Chapter 193 A Major Discovery
In the crowd, Zhao Xiaoyu stared coldly at Lin Baozhu, who had seized control of the situation with just a few words. The jealousy in her eyes was almost dripping with venom. No way! She couldn't let the Lin family get away with this so easily today!
She remembered it perfectly well—in her past life, the Lin family discovered a large number of weapons left behind by the Blood Kingdom in this very cellar! And what happened? Not only were they not punished, but they were also awarded a banner and a thousand yuan by the police, enjoying immense prestige for a time!
In this lifetime... she's determined to use this "handle" to completely drag the Lin family into the mire!
When Lin Baozhu is desperate and kneeling down to beg... he can then "give" her a helping hand like a savior... and that crucial jade pendant will be within his grasp.
Her parents treated her so well... It's reasonable for her to offer up a jade pendant to save them, right? As for the Lin family... Ha, once they have the jade pendant, who cares about their lives!
"Everyone!"
Zhao Xiaoyu suddenly pushed through the crowd, her voice soft:
"Since someone has reported this, they must have some 'evidence' on their hands, right? This stalemate isn't good for anyone! Why don't we let the comrades from the Revolutionary Committee conduct a thorough search!"
Her gaze swept over Lin's pale-faced mother, a barely perceptible malice curling at the corner of her lips: "If they don't find anything, we'll settle the score with the Revolutionary Committee for today's vandalism and injuries! But if they do find something... then don't blame them for handling it according to the law!"
She emphasized the words "handle according to law" very much.
"What Xiaoyu said...makes sense, doesn't it?"
"Yes, Baozhu's mother, let them search! We have nothing to hide!"
"If they can't find it, they have to give an explanation! The whole village is your witness!"
Hearing the surrounding chatter gradually shifting, Lin's mother trembled with anger, especially when she met Zhao Xiaoyu's seemingly innocent but actually gloating gaze; her pent-up rage exploded instantly.
"Bullshit! Why are you searching my house without any evidence?! Today someone is falsely accusing us of hiding weapons, tomorrow I'll report your Bi family to the Revolutionary Committee for hiding a radio and communicating with spies!"
Those maggots hiding in the gutter, reporting others! Sores on their heads, pus oozing from their feet! Those despicable bastards who gave birth to sons without an anus, suffocating to death from vomit! May they die a horrible death!
She pointed at Zhao Xiaoyu's nose, spitting as she cursed him vehemently.
Zhao Xiaoyu's face turned ashen from the barrage of vicious curses, her lips trembled, and she almost lost her composure.
Lin Baozhu, who had been observing coldly, keenly noticed the fleeting panic and deeper malice in Zhao Xiaoyu's eyes.
The secret passage... it really was her!
Very well... You choose the path to heaven but refuse to take it, and you barge into the gates of hell! Since this woman has repeatedly courted death... then don't blame me for giving you a "big gift"!
With a barely perceptible flick of her fingertip, Lin Baozhu sent a wisp of white powder, barely visible to the naked eye, precisely landing on Zhao Xiaoyu's bare wrist and neck, instantly blending into her skin.
After a furious outburst, Lin's mother felt her anger subside slightly, but the thought of the cellar's secret sent her into a panic again. The difference between voluntarily reporting it and being discovered was enormous! Especially if it fell into the hands of those hyenas from the Revolutionary Committee… the consequences would be unimaginable!
Zhao Xiaoyu keenly sensed Lin's mother's panic. Overjoyed, she feigned concern on her face: "Auntie, why are you doing so much to stop this... could it be... that you feel guilty?" Her voice was soft, but it was like a poisonous needle piercing everyone's hearts.
"Search!" Lin Baozhu suddenly spoke, her voice as cold as ice, her gaze piercing Zhao Xiaoyu and the Revolutionary Committee leader like sharp blades.
"Search all you want! Turn everything upside down! But—" she said, each word deliberate and forceful:
"If you don't find what you call weapons! Your Revolutionary Committee must compensate tenfold for the damages you caused today, including my mother's and third brother's medical expenses and emotional distress! Otherwise..." She sneered, her gaze fixed on the middle-aged man, "you'll have to bear the consequences!"
The middle-aged man felt a chill run down his spine under her gaze, but remembering Zhao Xiaoyu's confident promise, he forced himself to calm down.
Search! We absolutely must search! Finding it would be a huge achievement! If we don't find it... then we'll have that idiot Zhao Xiaoyu to take the blame! As for the pistol... money can always settle that!
"Search! The cellars! The woodsheds! Don't miss a single corner!" he ordered sternly.
Lin Baozhu stood protectively in front of her mother, a cold, mocking smile playing on her lips.
Lin's mother nervously grabbed her daughter's hand and whispered, "Baozhu... when there's a chance, take your third brother with you! Don't worry about me and your father..."
"Mother!" Lin Baozhu's heart warmed, and she grasped her mother's rough hand in return, her voice reassuringly firm: "Don't worry, they won't find anything. Even if they get to the cellar... there will only be cabbages and grain there! Trust me!"
Seeing the unwavering light in her daughter's eyes, Lin's mother felt inexplicably at ease: "Okay...okay...Mother believes you."
"Mother, let me treat your and Third Brother's wounds first."
"Um."
Just then—
"What's going on?!"
A voice as cold as iron rang out at the courtyard gate!
Qin Haifeng's tall figure appeared at the doorway, followed by a panting Hu Zi. His hawk-like gaze swept over the chaotic courtyard, and when he saw the injured Lin's mother and Lin Sanlang, the atmosphere around him instantly turned icy!
The middle-aged man's pupils constricted sharply when he saw Qin Haifeng! What was he doing here?! A strong sense of unease instantly gripped him!
"Oh! I didn't expect Comrade Qin to be in the village too?" He forced a dry laugh, trying to get on their good side.
Qin Haifeng completely ignored him, his icy gaze sweeping over him like a knife, finally settling on the unnatural bulge in his lower back:
What's behind you?
The middle-aged man's face turned deathly pale. He instinctively clutched his lower back, cold sweat pouring down his face, and his voice trembled.
"N-nothing! It's just...it's just a bluff...a fake show!" he stammered, his eyes darting around in a panic.
Qin Haifeng withdrew his cold gaze from the flustered Revolutionary Committee leader. He suppressed his surging anger and turned to look inside the room—
Lin Baozhu stood with her back to the door, her profile focused and gentle. She carefully applied medicine to her mother's face and arms with a cotton swab, her movements as light as if handling a rare treasure. The dim light outlined her tightly pursed lips and slightly furrowed brows; the suppressed heartache on her face was more agonizing to Qin Haifeng than any accusation.
Beside her, Lin Sanlang was gritting his teeth, roughly but efficiently applying medicine powder to the glaring bruise on his knee, not even bothering to wipe the cold sweat from his forehead.
This scene was like a poisoned knife, stabbing fiercely into Qin Haifeng's chest!
These beasts... these beasts dressed in the guise of "revolution"!
Without any evidence or discovery, they actually used such harsh measures against ordinary people! Just for that baseless slander?! Very well... Very well indeed! Qin Haifeng's fists clenched at his sides cracked, veins bulging on the back of his hands, and a storm brewing in his eyes.
He was about to step forward and question—
"Director! Director!!"
A male voice, distorted by excitement and almost cracking, boomed like thunder from the direction of the woodshed!
"Found it! A major discovery has been made in the woodshed!! Come and see!!"
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