Let's turn to two different parts of the story.
Lin Wenyao's father, Lin the corrupt official, was actually named Lin Yuanqing. His background came from his wife, Wu, who was Lin Wenyao's mother.
The Wu family is a powerful clan in Jingzhou. They are known for their sharp and decisive style. No sooner had Lin Yuanqing been killed than she sent someone on horseback to Jingzhou, intending to appoint her son as the prefect of Yongzhou, which would suit her better.
Lin Wenyao never imagined that he would turn misfortune into blessing, replacing his father as the new prefect!
Overjoyed by this unexpected gift, Lin Wenyao was bursting with confidence. He then prepared to settle scores and avenge his father.
Early in the morning, he led a team of soldiers and constables to surround his own watermelon stall.
In his view, this was called putting righteousness before family!
Moreover, Lin Tong was in charge of all the ice-making. Now that the ice-making tank has exploded, who else can we turn to but him?
Upon entering the watermelon shop, they arrested Lin Tong, Gou Dan, and Zhu Zi, who were involved in making ice, one by one.
Of the three, Zhu Zi was the most aggrieved.
Back then, I worked like a fool, pushing the cart in the cool summer, doing the hardest and most tiring work, but when it came time to reward myself, I got the least.
Now that they're starting to take the blame, I suddenly think of him?
Zhu Zi, utterly despondent, said in a deep voice:
"Young Master, this is not my fault, you can't blame me for running errands and doing hard labor!"
"Bullshit!"
Lin Wenyao cursed, "You didn't say a word when you were taking my kickbacks, but now that something's happened, all you know how to do is make excuses?"
Zhu Zi was still too young; upon hearing this, he felt deeply aggrieved.
"Young master, I'll just give you the kickback, and I won't work at the watermelon stall anymore!"
Doing the hardest work for the least pay? Screw you, I'm not doing this anymore!
"Alright, then hand over one hundred taels of silver!"
Zhu Zi was stunned: "Where did you get one hundred taels? I clearly only received two hundred and fifty coins!"
"..."
Next, the dog-eat-dog phase began, and Lin Tong and Gou Dan were both beaten badly by Lin Wenyao.
Lin Tong was so frightened that he trembled. While cursing Gou Dan and Zhu Zi in his heart, his eyes darted around and he quickly thought of a way to get out of trouble.
"Young Master, this matter seems to involve the three of us..."
The first step was to link the three of them together again, since there's a saying that "the guilty are not punished because of the masses."
"But if you think about it more carefully, the most suspicious person is actually the one across the street, Qingliang Yixia! Especially that young master Akun, and that fat guy. I felt something was off when they were selling popsicles before. I suspect that he's the one who did all this!"
"That makes sense."
Lin Wenyao nodded after listening, and then said, "Men, take all three of them back to the yamen jail. I'll deal with them after I'm done with my work!"
"Young Master!"
The three of them shouted in unison, filled with fear and confusion.
"Since young master also believes that it was that young master Ah Kun who was behind this, why did you arrest us?"
"because…"
Lin Wenyao looked up and said only one sentence.
"When my father was killed in the bombing, no one was innocent."
"..."
...
When Lin Wenyao led his men to surround Qingliang Yixia, only to find they had caught a brothel madam, they realized they had fallen for Jing Zhe's diversionary tactic and immediately shut down Qingliang Yixia.
Of course, he wouldn't let the madam who was doing business with Jing Zhe off so easily. He immediately ordered that no one in Yongzhou City could produce ice privately without his permission, thus solidifying his monopoly plan.
Seeing that the two thousand taels of silver she had spent had gone down the drain, how could the madam possibly bear it?
She cried and screamed as she scratched Lin Wenyao, demanding that he return her the cool summer. Lin Wenyao was caught off guard and got his face covered in scratches by the madam, leaving him in a very sorry state.
Enraged by his disfigurement, Lin Wenyao immediately ordered the Chunshui Tower to be sealed off as well, and no one was to lift the seal without his order!
For a moment, the madam was like a stray dog, looking neither human nor ghost, crying as she went to find help.
On another street, Madam Xu had spent the entire night trying to raise the two thousand taels of silver, but to no avail. Her harsh words were like a fart that didn't even make a splash, leaving her feeling utterly humiliated.
So he hid in the building and simply stopped coming out, drowning his sorrows in alcohol.
When she heard the news that Qingliang Yixia and Chunshuilou had been shut down, she burst into tears of joy, like Fan Jin passing the imperial examination. She laughed so hard that she fainted on the spot and never woke up again.
It makes one sigh at the unpredictability of life.
After doing all this, they gathered their men and ran towards the city gate.
...
Hearing the shouts behind him, Jing Zhe didn't even need to turn around to know that he wouldn't be able to leave today.
It was still several miles to Mangshan, and it would take at least several tens of minutes to walk there. Moreover, among the four of them, the only one who knew martial arts was Fatty, but given his bulky figure, he couldn't run very fast, and he couldn't compare to the tall horses of the others.
Jing Zhe instantly analyzed the current situation and said to Fatty, "Fatty, you go first!"
"???"
Upon hearing this, Fatty was first stunned, then moved.
He originally thought that given the young chieftain's style, he would shout, "I'll go first, you cover the rear!" He didn't expect the young chieftain to care about him so much that he would risk his own life to protect him!
He was immediately moved to tears.
Never mind, even if the young chieftain marries this Miss Chen in the future, I will still marry my sister to him. Let her be a concubine. The young chieftain is willing to sacrifice himself for me, so what does it matter if I suffer a little loss?
That's what he thought, but the fat ball didn't move an inch.
He said in a deep voice, "Young chieftain, you all go first. I, Fatty, can still take on a few!"
Jing Zhe glanced at him and said urgently, "Do you think I don't want to leave? But Lin Wenyao clearly came for me and Miss Chen. If he finds we're not here, he'll definitely ride after us. How can we escape?"
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