This¡
An ancient well?
Did he find it?!
Lin Mo was overjoyed and quickly widened the area on either side with a shovel, finding more hard stone surfaces.
Knocking on it with his hand, he could tell from the sound that there was an empty space below!
It was stable!
It must be here!
In an instant, the hardship of the past dozens of hourspletely vanished.
This sensation was even more exhrating than finding money!
It was like a mathematician who had figured out a problem that had puzzled him for half a year!
Lin Mo, excited, connected the electric pick to the power, secured his body, and began to vigorously chisel downward.
Soon, he broke open a hole in the stone b that was big enough for a person to pass through, and at the same time, a smell so foul emerged that it almost made Lin Mo vomit out his meal from the previous afternoon.
He endured the stench, shone his phone light down again and discovered that below appeared to be an old well with grooves on the walls that could be used to climb down, but he couldn¡¯t see what was at the bottom.
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Chapter 196: 123, teasing Chen Shanhe! Refresh to reveal a bizarre new piece of information!_7
Lin Mo wanted to rush in immediately, but he held back.
He still hadmon sense,
sealed underground spaces usually had high levels of carbon dioxide, and could also produce very toxic hydrogen sulfide gas.
Rushing in rashly could easily lead to unconsciousness and death.
In Lin Mo¡¯s hometown, it was alsomon to dig cers for storing ginger; every couple of years one would hear news of someone dying after going into a cer.
The countermeasure was simple.
Lin Mo went back to the surface, found the blower he had bought earlier, connected the outlet to a stic tube, then dropped the tube into the well to start supplying oxygen.
How to determine if there was enough oxygen?
This was even simpler,
Tie a basket to a rope, put a burning candle in the basket, and lower the candle bit by bit.
If the candle didn¡¯t go out, it meant there was enough oxygen below.
All that talk in tomb-robbing novels about people lighting candles, and ghosts blowing them out, was actually about running out of oxygen and needing to retreat quickly.
Now it¡¯s easier, n/o/vel/b//in dot c//om
An Iridium portable oxygen content detector could settle everything.
And because Lin Mo knew he was going into the cer, he had also prepared two portable oxygen bottles in advance, along with corresponding breathing masks.
Who knew what the situation below was like? What if there was a gas pocket?
You can¡¯t lose your life over treasures.
It was the same saying, be prepared to be without worries.
Even if it¡¯s unlikely to be needed, you still have to prepare everything in advance.
Lin Mo hadn¡¯t always been this kind of person; it was just that he had encountered enough troubles, significant enough to cultivate this habit slowly.
After making all the preparations, Lin Mo was about to go down when the rm on his phone went off.
Hearing this rm, Lin Mo knew that a full 48 hours had passed since hest contacted Chen Shanhe. It was time to ask Chen Shanhe about the oue of the Kundahua Mansion matter and give him another order.
Haha,
Did he really think a refund from Kundahua Mansion would clear Chen Kainan of all his sins?
Was Chen Shanhe¡¯s thinking too simple?
Didn¡¯t he realize how grievous the crimesmitted by Chen Kainan were?
Lin Mo rested for a while and didn¡¯t rush into the ancient well.
He went to the room on the left side of the third floor of the rental house before sending Chen Shanhe the video link.
It wasn¡¯t that the basement had a bad signal, but Lin Mo was worried about being overheard during the call or someone suddenly breaking in.
Although this possibility was very, very small, it was not zero.
Better safe than sorry.
Lin Mo couldn¡¯t afford any idents.
After waiting about 5 minutes, just a few seconds before the link expired, Chen Shanhe entered the software.
From the background, it looked like he was in a room simr to a study.
Lin Mo did not turn on the video on his side and even covered the camera with something. This made him feel safer.
With his voice altered by the software, he greeted, ¡°Elder Mr. Chen, how have you been these past days? Feeling aplished? Those owners consider you their savior!¡±
Chen Shanhe didn¡¯t intend to waste words with Lin Mo and got straight to the point, ¡°I haveplied with your request and returned all the money, and also paid the corresponding interest at a 4.9% annual rate.¡±
¡°Now it¡¯s time for you to keep your promise and release Chen Kainan.¡±
¡°I advise you, if you want to be friends with Chen Jianghe, there¡¯s no need to go about it this way; I hope this is the first andst time.¡±
Oh?
Lin Mo caught on quickly.
Did Chen Shanhe think the Abyss Organization kidnapped Chen Kainan and demanded a refund from Kundahua Mansion as a way to assert dominance before suggesting a partnership for other matters?
Such a thought was quite normal,
after all, the things Lin Mo had done so far couldn¡¯t be understood with normal thinking.
He didn¡¯t seem like a kidnapper after a ransom, nor did he appear to be threatening Chen Shanhe to gain some benefits and advantages.
Instead, it was somewhat like robbing the rich to help the poor, a sort of vigntism.
If the roles were reversed, Lin Mo felt he would likely specte in this direction too.
Also, this meant that Lin Mo¡¯s n to throw Chen Shanhe off the investigation was starting to take effect.
Not bad!
Lin Mo replied indifferently, ¡°Elder Mr. Chen, what are you talking about? I don¡¯t recall ever saying that I would release Chen Kainan just because you refunded the money of the Kundahua Mansion owners, did I?¡±
¡°Could it be that you misunderstood something from the beginning?¡±
Misunderstood?
What does that mean?
Chen Shanhe¡¯s eyebrows knitted together.
You could see he was very unhappy.
Of course, this unhappiness could also be feigned.
After being silent for a whole few tens of seconds, Chen Shanhe took a deep breath before his slightly raspy and oppressive voice sounded again, ¡°What do you mean by this? Are you ying me?¡±
¡°I warn you, don¡¯t think you won¡¯t slip up just because you¡¯ve hidden well, no wall in this world ispletely impermeable.¡±
For the past two days, Chen Shanhe learned a lot about Mo Wen. He was nning to have someone go to WW Province and kidnap Mo Wen¡¯s family in the same manner.
Therefore, in his view, he wasn¡¯t entirely without leverage.
He just didn¡¯t realize yet that everything concerning Mo Wen was fabricated online, though verifiable, those people didn¡¯t actually exist.
Even if Chen Shanhe went ahead, he would gain nothing.
And Chen Shanhe¡¯s reaction was entirely within Lin Mo¡¯s expectations.
A significant figure like him probably hadn¡¯t encountered in many years someone who dared to toy with him like this.
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Chapter 197: 123, teasing Chen Shanhe! Refresh to reveal a bizarre new piece of information!_8
And that was exactly the effect Lin Mo was aiming for.
To infuriate the other party!
To prevent them from thinking calmly!
Watching Chen Shanhe seemingly be increasingly agitated, Lin Mo continued, ¡°It seems Elder Mr. Chen has no intention of clearing his son of all his sins. In that case, there seems to be nothing left for us to discuss.¡±
¡°You might as well use all your power to investigate, and try, just try, to find a w in our Abyss Organization.¡±
¡°Heh heh¡¡±
¡°However, even if you don¡¯t care about Chen Kainan¡¯s life or death, you wouldn¡¯t want an enigmatic power lurking in the shadows, out of sight, watching you, would you?¡±
Chen Shanhe did not speak.
Lin Mo went on, ¡°Your son hasmitted a multitude of sins. I¡¯m sure you¡¯re more aware of this than I am. The Kundahua Mansion refund incident has only¡ cleaned up 5% of your son¡¯s wickedness.¡±
¡°To release your son, there¡¯s still a very long way to go.¡±
¡°Nevertheless, the Abyss Organization never likes to force anyone. I¡¯ll give you 24 hours to consider. If you refuse to continue cleansing your son¡¯s sins, then every day from now on, you¡¯ll receive a delivery.¡±
¡°A delivery about your son.¡±
With that said,
Lin Mo hung up the video call in the app without waiting for Chen Shanhe to respond.
In fact, Lin Mo was well aware,
that even though he held the initiative, it was difficult to gain any advantage in a conversation with Chen Shanhe.
The old guy was too shrewd, too cunning.
Dealing with such an old fox had to be concise.
One careless move and you could fall into their trap,
or they could extract clues from you.
Moreover, Lin Mo¡¯s main goal was to confound their investigation, so he wasn¡¯t in a hurry, throwing out one choice after another and then just letting it hang.
If Chen Shanhe didn¡¯t contact him within 24 hours it wouldn¡¯t matter.
Lin Mo only needed to release another piece of the information he held.
And Lin Mo believed,
that at this level of intensity, Chen Shanhe would surely not let things slide!
If it were him being ckmailed and monitored by a mysterious organization, he would certainly not ignore it!
He would definitely choose to make more contact in the hopes of finding clues!
After turning off the phone,
Lin Mo, who had rested enough, returned to the basement and turned off the small industrial blow dryer that had been running for several minutes.
Then,
he lowered a burning candle to measure the depth at the same time.
After some trials and ensuring there were no issues, Lin Mo strapped a safety harness around his waist and entered the ancient well with a backpack filled with various items, descending bit by bit.
Gloomy, damp, cold, slippery¡
These sensations reminded Lin Mo of the time when he first activated his system and went down into a sewage well to save a dog.
But it was only somewhat simr.
When saving the dog, it was just a shallow sewage well.
But here, there was the unknown!
Lin Mo had no idea what might be lurking in the pitch-ck corners that the heamp couldn¡¯t illuminate.
After some effort, Lin Mo finally made it to the bottom of the well.
The space at the bottom of the well was quiterge, like a room.
Setting foot at the bottom, the soft, damp sensation under his feet and the pervasive foul smell in the air made Lin Mo¡¯s face involuntarily take on a grimace.
Finding the treasure was paramount!
Lin Mo, enduring the foul odor, hurriedly searched around at the bottom of the well, but¡
he found nothing.
¡°Hmm? What¡¯s going on?¡±
¡°No way¡ Could this not be the treasure location mentioned by the system?¡±
¡°More than one ancient well?¡±
This feeling of initial excitement followed by disappointment involuntaryy made Lin Mo frown.
¡°Search again!¡±
Carefully, Lin Mo made another thorough search around the well¡¯s bottom, which wasn¡¯t veryrge, about 20 square meters. The floor had been somewhat reinforced and even had tilesid on it, but they were covered with ayer of dirt, not looking like a discarded old well.
But no matter how he searched, he couldn¡¯t find any trace of the treasure.
Not to mention a cache,
there wasn¡¯t even a single piece! n/o/vel/b//in dot c//om
The imagined treasure chests did not appear!
The most valuable thing Lin Mo figured was probably these somewhat aged floor tiles on the ground.
¡°Could it be further down? Do I need to keep digging?¡±
¡°Damn it!¡±
Having no other choice, Lin Mo went back to the surface to get a manual pickaxe, returned to the bottom of the well, and tried prying up a few floor tiles.
Underneath the tiles was apactedyer of earth, simr to a foundation.
It was hard, difficult to prate!
Hmm?
Lin Mo suddenly realized something.
He looked up and estimated he was about 20 meters below the basement.
In a ce this deep, was there a need for a foundation?
Besides,
this wasn¡¯t a ce to build a house¡
Wait,
to build a house?
Lin Mo suddenly thought that it wasn¡¯t just for house building that required a foundation; there was another ce that also needed one.
That is¡ a grave!
With this possibility in mind, Lin Mo¡¯s brows furrowed deeper.
Could it be that the treasure mentioned by the system was hidden in a tomb?
Wouldn¡¯t that make him a grave robber?
That¡¯s illegal!
Lin Mo instinctively didn¡¯t want to break thew, but then he thought, had he notmitted enough illegal deeds these past days?
Even though many of them were against his will, out of coercion,
but still¡
A judge wouldn¡¯t listen to his exnation.
And these enigmatic treasures truly intrigued Lin Mo, and he was eager to find out what exactly they were.
¡°It might not be a grave. I should look first and decide how to handle it once I¡¯ve found them.¡±
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Chapter 198: 123, teasing Chen Shanhe! Refresh to reveal a bizarre new piece of information!_9
After confirming there was a foundation below, Lin Mo took a pickaxe and started to search inch by inch on the nearby well walls.
A foundation meant that the soilyer underneath was solid, so the entrance would likely be on one of the surrounding walls!
After searching for about ten minutes, like sweeping for mines, Lin Mo checked each section and finally found an area with a hollow space behind it, then slowly started to pry it open.
The stone b was very thick, and despite his efforts, he couldn¡¯t budge it.
Later,
Lin Mo simply went back up again and brought down an electric pickaxe connected to an extension board.
Technology was indeed reliable!
Being so deep underground, there was no need to worry about making too much noise.
The power tool was very efficient, and after just a few hits, a notch was made on the stone b. Using a crowbar and the pickaxe continued the destruction, vastly increasing the speed.
After about two hours of effort, the stone b finally had a gap wide enough for a person to squeeze through.
Just like before, Lin Mo oxygenated the inside first, then tested with a candle to make sure there was no issue with the oxygen before forcefully squeezing through.
This kind of enclosed space made Lin Mo feel a bit fearful.
But, tempted by treasure, Lin Mo still managed to suppress that fear.
Once through the gap, he observed using a heamp that behind the stone b, there was a long corridor only about half a person tall, forcing him to stoop to barely pass through.
Lin Mo put on an oxygen mask, tightened the straps on his backpack, and then slowly made his way inside.
He had watched many tomb raiding movies before.
He really didn¡¯t expect that one day he would encounter such a thing!
¡°There won¡¯t be any corpse beetles, right?¡±
At that thought, Lin Mo instinctively tightened his grip on the iron pickaxe and looked back at his escape route.
Once he was sure he could quickly flee in case of an emergency, he slowly walked for about two or three minutes until a circr area of around 10 square meters appeared, scattered with various objects on the ground. He wasn¡¯t sure if they were valuable, but it was clear that they were all antiques.
What was even more eerie was that, right in front of the corridor, there was a huge red sarcophagus, looking unsettlingly ominous!
¡°Gulp¡¡±
Lin Mo swallowed hard, wanting to retreat and his fingers trembling involuntarily.
He was an absolute atheist, not believing in anything supernatural, but now, being in such an environment, fear inevitably crept in.
¡°No harmes to those who don¡¯t look for trouble, just passing by¡¡±n/o/vel/b//in dot c//om
¡°No harmes to those who don¡¯t look for trouble, just passing by¡¡±
¡°No harmes to those who don¡¯t look for trouble, just passing by¡¡±
Lin Mo carefully looked around, whispering the words over and over under his breath.
This was the saying his father had taught him to recite when he was a child going to pee outside, something he had forgotten over so many years, yet now, it all came back to him.
After some mental preparation, Lin Mo finally calmed himself slightly and bravely moved step by step toward the coffin.
The coffin was sealed shut, impossible to open in a short time, and Lin Mo temporarilycked the courage to try.
He was now more interested in finding out whose tomb this was?
Everything was so secretive, involving a well and a burial.
Not finding any inscriptions or written exnations around, the ce was scattered with items, mainly porcin and daily necessities, but on the left side of the tomb, there was a shelf with many swords and knives on it.
Lin Mo walked over, picked up the topmost one, and gently pulled the treasured sword from its sheath.
This sword, no matter how long it had been entombed, had no rust at all; the light from the shlight shone on it, reflecting specks of cold light.
Even though Lin Mo didn¡¯t know much about swords, he could tell that this was definitely a fine de!
Looking at the scabbard, three characters were inscribed: ¡®Xingxing Sword.¡¯
Xingxing?
What does it mean?
I¡¯ve ventured into unfamiliar territory with this, but this thing, it should be quite valuable!
Without mobile data here, Lin Mo couldn¡¯t search for information online. He set down the sword in his hand and picked up another. Upon drawing it, he saw ¡®Hanying Sword¡¯ engraved on the scabbard. The other three were respectively Shukong Sword, Tudan Sword, and Yuzhuang Sword.
There were a total of five swords; they seemed to be a set.
Besides, there was nothing else.
His gaze returned to the red coffin.
Lin Mo was indecisive for a moment, not daring to rashly open the coffin. After hesitating for a while, he only took the Yuzhuang Sword and then retreated from the tomb.
No rush¡
He decided to figure out the identity of the tomb¡¯s owner before making any decisions.
Back in the basement, his phone regained signal. Lin Mo couldn¡¯t wait to take out his phone and began to search on Baidu. He entered the first keyword, Xingxing Sword.
However, he found nothing. The first link that popped up was titled [Xingxing Sword (One of the Relics of Transformers) ¨C Baidu Encyclopedia].
He then searched for the other four swords by name, but still came up empty.
Just when Lin Mo was at a loss, he suddenly remembered those antique experts he knew in Yuhang, the managers of the Yongshunxiang Antique and Raw Stone Market.
They were all experts, had seen much, and had broad knowledge, maybe even more useful than Baidu.
There was also that livestreamer, Mr. Hai Dong, on TikTok who knew quite a lot; he might have some insights as well.
With that thought, Lin Mo first opened Mr. Hai Dong¡¯s WeChat.
On the chat history was a previous transaction record of 200,000!
That was the red packet Lin Mo sent to Mr. Hai Dong after selling the Yellow Sparrow Painting, as a token of thanks for Mr. Hai Dong¡¯s help during the dismantling of the painting.
Although Mr. Hai Dong said there was no need for so much, he epted it after Lin Mo insisted.
Lin Mo sent a message, ¡°Mr. Hai Dong, have you heard of the Xingxing Sword?¡±
After waiting a while with no reply, he checked TikTok and sure enough, Mr. Hai Dong was busy livestreaming.
Lin Mo sent three rockets and once again secured the top spot on the leaderboard. Then he reminded Mr. Hai Dong to check WeChat.
The reply came swiftly after that,
¡°Xingxing Sword? Of course I¡¯ve heard of it. Heaven and earth, above and below, one case holds five swords, each with its name.¡±
¡°If I remember correctly, the Xingxing Sword should be the first one in the ¡®Heavenly¡¯ sword case.¡±
¡°Bro, why are you suddenly interested in this? Don¡¯t tell me you¡¯ve found the legendary Xingxing Sword lost by Emperor Kangxi? If that¡¯s true, bro, you¡¯ve struck it rich!¡±
Kangxi?
Kangxi!!??
Kangxi!!!???
What????
The tomb below, is it Kangxi¡¯s?
What kind of nonsense is this?
Even with his poor academic performance, Lin Mo was aware that Kangxi was buried in the Qing Xiaoling Mausoleum. How could he appear in Rakshasa City, and moreover, beneath a secluded vige?
Impossible, absolutely impossible!
Moreover, the scale of the tomb he had seen did not match the legendary imperial tomb at all.
¡°Mr. Hai Dong, could you have remembered wrong?¡±
Lin Mo sent back a message.
[Seeking rmendation tickets, seeking monthly tickets~~~ Aim for 20,000 words tomorrow!!]
Chapter 199: 124, netting several hundred million? The dark history of Chen Shanhe!_1
Chapter 199: 124,ting several hundred million? The dark history of Chen Shanhe!_1
¡°Wrong?¡±
¡°How could it be wrong, such a famous thing.¡±
¡°You wait a moment.¡± About two minutester, Hai Dong sent several messages, along with a link.
¡°Brother, don¡¯t be so shocked, it¡¯s scaring me a bit. You didn¡¯t really go tomb-raiding, did you?¡±
¡°Just one of those celestial Xingxing Swords could sell for at least 30 million, and if you could gather a whole set, I reckon it could fetch you 200 million, no less!¡±n/o/vel/b//in dot c//om
¡°This was the auction record, if you¡¯re interested, you can have a look.¡±
¡°Of course, if you are tomb raiding, that¡¯s another story.¡±
¡°I¡¯ll end my stream soon, bro, and we can chat in detail.¡±
[Auction Preview | Divine des dominate the world, Qianlong imperialmission, Christie¡¯s 1983 Xiangjiang auction live record.]
If someone else had sent the messages, Hai Dong might not have taken it too seriously, thinking it was just out of curiosity.
But who is Lin Mo?
That¡¯s the guy who recently found a hidden gem within a painting at the Yuhang Antique Market, and then cracked open a piece of top-grade jade that evening,ting over twenty million, a celestial being-like existence.
How many major collectors, antique dealers, and artifact buyers have studied their whole lives and can¡¯t find such a jackpot, let alone two super jackpots in one day.
What Lin Mo probably doesn¡¯t know himself is,
his name is now legendary in the southern antique circles, buzzing like thunder, causing foot traffic in Yuhang Antique Market to quadruple on some days.
After all, who doesn¡¯t want to strike it rich overnight?
¡°No worries, let me check the information first. You keep streaming; I¡¯ll be busy with some stuff soon too.¡±
After expressing his thanks and sending a red packet, Lin Mo couldn¡¯t wait to click on the information Hai Dong sent.
The first part was an introduction to the swords,
It turns out these treasures were part of a ceremonial sword set made in the twenty-second year of Qianlong,missioned by The Office of Internal Affairs Fabrication, divided into three sets: Heaven, Earth, and Man.
Each set contained ten swords, further divided into six categories: Celestial, Terrestrial, Subterranean, and three levels for mankind. The Earth and Man sets are in the Imperial Capital Museum; the set auctioned in 1983 was the ¡®Terrestrial¡¯ set.
Five pieces in total, which sold for the sky-high price of 18.27 million.
It may not seem high now, but don¡¯t forget, back then the wealthy were known as ¡®ten thousand yuan households¡¯, while today earning over ten thousand yuan a month is not news, let alone something only the rich can do.
And more so, the set auctioned off by Christie¡¯s was the ¡®Terrestrial¡¯; the set Lin Mo has could potentially be the most valuable ¡®Celestial¡¯.
Justparing it with the photos, anyone could see that Lin Mo¡¯s set, in terms of condition and decoration, is even more exquisite than the ¡®Terrestrial¡¯ set previously auctioned.
If genuine, a set could fetch two billion, so Hai Dong¡¯s estimate might not just be boasting.
So¡
A serious question emerged.
Whose tomb was it below?
Why did it have aplete set of Kangxi¡¯s swords?
More importantly,
If the burial items outside are so valuable, what then might be hidden inside the coffin?
Lin Mo did have some money at hand, but his daily expenses were also vast, including forging a false identity and monthly software rental fees, otherwise, he wouldn¡¯t visit the antique markets whenever he had the chance.
Now, with outrageous wealthid before him, it would be a lie to say his heart wasn¡¯t moved!
Liquor reddens faces, money moves hearts.
Just thinking about earning so much money in one go made Lin Mo¡¯s fear of the coffin drop significantly!
At least for the foreseeable future, he could be financially carefree!
If there were any special situations, he could ssh cash in the deep web, buying some formidable items!
¡°Hu Bayi was right, those tomb essories are undeniable proof of the capitalist oppression of the proletariat; their luxurious lives were one thing, but to carry that luxury into their graves for enjoyment?¡±
¡°Now, it¡¯s time for those treasures monopolized by them to bask in the proletarian glory again!¡±
¡°Huff¡¡±
Sitting by the well, Lin Moforted himself for a while, then gritted his teeth and closed his eyes, and once again climbed down the well walls, tools in hand.
Having been up and down several times already, he was familiar with the path and moved more quickly.
Mainly knowing there was no danger, he felt a lot less psychological pressure.
Traversing the narrow tomb passage, Lin Mo arrived once more at the medium-sized main chamber.
Under the light of his heamp, therge red sarcophagus emitted an air of mystery and the unknown.
Even with extensive mental preparation beforehand, Lin Mo still felt uneasy facing the sarcophagus again, with scenes from horror movies flooding his mind.
Unless one was a professional tomb thief, any normal person would not remain unfazed by a giant red sarcophagus.
¡°The people¡¯s faith will surely topple all evil spirits and gods!¡±
¡°Hu Bayi, Zhang Qiling, Zhang Qishan, The Partridge Whistle¡ you all better protect me!¡±
With lines from tomb-raiding novels running through his head, Lin Mo spent a long time psyching himself up before mustering the courage to approach the red sarcophagus, prying it open bit by bit with a crowbar.
There was an inner coffin inside with the outer casing being the mortuary couch.
Even with modern tools, it still took Lin Mo a long time to finally pry open the inner coffin.
Fear mostlyes from the unknown.
As soon as Lin Mo managed to open the coffin and revealpletely decayed bones within, he somehow felt less afraid.
Chapter 200: 124, earn a few hundred million? Chen Shanhes dark history! _2
Chapter 200: 124, earn a few hundred million? Chen Shanhe¡¯s dark history! _2
Inside the coffin, aside from the skeleton, there really were many valuable items.
