Carrying a Jurassic on me
Chapter 1211 - 605 205

Chapter 1211: Chapter 605 205

While Yan Fei and the others were busy seeing Assistant Meng off, Lin Haihu was sneakily examining two banknotes against the sunlight, looking over them again and again.

Zhang Kun, who had just taken two photos and put down his camera, was a bit frustrated, "Come on, brother, you’re Yan Fei’s cousin. Do you think I would fool you with fake money?"

Lin Haihu chuckled, "I’m not worried about the money being fake; it just feels good to take a longer look. You’re done taking photos, right? You’re a big-time journalist; do you need to sneak around like this?"

"There are leaders over there who don’t like things flashy..." Zhang Kun started to explain and then realized there was no need to say so much to this guy. "Anyway, you wouldn’t understand even if I told you. By the way, have you heard about any other news around here recently? Tell me about it, will you?"

Lin Haihu carefully tucked the two-hundred yuan ’information fee’ he had checked several times into his inner clothing pocket to hide it, then started to frown and think. After a long while, under Zhang Kun’s expectant gaze, he finally spoke, "Does it count as news that the chickens in our farm have been laying several double-yolk eggs? They’re unusually big, almost the size of duck eggs! They’re this big..."

Watching Lin Haihu’s gestures, Zhang Kun pondered for a moment, "If they’re that big, if the newspaper happens to have some space, they might squeeze into a corner. After all, it’s also a topic for casual conversation over tea and meals. Where’s the egg, though? Can I see how big it is and take a photo..."

"Eaten already!" Lin Haihu looked at Zhang Kun as if he were an idiot. "I already told you it’s a double-yolk egg; who would know if we didn’t crack it open? Once it’s opened, of course, it’s going to be eaten!"

Zhang Kun: "..."

Seeing that Zhang Kun was silent, continuing to take photos of the cattle, Lin Haihu remained clueless and pressed on, "What’s the matter? Everyone at our farm can confirm it; the egg was indeed this size. Can it make it into the newspaper? If you run this story, I’ll charge less for the information fee..."

Upon hearing him still harping about the information fee, Zhang Kun’s hand twitched, the camera clicked, and he wasted a shot of film, causing him considerable distress, "You’ve already eaten it, yet you want it in the newspaper? Who’s going to believe empty words?"

"That’s true!" Lin Haihu sheepishly said, standing there silently watching Zhang Kun take photos.

After standing for a while, he still felt a bit unwilling to let it go, "Big-time journalist, I have another piece of news, and I’m sure it is a big one."

"What news?" Zhang Kun’s hope was sparked again.

Lin Haihu spoke in a mysteriously hushed tone, "You know about the apple trees we’ve planted here, right? Those apples are growing like apricots now, sour and astringent, not tasty at all. Many villagers are thinking about chopping down the trees. But I heard my cousin mention that he was considering taking over all these fruit trees, compensating a little for each one so that the villagers don’t lose too much..."

Initially, when Zhang Kun heard this news, he immediately felt that if Yan Fei really did this, it would be a big story. However, something didn’t quite sit right with him.

As he was mulling it over, Lin Haihu urged him again, "I haven’t told everyone about this news; I just overheard my cousin discussing it with Brother Heizi. I’m telling you in advance now. Do you think fifty yuan is too much for this information fee? Speaking of which, the villagers are all troubled over whether or not to chop down these trees because of them. Don’t you think my cousin’s actions are a bit foolish..."

Distracted by Lin Haihu, Zhang Kun immediately forgot the slight misgivings he had just now and replied with a laugh, "What I admire most about Boss Yan is exactly this. Some people get rich and only care about their own pleasure. But Boss Yan, he doesn’t forget his fellow villagers when he’s well-off. If you put this kind of behavior in writing, what you have is selflessness and boundless love! You talk about your cousin like that, wouldn’t he take you to task if he found out?"

Lin Haihu was startled, looking left and right, before saying discontentedly, "Why are you trying to scare me? I made sure no one was around before I mentioned it, you can’t go blabbing about this, or else I won’t call you with news in the future. Think about it; everyone else at the farm has a salary, they don’t care about your little information fee. Aside from me, no one’s going to bother with phone calls!"

Zhang Kun thought it over and realized he was right, so he quickly pulled out another fifty yuan without hesitation, "I should let you know first, I’m giving you this fifty yuan, but you can’t just take the money and run. As you said, Boss Yan hasn’t started implementing this plan yet. I need to wait until he starts to write the article and publish it in the newspaper. You have to keep an eye out for me, let me know when he begins buying up the fruit trees."

"No problem." Lin Haihu took the banknote, examining it against the sunlight once more. "You can count on me to get the job done!"

Making two hundred and fifty yuan in just a little while made Lin Haihu feel as sweet as if he had drunk honey, "If you want to take more photos, just tell me, and I’ll take you there."

Zhang Kun patted Lin Haihu on the shoulder, "You’re a good brother. Now take me over to the construction site to snap some more photos!"

It’s good to come prepared with more material. After all, the presence of the black cattle is just a novelty people like to see; the key is to further observe the cattle farm for real news—if it catches the attention of those higher up, then one can report promptly, and it’s a win-win situation!

Moreover, Zhang Kun didn’t plan on just leaving; he also wanted to wait for Yan Fei to see off the leaders and meet with Yan Fei to talk about some other matters.