LGHTNOVELBOOK Chapter 80
Chapter 80: The Truth Will Be Revealed After Dawn
After hanging up the phone, Lin Jianhao looked up, his expression grim.
The surroundings were also silent.
As expected, Lin Jianhao had been invited by the city lord for a ‘chat’.
“Father, are you going?” Lin Tianyang asked worriedly.
“I must go!” Lin Jianhao said in a low voice. “If I don’t, it’ll only prove that we have something to hide.”
Then, he sighed, “This time, we’ve encountered a real expert.”
Lin Tianyang and the others exchanged glances.
They knew that the ‘expert’ Lin Jianhao was referring to was the person who had posted on the forum.
That person was obviously skilled at scheming, as they had preemptively blocked all their escape routes.
To be honest, Lin Tianyang and the others even had a bit of admiration for them.
At this moment, Lin Jianhao muttered again, “This person is clearly targeting our Lin family. Could they have a grudge against us? Who exactly are they?”
Lin Jianhao racked his brains.
All of the Lin family’s enemies were either no longer in Yunyang City or had already been wiped out.
He couldn’t think of anyone else.
Just then, Lin Xue rushed in hurriedly.
“Brother, I got through to Zhou Changtong!”
“What did he say?”
“He said that last time, the deal was sabotaged by a mysterious masked person. That person ambushed and killed Third Uncle first, then fought with him. He wasn’t a match for the masked man, so he fled.”
Lin Xue quickly relayed Zhou Changtong’s words.
The expressions on their faces turned strange.
Could the family head have guessed correctly?
Was there really a third party involved?
“Family head, could Zhou Changtong be lying?” Lin Daoqian asked.
Lin Jianhao pondered for a moment before saying, “From what I know of Zhou Changtong, he’s not a particularly bright person. He wouldn’t have been able to come up with something as elaborate as today’s forum post. Which means, the one targeting our Lin family isn’t him.”
“What else did Zhou Changtong say?” Lin Jianhao looked at Lin Xue.
“He told us never to contact him again and that he would delete all our contact information!”
“That guy…” Lin Daoqian was visibly displeased.
“Anything else?” Lin Jianhao pressed on.
“Oh, right. Zhou Changtong mentioned something—he said the masked man should be a young person…”
“A young person?” Lin Jianhao frowned. “Wasn’t that person wearing a mask? How could he tell he was young?”
“Zhou Changtong said he has a very keen nose and can judge a person’s approximate age by the scent of their blood. He claimed that the person was definitely no older than 25!”
“No older than 25?” Lin Daoqian scoffed. “I knew Zhou Changtong was spouting nonsense. That person was able to ambush and kill the Third Brother, so they must be at least a Three-Star expert. Have you ever heard of someone that young being a Three-Star expert?”
Hearing this, Lin Fuhai and Lin Tianyang both nodded in agreement.
They thought it was impossible.
“Brother, what do you think?”
Lin Jianhao shook his head slightly. He couldn’t make sense of it either.
“Forget it. We don’t have time to dwell on this right now.” Lin Jianhao turned to Lin Daoqian. “Uncle, I can’t make a move at the moment. Tonight, you and the Fourth Uncle must take care of Qin Feng. This matter cannot be delayed.”
“Don’t worry! With the two of us working together, that kid won’t stand a chance!”
Lin Jianhao then looked at Lin Xue. “Xue, you and Tianyang post on the forum to control public opinion. Say that Third Uncle’s account was hacked and that he wasn’t the one who made that post. As for everything else, I’ll find a way to explain it to the city lord.”
After giving these instructions, Lin Jianhao hurriedly left.
He had to meet the city lord as soon as possible.
But just as he reached the door, a sudden thought flashed through his mind.
“I figured it out!”
Lin Jianhao abruptly turned around, looking at the others.
Everyone was stunned.
“Brother, what did you figure out?” Lin Xue quickly asked.
“I think I know who the poster is!”
“Who?”
“Qin Feng!”
“Uh… him?” Lin Xue was shocked.
The others also looked astonished.
“Brother, why do you think it’s him?”