The Jade Morning Pearl, a gold snuff dish, thumb rings, jade Ruyi scepters, emeralds, gemstone rings, and what surprised Lin Mo the most was that there were even a pair of sses and a pocket watch, items that were rtively modern.
What surprised Lin Mo even more was,
between the legs of the skeleton, there was a brocade pouch, inside of which was something that looked a lot like cured meat.
Hmm?
Lin Mo looked closely, and suddenly he understood the identity of the tomb¡¯s upant¡ªit was likely with great probability a eunuch from the pce.
In an instant, everything became clear.
No wonder he had so many fine items,
After searching for a while, Lin Mo found that other than the item in the brocade pouch, there were no other texts or things that could indirectly prove the identity of the tomb¡¯s owner.
They were mostly valuable burial items, and many of them were women¡¯s essories.
One could probably guess that these items might not have originally belonged to the tomb¡¯s owner.
Of course, guessing the specific identity of the tomb¡¯s owner wasn¡¯t important.
After all, Lin Mo wasn¡¯t there to do archaeology; there was no need to know everything so clearly.
Taking away these valuable items, that was his ultimate goal.
After taking out all the items, Lin Mo continued to search the tomb for any hiddenpartments or overlooked information.
Eventually, he could confirm that the entire wall behind the tomb chamber was solid and that there was probably no other space.
There were many burial items, and it took Lin Mo several trips to finally move most of the stuff from the ancient well to the basement under the self-built house.
Because the broken stone b was too small and it was difficult to move items by himself, he did not touch the bigger pieces that seemed to be of little value; he mainly took items like jade, agate, rings, knives, and swords.
Even so, the quantity was still very shocking.
After busying himself for half a day, when Lin Mo finally climbed out of the ancient well for thest time, his hands couldn¡¯t help but tremble.
Too tired!
He had to climb up and down, and also pass through the narrow tomb passage, where most of the time he couldn¡¯t even straighten his back.
This feeling was much more exhausting than carrying floors before.
Plus, as his excitement cooled down, and he hadn¡¯t eaten for the better part of the day, so, after moving all the burial items, Lin Mo now just wanted to copse on the ground and have a good sleep.n/?/vel/b//jn dot c//om
¡°Phew¡¡±
¡°That¡¯ll do for now, I still need to reinforce the well cap, fill in the big hole I dug, and cover up all the evidence, but that¡¯s not a day¡¯s work.¡±
Lin Mo rested on the steps for a while, and after catching his breath, he then walked out of the basement.
As soon as he reached the first floor, the ring light from outside made him squint, blurring his vision and giving him a sense of bewilderment as if ages had passed.
He looked at the time, wow, more than a dozen hours had passed since hest entered the basement.
There were also many messages on his phone.
Hai Dong had sent him quite a few messages, and on the deep-web software, Chen Shanhe had also sent messages.
But most of the messages were from his family back home.
¡°I can¡¯t take it anymore, too tired.¡±
¡°I¡¯ll rest first, whatever it is, I¡¯ll deal with it after I wake up!¡±
After a nce, seeing no messages that required immediate response, Lin Mo put down his phone.
Right now, he simply had no energy to chat with anyone, let alone to strategize with Chen Shanhe; it was already a small miracle that he hadn¡¯t fallen asleep standing up.
Upon returning to the second floor bathroom, he took a quick shower, changed into clean pajamas, then copsed into bed and fell sound asleep.
¡..
He slept for a very long time.
When Lin Mo finally opened his eyes again, it was early morning the next day.
The 24 hours agreed upon with Chen Shanhe had also passed by several hours.
But there was no need to rush, Chen Shanhe should be the one anxious, not Lin Mo.
Dragging his tired body out of bed, he freshened up, and first made himself a big steaming bowl of instant noodles with two eggs. After eating, his sense of fatigue and heaviness dissipated a lot.
Afterward, he went down to the basement to take photos of the treasures and, using the cover of night, packed everything into a suitcase and ced it in the van in the yard.
He still had some money on hand, so there was no rush to sell the items; he could gradually sell them offter.
By the time he had finished all his tasks, the day had also brightened up.
Today was good weather, without much wind, and the early morning sun felt quite warm.
Lin Mo returned to the bedroom, took a deep breath by the window, and enjoyed the view outside for a while.
Gazing into the distance at Qinglong Mountain, he then ordered breakfast delivery for himself.
After all this, he finally collected his thoughts and started to check the numerous messages he had received throughout the day.
He first checked the messages from his family, which were mainly reminders to keep warm outside, eat on time, wear masks when going out, and not to get cold or hungry. They also reminded him that the New Year was approaching and to buy a ticket home early if possible.
This year would be the first time in many years that they would celebrate the New Year back in their hometown, and there was a lot to do.
Li Jinwen had sent him many videos of home, with rednterns hung up on the roads, and the vigers who went out to work were gradually returning, with the children setting off firecrackers, slowly bringing about a festive atmosphere.
Then came the messages from Hai Dong.
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Chapter 201: 124,ting several hundred million? Chen Shanhe¡¯s dark history!_3
All of it was information about the precious swords, and, in the end, Hai Dong said that he knew a very stable big boss who liked to collect various swords and knives, and if Lin Mo had any goods, he could act as a middleman to facilitate the deal.
Lin Mo thought about it and did not rush to agree with Hai Dong.
Because selling antiques was not urgent.
What Lin Mo was more eager to know was the origin of the items taken out from the coffin and how much they were worth.
After all, besides the five precious swords, he had also found many unidentified items in the casket.
The things disyed outside were so expensive, perhaps those in the coffin were even more valuable?
If he could sessfully turn over these valuable items, then perhaps Lin Mo wouldn¡¯t have to worry about money for a short time.
Not only would the expenses of the dark web not be a concern, but the household expenses would also be sufficient!
With this in mind, Lin Mo selected a few photos of items that seemed like they should be quite valuable and sent them all to Hai Dong in one go.
To sell or not to sell was not the question for now; he at least needed to get a rough idea of the prices.
It was still early, and Hai Dong was probably still sleeping, so he didn¡¯t immediately reply to his message.
At this time, the delivery Lin Mo had ordered arrived.
Taking the breakfast back to the kitchen on the second floor, Lin Mo logged into the dark web software and started checking Chen Shanhe¡¯s information.
There were only two messages, both very brief.
¡°I agree to continue clearing Chen Kainan¡¯s name, but you must give me an exact deadline.¡±
This message was sent eight hours after Lin Mo ended their video call.
Clearly, Chen Shanhe had done quite a bit of investigation during those eight hours, but ultimately agreed to ept Lin Mo¡¯s terms, perhaps out of desperation.
The second message came after twenty-four hours and was even more concise.
¡°State your demands.¡±
Heh.
Just from the content, you could tell that the old man was probably a bit anxious.
No matter how steady you are, when facing unknown forces, it¡¯s impossible to remainpletely unppable.
Lin Mo was also considering what he should have Chen Shanhe do next.
It wasn¡¯t that he had no useful information left, but rather, there were just too many important pieces of information about Chen Shanhe in Lin Mo¡¯s hands, that he didn¡¯t know what to do with them for the time being.
Take Yellow Knight Delivery, for example.
In the past few years, although Yellow Knight had already been shameless enough, they still had some bottom lines.
They hadn¡¯t squeezed their riders and merchants too hard.
But once Chen Shanhe became a major shareholder of Yellow Knight Delivery, the first resolution he proposed was the ruthless cancetion of previous employment contracts with the delivery riders, switching them to partnership agreements.
Employment and partnership, though seemingly simr, havepletely different legal effects.
For example,n/o/vel/b//in dot c//om
If it is an employment rtionship, then, if a delivery rider has an ident on the road, thepany is responsible and obligated to advance medical expenses,pensate the employee for losses, and continue paying a guaranteed wage among other duties.
Benefits such as social insurance are also mandatory, and there are national regtions regarding working hours.
But if it¡¯s a partnership, then everything changes.
As partners, delivery riders not only can¡¯t enjoy any benefits, but they also can¡¯t even dream of any protection underborw.
They have to pay for their insurance, costing 3 yuan daily, before they even start their rounds, and have to deal with any issues on their own.
In other words, whether a delivery rider dies suddenly from exhaustion, gets killed in a traffic ident, or makes any mistake during work, it all has nothing to do with Yellow Knight.
The delivery rider bears all the responsibility!
It¡¯s hard to imagine that such overbearing contracts could exist in the 21st century.
But they did happen, and this situation had continued for more than two years.
Many delivery riders protested but to no avail.
Or rather, it was beyond control.
Later, even if the riders in some areas chose to strike in protest, Yellow Knight would rather pay higher wages to reroute delivery riders from other ces than negotiate any terms with those protesting riders.
A firm attitude that if you don¡¯t do the job, there are plenty of others who will.
Beyond the overt changes, the delivery system designed under Chen Shanhe was designed to fully exploit both riders and merchants, also imposing a number of unreasonable overbearing terms.
Merchants refuse to sign?
How bold of you!
Then you can¡¯t use the delivery software and have to bear high tformmissions.
A 15-yuan delivery might only leave about 4 yuan in cost for the merchant.
Some merchants considered switching from Yellow Knight to Blue Knight, but, my friend, sorry, if you understood the backstage situation, you would know that another big yer shares ownership in that delivery tform, and the rules are exactly the same.
This is a game among tycoons.
It¡¯s not a monopoly, but it¡¯s better than a monopoly.
Merchants and delivery riders don¡¯t have the right to bargain at all.
Finally,
Having dealt with the delivery riders and merchants, they turned their attention to the consumers.
Through analysis andparison of big data, the delivery tforms had long mastered the skilled tactic of ¡®fleecing the familiar¡¯, for instance, the more frequently and longer you use the app, not only do you get fewer discounts, but the prices also get higher.
A 30-yuan lunch might show a difference of a whopping 8 to 15 yuan between two different phones.
That¡¯s how exaggerated it is.
There¡¯s no limit to the exaggeration!
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Chapter 202: 124,ting several hundred million? Chen Shanhe¡¯s dark history!_4
How many knights and merchants have been miserably overwhelmed by these pits!
But the lethal part is, they can¡¯t even get away from these food delivery tforms, because if they did, they wouldn¡¯t be able to do business at all!
They could only grit their teeth, withstand the pain, and be squeezed dry by these tforms!
To be worked like cattle and horses!
However,
Compared to another thing that Chen Shanhe had done, the Yellow Knight software even seemed trivial.
¡°The matter of Yellow Knight is not urgent, we need to first have Chen Shanhe do another thing!¡±
¡°Heh.¡±
¡°A mere refund from Kundahua Mansion, that small amount of money, means nothing to you, but for the next thing, Elder Mr. Chen, I¡¯m going to hurt your muscles and bones.¡±
Thinking of this, Lin Mo didn¡¯t dawdle anymore. He generated a link with the software and sent it to Chen Shanhe.
Not long after, the video connected, and the sullen-faced Chen Shanhe appeared on the phone screen.
Being toyed with over and over had touched his bottom line.
Yet, despite such a lengthy investigation, he was stillpletely unable to find even a trace of the Abyss Organization!
As for the identity of the so-called tycoon Mo Wen, not only was he unable to find anything, but even after putting aside his pride and personally asking for help from his influential friends from WW, there was still no yield.n/o/vel/b//in dot c//om
Eventually, they concluded that all the information was false and that Mo Wen didn¡¯t exist at all.
Moreover, all information about Mo Wen¡¯s stay at a Rakshasa City hotel, car rental records, all spending records, he checked them all but still came up empty-handed.
Chen Shanhe finally realized that he had been yed again!
This made Chen Shanhe even more cautious.
Without mentioning anything else,
Just the hiding ability of the Abyss Organization alone was enough to make Chen Shanhe take it seriously and look at it in a new light.
Lin Mo still didn¡¯t turn on his own video camera. Seeing the expression on Chen Shanhe¡¯s face and without any intention of hiding his mockingughter, he started the voice changer and said, ¡°Old Mr. Chen, good morning, long time no see.¡±
Chen Shanhe¡¯s brows were furrowed tightly. After taking a deep breath, he said, ¡°Don¡¯t waste time, state your demands directly.¡±
¡°What¡¯s the rush? This doesn¡¯t sound like you,¡±
Lin Mo¡¯s lips slightly curved upward and, without hurrying as Chen Shanhe wished, he said, ¡°Besides, you are the one who wasted time, not I. If you had been a bit calmerst time, perhaps you would have alreadypleted this round of atonement.¡±
¡°Of course, we at the Abyss Organization value integrity highly. Although you have a rather poor attitude, I still need to tell you in advance. If you fulfill this demand, you can clear 25% of Kainan¡¯s sins, adding up to the previous 5%, that¡¯s a full 30%.¡±
¡°It¡¯s quite admirable, Elder Mr. Chen. Among all our operations, your speed could rank at the top.¡±
Hmm?
Chen Shanhe¡¯s eyes narrowed sharply.
What does this mean?
This Abyss Organization¡ has it already carried out simr redemption operations more than once?
Although Chen Shanhe¡¯s face showed no change, his thoughts had already started racing.
His first instinct was that the Abyss Organization was lying, simply trying to convey its power through these offhand remarks.
After all, of the world-renowned organizations, Chen Shanhe might not know all of them, but he had at least heard of most.
He had never heard of the Abyss Organization!
However, as much as that was the case, there was also a fifty percent chance that the Abyss Organization wasn¡¯t lying!
That would be quite terrifying.
In Chen Shanhe¡¯s awareness, there were many powerful families that were developing well and then suddenly took a downturn and exited the stage of history not long after.
Some fled overseas, some were barely clinging to survival, and there were even those who went from prosperity toplete ruin.
Could it be¡
¡the Abyss Organization was involved in these incidents?
With that thought, Chen Shanhe¡¯s expression rarely showed a trace of solemnity.
Though Lin Mo didn¡¯t know what Chen Shanhe was thinking, seeing his fleeting change of expression, he asked yfully, ¡°What¡¯s the matter, Old Mr. Chen? Aren¡¯t you happy you can save your own son a bit sooner?¡±
¡°Even I, an outsider, want to celebrate for you.¡±
Hearing this, Chen Shanhe¡¯s expression became stern again, and with a cold snort, he said, ¡°Thest 5% cost me several billion. These 25% surely won¡¯t be easy to achieve.¡±
Chen Shanhe was smart,
He clearly understood the higher the value of sin cleansing, the more difficult the demands to fulfill it would be!
¡°Elder Mr. Chen, you jest. To others, several billion might be arge number, but to you, it¡¯s merely a drop in the bucket,¡± Lin Mo leisurely, from the system¡¯s intelligence, found a piece of information that shocked him and said indifferently, ¡°It¡¯s still early, before telling you this mission, let me tell you a story first.¡±
¡°The famous general manager of Whale Biopharmaceuticals Company, Chen Wenbin, and the insignificant peddler of counterfeit medicine, Lu Minxiong¡ªOld Mr. Chen, you should remember them, right?¡±
Whale Biopharmaceuticals Company¡¯s Chen Wenbin?
Counterfeit medicine dealer Lu Minxiong?!
Upon hearing these two names, Chen Shanhe¡¯s brows furrowed again, he bore it and did not interrupt Lin Mo¡¯s story.
He could already guess what the Abyss Organization wanted him to do this time.
But what truly shocked him was, how did the other party know about this matter?
How did they find out?
To know that the secret concerning Whale Biopharmaceuticals and Lu Minxiong, even the most trusted four investigation teams under him, were unaware.
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Chapter 203: 124,ting several hundred million? Chen Shanhe¡¯s dark history!_5
This¡
This is probably not just a matter of having a traitor!
Who exactly are these people? What are they really after by doing this?
While Chen Shanhe pondered these questions in the dark, Lin Mo narrated two seemingly unrted incidents from years ago.
The first incident involved Chen Wenbin of Whale Biopharmaceuticals Company, who is also Chen Shanhe¡¯s uncle. After many years of research and development, he finally created a special medication for treating acute lymphostic leukemia.
The name of the medication was¡ªImatinib Meste Tablets.
However,
not long after the sessful development, Chen Wenbin and his research team went out on a trip and encountered an ident. Exceptionally, they all perished in a ze of fire.
Not long after that, Chen Wenbin¡¯s daughter also died from gas poisoning in her own home.
The official exnation was that the incidents were idents, and no further investigation was conducted.
In the end, both thepany and the drug form fell into the hands of thepany¡¯s vice president, who inted the selling price from 200 yuan per tablet to 800 yuan per tablet by the time it hit the market.
And that vice president was also one of Chen Shanhe¡¯s subordinates.
For many years, numerous leukemia patients, desperate to stay alive, were forced to ept the exorbitant drug prices, eventually reduced to selling their homes and cars and bing homeless in tragic circumstances.
Medications have research and development costs, and indeed they are very high, so it¡¯s understandable to sell a bit more expensively at first to break even.
But the key issue is that the real developer of the medication was Chen Shanhe¡¯s uncle Chen Wenbin, only to end up in Chen Shanhe¡¯s hands in the end.
In his quest forplete ownership of Whale Biopharmaceuticals, he went so far as to ruthlessly murder his own uncle.
That was the first major act Chen Shanhe carried out after his rise to sess.
Later, a patient named Lu Minxiong discovered simr low-cost medication abroad, with exactly the same efficacy, but priced at only 50 yuan per tablet.
For his own survival and to save a little money for himself and other patients, every time Lu Minxiong went overseas, he would bring back medication at cost price for other sufferers.
His reputation grew, and more and more patients sought his help in obtaining medication.
Such actions naturally enraged the then-thriving Chen Shanhe, who was making a fortune from selling life-saving drugs.
If he dared to kill his own uncle, what¡¯s to stop him from killing a counterfeit drug dealer?
Moreover, to deter other patients, Chen Shanhe spared no expense in using connections to sentence Lu Minxiong to life imprisonment, tonguish in prison for the rest of his life, waiting for death by the torment of illness.
And even more diabolically, afterpletely monopolizing the market, Chen Shanhe began reducing the proportion of active ingredients in the medication, forcing patients to increase their dosage to maintain the same level of efficacy as before.
As for the price, it didn¡¯t drop a penny.
After narrating all this, Lin Mo took a deep breath and looked straight into Chen Shanhe¡¯s eyes, saying, ¡°Old Mr. Chen, you¡¯ve been selling the medication for so many years and have made so much money. Now, it¡¯s time to give the patients a break, isn¡¯t it?¡±
¡°So¡ you still have 48 hours. The Abyss Organization demands that you reduce the price of all relevant special medications to 50 yuan per tablet, and also increase the active ingredient content back to the original standard.¡±
So it was this matter!
Chen Shanhe had many investment projects under him, but the most profitable was this special medication for leukemia.
If he reallyplied with the Abyss Organization¡¯s demands, he would lose at least tens of billions each year!
Not just a one-time loss, but an ongoing one every year.
He might look incredibly wealthy, but he had many people to support. Losing billions at once was one thing, but a continuous loss like this was something even he had to consider.n/o/vel/b//in dot c//om
Moreover, the pharmaceuticalpany wasn¡¯t entirely his; it involved some other powerful figures as well.
There were even two prominent figures from the Imperial Capital whom Chen Shanhe wouldn¡¯t dare to offend lightly.
If he gave up that portion of the profit, then the money to support those two influential figures from the Imperial Capital would have toe out of his own pocket.
This condition¡ he couldn¡¯t agree to!
Chen Shanhe frowned and clenched his teeth secretly before saying in a deep voice, ¡°This is impossible. Since you know so much, you should also know that I¡¯m not the only one who makes decisions about the pharmaceuticalpany. Besides, changing drug prices is a very troublesome matter, requiring approval and permission from the relevant departments. In the meantime¡¡±
¡°Alright.¡±
Lin Mo interrupted Chen Shanhe¡¯s words, speaking calmly, ¡°Elder Chen, I hope you understand something. The Abyss is not here to discuss with you but to see the final results¡ Don¡¯t make excuses to the Abyss; the Abyss doesn¡¯t want to hear them.¡±
¡°Of course, you can also give up this opportunity to clean Chen Kainan¡¯s te of sins. It¡¯s your choice; the Abyss Organization never forces anyone.¡±
¡°As an old friend who has cooperated before, I can offer you a little advice here: ha ha, Elder Mr. Chen, you¡¯d better do as the Abyss Organization asks, or you might find yourself in an even more unfavorable situation.¡±
¡°Now¡ the 48-hour countdown begins.¡±
Having said that, Lin Mo didn¡¯t give Chen Shanhe a chance to speak and hung up the video call!
After hanging up the phone, Lin Mo stretched leisurely, his bones crackling loudly.
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Chapter 204: 124,ting several hundred million? Chen Shanhe¡¯s dark history!_6
He was familiar with this ailment; it was brought on by prolonged intensive physicalbor, causing joint stiffness or ligamentxity.
He himself had suffered sleepless nights because of such issues.
Lately, Lin Mo hadn¡¯t done any heavy physical work, so the problem hadn¡¯t cropped up, but the past couple of days of grave digging had reawakened the old issue.
Even though he slept, he still felt quite tired.
But Lin Mo knew he couldn¡¯t rest right now.
The basement was a mess, with the destroyed boulders still unrepaired and the excavated soil not yet backfilled.
Otherwise, the soil would fall into the well, and he would have to find another way to transport soil.
As for leveling the entire well, Lin Mo hadn¡¯t even considered it.
That amount of work was too immense; if he were to bring in dirt bucket by bucket, even a fool would notice something was amiss.
Better to avoid drawing attention.
First, repair the boulders, then use cement to refurbish the basement floor, and if thendlord inquires, just say it¡¯s a new waterproofing job¡ªthat was the ultimate solution.
If the opportunity aroseter, he would buy the house or at least rent it for several years; the big items left in the tomb could wait.
Having made up his mind, Lin Mo drove to the building materials market, bought some cement and other things needed for waterproofing the floor, and by the time he got everything back home, it was nearly noon.
After all the materials were carried into the basement, Lin Mo was about to order some takeout when he noticed many unread messages on WeChat, all from Hai Dong.
¡°?????¡±
¡°Bro, where are you? It¡¯s one thing to take a little trip, but how dare you actually go through with it!¡±
¡°Bro, how¡¯s the weather in Imperial Capital?¡±
¡°Bro, you still there?¡±
¡°Bro¡ send a message back!!!¡±
¡°Bro?¡±
¡°Bro?¡±
What¡¯s all this nonsense? So many messages!
Lin Mo first responded with a ¡®?¡¯, then followed up with a message: ¡°I¡¯m not in Imperial Capital, Mr. Hai Dong, what¡¯s up?¡±
The reply came instantly.
¡°Bro, it¡¯s not me who¡¯s up to something; it¡¯s what you¡¯ve been doing¡ All these things¡ they¡¯re all from within the pce!¡±
¡°That pot is called the Jinzan Cloud Dragon Gourd-style Pot, dating back to the Kangxi period.¡±
¡°That essory is the Diancui Floral and Butterfly Pattern Headpiece; that¡¯s something only the Imperial Noble Consort would have ess to.¡±
¡°And that Qing Dynasty Jadeite Eighteen Arhats Bracelet? That¡¯s jade from Yunan, presented during the Yongzheng era.¡±
¡°Bro¡ This is really too much. You haven¡¯t gone and visited each of the Qing Thirteen Tombs, have you?¡±
¡°And you say you¡¯re not in Imperial Capital?¡±n/?/vel/b//jn dot c//om
Umm¡
What the hell?
Lin Mo was stunned for a moment; he had casually sent Hai Dong a few items, not expecting each to have such a significant provenance, and all from different dynasties to boot.
Reading Hai Dong¡¯s reply, Lin Mo thought it over. If he wasn¡¯t mistaken, these were probably items swiped from the pce by old eunuchs during, perhaps, the reigns of Puyi or Cixi, taking advantage of chaos to sneak valuables into their homes.
Why couldn¡¯t they have been gifts?
Not likely.
Which master gifts eunuchs items suited for women?
Of course, one couldn¡¯t be certain.
Who knew what really happened within those pce walls a hundred years ago?
And besides, Lin Mo didn¡¯t care about such things. What did it matter to him? As long as the treasures were valuable and all his efforts weren¡¯t wasted, that¡¯s all that counted!
He couldn¡¯t help but feel impressed with the Intelligence System; it truly was extraordinary and very useful.
Without the Intelligence System, who knows how many more years these treasures would have remained buried underground?
Just as he was about to reply to Hai Dong, he noticed more messages from him.
¡°Bro, do you actually have that set of heavenly swords? I have a buyer who loves this sort of stuff. Didn¡¯t I mention before, as long as you¡¯re willing to sell, price is not an issue!¡±
¡°Moreover, even if the items weren¡¯t acquired legitimately, there would be no problems as long as you sell to him.¡±
Lin Mo pondered for a moment; he really did need some cash at the moment. The expenses of the deep web were substantial, and with the New Year approaching, he ought to figure out a way to earn more money.
