"Our boss is so great..."
"Shh! Didn't you hear what the boss just said? She doesn't want us to call her the boss!"
"She's also our leader. If it weren't for her, our village wouldn't be living such a good life now."
The surroundings gradually became lively again, as people got used to Lin Qixia's arrival and even looked at her eagerly from time to time.
In just over a year, they went from barely making ends meet to having enough to eat and drink.
Her family no longer had to risk being killed at any time for robbery or being wanted by the government, all thanks to Lin Qixia's appearance.
Whenever Lin Qixia is mentioned in the village, everyone holds her in the highest esteem.
Without even realizing it, people have started to spread rumors about her to the point of deification.
Lin Qixia was at a loss for words, both amused and exasperated by the situation.
Fortunately, she has a strong inner strength and was not affected, so she ate breakfast as if nothing had happened.
After Lin Yi finished eating, she whispered to her across the table, "Auntie, all those people are looking at us."
She looked slightly frightened, and Lin Qixia smiled and patted her head: "Let them see, everyone likes Yi'er."
"Really?" Lin Yi's eyes lit up upon hearing this, and she instantly stopped being nervous.
Lin Qixia smiled, having finished her meal, and got up to leave the cafeteria.
The morning sun was shining brightly outside, and the temperature was neither too hot nor too cold. After Lin Qixia went out, she took Lin Yi's hand and walked forward at a leisurely pace.
After all, there's no rush to do what needs to be done next.
She first went to Lin Jiudong's place to get her medicine box, and then went to the back area of the village. When she arrived at the door of Lin Xiao's house, she went up and knocked on the door.
The door was opened quickly, and He Zhilan was the one who opened it.
When He Zhilan saw that it was Lin Qixia, she put away her worries and casually called out to Lin Qixia, "Xia'er, you're here. Come in quickly."
As she spoke, she took Lin Yi's hand, knowing that Lin Qixia was there to treat Lin Xiao and didn't want Lin Yi to get in her way.
Lin Qixia responded, greeted her, and went straight to the inner room.
At this moment, Lin Xiao was lying on the bed in the inner room. Lin Qixia examined him and prescribed medicine.
"Brother, remember to rest well. I'll perform a minor surgery on you in a few days. I believe you'll be fine in less than a month if things go smoothly," Lin Qixia said to Lin Xiao after finishing her work.
Hearing this from behind, He Zhilan was very excited: "Really? Xia'er, can you really cure your older brother within a month?"
"Of course," Lin Qixia replied confidently.
Seeing this, He Zhilan held Lin Qixia's hand gratefully with tears in her eyes: "That's wonderful."
Lin Yi also praised Lin Qixia in her childish voice: "Auntie is so amazing!"
Lin Qixia smiled at them, then left the family of three to themselves before going out.
Having temporarily finished treating her elder brother's injuries, she now had other things to do.
Lin Qixia went directly to find Yun Zhi.
At this moment, Yun Zhi was in the council hall, which was Cheng Laoda's former residence, the place where a welcome banquet was held for her last night.
"Miss Lin has arrived?" There were quite a few people in the council hall. Yun Zhi was the first to see Lin Qixia appear at the door and took the initiative to greet her.
Lin Qixia nodded slightly in response and stepped into the council hall.
Many of the people in the hall had seen her yesterday, and they were all very polite to her.
When I saw her here today, her expression seemed somewhat wary.
"Don't mind me, you guys continue." Lin Qixia sat to the side, looking like she was going to sit in on the meeting.
The people around the table exchanged glances, and then gave Yunzhi a meaningful look.
It was clear that none of the group wanted Lin Qixia to be there.
"It seems—you've forgotten who's in charge of this stronghold now," Lin Qixia said lazily, her expression cold.
Yun Zhi smiled and said to Lin Qixia in a half-joking manner, "Miss Lin, what are you saying? Of course we remember. Since Miss Lin is here, come and discuss it with us."
"Perfect timing, we need your advice too."
"Fifth brother, you!" Zhang Chushan said from the side, but was warned by Yun Zhi the next second, and swallowed the words that were about to come out.
Lin Qixia was very pleased with the other party's invitation.
She readily agreed, "Okay then."
Then she simply got up and walked towards the table.
"So—what exactly happened that you need my advice on?" Lin Qixia asked.
Yun Zhi then picked up the baton and focused on the sand table on the table.
His voice was cold and calm: "We have searched the area and found that the hideout of the group that attacked our transport is not near Qishan."
"Anyway, there is no trace of their activity from the Nuohe area to the Beiling Mountains, or the official road to the south."
Lin Qixia raised an eyebrow after hearing his words, "Oh? You mean to say that these people just happened to appear in this area and ran into our transport team?"
“I’m not entirely sure, but that’s roughly it,” Yun Zhi replied.
His words made Lin Qixia rub her chin and remain silent for a moment.
Then she said calmly, "If it's really as you say, then those people might be targeting us, coming specifically for us."
"What?"
"Miss Lin, are you serious? How can you be sure?"
Lin Qixia's words clearly alarmed everyone present, even Yun Zhi's eyes flashed with panic.
Facing the questioning looks from the crowd, Lin Qixia simply said, "The reason I can be sure is because the current situation is already obvious."
"Based on Yun Zhi's clues, their hideout is probably much farther away from Beiling. It must have taken them a lot of effort to get here. If those people weren't specifically targeting us, they wouldn't have gone to such lengths to come from so far away."
"There is only one possibility: they know we are here, and they know there is money to be made here."
When she got to this point, Yun Zhi interrupted, "So, according to you, the attack on Lin Xiao and his group wasn't accidental. Could our transport team be attacked by them again?"
"That's right!"
Lin Qixia's affirmative reply made everyone's expressions even more serious.
Before this, many people were unaware of the seriousness of the situation.
"Damn it! We absolutely can't let them do this!"
"That's right! They actually dared to rob us! Wasn't robbing us once enough? Do they want to keep robbing us?"
For those who made their fortune through robbery, this situation is the most intolerable.
Inside the council chamber, the crowd was in high spirits.
The sound of slamming tables rose up, but Lin Qixia was patient and waited silently for them to finish venting and quiet down.
At this moment, Yun Zhi asked Lin Qixia, "So, Miss Lin, do you have any ideas about this?"
"Since they're all here," Lin Qixia said with a half-smile, "guests are guests, so we should naturally 'treat' them well."
"Entertainment?" Yun Zhi was very interested in Lin Qixia's answer.
Lin Qixia leaned against the table and said slowly, "Last time, those people took the opportunity to escape, and we couldn't catch them alive to find out exactly where their hometown is."
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