My book friend Long Aotian

Chapter 42 Your real grandpa is here!
The tenth day of the fifth month, the sixth year of the Qingtian period.

Jiangbei Road, Huazhou, Linxian.

It is now midnight, the sky is dark and windy, and the good people have already gone to bed. A group of constables in official uniforms appear on Kaiming Street. They are hurrying on the road like zombies, their steps are wild, and their shadows of demons dancing wildly in the moonlight.

"My Lords, this road!"

The guide was dressed in a silk shirt and dressed like a wealthy man. He was actually a commoner. He held a lantern to light the way ahead and led a group of detectives forward. His face was filled with a look of satisfaction that said, "It's the turn of the country in thirty years!"

This man's name was Chen Baitang, and he was the owner of Chen's Bookstore in Lin County.

Just one day ago, at this moment, he was implicated by the vulgar writers of the website, and a group of public servants broke into his house in the middle of the night. All his manuscripts, which were not even warm yet, were confiscated, and he was detained in the government office for custody.

For a whole day, various people took turns to inquire about the author's offline information, and I heard countless requests for updates, and even some scribbled book reviews like "I have a friend who wants to read more of that kind of plot."

He complained numerous times that bookshops were a completely disadvantaged group in front of cunning, lazy and pretentious authors, and there was no room for bargaining or negotiation. However, he did not expect that the people who listened to him would only smile mysteriously, as if to say "You bastard, you are still pretending", leaving him no way to defend himself.

After all, as a matter of common sense, bookstores are indeed the father of poor intellectuals.

A lousy writer takes great pains to write a manuscript and submits it to a bookstore, where the owner will nitpick over it. If the manuscript is accepted, the bookstore will give him a reward, which is a one-time buyout, and then the bookstore will own all subsequent copyrights of the book.

No matter how many copies are printed or how much money is sold in the future, it has nothing to do with the original author.

It is impossible to share the profits. Whoever dares to propose such a condition to the boss will be thrown into the stinking ditch along with his books.

Boss Chen has been a good man for ten generations, and he is destined to meet a rare good man like Long Batian. Long Batian is both talented in literature and martial arts. Not only is he a good writer, but he is also good at and dares to engage in business warfare. Under his strong persuasion, Boss Chen very willingly accepted the 50-50 profit sharing contract.

After three volumes of "Legend of Huangji Zhantian" sold well, he was successfully implicated by Long Batian and put into detention.

After being detained for a day without any charge, he could not find out who wanted to punish him. Even if they wanted money, they had no idea. Boss Chen was worried for half a day. Things took a turn for the better in the evening - Li Bailong, a famous county celebrity who was well-known in the state and county, came like a god and saved him from suffering.

Hero Li is kind and considerate to others. He can think of what others are thinking and help them with their urgent needs. He is truly incomparable to the violent, domineering, lazy and cunning Long Batian.

Boss Chen was quickly conquered by his personal charm and agreed to the conditions proposed by Li Yuanlang.

Less than an incense stick of time after Jie Yuanlang left, county soldiers came in and let him go home. All the bribes he had previously stuffed into the yamen were also returned. Boss Chen felt like he was in a dream. He first went home to comfort his crying wife and children, then took a bath, changed his clothes, and went to thank Jie Yuanlang for his kindness.

He knew that he was just an ordinary businessman, and his status was far inferior to that of Li Bailong, a genius of the sect and the champion of the imperial examination. He even dared not to enter the door of Huaxin Tower. After some thought, he returned to the yamen and planned to pay a visit to County Magistrate Feng - after all, according to the assignment of Jie Yuanlang, he would give dividends to County Magistrate Feng in the future, so he could be considered one of his own.

When he arrived at the county lieutenant's office, he was received by a county soldier. He did not expect that Jie Yuanlang actually stayed there to drink with the county lieutenant. When he heard that he had arrived, he invited him in.

Boss Chen sat at the last seat trembling with fear.

He had limited martial arts talent and did not pursue the path of martial arts, so naturally he could not eat the martial arts feast. He could only eat some cold dishes and drink some light wine. He was planning to sit for a while and then say goodbye and leave when he suddenly heard Li Bailong and Feng Guozhong chatting at the table, talking about when they would send people to crack down on piracy dens.

Boss Chen couldn't sit still anymore!
As the saying goes, taking away someone's wealth is like killing their parents. Chen Baitang indeed has many blood feuds in Lin County.

——He had run the Chen Family Bookstore for many years, hiring storytellers, letting children advertise, occasionally organizing free reading days, and even sponsoring drama troupes to perform pieces from the stories. He had finally cultivated a sizable and stable readership in Lin County, but he never expected pirates to come and reap the rewards!
Those pirates openly reprinted his exclusive books and used inferior paper and ink to reduce costs and engage in price wars with him. When he reported them to the officials, no one cared, and when he sued them to the citizens, no one pursued the case. Even some of his friendly businesses that usually greeted him with a smile were doing shameless things in private.

Every time Boss Chen thought about it, he wished he could kill their mothers.

In fact, if Chen Botang was not afraid of getting into trouble and afraid that his competitors would do the same, he really wanted to place an order in a service industry.

