The Bravest

"Brother, you are not in love with her, are you? The girl is still young. This is not good!" Song Qi pushed away Liu Sheng's hand and argued with Lin Jie in a low voice with a stiff neck.

"Bullshit, I am just a pervert in your eyes? Do you want to snatch any girl you see? Your head is so big, but it's filled with paste!"

Lin Jie slapped Song Qi on the head with his big hand, scolding him with a smile. But his eyes were full of comfort. This kid didn't lose his bottom line just because Lin Jie was his elder brother.

"Song Qi, you believe it, right? I told you that you would be scolded! How could big brother be that kind of person? Besides, you already have four sisters-in-law, can big brother handle them all?" Liu Sheng was so nonchalant that he even dared to tease Lin Jie, and was slapped on the head.

"Brother, what should we do with the little girl? It seems that she was captured by Captain Zhang and he has threatened her. If we leave tomorrow, nothing will happen!" Seeing that Captain Zhang did not follow, Song Qi asked Lin Jie in a low voice what to do.

"Just take it back. How can it leave her without a bite of food?" Lin Jie didn't think it was difficult.

"Brother, why don't we take her back to be the fourth concubine's follower? This way, no one will bully her." Liu Sheng came up with an idea.

"Well, that's fine. I'll ask her if she's willing to talk more later. Ahem, Mr. Zhang is here, the show is over." Lin Jie picked up the teacup and pretended to drink tea. Liu Sheng and Song Qi sat at the bottom to accompany him.

"Haha, Chief Lin, the accommodation has been arranged. How about we take a rest first?" Captain Zhang apologized with a smile.

"Well, then I'll have to trouble Captain Zhang." Lin Jie stood up and followed Captain Zhang who was leading the way to the backyard.

"Chief Lin, the conditions are limited. Please make do with it for a while. Xiaofeng is waiting. I won't disturb her. You two little brothers, please live next door for a while."

Liu Sheng and Song Qi went to the next door with Zhang Baochang. Lin Jie opened the door and went into his room.

Lin Jie closed the door and turned into the bedroom. He saw the little girl timidly standing up from the bed, her body shaking a little. There was actually a small bathroom next to the bedroom.

"Don't be nervous, little girl. I won't do anything to you. Just wait for me outside. I will ask you something later." Lin Jie said kindly, afraid to scare the little girl.

The little girl hummed and ran out quickly. Lin Jie breathed a sigh of relief, went into the bathroom and washed himself casually. Seeing that the towel was quite clean, he picked it up and wiped it roughly, then put on his clothes again.

In order not to scare the little girl, Lin Jie didn't dare to ask her to come in and went straight to the outer room.

When the little girl saw Lin Jie coming out, she stood up from her chair nervously, twisted her hands together, lowered her head and said nothing.

"Xiaofeng, don't be afraid. Tell me, how did you get here? Sit down and tell me." Lin Jie tried to make his tone as relaxed as possible.

"Captain Zhang arrested me and my brother this morning. My brother was only twelve years old. He insisted that my brother was helping the armed work team pass messages and wanted to execute him. He said that if I agreed to marry him as a concubine, he would let my brother go. When it got dark, he suddenly asked me to come out to accompany guests and asked me to say that it was voluntary, otherwise he would kill my brother in a hurry. Just now, he said that as long as I served you well, he would let me and my brother go."

Xiao Feng didn't dare to sit down. She stood in front of Lin Jie and told him everything that had happened, crying as she spoke.

"Is there anyone else at home?"

"Gone. My parents were beaten to death by the Japanese. Chief Lin, can you take my brother and me away? I will work like a slave for you in the future to repay you." Xiaofeng knelt down and kowtowed to Lin Jie. The girl was very smart and could see that Lin Jie was a big shot. Even Captain Zhang was afraid of him.

"Get up, why are you kneeling? If you want, come back to the county town with me tomorrow."

Lin Jie would save her and her brother, but if something came too easily, he would not cherish it. Lin Jie couldn't really take the girl, she wasn't even an adult yet! He wasn't a pervert. But if she kowtowed a few times, Lin Jie could still bear it.

"Thank you, Chief Lin. Then... let's take a rest." The little girl gritted her teeth and said softly, then turned and went into the bedroom and got into bed.

Lin Jie could still see her shivering in bed from the doorway. "Xiao Feng, get up and close the door before you go back to sleep." After saying that, Lin Jie left the room.

