454: Half way to death

Yang Qi waved his hand and said,

"Don't worry, we can definitely finish it. If we really can't, we'll give it to A Yao and the others."

So the four of them ate while waiting for the clam cakes. Once they were all ready, they carried them out of the breakfast shop.

For this hunting trip, the location they agreed on was the barren mountains near Dapan Bay on the north side of the The City.

Yang Qi and the other three ate as they drove through the The City, arriving at their meeting spot.

"Have you guys eaten breakfast?"

Yang Qi looked at Liu Yao and the others; there was one person he didn't recognize. After Liu Yao's introduction, everyone learned that this man's surname was Li, a hunter from a nearby village.

According to his introduction, the destination this time was the barren mountains three kilometers behind the village.

"Come on! No rush, no rush, brothers, have some clam cakes."

"Didn't Brother Jun come?"

"He said he has something to do today and can't make it! We'll call him when we eat meat tonight."

Liu Yao explained.

"Alright, then let's go. If we catch some wild rabbits, we'll invite him to dinner tonight."

The group bypassed the village and arrived at the foot of the mountain. After parking their cars, they headed up the mountain path.

That local friend had also brought a Sighthound; it seemed he was also an expert. This Sighthound appeared very excited upon seeing Coal and the others.

It barked and jumped around Coal, annoying Coal to no end. After a series of bared teeth and growled warnings, the Sighthound followed submissively behind him.

When they reached halfway up the mountain, Coal suddenly stared at a spot to the left, baring his teeth.

The three Sighthounds were also released from their leashes and immediately followed Coal, heading in that direction.

"Tsk tsk tsk, brother, your dog isn't just any local dog; he's a total King of Dogs!"

Li Xingyun watched the four dogs depart silently and praised 'Coal' with admiration.

Before long, one of the Sighthounds came back carrying a wild rabbit in its mouth. After placing it at Yang Qi's feet, it immediately turned and went back.

"It must have received instructions from your Coal. Damn, it didn't even look at me, its owner."

Chen Lin cursed laughingly at the Sighthound as it ran off.

"That's not surprising; the hierarchy in the animal kingdom is even more distinct. They have their own system."

Li Xingyun spoke up.

The group reached a ridge and admired the four dogs from afar as they cornered and intercepted the wild rabbits. Once the pack spotted a rabbit, they could catch it in about four or five minutes.

Every time they caught a wild rabbit, one of the Sighthounds would deliver it to them.

To prevent the Sighthounds from running back and forth to deliver goods, which would waste time and energy, the group had no choice but to follow the pack from a distance.

As a result, after a whole morning, the dogs were perfectly fine after eating some dried fish. Instead, the humans who had been trekking over mountains were tired out like dogs.

The barren mountains here were large enough and had plenty of wild rabbits. By the end of the morning, the four dogs had caught a total of eleven wild rabbits.

However, by the time they returned to the parking spot, it was already two in the afternoon. Liu Yao and Lu Hua felt their legs were as heavy as a thousand catties, unable to lift them.

The rabbit hunting expedition, originally planned for a full day, died midway!!

"Li Xingyun, take a rabbit and bring your dog home first. We'll head to the The City to eat in a bit!"

Liu Yao took a pack of red bull from his trunk, distributed them to everyone, and said to Li Xingyun.

"Okay, do you want to come sit at my house first?"

"Let's skip it today; we shouldn't trouble your family at this hour. We'll wait for you here."

Liu Yao waved his hand at him.

Yang Qi, Chen Lin, and the others called the dogs back onto the pickup truck bed and tied them up. After picking up Li Xingyun, the group headed towards Gathering of All Rivers and Seas Seafood Restaurant as agreed.

On the way, Liu Yao called Yu Dafu to have him prepare a table of dishes. Yu Dafu agreed repeatedly and hurriedly called back the chefs who had already finished their shifts.

Generally, in restaurants, chefs won't work overtime once their shift is over. But they couldn't resist the red envelopes from the boss; no one would refuse money.

As for Yu Dafu, he would do his best to satisfy old customers like Zhang Jun and Liu Yao.

This group practically treated his place as a base, eating here every three to five days at most.

After Zhang Jun received the call, he told them to eat first and that he would come by later.

Liu Yao handed the bag containing the wild rabbits to Yu Dafu and asked the chef to help process them.

He also invited Yu Dafu to come to the private room to eat rabbit meat later, and told the chefs to keep a portion for themselves to taste.

"Yang Qi, thanks to your Ruby Fish these past few days! Brother, I really appreciate it!"

When Yu Dafu saw Yang Qi, he pulled him aside to offer his thanks.

"General Manager Yu is too polite. I haven't gone out to sea much lately, just wandering around the nearshore areas, so there hasn't been any premium stock. Let's talk again in a few days!"

Yang Qi naturally knew what Yu Dafu meant, but unfortunately, there was no premium stock worth showing from the nearshore, and everything had been sold to Chen Tianming.

"You guys go up first. I'll give the chef instructions and come up to toast you in a bit."

After Yu Dafu ushered the group upstairs, he carried the bag towards the kitchen.

Everyone went to the 'Bright Moon over the Sea' private room as usual; as long as there were fewer than twelve people, they basically used this room.

Seeing that Chen Sheng's group of three and Li Xingyun were a bit constrained, Liu Yao took the initiative to chat about chasing dogs and hunting rabbits.

Once the conversation turned to their expertise, these few immediately had a topic. They shared their own insights and began to exchange experiences.

Because they had called ahead, the group didn't sit for long before the dishes were gradually served to their table.

"Don't be polite, pour whatever you want to drink yourself. I'll have one glass of red wine at most."

Liu Yao had a limited tolerance for alcohol and took the initiative to back down.

"You guys don't have anything to do this afternoon, right? Then have some Moutai; I'll open it for you."

Yang Qi knew the alcohol tolerance of Chen Sheng and the other two. Fearing they might be too shy, he took the initiative to open two bottles of liquor.

Then he poured it for the four of them.

"Yang Qi, aren't you having some?"

"I'll just have a soft drink. I still have to drive later!"

Yang Qi said, shaking his head.

Seeing that he didn't want to drink, the others didn't try to persuade him further.

"This aspect of Southern dining tables is quite good; if you don't want to drink, others won't pressure you. Civilized drinking is quite nice!"

Yang Qi thought to himself.

About half an hour later, Yu Dafu entered the private room with the chef, carrying two large basins of wild rabbit meat.

"The wild rabbit meat is ready. Bosses, please taste it and see how it is."

Chef Lao He was also an old acquaintance of Liu Yao and the others.

"Lao He, take one basin back and leave a portion for the brothers in the kitchen to taste."

Liu Yao said, pointing to one of the basins of rabbit meat.

"General Manager Liu, you said it earlier, and we've already kept a portion. I specifically came up to thank General Manager Liu and all the bosses on behalf of the brothers."

Head Chef He knew these bosses were usually very generous and often received cigarettes from them. It was only right to come up specifically to thank them.

"Lao He, don't be polite. Here, take these two packs of cigarettes and distribute them among the brothers for me. Thank you all! You were already off shift but came back to cook for us; everyone worked hard!"

Liu Yao stood up, took three packs of Chunghwa cigarettes, and stuffed them into the pocket of Lao He's chef uniform.