Chapter 75 - 75 75 Ancient Martial Taboo

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75: Chapter 75 Ancient Martial Taboo 75: Chapter 75 Ancient Martial Taboo Miao Ruolan didn’t notice the odd look in his eyes and quickly descended the stairs: “You’re back!” “Um...” “Have you eaten?” “I have!” Lin Xiaosu shifted his gaze away from her: “I’ve been handling a big case these past few days.” “A big case? What kind?” “Have you heard about the Dell Company?” Miao Ruolan’s mouth hung open... Who hadn’t heard about Dell Company? The behemoth of pharmaceuticals in Fengcheng, at the height of its fame, was trampled into the mire, never to recover. It turned out that was the case he was working on. “The last time we were fined, there was someone behind it all, instructing the City Security Bureau to drive our Detective Agency out of Fengcheng. The mastermind is none other than Dell Company’s boss, Du Lifeng!” Miao Ruolan’s heart thudded: “So, you dealt with him too.” Lin Xiaosu, bold and resolute: “Yes, those who offend our Detective Agency shall be pursued, no matter how far!” Miao Ruolan chuckled and lowered her head... As Miao Ruolan lowered her head, her cheeks suddenly turned red. Standing in front of him wearing this extremely short nightgown for quite some time, she realized his gaze was a bit peculiar... With a whoosh, she darted into her room, completely out of reflex. That night, Miao Ruolan drifted into sleep with an array of different thoughts. In her dreams, it seemed she was acting out a soap opera with this very scene, with a convoluted plot... Lin Xiaosu, on the other hand, slept soundly. Ever since the day they were fined by the City Security Bureau, he had been tirelessly working, catching several corrupt officials, tackling Dell Company, tracking Dongzi to another province, destroying the Ant Nest, strategizing against Dell, executing the final blow... Tonight, he could finally let all that go and allow his brain to rest. The next day, when Lin Xiaosu opened his eyes, he truly felt refreshed all over. Getting out of bed, he came downstairs. The Detective Agency had already opened, with a plastic bag containing a bowl of beef scallion noodles still steaming. This was the breakfast Ruolan had brought him. It had nearly become a habit. Lin Xiaosu while eating the beef noodles: “Ruolan, have you taken any cases these last few days?” “There were two, both minor cases. I’ve already been working on them and settled one. The remaining one should be resolved today.” Lin Xiaosu said: “Don’t you feel that we need to hire someone?” “Hire someone?” Miao Ruolan had thought so, indeed. Lin Xiaosu was seldom at the Detective Agency during the day, either out on cases or reading in the library, leaving her alone in the shop. If there was a case requiring her to leave, the Detective Agency was left unattended. Especially these past few days, she was always running around, and the Detective Agency was often closed. They indeed needed to hire someone, at least someone who could take orders or handle the final payments when she and Lin Xiaosu were out on cases. But she hadn’t brought it up herself because hiring staff costs money, and Miao Ruolan always preferred to save when possible. At this moment, Lin Xiaosu brought it up... “Do you have any suitable candidates?” Miao Ruolan asked him. “Not at the moment, you?” “I don’t have anyone either... Maybe you could set a salary range, and I’ll try to find someone?” Miao Ruolan suggested. “If it’s just for office work, maybe 4000 is about right?” “4000 in Fengcheng isn’t low. Even those public servants only take home around three to four thousand, but they have better benefits. With our small operation, we definitely can’t offer benefits like the five insurances and one fund.” “Let’s set it at 4000 then. Work from 8 AM to 5 PM, weekends off, public holidays synchronized with the national ones, and anyone willing to work overtime will be paid double.” “With weekends off and overtime pay, your conditions are a bit too generous.” Lin Xiaosu smiled: “Back when I was job hunting outside, I hated those ruthlessly exploitative capitalists. Now it’s our turn to be capitalists, should we become what we despised?” Miao Ruolan giggled: “When I was being paid fifty yuan per class and still had to face other people’s attitudes, why couldn’t I have met a boss like you?” “Lucky you didn’t meet one. If you had, you would have happily followed your boss, and where would I have met you?” Where would I have met you? These words from him stirred something in Miao Ruolan’s heart... Indeed, as one walks through life, no one knows who they might meet around the next corner. If she hadn’t met him, what would her life have been like? Thankful to good fortune, she hadn’t met a decent capitalist... “Today marks one month since we officially opened for business,” Miao Ruolan said. “Is that so? I hadn’t kept track that closely.” “There’s already 180,000 on the account! Do you need money?” “Have the taxes, rent, and expenses all been settled?” “All settled, that’s the net profit.” “Keep two or three thousand as a reserve fund, the rest we split fifty-fifty, and let’s do this every month from now on...” “Little Su, I still feel... I’d rather just take a salary, 