C101 (2/2)

Lin Xue'er came back to her senses and said, ”He ran into the forest to look for Da Tong.”

”Those two kids are very stubborn. They are small fries, so they might cause some trouble. Liu Shui, go and bring them back. Don't let them run around.” Lin Jin said.

Liu Shui nodded and quickly left the house, running into the forest.

Only Lin Xue'er and Lin Jin were left in the room. Lin Jin turned around and leaned against the wall as he pondered over this. Lin Xue'er, on the other hand, had a deathly pale mind and didn't know what to do.

After a long time, a sound suddenly came from outside the house. There were a lot of footsteps. It seemed like a lot of people had come. Lin Jin quickly walked out and happened to run into a large group of male villagers. He saw that each of them was carrying a wooden stick and a shovel, looking to be in a hurry.

Lin Jin did not understand and when he saw them, he asked, ”What's wrong with everyone here? What are you doing with these things? ”

The leader said: ”When those people from the government came to capture Brother Chu Ming, we cowered, and no one went up to fight back. Later on, after thinking about it, we all felt that it was too much of a waste for Brother Chu Ming, because he did so many things for our village and didn't want to implicate us and get taken away by that stinky magistrate and Zhao Bayi. We all felt very ashamed, so we came here to find Brother Lin, and we went to save Brother Chu Ming.”

When Lin Jin heard this, he hurriedly said, ”No, this young man did this all because he didn't want to implicate the village and everyone else. Not only did you fail to live up to his intentions, you even gave up the lives of the village and family members. You absolutely cannot do this, you can't be rash!”

Lin Li sighed and said, ”Then what should we do?”

The group of people behind him were also whispering to each other anxiously.

Lin Jin said, ”Anyway, this method is definitely not working. Besides, the government must be keeping a tight hand. If you go, you will only be like a wolf entering the mouth of a tiger. You won't be able to come back.”

The group of villagers were completely lost in thought.

Lin Jin paused for a moment before saying, ”You two can go back first. I will think of a way to save Brother Chu Ming, so go back first.”

”But …” Everyone hesitated.

”Go back, I, Lin Jin, promise to save that young man.” Lin Jin vowed.

Everyone had a look of disbelief on their faces.

Lin Jin shook his head and said, ”Listen to me. Don't act recklessly. Just believe me once. Why would I lie to you?”

The group of people looked at each other, unsure of what to do.

Lin Li took the lead and said, ”Brother Lin, do you have any ideas? Say it so that everyone can help you. ”

Lin Jin waved his hand and said, ”There's no need, there's no need. I'm fine by myself. Sometimes, it's not good to have too many people.”

”This …”

Lin Jin helplessly said, ”I'll be counting on everyone.”

After thinking for a moment, Lin Li finally came to a compromise. After all, Lin Jin was the number one person in the village and he was also very clean when it came to doing things.

”Alright then, we'll head back first. If you need our help, you have to say it, or else we won't feel at ease at all.”

Lin Jin smiled and nodded.

Finally, the villagers slowly left Lin Jin's house. One by one, they walked towards their own homes, accompanied by the dark sky, devoid of the moon or the stars. It was extremely dark.

Lin Jin sighed and shook his head, ”These people.”

Lin Xue'er walked out of the house and asked Lin Jin, ”Father, what do you plan to do?”

”There is a way to save him, but …” Lin Jin looked at Lin Xue'er and said, ”He can't stay in the village any longer.”

”Why?!” Lin Xue'er asked excitedly.

”Firstly, he didn't want to come back himself, and I was afraid that he wouldn't come back, mainly because I was afraid that it would implicate the village. Secondly, for the safety of the village and the villagers, he really couldn't come back. Lin Jin slowly said as he raised his head to look at the ceiling.

”…” Lin Xue'er didn't know what to say.

She had not been with Chu Ming for long, but the feeling she got from that person was very special. Every word they spoke and every action they took was noticed by Lin Xue'er, and even when she was drunk that day, she would have unconsciously let Chu Ming take her chastity. Her actions didn't mean that she really liked Chu Ming, but at least she started to care about him, and she didn't know why, but her heart started to throb when she saw him.