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Chapter 274 - 272, The Most Delicious Instant Noodles (First Update)_1

Chapter 274: 272, The Most Delicious Instant Noodles (First Update)_1

They were in the middle of a tomb-robbery late at night when somebody jumped out pretending to be a rice dumpling to scare people, followed by a bunch of others running out, waving instant noodles and cheering. The square-faced man and the skinny guy really started to doubt the world they lived in—what kinds of people are these?!

Ren He and his group were careful not to expose any of their identities. For Jiang Haoyang and the rest, discovering several cups of instant noodles at this time was an incredibly joyful thing.

Ren He called out to the pit with a smile, "Alright, no more messing with you. Throw up the rope."

The square-faced man and the skinny guy looked at each other, seeing the wild joy in each other’s eyes. Were they really going to pull them up? They hurriedly picked up the hemp rope on the ground and threw it towards the mouth of the pit. Ren He grabbed the rope and pulled it up.

"Big fella, you are a good man! Once I’m up, I’ll definitely repay you!" the square-faced man shouted. In reality, he was thinking about getting revenge for the trick played on him, but he wasn’t stupid; he knew he needed to get up first. He definitely wanted revenge. Back when he couldn’t make it in the gambling hall, he robbed two girls who claimed they had no money left. When he searched them, he found 800 yuan and, in a fit of anger, slashed one girl’s face.

How could such a person not seek revenge after being tricked by Ren He? He really wanted to stab those fellow villagers who had tricked him a few times, but since they were many and strong, he didn’t dare.

However, after Ren He pulled up the rope, he left with Jiang Haoyang and the others...

The square-faced man, hearing the footsteps fading away, immediately grew anxious: "Big fella! Good person! Where are you going?!"

Ren He completely ignored him. Let those two stay in the pit overnight. Tomorrow, he’d go to the county to make an anonymous call to the police and let them deal with it. Ren He knew they weren’t good people, but the thing was, he considered himself just an ordinary person. When ordinary people encountered such situations, of course, it was the state’s job to handle them.

He didn’t care for the cultural relics inside the pit either. Not to mention that cultural relics hadn’t become valuable yet, even if they had, where was it compared to the money he could earn on his own?

The group walked back to the village joyfully, while behind them came the pitiful shouts of two dumb thieves: "Big fella, don’t go!"

In a low voice, Jiang Haoyang asked, "Isn’t this a bit too harsh? I kind of feel sorry for them."

"There’s nothing to feel sorry about. What if you pulled them up and one of them stabbed you? Who would be the sorry one, you or him? ’Heir to a fortune should never hang in the market.’ Although I want you to see there are such poor places in the world, I also want you to understand something: cherish yourself and don’t recklessly put yourself in danger. Think about it, if you got stabbed, what would your parents do? To send white-haired people to a black-haired one, for the rest of their lives they’d only see your voice and smile in their memories. Your tombstone would say ’Died at 16 years old’. Cool or not?"

"Pah," Jiang Haoyang felt deeply unsettled: "So just leave them inside to starve to death?"

"I’ll go to the county tomorrow, find a payphone, and make an anonymous call to the cops. Someone will naturally come to rescue them," Ren He said nonchalantly. Just for carrying detonators, these two wouldn’t get out of prison for a few years.

Ren He had no interest in understanding how hard their lives were, nor did he have the obligation. A similar incident had happened on Luo City Mang Mountain in his past life where tomb robbers killed villagers. He didn’t think there was anything wrong with calling the police to get them arrested.

In that incident, 7 tomb robbers went to Mang Mountain to rob graves and were discovered by the villagers. In order to silence them, they brutally killed 3 villagers.

Indeed, tomb robbers are often ruthless people like Xie Lianhuan and Wu Sanxing, not kind-hearted and handsome young men like Zhang Qiling, Wu Xie, and Hu Bayi.

After returning to the dormitory, the group excitedly ran to boil water. Luckily, Ren He had filled up the water that afternoon; otherwise, they would have had to eat dry instant noodles.

Firewood was added to the stove, and the water boiled quickly. Jiang Haoyang and the others each held their instant noodle bowls as if they were precious treasures, waiting for Ren He to distribute the hot water to them. Even Liu Jiamin did so, with the seasonings already added and slices of ham sausage laid on top of the noodle cakes.

In the middle of the night, when Liu Jiamin was too hungry to sleep, she was roused by the excited knocking on her door from Liu Bing, inviting her for a late-night snack. Only then did she learn that these people had actually gone out to pit their wits against tomb robbers that night. To be fair, it wasn’t much of a battle of wits; Ren He had tricked the two stupid thieves with remarkable ease...

Ren He looked at the group of kids with their eyes shining greedily and laughed, "Still want to be picky eaters in the future?"

"Not anymore, not anymore," everyone hastily shook their heads.

Ren He, holding a ladle, poured the boiling water from the pot into their instant noodle bowls. Everyone carefully covered their bowls with the packaging paper, then just stood by the stove waiting, with one person even bringing over a little stool to sit on.

"Regret coming here?" asked Ren He, closely observing the group of kids. After all, they weren’t very old, and what they had experienced so far wasn’t easy. Because of the lack of water, they hadn’t washed their faces in two days, and dirty patches could be seen on their faces.

After a few seconds of silence, Liu Bing laughed, "No regrets. What’s there to regret? Being able to help these kids makes me feel like this winter vacation is the most meaningful one I’ve ever had."

"Yeah, if I hadn’t come here, I’d probably be spending New Year’s with my family in Thailand. But I still think this is more meaningful," Li Yifan added.

"That’s good to hear. I hope you all gain something from this experience," Ren He said with a smile. "Okay, the instant noodles should be ready now. Let’s eat!"

"Haha, I’m already salivating!"

The entire kitchen was filled with the aroma of beef-flavored instant noodles. Ren He too grabbed a cup of noodles and sat on the stove, slurping away. In his previous life, although he had briefly volunteered to teach, the conditions there were much better than here. It hadn’t been this hard; at least there had been one meat and one vegetable dish every day.

However, in this most barren place, Ren He was also feeling a bit peckish.

While eating, Jiang Haoyang looked up and said, "These instant noodles are so delicious. I never realized how good they tasted before. Can you bring some more back when you go to the county town tomorrow?" He was already reminiscing about Ren He’s mention of going to the county the next day. Compared to here, the county was like a dazzling world...

"No," Ren He glanced at him and said. Relying on instant noodles was definitely not good. However, Ren He planned to buy some rice and vegetables. There was no use thinking about meat; the intention was to drain them a bit. Moreover, these folks had to accompany him tomorrow.

After all, everyone was worried about not having mobile signal and not being able to signal safety to their families. With two days passed, who knows if their families were already anxious. So they needed to go to the county and reach out to their families.

If the families panicked and called the police, that would be troubling...

It was also uncertain what reactions their families would have upon seeing the pitiful state of the kids when they returned home...

Hopefully, they wouldn’t come to school to settle accounts with him, right?