They kept their distance from Chen Pi.
The weather was good, the river was sparkling, and it was rare for the sun to be so bright. Those out in the sun were actually getting hot. The younger brother on the side handed some fennel beans to Changshan, and the group ate them as they watched Chen Pi walk to Baiping Building.
It was very relaxing under the sun. Changshan appeared to be in a good mood and hummed a little song as he walked. The guy went to hand him the pipe, but Changshan waved his hand, “Did you see what happened to the accountant?”
All the guys paled, glanced at each other, and then nodded. No one dared speak.
Changshan pointed to the pipe. “This kind of thing is a habit. You need to use it less. The fewer habits you have, the harder it is for me to set up my schemes, understand?”
No one knew how to respond, so they stayed silent. Changshan smiled and looked at them. “What’s the matter? Afraid?”
One of the guys said, “Since Mr. Advisor had to tell us this, it shows that the young ones aren’t even qualified to be schemed against. We understand you’re just saying it as a joke to entertain us.”
Changshan burst out laughing. He looked particularly happy as he pointed to the man, “You have a brain. You get to take over the accountant’s position.”
The man froze, unsure if he was joking.
Another man asked, “Mr. Advisor, why don’t we just take care of Chen Pi directly? There are so many of us, and we’re beside the river. With you here to give us a plan, how could we let our brothers in Baiping Building take care of Chen Pi? Can’t we handle him alone?”
Changshan chewed on a bean and laughed, “Kill Chen Pi? Rely on you? Do you know what kind of guy he is?”
The guys were puzzled. Changshan looked at Chen Pi’s walking posture from a distance and narrowed his eyes. “This kind of person is called a ‘hua qian’ in our profession. He’s got quick hands, good ears, and good eyes. When ordinary people fight, they’ll look at their opponent’s bearing, size them up, and see if they have any skills. But when a hua quian fights, it doesn’t matter who the other person is. Everyone is the same to them because he can see their flaws.”
“Flaws?”
“Yes, a hua qian is the kind of person with God-given talent. Their eyes can see all of a person’s flaws. When you come across a hua qian with a sharp knife, not even ten or twenty people can get close. They won’t even know how they died.”
“But Mr. Advisor, don’t we still have you? You could come up with a scheme to make him believe us, and then we could do it secretly. No matter how fast he reacts, he won’t be able to guard against a surprise attack by so many of us, right?” One of the guys was clearly trying to flatter him.
Changshan shook his head and looked at Chen Pi coldly, “It’s easy to plot against people, but animals? Not so much.”
Everyone was puzzled, and Changshan gave a wry smile. He knew in his heart that Chen Pi couldn’t be plotted against.
The most terrible thing about Chen Pi was that his understanding of the world had no secular logic at all. If you tried to lie to him to get him to fall for your scheme, he wouldn’t understand your words or hints. You probably wouldn’t even be able to get a few words out before he became impatient and stabbed you with a knife.
He was just like an animal. When animals stared at you, all they would think about was your heart, liver, spleen, and lungs. It didn’t matter whether it was intimidation or seduction, they wouldn’t understand anything you said to them.
“You’re too modest, Mr. Advisor. Look, this boy is still obediently headed to Baiping Building—”
Changshan was still eating the beans, and suddenly stopped, as if he had thought of something: “It’s not enough to call it a strategy, but as soon as he enters Baiping Building, shoot and kill him.” He then turned away from the embankment and said to the guys, “Keep following him. I’ll come up with an idea to have some fun. Don’t lose him. If there are any changes, come find me at the east gate’s cockfighting pits immediately.”
Once the men agreed, Changshan left in a hurry. He had a big grin on his face as if he had thought of something good.
As soon as he left, the group of guys all looked at each other and then at Chen Pi, who was still walking leisurely. One of the guys asked, “What happened to Mr. Advisor? He was so idle just now, but suddenly left in a hurry.”
The newly appointed accountant had a dark look on his face and was trembling slightly, “Based on my understanding, Mr. Advisor wants to gamble.”
“Gamble? Gamble on what?”
The accountant looked at Chen Pi and knew that Mr. Advisor had more planned than just leading Chen Pi to Baiping Building. He didn’t do things that weren’t fun. Everyone was involved in his scheme, and not everything he said was what he really thought. He seemed to have left so suddenly just now, but he must have had it planned for a long time. When he thought of this, the new accountant suddenly broke out in a cold sweat. He didn’t know what he would face if he was left on the embankment.
MereBear's Translation 
thank you for the chapter
He hit it on the head, Chen Pi kills out of impatience more than anything else.
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