Chapter 137 Old Man Bi's Identity

As she spoke, she pulled money out of her bag. Several thick wads of cash were piled on the bed. Lin's mother exclaimed, "Oh my goodness!" She rushed to the door, quickly glanced outside, slammed the door shut, and then hurriedly ran back to the bedside, staring intently at the pile of money, her voice trembling: "This...this is all earned in one night?"

"After deducting the initial investment of two thousand yuan, everything else is profit."

Lin Baozhu quickly began to divide the money. "I haven't had a chance to tell you about the 1,698 yuan I made from the last trip to the black market. Add to that the 4,251 yuan from this trip! The total profit is 3,949 yuan. I'll split it in half with Third Brother."

"Here, I have a total of three thousand nine hundred and seventy-four yuan and fifty cents, including the principal and the profit."

"Of the remaining 1,974.5 yuan, Mother, you get 80%, which is 1,579.6 yuan. Third Brother's share is 394.9 yuan."

Holding the stack of nearly four hundred yuan in his hand, Lin Sanlang was overjoyed, his eyes practically popping out of his head. He pulled out two brand-new ten-yuan bills and stuffed them into Lin Baozhu's hand: "Little sister, your third brother was never capable before and never gave you any pocket money. This time, I've earned some thanks to you. Take this twenty yuan, buy whatever you want!"

Lin Baozhu weighed the thick stack in her hand and laughed: "Third Brother, I got much more than you, why are you still giving me pocket money?"

"What's yours is yours! Besides, without you leading the way, your third brother can't even make a decision about ten yuan!"

After finishing speaking, Lin Sanlang turned to his mother excitedly, "Mother, now that we have some cash on hand, can we renovate our mud-brick house into a brick house? That would be so much more comfortable to live in!"

Lin's mother rolled her eyes at him, annoyed: "Your little sister brings back some wild game every now and then, which is already enough of a spectacle! If we were to build a brick house, the whole village would be watching us like hawks! What if some heartless person reports us? Do you think we'd be in good shape?"

She lowered her voice, her eyes gleaming, "In my opinion, rather than drawing attention in the village, it would be better to quietly find a way to get things done in town. Then Mom can help you get a job, and you and your little sister can live in town, peacefully and quietly, without attracting any attention. Wouldn't that be better!"

Lin Baozhu looked at her mother in surprise, not expecting her mother to have such a long-term vision, even considering work.

Lin Baozhu chuckled lightly: "Alright! Then I'll keep a close eye on things when I go to town these next few days and look around carefully!"

In the 1970s, houses and land were under state control, and private sales were strictly prohibited. However… there's always a way! For example, legal inheritance, or finding a way to exchange houses with someone else!

More importantly, people who have made special contributions to the country can make requests!

Once she actually manages to develop that high-precision machine tool, she can apply to the organization for a courtyard house in Beijing...

Whether the higher-ups will agree or not depends entirely on her abilities.

However, even if a high-precision machine tool can't buy a traditional courtyard house, it could at least get you a small courtyard, right? If all else fails, she could always research and develop some weapons.

Having suffered enough in her past life, she's determined to earn enough money in this one to live comfortably, while also contributing to national reform and development—killing two birds with one stone!

However, even if a high-precision machine tool can't buy her a traditional courtyard house, surely it can at least get her a private courtyard? If all else fails, she's not incapable of coming up with something else impressive.

Having suffered enough in her past life, Lin Baozhu is determined to earn enough in this one to live a life where she can comfortably eat and drink without worry! She can also push the country forward along the way – it's a worthwhile deal! A win-win situation!

After finishing her meal, Lin Baozhu had just gotten up to clear the dishes and wash them when her mother grabbed her arm.

"You and Lao San have been running around all day, go and rest! I can tidy up these two sets of bowls and chopsticks in no time."

Seeing her mother's insistence, Lin Baozhu stopped refusing, covered her mouth and yawned widely, tears welling up in her eyes: "Alright, then I'm really going to sleep."

