Finally, after Ximen Feng used all his strength to coax the old lady for a long time, she finally relented.
However, she was still angry about the dish. She had gone to great lengths to steal it, but hadn't even gotten to eat it. She had only taken a sip of the soup, and it almost made her husband faint.
In the end, the Li family boy managed to get the vegetables back after much persuasion, and the old lady was still seething with anger.
If her son and grandson hadn't been away from home, she, an elderly woman, would have been intimidated by a young man, and this matter certainly wouldn't have ended so easily.
"You mean those vegetables? Old Li's son grew them there, on his dilapidated house plot."
The old lady pointed in a direction as she spoke.
"His family is no good either. They just took a bunch of cabbage and started yelling at an old man like me! Pah!"
She hurled her insults with great gusto, but she completely forgot that she was the one who came to yell at people.
Reiko has also suffered a lot of torment from the old lady these past few days. She's been made to wash the old lady's feet and cook, and although the bodyguards end up doing all the work, she still can't stand it. When has anyone ever been allowed to boss her around like this?
Once she heard this from the old lady, she realized the old lady was no longer of any use to her, so naturally she didn't give her a friendly look.
If the village weren't so remote and lacked hotels, and if she weren't temporarily staying at Ximen Feng's house, she would have really wanted the bodyguard to put a sack over the old lady and give her a good beating.
But that was all that mattered to the old lady; let's just consider it her last struggle before death. It's pointless to argue with an old woman.
Lin Zi quickly gathered all the people he had brought and then gave the next instructions.
"Now that we know where this plant came from, the situation is very bad."
Looking at the bodyguards standing in a circle in front of her, Reiko's tone was very serious.
"It's very similar to our worst-case scenario: this plant isn't wild; it's very likely that the Old Li family researched it themselves."
As for why a single villager could cultivate such a strange plant, she didn't think too much about it.
After all, Cherry Blossom Country is such a tiny place, yet it's full of people who claim to be masters of fried rice and sushi.
Having lived in Divine Land for several years, she has a thorough understanding of the vastness and rich resources of the Divine Land.
In such a vast land, it's quite normal for a few extraordinary people to emerge.
After all, not everyone is vain; some people just prefer to do research quietly.
So, should we just take it by force?
One of the bodyguards scratched the back of his head. His plan was to dig up all the plants in the field that very night, pack them all up, and run away.
"Shortsighted! Now we all know this plant was cultivated by Old Li's family. Even if we take the plant away, who knows if they kept any seeds, or if they have any better ones?"
"Then what do we do? Should we kill his whole family?"
It was the same bodyguard again, and the method he proposed was very much in line with professional ethics.
"Idiot, people are far more important than plants!"
Reiko was truly speechless; none of the people she had trained were of any intelligence.
The only solution we can think of is to kill, kill, kill, and rob, rob, rob.
"Don't act rashly. You need to figure out the situation first, specifically who cultivated these plants."
There was no other way; Reiko was the only one left to think of things that required brainpower.
"Then we should treat him with courtesy and try to persuade him to return."
What if he doesn't agree to come with us?
The bodyguard asked a question.
"If he doesn't agree, then we'll have to resort to some unconventional methods."
A sly smile appeared on Lin Zi's face.
"Understood. If you don't agree, I'll tie him up and take him back."
The bodyguard suddenly realized what was going on and said he was very familiar with this procedure.
"Idiot, can't you use your brain? All you ever do is rob, rob, rob."
"Besides resorting to force, we have plenty of other options."
Regarding the selection of personnel for this operation, Reiko said she would definitely give the people who organized it a bad review when she got back.
"You should contact the group first and tell them we want to develop this village. Have the group discuss with the village and allocate a piece of land, including Old Li Li's land."
Reiko ignored these silly girls; she already had her next plan.
If everything goes well, then everyone is fine. If not, then she'll have to leverage the group's greatest strengths.
The biggest advantage of capitalists is that they can bankrupt anyone they want.
Their investigation began quickly. It must be said that with a specific list, finding someone's information in modern society is very simple.
Li Xingkong's resume was soon placed on their table.
Judging from his resume alone, Li Xingkong is an ordinary person, very ordinary. He is so ordinary that he would not stand out among ordinary people.
If the investigation hadn't led them to him, Reiko would never have associated someone like him with a scientist.
We have already received and reviewed all the materials, and the group has also conducted an assessment of Li Xingkong's personality.
After confirming that Li Xingkong was indeed just a minor character they could manipulate, the group acted even more recklessly.
Without waiting for the next day or making an appointment in advance, Reiko took a group of people to Li Xingkong's vegetable garden on the afternoon of the day she finished checking the information.
At this moment, Li Xingkong was still rushing towards Ximen Feng's school, completely unaware that his home was about to be robbed.
The person who greeted the group in the vegetable garden was naturally Li Xingkong's father.
Before Li Xingkong left, he had repeatedly reminded and instructed his father, and finally, his father agreed to let him live in the vegetable garden.
For no other reason than to make my son happy. I'll do anything to save this vegetable garden.
Old Li wasn't exactly a country bumpkin, but the world he had seen before was irrelevant to a nobody like him; he was at most just a bystander.
But today is different. This large group of people came in with great force, and they looked intimidating.
A group of people stood at the door, and Old Li hurriedly came forward with his hoe.
They opened the makeshift fence gate; if there were any malicious intent on the other side of that shabby gate, they could simply kick it open.
The person who arrived was waiting at the door and seemed quite polite.
"Hello, are you Uncle Li?"
Reiko's behavior was extremely polite; her sweet voice and deep bow made her appear very formal.
"Yes, what's going on? Girl, what are you doing in my vegetable garden?"
Although the other party was very polite, Old Li could still sense a strange awkwardness from them.
I didn't feel any enthusiasm; instead, it felt more like a deliberate coldness.
This group of people looks like Japanese soldiers.
Old Li in his heart, but he couldn't say it aloud.
"Our company has learned that the vegetables you grow are quite special, so we would like to buy all of them."
Reiko made it clear from the start that she was there to buy groceries, and not just any groceries, but the whole bunch.
"Wow, I'm good at growing vegetables? I didn't know that."
Old Li touched his unshaven chin, somewhat bewildered.