Lei Guohong was a step behind and arrived at the front as well.

"Chang Kun, this...you caught this?" He grinned in surprise as he looked at the wild boar.

They had only occasionally seen domestic pigs being slaughtered; they had never seen a male wild boar.

"Master, these tusks, if they were to poke someone, they could definitely pierce the skin in one go." Hou Jun smacked his lips as he touched the wild boar's tusks.

Lei Guohong nodded: "How about I use it to poke you and see if it can break the skin?"

"Forget it, it'd probably poke two eyes out of me if it stabbed me. Junior brother, if nobody wants these fangs, can I have them?"

The more Hou Jun looked at the two large fangs, the more he liked them. He took them back and sharpened them, and they could even be used as bayonets.

Upon hearing this, Zhang Qingfeng grabbed him and pulled him aside: "Hey, you wish! We're being generous by giving you some meat!"

He also coveted the two large fangs and even thought about keeping them secretly so he could hang them on the wall at home as decorations.

Wild boar tusks are neither edible nor wearable, and have very little use these days. Only people who have plenty of food and drink at home would think of hanging them on the wall for decoration.

Seeing that Hou Jun wanted to argue with Section Chief Duan any longer, Lei Guohong patted him on the shoulder: "Stop talking, hurry up and carry the pig to the canteen, slaughter it and divide the meat."

My apprentice truly lives up to his nickname "Monkey." He's not even as smart as a monkey. The section chief clearly has his eye on those two boar tusks too. What else is he going to say?

Fortunately, the new apprentice assigned by the section chief was quite capable. On his first day of work, he caught nine thieves, and on his second day, he hunted down such a large wild boar, which even ten Hou Jun couldn't match.

Just then, Xiao Wang led two more people over, jogging over. After greeting them, "Section Chief, Section Chief," he circled around the wild boar.

"That wild boar is really fat!"

"Master, it's been years since we've seen a whole pig, hasn't it?"

The two men who came over were red-faced and looked like chefs.

The older man nodded: "Our cafeteria hasn't had any meat for two months. The section chief is really something, managing to get such a big guy as soon as he left the cafeteria."

"You have to say, the section chief is a good leader. Now our section can all have a good National Day." The younger ones spared no effort in flattering him.

Zhang Qingfeng grinned. Everyone in this section could eat meat during the National Day holiday, and these words made him feel good.

Thankfully, Chang Kun was given a day off to go hunting, and the most important matter was resolved in just one day.

"Alright, no need for nice words. You all carry the wild boar to the canteen, weigh it, then kill it and divide the meat among yourselves."

Chang Kun didn't need to lift a finger; Lei Guohong, Hou Jun, and the two cooks each carried a pig's leg, huffing and puffing as they carried it to the canteen.

There were only about ten offices in the section. Everyone in the office had already heard about the wild boar and crowded into the canteen to watch the excitement, afraid that the fat would be divided up first.

"Here it comes! My goodness, what a huge pig!"

"We should each get at least three pounds of meat!"

"Now we don't have to go to the grocery store in the middle of the night to buy meat. The section chief is really something, managing to get such a big pig!"

Upon seeing the section chief approaching from afar, everyone applauded, and a wave of flattery swept through the crowd.

"Hehe, hehe..." Zhang Qingfeng chuckled and raised his hand to lower the volume of the crowd before slowly speaking.

"If you want to thank someone, thank Chang Kun, the new security officer in our section. He's the one who hunted the wild boar."

A burst of discussion erupted in the cafeteria.

"What?! It was one of our men who hunted the wild boar?! I thought the section chief had stolen it from the purchasing department."

"Where is Chang Kun? He's quite skilled at hunting wild boars."

"I heard a new guy came yesterday. On his first day, he caught nine thieves. I think his name is also Chang Kun."

"Yes, yes, yes! His name is Chang Kun!"

"Where is he? Xiao Wang said he's a young man, and he looks very handsome." The speaker was a woman in her thirties or forties.

"Aunt Song, Chang Kun is my junior brother. He's just as good-looking as me, and his hunting skills are just as good." Hou Jun put down the wild boar, patted it, and looked smug.

"Haha, monkey, you have such a big face."

Everyone burst into laughter. Hou Jun was always unreliable and was the life of the party in the group.

"Monkey, where is Chang Kun? I'd like to check him out for my niece." Aunt Song turned her head and searched around.

A woman nearby chimed in, "My niece isn't picky; you couldn't find someone who can both catch thieves and hunt well, even with a lantern."

"Your niece has a face full of pockmarks, of course she's not picky about people."

"I'm going to see you... I have several nieces, if this one doesn't suit you, there are others." A group of women gathered together, laughing and joking.

Everyone was happy to receive two or three pounds of meat during the National Day holiday.

"Junior brother, come in. Don't be afraid. We advocate freedom of marriage and won't force a pockmarked girl to be your wife." Seeing that Chang Kun was standing outside the door and hadn't come in, Hou Jun waved and beckoned him.

Chang Kun gave a wry smile and slowly walked into the canteen. He felt a little overwhelmed by the intense gazes of the many women.

Seeing Chang Kun's tall and imposing figure, everyone's eyes lit up. What a handsome young man! Just looking at his appearance, he's already so good-looking, not to mention he can catch thieves and is quite skilled at hunting.

Before the women could gather around, Chang Kun quickly said, "Ladies and aunties, I have a boyfriend now, thank you all so much..."

"Oh, what a pity!"

"Absolutely! It's such a pity! My niece has been in my care for months!"

All the women sighed.

Hou Jun laughed and said, "Aunt Song, there's a guy named Jiawei in my office. He's still single and keeps talking about it to me. Why don't you give him a try with your niece?"

Aunt Song curled her lip: "Little monkey, come on, don't you have any self-awareness about Jiawei's appearance?"

Hou Jun thought about it and laughed first. Jiawei's appearance was indeed a bit of a joke.

"Brother Monkey, is there anyone else in our office?" Having only been working for two days, Chang Kun didn't know many people in his department, and he didn't know who else was in his office.

"There are three other people in our office who have all gone on a train trip: Lü Jiawei, Uncle Zeng, and Brother Yu. You'll know when they get back in a few days."

Chang Kun nodded. Six people in one office is fine; it'll be more lively that way.

"Chief, the wild boar has been weighed; it's 355 jin (177.5 catties)," the senior chef reported.

"Hmm, look at that big guy, he must weigh over 300 pounds. How much meat can he produce? How many pounds can one person get?"

Upon hearing that the meat was being distributed, everyone forgot their casual conversation and gathered around the section chief, watching eagerly.

"After weighing it, I roughly calculated that there are 45 people in our section's office, so three catties of meat should be enough for each person," the senior chef replied.

Wild boars have a low meat yield; the meat on their bodies accounts for less than half of their body weight.

"Okay, the meat has been divided, three pounds each. The rest of the bones and offal can be cleaned up and put in the cafeteria as a side dish."

Everyone cheered. They could earn extra fat at work and take home three pounds of meat during the National Day holiday. What a great perk!

This scene reminded Chang Kun of the National Day celebrations in later years, when some companies would give out employee benefits, such as a large box containing two mooncakes...

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