¡°Sell!¡±
Lin Mo provided a definitive answer: ¡°I have a whole set of celestial swords, they have a clean provenance. What location is your buyer from?¡±
Hearing that Lin Mo had an entire set and was indeed willing to sell it, Hai Dong immediately perked up.
This could be a business deal worth a couple hundred million; if he could close this deal, the benefits as the middleman would be considerable!
Hai Dong didn¡¯t dare dy, hurriedly replied with a message: ¡°The collector is from Rakshasa City, absolutely safe and reliable. Bro, when are you free to head over? We could go in the next couple of days, or tell me your location and I could pick you up.¡±
Rakshasa City?
That was actually quite close by.
Lin Mo responded: ¡°Okay, you set it up and then let me know. I¡¯ll buy a ticket to Rakshasa City with the stuff in the next couple of days.¡±
He was already in Rakshasa City, but then, there was no need to tell everyone everything.
¡°Got it, bro. You go on with what you¡¯re doing, I¡¯ll contact the big collector right away. Once we meet, you¡¯ll see that this collector is top-tier domestic T0 level!¡±
¡°It was pure chance that I got to know him!¡±
T0-level collector?
Several names came to mind for Lin Mo.
Yang Bin?
Zheng Zhigang?
Ma Weidu?
Wang Wanda?
Or one of the four big families from the Yuhang Antique Market?
Having frequented antique markets recently, Lin Mo was quite familiar with these high-profile top-tier collectors.
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Chapter 205: 124,ting several hundred million? Chen Shanhe¡¯s dark history!_7
But it didn¡¯t matter, whoever it was, as long as the price was right, Lin Mo was more than willing to sell.
Although he had found so many antiques, he himself wasn¡¯t particrly fond of these old items, always feeling that it was a bit of a waste to spend so much money on them.
Of course, Lin Mo also knew that it might be because his taste hadn¡¯t matured yet, or maybe the ¡°poor man¡¯s thinking¡± often mentioned on TikTok hadn¡¯t changed.
After putting down his phone, Lin Mo started to get busy again.
Thanks to many years of experience, the work of repairing the floor was even faster than the excavation, nearly finishing by two in the morning, all the flooring had been renewed.
The potential hidden problems werepletely solved, and Lin Mo could finally lie down on the bed and sleep soundly.
Hum¡ Hum¡ Hum¡
The next afternoon, Lin Mo was awakened by the ringtone of his phone.
The caller was Song Xuyan.
Huh?
Didn¡¯t he just transfer Song Xuyan 1 million yuan a while back?
Asking for money again?
This old fox¡¯s frequency of asking for money was a bit too fast.
Hooked on me?
Lin Mo answered the call, about to speak, when he heard an exuberant Song Xuyan on the other end, ¡°Mr. Lin, I have some great news, Mr. Zhang is awake!¡±
Mr. Zhang is awake? Eh? Zhang Li is awake?
He finally woke up!
Lin Mo silently heaved a sigh of relief and hurriedly asked, ¡°How is his condition now?¡±
Song Xuyan replied, ¡°He¡¯s doing very well; there shouldn¡¯t be anyplications. If you have time,e around and see him; he¡¯s been asking for you ever since he woke up.¡±
¡°Okay, I¡¯ll head there right now, tell him not to worry.¡±
After hanging up, Lin Mo freshened up in the bathroom, changed into a set of clean clothes, and drove to North City¡¯s First City Hospital.
¡..
The distance from Xijiang to North City District was quite far, and coupled with traffic jams on many roads during the day, it took Lin Mo over three hours just to arrive at the hospital entrance.
Before entering the hospital, Lin Mo noticed arge crowd gathered mournfully in front of the outpatient building.
What¡¯s going on?
Why are there so many people? Is there a disturbance?
Lin Mo was a bit puzzled but didn¡¯t dwell on it, intending to head straight to the VIP ward.
And just then, Song Xuyan, along with several doctors and nurses, came running over in a hurry.
Seeing Lin Mo, Song Xuyan, who had been on his way to deal with other matters, rushed over, wiped the sweat off his forehead, and greeted, ¡°Mr. Lin, you¡¯re here, long time no see.¡±
Lin Mo nodded, looking at therge crowd nearby, and asked puzzledly, ¡°What¡¯s going on, is your hospital being upied?¡±
¡°Ah¡ don¡¯t even mention it, it¡¯s just¡¡±
Song Xuyan was just about to exin to Lin Mo when several doctors ran over. One of the older doctors shouted at Song Xuyan, ¡°Director Song, Director Song! You¡¯re finally here, another two groups have started fighting!¡±
¡°If you don¡¯te over, the outpatient clinic is going to be in big trouble!¡±
On hearing this, Song Xuyan¡¯s expression turned anxious, and he said to Lin Mo, ¡°Mr. Lin, could you wait for me for a moment? I really have to¡¡±
Lin Mo smiled and waved his hand, ¡°Go ahead with your work.¡±
Grateful, Song Xuyan nodded and then rushed towards the crowd with the doctor.
The doctors and nurses on the side, although not understanding why their distinguished director was so polite to an ordinary-looking young man, were too panicked to ponder this issue further.
Lin Mo wasn¡¯t someone who loved to watch excitement, but he truly hadn¡¯t seen a scene like this before.
Add to that his desire to understand Zhang Li¡¯s condition through Song Xuyan as soon as possible, he also followed towards the outpatient building.
However, before he could get there, he heard a doctor with a loudspeaker loudly announcing, ¡°Everyone, please quiet down, quiet down, our director is here; please trust our director, he will definitely give everyone a satisfactory answer!¡±
The crowd quickly fell silent.
Themon folk stood below the steps, while the doctors stood above on the steps, with the outpatient clinic doors already locked.
Although standing at the back of the crowd, Lin Mo could still see the doctors on the steps.
Soon,
Song Xuyan made his way to the center of the steps, tested the loudspeaker, then spoke calmly and officiously, ¡°Patients and family members, please don¡¯t panic, listen to me for a moment.¡±
¡°First, let me introduce myself; I am the director of this hospital, my surname is Song, Song Xuyan.¡±
Talking full of vigor,bined with his imposing image and the director¡¯s title, Song Xuyan managed to quickly quiet everyone down again, capturing all their attention.
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Clearing his throat, Song Xuyan continued, ¡°Our hospital¡¯s stock of Imatinib Meste Tablets has really sold out, not a single one left.¡±
What?
No more medicine?
Upon hearing Song Xuyan¡¯s words, the crowd stirred intomotion once more.
Meanwhile, Lin Mo, upon hearing the mention of the medicine name and after a few seconds of stunned silence, couldn¡¯t help but let the corners of his mouth rise slightly, his mood turning somewhat strange.
It seemed that this chaos had something to do with him?
¡°Quiet, quiet, be quiet!¡±
Shouting several times, Song Xuyan continued, ¡°But please rest assured, the new supply of Imatinib Meste Tablets is already on its way, and the price will still be 50 yuan per tablet, no increase guaranteed.¡±
¡°Moreover, I can also tell you that the pharmaceutical manufacturer has clearly stated that the new medication will have adjusted active ingredients to achieve the same efficacy as before.¡±
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Chapter 206: 124,ting several hundred million? Chen Shanhe¡¯s dark history!_8
¡°Before, taking three pills three times a day was required, but now one pill three times a day is enough to control the condition,¡±
¡°So, please do not fight over them or cause a panic, otherwise, I will have to call the police to maintain order, and I will also reduce the import quantity of Imatinib Meste Tablets.¡±
¡°Otherwise, like today, everyone crowds the outpatient clinic, and other patients simply can¡¯t see a doctor normally.¡±
¡°Do you think what I am saying makes sense?¡±
Song Xuyan¡¯s words were powerful, providing both exnation and threat, immediately extinguishing the fire in the crowd, with no one daring to say any more.
The price of 50 yuan per Imatinib Meste Tablet was beyond their wildest dreams.
After the news spread in the patient groups, they rushed to all the major hospitals and pharmacies, wiping out everyst pill.
They were just afraid the price might go up again.
After all, this was the medicine that saved their lives, which they had to take for the rest of their lives; everyone wanted to save some money.
Furthermore, most of them didn¡¯t have much money to begin with.
¡°Director, can you, can you really guarantee the subsequent supply? And that the price won¡¯t increase?¡±
¡°Yes, as long as the price doesn¡¯t go up, we can wait. We¡¯re just afraid.¡±
¡°Can you give us a definite answer?¡±
The crowd started shouting one after another, each voice blending into the next, but the content of their cries was more or less the same.
Song Xuyan pressed down his hand, speaking solemnly and earnestly, ¡°Rest assured, I can definitely tell everyone that after receiving news of the drug price reductionst night, I confirmed repeatedly with the health administration authorities and the pricing bureau, inquiring whether there would be any price fluctuations.¡±
¡°They have clearly informed me that the price of 50 yuan will not change, at least not for several years.¡±
¡°Another piece of good news for everyone is that Imatinib Meste Tablets may be added to the list of medical insurance coverage, which could lead to a further reduction in price. Of course, this is only the information I¡¯ve received, it has not been confirmed yet.¡±
¡°But the price of 50 yuan per pill will definitely not change!¡±
Hearing such a response, some cheered, some wept bitterly, someughed heartily, and many patients hugged each other, tears streaming down their faces, celebrating this tremendous good news.
After a while,
The crowd gradually dispersed, and the doors of the outpatient clinic were reopened.
Watching the people walk away, Lin Mo¡¯s lips curled up into a smile of joy involuntarily.
Just like the halted construction site before, although he didn¡¯t make any money or gain any material benefit, the feeling of being able to help others was genuinely heartwarming.
No wonder the ancient knights liked to rob from the rich to help the poor.
Consider it building virtue for the family!
¡°Huh¡¡±
Song Xuyan found Lin Mo again and hurried over, taking a deep breath and speaking with a sense of helplessness, ¡°Sorry, Mr. Lin, for keeping you waiting!¡±
¡°To be honest, in all my years as a director, I have never seen such a spectacle.¡±
Lin Mo answered with a smile, ¡°It¡¯s okay, I¡¯m not in a hurry. Have you finished what you were doing? If it¡¯s convenient now, could you please talk to me about Zhang Li¡¯s condition.¡±
¡°Okay, let¡¯s walk and talk.¡± Song Xuyan followed Lin Mo, heading towards theprehensive building while recounting Zhang Li¡¯s medical condition to him.
By the time they reached the intensive care unit, Lin Mo had aprehensive understanding of Zhang Li¡¯s condition.
Although he had been unconscious for a long time, his recovery was going remarkably well, having stayed awake for several hours the first time he came to.
And he had been able to walk with the help of medical equipment right after waking up.
This was not an easy feat.
Usually, people who have been unconscious for a long period suffer from muscle atrophy and require a long time of exercise to regain mobility.
Just like Lin Mo¡¯s parents, who after waking up had to lie in bed for more than a month before they could slowly start standing.
¡..
¡°Mr. Lin, good afternoon.¡±
¡°Mr. Lin¡¡±
¡°Mr. Lin, good afternoon.¡±
As soon as Lin Mo entered the ward, Head Nurse Xu and two nursing aides approached to greet him.
Having served in the special care ward for so many years, Lin Mo was the most special and friendliest family member they had ever encountered.
He was never temperamental, never put on airs, and never made unreasonable demands, always politely thanking them.
In ordinary people, such characteristics might not stand out, as most hospital patients behave this way.
However,
if such a personality belonged to someone who could not only stay in the special care ward but also have the hospital director personally act as the attending physician, that really was something different.
After all, countless VIPs hardly ever regarded them as humans.
¡°Long time no see, how are you all?¡±
¡°Head Nurse Xu, this is a little gift I picked up on the way here. Please share it among yourselves as a small token of celebration for my family member¡¯s awakening. Don¡¯t be shy.¡±
Lin Mo handed over the bag he carried.
Even though he knew that care in the special ward was already excellent, honestly, without this experience of a family member being hospitalized, Lin Mo couldn¡¯t even imagine that hospital care could be brought to such a level.
When a patient raised their hand, the aides would understand what they wanted to do,
When a patient coughed, the aides would know what ingredients to add more of during cooking.
The care was so considerate, it was beyondparison.
ces like Hai Di Lao couldn¡¯t evenpare to it.
After a bit of modest refusals, Head Nurse Xu and the two aides epted Lin Mo¡¯s gift only after Song Xuyan nodded in agreement.
Then,
Lin Mo stood at the door of the ward, took a deep breath, and pushed open the door to the room.
At that moment,
Zhang Li was sitting on the bed, doing arm rehabilitation exercises.
When their eyes met,
Zhang Li¡¯s expression instantly turned to one of surprise, which then morphed into a face full of guilt, and he struggled to stand up from the bed: ¡°Bro¡ I¡ I¡¯m sorry¡¡±n/?/vel/b//jn dot c//om
Lin Mo quickly supported him,forting, ¡°Don¡¯t get agitated, I have never med you for anything. Just focus on healing, the car ident was just an ident.¡±
Zhang Li shook his head vigorously, his eyes reddening, his voice tinged with a cry as he said, ¡°No, bro, I¡¯ve thought it over many times¡ That ident wasn¡¯t just an ident¡ I had already dodged¡ but he¡¡±
Meanwhile, Song Xuyan watched the scene with aplex expression on his face, his mind specting¡
Lin Mo¡¯s family member had a car ident,
Zhang Li kept repeating that the ident was not an ident,
Lin Mo was inquiring about Chen Kainan,
Chen Kainan had disappeared, leaving no trace behind.
Some things you fear to reconsider, but once all clues are connected, Song Xuyan felt a chill on his back.
Lin Mo interrupted Zhang Li and after helping him back to the bed, said, ¡°You shouldn¡¯t me yourself, Zhang Li. I have already investigated the ident thoroughly; it really was an ident, and furthermore, the driver who caused it has died. It¡¯s all in the past now.¡±
¡°Focus on your recovery; in a couple of days, once you¡¯re better, you¡¯lle home with me for the New Year¡¯s celebration. Your uncle, aunt, and sister-inw all miss you a lot.¡±
Zhang Li wiped his moist eyes and asked Lin Mo tentatively, ¡°Bro, can you tell me¡ how is Siyu doing?¡±
¡°I heard from Head Nurse Xu that she¡ seems to be not doing too well?¡±
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Chapter 234: 128, Chen Shanhe personally leads the team, secretly surrounds Zhangzhuang Vige! _3
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¡°I am your wife and a part of this family. I know you are strong, brave, and have always been shouldering the burden of our family all by yourself.¡±
¡°You don¡¯t let me work so I can have an easier life, but you take on the hardest and most tiring jobs. Many times you were injured and didn¡¯t dare to let me know. I can see and feel all of that.¡±
¡°But husband, one person¡¯s strength is limited. Even if I can¡¯t be of much help, at the very least, I can look after our family members and be your strong support.¡±
¡°No matter what it is, will you tell me? I don¡¯t want you to bear it alone anymore. I want to help you¡¡±
Listening to his wife¡¯s soft soliloquy, Lin Mo raised his head, took a deep breath, and his vision instantly blurred.
Having married a woman like Li Jinwen was probably the luckiest thing in his life.
Lin Mo had always thought he could handle the matter with Chen Kainan, and the matter with Chen Shanhe alone, and then keep it from his family for a lifetime, never having to go through what he had experienced.
But in the end, Lin Mo messed up.
Things didn¡¯t go as he had hoped.
All the secrets could no longer be kept.
Otherwise, just persuading his parents to sneak away from the vige during the New Year and follow him to a strange city to live with a whole new identity would have been nearly impossible.
Thinking of this, Lin Mo came to terms with it, took another deep breath, and looking into Li Jinwen¡¯s eyes, asked, ¡°Wife, are you sure you want to know?¡±
Li Jinwen grasped Lin Mo¡¯s hand firmly and nodded heavily, ¡°Yes!¡±
¡°Alright!¡±
Lin Mo let out a sigh of relief, ¡°It all started with that car ident¡ Do you know why our parents were in a car ident?¡±
Buzz¡
Just one sentence from Lin Mo struck Li Jinwen like a bolt of lightning, and she immediately asked, frowning, ¡°You mean¡ it wasn¡¯t an ident?¡±
Lin Mo was taken aback.
He hadn¡¯t expected his wife to react so quickly!
But it also implied that she had probably already sensed many clues.
It was just that the whole situation was so bizarre that she had only dots of questions in her mind, and had not yet connected all the dots into lines.
¡°It¡¯s true, what Zhang Li said when he woke up that day was correct.¡±
¡°You¡¯ve been asking me what Zhang Li said, haven¡¯t you?¡±
¡°I heard it clearly; I just didn¡¯t tell you.¡±
¡°What Zhang Li said was¡ ¡®Brother, that car hit us on purpose!''¡±
Lin Mo spoke with a grave expression.
The more Li Jinwen heard, the worse her expression became.
But she was braver than Lin Mo imagined; even upon hearing such a shocking truth, she didn¡¯t lose herposure.
Handing the warm water to his wife and pausing for a bit, Lin Mo continued, ¡°Before, the contractor under Lvkai Group owed our father money for a construction project, you know about that. Dad was trying to get the money back, and then, suddenly, they settled the payment willingly. But do you know why they were so willing to pay up all of a sudden?¡±
Li Jinwen shook her head.
Lin Mo clenched his teeth in silence, then continued, ¡°It¡¯s because when Dad went to collect the debt, he happened to bump into a leadership inspection, and under no other option, Chen Kainan, the president of Lvkai Group, paid our father that construction money!¡±
¡°However, this incident caused Chen Kainan to lose face, and he also lost a big project, soter on, he arranged that car ident in order to retaliate against our family!¡±
This¡.
After hearing the true story behind the car ident, fear was written all over Li Jinwen¡¯s face.
She had no idea that such seemingly idental car ident was hiding so many secrets!
Lvkai Group?
President Chen Kainan?
Chen¡
Suddenly,
Li Jinwen thought of something.
When they were in Rakshasa City, she saw a piece of news, and couldn¡¯t help but ask, ¡°But husband, I remember I saw a news story, it said that Chen Kainan has disappeared, didn¡¯t it?¡±
¡°Could it be you¡¡±
Li Jinwen suddenly realized something.
Lin Mo nodded.
His wife was indeed smart, he didn¡¯t need to spell out many things for her to understand.
Now, there was no need to hide the matter anymore. Lin Mo¡¯s face turned somewhat somber as he said with a heavy tone, ¡°You guessed right, I made him disappear!¡±
¡°When mom and dad were hospitalized, I left for a while, iming to deal with the animation studio¡¯s affairs in Yuhang, but I lied to you. I didn¡¯t go to Yuhang but instead dealt with Chen Kainan!¡±
¡°I¡¯m sorry, wife, I lied to you.¡±
¡°But I had no choice. If Chen Kainan didn¡¯t die, our whole family wouldn¡¯t survive!¡±
¡°ording to the information Tai provided me, Chen Kainan would keep an eye on our family. If he knew our parents had recovered, he would still target us all!¡±
After hearing all these words from Lin Mo, a deep fear shone in Li Jinwen¡¯s surprised eyes!
Her fists, tightly clenched.
Her heart was extremely tense!
She hadn¡¯t expected so many issues to be entangled!
And she hadn¡¯t expected her husband to face such huge troubles alone!
He hadn¡¯t told her anything from the beginning to the end!
Chen Kainan was the president of Lvkai Group, a figure so powerful that a mere stomp of his foot could make the whole Rakshasa City tremble.
What exactly had her husband gone through to resolve such a major problem?
The process was something Li Jinwen didn¡¯t even dare to think about!
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Chapter 235: 128, Chen Shanhe personally leads the team, secretly surrounds Zhangzhuang Vige! _4
Her scalp tingled more and more intensely.
She was very afraid,
truly very afraid!
Just the identity of Chen Kainan alone was enough to make her feel deeply powerless and afraid.
It was as if she saw the entire sky copsing!
But Li Jinwen knew that at this moment, she must also remain calm, at the very least, she couldn¡¯t be a burden to her husband!
Her husband¡ was already exhausted enough!
The reason she asked these questions was to share the burden with her husband, not to add to his troubles!
She had to be brave! She had to be strong!
After a while,
Li Jinwen took a deep breath, calmed her emotions, and also suppressed her fear, then she followed up by asking, ¡°Then what about this time? Why are you leaving again? Is it¡ because you¡¯ve encountered new trouble?¡±
Seeing Li Jinwen forcibly calming herself down was beyond belief.
Lin Mo was surprised.
He thought his wife would cry, would be afraid, would not even be able to stand stable.
He had even already figured out how tofort his wife, to make her calm down and not panic.
But¡
He had not expected that, after epting such a shocking truth, his wife could actually maintain herposure!
There was no panic, and no tears or sobs!
¡°Yes¡¡±
Whatever the case, his wife¡¯s shock was naturally a good thing!
Lin Mo took a deep breath, his expression grave as he nodded, and then he said, ¡°I¡¯ve been dealing with Chen Kainan for some time, and after resolving the issue with Chen Kainan, his grandfather Chen Shanhe started to constantly investigate Chen Kainan¡¯s whereabouts.¡±
¡°Chen Shanhe is an existence ten times, a hundred times more terrifying than Chen Kainan!¡±
¡°If Chen Kainan is a fierce tiger, then Chen Shanhe is a Tyrannosaurus Rex!¡±
¡°Thanks to Uncle Tai, our family has been safe and sound over the past few months, not discovered by Chen Shanhe, but just now, Uncle Tai told me that Chen Shanhe has found traces of me. In at most two or three days, Chen Shanhe wille looking for us!¡±
¡°If we are found by Chen Shanhe, our entire family will undoubtedly die. That¡¯s why I panicked just now!¡±
The presence of the system was too unbelievable.
Even if he spoke about it, his wife would have difficulty understanding and he would still need toe up with an exnation.
So, Lin Mo could only concoct a fictional Uncle Tai.
And telling his wife that there was a powerful figure helping him would also provide her with some reassurance.
Hearing that Chen Shanhe would find them in two or three days, even if Li Jinwen¡¯s heart was strong and calm, learning that her family would soon face danger made it quick for herposure to falter.
Li Jinwen was very clear that their strength was vastly inferior to their opponent,
It would be all too easy for such a powerful figure to cause some mishap to their family.
The previous car ident was a good proof of that!
What should they do?
Li Jinwen clenched her fists tightly, trying hard not to let the panic in her heart show.
Simultaneously, she also began thinking about the problems.
After a while, she looked at Lin Mo nervously and asked, ¡°Husband, is there any solution from Uncle Tai¡¯s side?¡±
Lin Mo shook his head with difficulty, ¡°Uncle Tai is indeed a powerful figure, and he¡¯s been very good to our family, but even Uncle Tai is no match for Chen Shanhe. It was already a great risk for him to inform me of this intelligence. We cannot expect him to step in and help us face Chen Shanhe. We must figure out a way ourselves!¡±
At these words, Li Jinwen¡¯splexion grew significantly worse.
Their family were all ordinary citizens.
If even Uncle Tai couldn¡¯t help them, did they have any chance of survival?
There was no hope in sight!
A sense of death loomed and Li Jinwen found it hard to breathe!
Seeing this, Lin Mo stepped forward, extended his arms, and hugged his wife tightly, ¡°Don¡¯t worry, wife, with me here, I will solve this big trouble!¡±
¡°Trust me, I absolutely won¡¯t allow anyone to hurt my family!¡±
¡°Nobody can!¡±
Li Jinwen opened her mouth a few times, but she didn¡¯t know what to say.
Eventually, she nodded and said softly, ¡°Husband, to tell you the truth, I¡¯m really panicking right now, I don¡¯t know what to do, can you tell me what I can do to help you?¡±
Her heart was in turmoil, her mind devoid of thoughts, and faced with this situation, she couldn¡¯t think of any solution.
But Li Jinwen was certain about one thing: no matter what happened, she would firmly stand by Lin Mo¡¯s side and provide all the support she could.
As long as Lin Mo was there, she felt safe and had the confidence to face all troubles.
Lin Mo, observing Li Jinwen¡¯s act of strength, felt an unspeakable pain in his heart.
Why!
Why, when all he wanted was to live afortable life, was he constantly pushed forward by various troubles?
Lin Mo couldn¡¯t fathom what fate had in store for him.
Nor did he know what end he woulde to, but right now, he was very clear about one thing!
It was time to act!
