"What... what are you looking at?"
Hearing Zhang Xuefen's voice, Li Deping panicked.
Lin Xiao Tian still ignored him and continued looking at his phone.
Seeing this, Li Deping snatched the phone away.
Immediately after, a video appeared in his sight.
In the video, Zhang Xuefen was shown with a look of ecstasy, her hands propped against a wall, while the person behind her, furiously pounding, was none other than Li Deping himself!
"This video... where did you get it?"
"This... it's a secret!" Lin Xiao Tian smiled slightly.
Li Deping was furious and directly deleted the video, then threw the phone back to Lin Xiao Tian.
Looking at Li Deping's enraged expression, Lin Xiao Tian knew he had successfully hit Li Deping's sore spot.
"Village Chief, it's just a video less than a minute long, and you didn't even save any of it for me? But... thankfully, I still have a backup. Tell me... what would happen if Aunt Guihua found out?" Lin Xiao Tian looked at Li Deping coldly.
"You..." Li Deping was completely flustered.
He and Li Guihua had never had children, and because of this, Li Guihua's family had always been dissatisfied with Li Deping, even demanding a divorce several times in the past.
However, at that time, their relationship was still quite good, and Li Deping's stamina was also excellent. With Li Guihua's persistence, the matter was never settled.
But things were different now. Li Deping was no longer the young man he once was, and his prowess had significantly diminished. Moreover, Li Guihua was quite dominant in bed, and their relationship had gradually become disharmonious.
Li Deping could feel that Li Guihua was increasingly unhappy with him.
At this critical juncture, if news of Li Deping's infidelity were to leak, Li Guihua would undoubtedly divorce him in an instant.
Li Guihua's family had some influence in town, and the group of tattooed men who had come to the village earlier were closely connected to them.
Thanks to their family over the years, Li Deping could do as he pleased. But if Li Deping's affair were exposed, not only would he lose everything, but he would also face severe retaliation from their family.
Thinking of this, Li Deping broke down!
"Village Chief, you can't always walk by the river without getting your shoes wet. How do you want to handle this matter?" Lin Xiao Tian said in a light tone.
"Delete this video, and I won't interfere with whatever you do at Bishui Lake," Li Deping conceded.
But upon hearing Li Deping's words, Lin Xiao Tian began to laugh.
"What are you laughing at?" Li Deping felt a chill looking at Lin Xiao Tian's smiling face.
"Li Deping, you're not young anymore, how can you still be so childish? Why should I delete the video?"
"If you don't want to delete the video, then your fish pond is also out of the question! And the fine, you won't escape that either!" Li Deping was making his last stand.
"Alright! Then I'll just wait for you to come find me!" Lin Xiao Tian said, pocketed his phone, and turned to leave.
Even at this point, Li Deping was still trying these low-level tricks on him!
As soon as he released this video, even if Li Guihua disagreed, her family would never let Li Deping off the hook.
At that time, Li Deping would certainly not be able to remain the village chief, and then how could he contend with him?
A fine?
Taking back the fish pond?
Did he even have the authority to do these things?
Moreover, the most crucial point was that Li Deping's so-called fine was definitely illegal. If Lin Xiao Tian wished, he could even turn around and deal with Li Deping.
It could be said that at this moment, Li Deping posed no threat to Lin Xiao Tian whatsoever!
"Wait... Xiao Tian, wait!" Li Deping hurriedly stopped Lin Xiao Tian.
"Is there something?" Lin Xiao Tian sneered.
"Hehe... Uncle was rash just now, don't take it too seriously. Sit down first, and let's talk properly!" Li Deping forced a smile, his face as radiant as a blooming old chrysanthemum.
"Let's make it short. I'm still in a hurry to get to the fish pond. I'll ask you one question: are you still going to impose a fine?"
"No, no, no... such a fine is definitely out of the question. This is your fish pond, with a contract. How could I possibly impose a fine?"
"And can I continue to fish in Bishui Lake from now on?"
"No problem, you can fish however you want from now on!"
"Then the money I earned before, I don't need to hand it over to the village anymore, right?"
"No! Of course not! I must have misread the document before. How could Bishui Lake prohibit fishing? I'll go and re-examine it later! Hahaha..."
Hearing Li Deping's answers, Lin Xiao Tian nodded with satisfaction.
"By the way, three-seven split?"
"That was Uncle talking nonsense before. What three-seven split? It's all yours."
"Good, then I won't disturb your rest." Lin Xiao Tian said, not forgetting to wave his phone.
Li Deping saw this and was angry but dared not speak.
Lin Xiao Tian had completely got him under control now.
He also knew that Lin Xiao Tian wasn't moving against him because he intended to continue using him. But now, he had no power to resist, and he had no other option but to try to please Lin Xiao Tian.
Afterward, Lin Xiao Tian left the house, and Li Deping even solicitously saw him out.
Li Guihua also followed them out and was instructing Li Deping to handle the matter of Lin Xiao Tian's fine. Li Deping immediately pledged his loyalty and promised to handle it well, which momentarily stunned Li Guihua, making her wonder why Li Deping had suddenly changed his tune today.
As Lin Xiao Tian was leaving, he ran into Er Guai and his group, who had come to support him.
Huang Mao and the others had even brought their tools!
"By the way, Xiao Tian, how did it go? What did that scoundrel Li Deping say?" Li Er Guai asked Lin Xiao Tian anxiously.
"Don't worry, Brother Tian. If he doesn't agree, we'll go in now and beat him until he agrees!" Huang Mao specifically showed off his tools.
Lin Xiao Tian shot Huang Mao a glare, and Huang Mao immediately restrained himself.
"We'll fish as usual later and then deliver it to the hotel!" Lin Xiao Tian said in a light tone.
Upon hearing this, Li Er Guai and the others' eyes lit up.
"It's done?" Li Er Guai couldn't believe it and asked again.
Lin Xiao Tian nodded, neither confirming nor denying.
"Won't Li Deping suddenly go back on his word?"
"Brother Er Guai, don't worry, absolutely not!"
Having received such a confident reply from Lin Xiao Tian, Er Guai excitedly hugged him.
"Xiao Tian, you're amazing! How did you manage to handle Li Deping? Tell me all about it!"
"Uh... well..." Lin Xiao Tian smiled.
But he didn't reveal that he had threatened Li Deping. Instead, he casually came up with a plausible reason. Li Er Guai didn't suspect anything and kept praising Lin Xiao Tian for his capabilities.
After handling Li Deping, Lin Xiao Tian could finally sell fish normally. And so, a day passed without any complications.
In the evening, Lin Xiao Tian settled the wages for Huang Mao and his group. The few of them looked at the thick stack of cash Lin Xiao Tian produced, feeling immensely grateful.
At night, Lin Xiao Tian, as usual, went to Er Guai's house to treat Li Er Guai's left leg and simultaneously refine some Yuan Strengthening Pills.
Thus, several hours passed. Seeing that the refining was almost done, Lin Xiao Tian left Er Guai's house, preparing to go back to sleep.
But as he was walking, he suddenly felt that something was amiss.
"Who's there? Don't hide, I see you!" Lin Xiao Tian looked towards a spot behind him...