Although Lin Yong was the deputy head镖师 (bodyguard/escort), he was very thoughtful. When he saw that Ying Dong was unhappy, he would come over and talk to him.
At that time, Lin Yong's own son had passed away a year earlier, and seeing Ying Dong was like seeing his own son, so the two grew closer and closer.
Especially since Lin Yong's surname was Lin, the same as Ying Dong's at the time, he felt very close to him.
It was because of this familiarity that Ying Dong could still recognize him even after so many years.
But Meng Pei's face darkened, and Shu Yu could sense that something was wrong with him. "Uncle Meng, what's wrong?"
Meng Pei slowly exhaled and said in a deep voice, "But I learned from other镖师 (bodyguards/escorts) that the deputy镖头 (head镖师) passed away due to illness two years ago."
Shu Yu and Ying Dong were shocked. "Dead?"
Yingxi looked at her older brother, "Brother, are you sure you didn't see wrong?"
“How could he have passed away? Then what I saw this morning… wait, that really was Uncle Lin. If it wasn’t him, why did he suddenly look away when our eyes met? I’m sure he did look away suddenly.”
Ying Dong wasn't sure before, but now the more he thinks about it, the more convinced he is that he is Lin Yong.
Shu Yu thought for a moment, "Whether it's him or not, the Lin family is still around, right? We can find out their whereabouts by asking around."
To everyone's surprise, Meng Pei shook his head, "I heard that after the deputy head镖师 (bodyguard/escort) passed away, the Lin family escorted the coffin back to their hometown."
The Lin family has all left?
That's really a bit strange.
Meng Pei looked up and asked Ying Dong, "You just said he's changed a lot?"
"Yes, Uncle Lin used to be very clean-cut, without a single beard. My dad used to say he looked like one of those scholars, not at all like a bodyguard. Today, when I saw him, he was still thin, but he had grown a beard. His hair was no longer neatly combed, it was a bit messy. His skin was darker, but his appearance was indeed quite different from before."
The main reason is that Ying Dong had seen Lin Yong with a fake beard when he was a child. He thought it was funny, so he took a fake beard and asked Lin Yong to put it on for him to see.
Lin Yong and he had a good relationship, and he didn't mind coaxing the child.
The way he looked with the fake beard back then was almost exactly the same as the Lin Yong I saw this morning.
How could two people in this world be so similar? And the other person appeared in Huajiang Prefecture.
The more Shu Yu listened, the more familiar the name seemed. A beard? Messy hair? Dark skin?
She suddenly raised her head and looked at Meng Pei, "Uncle Meng, do you still remember the person who bribed Sanlaizi the year before last? According to Sanlaizi, the other party is very similar to Ying Dong's description just now."
Meng Pei was startled and carefully recalled what the Three Rascals had said.
At that time, Meng Yunzheng was thinking of drawing the character based on Sanlaizi's description, but Sanlaizi really couldn't describe him, only remembering a few obvious features. For example, beard, messy hair, skin color, and thin figure.
But there are so many people like this that finding one is like looking for a needle in a haystack.
Meng Pei couldn't help but exchange a glance with Shu Yu. "There's another very important point: the time is... the year before last."
That person bribed Sanlaizi two years ago in an attempt to seize control of the escort agency, and Lin Yong also passed away from illness two years ago.
Meng Pei recalled the timeline of Lin Yong's death; wasn't it right after the Three Rascals incident?
"Uncle Meng, Lin Yong is the deputy head镖师 (bodyguard/escort). He was close to you back then. Did you mention the existence of the Xuanyuan Sword to him?" Is that why the other party came up with this idea?
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