Li Minghua's disappearance gave Lin Chuan a bad feeling, but people always hope not to consider that possibility.

However, despite the reluctance to think about it, things always seem to unfold in that direction anyway.

The next morning, Lin Chuan was resting at home, pondering over where to go for a meal as he got up. As he turned on his phone, he received text messages from a few people. The first was naturally from Tang Yumeng, inviting him to have lunch at her place, offering to cook for him as a treat; the second was from Qingzi, who hadn't seen Lin Chuan for a long time and remembered how he hadn't had enough Japanese food last time, so she bought plenty of fresh ingredients; the third was from Zhou Rui, who was quite unsatisfied with Lin Chuan's behavior last time, as he didn't take advantage of her while she was drunk, making her wonder whether it was because Lin Chuan was inherently lacking in some way, or because she was too ugly for Lin Chuan to even consider her, so she wanted to invite Lin Chuan out for lunch to clear this up.

"Oh man, now that's a problem," Lin Chuan suddenly felt overwhelmed.

Staring at the messages, Lin Chuan became somewhat dazed.

Beep beep beep...

Suddenly, the phone vibrated, followed by the ringtone of the thirty-two chords.

"Hello, Old Luo, what's up?" Lin Chuan asked.

"Lin Chuan, there's been an incident." Luo Guoqing's voice was anxious as he said, "Li Minghua has been beaten into a serious injury. Can you come over?"

"What exactly happened?" Lin Chuan asked urgently.

"You need to come to Zhouzhuang first," Luo Guoqing hurriedly said, "in the Western City District."

"Alright, I'm on my way," Lin Chuan nodded.

Zhouzhuang in the Western City District is not far from Jiangbei City No.1 Middle School, about a forty-minute drive. The city roads are relatively congested, but after passing the school, the traffic eases up. Lin Chuan drove his jeep at full speed. This guy has always been lucky, with his unlicensed junk car never running into traffic police. It's a puzzle what would happen if he ever did.

Forty minutes later, the car passed the entrance of No.1 Middle School, and as Lin Chuan saw the gate, he wondered how Xiao Xi was doing now. Recently, the girl has been studying hard, hoping to change her fate through education. With only two months left before the college entrance examination, it's crunch time, and the dark June is slowly approaching. Even inside the school, there's a tense atmosphere.

Lin Chuan stepped on the accelerator, and the car sped past.

It wasn't long before he arrived at Zhouzhuang.

Zhouzhuang is a large village composed of many smaller villages. People in rural areas tend to be more uncivilized, and with such a mix close to the city, conflicts are even more frequent. Inside Zhouzhuang, there are many small villages, including Li Family Village, the Liao family Village...

It's like a big pot of rice.

The more populous a village, the more dominant its chief is, with an advantage in fights. While the smaller villages are at a disadvantage, constantly bullied and troubled by others.

Li Family Village, where Li Minghua lived, has only over thirty households, with less than two hundred people including men, women, and children. Naturally, they are bullied by others. The conflict that happened with Li Minghua's family this time was with one of Zhouzhuang's larger settlements, the Liao family Village.

The Liao family Village is strong and populous, and as a dominant village in Zhouzhuang, it usually speaks with force, bullying other smaller villages. When it comes to subsidies for fertile fields, the Liao family Village insists on taking the lion's share, while other villages can only receive a smaller portion, otherwise conflict ensues. Each year when the tea trees on the mountain yield a harvest, the people from the Liao family Village are the first to pick, regardless of whose mountain top it is, they don't spare any. Now, camellia oil from the city's tea trees is quite valuable. Almost every year there would be a fight over the tea tree fruits on the mountain.

The fight between Li Minghua and the people from the Liao family Village was over a piece of homestead land.

Liao Hu belongs to the Liao family Village and is also considered a tyrant in Zhouzhuang.

This guy is notoriously domineering in Zhouzhuang, misbehaving with both men and women, committing all sorts of evil. Liao Hu has seven brothers in his family, with plenty of manpower and all of them tall and strong, hence they are never afraid when engaging in fights. Li Minghua's family, however, only has Li Minghua as their only son.

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