Chapter 101

Constable Room!

In the dim room filled with torture instruments, several commoners dressed as fishermen stood trembling in the corner.

Ordinary commoners are naturally afraid of government officials.

Especially those in the villages and towns below, the number of times they deal with government officials in their lifetime can be counted on one's fingers.

A constable walked in and scanned the fishermen standing against the wall: "Tell me your household registration names."

The constable held a pen and paper, scanned the few people, his expression could not be said to be fierce, but there was no smile either.

"Official, the small one is Zhang Quan, from Liuzhuang."

"The small one is Cai Wu, from Cai Family Village."

……

"Lin Liang, from Linhu Village."

The constable who was recording heard this, looked up: "Linhu Village?"

The name Linhu Village resounded through Poyang County more than ten years ago, but that was all in the past. However, just last month, Linhu Village became famous again and was mentioned many times by the people of the county town.

A Provincial Graduate Jiang went without saying, and that student Lin Chen, who was first in the martial hall last month, also came out of Linhu Village.

Although Lin Chen's strength could not be compared with that Provincial Graduate Jiang, the impact brought by the first time and the second time was different.

Now there was a certain kind of talk among the people in the city, saying that Linhu Village was a place of good geomancy, and many people were thinking of moving their ancestral graves to Linhu Village.

"Official, Lin Chen is my own younger brother."

Although Lin Liang was honest, he was not stupid. He didn't know what crime he had committed, but at this time he had to mention his younger brother.

When his younger brother left the village that day, he had earnestly instructed him on the boat that if he encountered anything in the future, he should report his name immediately and not be afraid of causing him trouble.

In his younger brother's half-joking words, he was now somewhat famous in Poyang County, and if he reported his name when encountering something, the other party might give some face.

Otherwise, even if he could find his way back later, the loss he suffered couldn't be spat out.

Ordinary commoners without power or influence had no choice, but having a background and a backer and hiding it without saying it was not smart, but stupid.

His younger brother's tone when saying this was very serious, and Lin Liang kept it in his heart.

It was just that he spent most of his time in the village. Needless to say, his younger brother was so promising that now there was no one in the whole village who didn't admire his younger brother, and everyone was very enthusiastic about him.

As for going out to fish in the lake, the fishermen from the neighboring villages he met were all acquaintances who knew the roots and the bottom, and these people were more flattering to him.

Lin Liang felt that he would not encounter anything that required reporting his younger brother's name.

But the shocking scene he saw when he went out to fish in the lake today, and the appearance of the government officials, made him understand that this matter was probably not small.

Not reporting his younger brother's name, it might really be as his younger brother said, he was a fool.

"Linhu Village Lin Chen?" The constable was stunned and asked: "The one from the Jing Shui Wuguan."

"Yes, it is my younger brother."

Hearing Lin Liang's confirmed answer, a smile appeared on the constable's face. He registered the names of the fishermen behind him, and then walked out of the room.

Outside.

Two men were standing. The constable quickly walked to one of them and said: "Head Li, Head You, the identities of these fishermen have been clarified. They are all fishermen from the villages around Poyanghu, but one of them has a somewhat special identity."

"How special?"

"Head Li, one of them is from Linhu Village and is Lin Chen's own brother."

Li Shuang and You Siqi looked at each other, and a strange color flashed in their eyes. Lin Chen's own brother, then this matter was a bit tricky.

"Lin Lin Shidi Li, involving Lin Chen's brother, this matter cannot be handled simply."

You Siqi spoke. Just two hours ago, dozens of corpses suddenly appeared on Poyanghu, and the entire government office was shaken.

However, when they rushed to Poyanghu, people from the military camp appeared and sealed off that water area. Then the county government ordered them to fully cooperate with the people in the military camp.

"You step back first."

Li Shuang waved his hand to let his subordinates step back, leaving only him and You Siqi in the entire courtyard.

"Lin Lin Shixiong You, now that there are no outsiders, why don't you speak directly."

You Siqi's face sank: "Junior brother is also an old man in the government office. You should know what happened in Poyanghu seven years ago."

"Seven years ago?"

Li Shuang's pupils shrank sharply. Seven years ago, he was not a constable, but a government official. Seven years ago, a strange thing also appeared on Poyanghu. At that time, a hundred-man commander from the military camp was dispatched, and more than a dozen fishermen were taken away afterwards.

The military camp's explanation was that they were conscripting laborers and compensated each of these fishermen's families with thirty taels of silver.

"Lin Lin Shidi Li, those fishermen back then, although they would send letters home every year and bring back some silver, none of these people ever came back."

You Siqi had brilliance in his eyes. Seven years ago, Li Shuang had just entered the government office and only heard about this. Although he was only a constable at the time, he was the one who cooperated with the military camp to take the fishermen away.

Dozens of people died, which should have been a big deal, but the news did not spread in the county town. It seemed that an invisible hand was covering up this news.

As for those fishermen, they looked panicked, as if they had seen some incredible scene.

At that time, he only thought that these fishermen were scared silly by so many corpses, but later the more he thought about it, the more he felt something was wrong.

The most important point was that these fishermen could not be the murderers. He didn't understand why the military camp still had to take these fishermen away.

Building a military camp lacked laborers, and there was no need to recruit people from Poyang County.

The recruitment fee of thirty taels of silver was too high!

"Lin Lin Shixiong You's meaning is that this batch of fishermen will also be taken away?"

"Very likely."