“Think about it. With Qin Feng’s strength, in an ambush situation, could he have killed Third Uncle?”
“That… is possible!”
Lin Xue nodded slightly.
She had to admit, Qin Feng was a super genius.
Since he had the ability to defeat Lin Fuhai, he naturally had the ability to ambush and kill Lin Chongyue.
“And think about what Zhou Changtong just said—the attacker was a young man no older than 25. Doesn’t that match up?”
“It does! But how would Qin Feng know about our Lin family’s deal? And even know the location?”
“Have you forgotten about Xuyang?” Lin Jianhao’s eyes flashed with grief. “Xuyang went missing while trying to kill Qin Feng’s sister.”
Lin Xue suddenly realized, “Right! Qin Feng must have deciphered the message in the texts and gone to ambush Third Uncle and the others. So that means Xuyang and Third Uncle are both…”
She trailed off.
Lin Daoqian and the others were all stunned.
Could it really be Qin Feng behind everything?
If so, that bastard deserves to die a thousand times over!
Lin Jianhao took a deep breath. “This is all just my speculation, but I’m almost certain. If we want to confirm it, all we need to do is check his storage ring. The stolen goods must still be inside.”
“Right. He’s a Fire Elementalist. The Divine Fire Fruit would be incredibly useful to him. He only got it last night, so he probably hasn’t had time to refine it yet.”
Refining the Divine Fire Fruit required 24 hours.
Based on the timeline, Qin Feng shouldn’t have had time to do it.
“If I’m right, that brat will try to refine the Divine Fire Fruit tonight. That will be the perfect time to ambush him.”
Lin Jianhao made his assumptions with confidence.
What he didn’t know was that Qin Feng had already refined the Divine Fire Fruit.
“Rest assured, family head! Tonight, we will take care of that brat!”
Lin Jianhao nodded slightly. “This time, our Lin family has been completely smeared. But if we take care of that brat, we can immediately clear our name.”
Lin Daoqian and the others’ eyes lit up at this.
With that, Lin Jianhao hurriedly left.
…
One hour later.
Inside the City Lord’s Mansion, in the conference hall.
City Lord Shangguan Yunyang sat behind the conference table, his expression cold.
Vice City Lord Wei Qing sat beside him.
Two other people, a man and a woman, sat next to them.
Both were Four-Star experts.
They were the heads of the other two major families in Yunyang City and also city council members.
City council members were second only to the vice city lord in status.
Lin Jianhao was also one of the council members.
There were only three council members in all of Yunyang City.
To become a council member, one had to be a noble.
There were two ways to gain nobility: One, by becoming a Four-Star Elementalist.
Two, by earning a noble title through strength.
At this moment, Lin Jianhao sat expressionlessly across from the four, as if being interrogated.
The atmosphere was tense.
“Explain yourself, Lin Jianhao. How do you account for Lin Chongyue’s video?” Shangguan Yunyang asked coldly.
The Lin family’s scandal had infuriated him.
If the Lin family was truly behind this, Yunyang City’s reputation would suffer, and his political achievements would take a serious hit.
Political achievements determined the alliance’s resource allocation and the city’s ranking.
This affected the entire city and all its Elementalists.
So before the alliance sent investigators, they had to uncover the truth.
“Lin Jianhao, explain yourself!” Wei Qing pressed.
Lin Jianhao took a deep breath. “If I say that the Ice Moon City beast tide had nothing to do with our Lin family, would you believe me?”
“Evidence?” Shangguan Yunyang demanded coldly.
“I have none… for now.” Lin Jianhao remained calm.
“Hmph!” Shangguan Yunyang scowled. “If this is your attitude, don’t blame me for not giving you a chance.”
Lin Jianhao’s eyes flashed with fear.
Shangguan Yunyang was a Five-Star expert—he couldn’t afford to defy him.
Taking a deep breath, Lin Jianhao said respectfully, “City Lord, I don’t have evidence right now. But by dawn, the truth will be revealed.”
He was confident about tonight’s ambush.
With Lin Daoqian and Lin Fuhai working together, Qin Feng had no chance of surviving.