I felt exhausted, but thankfully I had a large sum of money in my pocket. This substantial gain was enough to offset all my fatigue.

Back inside, Lin Baozhu locked the doors and windows, then slipped into the space. She went straight to the warehouse shelves, her eyes scanning the bottles and jars, searching for the poison that could kill Old Man Bi in excruciating pain.

Finally, her fingertip stopped on an inconspicuous porcelain vase.

Opening the stopper revealed a milky-white ointment with a pearly luster—made from a potent venom extracted from a doomsday serpent, extremely corrosive. Once it touched a wound, the toxin would seep into the bloodstream and corrode the internal organs. In just seven days, the poisoned person would be completely dissolved into blood from the inside out. Even more terrifying, from the first to the sixth day, the excruciating pain would intensify daily, increasing tenfold like a tsunami, until on the seventh day, the person would be like a burning candle, ultimately melting into a pool of pus and blood.

To say she's vicious?

Ha, they haven't experienced the pain she suffered! Don't forget, that old man Bi tried to rape her alive! If she showed mercy to such a shameless old beast, who knows how many innocent women would fall victim to his cruelty in the future!

Only by killing the wicked can the path for the good to survive be widened.

She carefully put the poison into the cloth bag she carried with her, then with a slight thought, her figure vanished instantly, and the next second she was lying peacefully on the comfortable bed in the mall...

The next day, just as dawn was breaking, Lin Baozhu hastily ate a couple of bites of breakfast, hopped on her bicycle, and pedaled furiously straight to town...

She first went to the hospital, pretending to visit Professor Qiu, and managed to get Old Man Bi's ward number from the nurses...

At this moment, disguised, she stood silently outside room 444. Through the crack in the door, she heard deliberately hushed whispers: "The fire at your house was a bit too eerie. Also, your husband and child..."

The man lowered his voice even further: "Last night, he was taken to the police station by the people from Da Ge Ba Village! There's no time to lose; for the sake of the mission, you must come with us today!"

Old Man Bi's slightly sinister voice slowly came: "I have no problem going with you, but on the condition that you rescue my son and daughter-in-law!"

As for You Yongsheng and Bi Mamin, those two stupid and good-for-nothings deserved to die. If it weren't for them, his plans over the years would not have collapsed.

"I don't understand. They're just scum of your and the Chinese, their blood is filthy. Besides, your son isn't very bright, why bother trying to save him?"

“That kid Bi Yuntao isn’t very bright, but over the years he’s done most of the dirty and hard work for the organization, and he’s been the one who’s always been the first to rush to the front! And his wife…” Old Man Bi’s voice lowered even further, carrying an indescribable meaning, “…is carrying a huge secret.”

"Oh?" Another voice revealed an inquisitive interest.

"She can—predict the future!"

The man's voice suddenly rose: "If it's true! Then it's definitely worth saving! I'll get you discharged before the police arrive! Don't worry about saving him, I have my own ways!"

Before she could finish speaking, footsteps approached the door from inside! Lin Baozhu's heart skipped a beat, and she swiftly shrank behind a pillar. Holding her breath, her gaze, like icy spider silk, silently entwined with the departing figure, her eyes narrowing dangerously into slits, a cold glint flashing within them!

Who would have thought! I came here today to take Old Man Bi's life, but I unexpectedly caught such a huge fish! This "surprise" just came to my door!

As far as she knew, Old Man Bi had been in Da Ge Ba Village for more than ten years. What secrets did their village hold that made them worth their time of infiltration?

It seems that to figure these things out, we still have to start with Old Man Bi!

Lin Baozhu looked at the half-open door, flicked a sleeping pill into the ward, and after a few moments, she put on a mask and entered the ward...

The first thing you see is Old Man Bi's right arm, which is wrapped in bandages. The mixture of thick yellow ointment and blood seeps through the gauze and spreads...

Lin Baozhu glanced at the gauze on his arm, sneered, then took out a knife and lightly made a cut on his hand. She applied the poison ointment with a cotton swab, and after doing this, she restored the door to its original opening size and then hid in the next ward...