Rise from a Poor Family: My Martial Arts Counterattack

Chapter 72 Lin Ming, damn it!
In front of Jingshui Martial Arts School.

The woman's sudden kneeling attracted the attention of passers-by, including several disciples who were walking out of the gate.

"Aunt Zhou?"

Lin Chen was a little confused, and Zhao Zanghu, who was standing by, saw the woman kneeling down, and immediately shouted to Lin Liang and Gu Fei: "Help her up quickly."

Lin Liang and Gu Fei reacted and rushed forward to help, but Aunt Zhou struggled and couldn't get up.

"Zhou Lian, don't go crazy here. What if you make people misunderstand Xiao Chen? I brought you here to find Xiao Chen, get up now!"

When Zhao Zanghu saw that the woman couldn't get up, he also frowned.

"Aunt Zhou, just tell me what you have to say. I will definitely help if I can."

Lin Chen took the initiative to step forward and helped Aunt Zhou up. He was a warrior and had great strength.

"Lin Chen, Master Lin, you have to save my Qianqian. You have seen Qianqian before, she is still so young... If anything happens to her, how will I survive..."

Seeing that Aunt Zhou’s words were a little unclear, Lin Chen looked at the village chief.

"Xiao Chen, let's talk aside. Don't stay in front of the martial arts hall."

Zhao Zanghu glanced at the crowd of onlookers. He was afraid that it would have a bad influence on Lin Chen, so he hinted to Gu Fei and Lin Liang to take Aunt Zhou aside.

Lin Chen stopped his elder brother and Gu Fei with his eyes, and said to Aunt Zhou: "Aunt Zhou, let's go to the side and talk."

The group walked to the entrance of the alley on the side of the martial arts hall and stopped. Lin Chen did not ask Aunt Zhou, but looked at the village chief.

Zhao Zanghu's gaze fell on Jiang Qing who was walking with Lin Chen. This girl exuded nobility and she was obviously the daughter of a powerful and wealthy family.

"Village Chief, this is my senior sister. If you have anything to say, just tell me."

Lin Chen saw that the village chief was a little hesitant and his eyes were still looking at Senior Sister Jiang, so he knew that the village chief was out of concern.

"You know Qianqian. She got lost in our village yesterday. The whole village went out to look for her. We found her in the city yesterday. This official said he saw a girl who looked like Qianqian entering the city."

Listening to the village chief's words, Lin Chen frowned. Does the village chief still have concerns?
He knew Qianqian, Aunt Zhou's daughter.

Aunt Zhou had a hard life. Her husband drowned while fishing in his early years, and she raised Qianqian alone. The little girl was five or six years old and usually played with other children in the village.

The little girl is very sweet-talker. Every time she sees me, she calls me Brother Chenchen.

"Brother, please tell me the truth."

Lin Chen looked at his eldest brother. His eldest brother Lin Liang glanced at the village chief and said in a low voice, "Lin Ming returned to the village the day before yesterday, and he also left on the day Qianqian went missing. Today, this official said that Qianqian was taken away by a man who looked very similar to Lin Ming."

The atmosphere suddenly became silent.

Lin Chen understood why the village chief was hesitant and couldn't get to the point.

Qianqian was kidnapped by Lin Ming!
The village chief was afraid that if he told it, it would affect his reputation, after all, Lin Ming was his eldest cousin.

"It's possible...it could be a mistake. I'm not sure yet. I wanted to find Lin Ming first, but Zhou Lian insisted on coming to find you."

Zhao Zanghu looked helpless. He was indeed considering Lin Chen's reputation.

In fact, after Qianqian went missing, some people in the village suspected that it was Lin Ming, but because of Lin Chen's status in the village, the villagers did not express their suspicions.

After all, you can't write two "Lin" characters with one stroke. Lin Chen and Lin Ming are cousins, and they are all members of the Lin family after all.

"Lin Chen...Mr. Lin, Qianqian was not abducted by your eldest brother. She got lost on her own. I only ask you to help me find Qianqian. I promise that Qianqian won't say anything. If not, I will take Qianqian away from the village."

Aunt Zhou held Lin Chen's hand tightly. Her pale face with disheveled hair showed her final hope.

Lin Chen understood why Aunt Zhou said that. She was afraid that if he knew that it was Lin Ming who abducted Qian Qian, he would be unwilling to go find Qian Qian for fear of affecting his reputation.

"Aunt, don't worry. Even if it was Qianqian who was abducted by Lin Ming, I will find her back for you." Lin Chen assured Aunt Zhou.

"Village chief, I said Chenzi is not that kind of person. We should have come to find Chenzi earlier."

Gu Fei, who was standing by, smiled when he heard Lin Chen's words. Zhao Zanghu glared at him, and Gu Fei shrank his neck and quickly fell silent.

"Sir, I am Lin Chen from Linhu Village. May I know your name?"

Lin Chen looked at the officer who had joined the queue for his fishing boat when he first entered the martial arts school.

"Mr. Lin, you are too polite, but I am not worthy of your title of lord. I am honored to have the same last name as you."

Lin Xiuyong answered quickly. He didn't dare to put on airs in front of Lin Chen.

It was a coincidence that he was guarding the city gate yesterday and some citizens came up to ask if they had seen any children entering the city.

