Lin Shuang gave the old man a deep look and gently shook his head. "This matter is unusual and must be considered carefully over the long term. Lin Hu, Lin Qi, you will settle temporarily in the side hall of the Enforcement Hall and await its investigation. Whatever lies behind this matter, we must get to the bottom of it. The main family will never wrong any meritorious servant who has made great contributions to the family, nor will it ever indulge any clansman harboring evil intentions!"
Lin Shuang's words were steady and impeccable, leaving no room for anyone to pick at them. But his final sentence made the old man who had stepped forward turn faintly grim. Who was the meritorious servant who had made great contributions to the main family? Who was the clansman harboring evil intentions? What exactly was Lin Shuang trying to imply with those words?
With an overcast old face, the old man snorted coldly, scooped up Lin Sanfeng, Lin Feiqian's father, whose body had been grievously injured, and turned away without another word. He was Lin Mu, Lin Feiqian's direct twelfth-generation ancestor, a man of high standing and great authority within the main family. Naturally, he could not run wild before everyone's eyes as Lin Qi had. Every word and action of his had to observe propriety, measured advance and retreat.
In any case, everyone had witnessed Lin Qi beating Lin Feiqian in public and Aunt Lili severely injuring Lin Sanfeng. He would keep every account clearly written down and settle them one by one with Lin Qi later. Lin Mu was no softhearted, magnanimous man. Anyone who dared harm his descendants had ultimately died miserably beneath his various methods. He firmly believed that Lin Qi and his father would be no exception. They