The Bully General's Spiritual Husband

The steaming hot chestnut cakes were ready, and Li Mo and Zhou Wen, who had been drooling with envy, peered longingly from the kitchen door, secretly inhaling the aroma.

Yin Baicai took the steamer off the stove. "It's done! Everyone, come and try it!"

Yin Baicai turned her head and saw the two little gluttons peeking at the door. "Good son, come here quickly, you can eat now."

Li Mo ran over and hugged Yin Baicai's leg tightly.

He liked it when his mother called him "good son"; it sounded nice and made him feel sweet inside.

Yin Baicai placed a cooled pastry in Li Mo's hand, "Eat it!"

Yin Baicai took out a portion of the chestnut cake, intending to serve it to Grandma Wu to try.

The rest was divided among several people.

Li Mo ate the sweet chestnut cake in her hand, her eyes curving into crescent shapes.

Jin Dameng had no idea what had happened at his restaurant until his son-in-law, Ma Baocai, came to his door.

"Why didn't you let me know you were coming? I would have had someone prepare things for you."

Ma Baocai frowned, his feelings written all over his face.

“Father-in-law, look at you! Your Fumanlou restaurant is in trouble, and you don’t even know it.”

Upon hearing this, Jin Dameng asked, "What's wrong? What exactly happened?"

Ma Baocai plopped down and recounted the whole story to Jin Dameng.

Upon hearing that the spices he had been using in his restaurant were banned substances, Jin Dameng panicked.

"My dear son-in-law, you have to save me! You're the highest-ranking official in Qingshui Town, you can suppress this matter, right?" Jin Dameng gripped Ma Baocai's hand tightly.

“Father-in-law, you still don’t know how serious this crime is. I might even lose my official position. Do you know that a high-ranking official has come to our town? He’s here specifically to investigate this matter.”

When Jin Dameng heard that a high-ranking official had come to investigate the matter, his face turned deathly pale.

Now no one can protect him. He was lucky his son-in-law was there for him before, but what can he do now?

"My dear son-in-law, you must save me! You can't just watch me get beheaded like this!"

Ma Bao was just trying to scare his father-in-law. Lord He said he had to cooperate in capturing Zhao Lin no matter what.

My father-in-law is the kind of person who won't shed a tear until he sees the coffin; if I don't push him, he definitely won't take action.

"Father-in-law, you still have a chance to redeem yourself. Don't worry, Lord He said that as long as you cooperate to capture Zhao Lin, Lord He will let bygones be bygones."

Jin Dameng nodded vigorously, "I'll cooperate, I'll cooperate."

This Zhao Lin actually dared to give my restaurant banned drugs. I even decided to have a serious talk with him a while ago.

Who would have thought such a thing would happen? Luckily, I hadn't had any contact with him, otherwise I definitely wouldn't be able to extricate myself from the situation.

Following He Qi's instructions, Ma Baocai told Jin Dameng to go to the appointment the next day, and to be careful not to let Zhao Lin notice anything amiss.

This concerned his life, so Jin Dameng patted his chest and assured him, "Don't worry, son-in-law, I will definitely handle things properly."

After explaining the situation, Ma Baocai left.

He'd better go back and try to curry favor with Lord He, since this matter happened in his jurisdiction. If things go wrong, Lord He might impeach him, and he could not only lose his official position but also face imprisonment.

Cheng Yu, who had been lying in wait at Lin Zhao's residence as instructed by Li Zhe, remained vigilant at all times.

A figure dressed in luxurious robes came into his view, and he couldn't help but take a few more glances while crouching in the shadows.

What happened? How many people did he offend that he's been surrounded in the alley?

However, Cheng Yu had misunderstood the matter. Shen Jin, who was in the alley at the time, had not offended anyone, and the person standing next to him was not there to cause him trouble.

These were all people from Yong Sheng Casino. Shen Jin suffered such a huge loss that day, and he couldn't bear it. If he hadn't met Cheng Yu, he would have been ruined.

