Transmigrating To Ancient Times With A Kitchen

204 Lin Zhiqing’s Past (2)

He thought that he had been saved, but he had fallen into another abyss.

The rich merchant had saved him for no other reason than his face.

His face was like his mother’s, and he had a good appearance. Although he had been tortured all those years and was very thin, his face had a delicate and handsome look after he had grown up.

The rich merchant loved to raise young men, and he liked those boys who had not yet grown up. When he happened to see him in the alley, he brought him back.

Lin Zhiqing knew that if he did not want to put his life in the hands of others, he could only take the initiative to attack. On the one hand, he pretended to be polite to the rich merchant, and on the other hand, he secretly followed the rich merchant to learn everything he could.

Later on, the talent he displayed in business made the wealthy merchant overjoyed. He gave up on the idea of keeping him in his room and only allowed him to do business outside and make money for him.

In the following years, he flipped through the wealthy merchant’s business several times. The wealthy merchant’s business was not a good one, to begin with. Selling illegal salt and being caught was a grave crime that would have his entire family executed.

He was not afraid of dirty methods. As long as it was beneficial to him, he would do it. The rich merchant gradually relaxed and gave him full control of the business. He only had a soft spot in his heart.

Later, when the rich merchant got older, his suspicion started to grow. He suspected that the merchant had second thoughts and wanted to use methods to take him down.

Lin Zhiqing used some tricks and made the rich merchant die in his sleep.

The rich merchant had no children. His clansmen came to cause trouble and wanted to take the property into their hands.

Lin Zhiqing had worked hard for those properties. If it was not for him, it would have been squandered by the rich merchant long ago. Why should he hand it over to others?

Those who had worked for the rich merchant long ago had already unknowingly transferred the assets to his name. After the rich merchant died, he had no other assets other than a few shabby mansions.

Those clansmen who wanted to suck his blood were dumbfounded. They tried to complain to the government, but he had already made all the preparations. How could he be so easily caught?

Moreover, the people from the government also came over when they suspected something. They had long been on the same boat as him, so in the end, those who were locked up were still those greedy clansmen.

All these years, he thought that he was not a good person and that the methods he used were not honorable. However, the biggest crime was still the smuggling of salt. This was a serious crime. Therefore, he did not expect Ming Zhiyan to let him off.

It was just a little regretful. He thought that he was alone, so he had never been afraid of anything. He was not afraid of being caught. He had lived long enough.

However, he did not expect his mother to still be alive in this world. She was standing in front of him, hugging him, crying, looking at him, and laughing. However, this time, he was really going to die in vain.

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After Jian Qingqing left, she hesitated for a moment but still went to look for Ming Zhiyan. She wanted to know if there was still a chance for Lin Zhiqing to be forgiven.

Ming Zhiyan saw her coming and was not surprised at all. He pulled out a chair and said, “Sit.”

Jian Qingqing obediently sat down and asked with concern, “What crime did Brother Lin Commit?”

Ming Zhiyan said concisely, “His biggest crime is selling smuggled salt.”

Jian Qingqing was shocked. Although everyone was secretly buying smuggled salt, she knew that selling smuggled salt was a crime that was enough to behead people in this era. She did not expect that Lin Zhiqing would actually do this. Now it was useless to plead with anyone. No one could save him.

However, she still could not bear it. Not to mention that Lin Zhiqing had saved her life, she had already treated Lin Zhiqing as a friend in the past few days. She felt that Lin Zhiqing was not a wicked person. It would be a pity if he died because of this. Granny Lin would also be sad.