The Happy Farmer Wanderer-Chapter 457 Above the Storm_1

"Li Qing is such a shameless bastard!"

In the moving car, Zi Ling, who looked somewhat quirky, pouted and said discontentedly, "Master, you don’t know, this guy is addicted to stealing other men’s wives. My senior brother and I secretly followed him for two days, and he slept with three other men’s wives in those two days. He’s despicable."

"I think we don’t need to investigate anything further. Let’s just report it to the agency and have him turned into dust, saving him from harming others."

"Zi Ling!" Hong Fang Zhenren rebuked softly, "Have you forgotten what I have warned you about?"

"Cultivators cannot determine life and death based on their likes and dislikes, that’s the agency’s iron rule!"

Zi Ling looked at Hong Fang Zhenren with a wronged expression and muttered, "Master, I was just saying it offhand."

"Even saying it offhand is not acceptable," Hong Fang Zhenren said gravely, "What else have you found out?"

"We haven’t discovered anything else..." mumbled Zi Ling.

Shisan, the blondie driving the car in front, added, "Master, we really haven’t found anything. That Li Qing seems like just an ordinary person, a contractor who also runs a small grocery store. Apart from having too many dealings with women, he seems quite normal in other aspects."

Hong Fang Zhenren’s brow furrowed, "Keep a closer watch on him, he’s definitely not as simple as he appears."

"The Qi Family Villa was struck by Sky Thunder Striking, that smell must be one of the Heavenly Punishments, the Zixiao Cloud Thunder. Moreover, the thing that injured the people of the Qi Family must be significant, with killing energy as sharp as a whip, and every strike inflicts injury. It’s likely a Magic Artifact that has been cultivated in an extremely yin place for hundreds of years. His lineage and background must be far from ordinary."

"Understood, Master," Shisan responded.

"By the way, a high-ranking official from the agency is making inspections in various places recently, and I heard his next stop will be Tongcheng. Both of you need to be cautious in your actions, and not act rashly, causing trouble," Hong Fang Zhenren cautioned.

"Master, my senior brother and I are so well-behaved, how could we cause any trouble!" Zi Ling murmured.

"I’m talking about you!" Hong Fang Zhenren said sternly, "I’m actually not too worried about your senior brother."

"Master, you’re biased against me," Zi Ling pouted, muttering with grievance.

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Li Qing and Sister Hu, Lu Furong, engaged in another round of warfare, and after leaving a rich seed in Lu Furong, he finally sent both women out of the hotel.

Lu Furong, who was particularly fierce with her words, covered her belly with both hands as she left, her legs trembling.

Even though she was somewhat incapacitated, her mouth was still unforgiving, saying that Li Qing was not fierce enough.

Li Qing found it somewhat amusing and could only respond with exaggerated praise of Lu Furong’s prowess.

With this experience, he supposed he could discuss life brazenly with Sister Hu and Lu Furong in the future.

In the latest encounter, although Lu Furong was still a bit reserved, she no longer resisted as she had at the beginning.

After returning to the hotel, Li Qing tidied up the things on the couch and went straight to sleep.

The bed was no longer sleepable.

Most of the places were soaked after the recent exertion.

He slept soundly until dawn, had breakfast, and then hurried off to the construction site.

The previous incident had sounded a loud alarm for him.

Schedule and work quality are important, but safety must be the top priority.

Any sort of incident here would be a major hassle.

At noon, while Li Qing was having lunch with Tang Jianmin and others at the construction site, he suddenly received a call from Zhang Chuan.

"Mr. Li, the school where Lin Andong is located has contacted me, hoping to settle the matter privately. I think this time we could meet them and listen to what the school has to say. If it meets your expectations, Mr. Li, we could avoid the trouble of going through litigation," Zhang Chuan said.

After thinking for a moment, Li Qing agreed, "Then I’ll follow Lawyer Zhang’s advice."

"Haha, I’m just offering some advice," Zhang Chuan laughed. "If Mr. Li feels that this matter must go through legal proceedings, then we will continue to wait for the court’s schedule and proceed with the litigation."

"Let’s meet and see what their school’s attitude is," Li Qing said.

"Alright, I’ll schedule a time with the other party," Zhang Chuan replied.

"Set it for the afternoon," Li Qing said directly.

He was already in town now, and he had nothing else to do in the afternoon, so he could just stop by for the meeting.

"Fine, let’s fix it for the afternoon," Zhang Chuan had no objections and agreed right away.

Li Qing took a short rest in a temporary room on the construction site at noon and then hurried to the county town.

Zhang Chuan did not have an office location in Tongcheng and had been staying at a hotel for the past few days.

Li Qing found the exact location based on the position Zhang Chuan had sent.

In the hotel’s lobby on the first floor, Li Qing saw this reputedly undefeated great lawyer for the first time.

This was a man who appeared capable and shrewd at first glance, dressed in a suit and polished shoes, moving with elegance.

Each of his movements carried the distinct confidence of a successful man.

Standing next to him, Li Qing inexplicably felt as if he was a head shorter, a bit inferior.

But that was just a fleeting thought.

Soon, Li Qing straightened his chest and wore a faint smile on his face.

He was a farmer’s son and now a farmer himself, but that didn’t mean he was any less than anyone else.

"Mr. Li, it’s finally nice to meet you in person," Zhang Chuan was the first to stretch out his hand toward Li Qing.

"Indeed," Li Qing smiled. 𝗳𝚛𝗲𝕖𝕨𝕖𝗯𝚗𝚘𝕧𝕖𝗹.𝗰𝗼𝕞

Up to this day, Li Qing had been dealing with Zhang Chuan’s assistant Luo Xiaoxue and had always been in touch with Zhang Chuan himself by phone.

Today was their first official face-to-face meeting.

"Mr. Li, given the time, Lin Andong and his school leaders should be arriving soon," Zhang Chuan glanced at the expensive-looking watch on his wrist and said, "So I’ll get straight to the point."

"The intention of Longhu School, unless there’s a surprise, will be to have Lin Andong apologize and make a compensation that is not very high, to resolve this issue. Does that meet your expectations, Mr. Li?"

Li Qing shook his head. "My minimum requirement is a public apology and his expulsion!"

"Understood. From here on, I will fully represent Mr. Li in the negotiations. If there are any dissatisfaction, Mr. Li can raise them at any time," Zhang Chuan said.

"That would be best!" Li Qing replied.

Professional matters should be left to professionals.

Lin Andong was studying law, and the person sent by the school to deal with such matters would certainly also understand the law.

To avoid being caught by them and having their words used against him, Li Qing felt it was better for him to speak less.

Dealing with such people, the more you talk, the more likely you are to make mistakes.

Li Qing and Zhang Chuan waited for about ten minutes in the hotel’s first-floor lounge.

Lin Andong and a middle-aged man wearing glasses, with a somewhat severe bald patch, walked in together.

Upon seeing Li Qing, hatred instantly flashed unmistakably in Lin Andong’s narrow eyes.