Li Hao leaned close to Shen Jin's ear and said, "Master, I've found out that Jin Cheng will be arriving at Hua Man Lou soon."

Shen Jin paused with his ink fan in his hand. "Get ready. While it's dark, bring the men over here. I haven't stretched my muscles in days, so this is a good opportunity to practice."

Not long after Shen Jin returned that day, she discovered that the people who had surrounded her were Jin Cheng's lackeys.

Jin Cheng is probably afraid of Shen Jin's retaliation, and he hasn't left the mansion for two days.

He figured two days had passed, and Shen Jin definitely hadn't found out anything about him, so he thought he'd come back to Hua Man Lou to enjoy himself.

Before nightfall, Jin Cheng impatiently ordered his servants to drive a carriage towards the direction of Hua Man Lou.

As dusk settles, the Flower Pavilion is bustling with activity.

As soon as Shen Jin saw Jin Chengchu appear, he immediately ordered Li Hao and the others to take action.

Shen Jin was unaware that Cheng Yu had witnessed their actions.

It seems I was just overthinking it; this person doesn't look like he's being surrounded at all.

It seems these two groups have a grudge, and they're here to get revenge for the loss they suffered last time.

Hopefully, he won't be as stupid as he was last time.

Li Hao and his men suddenly rushed out and blocked Jin Cheng's carriage. Due to inertia, the heavily pregnant Jin Cheng was suddenly thrown forward.

He cursed the driver, "How do you drive? Are you trying to kill me?"

The driver had already been tied up tightly by Li Hao and his men and thrown to the ground.

After receiving no response for a while, Jin Cheng used his fat hand to pull back the carriage curtain and saw Li Hao and the others standing in front of the carriage, as well as the tied-up coachman.

Li Hao stared at Jin Cheng with a cold smile, "Young Master Jin, get out of the car!"

Jin Cheng pointed at Li Hao and his group, "Who among you dares to block the Jin family's carriage? You're courting death!"

Before he could finish speaking, Li Hao pulled him off the carriage. "Heh, the Jin family? We don't even consider them a threat."

Li Hao and his gang dared to open a gambling den in Qingshui Town, naturally they had their reasons.

Jin Cheng was dragged by Li Hao towards the dark alley where Shen Jin was, and Jin Cheng let out a pig-like scream.

Having been pampered since childhood, Jin Cheng's skin was constantly rubbed against the ground, causing him considerable pain.

Hearing the shouts around him, Shen Jin raised his eyebrows slightly. Not bad, Li Hao is a promising young man. I like his approach.

Dragged into a dark alley, Jin Cheng stared at Shen Jin with a look of utter disbelief. "Shen Jin—"

Shen Jin condescended to squat down and patted Jin Cheng's face. "It was me. You think I don't know what you did? You dare to plot against me, Shen Jin? You're really tired of living."

Jin Cheng looked at Shen Jin's forced smile and shrank back. "This is all... a misunderstanding. I didn't tell them to do it, it was..."

"Shut up, do you think I, Shen Jin, am so easily fooled?"

He directed Li Hao: "Gag him and lift him up."

With his hands tied behind his back and his mouth gagged, Jin Cheng began to feel afraid. He truly regretted not bringing his guards with him today, otherwise he wouldn't have ended up in such a helpless situation.

Shen Jin put away his nonchalant smile, his bloodthirsty eyes fixed on Jin Cheng.

He raised his hand and punched him in the right cheek. In no time, Jin Cheng was beaten black and blue.

Saliva mixed with blood smeared on the back of Shen Jin's hand.

Shen Jin took out a handkerchief from her bosom, wiped her face, and threw it at Jin Cheng's face. "Remember, there are some people you can't mess with."

He then left with Li Hao and the others. Cheng Yu, who witnessed the whole thing, was quite surprised. The attack was ruthless enough, not bad.