Inspection

Baishi Mountain in Baisha County was a small peak just over two hundred meters above sea level.

At the foot of the mountain, a man and a woman sized up the densely vegetated hill.

"Boss, this is the place."

Li Fen, an employee at Liang Xing Toys Factory's Baisha County brick-and-mortar store, had accompanied Liang Xing here as his guide.

The store manager had specifically chosen the most capable employee to lead the way. She knew Baishi Mountain like the back of her hand.

"How long would it take to build a road up the mountain?"

"Huh? O-one month should be enough?"

After hearing yesterday that Liang Xing was coming to inspect the site, Li Fen had specifically memorized Baishi Mountain's terrain and vegetation inside out.

Build a road?

What was that supposed to mean?

Baishi Mountain was indeed lush, but it did not have much economic value. Most of its trees were common camphor trees.

Li Fen had even wondered what there was to inspect about a mountain that even the locals rarely visited.

Then the young boss's first question left her dumbfounded.

"One month... should be about right."

Liang Xing muttered to himself, considering that promoting it a month in advance would give everyone plenty of time to prepare.

"Go handle the permits for the road construction. In the Toy Factory's name, I'm building a racetrack on the mountain."

"Huh? O-okay!"

Her preparations from the entire night had been for nothing, but Li Fen now understood Liang Xing's plan.

Using an entire mountain as a track for toy cars—this had to be unprecedented, right?

"President Liang, shall we head back first?"

Seeing that Liang Xing showed no intention of leaving, Li Fen tentatively asked.

"I'm not leaving yet. Drive the car back and come pick me up around five or six. I'm going up the mountain to take a look."

"Huh? There are Wild Boars on the mountain!"

The store manager had specifically rented a car at his own expense just to drive Liang Xing around the whole time. He admired Liang Xing, who had turned the entire situation around, to no end.

Who could reverse a company's losses in under two months with just one product?

Less than a month after opening, the Baisha County store was already making around fifty thousand yuan a day. It was hard not to feel admiration.

Since Liang Xing was coming to Baisha County for an inspection, they naturally had to show him the very best side of the Baisha County store!

That was why the store manager had repeatedly instructed them to take good care of the young boss!

As the saying went, a local official was better than a distant emperor.

Li Fen really did not dare to simply leave.

"Then I need to go take a look even more!" Liang Xing had no idea the manager had given his employees such strict orders. The moment he heard there were Wild Boars in the mountains, he became even more determined to go up.

Wild Boars were protected animals, after all, and could not be hunted privately.

Yet their breeding ability was exceptionally strong, and excessive protection had instead caused their numbers to explode.

In Huaxia of the Parallel World, the approach was to organize captures and hunts whenever Wild Boars tried to destroy crops.

Some large carnivores under wildlife protection also needed hunting training, and Wild Boars with their tusks sawed off were the best training targets.

Restrictions were gradually relaxed until they could truly hunt fully grown Wild Boars. Only then did they meet the requirements to return to the real wilderness.

But under normal circumstances, large carnivores raised in captivity really could not beat fully grown Wild Boars.

In that case, they could only be taken in by wildlife sanctuaries, which was not necessarily a bad outcome.

But the Wild Boars on Baishi Mountain had not become overpopulated. They had probably wandered over from nearby forests, so they definitely could not be hunted.

Liang Xing would not allow such a hazard near the racetrack, so he could only find someone with influence to help invite these troublesome fellows away.

"Hey! Brothers! Come up the mountain with me!"

The officials had assigned people to follow Liang Xing to protect valuable talent and provide convenience within the rules.

As long as it was legitimate and legal, everything would be green-lit!

Baishi Mountain itself was part of the research funding, valued at ten million yuan.

The price seemed a little high, but for seventy years, Liang Xing could do whatever he wanted with it. Even when the term expired, Liang Xing's successor would have priority to renew the lease at a low price.

When Liang Xing saw that renewal clause, he had glanced at the person across from him and specifically emphasized that he himself should also be allowed to renew it.

The person responsible for signing the contract had been stunned for a moment. He knew Liang Xing was twenty-two this year; seventy years later, he would be ninety-two. Was he still not planning to retire?

Anyway, as long as Liang Xing was happy.

He was now the nation's precious treasure. Whatever he said made sense, so they just had to revise it accordingly.

The two men responsible for protecting him, Zhang Long and Zhao Hu, had never expected Liang Xing to notice them. They even casually shrank back, thinking he was trying to bluff them.

"Hey, hey! That's really rude of you!"

This body of Liang Xing's had already belonged to a top student. Combined with the special ability of My Pondering Power, his memory was practically inhuman!

—This person looked familiar. I pondered that I should have seen him before.

Naturally, everything about whether he had seen someone before replayed in his mind.

Where had he seen them before?

And if he had not seen them, why did he have that feeling of familiarity?

It was obvious at a glance!

"Handsome guys, do we know each other?"

Zhang Long's act was extremely convincing. That confused look of someone being approached out of nowhere made it clear he was certain Liang Xing was bluffing.

Though protection was a good thing, some people saw it as surveillance.

Over time, they generally avoided revealing their identities.

Zhang Long and Zhao Hu were especially skilled at it. Since entering the profession, they had never been exposed even once.

"Heh—when I delivered goods yesterday morning, one of you was hiding behind a trash can, and the other was mixed in with the racers. Don't tell me that was a coincidence. Stop pretending. I noticed you a long time ago."

Liang Xing did not like beating around the bush, so he asked again directly.

"Come take a trip up the mountain with me? Wild Boars! What if one bites me?"

There was no need to think about it. The smooth sailing he had experienced these past few days was clearly goodwill from the authorities.

If you were generous, they definitely would not let you lose out.

What normal parents would be willing to let their own child suffer?

At most, their methods might be flawed.

"How did you discover us?"

Zhang Long was clearly focused on the wrong thing. He even wondered whether his skills had slipped.

"Every time your gaze swept past us, you had actually spotted us?" Zhao Hu was more meticulous. After thinking back, he realized Liang Xing really had often looked in their direction.

"Don't worry about such details. Come up the mountain with me first!"

Liang Xing could not exactly say their brains were different, could he?

And he did not like lying, so he simply skipped over it.

"I'll go with her."

Zhao Hu did not press further. He glanced at Li Fen and knew Liang Xing valued efficiency above all else. If he went with her, the road-building permits could be processed faster.

"Huh? I can do it myself!"

Zhao Hu was tall and burly, and he was dressed in casual clothes. Li Fen was honestly a little scared.

"Mm-hm—indeed, I hadn't thought it through." Liang Xing considered it for a moment. Just as Li Fen breathed a sigh of relief, he changed direction. "Then I'll leave her to you."

"Huh?" Li Fen stared blankly as Liang Xing solemnly patted Zhao Hu on the shoulder.

"Move, move! Split up!" Liang Xing broke into a jog and darted straight toward Baishi Mountain like a wisp of smoke.

Zhang Long chased after him while asking how exactly he had discovered them.

Liang Xing turned a deaf ear.

As long as I ran fast enough, I could pretend I had not heard him.

"What great physical fitness..." Zhao Hu could not help but sigh when he saw that Zhang Long could not catch Liang Xing for the moment.

"Um... I really can manage on my own, so there's no need..." Li Fen watched Liang Xing run off and could only force herself to speak.

"The keys. I'll drive." Zhao Hu felt that keeping a stern face might scare the young woman, so he forced out a smile that looked even fiercer than not smiling.

"Okay!"

To hell with it!

This was the young boss's order!

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