Chapter 382: 145, unbelievable! Lin Mo and Chen Shanhe met in the elevator! _4
Chen Shanhe smiled faintly and said, “It’s fine. I’ve been through tough times too, so traversing hills and countryside is nothing for me, let alone living in a large flat in the city.”
“Let’s go, show the driver the way. I’ll be staying at your place for now. As for the rent, I can still afford it.”
“Ruyi Garden… Nice name, but I’m not sure if it’ll be ‘as I wish’ in finding Lin Mo.”
“Remember, keep where I’m staying a secret from everyone.”
Chen Shanhe was also afraid.
Afraid of being tracked down by Lin Mo.
Because Lin Mo was just too cunning and elusive for him to grasp.
That’s why he didn’t dare to stay at a house arranged by someone else.
Now he felt like a startled bird, trusting no one.
…
While Lin Mo was enjoying the beautiful time with his family, Chen Shanhe was on his way to Ruyi Garden Community.
And on the internet, the appearance of an official notice fueled the already raging fire of the fishing boat scandal even more.
The content of the notice was simple and brief.
The first part announced that after thorough investigation, some of Chen Shanhe’s charges had been confirmed. It advised Chen Shanhe not to resist stubbornly and to choose to surrender immediately. The latter part urged Lin Mo to stop conducting illegal live streams and to contact the nearest authorities. The authorities would provide him and his family with the safest protection.
The comment section of this notice was not moderated. At first, there were no comments, but after a refresh, it skyrocketed to over 100,000+, and the likes were increasing by geometric multiples.
100,000.
300,000.
500,000.
1,000,000.
In less than ten minutes, the likes exceeded one million, and so did the comments.
Countless netizens thoroughly enjoying the drama were flooding the comment section, sharing their thoughts and opinions fervently.
…..
In East Sea, in Zhangzhuang.
Drip… Drip, drip… Drip, drip, drip…..
The urgent sound of the alarm rang.
Three police cars entered Zhangzhuang, breaking the village’s tranquil night.
Hearing the alarm, villagers came out of their houses one by one, standing at their doors to watch the excitement.
“Second Aunt, what’s the matter, why have the police come?”
“Who knows? Maybe they’re here to bust a gambling ring?”
“I don’t think so. Do you think it’s possible they’re coming for Lin Mo’s family?”
“How could that be? Lin Mo’s house has been empty for over half a year. Besides, didn’t you just watch the live stream? They’ve already been cleared of the accusations.”
“Look, the police cars are stopping at the village chief’s house!”
Seeing the police cars stopping at the village chief’s house, the villagers couldn’t suppress their inner gossip flames and started calling friends and family to gather around.
Village life was generally very dull, and they didn’t want to miss the rare excitement.
The village chief’s family had also heard the police cars, but never in their wildest dreams did they imagine the police were coming for them?
The village chief’s son’s calves were trembling as he murmured, “Dad… Dad… what’s going on, we… we haven’t broken the law….”
“Could it be because of the one million you took from Lin Changshui for setting off the fireworks?”
Not only him, but other relatives in the village chief’s house were also babbling their thoughts.
Almost everyone believed that the police’s arrival was related to the money Village Chief Lin Xueyi had taken from Lin Changshui earlier.
“Shut up, all of you!”
Lin Xueyi, after all, was the head of the village, and although also very anxious, he managed to keep his composure and roared, “I’m telling you again, I, Lin Xueyi, did not misuse a single cent of Lin Changshui’s money, and I’m not afraid to fight the lawsuit to the ends of the earth.”
“Also, the police haven’t even spoken yet, what are you guessing for?”
“Everyone go back home!”
The village chief’s son and wife both lowered their heads but did not go home.
The police got out of the car, and all the surrounding villagers shut their mouths, the scene suddenly fell silent.
Lin Xueyi recognized the leading police officer; he had seen him at meetings before, seemed to be an instructor or something, forgot what his surname was, but he knew the rank was high.
He hurriedly approached, offering respectfully, “Leader, why… why have you come here so late at night.”
“Clear the crowd,” Wang Mintao spoke softly to the police officer beside him before turning to Lin Xueyi, “Don’t call me leader, I’m not any leader, just call me Instructor Wang. Are you Village Chief Lin Xueyi?”
Lin Xueyi nodded repeatedly, taking out the most expensive type of cigarettes he had in the inner pocket of his clothes, offering one and saying, “Instructor Wang, have a cigarette. I’m the village chief of Zhangzhuang; we’ve met at meetings.”
“Met?,” Wang Mintao extended two fingers, blocking Lin Xueyi’s hand and said, “I won’t smoke. Don’t be nervous, I’ve come tonight just to ask you for some information.”
“Lin Mo is from your village, right?”
Information?
Relieved at these words, Lin Xueyi’s tension eased, but upon hearing Lin Mo’s name, his heart tightened again.
Hesitating for a few seconds, Lin Xueyi knew he couldn’t hide anything, and replied, “Yes, yes, he’s from our village, but his family mostly works in Rakshasa City and rarely comes back to the village.”
The village chief’s wife also quickly waved her hands: “Yeah, yeah, we’re not close with their family, they just have the old house here, they hardly ever come back.”
Wang Mintao scoffed and said, “Village chief, you’re not at all close with them, yet you dare to take 1 million yuan from them for fireworks?”
Everyone looked at each other, and all fell silent.
Wang Mintao continued, “Alright, don’t be afraid, we’re just here to understand the situation with Lin Mo’s family. Just tell the truth. With the issue being so blown up now, if there’s a real problem, you won’t be able to escape it. If there’s no problem, what are you afraid of?”
“Also, is anyone from the families of Lin Wu, Lin Xiumin, Lin Changshou, or Lin Baiwen here?”