He thought this in his heart, and naturally he said it out loud.
"If the evidence is real, then it's real. Who knows if you forged it on the spot?"
Zhou Qi said with a disdainful look, his attitude showing that he didn't believe it.
Lin Chaosheng laughed upon hearing this. "You're the one who asked me to produce evidence, and now that I have, you're accusing me of forgery. What exactly do you mean by this? Are you just trying to pin this mess on me?"
Everyone burst into laughter upon hearing what Lin Chaosheng said.
Aunt Zhang, who sews shoe soles, laughed and said, "Zhou Qi, who do you think you are? Do you think you're the King of Heaven, that whatever you say goes? You said Lin Chaosheng embezzled, and he did embezzle, but now that you've presented evidence, you won't admit it. How can anyone act like this!"
"Yeah, don't be so funny. You're just jealous of the Lin family, just say it."
"Who says otherwise? Ask around, who on this island isn't envious of the Lin family? Why isn't anyone else making up stories and framing others like you?"
“Last time Chaosheng came back from hunting wild boar, you stirred up trouble when the meat was being distributed to everyone. Now it’s you again. If you don’t want to get any more of this food, you should get lost and stop causing trouble here.”
Village Chief Lü said impatiently, "Why don't other people have so many problems? You're the only one who talks too much, always doubting this and that. If you have time, go hunting more. You're incompetent, yet you're here spouting nonsense!"
Zhou Qi felt embarrassed by what he was being said, so he immediately rolled up his sleeves and took two steps forward.
Li Daniu and Li Qiaozhen stood behind Lin Chaosheng. Seeing this, Li Daniu took a step forward, looking fierce: "What? You want to fight?"
Most of the people on the island know the brothers Li Daniu and Li Erniu.
Zhou Qi had been to the gambling den twice and had naturally met Li Daniu.
“Brother Li, this has nothing to do with you. This is a personal matter between me and Lin Chaosheng.”
"What personal grudge? I think you're just jealous that my older brother is more capable than you!"
Lin Shansheng spat on the ground, his face full of disdain.
"If you say another word, I'll beat you up too!"
Zhou Qi was enraged by Lin Chaosheng's attitude and rolled up his sleeves, ready to charge forward. He completely forgot that compared to Lin Chaosheng, he was like a chick seeing a mountain.
"Zhou Qi, I issued these receipts to Lin Chaosheng. Are you implying that I, Li Daniu, forged them?"
Li Daniu chuckled and said, "These days, there are all kinds of people. In all my years of running this gambling den, this is the first time I've heard anyone say I'm cheating."
Upon hearing this, Zhou Qi realized that the receipts were actually issued by Li Daniu to Lin Chaosheng!
His expression immediately changed.
Although he hadn't been to the gambling den for a long time, and Li Daniu had no leverage over him.
But occasionally he would go to the black market to exchange for food, just to have a little treat.
All of this has to go through Li Daniu. If you anger Li Daniu, you can forget about getting any more money in the future.
"I...I don't know, Brother Niu!"
"Then this must all be a misunderstanding. After all, Brother Da Niu, you are very good at separating public and private matters! I didn't expect Brother Lin to be so capable. Amazing, amazing."
Zhou Qi exclaimed "Amazing!" twice before quickly making his escape. Li Qiaozhen curled her lip in disdain, but her gaze lingered on Lin Shansheng, who was not far away.
"Hey, how are your injuries? Are they fully healed?"
Li Qiaozhen's sudden conversation startled Lin Shansheng.
He turned to look at Li Qiaozhen, but his ears turned bright red after seeing her face clearly. He stammered, "That little scratch has healed completely long ago..."
Li Qiaozhen nodded and then remained silent.
Lin Shansheng fiddled with the seam of his trousers, racking his brains for a topic to discuss.
"Hey, Sister Qiaozhen. I heard from Brother Daniu that you live in the city. It must be a hundred times better than the countryside, right?"
“The city is great, it has everything, but it’s short of food,” Li Qiaozhen said with a smile. “Besides, we’re on a small island, so it’s not very convenient to come from the city. So it’s normal that we have fewer things and resources here.”
Lin Shansheng nodded. "Since this round trip is so troublesome, how long does Sister Qiaozhen plan to stay this time?"
"We'll see, it's not certain yet. I took leave to come back this time."
Lin Shansheng's eyes widened instantly. "You took leave to come back? Sister Qiaozhen, you still have a job in the city?"
Li Daniu had been listening for a long time and wanted to interject, but he didn't want to ruin his sister's good time, so he held back.
Now that Lin Shansheng had asked this question, he couldn't hide his pride.
He interjected, "You don't know, do you? Your sister Qiaozhen is amazing. Not only is she a master hunter, but she's also incredibly fast at math."
Li Qiaozhen glared at her older brother, seemingly blaming him for ruining her plans.
"I worked as a cashier at a department store in the city. I came back this time on annual leave, so I'm taking a break."
"The department store in the city?" Lin Shansheng swallowed hard. "How big must it be? Sister Qiaozhen, you're really amazing to be a cashier there!"
Hearing someone praise his sister, Li Daniu's nose practically flared up.
"Of course, Shansheng, let me tell you, my sister is exceptionally talented. She got into the department store entirely on her own merits, and it had nothing to do with our Li family."
Lin Chaosheng glanced at his younger brother furtively, and his lips twitched slightly.
Look at him, so worthless. He's been so sweetly pampered by the Li siblings that he's practically a placenta.
"There's nothing to brag about, but if you have the chance, I can take you to see the city. I guarantee you won't want to come back once you're there."
Li Qiaozhen was having a good time talking, thinking that once they got to the city and saw the bustling scene of the big city, they would not want to come back. They would stay in the city with her and live there.
Just then, Lin Chaosheng understood the meaning behind Li Qiaozhen's words.
He stretched out his long arm and put it on his younger brother's shoulder, saying, "Sister Qiaozhen, if you take my Shansheng to the city, what if he really gets blinded by the glitz and glamour of the city and doesn't come back? Wouldn't my Lin family suffer a huge loss?"
Li Qiaozhen looked at Lin Chaosheng with a smile, "Would I let your family lose a grown man for nothing? Don't worry, the dowry and everything will definitely be given according to the highest standards, don't you think so, big brother?"
"Of course, of course! My younger sister, Li Daniu's sister, is getting married, so her dowry must be quite generous!"
Mr. Lin frowned, looking at the three people speaking in riddles, completely bewildered: "What are you talking about? Why are you bringing up dowry?"
Upon seeing this, Li Daniu and the other two burst into laughter. Li Qiaozhen glared at him and scolded, "Idiot!"
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