Chapter 379: Chapter 379 The Black Mushroom Above Our Heads Chapter 379: Chapter 379 The Black Mushroom Above Our Heads Upon learning that it was Little Taotie live-streaming product promotions, the greedy businessman developed hatred toward Little Taotie and all the villagers!
“They’re so fond of picking tangerines in the mountains, it seems I need to do something they’ll never forget!”
“You, go find some snakes, the kind that hurt a lot when they bite. No poisonous ones, don’t want to end up with a lawsuit over a death.”
The bodyguards took their orders and left.
Money talks; before long, many small pythons that could bite painfully but were non-venomous and not lethal were obtained.
As the villagers were picking tangerines on the fruit-laden hilltop, a group of people quietly approached and started releasing snakes from the sacks.
After about thirty or forty sacks were emptied, the bodyguards retreated after accomplishing their mission.
The orderly crowd harvesting tangerines suddenly descended into chaos!
A wave of commotion, and someone screamed, “I’ve been bitten!”
“Help, I’ve been bitten!”
“There are snakes, so many snakes!”
Little Taotie heard the disturbance and wanted to rush over to see but was stopped by Gu Yixing. Upon hearing the word “snakes,” Gu Yixing’s brow furrowed deeply.
“Don’t go over there, there might be snakes, it’s dangerous.”
Little Taotie stood tall, “I’m not afraid of snakes!”
As soon as he spoke, a snake slowly approached them, and a scream rang out.
It wasn’t that Little Taotie was embarrassed, but rather Gu Yixing who began to scream.
Gu Yixing had a weakness unknown to others: snakes. He was extremely afraid of them, especially large pythons.
The production team sent people to help, but the chaos was too great. Snakes appeared in groups, there were too many injured people, and all of them were paralyzed with fear, either wailing about their impending death or silently starting to arrange their last affairs.
The director called the police, and officers and firefighters quickly arrived on the scene.
The firefighters were equipped with professional tools to capture snakes, and the professionals assured everyone that the snakes weren’t poisonous, which was a relief to those who thought they were dying.
The men who had arranged their last affairs looked at their wives beside them, and goosebumps instantly covered their skin. Fearing they might die, they had divulged the secret of their stashed private savings to their spouses.
This farce ended without catching the mastermind, and it was left at that, but the village head had a suspicion. After all, the greedy businessman had a history and wanted to sabotage their business.
The production crew was terrified, fearing an on-site accident that might harm a guest, which could potentially lead to the show being permanently banned.
The greedy businessman’s face was ashen, his voice foreboding, “They are there to shoot a show, or to help with poverty alleviation. Why interfere so much! They’ve caused me to lose a big business deal!”
“The kid wasn’t bitten by a snake?”
The bodyguard nodded, “Not a scratch.”
The greedy businessman smashed the wine glass in his hand, angrily declaring, “I must make that child suffer!”
Little Taotie always felt like someone was watching him, but whenever he turned around, there was no one, leaving him very puzzled.
Ambulances arrived, and Gu Yixing helped move people onto them. Some were in a dreadful state, attacked by a multitude of snakes, with multiple bite wounds of varying sizes.
Little Taotie sat under a tree enjoying the cool shade when suddenly someone approached her, asking, “Kid, can I take shelter from the rain here?”
“But it’s not raining.”
“The clouds are thick, and I hear thunder; it looks like it’s going to rain soon. It’s better to take shelter now rather than get caught in the rain and drenched halfway through my trip.”
“Oh, I see,” Little Taotie said somewhat indifferently.
“Kid, are you filming a show, a little star? It’s fate to meet you. My daughter is about your age, and I brought back lots of goodies for her this trip. This candy is her favorite. Do you kind?”
Little Taotie looked at the dark mushroom cloud above his head, knowing the man was filled with malice.