Chapter 222 The Empire is a Paper Tiger
"Ignore them," Lin Wen said. "Chop when necessary, fell when necessary."
Chen Xingtai was a little worried: "But what if they come to our door? They are the general director of the imperial headquarters and have great authority."
Lin Wen smiled and said, "Xingtai, I find you are really smart. It's really easy to talk to people like you. You can just fire me if you come to me."
"But," Chen Xingtai asked, "will this work? Will we just quit after we're fired?"
Lin Wen laughed and said, "If you fire me, will you hire me again?"
"What if it comes again?"
Lin Wen smiled and said, "Fire him again."
The KMT cadres roared with laughter, and the butcher rolled on the ground in laughter. "Oh, I'm dying of laughter! That's how we should deal with those bastards. County Chief Lin, my impression of you has changed. You're a good man!"
Xu Hanwen, the Iron Umbrella, raised a bowl of wine and offered a toast: "Chief Lin, Zhongzhou is indebted to you for your kindness. I'll toast you first!"
Medicine King Sun Jiuchang also brought a bowl of wine: "I'm very sorry that I didn't recognize your Nine Revolutions Golden Pill that day, but I'm really not a medicine scum. I'll ask County Chief Lin for advice when I have time."
Lin Wen smiled and explained, "Sorry, sorry, I lost my good karma... uh, Nine Transformations Golden Pill, so I'm a little unhappy. It's not malicious towards you. You saved many people, you're great."
The two men smiled at each other, drank a bowl of wine, and all their knots were gone, all grudges were forgotten.
The proud red fox also came over to join in the fun: "Why didn't I realize that County Chief Lin is such a wonderful person? I have no objection to your marriage with Sister Yun!"
Lin Wen smiled and said nothing, drinking the wine one handful at a time. However, Yun Qingshui, who was sitting next to him, blushed. She knew that Lin Wen had said that in order to dissuade her from committing suicide, but after these few months, the brothers and sisters took it seriously and even accepted it.
She wanted to explain, but the words wouldn't come out of her mouth.
Chen Xingtai was the only one in the room who couldn't laugh. It seemed that his logic broke down when it came to Lin Wen. On the contrary, the burly cadres accepted it without hesitation.
After Lin Wen finished his drink, he came up and asked, "But, County Chief Lin, this still doesn't solve the problem, right?"
Before Lin Wen could reply, the butcher jumped up and said, "Xingtai, I'm finally one step ahead of you this time. Don't ever call me stupid again."
He waved his fist and shouted, "What County Chief Lin meant was, fuck him!"
The sound was like thunder and majestic, which attracted cheers. Many cadres raised their glasses and drank heartily, feeling extremely happy.
"Don't talk nonsense! We are just one county!"
Chen Xingtai retorted.
"Although County Magistrate Lin has many privileges, these are limited to internal affairs and cannot bypass the management of the Imperial Headquarters! If you use brute force to resist, you will only suffer a greater blow!"
Lin Wen smiled: "Xingtai, you are too clever for your own good. It would be better to just go all out and fight. How can you win if you fight them in their complicated underworld home turf?"
He pointed to the northeast, which was the direction of Shenjing.
"The Empire is just a paper tiger. Don't overthink it. I have to change things just because some bullshit notice comes out. Why? What will everyone eat and use if I change? Will they pay me?"
These words drew cheers from the whole room. The cadres were so excited that their blood boiled. They felt that no words could touch their hearts more deeply than these.
The butcher even opened the wine seal, picked up the jar and filled it for everyone, then raised his glass: "Cheers to Brother Lin!" Everyone raised their glasses and drank it all in one gulp, their spirits soaring to the sky.
Chen Xingtai frowned, as if thinking about something.
Lin Wen continued, "So, I'm giving them a way out by fooling them for the sake of face. If they don't know what's good for them and dare to send someone over, I'll kill the ones who are guilty and catch the ones who are not."
"What can they do to me? Come and kill me if you dare."
Lin Wen gave a faint smile.
