwei off, Hu Xiaobei was preparing to consider the road construction issue, but he heard hurried footsteps.

Turning his head, Hu Xiaobei saw Guo Meiyu running towards him!

After casting an envious glance at her ample bosom, Hu Xiaobei excitedly said, "Sis, missed me?"

"Little bastard, cut the crap and come with me!"

"What's wrong?"

"You'll find out soon enough!"

With that, Hu Xiaobei and Guo Meiyu quickly ran forward, and soon, the two arrived at Han Xueyao's doorstep!

Just as Hu Xiaobei was about to ask something, he heard a very brazen voice coming from Han Xueyao's yard, "Han Xueyao, if you don't agree today, I'm not leaving! I just don't believe there's anyone in our village more suitable than me!"

Lin Dahai!

Hearing that brazen voice, Hu Xiaobei knew right away who it was!

And because he knew, Hu Xiaobei's expression instantly turned cold!

There was no helping it, Hu Xiaobei really didn't have any good feelings toward this Lin Dahai!

Previously, when he was working as an accountant in the village, Lin Dahai had tried to skim off comfort funds sent down from the town...

He was simply inhuman...

Rubbing his nose, Hu Xiaobei looked at Guo Meiyu and said, "Sis? What exactly is going on?"

"It's like this! Lin Dahai heard about the road construction and wanted to take charge. Sister Han knows what kind of person he is, so naturally, she wouldn't agree. He just got mad about it and started being a pest!"

Hearing Guo Meiyu's explanation, Hu Xiaobei nodded lightly.

At this moment, Hu Xiaobei heard Han Xueyao say in disgust, "Even if there's no one more suitable than you, I absolutely will not let you be in charge. You might as well get that notion out of your head!"

"Why the hell not! Han Xueyao, are you planning to embezzle? Let me tell you, this has to be my responsibility, otherwise, I won't let this go!"

"What a pest! Such a pest!"

Hearing such brazen words, Hu Xiaobei quickly walked in, and soon, he saw Lin Dahai standing there arrogantly!

Beside him, all the villagers looked at him with disdain...

...

Glancing at him with disgust, Hu Xiaobei coldly said, "Lin Dahai, get lost before I lose my temper!"

"Eh? It's Xiaobei! Uncle Lin was just thinking about paying you a visit!"

Looking at him smearing his sycophantic nonsense, Hu Xiaobei sneered, "Get lost!"

"What... what do you mean?"

"I told you to get lost! Don't worry about the road construction!"

"Aiya, you're in cahoots with Han Xueyao, aren't you? Looks like you've already figured out how to split the road funds! Do you guys even have a conscience? That money was given by the authorities for our village's road construction!"

With such an outcry, Lin Dahai roared...

Hearing his roar, Hu Xiaobei was just about to say something when the villagers couldn't hold back and started cursing loudly!

"Shut your mouth, you pest! Would Xiaobei embezzle? Do you think everyone is like you?"

"Yeah, only a black-hearted fiend like you would think of embezzling the village's money!"

"Exactly, get lost already or we'll have you kicked out of the village!"

"You guys... you guys…"

Lin Dahai was truly bewildered at this point!

He hadn't expected that insulting Hu Xiaobei would stir up a hornet's nest...

Lin Dahai hadn't been out much lately, so he had no idea how formidable Hu Xiaobei's influence really was; otherwise, he wouldn't have been so bewildered...

"Get out!"

"Fine! You conspire together! Sooner or later, I'll make you regret this!"

After muttering some bitter words, Lin Dahai quickly left the area...

Seeing his resentful demeanor, Hu Xiaobei knew he was still holding grudges, but Hu Xiaobei didn't care, because he knew this was just a buffoon, not worth bothering with...

...

"Alright, everyone disperse!"

After Lin Dahai left, Hu Xiaobei told everyone to disperse...

After everyone had left, Hu Xiaobei walked over to Han Xueyao and said, "Auntie, don't stoop to the level of such pests!"

"Sure, don't worry! I won't!"

Smiling gently, Han Xueyao shook her head.

Soon, Han Xueyao spoke up, "Regarding the road construction, we really do need to find someone reliable to manage it. Do you have any candidates?"

"I…"

Hu Xiaobei was just about to speak when his phone rang. He took out his phone, a slight smile spreading across his lips. Quickly, Hu Xiaobei pointed at his phone and said, "Auntie, the candidate has arrived!"

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