Chapter 71: Ugly Expression

Long Yu Heng scanned the place with his eyes. His gaze fell on the professor who was standing nearby for a couple of seconds before he retracted his gaze.

The corner of his lips tilted up slightly. The bullet in the old man's hand and the ugly expression on his face made him feel slightly better.

However, when he thought of the snake that had to sacrifice because of this situation, Long Yu Heng felt a little regretful.

Following Ma Hao Dong, Long Yu Heng went closer to look at the snake. He listened to the other's conversation and heard that someone will come to pick up the snake's carcass for further inspection.

Once he had looked enough, Long Yu Heng turned around to look for Su Ruan.

He finally found her standing among the crowd and gave her a quick look over. A slight crease appeared on his face as he wondered what was going through Su Ruan's mind at this time.

A few hours ago, Long Fei had told him that Su Ruan had seen him in his other form.

Long Fei was resting under the tree in the Ma's orchard, wanting to get slightly closer to Su Ruan before he could regain his energy and return home.

However, Su Ruan appeared in front of him and helped to heal his wound. Surprisingly, the girl did not seem to be afraid of him. Because of her presence, Long Fei managed to dig out the bullet and heal a little faster.

Long Fei was a little worried that Su Ruan would get scared after experiencing last night's event. He sent him over to the Old Ma's orchard to look at the situation as well as to check on Su Ruan.

Seeing that the girl seemed to be in a good condition, Long Yu Heng felt a little at ease.

Their gazes met and Long Yu Heng walked over to greet the girls. "Miss Su, Miss Ma."

"Mr. Long." Su Ruan nodded politely.

"Hello, Mr. Long." Ma Yu Xi greeted politely.

"Did you come over to join the fun as well?" Long Yu Heng asked.

"What fun?" Ma Yu Xi gasped. "I got scared thinking of how this snake was found close to our orchard. I heard from the others that the snake should be around a hundred years. Some people were saying that we shouldn't enter the water lest we would run into the snake's family. Who knows how many of them were around this town?"

After having a meal with Long Yu Heng previously, Ma Yu Xi had become quite friendly with this man and was no longer as afraid.

"I think, someone must have disturbed the snake's habitat for it to come out. Otherwise, it wouldn't come out." Long Yu Heng glanced at Su Ruan. "You don't have to be scared of getting into the water."

"That's what I thought too," Ma Yu Xi said. "The town's people relied a lot on the lake for their daily life. It would be troublesome if we can't get near the water."

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"Old Master Long had heard this incident and said that he will invite some expert to let everyone know that the lake water is safe," Long Yu Heng said. He lowered his head as if thinking about something and speak again, "I hope that this incident does not make you change your mind and cancel our plan to go fishing."

"Of course not." Ma Yu Xi smiled brilliantly. "Mr. Long, we should still go."

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After spending almost an hour at the orchard to observe others' reactions towards the snake, Long Yu Heng finally went back to the old residence. He went straight to Long Fei's courtyard and found the man in his office, standing beside the window to look in a certain direction.

"How was the situation?" Long Fei asked. He did not even look back to know that the person who had entered his office was no other than his cousin.

"It's pretty good." Long Yu Heng flashed a smile. "I arrived in time to witness that old man's reaction after finding the bullet." He chuckled and continued, "I have never thought I would be very satisfied upon seeing the look on his face. It was too ugly."

"Did they buy it?" Long Fei turned around and frowned.

"I have done everything to make it believable," Long Yu Heng said. His expression turned serious. "Trust me on this."

Long Fei let out a sigh. "I'm just a little worried. I was too careless last night. I did not expect that the old man would be hiding among the men to set a trap."

"It's not your fault. We have always known how tricky that old man and his group could be. This isn't the first time that we have faced them." He lowered his head to think of something and spoke again, "Don't worry. I will let someone divert their attention. Once they think that they have found a new lead, perhaps they would leave this place."

"I hope so." Long Fei frowned. "Now that they have found the bullet and the snake, I hope that they will leave this town and stop showing up. And that mayor... we have to do something and pull him out from his position. Since he dared to touch this town, he should not be left unpunished."

"I know. Fu Xing had already sent the mayor's information. I will send someone to handle this matter."

Hearing that Long Yu Heng had taken care of things made him feel more at ease.

Long Fei walked over to his desk and tapped his fingers on the table twice. "What about Su Ruan? How is she? Did you see her?"

Long Yu Heng stared at his cousin speechlessly. It seemed that Long Fei was more agitated to know about Su Ruan's wellbeing.

"Miss Su and her cousin were at the scene to look at the scene when I arrived," Long Yu Heng said. "I think that Miss Su looked pretty well. She was not scared or agitated. That reminds me, you still haven't told me what was going on with you and Miss Su last night. That bullet... was not something ordinary. I still could not believe that you could heal faster by just staying close to her."

"You are right. Staying closer shouldn't be enough to help me heal that fast." Long Fei pondered about last night's incident again. "Yu Heng, it was not staying close to her that made me heal that fast."

"What do you mean?"

"Last night.... it was a drop of her blood that helped me to heal."

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