Luo Jinsheng thought for a moment. "This could work. Shen Ziquan’s such a degenerate, we probably wouldn’t get any money out of him anyway. Now that he’s sold her to us, it’s best if we can take her back. If we can’t, we’ll just demand money from her instead. We can’t lose either way."
"That’s exactly what I was thinking."
...
Following Shen Qingqiu’s directions, Lin Jiang drove the car to the only place in the area that could be called a scenic spot: Lu Ya Mountain.
Since it was winter, there weren’t many people, making the place seem a bit deserted.
But in its own way, this also added a touch of tranquility.
The place was full of local folk customs, but Shen Qingqiu had seen it all before, so she wasn’t particularly impressed.
Lin Jiang, on the other hand, was looking around with great interest.
Lu Ya Mountain was only partially developed, so it didn’t take them long to see everything.
As they walked, a flight of stone steps appeared before them. Looking up, there seemed to be about a hundred of them.
"There’s a Daoist temple up on the mountain. I’ll take you to see it."
Lin Jiang glanced down. "Are your flats going to be okay for that?"
"It’s fine. I’m not that delicate."
"Let’s go."
They made their way up to the summit at a leisurely pace. Compared to the base of the mountain, there were more people here, and the incense burning was much more prevalent than they’d expected.
Following the local custom, Shen Qingqiu bought six incense sticks and gave three to Lin Jiang.
Lin Jiang knelt, bowed to the deities, and prayed for their blessing to quickly fulfill his wish of sleeping with all the women under one big blanket, then he got up.
Just then, an old Daoist walked over.
"Young lady, young man, how about a fortune-telling session? We’re especially accurate when it comes to predicting marriage."
Shen Qingqiu grabbed Lin Jiang’s arm, ready to leave.
She’d seen this kind of trick many times before; it was all just a scam.
"We’re already here, might as well let him do a reading."
Lin Jiang glanced at the old Daoist. "How much for a reading?"
"Twenty."
Lin Jiang scanned the QR code to send 20 yuan. "Go ahead."
The old Daoist looked at Lin Jiang, then at Shen Qingqiu.
"Looking at your faces, you two are a match made in heaven. You’re destined to have a house full of children and grandchildren."
Lin Jiang glanced at Shen Qingqiu. Her expression was one of helplessness; this was utter nonsense.
"In that case, why don’t you tell us when we’ll have kids?"
The old Daoist made a show of fiddling with his fingers. "Today is a very auspicious day. I’ll write you a talisman. Take it home and burn it at your doorstep, and it’s guaranteed to work."
"Alright."
"Writing the talisman is 100."
"Your prediction wasn’t even accurate, and you still have the nerve to ask for 100 yuan to write a talisman? This is a blatant rip-off," Shen Qingqiu said.
"Young lady, I don’t appreciate you saying that. I’m revealing heavenly secrets, which shortens my lifespan. How could it not be accurate?"
"We’re not even a couple. How could we possibly have a house full of children and grandchildren?"
"That doesn’t matter. The law states that illegitimate children can still be registered on the household registry. You don’t need to have any psychological burden."
Lin Jiang: ???
’This motherfucker actually knows his law.’
Treating the 20 yuan as the price for a good laugh, Shen Qingqiu pulled Lin Jiang away. It wasn’t worth wasting money in a place like this.
After looking around a bit more, the two drove home.
On the way back, they stopped by the town’s police station to ask about the progress on her documents. They were told the papers would be ready tomorrow morning.
Now that they had a definite time, they could plan their return trip.
When they arrived back at her aunt’s house, just as Lin Jiang unbuckled his seatbelt, a game prompt appeared in his mind.
[Wild Monster has appeared. Please be on guard.]
Lin Jiang paused and looked around.
’I’m a bit surprised to encounter a wild monster in a place like this.’
Just then, Shen Qingqiu opened her car door, and Lin Jiang got out as well.
At that very moment, Lin Jiang saw the doors of a Jetta parked not far away open, and two men started walking toward them.
Lin Jiang stopped in his tracks. Shen Qingqiu saw the two men as well and had a feeling they were heading for them.
[Wild Monster has appeared.]
[Wild Monster Names: Liu Qianglong, Luo Jinsheng]
[Kill Condition: Subdue both individuals and make them pay the price they deserve.]
[Kill Reward: 2,000,000 cash]
Looking at the two men approaching, and then at the kill reward, Lin Jiang felt the reward was a bit disproportionate to the mission’s difficulty.
