Chapter 68: The Truth
Wu Qing is far from having a God’s perspective, unable to know everything that happened, and the business in the shop has been getting better and better recently, and he has been busy and occupied.
However, he has always lived in danger, and he has developed a very keen sense, always paying attention to the things around him, just like Lin Laogen, he gradually noticed that something was wrong with Jiang Zhu.
In fact, Jiang Zhu’s performance is usually normal, except that his identity is not very good, there is nothing bad about it, he is diligent and knows how to avoid scandal, and he is also very well-behaved, and the guys who started the store actually disliked him a little, but it didn’t take long for them to get acquainted with him, and because of the experience, Jiang Zhu is very mature psychologically and sophisticated, everyone likes him, even people who are so indifferent can’t help but think that the other party is very good.
But despite this, Wu Qingyuan still keenly discovered some abnormalities, Jiang Zhu seemed to be running around the store diligently, busy with his feet, but he found that Jiang Zhu was not really running around randomly when running in the store, but very purposeful and planned, as if looking for something.
And every time he goes out to replenish the goods in the store, one of the slaves he decides to bring will always have some accident, either stomach pain, headache, or sick, and can’t work, Finally, Jiang Zhu will run out very enthusiastically to say that although he is a ger, but his strength is good, he can help and then find an opportunity to go out with him.
At the same time, every time he went out, he could also detect that someone was following him, and after going back, he asked about the travel of the guys in the shop during the day, and he would coincidentally find that Jiang Zhu had gone out for various very ‘reasonable’ reasons.
Although as the saying goes, people are not born doubtful, it is still necessary to maintain the necessary vigilance, Wu Qingyuan smelled a conspiracy and began to pay attention to Jiang Zhu.
On the other hand, after Lin Laogen returned to the village, because of Jiang Zhu’s unreasonable nonsense, he had no more doubts, but because of the deep tooth mark on his shoulder, he couldn’t forget this fierce little man.
It’s not that he has any thoughts about Jiang Zhu, but he is still worried about Jiang Zhu’s words threatening him.
After a few days of restlessness and worrying that he couldn’t sleep, Lin Laogen finally thought about it left and right, and felt that it was better to go to that Jiang Zhu to apologize, and he guessed that it was indeed wrong to track people, lest Jiang Zhu be unhappy and talk nonsense with his two sons.
So he thought about it and did it, taking advantage of the free afternoon, Lin Laogen ran to the town and specially bought a ‘heavy gift’ to reconcile.
As a result, just after buying something and preparing to go to Wu Ji’s store, he met Jiang Zhu halfway through, he wanted to go up to say hello, but he saw Jiang Zhu sneakily enter a small alley, Lin Laogen suddenly shut up and didn’t make a sound, thought about it curiously and doubtfully, and finally quietly followed.
It doesn’t matter if he keeps up, what matters is that after keeping up, Lin Laogen saw a very familiar person, Zhao Haisheng!
……….
Here, Jiang Zhu did not find himself being followed, and after entering the alley, he saw Zhao Haisheng, who seemed to have been waiting for him for a while and couldn’t help but say anxiously.
“What are you looking for me for? Can’t you find someone to stuff me with a note, you still have to call me out, Boss Wu has begun to suspect me in the past two days…”
“How’s it going?” Zhao Haisheng was not worried and asked calmly.
“Well, I already came to you earlier, do I still need you to find me? I didn’t find out, Boss Wu is very careful, it’s not easy to check, you give me some more time.”
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“What is it? Laxative?”
Jiang Zhu had a bad premonition, vigilantly and doubtfully took the thing, and then opened it to take a look, suddenly his hand shook, and the paper package fell to the ground and spilled out a little, he suddenly looked up at Zhao Haisheng and was terrified: “Arsenic!” What are you giving me arsenic for?!” He originally thought it was just a laxative or something, but he didn’t expect it to be poison, and Jiang Zhu’s face turned white.
It’s not that the town didn’t know of incidents of putting medicine in the opponent’s restaurant, although this method is inferior but normal, in order to grab business, those businessmen can come up with any evil ideas, but he didn’t expect Zhao Haisheng to give him arsenic! Laxatives are just a tummy ache, arsenic is poison, and it kills!
“I… I won’t do it, I obviously said that I would help you find Boss Wu’s glazed glass supply but I won’t do the medicine.”
Forcing himself to calm down, Jiang Zhu took a step back and shook his head, his face was a little afraid, what things can be done and what can’t be done, he knows better than anyone in his heart, this kind of thing of taking drugs to harm people’s lives, not to mention that ordinary people can’t live with good conscience if they are caught, they will be beheaded!