The sooner he started, the sooner he could gain the initiative.
The countdown to his family¡¯s lives was down to just 72 hours, or perhaps even shorter.
At that thought.
A forced smile spread across Lin Mo¡¯s face.
He nodded at Li Jinwen with a smile, feigning ease, ¡°Don¡¯t be afraid, wife, don¡¯t panic, the sky won¡¯t fall as long as your husband is here. We will get through all hardships!¡±
¡°That¡¯s how I¡¯ve made it through these past few months!¡±
¡°And we will continue to get through in the days toe!¡±
¡°However, there really is something here that needs your help, just wait for me a moment.¡±
As he spoke, Lin Mo turned and walked out of the room, groping his way down to the first floor in the dark, went out to the yard where the car was parked, and then opened the trunk of the Maybach, taking out a ck backpack.
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Chapter 236: 128, Chen Shanhe personally leads the team, secretly surrounds Zhangzhuang Vige! _5
After checking that everything in the backpack wasplete, Lin Mo returned to the room on the second floor once more.
Soon after,
he took out all the items from the backpack, and quickly spread them over Li Jinwen¡¯s dressing table.
Once that was done, Lin Mo took a brand-new ID card from the backpack and said to Li Jinwen, ¡°Wife, I¡¯m going to disguise myself next. Could you help me with the makeup? Just follow the photo on this ID card.¡±
¡°Disguise?¡±
¡°Yes, disguise. Then, I¡¯ll do things with a new identity. It¡¯s much safer that way!¡±
Li Jinwen nodded, even though she didn¡¯t know what her husband was nning to do, but still she nodded and came over to help as best as she could.
Disguising was not much different from applying makeup, except for some special techniques that Lin Mo had to do himself; Li Jinwen was more than capable of handling the rest.
With Li Jinwen¡¯s help, Lin Mo¡¯s face in the mirror was gradually changing, transforming into another person.
Under immense pressure, neither of them talked much, except for Lin Mo asionally instructing Li Jinwen how to use certain things. She would nod in response, then focus entirely on doing what Lin Mo had taught her.
Lin Mo took a deep breath, looked at his wife¡¯s reflection in the mirror, and asked, ¡°Wife¡Are you scared?¡±
Li Jinwen paused in her actions, nodded firmly, and said, ¡°Scared! Of course, I¡¯m scared!¡±
After a pause, she added, ¡°But, as long as the family is together, I believe we can ovee any difficulty!¡±
As she applied his eyebrow makeup ording to Lin Mo¡¯s instructions, constantly checking to ensure they matched the eyebrows on the ID card exactly, Li Jinwen asked, ¡°Husband, have you figured out what you¡¯re going to do next?¡±
While applying makeup to Lin Mo, Li Jinwen was also pondering countermeasures.
¡°Yes, I n to¡¡±
Lin Mo had also rified his thoughts, and he shared all his ideas with Li Jinwen, then, holding her hand seriously, he said, ¡°Trust me, everything will be all right, it will all pass!¡±
Having heard her husband¡¯s n, Li Jinwen¡¯s first reaction was that it was too risky, too bold.
But she couldn¡¯t think of a better way.
Li Jinwen nodded, her expression resolute, and said, ¡°Husband, go and be bold. I¡¯llplete all the tasks you¡¯ve given me.¡±
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With Li Jinwen¡¯s help, and because Lin Mo was not new to disguise, it took him less than 20 minutes to change his face and be someone else.
A middle-aged man around 40 years old from Northern Sea City, unemployed, living off day trading in the stock market.
Lin Mo had previously bought many identities from the deep web; this was just one of them, and the most suitable for his next move.
Li Jinwen felt very ufortable seeing her husband¡¯spletely changed appearance.
She didn¡¯t want to imagine how much suffering and hardship he must have endured to have led the entire family to today through stormy ordeals.
Heartache, sadness, helplessness, a whirlwind of emotions¡
As her thoughts continued,
despite constantly telling herself to be strong, tears fell uncontrobly.
¡°Don¡¯t cry.¡± Lin Mo knew that Li Jinwen¡¯s strength was a fa?ade; he reached out to wipe away her tears, and said with a gentle smile, ¡°Chen Shanhe might be powerful, but he is only human, not some Daluo Golden Immortal. We might well be able to defeat him!¡±
¡°Do as I say, and then, wait for me toe back!¡±
Li Jinwen clenched her teeth, her body trembling slightly. In an effort not to worry her husband, she quicklyposed herself and nodded emphatically, ¡°Don¡¯t worry about the house¡ You just take care¡ and¡ we¡¯ll be waiting for you to return!¡±
As she spoke, tears streamed down her face.
It had only been a little over an hour and Li Jinwen hade to ept such a brutal truth.
That she had managed not to cry until now was already quite an achievement!
Lin Mo felt heartache. He opened his arms and hugged Li Jinwen tightly, whispering in her ear, ¡°Wife, don¡¯t cry, we all need to be strong. And remember, trust me, I¡¯ll lead us through this difficult time!¡±
¡°Compared to me, those of you staying at home might even be in more danger. Try not to go out too much in the next few days, don¡¯t show too many signs of abnormality, and try to soothe the emotions of mom and dad.¡±
¡°Once I¡¯ve made the preparations, I will rush back as quickly as possible.¡±
With Lin Mo¡¯sfort, Li Jinwen¡¯s mood gradually stabilized, ¡°I understand! Rest assured, husband! I will be strong! I will take care of everything at home! I believe in you, too! Let¡¯s fight through this together!¡±
¡°Yes!!¡±
After going over everything, Lin Mo left the room alone.
He didn¡¯t ask Li Jinwen to send him off, but instead told her to rest early, to keep her spirits up!
Next to them was their daughter¡¯s room,
the moonlight was good tonight, visibility was clear, and looking through the window, he could see his daughter sleeping soundly.
It was another silent farewell,
and at times like these, Lin Mo¡¯s heart was filled with reluctance.
But the pressures of reality, like an invisible whip, constantly drove him to push forward.
Once he reached the ground floor, Lin Mo peered through the door crack at his sleeping parents onest time. Then he put on his hat and mask, braving the piercing night wind, avoiding all road cameras, carrying all the necessary equipment, and walked away from Zhangzhuang Vige.
It was past midnight, now the start of the New Year.
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Chapter 237: 128, Chen Shanhe personally leads the team, secretly surrounds Zhangzhuang Vige! _6
The streets outside were deserted, extremely quiet, yet most of the houses had their lights on, a custom they called staying upte on New Year¡¯s Eve, and from time to time, one could hear the sounds of drinking and card ying from inside the houses.
Lin Mo advanced alone, his body blending into the night, in stark contrast to the myriad lights behind him.
Because he had to avoid surveince, he had to be very careful in choosing his route.
Once Chen Shanhe entered the vige and couldn¡¯t find him, he would definitely investigate the surveince in the vige, the town, and even the entire city, so Lin Mo had to be cautious!
His current new identity could not leave any clues behind, otherwise, all the efforts he was about to make woulde to naught.
Because any hint could potentially be discovered by Chen Shanhe!
As Lin Mo was avoiding surveince on his way to the train station, he also carefully recorded the locations and numbers of the surveince cameras he passed with pen and paper.
This was also key to the next step in his n.
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The next day, early morning.
Lin Mo arrived in Yuhang City by train.
Though it was the first day of the new year, the train station was bustling with activity.
This wasrgely rted to the policy of not having a New Year¡¯s Eve holiday this year.
Of course, for Lin Mo, this was good news.
With so many people around, even if he identally left a hint, it would be obscured by the crowd.
Lin Mo¡¯s overnight trip to Yuhang was not to find Zhang Yihua, but to rent a car; he needed to select a suitable business vehicle and then sneak his family away to start their lives anew somewhere else without anyone noticing!
Indeed, Lin Mo could have rented a car locally, but he knew how powerful Chen Shanhe was. Leaving even the slightest clue could lead Chen Shanhe right back to his family.
So after much deliberation, Lin Mo decided to rent a car from out of town.
Better safe than sorry!
Lifees but once, he cannot afford to make any mistakes!
This time, Lin Mo did not choose Shenzhou or any of the otherrge rental car tforms, but went to some privately-owned rental car businesses near the used car wholesale market instead.
Private rental car businesses generally have more pitfalls and are prone to various disputes, so Lin Mo would not usually consider them.
But now the situation was different,
He was not afraid of being overcharged by the rentalpany, what he feared was that if his identity leaked, Chen Shanhe would instantly learn of his whereabouts.
This was like ying a game of cat and mouse, the mouse has a chance to win, but only if it is not discovered.
The private nature of privately-owned rental businesses provided better secrecy than those through software.
The rental process went smoothly,
In less than half an hour, Lin Mo hadpleted the rental payment, registered information with his new identity, and got a long-term rented GL8 business vehicle.
He chose this model because it was the mostmon and inconspicuous on the roads.
On the way to Yuhang, Lin Mo had thought about getting a car with fake tes or directly buying a ¡°backdoor¡± car that didn¡¯t require transfer of ownership to pick up his family.
But upon reflection, it seemed a bit ill-advised, like being too clever by half.
His new identity was absolutely secure; there was no need to tarnish it with unnecessaryplications.
Such blemishes could very well be clues in Chen Shanhe¡¯s future investigations.
After getting the car, Lin Mo did not dy. He bought many new mobile phones using his new identity.
These were for his family,
However, Lin Mo didn¡¯t buy SIM cards.
Even though he knew that it was possible to obtain many unregistered SIM cards despite the strict real-name system, he still refrained from purchasing them.
In this regard, Lin Mo had more faith in the deep web, although it was much more expensive, but at least so far, the deep web provided by the Intelligence System hadn¡¯t had any issues.
Withstanding scrutiny was the key!
Afterpleting all this, Lin Mo drove straight onto the highway, heading back to his hometown!
That very day, Lin Mo arrived near Zhangzhuang Vige and parked his car in a concealed spot in the wilderness where there were no surveince cameras, then waited in silence.
He couldn¡¯t go home right away,
Although he could avoid all the surveince, let¡¯s not forget that it was the first day of the new year, and there were many vigers around.
His home was now the focus of the entire vige.
So even if he returned to the vige with a new identity and nobody greeted him, the chances were high that people would notice a stranger had gone to his house.
This might not seem significant now, but once Chen Shanhe arrived, such details could lead him to deduce Lin Mo¡¯s new identity.
The adversary was an extremely clever old fox, with a very professional top-tier team; every move had to be made with care!
One had to remain vignt, even if it meant battling wits with the air itself!
Lin Mo stayed in the car until nearly dawn and then tightened the clothes around him, opened the car door, and silently got out.
He had previously recorded the locations and numbers of all the surveince cameras around the vige, and now, relying on his visual observations and checking, he was able to perfectly avoid all cameras.
Thankfully, he was in a vige where there were fewer cameras to begin with.
If this were in a big city like Rakshasa City, avoiding surveince would have been a tremendous challenge in itself.
Moving forward with extreme caution, and after nearly two hours, Lin Mo finally returned to his own front door without incident.
¡°Phew¡¡±
Lin Mo didn¡¯t make a call but stood at the door, gently knocking.
There were no cameras that could capture this side of his house, so there was no need to worry.
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Chapter 238: 128, Chen Shanhe personally leads the team, secretly surrounds Zhangzhuang Vige! _7
Thud¡ Thud thud¡
Soon,
a woman¡¯s cautious voice arose, ¡°Who¡¯s there?¡±
It was not Li Jinwen¡¯s voice, but his mother-inw Zhao Huixian¡¯s.
He took a deep breath and said softly, ¡°Mom, it¡¯s me, Mo.¡±
The next second,
the door cracked open just wide enough for a person to pass through, revealing Zhao Huixian¡¯s anxious expression.
¡°Come in quickly¡ quickly¡¡± Zhao Huixian let the ¡®stranger¡¯ Mo in, nced left and right to make sure no one was outside, closed the door in a hurry, and asked with a furrowed brow of concern, ¡°Mo, you¡¯re finally back! Is everything Jin Wen said true?¡±
It was not surprising that Zhao Huixian could recognize Lin Mo even after a full makeover, because that morning Li Jinwen had already convened a family meeting to tell them everything.
In it he particrly described Lin Mo¡¯s clothing and his appearance after disguising himself.
Lin Mo took a deep breath, filled with regret, and said, ¡°Mom, I¡¯m sorry, it¡¯s all my fault¡¡±
¡°Enough, stop talking about that, you were trying to protect Jin Wen, I understand,¡± Zhao Huixian said as she walked, instructing, ¡°Right now, your dad is pretty angry. Just go along with whatever he says, and don¡¯t fuel the fire, okay?¡±
Lin Mo nodded, saying nothing more.
It was only when he walked into the living room that Lin Mo realized, though the lights were off, with the exception of Lin Xiaoxiao, basically everyone else in the family was present.
Despite being mentally prepared, everyone was taken aback upon seeing the ¡®strange¡¯ person enter the living room.
The deep web¡¯s disguise technology was indeed powerful,pletely transforming his appearance with no ws to be seen. Even with Li Jinwen¡¯s prior exnation, they were still visibly shocked.
Lin Mo looked around and, with eyes full of heavy apology, said to his father, ¡°Dad, I¡¯m sorry, it was me who brought trouble upon us all.¡±
Lin Changshui¡¯s face was as still as water; he took a deep breath and scolded, ¡°What am I to say to you? At 30 years old, you¡¯re still so impulsive, leaving terrestrial troubles alone and stirring up heavenly ones.¡±
¡°Putting your mother and me at risk doesn¡¯t matter; we¡¯re old enough to face whateveres. But didn¡¯t you think that you are someone with a daughter, a wife?¡±
¡°Also, who taught you these makeup and disguise tricks? These crooked ways?¡±
Listening to Lin Changshui¡¯s endless scolding, Xu Qin cut him off and said, ¡°Enough already, Old Lin, what¡¯s done is done, can¡¯t you say less?¡±
¡°Do you think the child wanted to cause trouble? The situation must have been very urgent, otherwise, don¡¯t you know what kind of person Mo is? He wouldn¡¯t be so impulsive.¡±
After saying this,
Xu Qin looked at Lin Mo with concern and asked, ¡°Son, Jin Wen only gave us an overview today. Can you tell us what exactly happened?¡±
Li Jinwen¡¯s heart nearly broke watching her parents repeatedly question Lin Mo.
Tears began to fall involuntarily.
She knew the inside story.
In fact, everything that had happened today was a consequence of the father going to Lvkai Group to demand wages, and to prevent her father from feeling guilty, Lin Mo had specifically instructed her the night before not to reveal the truth during her description of events, not to let everyone know that it was because her dad went to Lvkai Group to ask for money that their family had an ident and fell into the current predicament.
If that were the case, her dad would be guilty to death!
Therefore, Lin Mo nned to take all the me on himself and silently bear it all!
That was his responsibility as a son!
Because of this, the events Li Jinwen described to everyone that morning were entirely different from the truth.
Feeling the puzzled gazes of everyone, Lin Mo knew that if he didn¡¯t exin in detail, they wouldn¡¯t follow his lead.
Telling the direct truth was definitely not an option,
His father¡¯s health was already in the process of recovering, and if he knew he had implicated the whole family, anything could happen.
As the head of the family, Lin Mo chose to take the me, preferring to let his parents me him rather than feel guilty themselves.
Thinking of this, Lin Mo took a deep breath and recounted a version of events he had nned in advance.
In his story, it was he who took Li Jinwen out for a casual stroll in the streets, only to run into a drunkard who harassed Li Jinwen.
Lin Mo, unable to restrain his anger, had a scuffle with the man, whoter wanted to go back to his car to get a weapon but didn¡¯t even make it to where he had parked before being hit and killed by a speeding truck.
Because of surveince cameras, the police didn¡¯t hassle Lin Mo after they arrived; they took his statement and let him go home.
But to his great surprise, two days ago Uncle Tai told him the drunkard¡¯s grandfather was the influential Chen Shanhe, who had already made threats to make Lin Mo¡¯s entire family pay the price.
Lin Changshui frowned and asked, ¡°So what did this Uncle Tai say to you?¡±
¡°Uncle Tai told us to leave quickly, to get out of here, saying Chen Shanhe¡¯s influence is significant¡¡± Lin Mo emphasized Chen Shanhe¡¯s background to his family in detail.
After hearing this, everyone fell silent.
They too realized this was an irreconcble conflict, and it was not possible to solve it through any official channels.
The only option left now was to leave quickly, to depart the vige and live in anonymity elsewhere.
Facing the silent crowd, Lin Mo sighed, filled with self-me, and said, ¡°Dad¡ I didn¡¯t know, I really didn¡¯t know they were such a big deal, that they¡¯d take action this ruthlessly. But at that moment, I had no choice, we need to leave quickly now, whatever needs to be said can wait until we¡¯re on the road.¡±
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Chapter 239: 128, Chen Shanhe personally leads the team, secretly surrounds Zhangzhuang Vige! _8
Li Jinwen couldn¡¯t sit still any longer and urged, ¡°Dad, Mom, I am also responsible for this, Lin Mo would not be in this situation today if he hadn¡¯t been trying to protect me.¡±
¡°I beg you, please don¡¯t me him anymore¡.¡±
Although the situation was serious, his daughter-inw had spoken, and Lin Changshui didn¡¯t find it appropriate to say much more.
Moreover, they knew their son¡¯s character well; if he hadn¡¯t been pushed to the limit, he wouldn¡¯t have done something so extreme given his nature.
At this time, Zhao Huixian also joined in to persuade, ¡°Inws, others may not understand Mo, but don¡¯t you know him? Is Mo the type to cause trouble?¡±
¡°Let¡¯s just follow his lead for now, and we can talk about other things once we¡¯re settled!¡±
After repeated persuasion, Lin Changshui finally nodded weakly, saying no more.
The others quickly busied themselves as well.
Lin Mo walked over to Zhang Li, sighed, and said, ¡°Brother Zhang Li, their target is me, being with us could be very dangerous for you.¡±
¡°If you want to leave, I can give you a sum of¡¡±
Lin Mo hadn¡¯t finished speaking when Zhang Li interrupted, ¡°Bro, there¡¯s nothing to discuss, I, Zhang Li, am nothing but an orphan with no kin and a worthless life. I¡¯ve drifted all my life, and now I¡¯ve finally met people who are willing to treat me like family.¡±
¡°I¡¯m not going to leave, I¡¯m not afraid of anything, and I want to stay with you all! Who knows, maybe I can be of help!¡±
Lin Mo was not too surprised by Zhang Li¡¯s response; in fact, it was something he had expected. Even if he were to leave alone, Chen Shanhe couldn¡¯t be guaranteed not to make a move against him.
Lin Mo nodded and said, ¡°Alright, if that¡¯s the case, we will leave together.¡±
¡°You pack up too, andter hand over any electronic devices like cell phones and watches to me.¡±
Before long,
everyone¡¯s cell phones, watches, tablets, and other electronic devices had all been handed over to Lin Mo.
None of these items could be taken, and they had to be physically destroyed.
Lin Mo took all the electronic devices to the kitchen, removed the batteries, then burned them in an iron barrel.
The electronic devices contained family phone numbers, contact information for friends, and all their photos, which, if linked together, could easily piece together Lin Mo¡¯s travel history.
Who knew how many people that might implicateter on.
Once all the storage cards and motherboards were destroyed, his parents had also packed up, and the family, split into two groups, stealthily slipped out of the house.
Lin Mo was thest to leave home, and before leaving, he ced a note in the center of the living room.
It contained the words he had for Chen Shanhe.
Chen Shanhe would see it when he personally led his team to the house.
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Along the way, the family cautiously avoided various surveince cameras and, with great difficulty, finally got into a GL8 business van.
Li Jinshan, seated in the co-driver¡¯s seat, asked, ¡°Mo, what do you n to do next? Have you thought about where to go? I have several reliable friends in Xishan; how about we seek refuge with them?¡±
Lin Mo shook his head and said, ¡°No, any known associations won¡¯t work, as they¡¯ll be investigated. I have already thought of where to go, and moreover, we can¡¯t leave the city immediately. There are too few cars on the road right now. It¡¯s better to wait until dawn when there is more traffic; that way, we¡¯ll be less likely to be targeted.¡±
After hearing his advice, Zhao Huixian said, ¡°Mo, I think it would be better to leave the city overnight. Although there will be more cars during the day, the surveince cameras will have clearer footage, and it might be more dangerous, right?¡±
After a series of events, his parents-inw held Lin Mo in high regard.
And they could vaguely feel that the situation wasn¡¯t as their daughter and son-inw had described.
It wasn¡¯t that they were particrly clever; it was because they knew Li Jinwen had a habit of unconsciously twisting her fingers when she lied.
So when Li Jinwen had told them what happened, the old couple didn¡¯t quite believe it.
After discussing it several times, they felt that offending someone important was true, but the person who had done it might not have been Lin Mo.
They presumed it had probably something to do with the car ident that led their inws to be hospitalized.
¡°Mom, don¡¯t worry, I have a way to deal with the daytime surveince, just follow my instructions!¡±
Lin Mo started the GL8 business van and headed to a bustling area near Wanda za, making sure to avoid surveince cameras as much as possible, and parked the car on a roadside spot.
After entering the main road, there were too many cameras to avoid every single onepletely.
The main focus was to avoid the cameras near Zhangzhuang.
Even if Chen Shanhe were powerful, it wouldn¡¯t be realistic for him to investigate every car in a city.
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After parking, Lin Mo opened his backpack and took out the pre-prepared identity cards and newly purchased cell phones, distributing one to each person.
¡°These are our new identities; we¡¯ll start disguising ourselves now and leave the city after dawn.¡±
Purchasing these identity cards had cost Lin Mo over fifty million.
That¡¯s how it is with deep-web items; they¡¯re handy but truly expensive.
The parents-inw eagerly took the identity cards and started distributing them to everyone else, while Li Jinwen took out the materials needed for disguise and makeup from the backpack, helping everyone to disguise themselves.
The first to be disguised was Lin Changshui.
As Li Jinwen worked, she said, ¡°Dad, please calm down, don¡¯t me Lin Mo, me me if you have to¡¡±
¡°Ah¡¡± Lin Changshui sighed deeply, his eyes welling up with tears, and said, ¡°I don¡¯t me anyone, dad doesn¡¯t me anyone. We are a family; what¡¯s done is done, and me is useless. At times like this, our family should be united and work together.¡±
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Chapter 240: 128, Chen Shanhe personally leads the team, secretly surrounds Zhangzhuang Vige! _9
¡°I just feel so sorry for your parents, dragging them into this mess,¡± sighed Lin Mo.¡±
Li Jinshan responded, ¡°Come on, inws, let¡¯s not talk about this anymore. A close shave can lead to future blessings; our luck lies ahead.¡±
¡°I believe Mo will handle things well. Let¡¯s not put too much pressure on the kid,¡± Lin Changshui said.
Lin Changshui nodded, nced at Lin Mo, who was in the driver¡¯s seat, and said no more.
The process of changing appearances was painstakinglyplex. By the time all nine people had finished their makeovers, the sun had already started to rise, and the streets were beginning to bustle with activity.
Lin Mo, sitting in the driver¡¯s seat, booted up hisptop, essed the deep web provided by the system before, submitted a deposit, and sent a message to the other party.
[The time hase, you may begin.]
This single transaction alone cost Lin Mo nearly a hundred million, in addition to the new identities he purchased for his family yesterday, the two hundred million he had just received was once again depleted.
But at such a critical juncture, he couldn¡¯t care less about money. Staying alive was what mattered most.
Soon,
an ¡®OK¡¯ gesture appeared in the deep web chat window.
Lin Mo took out his phone, opened the TikTok app, and after searching, clicked into the ¡®Beautiful Donghai¡¯ livestream.
It was his city¡¯s video streaming ount, broadcasting the busiest parts of the city non-stop, 24 hours a day.
The video feed came from the surveince cameras on the streets.
About fifteen minutester, the ¡®Beautiful Donghai¡¯ livestream flickered twice, followed by a ¡®no signal¡¯ message.
Indeed,
Lin Mo had spent nearly a hundred million to hire a super hacker from the deep web to sabotage the entire surveince system of East Sea City.
Though it wasn¡¯t necessarily helpful, it at least created some trouble for Chen Shanhe!
