Chapter 244: Taking the Initiative
Jiang Lin saw the stubbornness of this family. Although they all had different personalities, they were quite annoying when they were persistent.
"We'll discuss this after your father and the others wake up." Jiang Lin interrupted their back-and-forth. "It's not you two who owe me a favor."
The second and third brothers stopped talking, and Jiang Lin did not hide his impatience, so they stopped talking.
Qin Xiangnuan was really stumped by the two of them. She had everything she needed, and other people's kindness was not important to her. At this moment, she looked at Jiang Lin with gratitude.
When Jiang Lin met her gaze, his expression changed instantly.
"Have you finished dealing with things here?" Jiang Lin's tone was gentle, making the two of them look over.
Jiang Lin ignored their gazes and focused his attention solely on Qin Xiangnuan.
Qin Xiangnuan smiled and shook her head, "Wait a moment."
Jiang Lin nodded, then followed Qin Xiangnuan's gaze and saw the two people again.
The second and third oldest brothers straightened up involuntarily. Qin Xiangnuan didn't ask much, but simply gave them two bottles of potion and a prescription. "You've also been poisoned. Drink this, and follow the prescription to get the medicine. Each of you should take it once a day."
Looking down at the things in their hands, the second and third brothers felt even more grateful to Qin Xiangnuan.
"Miss Third, we..."
"I've just made everything clear." Qin Xiangnuan said, "I'm a doctor now, and making you healthy is what I have to do."
The two grown men in front of him couldn't express themselves in words at this moment. They looked at each other and then knelt down.
Qin Xiangnuan was startled by their actions, took a step back, and then her back bumped into Jiang Lin.
"You guys are really..." Jiang Lin sighed and stopped looking at them.
Qin Xiangnuan asked them to stand up and gave them another instruction, "It will be enough to take the medicine for half a month. If you have any problems in the future, it has nothing to do with me."
"Miss Third, you're joking." The third brother's tense expression relaxed a little. "I've made a note of it. I won't drink too much."
After the explanation was over, Qin Xiangnuan and Jiang Lin did not stay any longer, and the second and third brothers did not stop them. They would wait until their family members woke up to repay their gratitude. There was still a long time to go, and they would always have a chance.
Qin Xiangnuan finally understood why the Third Brother's family had fallen into this state. "They're a bit pedantic."
Jiang Lin didn't comment on her assessment, but smiled suddenly. "When his father wakes up, if he knows you saved him, he'll probably be very anxious."
Thinking about that scene, Qin Xiangnuan was overjoyed. For someone who attached so much importance to repaying a favor, Qin Xiangnuan's embarrassing identity must have made his father at a loss at that time.
After laughing, they couldn't help but think of that organization.
"I still don't understand their real purpose." Qin Xiangnuan frowned and thought.
At this moment, they could only wait for their people to show up, but the other party didn't seem to be in a hurry to deal with things. It was unclear whether they were waiting for something to happen or someone to show up.
Jiang Lin was used to being in charge, and this organization was the only thing that was not under his control.
"The preparations for the bathhouse near the capital are almost finished." Jiang Lin thought of this opening that would allow him to gain control of the situation.
"So quickly?" Qin Xiangnuan raised an eyebrow, then said, "It seems to be going smoothly."
Jiang Lin nodded, "No one paid attention to this, so naturally no one came out to stop it."
The reconstruction of the bathhouse was not based on Jiang Lin's reputation. They borrowed the title of an inconspicuous outsider and gave enough money to the local officials. No one's interests were involved at this time, so the project was naturally carried out smoothly.
"There's no one in charge over there. Will there be any accidents?" Qin Xiangnuan had never run a shop herself, but she had a rich theoretical knowledge and knew some of the rules, both explicit and implicit.
"Accidents are inevitable," Jiang Lin said, "but there are people to deal with them, so it's not a big problem."
Qin Xiangnuan nodded in understanding, "I hope we'll get more information by then."
Thinking of this possibility, Jiang Lin felt more confident about this out-of-control situation.
The night was relatively peaceful. The secret guards scouted the area and found no suspicious people, thus ruling out the possibility that the third brother and his companions were being followed.
"Maybe they have another way to find people." Qin Xiangnuan was not happy about this. She didn't want the person she rescued to be killed again after just a few days of happiness.
Jiang Lin pursed his lips after hearing this, and then said to her, "After poisoning them, they should be more vigilant and not be so stupid as to let themselves be harmed again."
Qin Xiangnuan was just a little worried. She didn't save the person to save his life, but just hoped that the other person could live longer so that her rescue would not be in vain.
"Everyone has his own fate. It depends on them." Qin Xiangnuan greeted Jiang Lin with a smile.
Jiang Lin couldn't agree more. They didn't say goodbye to the second and third brothers. After dawn, they sent the carriage on the road directly.
But people can walk, run and chase. As Jiang Lin said, they are not stupid and know how to protect themselves.
"Our carriages are full."
Jiang Lin looked at the people blocking the road ahead, his forehead twitched, and he spoke to them in a bad tone.
The third child's father, who called himself Jiang Shan, smiled sincerely at Jiang Lin and Qin Xiang with a sickly look on his face, "We don't need to take a carriage. These horses can move very fast."
It was quite fast. After walking for an hour, Jiang Lin and his friends were caught up by them.
"Young Master Jiang, my father wanted to thank you in person after he woke up last night," the third brother said apologetically, "but it was not convenient to disturb you at night, so he thought he would come to you today."
Qin Xiangnuan automatically completed the third brother's words in her mind, and as a result, you disappeared early in the morning.
The third brother's next words did not surprise Qin Xiangnuan. He then said, "My father immediately asked me to go to the market to find a few fast horses and rush over here."
The third brother did not tell about the difficult journey he went through to find the horse. When the day broke, few shops were open. He paid an excessive amount of silver to the shopkeepers to get the horse despite being scolded by them.
But needless to say, Jiang Lin and Qin Xiangnuan could see the tiredness of the horses and the bad looks on the faces of several sick people.
Jiang Lin really didn't want to take them on the journey. "Just express your gratitude. You don't have to stay with Nuannuan. We have enough people here."
In fact, Jiang Lin and Qin Xiangnuan could both guess Jiang Shan’s thoughts. Wanting to stay with Qin Xiangnuan to repay his kindness was just an excuse. More importantly, following Qin Xiangnuan could ensure their own safety.
Jiang Lin never thought that their stupidity would be used on this idea. If he had known this, he would have been worse off than stupid.
"Mr. Jiang." Jiang Shan saw that Qin Xiangnuan didn't really care about their stay or departure. What was important was to get Jiang Lin's nod.
Jiang Lin reluctantly turned towards Jiang Shan to hear what else he had to say.
The curve of Jiang Shan's mouth never faded. After meeting Jiang Lin's gaze, he said, "I don't mind you using us as bait. You must really want to catch the person behind me, right?"
Jiang Lin's aura became a little more subdued when he heard that. He didn't like others negotiating terms with him.
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