“Don’t worry, we won’t let you take the blame in this matter, as long as you do things, you can immediately go away from here and change your face, this is not arsenic, but mushroom powder, if something happens, the government will only think that it is mushroom poisoning, it will not be found out on your head, and by then you will already be away, not to mention… Do you have a choice?”
Zhao Haisheng picked up the paper package on the ground and rewrapped it and stuffed it back into his hand.
“But…..”
“But what? If you disobey, don’t blame us for not being merciful.” Zhao Haisheng sneered.
Jiang Zhu’s face changed drastically: “Are you threatening me?! I obviously only said yes to checking the source of goods!
“How is it a threat? We would just inform and cooperate with the government, Jiang Zhu, do you want to take the silver for you and your son to live worry-free in the future, or do you want your son to be like you, don’t forget, the children of Hualou Xiaoqian have been prostitutes for generations, even if you redeem your body, your son still can’t run away! I believe that you have already experienced this truth, and the stories you made up can only deceive Lin Amo and those people, and it is very simple for Qian Fu to check you…..”
“…….”
Jiang Zhu didn’t speak, staring at Zhao Haisheng and trembling with anger.
“But if you obediently obey and get things done, no one will know about your son’s affairs, my master is kind-hearted, and when the time comes, he will give you a large sum of silver to let you go away, you can watch it yourself, within three days, I need to see the results.”
Zhao Haisheng still sneered.
Jiang Zhu’s face became paler and paler, and finally, he clenched his fists and was silent for a long time before giving up resistance, “Good….. But you have to give me the silver first, and I’ll leave on the day I’m done.”
“I’ll give it on the day when it’s done.”
After Zhao Haisheng said indifferently, he turned around and left without mercy.
“Bastard!”
After he left, Jiang Zhu couldn’t help but kick the stone on the ground in anger and looked at the paper package in his hand standing in place without moving.
He didn’t dare to poison people, and he couldn’t do it, when Zhao Haisheng found him before, he obviously only agreed to help find out the source of Wu Qingyuan’s purchase of goods, he dared and agreed, but now finding the source of goods has become poison, the nature of jobs is completely different!
After what happened, he was promised silver to let him go away, but how could he dare believe him and he also had his child to think about, if he really poisoned and killed, he could only wait to be arrested and killed- this was simply using him as a gunman.
Jiang Zhu felt a little heavy and troubled, if he didn’t do it, his little son would have the same life as him for the rest of his life, but if he did it, he wouldn’t be able to get benefits, and the end was just as miserable, what should he do…
He couldn’t figure it out despite thinking left and right, and in the end, he could only sigh and go back first, he still had three days left.
However, the heavens were destined not to give him another three days to think, and without waiting for him to turn around, Lin Laogen, who had already been impatient, had already walked behind him.
“You’re really not a good person!”
Lin Laogen’s angry voice suddenly sounded.
“You you you…” Jiang Zhu was startled by his sudden appearance of him, why is Lin Shugen here?
“I heard it all just now, you want to harm my family Amo and Brother Wu!”
Lin Laogen was very angry, he had never been so angry, and his honest face was angry and red.
Originally, he also felt that he suspected that it was wrong to follow this little man named Jiang Zhu, and he suspected that he took too seriously the aunts in the village’s gossip and wronged people, he should have come to apologize to that person, and let Jiang Zhu not be angry and turn back against him.
But who knew that he wanted to apologize so sincerely, and also spent money to buy such an expensive gift, things turned out to be like this, he didn’t suspect that he was wrong, this Jiang Zhu is wrong, and he wants to harm Amo and Brother Wu!
“Go, follow me to the official’s mansion!” Lin Laogen angrily grabbed his arm and wanted to pull him away.
“I… I, I, I’m not going!”
His arm was caught, and Jiang Zhu was shocked again, how dare he go to the official mansion, now, going to the official mansion will shake things up, the Qian family and the Wu family would be fine, and the two families would have a grudge against him- he would be completely finished when the time comes, Wu Qingyuan will not let him go, the Qian family will not spare him, and if they continue to investigate, everything will be shaken out, and they, father and son, are dead.
“Lin Shugen, Brother Shugen, please don’t do this, don’t pull me to the official mansion, I didn’t want to harm Boss Wu, Boss Wu, and Amo are good people, I didn’t want to harm them, please, you listen to my explanation, don’t pull me to the official mansion, woo, please, if I really go to the official mansion, I might as well die now…”
Jiang Zhu couldn’t help but cry in fear, he has always been very strong since he was a child, he has never even cried when he was forced to be a man, but as long as he thinks of the consequences of going to the official’s mansion, he is afraid, he really can’t bear it, he doesn’t want his son to have the same life as him.