¡°The surveince could be restored at any moment; I must hurry!¡±
Without wasting any time, Lin Mo started the GL8 van, merged into the main road¡¯s traffic, and began heading towards his destination, muttering through clenched teeth, ¡°Chen Shanhe, you drove my family out of our home like stray dogs today; I won¡¯t forget this. I¡¯ll settle this score with you very soon!¡±
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Once they were out of the city and on the highway, Li Jinshan, sitting in the passenger seat, asked, ¡°Mo, although I trust you and know I shouldn¡¯t pry, could you give us a hint about where you n to take us?¡±
At those words, everyone else in the car turned their gaze to Lin Mo in the driver¡¯s seat.
Obviously, they all had the same question but had never found the right moment to ask.
¡°Northern Sea City.¡± Lin Mo named the ce and then continued, ¡°I n to head to Moon Bay in Northern Sea City. It¡¯s near the sea and also a tourist city with aplex mix of people. More importantly, Northern Sea City is very close to the border.¡±
¡°If Chen Shanhe continues to doggedly pursue us and catches our trail, then we can further escape abroad.¡±
Of course, there was another reason Lin Mo didn¡¯t mention¡ªthat he had once been cheated into going to Moon Bay in Northern Sea City.
He had a childhood friend who imed to be doing business in Moon Bay and invited Lin Mo to help with the promise of high wages and profit sharing.
It was only after Lin Mo arrived that he learned there was no business at all; it was a scam called the Sunshine Project.
The scam promised a return of over ten million within three years for an investment of 69,800 yuan.
Lin Mo didn¡¯t fall for it, and after a few days, he decisively left the ce.
What was even weirder was that no one tried to force him to stay until he boarded the train; they just kept advising him not to waste this great opportunity.
Later, Lin Mo found out that he had encountered the Southern Faction scammers, which exined the treatment he received,
If it had been the Northern Faction, he would definitely have suffered.
To quote an insider, the Southern Faction lived in vis, while the Northern Faction slept on the floor.
In Moon Bay, scammers from various organizations were everywhere, creating aplex web that even the police could not fully understand in terms of how many people actually resided in their jurisdiction. This grey area was obviously more suitable for Lin Mo to hide with his family under new identities.
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Chapter 241: 129, has the Intelligence System been secretly upgraded? This is a bloody lesson!!_1
Chapter 241: 129, has the Intelligence System been secretly upgraded? This is a bloody lesson!!_1
¡°Northern Sea City?¡±
Upon hearing the name Northern Sea City, Li Jinshan seemed to be struck by a sudden memory and quickly turned his head to look at Zhao Huixian in the back seat, ¡°Huixian, I remember your unit had a trip there before, how is that ce?¡±
Compared to Lin Mo¡¯s parents, Li Jinwen¡¯s parents were clearly calmer.
This was quite normal,
having both received higher education, and in their youth, one being a teacher and the other a civil servant, they had seen more of the world and were more open-minded in their views.
Zhao Huixian¡¯s memories were invoked by Li Jinshan¡¯s question. After thinking for a moment, she said, ¡°That was so many years ago, and we only visited a few tourist spots in a whirlwind tour, without a deep understanding of the local customs, so how would I know what it¡¯s like there.¡±
¡°However, there really were a lot of tourists there, a big family of outsiders like us wouldn¡¯t stand out too much.¡±
¡°Mo, are you familiar with that ce?¡±
In the end, everyone¡¯s gaze returned to Lin Mo.
Lin Mo had also only been to Northern Sea City once, and since Chen Shanhe couldn¡¯t find him in the vige and would definitely analyze his potential destinations after discovering his escape, that¡¯s why he specifically chose a ce that was also unfamiliar to himself.
Nevertheless, to give his family some peace of mind, he nodded and said, ¡°Yeah, it¡¯s okay, I¡¯ve been there, and I already have a rough n in mind. The poption there is quite mixed, so even if they discover something, it won¡¯t be easy for them to find us.¡±
Zhao Huixian nced at Lin Xiaoxiao, whom she held in her arms, and said worriedly, ¡°By the way, Mo, if we all wear makeup now, how do we exin to the child when she wakes up?¡±
¡°She¡¯s still young, but she¡¯s not ignorant of everything, have you thought about that?¡±
Being older, she thought of everything veryprehensively and took care of all the details.
Li Jinwen, who was still in disguise with just a ck hat and face mask, said, ¡°Mom, don¡¯t worry about that, Lin Mo has already exined it to me, and when the child wakes up, I have a way to handle it.¡±
¡°You have a way? Okay, just don¡¯t scare the child,¡± Zhao Huixian reassured when she heard her daughter¡¯s words.
The car quieted down again, the atmosphere a bit oppressive.
Yesterday they were living a happy life, and today they were fleeing to another city like fugitives.
Even if no one med Lin Mo, it would take some time to ept this reality.
Li Jinwen looked at Lin Mo, who was furrowing his brow deep in thought, and not wanting all the pressure to fall on him alone, she drew a deep breath, forced a smile, and said, ¡°Dad, Mom, actually, there¡¯s no need to be too pessimistic, let¡¯s just think of it as going on a trip. As long as we remember our new identities and names, everything else can be just like normal!¡±
¡°Mom, can you remember your own information now?¡±
Everyone had not only new identity cards, but also entirely new family rtions, social backgrounds, and various other details like educational backgrounds and areas of activity.
¡°Not yet, I¡¯m old and I memorize things slowly; right now, I only remember that my new identity is Luan Qiongying, 59 years old, previously worked at the Northern Sea City Mining Bureau, and I met your dad through a matchmaker. Your dad is named¡¡±
Zhao Huixian paused, looking towards Li Jinshan at the passenger seat, asking, ¡°Old Li, what¡¯s your name again?¡±
¡°What Old Li, there¡¯s nobody here by the surname Li!¡± Li Jinshan frowned, very serious and correcting the statement strictly, ¡°My name is Kai Caijie, a former teacher at Beihai No. 1 Middle School, 62 years old, residing at Haiyue Huafu Community, Building 1, Unit 2, Room 302, and my ID number is 4505001960122082¡.¡±
Mid-way through he asked apprehensively, ¡°Mo, does the house listed here really exist and is it under my name?¡±
Lin Mo,ing out of his thoughts, nodded and said, ¡°Yes, Dad, all the information provided is real and valid, including the property and the workce. It¡¯s just that, if you actually went to that workce, they might not recognize you, but the archive information contains your details.¡±
¡°That¡¯s amazing! How did you manage it?¡± Li Jinshan and Zhao Huixian were both full of surprise.
Goodness,
this was practically like creating a person out of thin air!
Itpletely overturned his past understanding!
Zhang Li and Lin Changshui were equally astonished and felt it was a bit too unbelievable.
How could this be?
Could falsified documents really manifest into reality?
Fake IDs with real properties tied to them, along with corresponding social connections?
How substantial must one¡¯s abilities be to fabricate a reality to such an extent?
What they didn¡¯t know was that these were the identity cards worth millions, which were certainly different in essence from the fake IDs made casually on the outside.
However, regarding the deep web, Lin Mo didn¡¯t n to reveal it just yet. Many things needed to be addressed step by step. To reveal too much at once could be toorge an information overload and too difficult to ept, not to mention tooplicated to exin.
Lin Mo recycled the exnation he had already used many times: ¡°Tai Uncle helped me with all of this, and he spent a lot of money just to create these fake identities.¡±
¡°Not only identity information, but even your driving licenses and social security details are also genuine and valid.¡±
¡°So, from this moment on, you need to temporarily forget your previous identities and truly integrate yourselves into the new ones!¡±
At that moment,
the GL8 reached the toll booth at the highway station, Lin Mo used the ETCne to exit the highway and entered Lingui City.
They were still over 500 kilometers away from Northern Sea City.
Chapter 242: 129, has the Intelligence System been secretly upgraded? This is a bloody lesson!!_2
Chapter 242: 129, has the Intelligence System been secretly upgraded? This is a bloody lesson!!_2
After entering the provincial road, Lin Mo navigated the car rental market in the city and said, ¡°We need to switch to a different car now to prevent Chen Shanhe from tracking us, and also we have to make a stop to buy some food.¡±
¡°Remember to stay in character once everyone gets out of the car, from this moment on, you are someone else!¡±
¡°We can¡¯t afford to slip up!¡±
¡°And don¡¯t be too scared, just like Jin Wen said earlier, let¡¯s pretend we are a family on vacation!¡±
After listening to Lin Mo¡¯s instructions, everyone nodded cautiously andmitted their new personal details to memory, including things like their ID numbers.
Li Jinshan suggested, ¡°Mo, I have an idea, hear me out and see what you think. There are nine of us here, but the GL8 can only legally carry seven passengers. Even though it¡¯s the New Year and there¡¯s less police on the roads, overloading is likely to get us stopped. If we do get pulled over, we¡¯re going to face unnecessary trouble.¡±
¡°So, what do you think about this, if I use my new identity to rent another car, then we¡¯ll have two cars, which might be safer.¡±
Lin Mo nodded. This was something he had indeed overlooked.
His father-inw¡¯s suggestion was sound, and having an extra car would also be more convenient.
So, after a brief hesitation, Lin Mo agreed, ¡°Sure, Dad, that will indeed reduce some risks!¡±
Seeing his family members united and helping him face difficulties, Lin Mo felt a surge of warmth in his heart.
Compared to his previous lone struggles, the current situation was much better; at least he had people by his side to offer advice and strategy.
Moreover, Lin Mo found that his family members were stronger than he had imagined.
Especially his inws, who were not only very calm but had also been helping him soothe his parents¡¯ emotions along the way.
With the reassurance provided by Zhang Li and Jin Wen, the more traditionally minded Changshui and Xu Qin also gradually epted the reality, and their minds were no longer in such a panic.
¡°It¡¯s going to get better!¡±
Lin Mo took a deep breath, his gaze bing even more determined.
For his family, no matter what obstaclesy ahead, he would certainly ovee them!
Half an hourter.
They found a breakfast shop on the road and when they were about to get out, Jin Wen woke up her daughter.
Lin Xiaoxiao, still groggy, opened her eyes and asked in confusion, ¡°Mommy¡ where are we¡ where are we going?¡±
Jin Wen stroked her little head and said with a smile, ¡°We¡¯re about to take part in a big game, look at the people in the car, do you recognize anyone?¡±
A big game?
Lin Xiaoxiao, just awakened, still drowsy, looked around at the people in the car and shook her head, ¡°No¡ I don¡¯t recognize them¡ Who are they? Where¡¯s Daddy? And Grandpa and Grandfather?¡±
The driver, Lin Mo, said with a smile, ¡°Xiaoxiao, I am Daddy.¡±
Huh?
Lin Xiaoxiao stared at Lin Mo¡¯s face, dumbfounded.
She was certain that the man in front of her was not her father, yet his voice sounded exactly like Daddy¡¯s.
The passenger Li Jinshan also smiled and said, ¡°Xiaoxiao, look here, Grandfather is here!¡±
Huh???
Lin Xiaoxiao was even more confused.
Jin Wen exined with a smile, ¡°Xiaoxiao, the people sitting in the car are your Daddy and Grandfather, as well as Grandpa and Grandma. They¡¯ve all dressed up as someone else to join the game.¡±
¡°The game we¡¯re ying is called ¡®The Great Hide-and-Seek¡¯, simr to the reality shows you often see on TV.¡±
Huh?
Children have a wild imagination, but upon hearing such an oundish thing, Lin Xiaoxiao still looked incredulous.
At that moment, Lin Mo took out the special makeup remover he had bought from the deep web and removed his disguise in front of his daughter, saying with a smile, ¡°See, Xiaoxiao, am I not Daddy?¡±
Lin Xiaoxiao¡¯s eyes widened, and her mouth formed an ¡®O¡¯ shape, ¡°Dad¡ how did you do that!!!¡±
¡°Haha, Xiaoxiao, this is the game we¡¯re ying, disguising as another person and not letting others find us,¡± Lin Mo exined the fabricated rules of the game, ¡°Xiaoxiao, you also need to disguise yourself as another personter, and remember our new identities.¡±
¡°It¡¯s a very fun game, and if we aren¡¯t discovered by others and you don¡¯t slip up for a whole year, our entire family will win a trip to the International Space Station!¡±
¡°Would you like to go to the International Space Station?¡±
Lin Mo¡¯s face was full of joy, but his heart was entirely bitter.
¡°The space station? In space? Really? We can really go to the space station?¡± Lin Xiaoxiao immediately became excited, saying enthusiastically, ¡°I want to be an astronaut, I want to fly out of Earth with Mom and Dad!!!¡±
¡°Dad, are people secretly filming us?¡±
¡°Will we be on TV?¡±
Children adapt quickly and trust their parents.
Lin Mo nodded and said with a smile, ¡°Of course, we¡¯ll be on TV. The uncles filming us are hiding where you can¡¯t see, so you must always remind yourself not to spill the beans, got it?¡±
¡°And it¡¯s not just us in thepetition, there are many families participating with us.¡±
¡°So you have to remember, never to call Mommy and Daddy by our old names, we are now a brand new family.¡±
¡°Otherwise, if we are discovered, we will be eliminated from thepetition, and then we¡¯ll only be able to watch others go to space.¡±
Chapter 216: 126, The Taste of the New Year, Lin Mos Important Plans for the Future!_1
Chapter 216: 126, The Taste of the New Year, Lin Mo¡¯s Important ns for the Future!_1
Though they were an old married couple, Li Jinwen still felt a bit shy under Lin Mo¡¯s fervent gaze, lowering her head slightly and saying, ¡°What are you doing, staring at me like that? Do I have a drawing on my face?¡±
It was like a long-distance couple who hadn¡¯t seen each other in ages, chatting passionately on WeChat, hearts surging, but when they actually met face to face, they reverted to being as reserved as strangers meeting for the first time.
The same is actually true for deeply affectionate couples,
Living together for a long time inevitably leads to aesthetic fatigue, which is unavoidable, but being apart for a little while can just dilute this fatigue and increase the secretion of hormones in the body.
That¡¯s what they often say online: distance makes the heart grow fonder.
¡°Cough¡.¡±
Lin Mo, whose head was filled with R-rated thoughts, suddenly found himself feeling a bit embarrassed too, coughing twice and saying awkwardly, ¡°It¡¯s nothing, just that I missed you a lot after being away for so many days.¡±
Upon hearing this, Li Jinwen¡¯s heart blossomed with joy, but her mouth teased, ¡°Oh, you must have been so happy without me nagging you for so many days, right?¡±
¡°Hmph, you didn¡¯t answer several of my WeChat video calls, tell me honestly, were you up to no good?¡±
She was obstinate in speech, yet her body honestly walked over and helped Lin Mo take off his coat.
¡°That¡¯s not true, I was being very well-behaved, okay?¡±
¡°I missed your video calls because I was genuinely busy. Otherwise, how could I have made so much money?¡±
Having removed his clothes, Lin Mo held Li Jinwen and crawled into the warm bed, earnestly saying, ¡°Wife, I swear to you, I absolutely did not mess around.¡±
¡°I haven¡¯t in the past, and I won¡¯t in the future!¡±
Li Jinwen¡¯s face radiated with happiness as she snuggled into Lin Mo¡¯s embrace and nodded gently, ¡°Mhm, I believe you, husband.¡±
And then¡
They suddenly had nothing to say to each other.
After waiting a while longer, in the pitch-dark room, only soft breathing remained.
Had she fallen asleep?
Lin Mo figured his wife must be exhausted from taking care of the elderly at home and busy with all the New Year¡¯s preparations.
Even though his mind harbored some R-rated desires, he felt awkward voicing them out loud.
After all, his wife was pregnant.
Holding his wife¡¯s warm, soft body, Lin Mo stared at the pitch-ck ceiling, tallying up his recent windfalls.
There was already over two hundred million in cash in his bank ount, which was enough for a family to live on for a lifetime, or even the next, without any reckless splurging.
And that was just from selling five valuable swords; he hadn¡¯t sold the tworge chests of antiques yet, and there were still somerge items in the Eunuch¡¯s Tomb.
If he were to sell everything, a rough estimate suggested he could make another two to three billion.
Plus, Zhang Yihua¡¯s animation was also going online soon, which would earn him tens of millions in dividends.
All told, he was looking at five or six billion!
This was truly¡ making money hand over fist!
In just a few months since activating the system, he had transformed from aborer who struggled to make a few hundred a day into a super millionaire worth five or six billion!
Money, for him, had be just a number.
Mostpany bosses on the stock market didn¡¯t even have as much as he did!
And in his hometown, a third- or fourth-tier city, he could probably rank within the top hundred local tycoons!
Happiness came so swiftly that he scarcely had the time to savor it.
For Lin Mo, at least, the problem of money was, for the time being,pletely solved.
Although earning big moneyter on hadn¡¯t excited him as much as when he¡¯d made over a million from the Guangxu Yuanbao, a nine-figure bank bnce still gave Lin Mo a solid sense of security.
Life at home was getting better and better, with his parents smiling all day long.
Once Chen Shanhe, that big troublemaker, was dealt with, and his little sister Lin Siyu woke up, things would be truly perfect, and his family could live a life they¡¯d never even dared to dream of before.
Content?
Very much so.
Lin Mo had started from the bottom; achieving this in less than half a year, he was very satisfied and content.
And during this time, he also gradually developed some other ideas now that funds were ample, he could start to set them in motion!
¡°Husband¡ are you¡ asleep?¡±
At this moment, Li Jinwen¡¯s tentative voice sounded.
Lin Mo was slightly taken aback, thinking his wife had already fallen asleep, and he replied softly, ¡°Not yet¡ what¡¯s up?¡±
¡°Well¡¡± Li Jinwen hesitated for a moment before speaking, ¡°You¡ having been abstinent so long¡ does it make you ufortable?¡±
As an old married couple, they both understood what the other was hinting at.
And since the subject had been broached, it was clear his wife was initiating a reward!
Feeling ted, Lin Mo shifted his body slightly and tenderly kissed her.
¡..
Half an hourter.
Li Jinwen got up to wash and tidy up.
Lin Moyfortably in bed, savoring the lingering pleasure.
After a while, they started talking again.
Sharing the little things in life as well as recent happenings at home.
Li Jinwen did most of the talking, while Lin Mo listened.n/?/vel/b//in dot c//om
It must be said,
Having money truly is beneficial, as evidenced by this visit home.
At first, when they didn¡¯t have a car, there weren¡¯t nearly as many rtives visiting, and the vigers and local leaders weren¡¯t as warm.
But once the nearly 3 million-valued Range Rover Vogue arrived in the courtyard, everything underwent a drastic change.
Not only did home visitors increase, but the neighbors also became very enthusiastic.
Someone helped sweep the snow from the doorway, tidy up the weeds in the yard, and even neighbors who weren¡¯t that close were asking after Lin Mo with genuine warmth and concern.
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Chapter 217: 126, The Taste of the New Year, Lin Mo¡¯s Important ns for the Future!_2
Endlesspliments, incessant smiles¡ªit felt as if the entire world had be exceptionally friendly.
If this all had happened when I was 20, Lin Mo guessed, he might have floated all the way to the skies.
But now, since he has already passed the age of thirty, having experienced so many ups and downs that ordinary people might not encounter in a lifetime, his mindset had be much steadier.
Facing the drastic changes in life, Lin Mo could only sincerelyment, ¡°Having money is really good.¡±
As they chatted, the couple eventually talked about their ns after the New Year.
Nobody in the family was working at the moment, which wasn¡¯t a problem short-term, but in the long run, they definitely needed to find something to do.
They both understood the principle that sitting idle would deplete one¡¯s resources.
Even if it didn¡¯t run out, staying at home all the time was boring; constant inactivity could lead to rustiness, and the body would deteriorate as well.
After some thought, Lin Mo said, ¡°Wife, our money is basically enough for us, but I¡¯m thinking of opening an antique shop after the New Year. That way, I can make money and also be at home with you.¡±
¡°Following Uncle Tai, although moneyes quickly, we still need our own enterprise. Only then can we feel more secure. Otherwise, if one day Uncle Tai no longer wants to include me, or if something happens to his health, it will be toote to think about these matters.¡±
¡°Okay, I¡¯ll listen to you. You decide on these matters; you¡¯re the head of the family.¡± Li Jinwen has always been very supportive of Lin Mo¡¯s decisions.
Not to mention, now that her husband was so capable of earning money, in just half a year he had brought her a lifestyle she never dared to imagine before.
The two of them chatted for a while longer and then brought up the matter of their daughter.
Li Jinwen said, ¡°Husband, Xiaoxiao definitely can¡¯t just y at home all the time. During this time, I¡¯ve asked around the vige too, and now most of the children from the surrounding viges are going to schools in the city. Although the teaching quality can¡¯tpare to Rakshasa City, it¡¯s at least better than the schools in the townships.¡±
¡°The only issue might be themute; we might have to buy an apartment in the city, or even rent will do.¡±
Now educational resources are bing more centralized, and there are no longer kindergartens or elementary schools in the vige.
Even the kindergartens and elementary schools in the towns don¡¯t have many students left, often leading to the awkward situation where only a few students are in one grade.
Even the poorest vigers will try every means to send their children to schools in the county towns.
If they are slightly better off, they will exhaust all means, pull strings, and ask friends to get their children into urban schools, or other private elementary schools with higher teaching quality.
Everyone understands that the higher up you go, the better the quality of education.
People aspire to climb higher, just as water flows to lower ground.
Parents want to send their children to better schools, and teachers, being human, naturally also want to develop in better ces.
Even if the county asionally has one or two exceptionally performing teachers, they are quickly poached by private schools or schools in the city.
The siphoning effect is quite severe.
Of course, if we¡¯re just talking about teaching quality, even the best elementary schools in the city can¡¯tpare to some of the ordinary public elementary schools in Rakshasa City.
They¡¯re simply notpeting at the same level.
At least in this third-tier city where Lin Mo lives, that¡¯s the current situation.
Where should his daughter go to school?
Lin Mo had certainly thought deeply about this issue before.
He indeed has money now, so much that even if his daughter never went to school, she could still live a veryfortable life for her entire life.
The same was true for the unborn child in Li Jinwen¡¯s belly.
Being full-time children at home, Lin Mo could definitely afford to support them.
But the significance of learning is not solely about making money,
Afterpleting the initial umtion of wealth, Lin Mo also hoped that his children would have higher aspirations in the future.
At the very least, he wanted to let them pursue education until age 18, then let them decide their own lives.
Not attending school now was definitely not eptable.
This was a serious issue. After pondering for a moment, Lin Mo expressed his thoughts: ¡°I¡¯ve also thought about this, but I feel that even the best elementary school in our city is just so-so.¡±
¡°So, wife, I have a bold idea¡ why can¡¯t we build our own private elementary school? We¡¯ll build it to the standards of Rakshasa City and attract first-ss teachers!¡±
Ah?
Upon hearing Lin Mo¡¯s idea, Li Jinwen waspletely shocked, her mind filled with disbelief.
Build a school?
Build¡ a private school?
Was this something their kind of family should even be considering?
After a good ten seconds of stunned silence, Li Jinwen gradually came to her senses, realizing that their family¡¯s circumstances were indeed a bit different now.
They were no longer the working-ss family of six months ago, merely saving a few thousand yuan a month.
Not to mention anything else,
just the Land Rover and Maybach parked outside were worth several millionbined, plus the savings her husband had umted were also at least in the tens of millions.
It seemed they could possibly try opening a high-standard private school in their hometown?
Still, after thinking it over a bit more carefully, Li Jinwen voiced her concerns: ¡°Husband, opening a private school not only requires a lot of money but also strong connections, and finding good teachers is especially difficult nowadays.¡±
¡°Even with all that prepared, the tuition would undoubtedly be high, and attracting students would be a big trouble.¡±n/?/vel/b//jn dot c//om
Lin Mo had naturally thought about all these problems his wife mentioned.
Moreover, what he wanted in the future wasn¡¯t just an elementary school but a premium full-range education business from kindergarten to high school.
This wasn¡¯t only for his daughter or his future son but also to significantly raise the social status of his family.
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Chapter 218: 126, The Taste of the New Year, Lin Mo¡¯s Important ns for the Future!_3
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Including nursing homes, hospitals, research centers, pharmaceuticalpanies¡
All of these were also within Lin Mo¡¯s considerations.
Having money in the bank is just a number, but taking it out to invest in construction can have a much bigger effect.
Once these industries have developed, not only would Lin Mo be able to harvest more money, his social status would also skyrocket.
His experience in Rakshasa City, as well as his understanding of Chen Shanhe, made Lin Mo realize one thing: in this world, just having money is far from enough!
Some invisible soft power must also be enhanced to ensure the longevity and security of a family.
Anyway, he had the Intelligence System at his disposal. Whenever he faced difficulties, he would have more information than others ¨C his golden finger in doing business.
However, these ideas were still too far off from the current perspective.
You have to eat one bite at a time, and walk step by step.