Soon, Liu Qianglong and Luo Jinsheng were standing in front of Lin Jiang and Shen Qingqiu.
Liu Qianglong sized up Shen Qingqiu from head to toe, his eyes burning with an undisguised hunger.
"You’re Shen Ziquan’s daughter, right?"
Hearing Shen Ziquan’s name, a look of disgust appeared on Shen Qingqiu’s face.
"What do you want?"
"Your dad owes me 110,000, principal and interest. He can’t pay it back, so he sold you to me."
As he spoke, Liu Qianglong even took out a written agreement.
"Your dad already signed it. Take a look."
Lin Jiang: ???
’He sold a person?’
’And even signed a contract for it?’
’What kind of niche literature is this? Isn’t this a little too surreal?’
"I cut off my relationship as his daughter a long time ago. These papers you signed have no legal effect. Coming to me is useless."
"Don’t you try to fool us just because you think we don’t know the law. A father-daughter relationship can’t be legally severed."
"Hold on a second, you two," Lin Jiang interrupted Liu Qianglong.
"If you really knew the law, you’d know that your actions constitute suspected human trafficking, right?"
Liu Qianglong shot Lin Jiang a look. "Who the fuck do you think you are? This is none of your business. She’s mine now, and I’m taking her with me."
With that, Liu Qianglong reached out to grab Shen Qingqiu’s arm.
Shen Qingqiu took a step back, moving behind Lin Jiang.
Liu Qianglong pointed at Lin Jiang. "Get the fuck out of my way."
Lin Jiang reached out, grabbed Liu Qianglong’s fingers, and bent them sharply upward. The man let out a pained cry, his body instantly slumping.
Seizing the opportunity, Lin Jiang twisted his arm behind his back, instantly subduing him.
Seeing things go south, Luo Jinsheng charged forward. Lin Jiang rewarded him with a kick that sent him flying several meters.
Just then, Shen Qingqiu’s aunt and uncle came out. The scene before them gave them a shock.
"Lele, Xiaojiang, what’s happening?"
Lin Jiang quickly explained the situation, and the two of them understood.
"That Shen Ziquan deserves to be cut into a thousand pieces! Why couldn’t he have died instead of a good person?" Shen Qingqiu’s aunt cursed.
"Gamblers have no conscience. It’s not surprising he’d do something like this. Call the police."
"I’ll call them right now."
Luo Jinsheng, who had been kicked, tried to run, but Shen Qingqiu’s uncle subdued him.
It wasn’t long before the police arrived and took everyone away.
Liu Qianglong and Luo Jinsheng were locked up together. Their attitudes were still arrogant, without a trace of fear on their faces.
"Brother Long, you should contact someone. New Year’s is just around the corner. It’s not worth being locked up for seven days over something so minor," Luo Jinsheng said.
"They took our phones. We’ll get them back later. Who knows, maybe I even know the guy on duty today."
That’s how it was in a small town. No matter who you were, you were bound to be a familiar face to someone.
This was especially true for delinquents like Liu Qianglong and Luo Jinsheng; going to the police station was a routine occurrence for them.
"Think they’ll let us out today?"
"Doubtful. Tomorrow, probably," Liu Qianglong muttered with a curse.
"That kid’s got some moves. I’m gonna find some guys tomorrow. I’m not letting this go so easily."
"I think we should just drop it. He drives a Mercedes. That’s what rich people drive," Luo Jinsheng said dejectedly.
"Look at you, so pathetic. You’ve clearly never seen the world. He drives a Mercedes C-Class, which is only a little over 300,000. What kind of rich person is that?"
"That car is only around 300,000? I thought it’d be 700,000 or 800,000. Looking at it that way, he’s not that much better off than us."
"What rich person would come to a place like this? The first thing I’m doing when I get out tomorrow is smashing up his car."
CREAK—
Just then, a middle-aged police officer walked in, and Liu Qianglong’s eyes lit up.
He’d been right. He knew the person on duty today.
"Brother Ma, when can you let us out?"
"Let you out?" the middle-aged officer said.
"Do you really have no idea how much trouble you’re in?"
"We didn’t even do anything! We weren’t the ones who started the fight, so you can’t pin it on us, right?"
"You’re suspected of human trafficking. That’s a major crime. As for the specifics of the case, we’ll just have to wait for their lawyer to arrive."

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