Chapter 11: Making Trouble Again
Seeing her gaze fall on his face, Gu Yanqing lowered his eyes, and his heart softened.
He had unknowingly put Shen Jinan in the position of his family.
They had also heard about the rest day mentioned by the county magistrate.
In the exile team, as long as you give enough benefits, you can go out to purchase items.
But ever since the incident with Zhang Dazhu, this rest day was changed by Lin Xiaofeng.
It was no longer like before, where one could have a moment of freedom as long as they had connections. Instead, everyone gathered in the training grounds and exchanged jewelry, gold and silver for daily necessities and food.
When they and their family arrived at the training ground, it was crowded with prisoners who had been wandering all the way and no longer had the glorious appearance it once had.
They all looked pale and thin, and some even had sunken eye sockets, with their eyeballs covered by loose eyelids, which looked extremely strange.
They moved with difficulty, using their remaining belongings to exchange for some food. During this period of hunger, some families even gave up their children in exchange for food.
Such a scene was somewhat terrifying for the two little kids. Shen Jinan held one of them in each hand and protected them well.
"How is it? Were you okay yesterday?" Lu Nianqing's face was full of worry, and his steps were not as calm as usual.
Sensing the emotions of the two children, he moved his feet unnoticeably to block the gazes of those people looking at him for the children, and the concern in his eyes did not seem fake.
"Don't worry, nothing happened." Shen Jinan was a little touched.
"Hey, who's back?"
When Shen Xitang's sarcastic voice sounded, not only Gu Yanqing's face turned bad, but Lu Nianqing also waved his sleeves, put his hands behind his back, took two steps forward and stopped.
"Why are you talking so rudely? Were you so hungry last night that you ate shit?"
Shen Xitang sneered: "Why? Are you also Shen Jinan's lover?"
Gu Yanqing hadn't even said anything, but this guy was jumping around so much.
Shen Jinan sneered and didn’t want to pay any attention to her. Looking at Shen Xitang’s expression, he knew that she wanted to take the opportunity to cause trouble again.
"I just couldn't stand you spewing so much shit, so I wanted to give you some advice. I didn't expect you to be so shameless."
"You bitch, you dare to do it yourself and are you afraid of what others say?" Shen Xitang was choked by the retort and gritted his teeth in anger.
She clapped her hands and called everyone over: "Everyone, come and take a look. Shen Jinan was taken away to accompany the official yesterday. Everyone must be careful with her in the future. After all, her status is different from ours now."
A single man and a single woman spending a night together is not necessarily a single man and a single woman.
Chen Xitang thought, the more of this kind of thing happens, the better! The more people she accompanies, the more he can get from her.
Bang!
"It seems that you ate shit yesterday. Let me wash your mouth." Shen Jinan slapped him directly. She felt that saying one more word to someone like Shen Xitang was a waste of words.
“You little bitch, how dare you hit me!” Shen Xitang’s face was ferocious, looking a little crazy, and he suddenly pounced towards Shen Jinan.
Seeing that he was about to pounce on Shen Jinan, Gu Yanqing, who had been silent the whole time, frowned and took a step forward and kicked Shen Xitang: "Get out! If you dare to spread rumors again, you will lose your head!"
Shen Xitang was kicked in the stomach. She didn't know how much strength Gu Yanqing used, but she felt waves of severe pain, as if several knives were scratching her stomach.
"What are you guys doing?"
Lin Xiaofeng heard from his men that there was a disturbance here. He was worried that something might happen, so he quickly brought his men here. After taking a closer look at the current situation, he frowned and looked at Shen Jinan, who looked a little scary.
"Sir, she hits people for no reason! Arrest her now!"
Shen Xitang's voice broke due to some excitement when he spoke.
"Enough! Why does she only hit you and not others? Why doesn't she look for the reason in herself?"
Lin Xiaofeng interrupted her, looking impatient: "If you dare to cause trouble again, I will break your legs!"
On the way here, he had already heard his subordinates report the general situation. Now looking at Shen Xitang's face, he felt extremely annoyed. He really didn't know his place and almost ruined his own business.
He had already started thinking about how to solve this problem.
Shen Jinan watched this scene coldly, his eyes full of sarcasm. Shen Xitang had brought this upon herself. If she hadn't been so malicious, how could she have ended up in this situation?
"Commander Lin, you can't let her off easily. If she exaggerates things, won't your reputation be ruined?"
Lin Xiaofeng did not say anything. The two of them were now in the same boat. If Chen Xitang really made things worse, he would not end up well!
But looking at the people queuing up to exchange food, their eyes were shining, and Lin Xiaofeng was speechless: "Catch this troublemaker and investigate thoroughly before making a decision."
"This is unfair. It's because that little bitch Shen Jinan served you well last night that you're so partial to her today!"
Shen Xitang was afraid that he would be arrested and never get out, so he started to speak without thinking.
When the passers-by heard this, they no longer had the heart to exchange food and all gathered around.
The protagonists of the story are all here, this show is going to be something to watch!
Gu Yanqing looked at Shen Xitang coldly, as if he was looking at a dead person.
"How dare you spread rumors about court officials!"
Commander Lin's face turned pale after hearing this.
Hearing Gu Yanqing's words, he reacted instantly, drew out the sword at his waist, and pointed at Chen Xitang: "How dare you! Say that again!"
Being pointed at by the sword, Shen Xitang's face turned pale, and he trembled uncontrollably, and his words were incoherent: "No... I didn't say anything."
"Really?" Lin Xiaofeng asked again, gritting his teeth, as if he would stab her to death with a sword in the next second.
"No... I didn't say anything..."
Your own life is more important, save it first.
"I thought you had any objection to this commander's arrangement?"
Lin Xiaofeng laughed, but to Shen Xitang, that smile looked like the devil who was demanding his life.
"How could that be? The commander must have his own reasons for doing so." She tried to force a smile and answered Lin Xiaofeng.
The people around were already talking about it. The day off that was originally given to them had made them unable to get off the tiger. If they had sent Shen Jinan back to the cell yesterday, there wouldn't have been so many problems.
Lin Xiaofeng felt regretful. Why did he lose his mind and agree to Shen Jinan's request? Now that so many people were watching, forcibly arresting Shen Xitang might make the rumor spread more fiercely. Lin Xiaofeng was in a dilemma and had to let Shen Xitang go.
"Watch your mouth carefully in the future, for it can cause trouble."
After saying this, he tucked the sword in his hand into a flower shape and returned it to the scabbard.
But his sharp gaze swept across the faces of the onlookers, making those who were seen feel a chill in their hearts, fearing that he would take his anger out on them.
Everyone breathed a sigh of relief only after Lin Xiaofeng walked away.
Gu Yanqing's body suddenly shook, and Lu Nianqing was quick to step forward and support him.
"What's going on?" Shen Jinan hurried to his side, his eyes full of worry.
"Daddy, what's wrong with you?" The two little kids were also very worried. One of them stood on each side of Chen Yanqing, holding onto him with their little hands, as if they were afraid that he would disappear.
Gu Yanqing smiled and said, "Dad, it's nothing."
That pale face was as white as paper, and anyone who saw it would be worried, let alone Shen Jinan and the children.
Shen Jinan's heart was filled with alarm. Could it be serious?
Taking advantage of Lu Nianqing's cover, he hurriedly put his hand on his wrist, frowning and then relaxing his brows.
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