Chapter 192 The Lin Family is Exposed
Who would have thought! Even cycads bloom!
This girl... she's amazing!
Noticing the undisguised amazement and admiration in his comrades' eyes, Qin Haifeng felt a surge of secret pride.
He subconsciously turned slightly to show Lin Baozhu's figure more clearly—the little girl he had his eye on was as dazzling as the sun wherever she went!
"Let me introduce myself..."
Qin Haifeng's voice was steady, yet carried a subtle hint of gentleness, "This is Comrade Lin Baozhu!"
"What?!"
The man's eyes widened instantly, and he blurted out in shock, "She's Lin Baozhu? My God! I never expected... I never expected her to be so young and beautiful!" He couldn't hide the surprise on his face.
"You really can't judge a book by its cover! Comrade Lin may look young, but he's quite capable!"
Although I had never met Lin Baozhu before, I had heard a lot about her.
Catching spies, researching machine tools, and hearing that she was also very strong and could lift a train with one hand, he thought she was a big, burly, bearded woman. But when he met her today, he found that she was actually a delicate young girl!
Those arms are as thin as chopsticks, how could they carry a train? They'd probably cry from exhaustion just trying to lift a single piece of firewood.
Indeed, some rumors should not be believed entirely.
"Comrade Lin, this is the one who can subdue our Iron-Blooded King of Hell."
He then gave Lin Baozhu a thumbs-up.
Regardless of whether the rumors are true or false, at least the old leader said that Lin Baozhu was capable.
"Alright, stop joking around."
Qin Haifeng said solemnly, his gaze sweeping across the mountains and forests, "If you can't find anything on the mountain, I suggest you change direction and focus your search on the villages at the foot of the mountain!"
"Commander, do you have any leads?" The leading man's expression hardened.
"It's just a reasonable speculation based on intelligence."
Qin Haifeng analyzed in a deep voice, "The enemy planned the mudslide to submerge the village. Combining the contents of the notebook, they wanted to use the landslide to 'bury' evidence. If that's the case, then the most likely place to hide the core target—the poison gas bomb—is precisely under the village that is about to be 'submerged'! Putting it on the mountain would make it easier for a landslide to expose it!"
A glint of insight flashed in the man's eyes, and he suddenly understood: "Commander, you've got a brilliant idea! Let's split into two groups: one group will continue searching the mountains, and the other group will come down with me to focus on investigating the area around the village!"
"Okay." Qin Haifeng nodded. "I'll inform the brigade leader when I get back, and you can go directly into the village tomorrow morning."
"Yes, sir! I guarantee I'll complete the mission!" The man snapped to attention and saluted.
"We're leaving now."
"Take care, Commander!"
After saying goodbye to the group, the two descended the mountain path. Lin Baozhu kept a close eye out for the herbs along the way, collecting a considerable amount of fresh isatis root and several other uncommon medicinal herbs, which she carefully bundled together with vines—these were not rare, but they were not available in her space, so she planted them for future use.
"What's the use of this grass root?" Qin Haifeng looked at the unassuming root in his hand.
"This is a treasure, Isatis root." Lin Baozhu said knowingly, "The whole plant can be used as medicine. It is cold in nature and can clear heat and detoxify, cool the blood and soothe the throat. It is especially effective against heat-related ailments such as fever, mumps and sore throat. We don't need it now, but it's always good to have it on hand. We can also find a way to make it into ointments or powders in the future."
"You know so much," Qin Haifeng exclaimed sincerely.
Lin Baozhu playfully pointed to her head and chuckled, "What can I do? I'm blessed with a photographic memory. I can recite books like the 'Compendium of Materia Medica' and 'The Complete Book of Chinese Herbal Medicine' by heart!"
"I see."
Qin Haifeng understood. This girl's brain is indeed amazing! Those machine tool blueprints and super insect repellent powder are not things that ordinary people can produce.
The two had just reached the foot of the mountain when they saw Hu Zi pacing anxiously like an ant on a hot plate! The moment he saw Lin Baozhu, his eyes instantly reddened, and he lunged at her like a savior, grabbing her hand tightly.
"Auntie! Something terrible has happened! The Red Armbanders... the Red Armbanders have broken into our house! They say Grandpa and Grandma are hiding something and want to harm people! They... they even injured Uncle and Grandma!"
Tiger's voice was filled with sobs and fear.
Lin Baozhu's heart sank upon hearing this!
According to her mother, only her parents and she knew about the things hidden at home! Why would the Red Armband suddenly launch an attack? And right at this crucial moment in the search for those things?! Is there... something shady going on behind this?
Thankfully, she had already stored those things in her spatial storage; the cellar was only filled with cabbages and coarse grains as cover. Now, her biggest fear was that her parents, pushed to the limit, would admit that there had been things hidden in the cellar…
How will we explain where those things went then?
"I'm going home first!"
Without hesitation, Lin Baozhu disregarded Hu Zi and sprinted towards home! Qin Haifeng's face turned cold, and he followed closely behind!
Before they even reached the courtyard gate, they heard the earth-shattering roar of Third Brother Lin Sanlang:
"You bastard! Come at me if you dare! Let go of my mother!!"
The courtyard was a mess! Several burly men dressed in green military uniforms and wearing red armbands were there. One of them was twisting Lin's mother's arm tightly behind her back, while another was viciously pulling her hair down! Lin's mother had a rag stuffed in her mouth, her hair was disheveled, her face was injured, and her eyes were blazing with anger as she glared at the middle-aged man in the lead.
Lin Sanlang was pinned to the ground by the other two men, his forehead bruised and bloody.
The villagers, who were on good terms with each other, each held a carrying pole and a hoe, glaring angrily, but were stopped by the dark muzzle of the other side's gun and dared not make a move.
