Zhutian: Starting from the Space-Time Merchant

Chapter 544 Lin Dao: Miss~ Do you want silver or a knife?
"Who do we think it is?"

"Originally, he was an unregistered resident."

Setting down the cosmetics, powders, and various silks he was carrying, Lin Dao shook his wrist. "You've already registered and closed your account, what are you still doing jumping around for?"

When the monk with the gourd-like demeanor judged the gourd-like case, Xue Pan had already been effectively deregistered.

Strictly speaking, there is no such person as him in the world.

Of course, as we all know, many of these meanings only apply to ordinary people.

Xue Pan not only survived, but also became a royal merchant.

His status as an imperial merchant is not the same as his father's status as an imperial merchant.

Xue Pan's title of "Imperial Merchant" was truly just that—a title of Imperial Merchant.

His father, an imperial merchant, also bore the important responsibility of monitoring the Jiangnan region.

Without this next layer, he would just be an insignificant imperial merchant.

"shut up!"

Mentioning this matter makes Xue Pan angry.

Back then, it was clearly his servants who did the dirty work, but in the end, it was he who had his household registration revoked.

This was truly his lifelong hatred.

Now that Lin Dao had reopened his wounds, and in front of the beautiful woman, he was furious and immediately ordered his followers to attack.

Then~
I remembered my sister's and mother's instructions.

'The capital is not like Nanjing; here, imperial relatives, high-ranking officials, and powerful figures are everywhere.'

'Sometimes, seemingly insignificant people may actually have connections to some powerful royal family.'

'In the capital, one must never lose one's temper easily.'

Remembering these instructions, he forcibly suppressed his anger and asked again.

"Who exactly are you?"

"What a big son!" Lin Dao laughed. "You're your father, aren't you?"

Under normal circumstances, Lin Dao would not insult people like this.

But the Xue Pan before them was a criminal.

He abducted women.

He naturally wouldn't give these kinds of criminals any leeway.

There was nothing I could do; in my anger, I completely forgot everyone's advice.

Xue Pan rolled up his sleeves and roared angrily.

"Give me a beating!"

Xue Pan was wealthy, having inherited a fortune of at least a million taels of silver from the Xue family.

He would naturally have no shortage of servants around him.

These wicked servants, one by one, charged forward with their batons raised, their faces contorted in a menacing glare.

Bullying others is commonplace for the wicked servants of wealthy families.

Seeing that there was a fight, passersby stopped to watch the commotion.

Many people cheered and shouted that the beating should be more severe.

This is probably one of the hobbies of the people of Beijing.

Almost everyone believed that Lin Dao, who was alone and unarmed, would inevitably be defeated by more than a dozen opponents wielding sticks.

But Qin An, standing alone in the crowd, was certain that Lin Dao would win.

Qin An, the head constable, took the blame and worked to atone for his crime by searching for Wei Xiaobao's whereabouts.

The only reason he still had a chance to redeem himself was because everyone knew that the matter was now a huge trap.

No one wanted to jump into the pit, so Qin An, who was already in the pit, had to continue to bear the burden.

Despite trying every possible method, Qin An could not find any trace of Lin Dao.

Then, he chose to wander around the capital.

This is purely a matter of luck.

Seeing that a fight was about to break out, Qin An, who was passing by, observed the situation for a while.

His keen eye and experience naturally surpassed those of ordinary people.

Just by looking at Lin Dao's figure and footwork, you can tell he's a trained martial artist.

At least Lin Dao's lower body was extremely stable, unlike those wicked servants who were quite weak.

The ensuing fight was exactly as Chief Constable Qin had anticipated.

Lin Dao quickly knocked these wicked servants to the ground, each one with broken bones and torn tendons, lying on the ground writhing and groaning.

Upon seeing this, Qin An frowned slightly.

'This person was far too ruthless.'

The Lin Dao he had seen at the Guandi Temple was wearing a cloak and a mask.

Now that he has actually shown his face, Qin An didn't recognize him.

However, the sight of Lin Dao and Lin Meimei together made him subconsciously glance at them a few more times.

Then~
The more I look at it, the stranger it seems.

I feel like I've seen this somewhere before.

"How could that be?" Qin An shook his head with a smile. "The only man and woman I've ever seen together like this is Zi Qing... uh?!"

Suddenly I thought of that pair of bandit brothers and sisters.

Comparing the two in front of me, their heights are actually quite similar.
"how is this possible?"

Chief Constable Qin chuckled and shook his head. "I've really been so caught up in the cases lately that I'm starting to think every young man and woman I see is one of those senior and junior brothers and sisters. How could that be?"

Logically speaking, the pair of senior and junior disciples wearing cloaks and masks must not want to show their true faces.

They must usually keep to themselves and only launch a surprise attack when the opportunity arises.

At this moment, in the midst of the fight, Lin Dao had already grabbed Xue Pan's collar and lifted the nearly 200-pound fat man up with one hand.

Amid Xue Pan's screams, Lin Dao slapped him more than a dozen times with both hands.

Xue Pan's face quickly swelled up into a pig's head.

A pig's head with its cheeks bulging high.

When Lin Dao stopped, Xue Pan, whose mouth was full of blood, could only resort to asserting his status to save himself.

"My uncle is Prince Teng, the governor of nine provinces!"

"My uncle is the Chief Minister of the Rongguo Mansion."

"I~~~"

Without a doubt, the relationships Xue Pan laid out were enough to ruin and destroy an ordinary family.

But Lin Dao wouldn't care about any of that.