His next key goal was to sessfully create a premier private elementary school with top-notch teaching and facilities.
Thinking about all this, Lin Mo smiled and said, ¡°Well, honey, you¡¯re right; there are quite a few troubles and problems here, but what¡¯s the fun in doing anything without some trouble? Just solve them one by one. Anyway, there¡¯s still plenty of time, as long as the school can be established before the first of September next year!¡±
¡°No matter what, let¡¯s give it a try! If it really doesn¡¯t work out, we can just beat a retreat honestly.¡±
Although Li Jinwen still found the idea of building a school somewhat incredible, she did not oppose her husband¡¯s n because if it really could be aplished, that would be a wonderful thing!
She nodded and said, ¡°Sure, husband, I¡¯ll follow your lead. Whatever you want to do, just go ahead and do it boldly, Xiaoxiao and I will always be your strong support.¡±
[Ding.]
[Today¡¯s information has been refreshed.]
Just as Lin Mo was about to speak, he heard the system¡¯s tone.
Ten brand new pieces of information appeared on the system panel.
¡..
[Today¡¯s Information]
[1, You bought a Maybach sedan yesterday, and gained rted information¡ª3 dayster, postgraduate Xi Simin will cry on the hood of a 660,000-yuan worth Mercedes-Benz and gain huge traffic.]
[2, You met Zhang Li yesterday, and received information¡ªafter meeting Zhang Li, Lin Siyu¡¯s condition improved, but she still needs an important opportunity for aplete recovery.]
[3, You passed by Zhangruji Vige yesterday, and received rted information¡ªthe vige chief of Zhangruji is raising funds to win this year¡¯s fireworkspetition, currently having raised a total of 730,000 yuan in cash.]
[4, You met Vige Chief Lin Xueyi yesterday, and received rted information¡ªtopete with Zhangruji Vige in the fireworkspetition, he decided to contribute 200,000 yuan personally, striving to outdo Zhangruji Vige this year.]
[5, You saw Li Jinwen yesterday, and gained relevant information¡ªLi Jinwen is expected to give birth on September 21, gender: male, weight: about 6 jin and 9 liang, mother and child will be safe and healthy.]
[6, You met your cousin Lin Miao yesterday, and gained rted information¡ªseeing Lin Miao¡¯s car pickup video, his ex-girlfriend took the initiative to contact him; in three days, Lin Miao wille to you to borrow the car, and if you lend it to him, there¡¯s a 70% chance of a scraping ident.]
[7, You watched the opera ¡°Dragon and Phoenix Presenting Auspiciousness¡± yesterday, and gained rted information¡ªover the next year, the closure rate for private local opera troupes nationwide will be 95%.]
[8, You met Lin Shuitao from the vige yesterday, and received relevant information¡ªin four days¡¯ time, early in the morning, Lin Shuitao will lose a year¡¯s sry due to gambling.]
[9, Zhang Yihua contacted you yesterday, and you received rted information¡ªto get the ¡°Divine Enthronement¡± anime online as soon as possible, Zhang Yihua ns to discuss with you about giving a 4x pay bonus to those coworkers who volunteered to work overtime during the New Year.]n/?/vel/b//jn dot c//om
[10, You met Lin Changshui yesterday, and received rted information¡ª182 dayster, when Chen Shanhe conducts a detailed investigation into Chen Kainan¡¯s disappearance, it will involve Lin Changshui, leading to a detailed investigation of his family.]
Seeing that his little sister¡¯s condition had improved, Lin Mo also breathed a sigh of relief.
As for what that opportunity could be, even though he didn¡¯t know yet, he would obtain the relevant information sooner orter.
No rush, rushing won¡¯t help.
Then, seeing how the vige chiefs of his own vige and Zhangruji Vige werepeting, Lin Mo really couldn¡¯t hold back a smile, as images of the past New Year¡¯s events between the two viges surfaced in his mind.
Competing over the number of fireworks, the number of people attending ancestral worship, the houses in the vige, the young people in the vige, the luxury cars in the vige¡
Just about anything that could bepared would be used by the vigers of the two viges to vie for supremacy.
The rtionship between the two viges was poor, and they had stopped intermarrying many years ago.
The reasons for this can be traced back to the time of the Republic of China.
Back then, both viges were notrge, and it is said that the first conflict erupted over a dispute for a very fertile piece ofnd, which even escted to the authorities.
At that time, with the warlords dividing the territories, and chaos reigning, the authorities had no time to deal with these trivial matters.
You could take your issues and sort them out on your own.
The authorities fined both sides and sent the vigers back home.
This indirectlyid the groundwork for decades of disputes between the two viges and fostered a fierce local spirit of ignoring officials and letting the strongest make the rules.
Moreover, since Zhangruji was situated on higher ground than Zhangzhuang and controlled the irrigation water sources, the two viges frequently shed over these resources.
Over time, things got even more preposterous¡ªif a cow from one vige ate grass from the other, both viges would end up fighting.
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The police came, but it was no use.n/o/vel/b//in dot c//om
Basically, nobody liked each other.
In recent years, there were hardly any young people left in the vige, everyone was busy making money, and the conflict between the two viges wasn¡¯t as deep.
Fights and the like were even less heard of.
Who dares to fight without some money these days?
However, the economicpetition between the two viges had be increasingly intense, especially when it came to the annual fundraising for fireworks, which was a focal point of thepetition between them.
Thepetition was all about who had deeper pockets, and the one who did could hold their head high in front of the vigers from the other vige next year.
Moreover, there was an unwritten rule between the two viges that whoever raised the most money for fireworks could pull in the votes and be the vige head.
When Lin Mo and his family went home in previous years, they would also donate three to five hundred, just for the excitement.
After years of fundraising, no vige head dared to embezzle the money, because the vigers from both viges were watching it. If anyone dared to touch a single yuan, they fully knew they would no longer be wee in the vige.
Those olddies, they would dare point at your spine and curse you for a lifetime.
After skimming over these two pieces of intelligence, Lin Mo continued to read on.
After knowing the exact time of his son¡¯s birth and that mother and child were safe, Lin Mo couldn¡¯t help but smile.
That¡¯s great!
A few monthster, once his son was born, he would have both a son and a daughter,pleting the Chinese word for ¡®good¡¯.
In the future, when someone in the vige got married, Li Jinwen would also qualify toy the bridal bed, arrange the happiness character decorations, and sit in the host¡¯s seat at the wedding.
It was not a big deal, but feeling respected was still quite delightful.
Lin Mo had already started to imagine whether his son would look like him or his wife after he was born.
Xiaoxiao mostly resembled him, and they say a son often looks more like his mother.
That would be pretty good, actually. If he looked like Li Jinwen, it would at least make finding a wife much easier in the future.
As for the piece of intelligence about someone wanting to borrow his car, Lin Mo skipped right over it.
Are you kidding?
Cars and wives are not to be lent out.
It was one thing to lend a hand with a wedding car to soak up some joy, but to use his car for showing off? That was absolutely out of the question.
Unless it was a real emergency.
And then,
Lin Mo ignored several pieces of less important intelligence and focused his attention on thest piece.
[10, You met Lin Changshui yesterday and obtained relevant intelligence¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª182 dayster, Chen Shanhe will thoroughly investigate Chen Kainan¡¯s disappearance, which will lead to Lin Changshui, and a detailed investigation will be conducted into Lin Changshui¡¯s family.]
¡°182 days¡¡±
Lin Mo quickly reviewed a previous piece of intelligence which read: [151 dayster, Chen Shanhe will thoroughly investigate Chen Kainan¡¯s disappearance, which will lead to Lin Changshui, and a detailed investigation will be conducted into Lin Changshui¡¯s family.]
¡°151 days has be 182 days. Counting the time I spent in Rakshasa City dealing with Chen Shanhe, I have indeed seeded in dying Chen Shanhe¡¯s investigation, but the crisis has not beenpletely resolved.¡±
Having this sword of Damocles hanging over one¡¯s head and possibly falling at any moment is not a good feeling.
But Lin Mo knew he couldn¡¯t rush it. Chen Shanhe had deep andplex connections, and in this game of wits, if he was too hasty, it would only backfire!
Progress calmly and cautiously!
After all, he had a lot of intelligence on Chen Shanhe¡¯s misdeeds in his hands, enough to keep the old man busy for quite some time.
182 days¡
In terms of time, it was quite sufficient, no need to live so nervously for the moment.
Otherwise, if he fretted over this matter all day long, he would go mad.
While Chen Shanhe needed to be dealt with, life also had to go on.
Lin Mo had many ideas waiting to be realized step by step.
¡°Ow¡¡±
Having driven for an entire day and spending some intimate time with his wife followed by a lengthy chat, Lin Mo started to feel sleepy, ¡°Can¡¯t hold out any longer, time to sleep.¡±
Slowly pulling out his numb arm, he turned over, closed his eyes gradually, and slipped into dreand.
The New Year was approaching, and there was still a lot to do at home tomorrow.
¡
The next day.
Lin Mo, deeply asleep, was awakened by a noisymotion.
He slowly opened his eyes and found that his wife had already gotten up and wasn¡¯t in the room. He picked up the mobile phone from the bedside table and saw that it was just past 8 o¡¯clock in the morning.
¡°Why is it so lively this early in the morning?¡±
Lin Mo stretchedzily, reluctantly climbing out from the warm cocoon of his bedding and walked to the window with curiosity. He lifted a corner of the curtain and peeked outside.
Well, I¡¯ll be,
He couldn¡¯t help but exim to himself,
Lin Mo¡¯s yard was not big, especially with a Maybach and a Land Rover Range Rover taking up space, it felt even more cramped.
And at that moment,
The yard was packed with rtives and neighbors living nearby.
Those who couldn¡¯t fit inside stood at the door, holding various gifts in their hands, as if his home was as busy as the vigemittee courtyard.
Among these people, there were some Lin Mo recognized, but he didn¡¯t know most of them.
His parents, inws, and Li Jinwen were all busy entertaining the guests, creating a scene of bustling activity.
Lin Mo, of course, knew that most of the people downstairs were there for money.
Some might want to foster good rtions for future convenience when getting married, while others might hope that Lin Mo would take them under his wing to earn more money next year.
Everyone wants to live a better life, and everyone yearns for the support of the wealthy to make more money, so they don¡¯t have to continue lingering in the vige with nothing to do all day.
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The motives of these people were mostly not pure.
But Lin Mo was pretty open-minded about it; it didn¡¯t matter why they came, after all, they were guests and neighbors, and maintaining good rtionships was the right thing to do.
In big cities, people might not care too much about social interactions, but any child who grew up in a vige knows full well the importance of the saying ¡°distant rtives are not as helpful as close neighbors.¡±
Lin Mo let the curtain fall and went to the bathroom on the second floor to wash his face, then he changed into the clean clothes Li Jinwen had prepared for him and came downstairs, all smiles and full of pride.
After struggling for thirty years, Lin Mo was now truly experiencing what it was to ¡°return home in glory and splendor.¡±
And with his appearance, he instantly attracted everyone¡¯s attention.
¡°Lin is up. Why not sleep a little longer?¡±
¡°Daddy~~¡±
¡°Lin!¡±
¡°Mr. Lin, any ns this morning? Let¡¯s y cardster.¡±
¡°Yo, wealth really changes a person. That outfit Lin¡¯s wearing mustn¡¯t be cheap, right?¡±
¡°Haven¡¯t seen the kid in a while, he¡¯s grown quite a bit.¡±
¡°An impressive young man, no wonder he¡¯s making big money.¡±n/o/vel/b//in dot c//om
¡°Happy New Year, Lin.¡±
¡°Happy New Year.¡±
¡°Son,e here; this is your cousin auntie. She heard you wereing back and specially came from the county to see you today.¡±
There were so many people greeting him that, for a moment, Lin Mo didn¡¯t know who to talk to first. It wasn¡¯t until his father Lin Changshui introduced him that he managed to greet these rtives whose names he couldn¡¯t remember.
It was indeed tiring, and Lin Mo¡¯s smile almost stiffened on his face.
Taking advantage of his mother and others attending to the guests, Lin Mo also took out the red envelopes and cigarettes he¡¯d prepared from the trunk of his Maybach, giving red envelopes to the children in the yard and handing out two boxes of Hetianxia cigarettes, worth a hundred yuan per pack, to the men.
¡°Happy New Year, I didn¡¯t bring any special local products, just some cigarettes and red envelopes.¡±
¡°Happy New Year, cousin auntie. This is a red envelope for your child.¡±
¡°Happy New Year, happy new year.¡±
¡°For the child, just take it.¡±
¡°Happy New Year, all the best.¡±
¡°I haven¡¯t made much money; I¡¯m just working for someone else.¡±
¡°Haha, alright, no problem. Let¡¯s chatter; we¡¯ll have a good talk at my hometer.¡±
It was right to give a small gift in return when people came carrying presents or risk falling prey to gossip.
Watching their son deftly handle the distribution of red envelopes and cigarettes, Lin Changshui and Xu Qin felt an almost surreal sensation.
In the past, they were the ones who stood in crowds waiting for their bosses to hand out red envelopes and hoped that there¡¯d be a little extra cash in them.
Yet now,
Without them realizing, they had be the wealthy bosses they had once envied, the focus of everyone¡¯s admiration.
Their son had seeded, and that made their lives feel fulfilled.
For the time afterward, Lin Mo entertained the guests who came to the house with his parents and parents-inw.
There were so many people that the house could not amodate everyone, so the rest stood in the yard to chat.
After nearly two hours of this, Lin Mo took the excuse of needing to buy New Year¡¯s goods and, along with his wife and children, left the house in their Land Rover Range Rover as if escaping.
¡..
The Land Rover Range Rover meandered through the vigenes, asionally greeted by vigers.
Lin Mo was courteous, no matter what his past rtionship with the person was, or what they might be thinking; he nodded in response to everyone who greeted him.
Some familiar faces would even stop for a chat.
Of course,
There were also those who would just watch Lin Mo¡¯s Range Rover from a distance with disdain and contempt written all over their faces,forting themselves by believing Lin Mo¡¯s money came from fraud and that he¡¯d soon be apprehended by the public security bureau.
As for these people, Lin Mo couldn¡¯t be bothered with them and chose to ignore thempletely.
No one is free from gossip behind their backs, just as no one refrains from speaking about others.
Worrying too much about what others think only brings unnecessary troubles.
Once out of the vige, the greetings dwindled, and the Range Rover picked up speed.
Li Jinwen rubbed her sore cheeks and sighed, ¡°If I keep smiling like this every day, my wrinkles are going to show up soon.¡±
¡°Haha.¡± Lin Mo joked, ¡°Starting tomorrow, you can hang a sign at the front door that says, ¡®Noughing allowed within these premises.''¡±
¡°How can that work? They¡¯re all guests, might as well apply more facial masks.¡± Li Jinwen paused and then asked, ¡°Honey, what are we doing now? Going directly to buy things or picking up the delivery?¡±
They had a lot to do today.
After thinking it over, Lin Mo said, ¡°Let¡¯s first visit the new house; the construction team said the foundation is almost ready. Let¡¯s see how they¡¯ve done.¡±
¡°Alright, I¡¯ll follow your lead.¡± Li Jinwen took out her phone and said, ¡°I¡¯ll check where the fridge and washing machine we ordered on Jingdong are. If they¡¯ve arrived, we¡¯ll call for a truck to take them back with us. Also, there are many parcels that have been at the town for days.¡±
About 20 minutester, Lin Mo, his wife, and daughter arrived at the location of their new home.
Behind the house was a continuous range of green mountains, with two small man-madekes nearby, offering a rather picturesque scenery.
The foundation was ready, but the surrounding area was still undeveloped, and the road was full of potholes and not yet repaired.
The reason for building the house here was, on one hand, the convenience of transportation, as the house was not far from the provincial road, making it easy to travel to the vige or the city.
On the other hand, it was quiet; there weren¡¯t many neighbors, and the houses were a good distance apart.
There was no significant disturbance from one another.
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Chapter 221: 126, The Taste of the New Year, Lin Mo¡¯s Important ns for the Future!_6
And even for small cities today,nd regtions are very strict, and it¡¯s difficult to secure rights torge pieces ofnd.
Take thend Lin Mo purchased, it took some money to smooth over rtions before he acquired it.
In a society driven by rtionships, there¡¯s no helping it.
After the family got out of the car, Lin Mo, holding Lin Xiaoxiao, and Li Jinwen standing by his side, admired the site of their future home together.
Although nothing much could be seen at the moment, the mere thought of future life there was delightful.
Lin Mo pointed to an area on the left of the foundation and said, ¡°Wife, remember we agreed, we¡¯re going to dig a swimming pool here, you can¡¯t go back on your word.¡±
Li Jinwen nodded with a smile, ¡°Sure, sure, you¡¯re the pir of our home, whatever you say goes, I¡¯m all ears.¡±
¡°It¡¯s not just the pool, movie theater, study room, sauna, gym, I¡¯ll arrange it all for you.¡±
¡°Think fast, is there anything else you want?¡±
Li Jinwen was never stingy to begin with, and who doesn¡¯t know how to spend money when they have it? Now that the funds were more than sufficient, it was only natural to construct the house expensively.
Not to mention anything else,
at the very least all kinds of facilities would be fully equipped to satisfy the living needs of the entire family.
¡°I just want a gaming room!¡± Lin Mo voiced his own wish, turning to Lin Xiaoxiao in his arms to ask, ¡°Darling, what do you want?¡±n/o/vel/b//in dot c//om
Without hesitation, Lin Xiaoxiao replied, ¡°Mom, I want a super big yground, with sand, slides, and lots of cute little princesses, so I can invite my ssmates toe y at home.¡±
¡°Husband, ording to our daughter¡¯s design, this space won¡¯t be enough.¡± Li Jinwen teased with a smile, ¡°Looks like you¡¯ll have to earn more money.¡±
Lin Moughed as well, ¡°Anything for my daughter¡¯s request I must take care of, but let¡¯s not build a yground at home, how about I build you one as big as Happy Valley where you can y any time you like?¡±
Excited, Lin Xiaoxiao gave Lin Mo a kiss on the cheek and shouted happily, ¡°Yay, you¡¯re the best, Dad!¡±
Li Jinwen spoke with a smile, ¡°Don¡¯t listen to your dad¡¯s nonsense, building a yground costs a lot of money, and our family doesn¡¯t have that much.¡±
¡°We do have money!¡± Lin Xiaoxiao retorted, ¡°Dad is the richest man in the vige!¡±
Huh?
Lin Mo was taken aback and quickly asked, ¡°Who told you that?¡±
¡°The rtives said so, they also said Dad has so much money he couldn¡¯t spend it all, that the price of a car alone would be enough for them for a lifetime.¡± Lin Xiaoxiao thought for a moment before adding, ¡°They also said, I¡¯m lucky, born into a good family.¡±
Well¡
Lin Mo frowned and instructed, ¡°Wife, when there¡¯s a crowd at home in the future, try not to let them tease our daughter too much. Over time she could be influenced, those people speak without a filter.¡±
He really hadn¡¯t considered this issue before.
The educational level in the vige wasn¡¯t high, and people often spoke too bluntly, which could easily have a harmful influence on the child.
Li Jinwen also nodded, ¡°Hmm, you¡¯re right, we can¡¯t let Xiaoxiao be exposed to too much of this kind of talk. We¡¯ll have to be more careful in the future. It would be best to send her to school after the New Year. That¡¯s the safest bet.¡±
School!
He had to get started on his private school ns right away.
Thinking this, Lin Mo nodded and muttered, ¡°Okay, after the New Year, let her study at the private primary school in the county for a while, then we¡¯ll see what to do next. If our school can be built before September next year, just in time for the new school year.¡±
¡°Sure, I¡¯ll follow your lead!¡± Li Jinwen nodded.
The family continued to walk around the foundation of the new house, dreaming of their future happy life.
The warm sun shone on them, and the air seemed to be filled with the fragrance of happiness.
Next, Lin Mo and his family went straight to the city.
It must be said,
even the downtown area of a small third-tier city like theirs had developed quite impressively.
Skyscrapers stood high, roads were broad.
Plus, it might be because of the approaching New Year, the streets were busy with more cars and people, bustling with activity.
It certainly couldn¡¯tpare with the liveliness of Rakshasa City¡¯s bustling areas, but it looked more imposing than the North City District, where Lin Mo previously lived.
Of course,paring the downtown area with the suburbs is somewhat unfair, but at least it had changed beyond recognition from the old home Lin Mo remembered.
The key point was,
the air quality back home was great, and life moved at a leisurely pace ¨C apparent from the walking speed and expressions of the people on the street.
In the streets of Rakshasa City, the crowd mostly walked swiftly with their heads down, earphones in, especially noticeable in the subway stations.
It was quiet and oppressive as if the whole city urged you to hurry up and earn more.
In small cities, by contrast, life was noticeably more rxed, the pace decidedly slower.
Finally, the family of three arrived at Wanda za and parked their car in the underground parking lot. Following the flow of people, they entered the mall to start their shopping spree.
Rednterns and Huaxia knots hung everywhere, and speakers yed Andy¡¯s ¡°Gong Xi Fa Cai.¡±
The festive atmosphere was somewhat less intense than in his younger years, but still much livelier than usual.
The family of three was both tired and happy from their outing, filling tworge shopping carts.
After purchasing New Year goods, they also visited the nearby wholesale market to buy some food ingredients needed at home.
The nearly 3 million yuan Range Rover Autobiography was directly loaded with all sorts of New Year supplies.
By the time they got back to the town, the washing machine, refrigerator, television, and other major appliances Li Jinwen ordered from Jingdong had also arrived.
Chapter 222: 126, The Taste of the New Year, Lin Mos Important Plans for the Future!_7
Chapter 222: 126, The Taste of the New Year, Lin Mo¡¯s Important ns for the Future!_7
The old family house no longer needed renovation, but furniture and appliances still had to beplete, after all, they would need to live there for some time before the new house was ready.
After sorting out the express delivery, Lin Mo contacted the nearby vige¡¯s quarry for two trucks of broken stones.
The yard at home had to be paved, otherwise, it was all mud pits¡ªthere wouldn¡¯t even be a ce to set up the stove when weing rtives on the third day of the Lunar New Year.
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After finishing all the tasks and returning to the vige, it was already around four or five in the afternoon.
A Range Rover with three trucks in tow entered the vige grandly, once again attracting the attention of many vigers; various whispers resurfaced.
Some were envious, others disparaging, and some were thinking if they could take advantage of the situation to get a little something for themselves.
The vige was a microcosm of society¡ªnot big, but with all kinds of people.
As soon as the vehicles stopped at the family home, everyone came out to greet them.
Xu Qin and Lin Changshui wereining about Lin Mo¡¯s extravagant spending while instructing the delivery men to handle the packages carefully.
¡°Yo, Mo, what did you buy this time?¡±
¡°Wait a minute, I¡¯ll get my husband toe over and help you install it.¡±
¡°Changshui is really lucky to have such a good son.¡±
¡°Auntie wille help you too.¡±
When unloading the truck, the neighbors who coulde did so to help out, plus Lin Mo and his inws, quickly ced all therge items where they belonged.
Lin Mo moved the Maybach and the Range Rover to make room, and with the truck parked at the entrance, everyone helped unload together.
Many hands make light work.
In less than an hour, the yard was almost sorted out.
The remaining work of fixing the ground was done by professional handymen.
Xu Qin and Lin Changshui wanted to keep the neighbors for a meal, but almost no one stayed¡ªafter a brief chat, they returned to their own homes.
Tomorrow was New Year¡¯s Eve, and they had many things to do that day too.
After most of the guests had left, Lin Mo said with a smile, ¡°Mom and Dad, Jin Wen and I will take care of upstairs, please tidy up downstairs for now; we¡¯ll finish up with the kitchen together at the end.¡±
The father-inw nodded and teased, ¡°You¡¯re the backbone of our family now¡ªwe have to listen to you.¡±
These words made everyoneugh.
Lin Mo felt a bit embarrassed and quickly added, ¡°Mom, Dad, Zhang Li, you guys go try on the clothes I bought for you and see if anything doesn¡¯t fit. Oh, and Mom, my sister¡¯s clothes are with yours, so pay attention to that when trying them on.¡±
Xu Qin also chimed in, ¡°Alright, alright, we¡¯ll listen to you, listen to my precious son.¡±
¡°Mom, why are you also¡¡± Lin Mo was truly embarrassed and hurriedly said, ¡°Dad, hurry and take Mom inside to try on clothes; if they don¡¯t fit, there¡¯s still time to exchange them.¡±
Lin Changshui also nodded with a smile, unusually joking: ¡°Hmm, this child, he¡¯s starting to taste like the head of the family.¡±
Ha ha¡
The people aroundughed heartily, and then Lin Mo, holding Lin Xiaoxiao and taking Li Jinwen by the hand, went upstairs.
