Chapter 4
The screams didn't last long and the outside of the house became quiet. The door was not closed, and everyone could see the tragic scene in the yard. A white snake was coiled in the blood-red, and behind it were countless black shadows.
The people in the room looked at Magistrate Gao, who was sitting in the first seat, at a loss. A tense atmosphere spread, but Magistrate Gao still looked calm and composed. Looking at these hypocritical scum, Lin Xing decided to give them a chance.
Lin Xing walked towards Magistrate Gao, and the guards around him immediately drew their swords and pointed them at her. Lin Xing continued forward without any pause. Just as the knife was about to pierce her body, County Magistrate Gao waved his hand and asked the guards to retreat.
Lin Xing just found it funny. He was so arrogant that even at this point he still didn't take the two of them seriously.
Walking to Magistrate Gao's side, Lin Xing picked up the paper he had placed on the table and read out their evidence aloud.
"County Magistrate Wang has embezzled 1,000 taels in five years since taking office."
"Mr. Chen embezzled 1,500 taels in ten years."
"Li Zhubu embezzled 2,000 taels in the ten years since he took office."
"Liu Shu was counted as embezzling 1,000 taels in the six years since he took office."
Lin Xing did not continue reading. She raised her head and stared straight at County Magistrate Gao. Magistrate Gao also noticed her pause, his eyes lit up, and he quickly asked, "What do you want?"
Lin Xing folded up the evidence in her hand and put it away. She walked to where she could touch Magistrate Gao with just her hand and said with a smile, "The Magistrate is really good at predicting things. I really want something."
"Just ask, I can give you whatever it is."
"The county magistrate is really powerful, but I'm afraid I can't let him give me this thing. I want to get it myself."
While Magistrate Gao was still not able to react, Lin Xing took out the dagger hidden in her sleeve and stabbed him. Yu Hang, who was standing behind him, snatched the sword from the guard and threatened the other officials.
The white snake outside the door rushed into the house, followed closely by the black shadow behind it. In a flash, the situation in the house was under their control. Only then did the officials in the room see clearly that they had only brought five people.
Lin Xing held the dagger and pressed it down. She felt sick as she saw Magistrate Gao twitching. Perhaps he was too frightened, as Magistrate Gao actually fainted.
Lin Xing slapped County Magistrate Gao in the face, but he did not wake up. After expressing his contempt for him in his heart, he pulled out his dagger and looked at the other people who were trembling in their seats.
"You all saw what happened to Magistrate Gao. I'll give you a chance. Do you see the paper and pen in front of you? As long as you sign and seal your name, we can consider giving you a lighter sentence."
The five of them looked at each other, but no one picked up a pen. Lin Xing felt annoyed by their cowardly looks and decided to scare them again.
"If you want to follow my example and prove your innocence by dying, I can help you." After she said that, she waved the bloody dagger in her hand.
This time they finally took action. The thinnest one among them suddenly stood up and shouted, "Why should we listen to you? You are just a bitch..."
The words stopped abruptly. No one saw how Yu Hang drew his sword, they only saw his falling figure.
Seeing this, the other four people no longer hesitated, picked up pens and signed their names, and the body was taken out of the house.
Lin Xing took back the evidence and followed the same method to have County Magistrate Gao detain the person. After all the evidence was obtained, Yu Hang asked his men to throw water on Magistrate Gao to wake him up. They had not yet settled the score, after all, it was Magistrate Gao who came up with the idea of letting someone take the blame.
While waiting for County Magistrate Gao to wake up, Lin Xing asked Yu Hang to take everyone out. She wanted to talk to County Magistrate Gao alone.
County Magistrate Gao woke up in pain and found that there were only two of them left in the room. He wanted to speak but had no strength and could only stare at Lin Xing in vain.
"Are you very angry? Shouldn't you be grateful to me? I didn't kill you and saved your life." County Magistrate Gao was still speechless, and Lin Xing didn't want to listen to him.
"You have been so prosperous in Nanru County for so many years. Not only have you been corrupt and accepted bribes, but you have also flattered your superiors and bullied your subordinates, and disregarded human life. I really don't want to let you die so easily."
Lin Xing turned around and continued with her back to Magistrate Gao: "Do you know how many people have lost their families because of you? Their cries can penetrate the sky, but you pretend not to hear them. You are not worthy of being a county magistrate!"
Lin Xing pushed the door and left, not wanting to talk to him anymore. When she walked outside and the breeze brushed her face, she realized that she was crying. She wiped away her tears, looked up, and saw Yu Hang waiting for her.
No matter how carefree Yu Hang was, he could sense that something was wrong with Lin Xing's mood, so he chose to send her back to her dormitory in silence. Lin Xing couldn't stand his depressed look anymore and took the initiative to speak.
"Is the guy you found okay?"
"It's okay. We worked very well together. I didn't even touch him. Don't worry."
"That's good, don't hurt others anymore."
"How can that be possible? Don't you know how reliable I am? Oh, I will announce to the public that Magistrate Gao was assassinated, and then blind his eyes, deafen his ears, and poison his voice, and then torture him every day. What do you think?"
Although he said such cruel words, Yu Hang's eyes were still so bright. Lin Xing looked into his eyes and nodded, thinking in her heart: Can't you hear and see? Then let them be real.
Yu Hang sent Lin Xing to her dormitory and left. This matter had just ended and he had a lot to do. Even though he was so busy, he did not forget to arrange someone to protect Lin Xing.
