141: Chapter 17: The First Time_1 141: Chapter 17: The First Time_1 (Almost a hundred monthly tickets, I’m so excited I don’t know what to say, and more than five hundred subscriptions, let’s go!)

The suburban settlements in the county town aren’t much different from the countryside, only slightly neater with houses and an increased ingestion of soil due to their proximity to roads, along with a bit more rumbling noise from cars.

However, even the lights of the big lorries don’t reach the gloomy corners at the back of these settlements.

On a large tree at the edge of one of these corners, a bird like an eagle is perched, staring without blinking at a cesspit not far below.

This is an ordinary cesspit commonly found in rural areas, where people dump animal manure, wood ash, and other things to make compost.

There is also some household rubbish around it, mostly rotten vegetable leaves and such.

Naturally, there is nothing pleasant to look at in such a place, but what Yan Fei is observing is the man struggling in the middle of the cesspit.

Yes, it was Yan Fei who had taken advantage of Zhang Laosan going to the toilet to carry him into the island, then turned back into a cinereous vulture, flying over to this cesspit.

And then…

he lifted Zhang Laosan out and threw him in.

This was the spot Yan Fei had his eye on.

Even though this area is near the county town, it isn’t exactly urban.

The existence of such a cesspit isn’t surprising, and it’s close enough as it doesn’t exceed two hundred meters from the Zhang Family’s courtyard.

The grumbling man who lived next door to the Zhang Family gave Yan Fei the idea.

He kept cursing, wishing Zhang Laosan would stumble and fall to his death or drown in the cesspit.

Yan Fei was not willing to wait any longer.

Criminals like that pose a threat to his family even if they live for a day more.

If Zhang Laosan really made an effort to find him, Yan Fei believed he would most likely succeed.

Those scoundrels wouldn’t care about things like reason or evidence like the police.

Yan Fei didn’t fear them, but what about his family?

Even if there weren’t many opportunities to strike, Yan Fei was willing to wait until he found one to get rid of this trouble as soon as possible, even if it meant taking the initiative to kill.

The cursing man provided a helpful reminder, dispelling Yan Fei’s concerns about killing someone by throwing them into a cesspit — Even if he had already killed by kicking someone out of anger, this, at least, was done intentionally.

Although pushing someone headfirst into a cesspit was killing, it felt different from beating them to death.

Yan Fei felt it would be easier to do this way.

The cesspit was filled with a sticky, muddy mixture, topped with wood ash, appearing flat on the surface.

But what lies beneath is self-explanatory.

Once Zhang Laosan fell headfirst in there, his face was immediately covered in muck, making it impossible to scream, his flailing arms found no solid ground before being submerged by his own struggling.

It’s a given fact: the more you struggle in such a pit, the quicker you sink.

It turned out that this cocky low-level thug didn’t last much longer in the cesspit than those unfortunate enough to accidentally fall in.

Then his whole body began to sink, slowly with his struggling gradually weakening, the sinking became slower.

By the time, only his legs were left above the surface, they barely moved at all.

After a moment, when those two legs cease all movement, Yan Fei exhaled deeply.

Finally, this big problem was solved.

It was the first street kill for Yan Fei, the first time he took the initiative to kill someone, and it became a reality.

Watching a vibrant life vanish before his own eyes, Yan Fei had some reservations.

But as soon as he remembered that this man was on the hunt for him and he still had parents and a younger brother, he felt nothing wrong about what he did.

As he expelled a long breath, it seemed all his worries were gone.

Having already done the deed, what’s the point of dwelling on it?

After standing quietly for a while, double-checking that the guy in the cesspit wouldn’t suddenly jump out, Yan Fei flapped his wings and, with a slight kick, soared into the air.

By now, only two little legs were visible above the pit of dung.

However, the pit seemed rather shallow as it didn’t deepen any further even after a while.

The cinerous vulture soared up into the sky.

As it flew away, the sound of card games and shouting from the Zhang Family’s courtyard could still be heard far into the night.

But all this no longer mattered to Yan Fei.

The stars were brilliantly radiant as he ascended against the wind.

It seemed as if, in an instant, all the noise and clutter had disappeared.

After flying around freely in the sky for a while, Yan Fei remembered that he still had ‘real work’ to do!

There were indeed quite a few things to be done: he had promised Yan Chao to catch wild rabbits for him, he had to prepare three meals a day for Xu Xiaoyan, continue with his planned visit to the cattle market, and check on his own cattle farm and tavern, among others.

But what was most urgent now was to go catch rabbits.

Although Yan Chao was just a child, children could be more persistent.

Don’t assume that because they’re always losing and pulling things, you can make promises without fulfilling them.

When it comes to good food and fun things, they remember very clearly.

If you break your word, they could hold it against you for a few days.

Yan Fei didn’t want to give the impression to his little brother that he’s all talk and no action.

Now was a good time to go around to fulfill his promise as soon as possible.

It was not till he had spent quite a while running around outside the town in the farmland that he managed to catch two wild rabbits.

Feeling too lazy to catch more, he simply went back home.

After slipping back home into Vegetable Garden Island, he cleaned up the two wild rabbits and put them into the pot to stew.

Only then did he remember, how was he going to serve it tomorrow?

After all, Yan Chao was a child.

If he tasted rabbit meat and accidentally spilled the beans, Yan Fei would lose face.

After thinking about it and realizing it wasn’t too late yet, he simply went back to his room and opened the door with a swagger, preparing to go out.

As soon as he opened the door, he heard Yanfei’s mom’s voice from the room, “Xiao Fei, why are you up so early?”

“I’m going to find a quiet place to practice Kung Fu,” Yan Fei responded and without waiting for Yanfei’s mom to ask further, he quickly closed the door and ran off.

His plan was to roam around, then fetch a rabbit from Vegetable Garden Island, claiming he had caught it while exercising.

It was an excuse for himself.

As a result, he left the small district and set off for First High School’s direction.

After two steps, he noticed something was wrong.

Why was there a bicycle following behind him all the time?

On taking a closer look, wasn’t that the little cop who had come during daytime?

Why was this person following him?

Hadn’t he asked all his questions during the day?

Did he let something slip?

While thinking, he arrived at the place.

He decided not to dwell over it.

After all, he wasn’t up to any harm.

Let them follow if they wished to!

Probably, the little cop didn’t expect Yan Fei’s eyesight to be so good.

He thought he had been very discreet in following him!

Yan Fei was seen moving around in a small grove outside First High School.

The cop got down from his bicycle and continued to watch Yan Fei, benefiting from the cover provided by the trees.

This was one of the best places in the county.

Originally it should have been just a mound, but it was covered with trees like pines and cypresses.

On a sunny day, as soon as you walk in, you would find the scenery beautiful with flowering grass and undulating terrain making the grove seem blissfully quiet and peaceful.

However, this was valid only in the daytime.

At this moment when the sky was not yet bright, the mounds and surrounding cypresses would only make one feel eerie.

Yan Fei walked around for a while, turning back and forth, annoying the little cop who was tailing him.

Then he saw Yan Fei face off in a position and start practicing Kung Fu wholeheartedly.