Cough¡
He had never noticed before that his two dads and two moms were quite good at teasing people.
Watching Lin Mo and his family of three go upstairs, Zhang Li had a hint of tears welling up in his eyes when he heard that new clothes had been prepared for him too.
His memories of the New Year were those few years in the army; otherwise, he usually spent it alone and had never felt the warmth of arge family.
Once the cleaning was finished, it was time to offer incense to the ancestors.N?v(el)B\\jnn
Their custom was like this¡ªoffer incense on the twenty-ninth of the twelfth lunar month, signifying inviting the ancestors home for the New Year.
The parents-inw and Zhang Li did not participate; Lin Mo, Li Jinwen, Lin Siyu, and their parents gathered in the freshly tidied living room.
Lin Changshui took a bunch of incense, lit it, and passed it to Lin Mo: ¡°Son, this year you offer the incense.¡±
¡°Me?¡± Lin Mo shook his head, ¡°Dad, is that right?¡±
¡°What¡¯s not right about it?¡± Lin Changshui forcefully handed over the incense, saying very seriously, ¡°Dad is going to retire¡
From now on, you will be the head of the family. All the matters of this house are for you to decide.¡±
After finishing,
Lin Changshui turned to Li Jinwen and said, ¡°Daughter-inw, don¡¯t worry, he can manage everyone, but you manage him. If he bullies you, I¡¯ll thrash him to death.¡±
¡°Xiaoxiao,e here too, stand between your parents.¡±
Lin Xiaoxiao was unclear what was going on, but she obediently stood between Lin Mo and Li Jinwen as her grandfather had told her.
Lin Changshui and Xu Qin, with Lin Siyu by their side, stood next to Lin Mo.
It was clear from the positioning that Lin Mo had formally taken on the mantle of head of the family from his father.
This was not only a responsibility, amitment,
but also the deepest trust from one man to another.
¡°Huff¡.¡±
Lin Mo took a deep breath, looking at the ancestral tablets that had been brought out, and after brewing his thoughts, he spoke the necessary words for ancestral worship in the manner his father used to.
After finishing, Lin Mo solemnly ced the incense into the censer and stood by the side.
Li Jinwen, after some resistance from her parents, was the second to stand in front of the ancestral tablets. After bowing, she said, ¡°Ancestors, please protect our family to be safe and smooth. We don¡¯t seek great wealth or grandeur, only to be free from illness and disaster is enough.¡±
¡°Xiaoxiao,e and kowtow to your great-grandfather and great-grandmother.¡±
¡°Okay!¡± Lin Xiaoxiao didn¡¯t quite understand what she was doing, but obediently performed three kowtows before standing up.
Lin Changshui smilingly said, ¡°Xiaoxiao, is there anything you want to say to your great-grandfather and great-grandmother?¡±
¡°Uh¡¡±
After thinking, Lin Xiaoxiao said, ¡°I hope great-grandfather and great-grandmother live to a hundred years old and get younger and younger.¡±
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Chapter 223: 126, The Taste of the New Year, Lin Mo¡¯s Important ns for the Future!_8
Ha-ha¡
Everyone couldn¡¯t help butugh, and Lin Mo also gave a helpless wry smile and shook his head.
Then it was Lin Changshui¡¯s turn,
aided by Lin Mo and Xu Qin, he kowtowed several times, and after standing up, he said, ¡°Dad, Mom, it¡¯s my ipetence that I haven¡¯t been able to make our family flourish, but fortunately, there¡¯s a good son in the house now. Your descendant Lin Mo has made a name for himself.¡±
¡°You¡¯ve also seen how lively our home has been recently, right?¡±
¡°As far as I can remember, our family has never been this lively, and we¡¯ve never been so esteemed in the vige.¡±
¡°Life is getting better and better, weck nothing at home, ancestors, remember toe back for the New Year, we¡¯ve prepared good food and wine for you all!¡±n/o/vel/b//in dot c//om
After Lin Changshui finished his prayer, Xu Qin also began to pray to the ancestors.
¡°Ancestors, if you have spirits in heaven, please heal my daughter¡¯s illness quickly, bless her to live without disease or disaster all her life. Even if it means shortening my life, I¡¯m willing, as long as she gets better.¡±
As she spoke, Xu Qin began to cry, and it took Lin Mo and the others a long time to console her.
Once their mother¡¯s emotions stabilized, Lin Mo helped Lin Siyue in front of the ancestral tablets and quietly said, ¡°Sister, do you have anything you want to say to the ancestors?¡±
Lin Siyu stared nkly at the ancestral tablets, silent, unresponsive.
Seeing this scene, everyone couldn¡¯t help but sigh.
¡°I¡¯ll speak for you.¡±
Lin Mo wiped the tears from the corner of his eyes with the back of his hand and after thinking for a moment, he said, ¡°Honored ancestors, everything at home is quite good, little sister has been unwell this year, please do not me her.¡±
¡°From now on, our home will only get better, please rest assured.¡±
¡°Dad, light the firecrackers.¡±
Lin Changshui nodded, gestured to the two rtives outside the door, who understood and lit a long string of firecrackers at the entrance.
Crackle, pop, pop¡
As the sound of the firecrackers erupted, everyone stood in the courtyard watching red paper scraps cover the entire entrance.
The loud noise appeared to startle Lin Siyu, who clung to Lin Mo¡¯s arm tightly, her body trembling slightly.
¡°Don¡¯t be afraid, your brother is here, nothing¡¯s going to happen.¡±
Lin Moforted his little sister, and she seemed to improve a lot.
The principal issue with Lin Siyu now was her frequent spells of absent-mindedness, but the asional rity in her eyes showed that her consciousness was slowly recovering.
After having dinner, they sat in the living room for a while, then everyone returned to their respective rooms.
Lin Changshui reminded everyone to sleep early, as they had to get up early the next morning to paste couplets, set off firecrackers, hangnterns, put up window paper-cuts, offer sacrifices to the kitchen god, and so on¡ªa lot to do.
After going upstairs, Lin Mo busied himself for a while, tidying this and that, and by the time Lin Moid on the bed, it was exactly midnight.
The system notification sounded.
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[Today¡¯s Information]
[1, You visited the new house site yesterday and gained rted information¡ªthe new house site is considered a feng shui treasure in geomancy.]
[2, You met the viger Lin Boda yesterday and gained rted information¡ªtomorrow at 5 p.m., Lin Boda will be forced to go out to work early due to losing all his savings.]
[3, You met the neighbor Meng Hongli yesterday and obtained some intel¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ªshe was discussing with her husband why you could earn so much money. (Click here to view the text version of the chat details.)]
[4, You passed by the vigemittee yesterday and obtained some intel¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ªthe vige cadres will go door to door to wish everyone a Happy New Year this morning, raising funds to purchase fireworks.]
[5, You met the viger Lin Jingshan yesterday and obtained some intel¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ªat 9 o¡¯clock tonight, Lin Jingshan will invite you to be the dealer in a card game.]
[6, You met the viger Lin Hanmo yesterday and obtained some intel¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ªLin Hanmo and two other male vigers are keeping warm at Widow Wang¡¯s house at the east end of the vige.]
[7, You used the TikTok APP and obtained some intel¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ªbecause thepany is trying to retain him, Dong Yuhui has decided to not leave Dongfang Zhenxuan for the time being.]
[8, You saw Chen Shanhe¡¯s photo yesterday and obtained some intel¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ªBai Feng, who was detained by Chen Shanhe¡¯s men, has mostly recovered from his injuries, and there is no immediate threat to his life.]
[9, You checked the family chat group yesterday and obtained some intel¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ªas of early yesterday morning, your name has been mentioned 192 times within 24 hours (click here to view the relevant chat records.)]
[10, You used WeChat Pay yesterday and obtained some intel¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ªWeChat Video ims that emerce transactions exceeded a hundred billion, but the actual umted refund amount is thirty billion.]
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Lin Mo read the vige gossip with great interest and couldn¡¯t helpughing.
Who would have thought,
the charming widow who seemed to carry her chastity arch wherever she went, was quite the yer in secret.
Three men warming up at her ce, they¡¯re bound to not feel cold, I bet they might even get burnt.
Seeing Lin Mo¡¯s sillyugh, Li Jinwen asked in confusion, ¡°Husband, what¡¯s wrong?¡±
Lin Mo answered with a smile, ¡°Nothing, nothing, just remembered something funny.¡±
Li Jinwen pressed, ¡°What¡¯s that? Tell me about it?¡±
Just as Lin Mo was thinking of an excuse, he heard soft footsteps outside.
Yo,
herees the most anticipated event of the year,
Upon hearing the footsteps, Lin Mo quickly made a shushing gesture and whispered, ¡°Shh, dad and mom areing.¡±
Li Jinwen understood and nodded, keeping silent.
After a while, Lin Changshui and Xu Qin tiptoed in, ced a red envelope by their bedside, and then tiptoed out.
When there was no more sound outside, Lin Mo excitedly picked up the thick red envelope and said with a smile, ¡°Guess how much money it is this year?¡±
¡°This thick?¡± Li Jinwen was surprised at the thickness of the envelope and guessed, ¡°It must be seven or eight thousand, right?¡±
¡°I think so too, let¡¯s open it and see!¡± Lin Mo, excited, opened the red envelope and pulled out a stack of bright red banknotes, saying with augh, ¡°Eight thousand eight hundred eighty-eight, boom, boom, boom!¡±
Li Jinwenughed and asked, ¡°How much do you think they¡¯ll give Xiaoxiao?¡±
Lin Mo alsoughed and replied, ¡°Definitely more than us, she¡¯s the apple of their eye.¡±
Then, lowering his voice again, Lin Mo added, ¡°Shall we go have a look?¡±
Li Jinwen nodded repeatedly, ¡°Let¡¯s go!¡±
¡°Let¡¯s go!¡±
The two put on their coats, with sly grins on their faces, they sneakily left their room and went into their daughter¡¯s room next door.
[Asking for monthly tickets, rmendation tickets]
Chapter 224: 127, sudden intelligence! Lin Mo was so frightened that he trembled all over!_1
Chapter 224: 127, sudden intelligence! Lin Mo was so frightened that he trembled all over!_1
New Year is the liveliest time in the vige and a rare moment of rest for people who have been busy all year long.
At five in the morning, when the sky had just begun to brighten, the sound of firecrackers in the vige had already started, one after another.n/o/vel/b//in dot c//om
It¡¯s time to get up!
Lin Mo opened his eyes groggily and patted Li Jinwen next to him. Once she opened her eyes, he said, ¡°Wife, happy New Year.¡±
Li Jinwen nodded her head, stretchedzily, smiled and said, ¡°Husband, happy New Year. The New Year¡¯s gift is already prepared, but you might have to wait a few months to see it. Where¡¯s my New Year¡¯s gift?¡±
¡°Haha, I prepared yours two months ago.¡± Lin Mo stroked his wife¡¯s belly and said, ¡°Just like yours, we¡¯ll be able to pick it up in a few months!¡±
¡°What¡¯s that¡ being pregnant is really hard, you know, and besides, it¡¯s me who¡¯s pregnant, how can it count as a gift you¡¯ve given me! That¡¯s just cheating!¡± Li Jinwen stood up from the bed, unhappy, and said, ¡°I don¡¯t care, I want a New Year¡¯s gift.¡±
¡°Have you forgotten what you said when you were chasing me?¡±
Uh¡
It¡¯s been so long, she really couldn¡¯t remember clearly.
Lin Mo went to the clothes-hanging area, took out a jewelry box, and said with a smile, ¡°Just kidding with you, I¡¯ve prepared it long ago. Here, a Van Cleef & Arpels bracelet.¡±
¡°I remember one year we went shopping, you secretly stared at this bracelet for a long time, your eyes filled with stars. Although you didn¡¯t say anything, I knew you must like it, and now, I can finally give it to you.¡±
Seeing the sparkling bracelet in the jewelry box, Li Jinwen¡¯s thoughts were immediately pulled back to life a few years ago, when there really were many things she wanted to buy and she truly envied the women in her circle of friends who received gifts.
Now things are good,
her husband has made a lot of money, and she can freely have everything she wants.
More importantly, her husband hasn¡¯t changed; he¡¯s still that gentle, considerate, and thoughtful good man.
Thinking about all this made her eyes slightly redden.
This feeling of happiness is so wonderful!
¡°Silly girl, no crying during the New Year. Come here, let me put it on for you.¡± Lin Mo walked over to his wife, considerately put the bracelet on her wrist and praised, ¡°Hmm, not bad at all. Such fair and lovely arms definitely deserve some fine jewelry; otherwise, it would be a waste!¡±
Li Jinwen¡¯s eyes were red.
Really, she had finally seen the light at the end of the tunnel!
After so many years of poverty, so many years of hardship.
The happy life had finally arrived!
¡°Hurry, hurry, why cry? Get dressed quickly, wake up your daughter, everyone has started setting off firecrackers.¡±
¡°We can¡¯t be toote.¡±
Yesterday¡¯s firecrackers were for weing the gods, and this morning¡¯s firecrackers will be for receiving them; you can only set them off after hanging up the spring couplets.
Now it¡¯s apetition to see which family is more diligent and gets up earlier.
¡°Yes!¡±
Li Jinwen nodded vigorously, wiping the happy tears from her face.
The couple got dressed, Li Jinwen went to wash up, while Lin Mo went to wake up their daughter.
But¡
She just wouldn¡¯t get up¡
Lin Mo called her on the left, and Lin Xiaoxiao rolled over to the right.
Lin Mo shouted on the right, and she rolled over to dodge to the left.
After being constantly disturbed, she simply burrowed into the nket.
Having not studied for so long, she had developed a habit of sleeping in.
Plus, she was like a wild horse off its reins during the day, never stopping for a moment, so she must sleep soundly.
Sleeping in on a regr day isn¡¯t an issue, but not today; she must get up early!
¡°Come on, get up, my girl. Your grandpa has prepared a red envelope for you. If you don¡¯t want it, I¡¯m going to take it all!¡±
¡°Also, Dad has prepared a gift for you, too. Do you want it?¡±
¡°If you don¡¯t get up now, I¡¯m going to call your mom.¡±
After a mixture of threats and temptations, he finally woke his daughter and helped her into her new clothes.
When the family of three came downstairs, they saw that both parents and inws had already put on new clothes and were arranging the spring couplets they had bought the day before in the living room.
People count on clothes as horses count on saddles,
the family looked very festive in their new outfits.
Zhang Li was still a little ufortable walking and was sitting on the sofa teaching Lin Siyu how to arrange candies.
Xu Qin was organizing the couplets and, seeing Lin Moe down, directed, ¡°Son,e here quickly. This pair is for the main door, this pair is for the first floor, and this pair is for¡.¡±
¡°The paste has been prepared; it¡¯s in the kitchen. Go get itter. I made extra this year, so you can use more if you need.¡±
Before, the task of hanging spring couplets was alwayspleted by Lin Changshui, but now that dad¡¯s legs weren¡¯t good, he definitely couldn¡¯t do the climbing and stooping, so it naturally fell to Lin Mo, the new head of the household, to do it.
Luckily, there were many helpers this year.
Aside from his wife, who could hand him things, his inws could also help correct the direction of the couplets.
Compared to other people¡¯s little western-style houses, there weren¡¯t many ces to hang couplets in Lin Mo¡¯s home, and it only took half an hour to finish.
After hanging up the spring couplets and hanging a string of 3000 firecrackers at the door, the whole family stood in the yard with Lin Mo holding a sparkler.
¡°I¡¯m lighting them now; everyone cover your ears!¡±
After lighting the firecrackers, Lin Mo quickly dashed to the side of the crowd.
Crackle, pop¡
Amidst the sound of firecrackers, everyone¡¯s faces brimmed with joyous smiles.
The morning¡¯s work was done.
Today was the day for the reunion dinner, and since every family had their own preparations, there naturally wouldn¡¯t be many visitors paying visits.
Chapter 225: 127, sudden intelligence! Lin Mo was so frightened that he trembled all over!_2
Chapter 225: 127, sudden intelligence! Lin Mo was so frightened that he trembled all over!_2
Under normal circumstances,
after pasting the couplets and setting off the firecrackers, the vigers would stroll around the vige, chatting with familiar friends about the harvest of the whole year, as well as interesting stories from all over.
Even without listening in, it was clear that the most talked-about topic in the vige this year was undoubtedly Lin Mo, who had just bought two luxury cars.
During breakfast, Lin Changshui suggested, ¡°Son, why don¡¯t you take Jinwen and Xiaoxiao out for a walkter, get to know everyone better, this is our roots!¡±
The older generation was more traditional and wanted Lin Mo to mingle with the vigers as much as possible.
If this had been earlier, Lin Mo indeed wouldn¡¯t be too keen to go out.
Since he grew up in Rakshasa City, he wasn¡¯t really familiar with these people, and even if he went out, he wouldn¡¯t be able to chat with them.
The young people who could stay in the vige without going out to work generally had a small family fortune. It wasn¡¯t about living in vis or driving luxury cars, but basically, they would have a house in the county town and could earn two to three hundred thousand a year.
Earning two to three hundred thousand at home was indeed a considerable ie, after all, you didn¡¯t have to pay rent, nor bear the high cost of transportation, as well as other living expenses.
If you had two elderly people at home spoiling you by cooking and taking care of the children, it really was a heavenly life.
They didn¡¯t usually think much of someone like Lin Mo who went out to work, unless he did exceptionally well.
At this moment, Xu Qin also chimed in, ¡°Yes, son, go out for a walk. Our vige is really well-developed now. When you pass by your third grandma¡¯s house, take her some things. It¡¯s not easy for her, living alone with no son or daughter.¡±
¡°When your father and I were building our house, she even lent us 200 yuan. We must remember this kindness.¡±
The third grandma was a widow supported by the vige, rumored to have once had a son and a grandson, but Lin Mo wasn¡¯t often in the vige and didn¡¯t know the specifics.
But he vividly remembered that as a child, whenever he came home for the New Year, the olddy would always stuff some candy into his hands when he passed by her door.
And it wasn¡¯t just him, almost anyone who passed her door got some.
He didn¡¯t understand it as a child,
but now, he thought that the olddy was probably overwhelmed by loneliness and wanted to make her house a bit more lively during the New Year.
¡°Sure, I¡¯ll take a walk after I finish eating.¡±
Lin Mo readily agreed without any reluctance.
Now that he had money in hand, his mentality was different.
Breakfast was simple: wontons, noodles, and sweet rice balls. The real highlight would be the New Year¡¯s Eve dinner in the evening.
After breakfast, Lin Mo, holding his daughter and holding hands with Li Jinwen, stepped out of the house.
The weather today was great, with clear skies and a bright sun.
The warm sunlight felt good on the skin.
The location of Lin Mo¡¯s house was right by the main road.
Calling it the main road might be an overstatement as it was just wide enough for two cars to pass by each other.
Thanks to the road connectivity policy, the roads in the vige were well-maintained, unlike when Lin Mo was little, when everywhere was full of puddles, and new clothes and shoes would get dirty in no time.n/o/vel/b//in dot c//om
At this time, there were many people on both sides of the main road, in groups of threes and fives, everyone lighting up cigarettes and chatting away.
Lin Mo and Li Jinwen walked leisurely forward, asionally greeting an acquaintance and wishing them a Happy New Year.
When they reached the vigemittee¡¯spound, they saw that the stage had been taken down and the courtyard was tidied up, with some vige officials busy moving fireworks and firecrackers from a truck.
Lin Xiaoxiao, seeing so many fireworks and firecrackers, couldn¡¯t help but get excited and asked eagerly, ¡°Daddy, daddy, when will they start setting off the fireworks?¡±
¡°They should wait until it gets dark, around after we finish the New Year¡¯s Eve dinner,¡± Lin Mo answered, then with a smile, he added, ¡°It seems like the vige head has prepared quite a lot this year, well-prepared indeed.¡±
Li Jinwen wasn¡¯t a new bride anymore and naturally knew the stories between the two viges. She said softly with a smile, ¡°That¡¯s right, after losing for so many years, everyone¡¯s been holding their breath. The vige head came to our house in the past few days, pushing mom and dad in their wheelchairs to the vigemittee to watch the y, but he also had this in mind.¡±
¡°Even the Women¡¯s Director has approached me, saying that the vige has always wanted to change the name of Zhangzhuang. She says the higher-ups aren¡¯tpletely against it, but the vige needs to achieve something.¡±
¡°What are achievements? Isn¡¯t that about the vige¡¯s GDP going up, the employment rate going up, and the bachelor rateing down?¡±
¡°She asked me if I could invest in starting a couple of factories in the vige, nothing too big, just enough to employ about a dozen workers, and she even mentioned wanting me to work at the vigemittee.¡±
Lin Mo looked up at the sun, yawned, and reflected, ¡°These people, now that they see our family has some money, they all start making moves. Back when our family didn¡¯t have money, we had nothing to do with them.¡±
¡°But now I really understand, whether you have money or not, living in the vige is the real life.¡±
¡°If you have money, you live a little morevishly, and if you don¡¯t have money, you won¡¯t starve with a bit of privatend.¡±
¡°Sunbathe every day, don¡¯t think too much, and don¡¯t have that many troubles, it¡¯s truly wonderful.¡±
¡°Nothing like when we were in Rakshasa City before, living in anxiety every day, fretting over losing two hundred yuan in a day, sleeping restlessly at night, every day worrying about rent, utilities, and daily necessities.¡±
Li Jinwen nodded in agreement.
As she clung to Lin Mo¡¯s arm, a renewed sense of happiness filled her heart.
Chapter 226: 127, sudden intelligence! Lin Mo was so frightened that he trembled all over!_3
Chapter 226: 127, sudden intelligence! Lin Mo was so frightened that he trembled all over!_3
The days of the past were truly tough.
Fortunately, everything has passed.
Now life is carefree with no worries, and wherever I go, people greet me with smiles. Even though I know it¡¯s just courtesy, this feeling is reallyfortable!
Zhangzhuang Vige isn¡¯t big, from east to west, even a slow walk takes only 20 minutes.
When Lin Mo and his family of three arrived at a small, dpidated house at the east end of the vige, they saw Granny Third, with hair as white as snow, sitting at the doorstep, holding a bag of cheap candy.
The olddy was getting on in years and seemed a bit out of touch, just sitting there, all alone at the doorstep.
Now that the standard of living has improved, no childrenck snacks. Actually, even if Granny Third is willing to give her candies out, there aren¡¯t many kids who would take them.
More often, the children just smile and then run away to continue setting off firecrackers and ying rough and tumble games elsewhere.
The life of someone on the five guarantees can still be decent. There¡¯s a subsidy from the vige, and there are corresponding subsidies from the county and the city, and their medical care is free.
Some say it¡¯s because the national policies are good,
Others say it¡¯s because the five guarantees recipients have no worries or dependents, and the fear is they might cause trouble, so they are given such good subsidies.
But even if life is good, being old and without children by your side, the days are still bleak and joyless.
From a distance, Lin Mo watched the olddy and couldn¡¯t help but think of Fugui from ¡°To Live.¡±
¡°Ah¡.¡±
Lin Mo sighed, let go of Lin Xiaoxiao¡¯s hand, and said, ¡°Xiaoxiao, go and ask the olddy for a piece of candy.¡±
Lin Xiaoxiao looked at the frail olddy and felt a bit scared, shook her head, and didn¡¯t dare to approach.
As people age, their faces start to show wrinkles, their eyes be cloudy, and they carry a particr elderly scent. It¡¯s indeed scary for children who are not familiar with them to get too close.
Li Jinwenughed and said, ¡°That¡¯s your great-grandma. When you were born, she came to see you.¡±
¡°Oh¡¡± After being persuaded a bit, Lin Xiaoxiao finally mustered the courage to approach, carefully stretched out her hand, and said, ¡°Olddy¡ may I have a piece of candy?¡±
¡°Ah¡ girl¡ do you want candy? Okay¡okay¡ just wait a moment, ah¡¡± The olddy was startled, then smiled, nodded her head with a shaky hand, and reached into the bag to get a candy, but it slipped and fell to the ground.
She tried to pick it up, but couldn¡¯t quite grasp it.