You Siqi nodded: "This batch of fishermen was brought by the two of us. If they are finally taken away by the military camp, I'm afraid they will be very difficult to come back. Lin Chen cannot find the military camp. Finally, this debt will inevitably be recorded on the two of us."

The recruitment fee of thirty taels was already very high for ordinary commoners, but for a genius student like Lin Chen, it was no longer anything.

Li Shuang's expression was also a bit hesitant: "Then according to Lin Lin Shixiong You's meaning, we secretly release Lin Liang?"

"Just releasing Lin Liang is afraid it won't work. Other fishermen might say it out. If we want to release, we release these people together."

You Siqi's expression was decisive. As long as he explained it to his subordinates, the people from the military camp would not find that a few fishermen were missing.

"Lin Lin Shixiong You, let's do as you say. It's just a few fishermen, not murderers."

Li Shuang was also a decisive person and agreed in a deep voice. The people from the military camp would not stay in Poyang County for long, but Lin Chen was a native of Poyang County. He didn't want to offend such a genius martial artist.

Just as Li Shuang and You Siqi made the decision, a constable hurried in outside the courtyard gate.

"Head You, Young Master Lin of the Jing Shui Wuguan is here to see you."

You Siqi and Li Shuang looked at each other. It seemed that Lin Chen was very close to his eldest brother, and he came to the government office so quickly.

"Lin Lin Shidi Li, you handle the finishing touches here. Let those fishermen keep their mouths shut and don't talk nonsense after leaving."

"I know how to handle it."

"Then I will take Lin Liang to see Lin Chen."

……

……

Lin Liang stayed in the room for a while, and his heart was also a bit uneasy. When he saw the room door opened and the figure walking in, his heart was relieved.

He had seen this person before, Constable You of the government office.

"Lin Liang, come with me."

You Siqi also saw Lin Liang at a glance, left this sentence, and turned to leave.

Lin Liang did not hesitate and followed. The other fishermen in the room looked at Lin Liang with envy. This was the benefit of having a powerful martial artist younger brother.

After leaving the courtyard gate, Lin Liang was about to speak, but You Siqi interrupted him first: "Your younger brother is in the main hall, someone will take you there."

If it were at another time, You Siqi would naturally see Lin Chen.

But the situation was not right now. He neither wanted to offend Lin Chen nor wanted to get involved in this matter too deeply.

In the reception hall of the constable room, several constables were full of smiles and enthusiastically flattering Lin Chen. The stages of these constables were mostly between three and six acupoints.

To them, Lin Chen not only had super high potential, but his strength now far exceeded theirs.

Lin Chen didn't put on airs either, chatting with these constables. When he heard footsteps, his gaze looked at the entrance of the main hall for the first time.

"Eldest Brother!"

Looking at his eldest brother who followed the constable in, Lin Chen stood up from the chair.

"Young Master Lin, Constable You said that a murder case appeared on Poyanghu, and the constable room was ordered to investigate all suspicious personnel. But your eldest brother has no suspicion; it was a misunderstanding."

The constable who led the way explained the reason to Lin Chen with a smile, and then continued: "A murder case occurred, and Constable You is busy solving the case now and cannot come over. Please forgive me."

"Constable You is busy with official business, how dare I disturb him? Trouble you to say thank you to Constable You for me."

The moment he heard that Constable You did not show up, there was a thoughtful look in Lin Chen's eyes. Reasonably speaking, no matter how busy this Constable You was, it was impossible for him not to be able to spare time to see him.

From a certain angle, the government office wrongly arrested his eldest brother, so the government office offended him first. If Constable You didn't want to have a grudge with him, he should have come out in person to explain.

Lin Chen looked at his eldest brother. Judging by his appearance, his eldest brother shouldn't have suffered any grievances, but as brothers for many years, he saw fear in his eldest brother's eyes.

"I won't disturb you all from handling official business. Goodbye."

Lin Chen led his eldest brother away from the constable room. After leaving the main hall of the constable room, Lin Liang couldn't help but say: "Chen-di, I... I saw the corpse of a big fish when I was fishing, and that head was bigger than..."

"Eldest Brother, you saw it wrong."

Lin Chen interrupted his eldest brother's words. His eldest brother's words were like a bolt of lightning, unraveling the doubts in his heart.

There was a murder case on Poyanghu, and reasonably speaking, they shouldn't have arrested his eldest brother who was fishing.

So, it was because of the big fish his eldest brother just mentioned...

Lin Liang was stunned, not expecting his younger brother to say this. He clearly didn't see it wrong; he clearly saw the corpse of that fish, which was actually as big as a fishing boat.

At that time, he was so scared that he rowed the boat back, but before he reached the shore, he was taken away by the government officials on the shore without explanation.

"Eldest Brother, you didn't see any big fish corpse. You just went out to fish in the lake as usual, and then you were inexplicably arrested by the constable. You don't know anything else."

Lin Chen stopped, his expression serious. Although Lin Liang didn't understand why his younger brother wanted him to say this, he knew that his younger brother must have a reason for asking him to say this, so he nodded heavily.

"Yes, the village chief and the others are also here. Once we see the village chief, we will say the same."

Seeing his eldest brother agree, Lin Chen's face finally revealed a smile again, but there was a hint of gloom in his heart.

There were big fish in Poyanghu. His eldest brother had been fishing in Poyanghu for a long time, and even if he hadn't seen fish as long as a person, he could make his eldest brother feel fear. How big must this fish be?

So, this world still had a secret side that he didn't know about.

Demon... or monster?

(End of chapter)