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Chapter 695: Revenge for my son, please make the decision for the people (Additional update)
Mr. Lin took the evidence, his eyes slightly red, he held his son's hand tightly, and finally couldn't utter a word.

Master Lin just smiled and nodded, patted his father's hand, and set out on the road of appeal with a determined look on his face.

He knew that this trip would be dangerous, but he knew even more clearly that if he did not stand up, more people would be oppressed and exploited by the Zhao family.

For the sake of his family and justice, he must face it all bravely.

A real man knows what he should do and what he shouldn't do. Any mistakes made due to his momentary confusion must be corrected by himself.

However, reality did not give Mr. Lin any warmth at all.

After Master Lin appealed for justice at the county magistrate's office, instead of receiving fair treatment, he was thrown into jail on false accusations by the government officials who were in collusion with the Zhao family.

In prison, he suffered inhuman torture and abuse, but even so, he never gave up hope and he firmly believed that justice would eventually come.

However, he never got to wait for that day.

Late one night in prison, Master Lin disappeared without a trace.

Master Zhao accused him of fleeing for fear of crime, and the next day he impatiently sent someone with a signed confession to the Lin family to confiscate their property.

In such a situation, how could Mr. Lin not know that his son had been killed?

He was heartbroken and took advantage of the chaos to escape from Qiaozhuang. He dug out the evidence left by his son under a big tree behind the City God Temple, fled Hongnong City overnight, and headed east in a hurry.

After going through untold hardships, Mr. Lin finally arrived in the capital city of Luoyang.

There, he ran around and tried to denounce the Zhao family's crimes to the court officials.

But unfortunately, as he came from a merchant family, he was not taken seriously by the officials in the capital.

These high-ranking officials were either busy fawning on the eunuchs or secretly colluding with each other to try to push for the lifting of the ban on political parties and overthrow the eunuchs.

Mr. Lin had no way to meet with senior officials, and ordinary officials were completely uninterested in his solemn statements.

How dare a lowly merchant sue a noble family? And even bring the case to the emperor?
Don’t you know how busy the officials of the current dynasty are?
Are you bothering me with such trivial matters?

The governor of Hongnong doesn't seem to be very loyal to his duties.

After staying in the capital for several months and spending all his money, Mr. Lin did not expect that the person he was waiting for in the end would not be an inquiry from the imperial court, but an official from Hongnong!

After being passed around for several times, his petition was returned to the desk of the Hongnong County Magistrate intact!

Fortunately, the official who went to Beijing had an old acquaintance with Mr. Lin, so he secretly spared him and warned him to escape as quickly as possible, the farther the better.

Mr. Lin had no choice but to leave Luoyang.

Reason told him that he should stay away from the Central Plains, wander around, hide his identity, and start his life again.

Relying on a pair of still strong hands, I still have unlimited hope in my prime.

However, whenever Mr. Lin closed his eyes, his son's young and determined face appeared in his mind.

"I can't just give up like this. I can't let my family's sacrifice go to waste."

Mr. Lin gave up hope of starting a new life. After burying the evidence, he hid in Hongnong City as a dishevelled crazy beggar.

He silently waited for the opportunity.

I hope the next governor of Hongnong County will be a wise ruler who enforces the law impartially.

However, his hopes were dashed time and time again.

The owner of Hongnong City changed hands several times, and although the Zhang and Zhao families had their ups and downs, they still firmly sat on the throne of the wealthy families in Hongnong.

The control of several major families over Hongnong County became increasingly profound.

The justice that Mr. Lin expected has yet to come, but the streets are already filled with poor people like him who have no place to live.

As time passed, twenty years passed in a hurry, and Mr. Lin also changed from a middle-aged man in his prime to a white-haired old man.

However, the hatred and unwillingness buried deep in his heart never dissipated. Whenever it was late at night, he would go to the City God Temple, sit in the place where the evidence was hidden, cry silently, and secretly swear in his heart that one day he would let the truth come to light.

Now, the opportunity has finally come.

When Su Yao's notices were posted all over the streets and alleys of Hongnong City, Mr. Lin seemed to see the dawn of hope.

With trembling hands, he dug out the yellowed evidence, his clothes soaked with tears.

"Old Lin, are you going to file a complaint?"

"Forget it. Who in our City God Temple doesn't have some grievances?"

"But all those officials are the same!"

"It's ok to pretend, but you really want him to offend those noble families. It's impossible. Wake up!"

"If you go over like this, you will only die in vain."

"Even if he doesn't kill you now, you will disappear quietly in the future."

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"Just like those brothers who never showed up again without knowing when."

The person who spoke was another old beggar beside Mr. Lin, Mr. Bai.

He also had a lot of grievances, lost everything and became a beggar waiting to die in the City God Temple.

Mr. Bai had seen too many people who left excitedly after showing the same expression as Mr. Lin, and then never returned to this last place that sheltered them from wind and rain.

There is no doubt that those people are dead.

Otherwise, why have I never heard of anything happening to any family in this city?

In his opinion, this Mr. Lin was probably the same as everyone else.

Frankly speaking, the momentum created by the Champion Hou this time is a little different.

However, the reason why Bai Weng has survived until now and has not disappeared is that he understands human nature better than anyone else.

Those officials, especially those with salaries above 2,000 stones, those high-ranking officials, which one of them is not a shrewd person?
Let them offend those prestigious families for a beggar who has nothing?
It's impossible, stop dreaming.

"Hold on."

Mr. Bai pressed Mr. Lin's shoulder and said, "I'm sorry, Mr. Lin, please help me."

"Wait a little longer. You don't need that much time, right?"

"No, I can't wait any longer."

Mr. Lin's eyes were firm. He took a deep breath, as if he wanted to absorb all the humiliation and hatred of the past twenty years into his lungs:
"It's been twenty years. I've waited too long for this day."

"I cannot let my son's sacrifice go to waste, and I cannot let those evildoers continue to go unpunished!"

Mr. Lin knew that he had waited too long and this might be his last chance to seek justice for his son.

He was already old and frail, and his time was running out, but Mr. Lin did not want his life's work and his son's injustice to be buried in the long river of history.

So, Mr. Lin stood up resolutely, staggered to the county magistrate's mansion, and accused the Zhao family of crimes to Su Yao, Jia Xu and others.

His voice was weak and trembling, but his accusations were as sharp as a knife, and each one went straight to the heart of the Zhao family.

Even the Zhang family, which was married to the Zhao family, was not spared.

"Champion Marquis! Master!"

"I beg you to help me and seek justice for the people who have been killed by the Zhang and Zhao families over the past twenty years!"

(End of this chapter)