"Lin Sanlang, do you think you can get away?"
The middle-aged man in the lead smiled sinisterly and waved his hand: "Since they're so stubborn, then take them all away! The Revolutionary Committee's interrogation room has plenty of ways to make them talk!"
At that very moment—
"stop!!"
A cold snort rang out from behind the villagers. Before they could see who it was, their vision blurred!
"Bang! Bang!" Two muffled thuds!
The two burly men who were holding down Lin's mother were kicked and flew backward with screams, finally crashing heavily to the ground, where they were unable to get up!
After kicking Lin Baozhu, she pounced on the person who was suppressing Lin Sanlang, her fists and feet flying, knocking the person to the ground in a few moves! In the blink of an eye, Lin's mother and Lin Sanlang were protected behind her!
"Mother! Third Brother! How are you?" She quickly checked their injuries, her heart aching with a mixture of pain and anger.
Seeing her daughter's eyes blazing with anger, Lin's mother was afraid that she might do something outrageous in a fit of rage, so she quickly said, "Mother is fine."
Upon hearing this, Lin Baozhu handed her small bag to her mother. Then, she whirled around, her icy gaze like a knife, fixed on the four groaning men on the ground. She strode forward, grabbed one of them by the collar, and lifted the nearly 200-pound burly man up!
"You... you bitch! Let me go! What do you want to do?!" The burly man was both shocked and furious, spitting as he spoke.
"Slap! Slap! Slap! Slap!"
In response, Lin Baozhu delivered several relentless slaps to his face, one on each side! The sound was crisp and loud!
She hit him while shouting angrily:
"Is this how you're supposed to be wearing red armbands?! Your mouths are full of filth! You keep calling people 'whores'?! Isn't your mother a woman? Aren't your sisters, aunts, and grandmothers women? Why are you all whores?!"
The idea that you shouldn't insult someone's parents doesn't exist in her culture.
She slammed the burly man, whose face was swollen like a pig's head and whose eyes were seeing stars, to the ground like a broken sack of potatoes, her gaze sharp as lightning as she swept it over the middle-aged man who was in the lead:
"Just because you wear a red armband doesn't mean you're the boss! You're nothing but someone else's vicious dogs! You've forgotten who you are just because you were given a couple of bones! You parasites and scum who bring disaster to the country! If we don't teach you a lesson today, you'll dare to cause a catastrophe tomorrow!"
"Lin Baozhu! You've gone too far!"
The middle-aged man's face turned ashen. He swiftly drew his pistol from his waist, the dark muzzle pointing directly at Lin Baozhu. He gritted his teeth and said, "Release her immediately! Otherwise, I'll kill you!"
Facing the gun, Lin Baozhu showed no fear, instead offering a cold, mocking laugh: "Heh..."
She lightly brushed off imaginary dust from her hands and said calmly, "You dare to fire a gun in front of the whole village? I'm a police officer personally hired by the police chief, and a senior engineer at the machine factory. If you dare to fire at me, think about the consequences."
Before the man could speak, she asked again, "What is your relationship with Han Meili?"
(Note: For information about Han Meili, see Chapter 55)
"Han...Han Meili?"
The man's pupils contracted sharply, his face drained of color instantly, and his voice became noticeably weak: "What Han Meili? I... I don't know any Han Meili!"
We absolutely cannot admit it! That woman has a criminal record; she's already been shot! No one who's been associated with her has ever had a good ending!
"have no idea?"
Lin Baozhu scoffed, her eyes sharp as knives: "It's alright? Then how do you know my name? Ha, I thought you were deliberately causing trouble for my family to avenge her."
After saying that, she abruptly changed her tone, her tone suddenly becoming sharp and intimidating:
"Your Revolutionary Committee is truly powerful! You dare to come to people's homes, arrest them, beat them, and confiscate their property without any evidence?! My eldest brother is protecting our country on the frontier! My second brother is researching high-precision machine tools for the country in a machine factory! My fourth and fifth brothers are digging wells and finding water for the country in the field!"
She approached the man with the gun step by step, her voice not loud, but like the icy shards of ice that Han Dongla stirred, chilling one's heart to the bone:
"If you can so indiscriminately frame an honest family today, will you dare to disregard human life tomorrow? And—"
Her gaze was fixed on the pistol. "Who gave you the right to carry a gun?! As far as I know, the Revolutionary Committee is not authorized to carry firearms! I think you're the one who's illegally possessing firearms and plotting something! It seems our Public Security Bureau needs to investigate you thoroughly!"
Lin Baozhu cursed under her breath, "What an idiot! He came here looking for trouble without even investigating the situation."
If the other party had been more careful, they wouldn't have pulled out a gun right in front of me!
Now we truly have this leverage in our own hands.
"You...you're spouting nonsense!"
The man's face was deathly pale, and his hand gripping the gun trembled slightly, but he still forced himself to speak, "Who...who has wronged you? We received a tip from the public! Lin Gengsheng's family is hiding a large amount of drugs, intending to attack the county government! Regardless of whether it's true or not, searching is our duty!"
"A search?" The villagers who had been watching could no longer contain themselves and erupted in a wave of anger:
"Searching someone justifies beating them to death? Smashing their house to pieces?! Even bandits aren't as ruthless as you!"
"If Lin Sanlang hadn't rushed back just now, who knows what would have happened to Aunt Lin!"
"Look at how badly he's been beaten! He must go to the hospital for a medical examination! If his bones are broken or fractured, it's all your fault! Your Revolutionary Committee must take responsibility!"
The crowd was outraged. Everyone could clearly see that the man who had been so arrogant just moments before was now bewildered and sweating profusely under Lin Baozhu's questioning and the villagers' condemnation; he was obviously extremely guilty!
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