mtl008 Chapter 227, where is it?
Chapter 227, where is it?
Gu Nan would not give away a single grain of this batch of grain; it was meant to save lives. Without this batch, there was no telling when the next one would arrive.
The master said that the grain must be delivered intact no matter what, and anyone who obstructs or blocks the way will be treated as a bandit.
He had already given them a way out by not letting Gu Bei make a move. If they really didn't want to live, he wouldn't mind warming up before leaving.
Lin Long also wanted to get a share of the spoils. He shared the same thought as Du Wei: he couldn't go back empty-handed from tonight's operation.
He couldn't let his brothers down, and he couldn't let them go hungry, but as soon as he took a step forward, his arm was grabbed.
Lin Bao shook his head at his elder brother: "Brother, it's very late now, and it's too cold outside. We should go back."
After he finished speaking, he dragged the man away without giving Lin Long a chance to speak.
Lin Long was indeed dragged away by him until they were far apart, at which point Lin Long finally shook off Lin Bao.
"You know that man in black."
"If you know, you know. Why say it out loud?"
"Who is he?"
Lin Bao kept his mouth shut and quickened his pace, but he still couldn't get past Lin Long.
His brother put a hand on his shoulder: "You can't tell me his identity?"
"Is he a very important person?"
"Hey, my dear brother, can you please stop making wild guesses?"
Lin Bao quickly removed the hand from his shoulder and begged for mercy.
"Just pretend you didn't see or know anything about tonight's events. You can just stay home and sleep soundly tonight."
Lin Bao stopped speaking and stared intently at Lin Long. Lin Long, who had also stopped, heard what he said and saw his eyes.
Then he said, "Did you all hear what my brother said?"
"No one went out tonight, and no one saw some of the people tonight. Everyone was sleeping soundly in their own beds until dawn."
He had barely finished speaking when a chorus of "I know!" came from behind him.
After explaining everything, I finally went home and got a good night's sleep. It felt like I only dozed off for a short while before I was woken up by a loud shout.
"Ah~..."
Lin Bao was startled by the sound, thinking that his older brother was hitting someone, otherwise why would the shout be so loud?
But when he stepped out of the house and saw what was in the yard, he was completely dumbfounded.
There were five or six burlap sacks piled up in the yard, and each sack was filled with white rice.
Don't ask him how he knew, because someone had already opened the sack and all the rice inside had spilled out.
Upon seeing this, Lin Long slapped the person who had torn the sack.
"Wang Lao Er, are you fucking stupid? Why did you tear that perfectly good burlap sack?"
"Are you just bored and have nothing better to do, or are you starving? Look at the mess you've made... how much rice is scattered on the ground?"
After being slapped on the head, Wang Lao Er immediately apologized, "I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I was wrong, I was wrong, boss..."
"I've never seen anything like this before. I was so excited to see so much food that I tore the bag. It's my fault, all my fault. Please forgive me, boss..."
Wang Lao Er apologized, and everyone else laughed, but most of their laughter was because of the rice on the ground.
Lin Bao had been in the county for several days, but he hadn't forgotten his business. He pulled Lin Long into the house.
He looked at Lin Long with a serious expression: "Big brother, where is second brother?"
"What business is it of yours where he is? What does it have to do with you?"
“It has nothing to do with me, but my parents are looking for him, and they asked me to bring him back.”
"Lin Bao, are you asking for a beating? When you can't think of a solution yourself, you resort to using your parents to intimidate us. That worked when we were kids, but do you think it still does now?"
Lin Bao's face contorted in pain as he received a slap on the shoulder. He rubbed his shoulder and moved away from the slap.
“I’m not lying to you. My parents sent me here this time, and they also said that since it’s almost Chinese New Year, you should come back with me.”
He was telling the truth; he really did come looking for someone, and there was absolutely no falsehood in his story.
Lin Long looked at his younger brother, who was hiding far away: "Is what you said true? Did Father and Mother really send you?"
"Of course it's true, otherwise why would I come here in this cold weather?"
Isn't it warm for him to stay at home by the charcoal fire and under the covers?
"I don't know where the second brother is; he didn't tell me when he left."
"Huh? What should we do then?" Lin Bao's face fell. His father had given him a deadline when he came to bring people this time.
He was told he had to bring the two men back within five days, but three days have already passed, and with today, there are only two days left!
"Big brother, you don't know where second brother is? Could you send someone to look for him?"
"We don't even know where the people are, we don't have a single target, how can we send people to search for them?"
"Besides, it's freezing cold outside, and we don't know what it's like outside. What if something happens if we go out to look for them?"
"But we can't just wait like this! Father only gave me five days, and more than half of them have already passed. If I can't bring you back by the day after tomorrow, I'm doomed! Big brother!"
Lin Long didn't know how to comfort his younger brother, so he could only tell him that he could ask around in Longxing County.
If the second son is no longer in Longxing County, then there's nothing he can do!
Upon hearing this, Lin Bao lost all his energy, looking like a wilted eggplant, completely listless.
On the other hand, the person he asked Dewey to help him find also couldn't be found. If they couldn't be found, there are only two possibilities.
"Either that person is very capable of hiding, which is why my people can't find them."
"Or that person has already left Longxing County, in which case we naturally can't find them."
Upon hearing this, Lin Bao stopped asking for more information. Seeing his listless appearance, Dewey patted him on the shoulder.
"Brother Lin, do you have a grudge against that person? Are you absolutely determined to find him?"
"If he has a grudge against you, and that's why you can't find him, then don't worry, as long as he appears in this place, I will definitely be able to help you find him."
Lin Bao said thank you, and then looked listless again.
When he got back, it was almost dark. He had to go back tomorrow, but there was still no news from Lin Hu!