The Sweetness of the Seventies
Chapter 321 - 292: Supernatural Powers, Reading Memories_1

Chapter 321: Chapter 292: Supernatural Powers, Reading Memories_1

However, in the darkness of the night, the mountain hid a murderous intent!

Second Leprosy lost his footing and stumbled over a rock, falling to the ground.

"Snake King, can you inquire why they destroyed Mom and Dad’s peach orchard?" He Tiantian asked, her curiosity intense.

Her parents had just arrived in Qijia Village and hadn’t offended anyone!

If anyone was offended, it was her, He Tiantian.

But the people who had wronged her were either injured or had broken bones, and certainly lacked the energy to retaliate against her, right?

After enduring the Three-Day Mysterious Thunder, the Snake King’s powers had increased, and such tasks as reading human memories were effortless for him.

The Snake King didn’t reply but read the memories directly and then transferred them to He Tiantian.

A flood of information emerged in He Tiantian’s mind!

As she walked, He Tiantian slowly sifted through the memories transmitted by the Snake King.

As for the two men, they were already unconscious, and by morning her parents would bring people to build the shed and naturally discover them. As a girl, she wouldn’t approach them; safety was paramount.

Second Leprosy’s memory was a mess.

However, He Tiantian managed to find useful information: Second Leprosy was from Hujia Village and was known for petty theft. Without parents, the villagers, considering his status as an orphan, didn’t treat him too harshly.

Second Leprosy hadn’t committed heinous crimes in the past, which was why he was still alive and well.

In his memory, a woman with her face covered gave him ten yuan to destroy the peach orchard behind Qijia Village. The ten yuan was a down payment, and he was promised another ten upon completion.

Although Second Leprosy was a scoundrel, he knew his limits.

In Hujia Village, out of respect for the fellow villagers, no one would trouble him.

But causing trouble in Qijia Village could have dire consequences if he got caught. Thus, he demanded more money: twenty yuan upfront and another ten after the job, or else he wouldn’t do it.

The woman was quite generous and immediately took out another ten yuan.

Money talks, and Second Leprosy agreed to the deal.

However, the back mountain of Qijia Village was said to be haunted, supposedly the abode of the Mountain God, so Second Leprosy brought along Gou Dan from the same village to bolster his courage on the way.

But he did not encounter the Mountain God; instead, he encountered a female ghost!

He Tiantian reviewed the memories about the masked woman time and again, but to no avail.

In Second Leprosy’s memory, there was only that brief glimpse!

Even though she had not pinpointed the mastermind, He Tiantian knew this was not simple vandalism; it was premeditated sabotage.

Who could it be?

Having returned home, He Tiantian couldn’t sleep, her mind revolving around the incident!

When she got up in the morning, He Tiantian felt groggy and lightheaded, as if coming down with a cold!

He Jingyu, early in the morning without having breakfast, went to the back mountain with Secretary Qi and others.

Upon reaching the back hill, they toured around the Peach Orchard and found that the fence had been vandalized.

"Village Chief Qi, this is a newly constructed fence, so it can’t possibly have broken so soon; someone must have been sabotaging it," He Jingyu said. "It seems that this hut needs to be completed sooner, and I’ll come over to keep an eye on it every day."

He Jingyu took the peach trees even more seriously than Village Chief Qi.

Firstly, he had made a promise in front of the city leaders and couldn’t fail to produce results.

Secondly, these were treasures he had managed to bring from Nan City; they were his hard work and could not be compromised.

Secretary Qi looked grave as he inspected the damage and nodded, saying, "This is definitely the result of human sabotage. I didn’t expect that there would actually be people who would go against Qijia Village like this! We can’t take this lightly. Let’s not just build a hut; let’s construct two houses instead. We can arrange for villagers to take turns to watch over the mountains and forests on regular days."

He Jingyu was thrilled. Earlier, he had inspected the footprints and found that they belonged to two men. If he was the only one watching over the mountains and forests and encountered such a situation, he would be at a disadvantage.

"That would be the best. Thank you, Village Chief Qi," He Jingyu expressed his gratitude. A hut might be bearable in summer, but in winter, it would be tough. Two houses would be perfect, offering a place to keep warm during winter.

The back hill had an abundance of trees; they used the local resources for construction, and with many hands, the work was swift.

In just a short three days, they completed a two-room wooden hut. One room was for dining, and the other had two wooden plank beds. Outside, Secretary Qi even had a shed built to serve as a temporary kitchen for cooking.

During these few days, people from the Livestock Team went up the hill at night to accompany He Jingyu.

Later, Secretary Qi directly arranged for several able-bodied members of the Livestock Team to take turns accompanying He Jingyu on the mountain to watch over the Peach Orchard.

He Tiantian had been preoccupied these past few days. Her work with the Livestock Team was not as cheerful as before.

Seeing this, Zuo Li asked, "Girl Tian, what’s on your mind?"

He Tiantian looked up, smiled, and did not hide her concerns from Zuo Li. She said, "My dad and mom, their hearts are completely invested in that Peach Orchard. Now that someone is causing damage, I’m a bit worried."

"Don’t worry, Sun Sihao, Old Qian, Old Sun, and I will go there at night and keep watch over the Peach Orchard with your dad. You don’t have to worry," Zuo Li assured her. "If those people dare to vandalize again, we will definitely catch them."

"I hope that’s the case," He Tiantian said. "Ah, who knows who those people are! They’re just awful!"

Although He Tiantian knew it was Second Leprosy’s doing, she couldn’t reveal it, as she couldn’t explain where this clue had come from.

However, she had already accessed Second Leprosy’s memory; aside from the masked woman, she hadn’t obtained any more useful information.

After the wooden hut was finished, He Jingyu brought bamboo mats and pillows to the back hill.

Wang Shuping wanted to come along but was stopped by both He Tiantian and He Jingyu.

The mountain was damp, and their mother was already in poor health. Even without encountering bad people, she wouldn’t be able to withstand it.

He Jingyu and Zuo Li formed one team, Xiang Rong with Qian Shikun another, and Sun Sihao with Second Team Leader Qi Shuming another. They divided into three groups, taking turns watching over the mountain.

During the daytime, He Jingyu and Wang Shuping stayed in the Peach Orchard, even taking some pots and pans with them to eat their lunch directly on the mountain. With He Tiantian there, they always managed to get fish, chicken, and rabbit meat.

Half a month passed, and He Jingyu had gained even more weight than before.

Sine the last act of vandalism, as someone was on watch, there was no further sabotage.

But as long as the mastermind had not been caught, He Tiantian could not rest easy.

Thus, He Tiantian stopped going to the cave in the back hill at night and instead headed to Hujia Village; she wanted to probe Second Leprosy’s memory once more.

When Snake King awoke from his cultivation and saw his surroundings through the barrier, he noticed that the environment wasn’t the familiar one. He saw He Tiantian walking on a path and asked, "Where are you going?"

"I’m going to investigate who the masked woman behind Second Leprosy is. As long as the mastermind isn’t found, I can’t feel at ease," He Tiantian said in her heart. If that person didn’t succeed the first time, they would try a second time, and He Tiantian didn’t want such a thing to happen again.