Lin Cuiying's heart tightened, and she immediately got out of bed, put on her clothes, and carefully walked out of the room.
She followed the sound and found that it was coming from the woodshed.
Lin Cuiying became even more vigilant. Could it be that the man had woken up?
She walked quietly to the door of the woodshed and peeked inside through the crack in the door.
The man was lying on the ground, motionless.
Lin Cuiying breathed a sigh of relief. It seemed she had been overthinking things; the man hadn't woken up yet.
However, just as she was about to turn and leave, she heard the man suddenly say, "Water...water..."
Lin Cuiying was startled and immediately stopped, turning around to look at the man through the window.
The man was struggling to lift his head; his face was pale, his lips were cracked, and he looked extremely weak.
"Water...water..." he called out a few more times with difficulty.
At this moment, Lin Tiandong also came out wearing a coat.
He saw Lin Cuiying standing at the door of the woodshed and asked with some confusion, "Sister, did you hear the noise too?"
Lin Cuiying nodded. "Yes, this person seems to have woken up and said he wants some water."
Upon hearing this, Lin Tiandong immediately said, "Then I'll go get him some water."
Lin Cuiying stopped him, "Wait, Tiandong, have you forgotten about his attack on you before? We need to be careful."
Lin Tiandong stopped in his tracks. "Then, sister, what do you suggest we do?"
Lin Cuiying thought for a moment, "How about this, you go and wake up Dad first, and we'll go take a look together."
Lin Tiandong nodded and immediately went to call Lin Changgeng.
When Lin Changgeng arrived, Chen followed behind.
Soon, the whole family arrived at the door of the woodshed.
They peered through the windows and cracks in the doors at the man lying on the ground, their hearts filled with vigilance.
"Yingzi, what should we do?" Chen asked fearfully.
Lin Cuiying frowned. "Let's check his condition first. If he's just thirsty, we'll give him some water. If there's anything suspicious about him, we'll knock him out immediately."
The whole family agreed with Lin Cuiying's words.
So, Lin Tiandong carefully opened the door and went inside.
He took a bowl, poured some water into it, and then walked over to the man and handed him the water.
The man's eyes flashed with longing when he saw the water. He stretched his neck with difficulty and drank it in large gulps.
Seeing the man's actions, the family felt a little relieved.
It seems he really was just thirsty.
The man quickly finished the bowl of water. He looked up at Lin Tiandong and said weakly, "Why did you tie me up..."
Lin Tiandong was stumped by the question. He looked at his parents, then at Lin Cuiying, and finally said irritably, "It's because you laid a hand on me before that we tied you up."
"I attacked you?" The man looked at Lin Tiandong with a puzzled expression. "You've misunderstood..."
Lin Tiandong sneered, "Pretend? I think you're the one pretending. You almost beat me to death before, and now you're pretending to be innocent?"
"I..." The man wanted to explain, but didn't know how to say it.
He glanced at Lin Tiandong, then at the others, and finally fell silent.
However, Lin Cuiying still caught the fleeting ruthlessness in the man's eyes.
She quickly called Lin Tiandong out.
"Sister, what's wrong?" Lin Tiandong asked, puzzled.
Lin Cuiying frowned. "Tian Dong, I always felt that this person was not a good person. Look at his eyes, they are full of viciousness and murderous intent."
Lin Tiandong was also taken aback. He looked at the man carefully and then frowned. "Sis, I didn't notice until you pointed it out. His eyes were definitely strange."
"How about we knock him out? I'm really worried about it," Lin Cuiying said.
Lin Tiandong nodded. "Okay, then knock him out."
However, just as they were about to make their move, the man suddenly said, "If you dare to hit me, I will kill you all."
"You..." Lin Cuiying was furious.
She never expected that this seemingly weak man would say such a thing.
"How dare you speak so arrogantly!" Lin Cuiying glared at the man. "Who do you think you are? You are our prisoner now, and we can do whatever we want with you!"
The man didn't speak, but just stared coldly at Lin Cuiying, his gaze sending chills down her spine.
Lin Cuiying, however, remained unfazed. She continued, "Let me tell you, we saved you, and instead of being grateful, you threatened us. You've gone too far!"
"Saved me?" The man sneered. "You tied me up, and you call that saving me?"
“We tied you up to prevent you from hurting us!” Lin Cuiying explained. “You suddenly attacked my brother before, so we tied you up to protect ourselves.”
After listening to Lin Cuiying's words, the man remained silent for a while, and then said, "I know I have no ability to resist right now, but if you dare to hurt me, I will never let you go."
"Oh ho, you're threatening us now?" Lin Cuiying was amused by the man's attitude. "Who do you think you are? The Emperor himself? Let me tell you, even if you were the Emperor, you wouldn't be able to do anything here!"
Lin Cuiying looked at the man and became even angrier.
She snatched the stick from Lin Tiandong's hand, walked over to the man, and smacked his leg hard. "You better behave! Don't think we won't do anything to you! Let me tell you, we can save you, and we can throw you out again!"
The man grimaced as Lin Cuiying hit him, but he didn't utter a sound.
Seeing this, Lin Cuiying became even angrier.
She smacked the man's other leg hard. "Why aren't you saying anything?"
The man remained silent, only staring coldly at Lin Cuiying.
Lin Cuiying felt a little uneasy under the man's gaze. She stopped what she was doing and was at a loss for what to do.
Just then, a sound came from outside.
The four of them exchanged glances, all feeling somewhat puzzled.
Who would come here so late?
Lin Cuiying walked to the courtyard gate and looked outside.
A figure could be seen standing outside.
"An Yunzhou?" Lin Cuiying exclaimed in surprise.
Hearing Lin Cuiying's words, the other three people in the room also breathed a sigh of relief.
So it was An Yunzhou. Then there's nothing to worry about.
Lin Tiandong quickly called out, "Brother An! You've arrived!"
Lin Changgeng asked with some confusion, "Why is Young Master An coming so late?"
An Yunzhou walked in and noticed the man tied to the ground. He frowned. "Who is this?"
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