The news of Yang Cui's kidnapping quickly spread throughout Anjia Village and several surrounding villages.
When Lin Niu, Fan, and others heard the news, they laughed heartily, almost setting off firecrackers to celebrate.
"Karma! It really is karma! That bitch finally got her comeuppance!"
"Those 'good guys' who kidnapped her, I don't know where they came from, I hope they rape and then kill her, making her wish she were dead!"
"Mother, please calm down. If something happens to her, we'll be the prime suspects. Who knows what people will say about us outside!"
Lin Shikang was somewhat worried. During this time, he had restrained his mother and clansmen from disturbing Yang Cui. He had been actively building his reputation and making connections outside, all in an effort not to jeopardize his future. But now, this had happened!
Given the grudge between him and Yang Cui, others would definitely suspect him and the Lin family. If the Fan family, Lin Niu family, and others were to gloat and act too much at this time, wouldn't others be even more suspicious?
If rumors spread and people start to believe them, things could get messy. He can't let all his hard work go to waste!
Therefore, at this time, they should not only refrain from gloating, but also take the opportunity to express their opinions.
Thinking of this, Lin Shikang repeatedly instructed Fan Shi and Lin Niu Shi, and he immediately called Zhong Ming and Xu Jiaxiang, two poor students from Nanshan Academy, to go to Anjia Village together.
When An Dafu saw Lin Shikang arrive at Anjia Village, he rushed up, grabbed Lin Shikang by the collar, and punched him: "You son of a bitch Lin Shikang, you dare to come here? Tell me, where did you take my Xiaocui?"
An Dafu's punch was quite powerful; Lin Shikang's nose immediately started bleeding.
When Zhong Ming and Xu Jiaxiang saw that Lin Shikang's nose was bleeding after being beaten by An Dafu, they immediately became anxious.
"Why did you hit someone? Brother Lin, are you alright?"
"Brother Lin was worried and came here specifically to see if there was anything he could help with. You've gone too far! Don't think that just because you have the Star Gazing Tower and the Su family backing you up, you can do whatever you want!"
Wen: "What's wrong with hitting him? You heartless bastard, one punch is too lenient! Put my Xiao Cui back right now, or I'll report you to the authorities and have you thrown in jail!"
Seeing Wen Shi and An Dafu so excited, Lin Shikang was secretly delighted.
He covered his nose, took a few steps back, and said, "Uncle and Aunt..."
"Who are your uncle and aunt? Our An family doesn't have such heartless relatives as you!" An Dafu cursed.
"Uncle An, please don't be angry. This really has nothing to do with me. I only came to see if there's anything I can do to help after I heard that Xiao Cui was kidnapped."
"Stop pretending! Xiao Cui has a grudge against you all. If it wasn't you who did it, it was your mother! Or it was your Lin family! None of you Lins are good people. If you don't release my niece right now, we will never let you off the hook!"
"It really has nothing to do with me! I only just heard about this, Uncle... Uncle An, the relationship between our two families is so tense now, everyone knows there's a misunderstanding between us, how could I possibly go against the grain?" Lin Shikang said earnestly, "Although my relationship with Xiao Cui is over, even a day as husband and wife is worth a hundred days of kindness. I'm worried about her, especially since Er Ya and San Ya are with her. If Xiao Cui gets into trouble and her reputation is tarnished, wouldn't my two daughters suffer as well?"
"That's right. We've been with Brother Lin these past few days. It couldn't have been him. He wanted to help, but he was afraid you'd misunderstand, so he called us along."
"Without any evidence, you attacked and verbally abused Brother Lin. This is utterly barbaric and unreasonable! Brother Lin, I think the Yang family is not necessarily the victim in your relationship with them; you are the victim!"
Chung Ming-keung and Hsu Chia-hsiang both strongly supported Lin Shih-kang.
Hearing them say this, Lin Shikang was very pleased with himself. In fact, he had Zhong Xu accompany him so that he could take the opportunity to clear his name, spread his reputation for kindness through their words, and also spread the news that he really had nothing to do with Yang Cui's kidnapping.
"In the end, it was my Lin family who wronged Xiao Cui in this divorce. I can't shirk my responsibility. If I had come back sooner, perhaps Xiao Cui and I wouldn't have ended up like this today." Lin Shikang put on a regretful and reluctant expression.
An Dafu pointed at Lin Shikang in a fit of rage: "Lin Shikang, Lin Shikang, how could I not have known you were such a good actor all these years? It's a shame you're not an actor!"
"Did you kidnap my godmother? Release her right now!"
When Yuan Qiu heard that Lin Shikang had arrived, he, Er Ya, and San Ya immediately ran over to question him.
"Father, did you kidnap Mother? Father, I beg you, please let Mother go! Waaah..."
"Please, please let my mother go, sob sob..."
Er Ya and San Ya knelt before Lin Shikang, pleading.
“Silly children, don’t listen to other people’s nonsense. How could your father do such a thing? Your mother is in trouble now. Why don’t you come back with your father for a while? Let your father take care of you.”
"Well, Lin Shikang, you bastard, so that's what you were planning! You think you can just snatch the children? No way!" An Dafu shouted. "Er Ya, San Ya, go back inside!"
Zhong Ming: "What do you mean by snatching a child? This child originally belonged to the Lin family; Yang is just his aunt!"
"None of your business! You call yourselves scholars? You can't even tell right from wrong. You've wasted your education by hanging out with someone like Lin Shikang!" Wen fired at Zhong and Xu like a machine gun.
This infuriated Zhong and Xu.
“Uncle An, you have too much prejudice against me. I really have nothing to do with this matter, and I genuinely wanted to help,” Lin Shikang explained patiently.
"Brother Lin, what are you still explaining? They are clearly ungrateful and unable to distinguish right from wrong!"
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