Chapter 353 The Problem
"Brother Yun, if you had arrived any later, I'm afraid I would have lost not only my face, but also my life."
Lin Yuesha understood perfectly well that although Qingxing and Qi'er were skilled in martial arts, they could barely handle a few people and had no energy left to protect her. Moreover, these two weren't her maids; why should they risk their lives to protect her?
Lin Yuesha could overlook past framing, but not this time.
The Li sisters, taking advantage of her kindness, thought she had no other choice and dared not go to the authorities.
"Taking legal action won't get us anywhere."
Xiao Qi patted Lin Yuesha's head, trying to comfort her.
What I fear most is that people with money and power act with impunity. Lord Bai is upright, but that's relative. The Li sisters' father is the prefect of Yingcheng. This matter could be big or small. The most likely outcome is that it will be minimized or even resolved, and the Li family will still owe the Bai family a great favor.
Although Lin Yuesha was unwilling to admit it, the pockmarked face made sense. No one cared about the victim's feelings; it was mostly Prefect Bai who stepped in and offered a few words of comfort.
The Li family gave the Bai family a generous gift, but Lin Yuesha gained nothing in return. If she held onto the gift, she would be criticized for being narrow-minded.
Haha, how ironic.
"Although I am not afraid of anything, my family and clansmen are all in Chenjia Village, which is under the jurisdiction of Prefect Bai."
Lin Yuesha smiled bitterly. Yes, in the end, she still had to forgive the Li sisters, simply because she couldn't afford to offend Prefect Bai.
She could leave the north for the capital and everything would be fine, but if Prefect Bai caused trouble for her family, she wouldn't be able to do anything in the capital, since a local official is more powerful than a county magistrate.
"So what about me? Am I just supposed to accept my bad luck?"
This is no small matter; it is a matter of life and death. Lin Yuesha thought the Li sisters were just stupid, but she never expected them to be so vicious.
“Sister Yue Sha, that’s not what I meant. I’m just telling you that you have to find a way when you encounter problems.”
Every problem has a solution; it just takes a bit of thinking.
Xiao Qi is leaving the North for the capital and will not be able to look after his younger sister all the time. If his subordinates are negligent and encounter difficulties, Lin Yuesha will have to face them alone.
Give a man a fish and you feed him for a day; teach a man to fish and you feed him for a lifetime.
"I don't have any good ideas."
The most frustrating thing is when someone holds a knife to your throat, and you have no power to resist, yet you still have to say it's okay.
Lin Yuesha wasn't a saint. The Li sisters were taking advantage of her kindness. She had given them chances before, but they only became more demanding.
Lin Yuesha couldn't let this go unpunished; she would make Li Ruoxue and Li Ruoshuang pay the price.
"Yes, but what is the prerequisite for paying the price?"
Xiao Qi began to guide his younger sister, "For example, if you want to file a lawsuit, why would Prefect Bai help you? Assuming you have no use to him..."
"Prefect Bai and the Li family have become bitter enemies."
Lin Yuesha's mind was in a daze, as if a glimmer of hope had appeared, but this was even more difficult than simply killing the Li sisters. Officials protected each other, and the Li and Bai families had always maintained ties.
"Nothing is accomplished overnight, so we must plan step by step."
Taking things one step at a time, with every step within one's own calculations—that's the feeling of being in control.
Lin Yuesha was stunned. She didn't have that much cunning or the brains to do it. She wasn't very good at scheming, and this was already her limit.
"If you don't scheme against others, you'll just be the one being schemed against. Compared to that, don't you want to take the initiative?"
Xiao Qi reprimanded his younger sister, saying that if he hadn't been merciful and let Lin Yuesha off the hook after she was tricked, this crisis wouldn't have happened.
If he hadn't arrived in time, the consequences would have been unimaginable.
This is only the northern region. If we were to go to the Lin family mansion in the capital, how could we possibly deal with the endless stream of troublemakers?
“Sister Yue Sha, these people are just doing things for money. Although they are hateful, the root of the problem does not lie with them.”
Seeing Lin Yuesha lost in thought, Xiao Qi added fuel to the fire, "You're different from the Li sisters. You want to hire a hitman, but you don't have that much money."
Ten thousand taels of silver, they could just pull it out like that. In the entire northern region, you couldn't find more private savings than the Li sisters.
When the pockmarked woman mentioned money, it was like a blow to Lin Yuesha's heart. She was indeed very poor, but her stepbrother had been so good to her, and she couldn't ask for the money she had given him back. She didn't have the face to do that.
"Brother Yun, before dealing with the Li sisters, I want to swindle some money first."
Lin Yuesha began to think that, relatively speaking, Li Ruoxue's money was still easy to swindle.
When you're broke, you panic. You still need to buy a house in the capital. You can only save up by doing small business. But it's not as fast as fleecing a fat sheep.
"First, strip the sheep of its wool, and then deliver it to the butcher."
Lin Yuesha got stuck. Her ideas were good, but putting them into practice was difficult at every step.
"No rush. Go home and think about it for one night. If you have an idea, come find me tomorrow and I will help you."
Just as the burly man in black had finished dealing with the situation, several more people emerged from the darkness to clean up the mess.
Lin Yuesha wanted to order a body search to see if the money notes for hiring someone to kill her were still there, but her raised hand fell limply, and she swallowed her words.
The pockmarked man saved her; consider this money as a way of repaying him.
"The world has changed."
A cool breeze was blowing, and Lin Yuesha's cheeks felt hot. She touched her face with her hand; it was burning hot.
The alleyway reeked of blood, which made Lin Yuesha feel even more nauseous. She clutched her chest, her face pale.
Fortunately, with Qingxing and Qi'er by her side, Lin Yuesha felt more at ease.
"Miss, don't be afraid."
Qingxing patted Lin Yuesha on the back, "We hid it from you before, but my sister and I know martial arts..."
"That's alright."
Lin Yuesha didn't care. She had already seen through it all. They weren't her maids, so it didn't matter whether she hid it or not. Qingxing and Qi'er didn't need to explain these things to her.
Bribing people and spending money on everything made Lin Yuesha truly appreciate the benefits of having money.
"Qingxing, I've already thought of the first step. I'll go to Li Ruoxue and demand the money, threatening her that if she doesn't give it to me, I'll make a scene."
Lin Yuesha looked at Qingxing and asked, "I just don't know what to do next."
If the Li sisters are left alive, there will never be peace. After swindling them out of their money, we must deal with them.
The problem lies in what happens next. How to deal with the person is something Prefect Bai doesn't care about at all; he might even have to act as a peacemaker and mediate between them.
Lin Yuesha tapped her head and suddenly realized, "Yes, he can't let Bai Dingfeng go!"
Although Bai Dingfeng was also wronged in this matter, was she really as wronged as she was? As a foodie, one has to pay the price for being a foodie.
"Miss, have you come up with a solution?"
Qi'er was surprised that Lin Yuesha had come to her senses so quickly. The master said he would give the young lady one night, but he still underestimated the young lady's abilities.
"Of course, I was too kind before and didn't want to involve innocent people, so I was caught in a dilemma."
However, no matter how kind she was, she couldn't let herself lose her life. Lin Yuesha quickly adjusted herself, came up with several plans, and kept the rest as backups. She had to drag Bai Dingfeng down with her.
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