He would not have cared about such things at first, but the person who came up to inquire seemed familiar to him. He recalled that when the students from various villages came to the city and he was maintaining order at the dock, the fishing boat that the promising student was riding on was the same boat rowed by the man in front of him.

For this reason, he was a little more patient. After some indirect inquiries, he found out that this person was the eldest brother of the promising student, and he became even more enthusiastic. "Mr. Lin, the little girl's clothes are very similar to the lost little girl in your village, but my memory of the young man who took the little girl is a little vague."

Lin Xiuyong felt helpless. If he had known this would happen, he would not have said anything more.

If the eldest cousin of his family kidnapped a child from the same village, if it were any other family, the whole family would be gossiped about by the villagers. He didn't know that the young man would be Mr. Lin's eldest cousin, so he thought of doing him a favor.

Don't be fooled by Mr. Lin's nice words, but only he himself knows what he really thinks.

Lin Chen has lived two lives, so how could he not hear the reservation in the other party's words? This was to save face for himself.

He could understand the other party, but he was afraid that he would be considered as meddling.

There is no need to keep asking about this. Once Qianqian is found, the truth will come out.

"You are a few years older than me, so I'll call you Big Brother. Big Brother Lin, do you know where the abducted children in this city go?"

No matter which dynasty, the people who knew the lower nine trends best were the yamen runners.

"It is very likely that it was sold to Mr. Zhou San."

Lin Xiuyong did not pretend to be noble and told everyone what he knew.

"We have a lot of ruffians under our command this week. Sometimes these ruffians go to the villages and towns below to kidnap and sell children."

"Mr. Lin, a child was kidnapped this Wednesday, and your government is not going to do anything about it?" Gu Fei couldn't help but ask.

Lin Xiuyong sighed, "Zhou San is an enlightened warrior, and he usually kidnaps and sells children in the villages and towns below. He hides very well, and there is no evidence to prove his crime. Our government can't do anything to him."

Lin Chen sneered, there was nothing he could do.

To put it bluntly, they don't dare to abduct children in the city on Wednesday, and the children abducted in villages and towns are mostly poor people, so they won't cause much trouble.

Most of these officials in the county came from martial arts schools, and Zhou San is also a martial artist, so it is very likely that he also came from a martial arts school. Based on the friendship between fellow students in the martial arts school, he may have some connections with some officials in the yamen.

Collusion between black and white has existed since ancient times.

"Mr. Lin, excuse me for asking, how enlightened are you now?" Lin Xiuyong suddenly asked.

"Six points of enlightenment."

Hearing Lin Chen's answer, Lin Xiuyong was shocked. Not only him, but also Gu Fei and Zhao Zanghu beside him were shocked.

Big brother Lin Liang had never practiced martial arts, so he didn't know the ins and outs of it. But Gu Fei was a student at a martial arts school, so he knew how difficult it was to learn martial arts. As for Zhao Zanghu, he was even more so. As the head of the village, he had been extremely interested in martial arts since Mr. Jiang became so successful.

In just three months, all six orifices were opened?
Lin Xiuyong suppressed his inner shock and said, "If that's the case, Mr. Lin might as well go find Zhou San. Zhou San should give Mr. Lin some face."

After three months of entering the martial arts school, he has opened up six areas of his mind. Lin Xiuyong believes that Zhou San will not offend Master Lin because of a little girl.

"Xiaochen, if possible, let's go find Zhou San and give him the money."

Zhao Zanghu signaled to Lin Chen with his eyes. For a little girl in a village, the human trafficker would at most offer a dozen taels of silver. As long as Zhou San was willing to give face to Lin Chen, the village would give the money to Zhou San.

Lin Chen nodded: "Brother Lin, please help lead the way and take us to find Zhou San."

As a member of the village, he would not refuse to lend a hand when encountering such a thing, not to mention that this matter involved Lin Ming.

He didn't care what the villagers would say about his grandfather and uncle's family, but he didn't want his parents to be implicated.

"Mr. Lin, you are too polite. Zhou San has a house in Qingshui Lane in the east of the city. However, Zhou San should be in the south of the city at this time. Mr. Lin, please follow me."

Knowing that this Master Lin has already gained some wisdom, Lin Xiuyong wants to interact with him more.

Originally, he thought that this Mr. Lin had potential, and that if they could establish a good relationship, perhaps his children would be able to use him in the future. But now it seems that given Mr. Lin's status, it is very likely that he himself will be able to use him.

Lin Chen didn't leave in a hurry, but looked at Jiang Qing again: "Senior Sister Jiang, I'm afraid I don't have time today, so I can only ask you for your guidance another day."

"I will go with you."

Jiang Qing's face was frosty. As a woman, what she hated most were those human traffickers.

Lin Chen pondered for a moment. Senior Sister Jiang’s identity was definitely not ordinary. If Senior Sister Jiang was around, then if Zhou San didn’t give himself face, he should give Senior Sister Jiang some face.

"Thank you, thank you Mr. Lin."

Aunt Zhou listened to the conversation and was about to kneel down and kowtow again.

Lin Chen grabbed Aunt Zhou's hand like lightning: "Aunt, don't be like this, just call me Xiaochen."

Seeing Aunt Zhou's bewildered look, a hint of murderous intent flashed in Lin Chen's eyes.

Lin Ming, damn it!
(End of this chapter)