8000 a month will do.” “What are you talking about? I just mentioned, I despise those capitalists who exploit without care, and even worse are those who cheat their partners. Do you really want to force me to become what I hate the most? I said we’d split it, so we’ll split it.” “But if... if I suddenly take home seventy, eighty thousand, my mom might suspect I’m a mistress... really, don’t laugh...” The door to the Detective Agency opened. A girl walked in. This girl wore glasses, her complexion was pale, and her eyes were full of blood vessels, it seemed like she had just gone through a severe ordeal in life. “Excuse me, which one of you is Detective Lin?” “I am, you are...” “I am from Xiangxi, I would like you to help me handle a case.” Xiangxi, a small town above Fengcheng, was formerly a town, now merged and under the administration of Fengshan Town, leaving to the world, only the stream, Xiangxi. The water of Xiangxi carried a mysterious fragrance, and the women from Xiangxi also had a unique body fragrance. This probably left the biggest impression of the former town on the people of Fengcheng County. Lin Xiaosu indeed smelled a scent different from perfume from her, very enduring, very fresh... “What case?” Lin Xiaosu asked. Miao Ruolan stood up to pour her tea. The young woman slowly looked up: “Homicide.” Homicide? The teacup in Miao Ruolan’s hands trembled slightly... Lin Xiaosu frowned slightly: “Homicide? Shouldn’t you be calling the police?” The woman gently shook her head: “Calling the police is useless! Because all the signs indicate that the collapse of our house, crushing my parents, was just an accident. Such matters, even if the police were called, would only result in an accident report, not treated as a case.” “Why do you think it is a case?” The woman said: “Because I know what Baiyang Village is like, and I also know that the prime suspect had a fierce argument with my parents before they died, and I also know, the collapse of our house fits right into that person’s interests...” Lin Xiaosu’s eyes lit up... This woman, her thought process was very clear... She seemed to also be quite adept with legal matters... Such clients were rare. Miao Ruolan handed her a cup of tea: “Tell us more in detail...” The woman took the teacup, thanked Ruolan, and then started discussing the case... Her name was Zhou Xi, from Baiyang Village. Her parents were farmers who raised her through college with just a few acres of thin farmland and woodland. She was about to graduate in a month, hoping to get a good job to support her parents, but then tragic news came from home, her house suddenly collapsed, killing both her parents. She rushed back from Jiangcheng overnight, burying her parents, but the more she thought about it, the more she suspected it was the Liu Family that had killed her parents. Because Liu Yuanchang, who managed Liu Family affairs, produced a paper after the funeral—a document with her deceased parents’ seals, a contract selling their family home to him for thirty thousand yuan. Now that the house had collapsed, killing both parents, this plot of land, Liu Yuanchang intended to level it to expand the road to the mine... Miao Ruolan’s face slightly changed hearing this: “Baiyang Village’s Liu Yuanchang? The heir of the Ancient Martial Family?” There were countless Lius in the county, but the one Miao Ruolan was deeply familiar with was the Liu Family. Because they were also an Ancient Martial Family. But they tread a different path from the Miao Family. The Miao Family chose to integrate with ordinary people, sometimes even deliberately avoiding being labeled as Ancient Martial Inheritors. In contrast, the Liu Family made sure everyone knew, they were Ancient Martial Inheritors. They also leveraged this title, dominating the local area, and had established the largest quarry in Fengcheng, earning a fortune daily... “It’s them!” Zhou Xi said: “My parents called me half a month ago, they never mentioned selling our ancestral home, and I told them I no longer needed their financial support, they had no reason to sell our ancestral home. Moreover, upon returning home this time, I heard from others that just before our house collapsed, Liu Yuanchang rushed to our house and had intense arguments with my parents. In such circumstances, how could they possibly reach an agreement to sell the house?” “You mentioned... the agreement only had seals, no signatures?” Lin Xiaosu asked. “Yes, my parents could write, and the absence of signatures but presence of seals is suspicious. I even suspect he forced my parents’ fingers to seal it.” “Another question...” Lin Xiaosu said: “Is the location of your house very important?” “Yes, the mining path is right outside our yard. The road is too narrow for big vehicles to pass, and below is a cliff, the only way to clear the path is to demolish our house... For the mine, the Liu Family has repeatedly bullied the locals and seized family properties.” “These incidents aren’t isolated?” Lin Xiaosu breathed lightly... “Yes, if you haven’t experienced it yourself, it’s hard to imagine how malicious and rampant this family can be...”

Chapter 75 - 75 75 Ancient Martial Taboo

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