Although she had taken revenge, Lin Xing was not happy. She sat on the bed in a daze until someone knocked on the door and brought her food, then she realized it was already dawn.
Looking at the food on the table, Lin Xing had no desire to eat, but she suddenly thought of something and decided to go to the table and eat.
I have to say that Yu Hang is indeed capable. Such a big thing happened last night, but today the money house acted as if nothing had happened, and everyone was maintaining the operation of the money house step by step.
Lin Xing stayed in the room for the past three days. In order to let Lin Xing have a good rest, Yu Hang arranged for someone to deliver meals to her room every day. In order to reassure Yu Hang, Lin Xing stayed there obediently. However, Lin Xing has a big event tonight.
As night fell, Lin Xing slipped out the door holding a pile of papers. She came to the woodshed, the door was locked, and she climbed in through the window with ease. Looking around, she successfully found flint in the woodshed, then dug out and found an open space.
She lit the paper in her hand and clumsily burned paper for Xiaotao, imitating the way others did. What she burned was not paper money, but the letters she had written to Xiaotao during the past three days.
Lin Xing wrote about Xiao Tao and Xiao Xing's experiences, how she avenged Xiao Tao, and her secrets. She wrote a lot and recalled some promises.
She squatted there and quietly burned all the letters. Looking at the extinguished flames, she said something softly and stood up and left. She thought Xiaotao must be able to hear what he said, but she didn't know whether Xiaotao would forgive her.
Lin Xing returned to her bedroom and fell asleep on the bed. Perhaps she dreamed about Xiao Tao as she thought about it during the day. She dreamed that Xiao Tao was standing opposite her and smiling at her.
She also smiled at Xiaotao, and as she smiled she started to cry. Xiaotao came over and hugged her and said to her, "I will never blame you." Suddenly, she woke up.
Lin Xing woke up and looked at the empty bed, her heart aching again. She cried secretly on her bed, and when she regained consciousness it was already dawn.
When it was time for breakfast, someone knocked on the door promptly. Lin Xing went to open the door and found that it was Yu Hang who came in. She hadn't seen him for three days.
Lin Xing stepped aside to let Yu Hang in, and forced herself to tease him, "Busy man, you finally remembered me as your friend."
Yu Hang looked at Lin Xing with pity. He guessed that Lin Xing must not have had a good rest these days. It's only been a few days, and Lin Xing looks a lot thinner than when we first met. She is pale to begin with, and now her complexion is bad. If you don't know her, you might think she is sick.
Not to mention that she was now wearing a white dress which made her look even more haggard. Yu Hang thought that if he had the chance in the future, he would definitely supervise Lin Xing to exercise.
"You know, I have a lot of things to do these days. I will come to you as soon as I have time. Really, I swear."
Yu Hang placed the dishes on the table as he spoke, and even made gestures when he swore.
"Okay, you're not here to talk about the past, right? Just tell me what you want to say."
Lin Xing walked to the table and sat next to Yu Hang, staring at the food on the table.
"I have something to do. I have to leave now."
Lin Xing frowned, not understanding Yu Hang's incoherent nonsense. Yu Hang noticed Lin Xing's expression and added hastily, "I am the Supervisory Commissioner. The Emperor sent me here to inspect. My mission is to investigate the truth behind the bank's losses and find evidence. Now that the matter is over, I have to go back and report."
After listening to Yu Hang's explanation, Lin Xing also understood. She realized that Yu Hang had something else to say and motioned for him to continue. But Yu Hang lowered his head in silence, and when he raised his head again, his face had turned red.
"Do you want to go to the capital with me? You are a great contributor. If you are rewarded according to your merits, you will definitely get a lot of rewards. Besides, the capital is very lively. You haven't been out since you traveled here, right? It is completely different from the modern times. And, and..."
"what else?"
Yu Hang stopped talking. He could hear Lin Xing's reluctance and chose to change the subject.
"If you don't want to go to the capital, I can take you out of the bank and arrange an identity for you that will allow you to survive."
"Okay, I've wanted to leave the bank for a long time. Thank you so much."
Yu Hang smiled bitterly, but when he saw Lin Xing's bright eyes and expectant expression, he couldn't say anything to keep her.
"Is there anything else you want? After all, you've been a big help. I can do anything as long as you ask."
After hearing this, Lin Xing fell into a long period of thought. She didn't know what she wanted. Yu Hang watched her fall into deep thought, then looked at the food on the table. He blamed himself in his heart for not waiting for Lin Xing to finish her meal before talking about this. Now the food was cold.
Lin Xing didn't know that Yu Hang wanted to slap her out of regret, she just thought about it silently, and finally she remembered what she wanted.
"I want to be the boss of a restaurant, is that okay?"
She suddenly spoke up, which scared Yu Hang. Before Yu Hang could react, he said quickly, "Okay, okay, no problem. I'll take care of it."
After the topic was over, Yu Hang wanted to heat up the food, but was stopped by Lin Xing.
"I'm not really hungry, don't bother. Have you eaten yet?"
"I've eaten. I'll leave now. I'm going to pick up Xiaobai from school."
Without waiting for Lin Xing to say anything, Yu Hang left in a hurry, leaving Lin Xing looking at the food and shaking her head.
Lin Xing picked up the chopsticks and ate the slightly cold food in silence, secretly making up her mind that she must eat well. She didn't know that Yu Hang was standing not far outside the house, feeling sad in silence.
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