Volume 1 Chapter 29: Determined to shoulder the responsibility of justice
The people of the Kuang Yi Gang thought to themselves, "The leader did say that, but we didn't know where the Black Team came from , and we were very envious of Manager Cao at the time."
Lin Hongfeng said: "The Black Team is a group of capable generals that can only be secretly trained and deployed by the leader. But what does this have to do with my husband?"
The others in the hall thought to themselves when they heard this: "The leaders of the various branches of the Kuang Yi Gang are all capable people. I didn't expect that they have a secret elite force unknown to the people in the martial arts world. When we first arrived outside the hall, we saw hundreds of soldiers being killed by less than 20 men. The power of the Kuang Yi Gang really can't be underestimated. No wonder they attracted the encirclement and suppression of the Yu Kou Si."
Father Lin suddenly looked a little excited, but he suppressed it and looked back at Lin Longqing, only to see that he looked normal. He nodded slightly and continued, "Mrs. Cao naturally doesn't know that four years ago, Manager Cao privately dispatched the Black Clothes Team twice without the approval of the gang leader."
Lin Hongfeng said: "Since my brother has promised, he naturally does not need the gang leader's consent."
Old Man Lin clenched his fists and said in a trembling voice: "Yes, this is the leader's love for him, and it shows that the leader trusts him very much." At this point, he couldn't help but look at Lin Longqing again, with a questioning look in his eyes. Lin Longqing seemed to understand what he was thinking and said in a deep voice: "Old Man Lin, you can talk about it. For the past few years, I have been hiding things for the sake of my so-called reputation, hoping that the matter of four years ago would be over. However, no matter how deep and well this matter is buried, it will inevitably be dug out one day. Since it has been done, just admit it quickly, and it can be regarded as an explanation to the world of the Kuangyi Gang."
Seeing Lin Longqing's resolute expression, Father Lin gritted his teeth and said, "In that case, I will tell you. All of you fellow martial artists are here, and you must remember that four years ago, two tragedies occurred in succession. At the beginning of the year, Luo Zhaizhu of Luoma Village and his sixteen heroes were sniped on the Shannan Official Road; three months later, He Ju, the flag master of Taihu Banner, and his three deputy flag masters died strangely on the Suzhou-Hangzhou Official Road. The strange thing is that these two tragedies happened on the roads where people come and go, and no one witnessed them. What's more, they all carried silver to support the Taihu Volunteer Army at the time, and all the silver disappeared after the tragedy."
Du Shangqing said, "Yes, I still vaguely remember these two tragic cases four years ago. They seemed to have been besieged, with knife marks all over their bodies, which was horrible to look at. It seemed that they had fought fiercely before they died. People in the underworld speculated that someone might have hired a killer to do it, but they have never been able to solve the mystery."
Father Lin said, "This was a big event in the martial arts world back then. How could the Kuang Yi Gang ignore it? Therefore, they sent people to investigate for a long time... Alas, they unexpectedly found out that the gang was responsible! The gang leader said that he had selfish thoughts. He found out the person who was behind this, but he didn't make it public because he cared about the reputation of the Kuang Yi Gang and that person. His kindness to that person caused a sudden change in the Kuang Yi Gang, and he was forced to leave the gang and flee far away!"
The people in the Kuangyi Gang were all shocked, but they felt that this incident was closely related to what happened four years ago, and they were getting closer and closer to the truth. The others were greatly moved. Nian Yongshou stood up from his seat with an angry look on his face, and said, "From what you said, it was the people in the Kuangyi Gang who did it? They are all kind and chivalrous. Luoma Village and Taihu Banner Gate have never done anything to dominate a region and harm the world, but why were they harmed by your Kuangyi Gang?" Although he was old, he was imposing, and his pale beard added to his anger at the moment. Father Lin lowered his eyes and said with hatred, "The gang leader sent people to investigate in many ways, and only then did he find out that on the day of the two tragedies, a large number of soldiers blocked the front and rear roads respectively, and did not allow vehicles and pedestrians to pass. The road that Luo Village Leader and He Banner Leader took became an isolated road, and they were sniped and ambushed on this isolated road!"
The man in black was surprised and asked, "From what you said, it seems like the soldiers did something good. How did they trace it back to the Kuang Yi Gang?"
Father Lin said, "With the abilities of Luo Village Master and He Banner Master, it may not be easy to kill all the officers and soldiers, but who can stop them if they want to escape? Soldiers are used to using spears and bows and arrows, but the brothers who died had knife wounds on their bodies. It must be done by people in the underworld. This group of people must be colluding with the court. The court is responsible for blocking the intersections on both sides so that they can set up an ambush and kill people."
