Do you have the strength to force me to join the Liangshan bandits?

Chapter 243 He's already ensnared countless people, one more won't make a difference! [2nd Update]

Shi Jin truly regarded Li Ruilan as his confidante, after all, they had made vows of eternal love and knew each other inside and out.

Therefore, in the original novel, when Shi Jin went undercover in Dongping Prefecture, he told Li Ruilan the truth.

At this point, it was only natural to ask Li Ruilan to leave:
"To tell you the truth, I am now a leader in Liangshan Marsh, eating and drinking heartily, and dividing gold and silver by the scale. I am having a great time!"

"Therefore, I specially invited you to Liangshanbo to enjoy a life of luxury!"

"If you still remember the vows you made to each other, then pack your bags and fly away with me!"

"If you don't remember, I won't make things difficult for you, but I will never set foot in your house again in this life!"

"How could I not remember?"

Li Ruilan's eyes welled up with tears:
"It's so kind of you to live such a carefree life, yet you still remember I'm here waiting for you!"

Upon hearing this, Shi Jin felt extremely pleased:

"How can you say that? I have deep feelings for you!"

How could I forget our past love?

Li Ruilan then nestled in Shi Jin's arms, whispered sweet nothings to him for a while, and then stood up and said:
"I'll go tell my mother to prepare some wine and food, and pack our luggage. The whole family will go to Liangshanbo with you."

Shi Jin, delighted by Li Ruilan's flattery, lay down on her bed:
"Go back quickly!"

Li Ruilan then went outside to discuss the matter with her mother:
"He is a good person when he visits, and it is not a problem for him to come and go from my house."

"Now that he's become a rebel, he wants us to follow him to the bandit's den!"

"We're living a good life in Dongping Prefecture, what kind of good life can we expect in a bandit's den?"

Li's mother rolled her eyes at her:
"Confused!
"If you go to the bandit's den, do you still need to pay him to sleep with you?"
"Even if you are given silver, where will you spend it in a poor and desolate place like Liangshanbo?"

"Why not report it to the authorities? We might even earn some reward money!"

Li Gong shook his head: "The heroes of Liangshan are not to be trifled with. What if they break through our city..."

"You old fool, you don't know anything!"

Li's mother cursed in a low voice:
As the old saying goes: "If a bee stings your clothes, take off your clothes and chase it away."

"According to common practice, those who surrender themselves are exempt from this crime."

"Go to Dongping Prefecture and report him to the authorities. Get him arrested so we don't have to suffer in the bandits' den with him."

"Are you afraid that the heroes of Liangshan will break through Dongping Prefecture, but you're not afraid that the imperial army will break through Liangshan?"

Li Gong argued, "He was a frequent visitor to our house, and he was very generous. We received a lot of money from him..."

"You old beast, shut up!"

Mother Li immediately used the "Monkey Stealing Peaches" trick:
“My family has swindled countless people, so one more won’t make a difference!”
"If you don't file a complaint, I will personally go to the yamen to plead my case and implicate you as well!"

Li Gong quickly begged for mercy: "Don't get angry."

"Teach your daughter to keep him at bay, so as not to alert him and let him escape."

"I will go and report to the officials, who will come and take it first, and then I will report it to the authorities."

At the same time, Shi Jin was lying in bed when he turned his head and suddenly saw several thin strands of sheep intestines.

After a two-second pause, Shi Jin turned his head away, hoping to clear his mind, but he could still hear the squeaking of mice.

"Squeak!"

Shi Jin's attention was drawn to the sight, and upon closer inspection, he realized that it was Shi Qian squatting by the window like a monkey.

Shi Jin quickly looked towards the door, and seeing that Li Ruilan hadn't returned, he got up and went over, questioning Shi Qian with a displeased expression:

"Qian'er, you're being so mean!"

"The one who is unethical is someone else, but not me!"

Shi Qian grinned and pointed below:

"Come and see!"

Shi Jin looked out the window and saw Li's mother giving instructions to Li Gong at the door.