Lin Mo quickly stepped forward, kneeled down to pick up the bag, and ced it in the olddy¡¯s hand, saying with a smile, ¡°Granny Third, I¡¯m Lin Mo, I¡¯vee to see you.¡±
¡°Huh?¡± The olddy, hard of hearing, looked at Lin Mo with confusion and asked, ¡°You¡ whose child are you¡?¡±
¡°From the Changshui family, I¡¯m Lin Mo!¡± Lin Mo raised his voice a bit.
The olddy nodded her head, not knowing if she had heard, and with great effort, handed a piece of candy to Lin Xiaoxiao.n/o/vel/b//in dot c//om
Not knowing what else to say, Lin Mo ced the gift he was holding inside the house, and then led his wife and child away.
There was no need to give money in this situation, and who knew whose hands it might end up in if he did.
Bringing some pure milk and fruit that can be eaten right away is better; if not, someone else might enjoy them when they visit.
Coming to visit more often is much more valuable than giving money.
Not far from leaving Granny Third¡¯s ce, they encountered a middle-aged man with a foolish grin walking towards them.
He was about Lin Mo¡¯s age.
Lin Xiaoxiao, who had been bouncing around, suddenly became afraid and ran over to grab her parents¡¯ hands when she saw the man.
¡°Herees the vige guardian of our vige.¡±
¡°Xiaoxiao, don¡¯t be afraid.¡±
Lin Mo smiled and took out a pack of cigarettes from his pocket to hand over, ¡°Dandan, here, take these to smoke.¡±
¡°Hehe¡ hehe¡¡± Dandan, the simpleton, epted the cigarettes with a silly grin, tore the pack open, took out one, and put it in his mouth, then made a gesture asking for a lighter with his hands.
Lin Mo shook his head and said, ¡°I only brought cigarettes, didn¡¯t bring a lighter, you go ask someone else for one.¡±
The simpleton Dandan didn¡¯t fuss, still grinning, turned around to leave.
¡°Wait a second.¡±
Lin Mo, having remembered something, stopped him, took the cigarette pack from his hand, drew all the cigarettes out and divided them into loose ones, putting a few in his pocket, then said, ¡°You take them out one by one, don¡¯t let others grab them away in your daze.¡±
The cigarettes Lin Mo handed out were ¡°Hetianxia,¡± priced at 100 yuan per pack. These were notmon in the vige, and surely they would be snatched away by people with ill intentions should the simpleton just bring them out.
¡°Thank you, thank you, hehe, hehe~~~¡± The simpleton smiled and nodded his head, not sure if he understood, but turned around with the cigarette in his mouth to look for someone with a lighter.
Watching Mr. Shu of Zhangzhuang depart, Lin Mo and Li Jinwen continued walking home.
They had taken the main road through the vige when they came, but didn¡¯t take the same way back, instead walking along the provincial road beside the vige.
They were out for a stroll anyway, so they might as well take ap around the vige.
On the side of the vige was a row of bamboo groves, also the ce where the dead were buried. Even in winter, the bamboo was lush and green. Along with the ents of umted snow, it looked quite picturesque at a nce.
There was also some snow piled up on the side of the road, making a crunching noise underfoot.
Li Jinwen and Lin Mo each held one of Lin Xiaoxiao¡¯s hands, walking slowly home.
As they walked, Li Jinwen said, ¡°Honey, you were talking about opening an antique shop. Where were you thinking of setting it up?¡±
¡°I checkedst night, and there doesn¡¯t seem to be a suitable ce in the county. The foot traffic isn¡¯t that great. I guess we¡¯ll have to go to the city,¡± Lin Mo replied, having done his research and quite clear on the matter.
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Chapter 227: 127, sudden intelligence! Lin Mo was so frightened that he trembled all over!_4
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Everything he had now was essentially a collection of fine pieces; even the cheapest was roughly worth several hundred thousand, if not over a million.
Although there were people with a worth of over ten million in the county town, there were definitely not many who could casually fork over several hundred thousand or over a million to buy antiques.
And there were even fewer people who pursued antiques.
His hometown wasn¡¯t Rakshasa City where the rich were everywhere, so the location of the antique shop became extremely important.
But the problem was, Lin Mo never really nned to make money by running an antique shop.
The reason for opening an antique shop was merely to add anotheryer to his identity.
That way, even if he became wealthyter, the source of his money would be justifiable.
¡°Wife, antique shops are quite special; they¡¯re not like clothing or food ces that don¡¯t require much foot traffic or prime locations. We could even open in the vige, and there wouldn¡¯t be an issue, as long as you have good items. Antique enthusiasts from all over the country woulde looking for them,¡±
¡°The most important thing is the eye to spot an undervalued antique!¡±
Lin Mo exined with a smile.
¡°I see¡¡±
Li Jinwen finally understood.
She wasn¡¯t very knowledgeable about antiques, but she felt that Lin Mo made a lot of sense.
Immediately after, she asked, ¡°And what about that private school you mentioned before, are you really going to do that as well?¡±
¡°Do we actually have¡ that much money now?¡±
She had lost all concept of how much money Lin Mo actually had.
She had never asked about the specific figures either.
¡°Well, let¡¯s just y it by ear¡¡±
¡°Building a school isn¡¯t that easy, you know, it requires a lot of money and consideration of various aspects.¡±
Lin Mo¡¯s n was actually just preliminary.
Education, healthcare, technology¡
He really did have some ideas about building his own stronghold back in his hometown.
That way, even without stepping out of his house, he could enjoy top resources in all aspects.
And furthermore, it would elevate his social status.
This idea came to him after he got to know Chen Shanhe more closely.
Chen Shanhe was exactly like that, owning several hospitals, schools, breeding bases, and research centers around Rakshasa City, forming a system like the Samsung Empire in Kore Country.
But Lin Mo also knew that these things were not so easy to aplish and required long-term nning.
Moreover, the most pressing issue at the moment was to resolve Chen Shanhe¡¯s trouble.
Without solving Chen Shanhe¡¯s problems, all ns were just empty talk.
¡°Mm¡¡±
Li Jinwen held Lin Mo¡¯s hand tightly, nodding thoughtfully, ¡°That¡¯s true, building a school must be difficult.¡±
¡°Of course, it¡¯s tough, but doesn¡¯t everyone need to have dreams? I want to build not just a school, but also a hospital, a research center¡ to create an empire of our own!¡±
¡°Haha¡ If I really pull this off, I¡¯d have to dedicate a whole page to myself in the vige¡¯s genealogy book!¡±
Lin Mo said,ughing.
¡°Look how pleased you are with yourself!¡±
Li Jinwen teased Lin Mo with an elbow nudge and then, with a serious tone, encouraged him: ¡°But husband, I believe in you, whatever you set out to do, you will surely seed!¡±
¡°Hahahaha!!¡±
Lin Moughed heartily,
As they walked, they nned, basking in the future together.
Before long, the family of three returned home.
The parents, inws, and Zhang Li were busy in the yard preparing for the New Year¡¯s Eve dinner, some handling chicken and duck, others washing vegetables, creating a lively atmosphere.
Lin Mo naturally joined in the chores.
Li Jinwen, along with Xu Qin, taught Lin Siyu how to make dumplings.
Although everyone repeatedly tried to get Zhang Li to rest, in the end, he found a chair, sat beside the sink, and took on washing the vegetables.
Everyone chatted while they worked, and around two in the afternoon, Vige Chief Lin Xueyi came into the yard with four or five vige officials.
Lin Xueyi said with a smile, ¡°Changshui, sister-inw, you¡¯re all busy.¡±
As he got closer, hemented on the food on the chopping board, ¡°Wow, I reckon your family will have the mostvish New Year¡¯s Eve dinner in Zhangzhuang. It¡¯s so tempting that I want toe and try it out.¡±
Seeing the vige chief and officials visiting, Lin Changshui stood up, wiping his hands with an apron, and said, ¡°Xueyi, if you woulde to our house for dinner, I¡¯d be more than happy.¡±
¡°Why don¡¯t you all stay for dinner tonight? Mo brought back a few good bottles of wine, and I can¡¯t drink them anyway. It¡¯d be a waste to leave them.¡±
The other vige officials chuckled along.
Vige Chief Lin Xueyi waved his hands and said, ¡°Let¡¯s not, if I don¡¯t go home tonight, my wife might think I¡¯ve gone to my mistress¡¯s house for the New Year. After the next couple of days when we¡¯re less busy, I¡¯ll definitely have a good drink with Changshui.¡±
¡°Now that you¡¯ve moved back here, we need to keep in touch more often. We didn¡¯t catch up much when you were away.¡±
The vige chief was in his fifties, slightly overweight, and quite an eloquent speaker.
After the pleasantries, he got to the point, looking at Lin Mo with a smile, ¡°Mo, today is New Year¡¯s Eve, and there¡¯re some things I shouldn¡¯t really bring up, but your uncle has encountered some difficulties, and there¡¯s no one else to turn to but you.¡±
Oh?
Was he getting to the heart of the matter already?
Actually, from the moment the vige chief and the officials entered the yard, Lin Mo had already guessed what they were here for.
Without a doubt, it was about seeking sponsorship for tonight¡¯s fireworkspetition.n/o/vel/b//in dot c//om
¡°Uncle Xueyi, you make it sound so distant,¡± Lin Moughed, ¡°Just speak directly, I¡¯ll definitely help if I can.¡±
Vige Chief Lin Xueyi nodded and said, ¡°Your words warm my heart more than offering me a bowl of dumplings. It¡¯s not really about me, it¡¯s about the whole Zhangzhuang.¡±
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Chapter 228: 127, sudden intelligence! Lin Mo was so frightened that he trembled all over!_5
¡°Mo, although you haven¡¯te back often in the past, you should know about the issue with Zhangruji Vige,¡± Lin Xueyi said. ¡°I¡¯m not afraid to put it bluntly; our vige has lost to them year after year, and we¡¯re really fed up with feeling so frustrated.¡±
¡°At the end-of-year town meeting, their vige chief almost literally sh** and pissed on uncle¡¯s neck!¡±
¡°Is he looking down on me alone? He¡¯s looking down on all the Lin Family folks from our entire vige!¡±
¡°We can¡¯t tolerate this insult!¡±
¡°Plus, this year that big boss from their vige, Zhong Juncai, is back, and he alone donated 500,000 yuan. Along with the rest of their vige¡¯s donations, I estimate they¡¯ve already raised something like 700,000 to 800,000 yuan.¡±
¡°Uncle has this in mind; I¡¯ll donate 200,000 yuan under my personal name. The money has already been transferred, and I ept oversight from all the vigers. The vige has also raised over 100,000 yuan on top of that; we¡¯ve almost hit 400,000 yuan now.¡±
¡°Uncle came to ask and see if it¡¯s convenient for you to chip in some money? Not much, three or four hundred thousand would be enough¡¡±
As soon as these words were spoken, the people around, especially the few vige officials, all became tense.
Everyone understands the difficulty of letting go of hard-earned money; to cough up tens of thousands on the spur of the moment for pride, the person may not be willing.n/?/vel/b//jn dot c//om
Having money is one thing, but being willing to part with it is another.
And you can¡¯t force someone to donate¡ªthat¡¯s a matter of good intention. Whether it¡¯s a lot or a little doesn¡¯t really matter.
But at the end of the day¡
Everyone wants to beat Zhangruji Vige just once.
They¡¯ve lost for the better half of their lives, it¡¯s too suffocating!
Vige Chief Lin Xueyi came prepared, and without waiting for Lin Mo to respond, he continued, ¡°Mo, I know 340,000 yuan is not a small amount; there aren¡¯t many people in our vige who can earn that much in a year.¡±
¡°Here¡¯s what uncle is thinking, if you¡¯re willing to put forth the money, uncle will step down from the vige chief position next year and let your dad take over. What do you think?¡±
Upon hearing this, Lin Changshui quickly waved his hands and said, ¡°This, this, this can¡¯t do! This is nonsense, it definitely won¡¯t work! Xueyi, you¡¯ve contributed so much to the vige over the years, we¡¯ve all seen it. How could I possibly take your ce?¡±
Caught up in the moment, Lin Xueyi raised his voice slightly and said, ¡°Changshui, let me tell you something from the bottom of my heart: as long as we can win once, even just for one year, whether or not I remain as the vige chief doesn¡¯t matter.¡±
¡°Even if I get hit by a car and die next year and go to hell, when I see our Lin Family ancestors, I can confidently say I did right by them, I gave it my all!¡±
After hearing his words, everyone fell silent, unsure how to respond.
Who doesn¡¯t care about face?
This is true for people from the vige as well as the city; it¡¯s just that the people in the vige have a stronger sense of n honor and shame.
And frankly speaking,
although Zhangzhuang is a small vige with a so-so location, spending three or four hundred thousand for the position of vige chief is honestly not expensive.
Leaving aside the issues of greed and embezzlement, just considering the sry every month, pension after retirement, and other benefits, there are plenty of people who would want to be a vige chief.
Moreover, the vige chiefmands great authority and is adored by the vigers, which can satisfy no small amount of vanity.
Lin Mo could see that Vige Chief Lin Xueyi genuinely wanted to win; otherwise, he wouldn¡¯t have offered his position so readily.
Even though Lin Mo had grown up away from the vige and had almost no sense of collective honor for it,
he thought it over and realized he shared the Lin surname; they all came from the same roots. It was indeed necessary to do something for the vige.
At the very least, it would serve as a way to give back for the vigers¡¯ help over the past few days.
Also, Lin Mo had always felt that apart from a scarcity of people and rarely seeing the younger generation, everything else in the vige was quite good; overall, it was a harmonious ce.
Moreover, this amount of money wasn¡¯t much for Lin Mo at this point.
Lin Mo looked at his father, Lin Changshui.
It was clear Lin Changshui was also conflicted.
He knew his son had made some money; tens of thousands wouldn¡¯t be difficult for his son toe up with.
But still, tens of thousands!
He couldn¡¯t bear to let go of so much money just to save face.
After all, they hade up from poverty.
¡°Xueyi Uncle, we¡¯re all one family here, we don¡¯t speak in two different ways. We¡¯re all from the same vige, and everything we do has to be a collective effort,¡±
¡°I really haven¡¯t made that much money, my capabilities are limited,¡±
Lin Mo said with a smile, ¡°Well, how about this: under my dad¡¯s name, let¡¯s put up 1 million yuan to liven up our vige. As for the position of vige chief, it¡¯s better if you continue.¡±
As they listened to the first half of what Lin Mo said, Vige Chief Lin Xueyi and the others thought it was a lost cause, their expressions turning anxious.
However, even if Lin Mo didn¡¯t contribute, they wouldn¡¯t say much more.
The money was his; he could spend it as he wished.
But when they heard Lin Mo was going to put in 1 million, they were momentarily stunned.
Immediately after, they couldn¡¯t help getting excited.
Lin Changshui himself trembled with excitement.
The vige chief could hardly believe his ears, asking excitedly, ¡°Mo, are you serious?¡±
¡°Are you really willing to give 1 million? 1 million?¡±
Lin Mo nodded with a smile, ¡°Yeah, 1 million, under my dad¡¯s name.¡±
Several of the vige officials also crowded around.
¡°That¡¯s great, I¡¯d like to see how Zhangruji can show off this year!¡±
¡°Mo, we owe it to you. We can finally hold our heads high for once!¡±
¡°Haha, I want to see if those guys dare to be so arrogant at next year¡¯s meeting.¡±
¡°Changshui, you really have a great son.¡±
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Chapter 229: 127, sudden intelligence! Lin Mo was so frightened that he trembled all over!_6
¡°Mo, rest assured, the vige will definitely not forget your contribution!¡±n/o/vel/b//in dot c//om
Lin Moughed and said, ¡°No, no, no, dear uncles, if you want to thank someone, thank my dad. Also, Uncle Xueyi, give me your card number, and I¡¯ll transfer the money.¡±
¡°Sure, sure, here it is!¡±
After writing down Vige Chief Lin Xueyi¡¯s ount information, Lin Mo promptly transferred the money.
Then, Vige Chief Lin Xueyi and a group of vige officials thanked them profusely before finally leaving to buy the fireworks for the evening.
There were a few fireworks factories in the nearby town, and as long as they provided the money, they could quickly buy what was needed.
¡°Son!!¡±
Lin Changshui opened his arms and gave Lin Mo a tight hug.
Lin Mo smiled; he could tell his father was reluctant to part with the money but was also willing to spend it.
After the Vige Chief and his people left, the family got busy preparing the New Year¡¯s Eve dinner.
There were a lot of dishes, and most of them were delicacies notmonly seen, so the preparation was quite time-consuming.
After wrapping the dumplings, Lin Mo took on the role of head chef, mainly responsible for stir-frying dishes.
Father-inw Li Jinshan was a true gourmand. He loved eating, knew good food, and also loved cooking, so he naturally took on the role of advisor, directing people around him in processing the ingredients while guiding Lin Mo in stir-frying dishes.
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They were busy until six-thirty in the evening when it was just getting dark, and the New Year¡¯s Eve dinner was finally ready. Lin Mo brought out thest dish into the living room.
On the big round table covered with a red tablecloth were ced the fruits of the whole day¡¯sbor. The family sat around the table, waiting for Lin Mo.
Typically, the New Year¡¯s Eve dinner is eaten when the Spring Festival G starts, but their Zhangzhuang vige and Zhangruji vige had a tradition ofpeting in a fireworks disy at this time every year, so the vigers didn¡¯t usually watch the G.
That thing, it doesn¡¯t really matter whether you watch it or not.
Who doesn¡¯t eat dumplings during the New Year, just to watch others wrap them?
¡°Four-joy meatballsing up!¡±
Lin Mo ced the dish on the table and said with a smile, ¡°This is my first time making this dish, everyone, please try it and give some feedback.¡±
¡°Both dads, you first.¡±
Lin Changshui said with a smile, ¡°Let your father-inw go first; he¡¯s our honored guest.¡±
¡°What honored guest? The son-inw is the honored guest.¡± Li Jinshan also said with a smile, ¡°Inw, you¡¯re the host, so you should have the first bite.¡±
Xu Qin joined in, saying, ¡°This is our home, no distinction between you and me, Lin Mo is your son, and Jin Wen is my dear daughter.¡±
In the end, everyone was insisting to the point that no one wanted to pick up the first chopstick.
Helpless,
Lin Mo could only exchange a nce with Li Jinwen, and they both picked up their chopsticks simultaneously and grabbed two pieces of fish.
Lin Mo offered one to Li Jinshan, and Li Jinwen to Lin Changshui.
Both said at the same time, ¡°Dad, have the fish, wishing you good health, and abundance year after year!¡±
¡°Alright, let¡¯s not be so formal anymore, let¡¯s eat!¡±
¡°Yes, let¡¯s finish eating early so we can go watch the fireworks. Our vige has to win this time!¡±
¡°Wow!! Finally, the fireworks!! I want to watch, I want to watch!¡±
¡°If you want to watch, then hurry up and eat, or you won¡¯t be allowed to go!¡±
¡°Zhang Li, you eat too, don¡¯t be shy, just like it¡¯s your own home!¡±
¡°Yes, treat this as your own home!¡±
¡°Um, Auntie, I¡¯m eating¡ I¡¯m eating¡¡±
After everyone had a few bites, Lin Mo raised his ss and said, ¡°Cheers, Happy New Year!¡±
¡°Happy New Year!!¡±
Everyone else also lifted their sses and gently clinked them together.
Lin Changshui was overjoyed, finally getting to drink, and even though it was just a little bit, it was still satisfying.
He couldn¡¯t wait to down the drink, and the rest of the people also tilted their heads back and took arge gulp.
And just then, Lin Siyu slowly lifted the ss in front of her and said softly, ¡°Happy¡ New Year¡¡±
Everyone was toasting and the atmosphere was very joyous.
However, even though Lin Siyu¡¯s voice was soft, it was clearly heard by everyone!
In an instant,
everyone froze, turning their gaze towards Lin Siyu.
Unfortunately, the scene everyone was hoping for did not happen. Lin Siyu just mimicked the others, lifting her ss for a sip, and then fell silent once more, returning to her previous nk state.
Seeing Lin Siyu like this, Xu Qin¡¯s eyes couldn¡¯t help turning red.
A perfectly fine daughter, how did this happen to her.
Everyone else had recovered, only she remained affected.
If it was possible to exchange ces, Xu Qin was willing to take Lin Siyu¡¯s ce.
Lin Changshui¡¯s hand, holding the ss, was also shaking slightly.
Li Jinshan and Zhao Huixian did not say anything, their expressions slightly downcast.
Zhang Li internally felt tremendous guilt towards Lin Siyu, with teary eyes.
Lin Mo was also feeling off.
His mind couldn¡¯t help but bring up that madman, Chen Kainan.
It was because of Chen Kainan¡¯s whims that his family nearly faced ruin and death!
He was going to make sure Chen Kainan was locked up for life,
to let Chen Kainan suffer for a lifetime!
But these emotions, of course, could not be expressed, otherwise, today¡¯s New Year¡¯s Eve dinner would be impossible to enjoy.
¡°Dad, Mom, Siyu¡¯s showing good signs; this means she¡¯s about to wake up. Don¡¯t be sad, be happy. It¡¯s New Year¡¯s, and Siyu certainly doesn¡¯t want to see everyone with such long faces!¡±
¡°That¡¯s right, Dad, Mom, let¡¯s enjoy the meal.¡±
¡°Mom, this dish was specially made by your son for you; it¡¯s good for your health. Please have a taste.¡±
Lin Mo coaxed his parents while also trying to convince himself.
Li Jinwen was also urging them.
Xu Qin wiped the corners of her eyes and nodded, saying, ¡°Right, let¡¯s eat, let¡¯s all eat. After we eat, let¡¯s take my daughter to watch the fireworks. Perhaps with the excitement, she might just wake up.¡±
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Chapter 230: 127, sudden intelligence! Lin Mo was so frightened that he trembled all over!_7
¡°Inws, please start eating too,¡±
¡°Li, don¡¯t be shy, eat a bit more, it¡¯s good for your health,¡±
Gradually, the table became lively again, but Lin Mo could feel that his parents¡¯ mood was actually quite heavy. Although the doctors said his younger sister had no substantial injuries, she seemed as if she had lost her soul, which was heartbreaking to see.
After dinner, everyone helped to clear the tableware, with Lin Mo and Lin Jinwen in charge of washing the dishes.
With many hands making light work, the living room was swiftly tidied¡ªnine people in total walked out of the house.
Xu Qin and Zhang Li couldn¡¯t stand for long, so they had to sit in wheelchairs, while Lin Changshui, wielding a walking stick, walked excitedly at the front of the family.
Even though he had worked away from the vige for many years, his affection for the vige was still profound.
Tonight, they were finally going to win the fireworkpetition against Zhangruji Vige¡ªhow could he not be excited?
Above all, it was his son who had donated the most money!
The vige was crowded, and at Lin Changshui¡¯s age, he was considered an elder. Moreover, the news of Lin Mo donating one million in Lin Changshui¡¯s name had spread, so whenever people saw Lin Changshui, they would warmly greet him and wish him a Happy New Year.
Before long, Lin Mo and his family arrived at the street outside the vigemittee building.
The courtyard of the vigemittee was piled with heaps of fireworks, visibly more than in previous years.
Many people began to discuss it.
¡°What¡¯s going on? Why are there so many fireworks this year???¡±
¡°Did the vige chief strike it rich?¡±
¡°It¡¯s more than doublest year¡¯s amount; surely we can beat Zhangruji Vige this year, right?¡±
¡°Don¡¯t you know? The Lin Changshui family donated one million, that¡¯s why we could buy so many fireworks. Without Changshui¡¯s family, our vige would still lose!¡±
¡°How much?¡±
¡°One million?????¡±
¡°Haha, who was it that said yesterday Lin Mo¡¯s car was just a leased jalopy? Could someone who leases cars just casually take out one million for fireworks?¡±
The vigers had various discussions.
Especially after hearing that Lin Changshui had actually spent one million on fireworks, everyone¡¯s expressions became very shocked.
After all, having money and being willing to contribute to the vige arepletely different things.
Quite a few people surrounded Lin Changshui, chatting with him enthusiastically.
Most weren¡¯t very familiar with Lin Mo, and though they wanted to say something, they couldn¡¯t chat much, so Lin Mo, the biggest sponsor, ended up having a bit of peace.
As time slowly passed, by 8:30 p.m., the first batch of fireworks had been set up, and the vige chief, along with the vige officials, walked out from the courtyard.
They found Lin Mo in the crowd, handed him the remote control, and said with a smile, ¡°Nephew, since you contributed the most money, you should be the one to light the first firework.¡±
Finishing his sentence, he looked toward the nearby vigers and said, ¡°Everyone agrees, right?¡±
¡°Yes!¡±