It has to be said, Lin Yaodong is quite the clever little devil.

In just a short while, the blame was successfully shifted to Lin Zonghui.

The realistic tone and resounding words stunned the domineering family elders.

For a moment, everyone was confused, unable to tell who was the enemy and who was the family, and they looked at each other with puzzled expressions.

In fact, they all felt that Lin Yaodong's words made a lot of sense.

"You invited Cao Kun!"

Lin Zonghui was amused and said, "It was left behind by you. Back then, a family meeting was held to discuss this."

"You, Lin Yaodong, patted your chest and promised that this time you would definitely turn things around and reconnect the broken funding chain."

"Now you're blaming me?"

Lin Yaodong was already filled with murderous intent.

If it weren't for the large number of people in front of him, and if it weren't for the fact that he still needed to be the leader of Tazhai and had to maintain his authority, he would have shot Lin Zonghui dead long ago.

"Cao Kun was someone I left behind."

Lin Yaodong glared at Lin Zonghui through gritted teeth: "But later, Cao Kun came to your house every night to plot things. Do you think I didn't know?"

Do you want to know what Cao Kun said when he came to me?

Lin Zonghui was in no way inferior in terms of imposing presence, and showed no sign of weakness like the third branch of the family.

"I really want to hear what you have to say to a stranger."

Lin Yaodong smiled confidently.

"Cao Kun told me..."

Lin Zonghui's face darkened, and he narrowed his pupils as he said, "Sanbao didn't die in the 213 traffic accident back then; someone deliberately ran him over."

"Lin Yaodong, my good brother, do you think this is believable?"

Lin Yaodong's expression changed visibly for a moment, but he quickly returned to normal.

"You trust a stranger."

"I do not believe."

Lin Zonghui curled his lips in disdain: "So I had someone investigate, and it turns out that Liu Zhi, who killed Sanbao, is a terminal cancer patient."

"But this patient was found by a guy called Big Shrimp. My good brother, do you know who Big Shrimp is?"

"If you don't know, let me remind you again..."

"You know Lin Tianhao, right? The Lin Tianhao you personally killed."

“He killed Sanbao, Lin Can crippled Erbao, and you killed Shengwen and forced Shengwu to leave.”

"What? Now you're blaming the third branch of the family for even being swindled out of money by Cao Kun?"

"Boss, you're such a good brother. Did I give him that fifty million US dollars? Did I transfer it to Cao Kun?"

Finally, Lin Zonghui raised his hand, pointed at Lin Yaodong's nose, and spoke each word clearly and forcefully.

This time.

The entire ancestral hall fell silent.

Those elders who were initially somewhat confused suddenly realized what was happening.

That's fucking true!

The $50 million was given by Lin Yaodong. Although $20 million was an advance payment from the partner, it was still money from Tazhai.

"When we received the money, it was you, Lin Yaodong, who guaranteed it for everyone..."

"Your eldest and second sons are instigating the entire clan to contribute money..."

"Now that something's happened, they're trying to pin the blame on the third wife's family. The first wife's family, that's not fair, is it?"

"That's right, no matter what you say this time, Lin Yaodong, you still have to pay up."

This has truly angered the public.

The elders of more than a dozen families crowded around, pointing at Lin Yaodong with uncontrollable rage.

Although Lin Yaodong was holding a gun, his whole village was involved in drugs, so who would be afraid of dying?

Lin Yaodong was surrounded and attacked by everyone, and his intense anger made him want to kill them all.

But he still needs to stay rational.

With his eyes closed and head down, he took several deep breaths.

"Enough! Haven't you said enough? Haven't you said enough?"

Roaring, Lin Yaodong suddenly opened his eyes and looked at everyone: "Yes, this time the fifty million US dollars, and last time the 1.5 tons, are all my responsibility, my problem."

“I, Lin Yaodong, swear right now that as long as I have a breath left, I will never shortchange you by a single penny.”

"But right now, the most important thing is to find people, find people, instead of attacking each other here."

Made.

That's what a scoundrel is like.

When you can't beat someone, you say you have to follow the rules.

"Ah Chan".

After everyone stopped cursing, Lin Yaodong immediately began to give orders.

"Take your men and search every inch of Tazhai..."

"No matter whose house it is, whether it's a latrine or a chamber pot, you must find the person before dawn."

"No one is allowed to come back if they can't be found."

Lin Yaodong's voice wasn't loud, but his tone was full of sharp killing intent.

"Yes, Uncle Dong, I'll go right away."

Without saying a word, Lin Can took all the young people from Tazhai and turned to leave.

however.

Just as the group stepped out of the ancestral hall, the power came back on with a snap.

All the lights in the entire Tazhai village suddenly lit up.

Everyone who was gathered inside the ancestral hall breathed a sigh of relief, but also felt a great sense of unease.

Since more than a decade ago, Tazhai has almost never experienced a power outage.

Even during the worst typhoons, only some of the more dangerous power lines are shut down. Places like ancestral halls still have emergency power.

But tonight, all the electrical equipment in the village short-circuited.

Because of Uncle Dong's orders, all the young people in Tazhai went to find Cao Jianjun.

The respected elders remained in the ancestral hall.

The eldest, second, and third sons sat in the three chairs in the very center of the council hall, while the other grandfathers and uncles sat on either side.

As for the remaining men, women, and children in the village, they either went home to wait or stood in the corners of the ancestral hall.

No one speaks.

Even when an infant cried, the woman was so frightened that she quickly picked him up and left.

…………

Since the power outage in Tazhai began, Cao Jianjun has been running frantically in the dark.

As for which route he took and which alleys he passed through, to be honest, Cao Jianjun really didn't know.

We followed the system's red icon instructions throughout, navigating through streets and alleys.

During this time, he personally witnessed several waves of drug manufacturers from Tazhai rushing out, running around with murderous intent.

Cao Jianjun left the village without stopping and, following the system's instructions, successfully completed the entire process.

"Congratulations, host, the escape mission has been successfully completed."

With a system notification, the mental navigation disappeared, replaced by a checkmark icon.

"Holy crap, that fast?"

Cao Jianjun was bewildered. He shut down the system, opened his eyes, and suddenly realized that he was near the seaside.

This is not the usual entrance or exit point for Tazhai.

It was a secluded corner that no one had ever walked through and was very inconspicuous.

Coming out from here, you'll find yourself directly on a cliffside beach.

What's most infuriating is that Cao Jianjun himself doesn't even know how he got to this beach.

"System, although I have escaped the village..."

Cao Jianjun was in a real bind. He found a huge rock and sat down: "Can you tell me how I'm supposed to leave this beach? How the hell am I supposed to get home?"

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