Then Li Gong hurriedly ran towards the yamen (government office).

Shi Jin already had a guess in his mind, but he still stubbornly said:

"Perhaps Uncle has other important matters to attend to..." Shi Qian laughed and didn't explain, but just gave him a push. It turned out that Li Ruilan had come upstairs.

Shi Jin quickly went back to bed and lay down, but then he found the sheep intestines to be particularly foul-smelling...

When Li Ruilan came upstairs, Shi Jin noticed her face flushing and paling alternately, and deliberately asked her:

"Is something wrong at your home that you're so startled and bewildered?"

Li Ruilan: "I just stepped onto the ladder and almost tripped, so I'm feeling flustered and confused..."

In the original story, Shi Jin was fooled by her, but now, why would Shi Jin believe her?

After a moment's thought, Shi Jin told Li Ruilan:

“I’m going out of town to let my brothers know. You just wait for me at home.”

"I'll come back to pick you up later."

Li Ruilan wanted to keep him, but Shi Jin left without warning, and neither Li Ruilan nor her mother could stop him.

Seeing Shi Jin disappear into the vast crowd, Li Ruilan couldn't help but ask her mother:

"What should I do?"

"What are you afraid of!"

Mother Li laughed and said, "He's coming back anyway, we'll just ambush him when the officials arrive!"

Li Ruilan thought about it and agreed, so she felt relieved.

Shi Jin met up with Shi Qian and sighed:

"Qian'er, do you think we might have misunderstood a good person?"

Shi Qian smiled and said, "My brother told me to come with me. Let's watch the show here!"

Shi Jin and Shi Qian then went to a hotel diagonally opposite, picked a seat on the second floor facing the street, and ordered food and drinks.

Shi Jin's mind was entirely on Li Ruilan, and he had no appetite. His eyes kept glancing at the street.

About half an hour later, sure enough, Li Gong returned hurriedly with dozens of officials.

Li Gong stood at the door, pointed upstairs and said a few words, and dozens of officials rushed upstairs!
"Crack!"

Shi Jin was so angry that he smashed the wine bowl to pieces.
"That bitch! I was so devoted to her!"

Shi Qian asked with a smile, "Young Master, shall we leave the city?"

Shi Jin gritted his teeth and glared at her: "Brother Qian'er, I know your abilities. Can I ask you for a favor..."

Shi Qian listened and nodded:

"It's not that it's impossible, but dozens of public servants went in and never came out."

"We must wait until nightfall to proceed."

Shi Jin naturally followed Shi Qian's instructions completely. As the sun set, the dozens of officials left, grumbling and cursing.

"Damn it! We've wasted half the day here. If that guy doesn't show up by tomorrow, I'll have you all taken to make up the numbers!"

"We're hungry and thirsty, and we don't even have money for tea!"

"Those two old folks are so clueless!"

Mother Li and Father Li were scolded but dared not retaliate, and had to send off the dozens of men with smiles on their faces.

Turning around, Li's mother went up and slapped Li's father hard across the face, making him see stars.
"You did a good job!"

Li Gong: (￣ε(#￣)☆╰╮(￣ヘ￣o#)
……

The next morning, Li's mother started scolding Li's father:
"Still sleeping? The officials will be here soon!"
"Hmph! Dozens of government officials have been guarding our house all day, and they haven't made a single sale!"
"If we don't open for business today, we'll suffer a huge loss!"
"Go open the door, I'll go see if our daughter is up yet."

Mr. Li rubbed his eyes and opened the front door, when suddenly he heard his mother scream from upstairs!
Mr. Li rushed over in a panic, only to find his mother sitting on the ground, crying and calling for her parents.

"What happened? Where's our daughter?"

Li's mother was devastated: "My daughter ran off with another man!"
"They even ran off with all their gold, silver, and valuables!"

[After a long train journey, I'm rushing home for the Dragon Boat Festival. Happy Dragon Boat Festival everyone! Here's your monthly pass!]

(End of this chapter)