Chapter 224 Reunion
The figures of Granny Zheng and her daughter fled in panic, disappearing into the night. Lin Baozhu weighed the heavy "troublemaker" in her hand, a cold glint flashing in her eyes.
"Walk!"
The two headed straight for Lin Meimei's house. Lin Baozhu nimbly scaled the courtyard wall like a cat and stuffed the deadly radio transmitter deep into the ashes of Lin Meimei's stove. Then, she deftly took out paper and pen, wrote an anonymous letter of denunciation, and dropped it into the mailbox next to the imposing gate of the town's Revolutionary Committee.
The bait has been laid, the net has been cast; we await the demons and monsters to fall into the trap.
After a quick dinner at the state-run restaurant, night had fallen. Like hunters disappearing into the shadows, Lin Baozhu and Qin Haifeng stealthily crept back to the vicinity of the row of low-rise houses where the Shen family father and son were temporarily staying. Once all was quiet, the two exchanged a glance and, in perfect unison, scaled the courtyard wall.
With a clear objective, Qin Haifeng moved like a ghost to the outside of Shen Kaichi's room. After listening for a moment and confirming that the person's breathing was steady, he burst into the room like lightning! Before the person on the bed could wake up, a sharp chop to the side of his neck was delivered with precision. Shen Kaichi did not even utter a sound before collapsing and fainting.
At the same time, Lin Baozhu had already pushed open the door to the next room—
What greeted her was a gun barrel that suddenly rose from the darkness, as steady as a rock!
"Who?!" Shen Chang'an's deep and authoritative voice rang out, carrying the vigilance of a seasoned veteran.
Lin Baozhu showed no fear and snapped on the light in the room. The dim light instantly dispelled the darkness, illuminating the old man's taut and sharp face on the bed.
"Who exactly are you?" Shen Chang'an's gun remained motionless, his gaze locked onto her like that of a hawk.
Lin Baozhu calmly dragged over a chair and sat down, her posture relaxed, but her eyes were sharp as knives: "Grandpa, nice to meet you. Let me introduce myself. My name is Lin Baozhu. By blood, if nothing unexpected happens, I should be your long-lost granddaughter who has been separated from you for more than forty years." Her speech was steady, yet firm and resolute.
"Your own granddaughter?"
Shen Chang'an scoffed, his gun still raised. "Young comrade, there's a limit to how much you can spout nonsense! Where would I, Shen Chang'an, get a granddaughter?"
"Yeah?"
Lin Baozhu smiled slightly and asked a question that hit the nail on the head: "Then you've never felt that your 'good son' Shen Kaichi doesn't look like you or your wife?"
Shen Chang'an's eyes suddenly narrowed! This question, like a thorn, had been secretly stuck in his heart for many years! Wasn't his insistence on coming to this remote town precisely to explore this lingering mystery? But he had no clues in recent days, and instead had been disturbed by various farcical "family reunion" dramas.
"Heh," his voice turned colder, tinged with a probing tone, "You mean, your father is my son?"
"The old man reacted quickly!"
Lin Baozhu gave an approving thumbs-up, then cut to the chase, "According to my investigation, my nominal 'grandmother,' Granny Zheng, gave birth to my father, Lin Gengsheng, in this very county hospital. But she treated my father like an enemy! She constantly beat and verbally abused him, and even tried to kill him multiple times! I originally thought it was just her cold-hearted nature, until today..."
She stared intently at Shen Chang'an: "I saw you, and that 'Shen Kaichi' beside you! His face is a carbon copy of Granny Zheng! And my father, Lin Gengsheng..."
She paused, her tone carrying an undeniable certainty, "His features bear an uncanny resemblance to yours! All these years, Granny Zheng has preferred to stay at her daughter's house rather than return to the village, isn't it because she's afraid of gossip and the villagers exposing her trick of switching the prince with a cat? Your 'son,' Shen Kaichi, probably already knows his true identity! Otherwise, why would he go to such lengths to prevent you from investigating and create so many farcical 'family reunion' dramas?"
She said no more, took out a newly taken family photo from her handbag, and gently pushed it in front of Shen Chang'an.
Under the dim light, Shen Chang'an's gaze fell on the photograph.
In the photo, Lin Gengsheng has a kind and honest smile, his wife Guo Cuihua is gentle and graceful, and their children are full of energy.
His heart skipped a beat! The Lin Gengsheng in the photo, his brow bone, his nose, his calm eyes... were strikingly similar to his photos from when he was young! An indescribable sense of closeness, originating from the depths of his blood, surged up instantly, almost overwhelming his reason!
He always trusted his intuition—this family in the photo was his true bloodline, Shen Chang'an! And Shen Kaichi… all his past incompetence and the incompetence of his descendants now had the cruelest explanation.
He suppressed his overwhelming shock, raised his deep eyes, and re-examined the bold, meticulous, and startling girl before him. His voice trembled slightly: "Your father... what's his name? Where does he live?"
"Lin Gengsheng, a native of Dageba Village."
Lin Baozhu announced her address, then abruptly changed the subject, her tone turning icy with a warning, "Old Master, if you want to see your own son, your most urgent task is to keep that imposter under your nose in check! You'd better pretend nothing happened while he's around. Otherwise…"
Her eyes were sharp as knives. "If you were to die in an 'accident,' it would be a small matter if no one claimed your body; but if he were to become desperate and take advantage of your power that you haven't yet regained, he would turn around and target us powerless commoners... We wouldn't be able to withstand that!"
Shen Chang'an's eyelids twitched as he listened!
This girl, from the very first meeting, didn't utter a single auspicious word! But upon closer reflection, every word she uttered hit the nail on the head. If Shen Kaichi truly knew his background and realized he was already aware of it, as she claimed… the consequences would be unimaginable! This was absolutely not what he wanted to see.
"Don't worry, little girl!"
Shen Chang'an's voice carried the composure and determination of someone long accustomed to high office: "Before the truth comes to light, I, Shen Chang'an, guarantee with my Party spirit that I will never allow anyone to lay a finger on a hair on your head!"
Seeing his clear attitude, Lin Baozhu relaxed slightly and asked, "Did you only bring Shen Kaichi with you this time?"
"Yes, it's a personal matter, so I didn't bring any bodyguards with me." Shen Chang'an nodded.
Lin Baozhu's eyes lit up, and she immediately had an idea: "Then, for your safety..."
She gave a sly smile. "How about I let my boyfriend protect you for a few days? He's very skilled, and he's a soldier too!"
"Your boyfriend?" Shen Chang'an was somewhat surprised, then curious.
"Yes!"
Mentioning Qin Haifeng, Lin Baozhu's face instantly lit up with a bright radiance, filled with undisguised pride: "He's amazing! I put in a lot of effort to get him to 'jump' into my bowl!"
His tone was incredibly proud.
Shen Chang'an was taken aback and immediately became curious about the person she was talking about.
This girl doesn't seem like someone who's easily wronged. The fact that she cherishes her so much suggests that the person in question must be someone special.
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