Now, God has opened his eyes. The great hero Li Bailong is eager to do good and has a kind heart. He cannot bear to see booksellers being bullied by pirated copies, so he wants to use his iron fist to severely punish the unscrupulous businessmen. Boss Chen happened to be in this situation, so how could he take revenge unfairly?
He did not care about being rude, so he stood up from the table, bowed deeply, and asked the two of them to give him a chance to lead the way and open the box.

Li Jieyuan agreed generously, so Boss Chen and the captain of the police who was in charge of tonight's operation agreed on a time to take action.

Then there was tonight's Night Walk of Macho Men.

He took the lead and walked quickly without even looking at the road.

Because the location and path of the enemy's house have been passed countless times in my dreams on countless nights!
Most of the constables and county soldiers following him were readers of "Legend of the Imperial Battle of Heaven". They had read too many cool novels, so they understood Boss Chen's desire to show off and get his ideas across. They also knew that Boss Chen was trapped by the old thief Tyrant and had been killed for no reason, so they felt a little pity for him, and hoped that this only person who had sympathy with the old thief Tyrant could convey their sincere wishes for more updates, so they also tried their best to cooperate.

Anyway, the boss has given orders, so as long as no one is killed, let Boss Chen do it tonight.

Soon, a group of people arrived at the gate of a house facing the river.

Chen Botang looked up at the plaque and recalled the time when he had brought gifts and humbly negotiated with the other party not to print their pirated copies, but was met with a sarcastic retort. He suddenly became emboldened and shouted, kicking the door fiercely: "Fuck!"

The door was tightly closed. It was made of heavy iron wood with dark patterns. It was an extraordinary material. There was a thick and big bolt at the back. Boss Chen only had the education of a martial arts boy at the age of 19. How could he open it?

Under the recoil of the force, his right leg was immediately sprained: "...Ah!"

Captain Ding beside him supported him and shook his head helplessly. He pressed the door with his other hand and pushed and shook it, and the thick bolt broke immediately.

The detectives broke down the door and rushed in.

Boss Chen's eyes were red. He thanked him and shook off Captain Ding. He limped in and roared angrily, "Pirate dog! Your real grandfather is here!"

"..."

Captain Ding signaled two of his capable subordinates to protect Boss Chen, and then called other people to assign tasks: "Search the backyard, seize the engravings and the book, arrest the craftsman, and use them as witnesses and evidence. Do a good job. Tonight's work was ordered by Li Jieyuan!"

After his men followed his orders, Captain Ding took a breath of the cool night breeze, yawned, and slowly walked towards the inner courtyard.

So sleepy, he thought.

He had just got off work yesterday afternoon and was thinking about where to go out for fun in the evening when he was called by the county lieutenant, who assigned him a task. He followed the captain of the police from the Six Gates to do the errand. After tossing around for half the night, he unexpectedly obtained the new manuscript of the old thief Tyrant. He was close to the water and got the moon first, so he and a group of colleagues read it several times. By the time they put down the manuscript, it was already dawn.

He had to report for work at dawn. After all, the county government's evaluation was extremely strict. Today he went to Chunpingfang to be on duty as usual. He also happened to meet Li Bailong, the champion of the imperial examination, and chatted about Long Batian.

Li Jieyuan was indeed a chivalrous man and even suggested helping.

——What a joke! Just as he said, the old thief Tyrant is as lazy as a pig and a dog, and as lewd as a snake and a scorpion. How could he bother to be the top scholar?
He had worked all night last night and planned to go home and sleep early after get off work today. Unexpectedly, when he was about to get off work, a county soldier summoned him to the county lieutenant's office for a chat.

When he got there, he saw Li Jieyuan drinking with County Magistrate Feng. County Magistrate Feng was already a little tipsy. When he saw him, he smiled and said, "Old Ding, you are so lucky. Jieyuan thinks highly of you and wants to promote you!"

Jie Yuanlang was very elegant and said with a gentle smile, "We need Captain Ding's consent."

Only then did he learn that Li Jieyuan had agreed with County Magistrate Feng to clean up some piracy den. When they were deciding on the manpower, Li Jieyuan seemed to have thought of their pleasant conversation this morning and actually called for his general.

Captain Ding didn't sleep last night and was extremely sleepy, but since his leader said so, how could he refuse?
He had no choice but to agree. Seeing that it was still early, he planned to go home to rest, be intimate with his lover and relax.

Unexpectedly, as soon as she got home, she saw her lover packing her luggage - Yueheng Weaving Mill sent someone over in the afternoon, saying that the orders had increased recently and the business was busy, so she, a former excellent employee, was asked to go back to give some guidance and help. She would be back in ten days at the shortest and a month at the longest.

Yueheng Weaving Mill is a large textile center run by Baihua Valley in Lin County. Even though Captain Ding was unwilling to do so, he did not dare to refuse to release the man.

This is very rough.

Captain Ding was a martial artist with great training and blood energy. Even if he didn't sleep for a night or two, he would at most feel very sleepy, but it was not a big deal. But his lover came into the factory, which meant that he couldn't get close to women for at least ten days or half a month, which was really hard to bear.

Okay.

He worked overtime until late at night for two consecutive days. How diligent he was. He had been away from women for as long as a month. How miserable his life was.

"Who did I offend by doing this..."

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