"If that's the case, I can actually admire their guts."
"But, Xingtai, you know this is impossible. The empire is all about profit. I think the Supreme Council would know much more clearly which is greater, a thriving county or a few pieces of wood."
"I understand." Chen Xingtai finally smiled. He was worrying too much.
They went through so much trouble to arrive at a perfect home like Shangxi Town, and spent so much effort to build their home into what it is today.
He was more afraid than anyone else of losing such a hard-earned achievement. Unconsciously, he had become anxious about gains and losses, lost his former spirit, and calculated the gains and losses of every bottle and jar, and could not even see the surface of things.
"Chief Lin, you are truly a great man..."
Lin Wen interrupted him: "Xingtai, I am an ordinary person. I am just repeating the words of some truly powerful beings. You will understand later."
At this time, the half wild boar that Nightingale had roasted was finally cooked. She sprinkled the last spices on it and brought the wild boar to the table.
"You can eat it now." She smiled sweetly, her eyes moving and her brows full of affection, her gaze always inadvertently sweeping over Lin Wen.
The aroma of the meat overwhelmed everything, and the crispy wild boar skin was still oozing with fat, which dripped down drop by drop, soaking the tender white meat beneath the skin.
Nightingale used a tool to tear off the best piece of hind leg meat and handed it to Lin Wen.
"Brother Lin, this is yours." Her voice was as soft as a mosquito's and almost inaudible.
Lin Wen was also hungry, so he took the meat and started eating it. It must be said that this little girl's cooking skills were really good. The roasted meat was so tender that Lin Wen almost swallowed his tongue.
The cadres felt the same way. They ate voraciously while praising, "Ye's cooking skills are really good!"
"Yes, this crispy, tender delicacy, with a perfect blend of spices, makes my taste buds explode after just one bite."
"Whoever marries the nightingale will be blessed for life."
Nightingale's face flushed, but she was overjoyed in her heart. Everyone ate meat and drank wine at the same time. The green plum wine perfectly dissolved the greasiness in the meat, and the sour taste filled in the last piece of the puzzle among the thousands of flavors. After taking a sip of the wine, the clear liquid washed away the meat residue in the teeth, and the mouth was full of the lingering fragrance of the meat and the sweetness of the wine. There was simply no better thing than this.
However, in such a beautiful time, Yun Qingshui bit her lips tightly. She hesitated for a long time and finally made up her mind.
After the dinner, the cadres went back to their rooms to sleep. The middle room became quiet. As night fell, it was still raining outside the window, but not as heavily as at the beginning.
A figure quietly walked in from the room on the right.
This joint house is where the cadres of the Democratic Party live. They mostly eat, sleep and hold meetings here. On the right side of the house are the rooms for female cadres, and on the left side are the rooms for male cadres. The figure is slim and slender, obviously a woman.
She looked around cautiously, and after making sure that no one noticed her, she ran into the house on the left.
But on the beam, there was a petite figure who witnessed everything.
Nightingale bit her lips tightly, tears welling up in her eyes.
She jumped lightly and landed on the ground without making any sound. She wiped her tears, turned around and ran back to her room.
When she arrived at the men's dormitory, the unique masculine scent hit her nose. Yun Qingshui's face turned red and she had no idea what she was doing.
But since she was there, she still ran to the room at the edge, which was used to entertain guests and where County Governor Lin must live.
When she arrived at the door, she clearly wanted to knock properly, but her instinctive habit made her put her hand on the bolt. With a hidden force, the bolt broke silently. The moment Yun Qingshui flashed into the room, she realized what she had done.
But at this time, the person had already come in, Yun Qingshui could only grit his teeth, close the door, and turn around to look.
The room was not very big, but it was tidy. The faint light from the street lamp outside the window shone into the room through the rain. County Chief Lin was lying on the bed by the window. The yellowish light shone on his face, hiding all the publicity and prosperity, making him look like a big boy who was at peace with the world.
He is fast asleep.
Yun Qingshui walked over quietly.
I'll think about it later.
(End of this chapter)
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