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Chapter 694: What a man does and what he doesn’t do
As time went by, the Zhao family, who had regained their foothold in Hongnong, became more and more tyrannical.

In order to maintain a decent family life and to keep relationships with other famous families and county governors, Mr. Zhao's expenses became increasingly large, and the money he received from ordinary wealthy businessmen could no longer satisfy his extravagant life.

As a result, Master Zhao began to intensify his extortion, and even directly intervened to demand high-quality resources such as land and shops.

At this moment, facing the knife stabbing directly into the heart, even the most slow-witted person would come to his senses and realize that something was wrong.

"Didn't Master Zhao say that he would rather follow the path of a eunuch?"

"Why does he always associate with party members and famous families?"

"I remember that this new governor was once a staunch anti-eunuch and was exiled here."

"Mr. Zhao was chatting and laughing with him. Was he deliberately deceiving us?"

The more people discussed it, the more flaws they found.

In the past, because of the sunk costs, the realities that they had wishfully ignored were now turned over and exposed to the sun.

"no!"

"I think this Mr. Zhao is a liar!"

"How dare you use our money to make friends with the rich and powerful, and yet you don't do anything for us!"

"How can we tolerate such evil?!"

Anger quickly spread among the wealthy businessmen as they realized that they had been completely deceived by Master Zhao.

The money that was originally used to smooth relations not only did not bring them any benefits, but instead fueled Mr. Zhao's greed and arrogance.

Finally, several wealthy businessmen could no longer suppress their anger and decided to unite and seek justice from the Zhao family.

The eldest son of the Lin family was the first person to stand up.

However, faced with these lowly merchants forcing him to abdicate, Master Zhao was not at all panicked.

He is no longer the declining family that could only rely on lies to promote himself and pretend to be rich.

Today, his network of relationships is flourishing all over Hongnong City.

Not only did the equally powerful Zhang family marry their daughter off, but they also married Zhang Yan's sister to Master Zhao, forming an alliance between the two families.

The then county magistrate even regarded him as his confidant and recruited Mr. Zhao to be the military officer of the county magistrate's office.

This made Master Zhao very proud.

He relied on the support of Zhang Yan, a powerful man in Hongnong, and the county magistrate as his backer, and he even called himself the new upstart of Hongnong City, and acted more and more arrogantly.

In his eyes, the resistance of those wealthy businessmen was nothing more than an ant trying to shake a tree, not worth mentioning.

In fact, it is true.

Instead of restraining himself, Master Zhao became even more aggressive and brutally suppressed and retaliated against those wealthy businessmen who resisted.

He used his position in the county magistrate's office to collude with government officials to falsely accuse and frame wealthy businessmen who dared to resist, throwing them into jail and even confiscating their property and exterminating their entire families.

Those once prosperous businessmen, under the suppression of Master Zhao, had their families broken up and their properties embezzled by the Zhao family.

The Lin family, as the first family to stand up and resist, suffered a devastating disaster.

Mr. Lin's grandfather, the patriarch of the Lin family at the time, was filled with grief and indignation when he learned that his most beloved and most promising grandson was framed by the Zhao family and imprisoned and died unjustly. He fell ill and died in anger.

The Lin family's property and wealth were also seized by the Zhao family.

The huge Lin family went from being a wealthy family in Hongnong City to being an impoverished family overnight, with almost no place to stand in this huge city.

The old man in tattered clothes and barefoot was the father of Mr. Lin who died unjustly.

As for Mr. Xiao Lin, although he was naive, he was still clear-headed. Facing the increasingly powerful Hongnong Zhao family, he knew that the success or failure of this trip was unpredictable.

Therefore, in addition to appealing to the county magistrate's office and hoping that the county magistrate would uphold justice, he also collected another piece of evidence and gave it to the person he trusted most in the world - his father, Mr. Lin.

"What? Are you crazy?!"

When Mr. Lin heard about this, he widened his eyes in shock and held his son's shoulders tightly:

"You dare to take the lead in doing such a big thing?"

"Don't you know that Master Zhao is now extremely popular in Hongnong City? Not only is he appreciated by the county governor, but the Zhang family is also marrying his daughter to him!"

"The Zhang family is so powerful that even the Liu family, their own clan, has to give way to them. When can they be unreasonable? Have they ever been reasonable?"

"Don't you know how many people in Hongnong City are thrown into mass graves every year because they offended his family?"

"Now Zhang Yan and Zhao Dai go out together all day long. They are closer than brothers. If you sue Zhao Dai, how can you expect a good ending?"

There was a slight tremor in Mr. Lin's voice. He was well aware of the power of the Zhao family in Hongnong City, and was even more aware of the consequences of being an enemy of the Zhao family.

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He absolutely would not allow his son to take such a risk that could cost him his life, however.
"Dad, I know this is difficult, but I can't just watch the hard work of several generations of our Lin family being taken away by the Zhao family."

Master Lin clenched his fists, his eyes sparkling:

"Besides, Zhao Dai's current situation is also closely related to his son's momentary confusion."

"This matter started with me, and it should end with me."

"The governor of Hongnong County is the shepherd of the people on behalf of the emperor. He should be the judge of the people and uphold justice. If I don't give it a try, how can I know that he will not uphold justice for us?"

"But if you fail by doing this, our Lin family will be really finished!" Mr. Lin said painfully.

Master Lin took a deep breath:

"Dad, I know the risk is huge, but I have to do it. If I don't stand up, what will happen to the other people who are being oppressed by the Zhao family?"

"I can't let them all be like me, watching their family business being taken away!"

"Many of them came to find Zhao Dai because they listened to me!"

Hearing this, Mr. Lin felt a pang of sadness in his heart. He knew his son's character very well. Once he made a decision, nothing could change it.

Moreover, he also understood that if he did not support his son, his son would become even more isolated and helpless.

"Well, since you have made up your mind, I will fully support you."

Mr. Lin said in a low voice:
"But you have to remember, no matter what the outcome, you have to protect yourself."

"Don't worry, Dad. I know what I am doing."

"Besides this incident, have you ever seen me make any mistakes?"

Master Lin smiled and comforted his father, then handed a copy of the collected evidence to Mr. Lin:

"I think this kid won't be able to use it."

"But we still have to learn from our mistakes."

"If the county magistrate is really unscrupulous and the Zhang and Zhao families want to cover up everything, you can take this evidence and flee to the capital to file a complaint with the emperor!"

"Evil cannot prevail over good. I believe that it is impossible for everyone to go along with them."

"One day, the truth will come to light and justice will be served!"

(End of this chapter)