Lin Jie looked at both sides of the door and found that there was no one watching, so he knocked on the door next door and went in to spend the night with Liu Sheng and the others.

Xiao Feng couldn't believe what Lin Jie said. She carefully lifted the quilt a little and took a look. When she didn't see anyone, she got up from the bed and walked carefully to the outer room. She found that Lin Jie was really gone. She quickly locked the door and leaned against it, gasping for breath.

The next morning, Lin Jie and Liu Sheng got up at six o'clock. Lin Jie knocked on Xiao Feng's door and waited for a while. The person inside the door asked in a low voice:

"Who?"

"I'm Section Chief Lin." Lin Jie smiled. The little girl was quite cautious.

With a creak, the door opened. Xiao Feng's eyes were dark. Seeing Lin Jie's eyes shining, she shouted happily, "Chief Lin, are we going back to the county? Where's my brother?"

"Let's eat before we go. Come closer to me and pretend that you followed me last night. Let's trick that Chief Zhang into giving you a dowry. Do you understand?"

Lin Jie entered the room and closed the door. He then taught Xiao Feng how to act, preparing to not only take the man away but also to extort money from the traitor.

"Okay, I got it." Xiao Feng listened carefully and nodded continuously.

"Also, when you open the door and go out, unbutton two of your clothes. That way it will look more like the real thing."

Sure enough, not long after, Zhang Baochang arrived and saw Liu Sheng and Song Qi standing guard at Lin Jie's door. "Little brother, Chief Lin hasn't gotten up yet. Breakfast is ready. Please help call him."

Lin Jie was listening inside. After Liu Sheng knocked on the door and shouted a few times, he waited for another two minutes before opening the door yawning and buttoning his clothes. Xiao Feng, with messy hair and a red face, followed behind him. The top button of her clothes was not even buttoned.

"Captain Lin, did you have a good rest tonight?" Zhang Baochang greeted him with a smile on his face, but his heart was bleeding. The pretty girl as tender as water was about to be in his hands, but now she was someone else's, and it happened in his house.

"Oh, it's OK. Xiaofeng is very sensible. But I heard from Xiaofeng that my brother-in-law is visiting Zhang Baozhang's house. Let's ask him to come out and have breakfast together."

Lin Jie spoke lightly. Xiao Feng walked up to him and hugged his arm tightly, looking at President Zhang nervously. Lin Jie patted her on the shoulder to reassure her.

"Haha, yes, yes, yes. The main thing is that Xiaofeng's younger brother went to bed early, so we didn't have dinner together last night. I'll send someone to call him right away. Chief Lin, let's go to the front hall." What Captain Zhang is thinking about now is to quickly get rid of Lin Jie, the plague god.

Last night he personally inquired with the Japanese stationed in the town and learned that Lin Jie had strong connections and was related to the Shanghai Military Police Headquarters, so he was told not to offend him to avoid getting into trouble.

The breakfast was very rich, but Xiaofeng's brother refused to eat a single bite, staring at Lin Jie intently. His sister followed this traitor before she even reached the age of marriage just to save him. If it wasn't for his sister's face, he really wanted to beat him up, even if he couldn't beat him, at least he would have taken a bite.

"Chief Lin, is everything done? I wonder when you will return to the county so that I can prepare a small gift for you." Seeing that the people had been released and the meal had been eaten, but Lin Jie had no intention of leaving, Captain Zhang secretly groaned in his heart. It seemed that he had to bleed.

"Hey, brother, are you worried about the expenses of marrying a fifth concubine? If it were up to you, I would just check two checkpoints and I guarantee the problem would be solved." Liu Sheng said casually.

Song Qi on the side also said: "When my eldest brother married his fourth concubine, he spent 500 dollars. How long has the outpost been built? How much money can it make? It's better to find a family in town."

As soon as Zhang Baochang heard it, he knew that Lin Jie had made an offer, but five hundred dollars was not too much, so he just considered it as making friends. After gritting his teeth, Zhang Baochang spoke.

"Oh, Xiaofeng is so lucky. This is the status given by Section Chief Lin. As Xiaofeng's family member, of course I will pay for the dowry. Section Chief Lin, wait a moment, I'll be back soon."

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After working for half an hour and giving away five hundred dollars and some local specialties, Zhang Baochang felt very distressed and finally sent away this plague god Lin Jie. He watched the car drive away and turned back home.

But it was not completely without gain. Lin Jie promised that he could go to Shanghai to discuss cooperation in the future, any business could be.

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