He had countless officials like him under his command.

For most people, it's difficult to even see him.

"Senior brother~"

Lin Daiyu stepped forward and gently tugged at Lin Dao's sleeve. "He~" After all, he was a relative of the Jia family, and Lin Daiyu was still soft-hearted.

Lin Dao didn't say anything, but this person had abducted women, fought, and killed people.

He simply nodded, then released his grip, and Xue Pan fell to the ground.

Lin Dao instructed Lin Meimei, "Take all your things with you, let's go."

When Xue Pan was lifted up and saw Lin Daiyu up close, he was completely stunned.

Lin Daiyu was made up on purpose.

It's not about making it more beautiful, but about deliberately making it ugly.

Even so, her natural beauty still left Xue Pan speechless.

You should know that when Xue Pan first saw Lin Daiyu in the original novel, he was completely captivated.

Xue Pan, a seasoned womanizer, was instantly smitten at first sight.

In the original story, he only caught a glimpse of it from afar, but now he sees it up close.

Having never seen such a flirtatious attitude before, Xue Pan had only one thought left in his mind.

'How could there be such a strikingly beautiful person in the world!'

Lin Daiyu didn't pay any attention to the pervert at all, and turned around after giving a reply.

But as soon as she turned around, Lin Dao raised his leg and stepped between Xue Pan's legs.

It's like a chicken and a dozen eggs!

Slap! Slap!
Xue Pan suddenly straightened up and let out a deafening scream.

His eyes rolled back immediately, and he collapsed to the ground, convulsing and spitting out blood.

"Kids, don't look."

Lin Dao held Lin Meimei's shoulders and pushed her to carry the things.

As he left, his eyes drifted into the crowd.

Having already noticed Chief Constable Qin in the crowd, leaving now was a way of saying goodbye to him and giving him a hint.

When he met those sharp eyes, Chief Constable Qin felt as if he had been struck by lightning.

'That's right! '

'That's the look in my eyes!'

'it's him!'

'Wei Xiaobao!!'

Chief Constable Qin would never forget that look—that haughty, disdainful gaze.

I felt as insignificant as an ant in his presence.

The look in his eyes was so terrifying that Chief Constable Qin was even momentarily stunned.

By the time he came to his senses, Lin Dao and Lin Meimei had already left.

He took a deep breath, pushed through the crowd, and went to check on the unconscious Xue Pan.

"Go report to the authorities immediately!"

"Summon a doctor!"

"He absolutely cannot die."

Qin An was able to become the chief constable not because of connections, but because of his outstanding abilities.

After all, the position of chief constable may seem glamorous, but it is also very stressful and not very lucrative.

This is a special case handling unit that deals with major and important cases. Countless people are watching these cases, making it very difficult to make any money off them.

Moreover, if something goes wrong, they will inevitably have to take the blame.

Those with connections naturally wouldn't vie for this position.

Since connections aren't important, Qin An's rise to power is entirely due to his own abilities.

Although I didn't hear clearly what the little girl said earlier.

But his years of experience in handling cases told him that this pitiful man who had lost everything must have some connection with the pair of senior and junior brothers and sisters!
The search for Wei Xiaobao's identity falls to this person.

Back in Qin Keqing's courtyard, they found Yuanyang waiting anxiously for a long time.

When Yuanyang saw Lin Daiyu and Lin Dao carrying things and chatting happily as they entered through the back door and came to the courtyard for some fresh air, she was completely dumbfounded.

Qin Keqing, who had followed them out, immediately realized the situation was dire upon seeing this scene.

I was only out for a short while, and I was actually spotted by someone!

"You~you guys~"

Lin Dao narrowed his eyes and stepped forward.

Startled, Lin Daiyu quickly grabbed his arm, "Senior brother, don't kill me!"

"Silence them?!" Yuanyang felt dizzy.

What Miss Lin does in private is none of her business.

But why let her see it!

"Who do you take me for?"

Lin Dao was both amused and exasperated. "Although I have slaughtered countless people, I have never laid a hand on an innocent person."

Upon hearing this, Yuanyang fainted.

When she woke up, she was already lying on Qin Keqing's bed.

When he opened his eyes, what was handed to him was not a bowl of medicine, but several silver notes.

Standing in front of the bed, Lin Dao simply asked.

"What did you see before?"

Looking at the silver notes in front of her, each worth a hefty fifty taels, Yuanyang remained silent for a moment.

"This servant is here to escort Miss Lin back to the manor."

"Miss Lin is still asleep from her afternoon nap."

"This servant waited until late afternoon before Miss Lin rose and accompanied her back to the manor."

Lin Dao stuffed the silver note into Yuanyang's hand, saying, "You're a promising young man."

Dizzy and confused, Yuanyang silently followed Lin Daiyu out of the front gate of the courtyard and into the waiting carriage.

Clutching the silver notes tightly in her hand, she had a thousand questions she wanted to ask Lin Daiyu, but she couldn't utter a single word.

"Mr. Lin~"

Lin Dao was about to leave the courtyard.

Qin Keqing stepped forward with a smile to greet her, "It's getting late, why don't we have dinner first?"

"This humble woman has already prepared fine wine~"

The next day at noon, when Lin Dao returned to his room, he saw Wang Xifeng, whose pretty face was full of impatience, pacing back and forth at the door.

Upon seeing Lin Dao appear, he immediately stepped forward with a joyful expression.

Before he could speak, Lin Dao had already made his purpose clear.

"Here to borrow money again?"

(End of this chapter)