At this point, everyone was furious. Elder Lin continued, "The above is what the leader found out. There is no more clues." At this point, Elder Lin suddenly sneered, his shoulders shaking constantly, and the laughter became louder and louder. He said, "I didn't expect that I forgot an old saying, 'If you don't want others to know, then don't do it yourself'. The leader happened to chat with the captain of the black team at that time, and accidentally learned the truth!"
When everyone saw him going crazy, they thought to themselves, "Could it be that he is no longer the captain of the black team at that time? He suddenly laughed, could he be talking nonsense?" Only Lin Longqing knew the pain in his heart and showed sympathy on his face.
Father Lin was still laughing and said, "The Black Team is a very secret force of the Kuangyi Gang. Even the two protectors and the chief hall master don't know about it. They usually don't deploy them unless it's absolutely necessary. If everything is safe, the Black Team won't be used once in a few years. But the gang leader learned from the captain that the Black Team was deployed twice in just one year, once on February 10th and once on June 6th!"
Everyone was still confused, but Lei Runan exclaimed, "Lord Luo and his men died on February 12, and Lord He and his men died on June 7!" Everyone thought, "Women are really good at remembering things. Judging from the dates, these two tragedies must have been committed by the Kuangyi Gang."
Nian Yongshou could no longer bear it, so he flew in front of Lin Longqing and said, "Boss Lin, since you found out the truth that day, why didn't you tell us martial arts friends a word? You let someone tell the truth today, even though it's been four years, but the punishment should still be imposed. If it wasn't you who made the move, then who else could it be?"
Father Lin said, "Don't worry, leaders. Listen to me. The leader asked the captain carefully and found out that the goal of the two operations was to 'eliminate the mountain bandits'. You all should know who dispatched them. Who in the whole gang has such a great honor that the leader trusts them so much? Luo Zhaizhu and He Qizhu brought a huge amount of money to support the Taihu Volunteer Army. Naturally, the court will send hawks to eliminate them! The person who colluded with the court and harmed his fellow martial artists is Cao Shujian, who has been very kind to you!"
As soon as he finished speaking, Lin Hongfeng rushed towards Lin Longqing like a gust of wind, stretched out his hand and slapped him twice, screaming: "Lin Longqing, I didn't expect you to be so shameless!"
When the people of Kuangyi Gang heard the mysterious old man Lin's story, they felt that the answer was about to come out. It must be Cao Shujian. But when they heard him say it himself, they were shocked. Although the old man looked sloppy, his martial arts skills were not inferior to those of the two protectors. The leaders of other gangs were also at a loss. Lin Longqing asked someone to tell the story of the past in great detail. Thinking of the tragic incidents of Luoma Village and Taihu Banner Gate, they wanted to cut the mastermind into pieces, but Cao Shujian had been dead for four years, and their hearts were suddenly empty. Lin Longqing felt a burning pain in his cheeks and was speechless when he looked at Lin Hongfeng.
Lin Hongfeng's eyes were red and filled with tears. He stared at Lin Longqing angrily and said in a trembling voice, "Brother Qing, why are you so cruel? My sister took the blood letter written by Shujian before his death. I never showed it to anyone except the people in the gang. Even Shujian's family kept it a secret. But you have no brotherly love at all. You asked this old man Lin to collude with you to play this drama, and then slandered Shujian. I never thought you would be so despicable!" After that, tears flowed from his eyes. He walked to the man surnamed Tang and raised his hand to order, saying, "If old man Lin was not the captain back then, then it must be you? Did he arrange for you to play this drama in advance? Who dispatched the black team to kill Luo Zhaizhu and others back then?"
The man sighed and said, "At that time, I was not the captain of the black team..." Lin Hongfeng pressed on, "Then who is the captain? I want to ask him in person!" Captain Tang's eyes turned red, and he turned to Old Man Lin and said, "Master, my senior brother..."
At this time, Father Lin's expression had calmed down a lot. He slowly walked up to Lin Hongfeng and said, "Madam Cao, I am your family's old servant. Although I have martial arts skills, I cannot resist the passage of time. After I am no longer the captain of the Black Team, I just take a nap under the sun every day and quietly wait for death. I am so old, why would I tell you so many lies?"
Lin Hongfeng pointed at the man surnamed Tang and Old Man Lin and said angrily: "You didn't see what happened that day with your own eyes, so why did you join Lin Longqing in slandering Shu Jian? Who would believe empty words?"