The more he thought about it, the more sad he became, he just shed tears, and when he said that the sadness came from the heart, he suddenly turned into crying.
Seeing that Lin Laogen’s face was hesitant, he simply sat down on the ground, hugged Lin Laogen’s thigh violently and cried, “Woo, Brother Shugen, you listen to my explanation, don’t send me to the official’s mansion…”
“You, you get up and talk first.”
Lin Shugen’s speech is knotted. It’s not that he has never seen others do so shamelessly. He’d seen a lot in the village, but he has never met someone like this who held a person’s thigh. The other party is still a beautiful ger. What does this look like? Well, his ears are a little red.
“Nope! I won’t get up! If you listen to me, I’ll get up.” Playing pitiful has always been Jiang Zhu’s specialty, and he hugged him tighter while saying it.
“You get up first and let go of my hand.”
“You listen to me first.”
“Get up!”
“Nope!”
“If you don’t let go again, I’m leaving!”
“If you don’t promise me that you’ll listen, I’ll take off your clothes!”
“Speak.” Lin Laogen, who had relatively thin skin, took a deep breath and was defeated.
How old was Jiang Zhu again?
I think about 25 or 26
oh ic thnx….so there’s approx 10 yr gap b/w lin laogen nd him..
Yup, a perfectly reasonable gap. Plus, once he sees how Old Lin dotes on his kids, I’m sure Jiang Zhu would be happy to be involved with him.
well now he has one more kid to worry about~😁
I find this very irritating, the life of his family is not as important as a beautiful ger, and he still has the time to feel shy. I would have kicked away that selfish ger. Everyone has some troubles but that doesn’t mean you harm others to solve your troubles. Should have made better life choices why should others be responsible for your mistakes
I didn’t expect that! Well, I could see that something was wrong, but I didn’t even thought that he has a son and is threatened with him D:
Thank You for the new chapter (๑╹ڡ╹)╭ ～ ♡
For everyone, who is confused with the ages
Lin Laogen => in his thirties maybe 35 to 38
Wu Qingyuan => 25 or 26
Jing Zhu ger => 25 the chapter about him before literally said that he got out of the brothel coz he is old and he is 25 or 26 sth
Lin Amo => 19
Also some of the previous commenters are very weird >_> You say Lin Laogen isn’t that bad then say Jiang Zhu is taking an L by being with him. “if this involved an MC…” 🤨?? LLG is loving, principled, hardworking, honest, and capable— though somewhat naïve and overly trusting. An MC would be so lucky. This relationship IS a risk— undoubtedly the Lin matriarch is gonna kick up a fuss about this. Yes as a man LLG is going to win by having a beautiful, young, intelligent, and learned wife— but he isn’t a rich man where he could get away with quite a bit. This wife has no backing, is the child of a concubine, has been sort-of-married before, has a child, and is a former prostitute. All of these can damage the reputation of their fortunate yet humble farming family, ruin marriage prospects, and hurt Lin Tianbao’s efforts to become a scholar. And all of this is after the fact of Jiang Zhu being a corporate spy working against his relatives.
And the guy has been having his own ups and downs. It’s only recently he’s started to be on the come-up. Whether it’s a pure maiden, or a widow, or someone of Jiang Zhu’s circumstances, what’s wrong with him being happy?? I can’t say I really care for this ship but other than the ethical concerns (making JZ grateful/indebted and getting together w someone who was about to harm his family) LLG isn’t a bad prospect at all?? If you’re open-minded. He isn’t old?? And there’s nothing inherently wrong with people who were married before?? Like he’s a great dad and was not at fault for the dissolution of his first marriage. I’m sorry are you sure Y’ALL aren’t the ancients here? Bc it’s not giving progressive.
It’s really feeling like you’re comparing this with Zhou Fuxi being sold off to that old Qian guy and they are in NO WAY the same.
And that other commenter who blamed Jiang Zhu’s situation on his own life choices?? Dang I didn’t know being sold into sexual slavery was a life choice. Well— maybe a lot of his tale was a lie. We’ll see I suppose. If it wasn’t— imagine going through hardship bc of reasons outside of your control, taking initiative to reclaim your agency and find happiness, only to be betrayed and sent into worse hardship— then being told it’s your own fault 💀