The reason his eyes lit up was because Chen Long saw hundreds of lively and active mountain chickens on the slope not far away.

Their feathers looked dazzling to the extreme…

Since he was a child, Chen Long had been making roasted chickens, and for so many years, he had been dealing with chickens!

That's why he could tell at a glance that these mountain chickens were of excellent quality.

"If they are used as raw materials, the roasted chickens made will definitely be very, very good!"

Speaking to himself like this, Chen Long couldn't help but feel a bit eager to try…

Soon, he looked at Xiaobei and quickly said, "Master Xiaobei, what is the situation with these chickens?"

Hearing such an eager inquiry from Chen Long, Xiaobei knew that Chen Long was obviously very interested in them.

Xiaobei understood this was normal, after all, they really looked great now!

Thinking this way, Xiaobei pointed at them and said softly, "This is a new breed I cultivated before, which hasn't been launched on the market yet, so you haven't seen it before!"

"This… incredible!"

Hearing Xiaobei's explanation, Chen Long looked at them and sincerely praised them…

To be honest, if someone else had said this, Chen Long would have gone on a rant and criticized them relentlessly.

Because he knew that breeding a new species takes a very long time, so it's generally impossible for ordinary people to do it…

But now, since Xiaobei said it, he believed it!

Because he had witnessed Xiaobei's capabilities before and knew that Xiaobei truly had such terrifying abilities…

"Impressive? I can only say it's okay!"

With a light smile, Xiaobei snapped his fingers softly!

Following Xiaobei's action, the chickens that were catching insects over there quickly ran over.

Seeing these chickens gather so obediently, Chen Long couldn't help but praise them again…

Just as he was about to say something, Chen Long's phone suddenly rang.

...

"Sorry! Let me take a call first!"

After speaking, Chen Long took his phone out of his pocket…

Soon, Chen Long's face turned extremely grim…

The reason was that Chen Long found out that the person calling him was none other than the confidant who had previously betrayed him!

Mentioning this confidant made Chen Long feel extremely cold!

To be honest, he thought he had treated this confidant very well. He thought this confidant should also be very good to him, but that wasn't the case. Instead, the confidant betrayed him…

...

Seeing that Chen Long's expression wasn't quite right, Xiaobei asked with a hint of concern, "What's going on? Who's calling?"

Hearing Xiaobei's curious inquiry, Chen Long took a deep breath and replied with a bit of resentment and coldness, "It's that traitor, his name is Pan Jun! I really treated him as one of my own, but he betrayed me!"

"Pan Jun? Just hearing the name, you get a sense that there's something off about this person. How come you weren't more cautious back then?"

"He had always hidden it well before! That's why I didn't see it, and eventually fell for his trick!"

Explaining this, Chen Long put his phone on speaker, wanting to know what Pan Jun was up to.

After putting it on speaker, he coldly said, "Hello!"

Just after speaking, Chen Long heard that once-familiar now extremely annoying voice, "Brother Chen, you seem quite angry. What's wrong? Did someone make you mad?"

Upon hearing such a frivolous inquiry, a decidedly insidious image flashed in Xiaobei's mind…

In that instant, Xiaobei knew that Chen Long had definitely encountered the wrong person before…

Xiaobei thought it was understandable for such a situation to occur!

This Chen Long clearly belonged to the type of person with principles. To put it bluntly, he was relatively simple, so his judgment of people was indeed a bit poor…

Naturally, he was previously played by this absolutely insidious Pan Jun…

"This has nothing to do with you, just say what you want!"

Chen Long couldn't be bothered to argue, speaking coldly.

As soon as Chen Long finished speaking, a straightforward response came from the other side of the line, "Since you say so, alright! I heard you're in Lake Water County now, and I'm also on a business trip here, how about we meet up later, what do you think?"

"You're in Lake Water County? What are you doing here?"

"To do some scouting and open a branch store! I think opening it right across from your roasted chicken shop would be great! What do you think?"

"You… are you really going to go against me? Don't you think this is a bit shameless?"

Chen Long, hearing him wanting to open a branch directly opposite his roasted chicken shop, angrily shouted…

Chen Long never expected that he would be so shameless.

Not only had Pan Jun stolen his secret recipe, but now he also wanted to steal his business.

"Shameless? My dear brother! Business is like a battlefield, don't you understand? In the past, I told you to keep something to yourself, but you idiot wore your heart on your sleeve, so you deserve this!"

"You…"

Before Chen Long could finish his sentence, he was interrupted, "By the way, since we were friends before, I now have a proposal for you, want to hear it?"

Hearing the sly words, Chen Long mockingly replied, "Go ahead, I want to see just how shameless you can be!"

"Like I said, this isn't about shamelessness, it's just business talk! How about this, hand over the entire company to me to manage, and I'll give you ten million each year for your retirement. What do you think of my proposal? If you agree, we can sign the contract immediately!"

"Ten million? Are you kidding me? How about this, hand over the company you've just started to me, and at the end of the year, I'll give you fifteen million!"

"Hmm? We can't reach an agreement? Let me tell you, I'm giving you a way out. If you really go against me, you won't even have one hundred yuan left!"

"Arrogant! I want to see if you really have such skills!"

With a cold laugh, Chen Long abruptly hung up the phone…

After this, he looked at Xiaobei and said with a bit of apology, "Master Xiaobei, I lost my composure a bit there, sorry to have embarrassed you!"

Hearing Chen Long's sincere apology, Xiaobei waved it off with a slight gesture!

Soon, he said calmly, "We're friends, don't keep apologizing to me, it's unnecessary!"

"Hmm!"

After saying this, Chen Long nodded lightly…

Seeing Chen Long's low spirits, Xiaobei thought for a moment, then asked softly, "If you go head-to-head with him, what's your winning chance?"

"A showdown? A showdown of what?"

"Of course, the taste of the roasted chicken! If you really go head-to-head, won't it be about whose taste is better?"

"Yes, in the end, it's a contest of taste! To be honest, I don't have much confidence because our recipes are the same! Also, Pan Jun has access to better raw materials."

"Chickens?"

"Yes! Previously, Pan Jun monopolized a new breed of mountain chicken, so if we really compare taste, I might lose!"

Hearing such a detailed explanation, Xiaobei smirked and said with a light smile, "That was before, now, you definitely won't lose!"

Hearing this confident statement, he curiously asked, "Why?"

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