Old Man Lin gave an imperceptible smile and said, "Since Madam Cao doesn't believe it, I'll find a witness..." After that, he turned around and walked towards the door, but was stopped by Lin Longqing, who looked worried. He then heard Lin Hongfeng say, "Don't be too intimidated. Once you go out, you won't dare to come back!" Old Man Lin glanced at Lin Longqing and said, "Boss, what should come must come." He continued to walk out.
Everyone present had come to help the Kuangyi Gang, but they did not expect that Lin Longqing would reveal the mystery of four years ago under Cao Shupeng's questioning. It was extremely complicated, one thing after another. They only knew that Cao Shujian died of poisoning, but they knew nothing about the blood letter mentioned by Lin Hongfeng. Seeing that everyone in the Kuangyi Gang had a solemn expression, Lin Hongfeng's mind changed , and it was inconvenient for him to say more. He just held his breath and waited quietly for Old Man Lin to come back.
At this moment, the sun was setting, and the afterglow was slowly falling on the entrance of the hall. However, the hall was already very dark. Several servants entered quietly. Seeing that everyone in the hall was solemn, they lit up all the dozens of lanterns in the hall and tiptoed out. After a while, a very long shadow appeared at the door. It was Old Man Lin who had gone back. Behind him were four people, carrying a stretcher in their hands. There was a person lying on the stretcher, but their face could not be seen clearly. Everyone looked and saw the stretcher being carried in. The man surnamed Tang rushed over and knelt beside the stretcher. Tears fell down and he choked and said, "Senior Brother!"
Father Lin seemed extremely weak at this time, and whispered, "Madam Cao, the man on the stretcher is the captain of the black team who witnessed what happened that day. If you have any questions, just ask him."
Lin Longqing looked at Old Man Lin and saw that he looked extremely exhausted. He was very worried and said, "This is tantamount to cutting Old Man Lin's wound a few more times. I don't know whether it is right or wrong to reveal what happened that day in front of everyone inside and outside the gang today."
Lin Hongfeng slowly walked to the stretcher, and saw a man in his thirties lying on it, covered with a thin blanket, his face was extremely pale, but his eyebrows and eyes looked very similar to Lin's father. The man surnamed Tang was still crying beside him, but the man seemed unable to turn his head, and could only look sideways as much as possible. Seeing Lin Hongfeng approaching, Fang looked at Lin Hongfeng and said, "I am a subordinate waiting for punishment, and it is very inconvenient for me to behave. I am sorry that I cannot greet you."
Lin Hongfeng asked: "Who are you to Old Man Lin?"
Just as Father Lin was about to step forward to reply, the man signaled with his eyes and said, "Father, I can say it myself. Madam Cao, my surname is Lin and my name is Peng. The Black Team has always been secretive, so I'm sure this name is very unfamiliar to you." Lin Peng looked at Father Lin again and said, "He is my father and my master." After a pause, he said, "But in the Black Team, he is only my former captain...and this brother Tang next to him, he will be my next one." Lin Hongfeng lowered his head to look at the man surnamed Tang and saw that he was also looking up at her and nodded with tears in his eyes.
Lin Hongfeng added: "Old Man Lin said that you witnessed what happened that day, so you should tell us the whole story and whether it has anything to do with Manager Cao."
Lin Hongfeng's tone was extremely calm, but Lin Peng's face suddenly changed after hearing it. He looked extremely excited, as if fire was coming out of his eyes, and his whole body was shaking secretly under the thin blanket. After a moment, he said, "Since Madam wants to listen, I will tell you word for word. I will remember those two actions for the rest of my life. On February 10, Manager Cao contacted me and said..." But Lin Hongfeng's expression changed and he said, "You are lying. It turns out that you are also framing Shujian with them! It's useless to say it a few more times. Carry him out, carry him out!"
Lin Longqing shook his head, walked behind Lin Hongfeng, stretched out his hand to steady her shoulders, and said painfully: "Sister, can you listen to what he has to say first?"
Lin Peng had already turned his gaze away from Cong Lin Hong Feng, looking directly at the rooftop, and said, "General Manager Cao told me that recently a group of Jiangyang evil thieves have accumulated a large amount of ill-gotten gains. They passed by Cong Shan Nan Guan Road and asked the Black Team to go and eliminate them. I said, why should we use the Black Team to send out these small bandits? General Manager Cao said that other sects in the martial arts world have already been eager to try. If the Kuang Yi Gang takes action, they will inevitably come to share a piece of the pie, but if the Black Team takes action, no one will know who intercepted the treasure."
