Chapter 67

Chapter 67

No Easy Way Out

"Nan Nan," Lu Ding approached, seeing the young woman staring defiantly at Zhang Wenming, whose face had turned deathly pale—the result was obvious.

He wanted to roar: If you don’t have the capability, why act so tough? Did you really think the Lu family would just stand by?

Coming here to flaunt your power—wasn’t that just slapping him, the village head, in the face?

At this thought, he narrowed his eyes but still wanted to resolve the matter. Otherwise, it’d be hard to wrap this up cleanly.

"I know you’ve been wronged. I’ll give you an explanation for this!" He hoped Lin Nannan would know when to stop. Otherwise, the whole village would be thrown into chaos.

Who knew what other despicable things Zhang Wenming, this shameless man, had done? If this got out, it would only bring shame to the village.

Though gossip couldn’t be stopped, anything that could be suppressed must never resurface.

Lin Nannan glanced at Lu Ding and said bluntly, "He said he’d find a chance to fabricate charges to oust you. Are you still going to help him?"

Lu Ding froze, then his gaze turned icy.

Fabricating charges to oust him—that was tantamount to wanting his life!

"Don’t spout nonsense! How could I possibly do something like that?" Zhang Wenming was breaking out in cold sweat, never expecting things to escalate like this.

He was now filled with regret.

Had he known it would come to this, he should’ve just let his daughter divorce A Lin.

If not, he might as well have disowned her—he still had a son, after all.

"You couldn’t, but your relative could. Didn’t you say your relative was incredibly powerful? That he used to be connected to the underworld, had blood on his hands, and could ruin anyone who displeased him? That now he’s so influential he can pull strings at the highest levels?" Lin Nannan fired back, leaving Zhang Wenming so terrified he crumpled to the ground, unable to get up.

A Qin, seeing this, hurriedly crouched down and cried, "Dad!"

She was met with a stinging slap, followed by Zhang Wenming’s furious glare. "Get lost!"

Stunned and terrified, A Qin covered her face, too afraid to speak for a long while.

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The mountains hold plenty of secrets. If anyone wants to know, just ask. I’ll hold nothing back!" Lin Nannan swept her gaze over the crowd, said with a sweet smile.

Those who had once thought the mountains were the safest place now wished they could go back and slap their past selves.

This wasn’t safety—it was a powder keg.

They couldn’t understand why they’d never noticed Lin Nannan before.

So many people had missed her—where had she been all this time?

Once Lu Ding learned Zhang Wenming had planned to use underhanded methods against him, he thought about retaliation. After all, Zhang had a powerful relative, and someone like him couldn’t fight back.

But after hearing Lin Nannan’s words and knowing she wasn’t bluffing, he decided to go all in.

Only by bringing down Zhang Wenming’s relative could the matter be resolved. So coldly, he said to those nearby, "This man’s likely mixed up in serious business. Take him to the town first."

The turn of events left everyone stunned, including A Qin and A Lin.

"Dad!" A Qin snapped out of her daze, wailing in despair as she saw her father being taken away. She screamed in despair, but no one turned back.

A Lin, who had once doted on her, immediately washed his hands of her upon learning Zhang Wenming had been arrested. He ignored A Qin completely, leaving her collapsed on the ground until someone finally helped her up out of pity.

"From now on, don’t meddle in others’ affairs and mind your own business," Zhang Xiaofeng warned sharply, noticing some people’s hesitation. If you’ve done something wrong, take it to your grave—or face the consequences.