Chapter 195: 195
"You… how did you?" Yang Ze wanted to ask how she knew about these two people and where she found them, but stopped mid-way. He had almost forgotten that the mature beauty in front of him had another identity… The family leader of the Lin Family. It was easy for her to dig out his past.
"Does it matter?" Lin Meilin merely shrugged in response, though her eyes never left Yang Ze's face. She wanted to see with her own eyes what he was going to do next.
"Not really." After thinking for a moment, Yang Ze merely shook his head. It doesn't matter how she found out about these two; what mattered was the fact that she brought them specially in front of him.
"Long time no see." With a slight smile, Yang Ze slowly bent his knees, kneeling in front of the two people who were trembling nonstop.
Listening to Yang Ze's greeting, the two of them trembled even more violently than before, but didn't dare to raise their heads. They didn't know who this noble person standing in front of them was. For the matriarch of the Lin Family to personally capture them and bring them here… they didn't even dare to imagine what kind of existence in front of them was.
For a while, they were frantically trying to remember the people whom they had offended in the past. But no matter how hard they tried, they couldn't remember someone like him.
As for looking at him… What a joke… they wouldn't lift their heads even if they were beaten to death.
Perhaps they might have a slim chance of survival if they didn't see his face. But once they did, it was guaranteed death.
Yang Ze quietly looked at the two people in front of him. One was a petite woman in her early twenties with an air of youth. She wasn't exquisitely beautiful. In fact, comparing her to any other woman besides Yang Ze was akin to comparing a firefly to a bright moon. And the other was a burly man who looked to be in his thirties with a fierce appearance.
How could Yang Ze not know these two people?
Both of them were members of the Bronze Bull Gang that scammed the previous Yang Ze. One of them was the woman with whom the previous body owner had fallen in love, and the other was the man who had sold him to the Lin family.
Looking at the two familiar yet unfamiliar faces in front of him, Yang Ze was in a daze for a moment.
Who would have thought that there would be a day that he gets to see these two people groveling like this… especially the woman, who scammed the previous body owner.
"I have to say I am surprised." Yang Ze couldn't help but mutter under his breath, causing the two of them to tremble even more violently.
"Are the two of you still running your scams?"
"Trapping young, inexperienced boys, making them borrow money from your gang and under that pretence, sell them."
The more Yang Ze spoke, the more frightened the two in front of him became. Brother Hu was already beginning to sweat profusely. If earlier he had doubts about whether they accidentally offended the person in front of them, then after listening to him, he was absolutely sure of it. They have completely offended the noble person… worse… it seems they even sold him to the Lin family.
Although he couldn't understand how a lowly slave would be in such a high position and a man no less, he could only blame it on a trap set by the Lin Family to deal with them.
'Damn it.' Cursing in his mind, he thought about asking for forgiveness, but the moment he opened his mouth to speak, he shut it again. Contrary to his boorish appearance, he was a shrewd guy; otherwise, he wouldn't have been the second in command of the Iron Bull Gang.
If he were to open his mouth to speak, god knows which word would offend the noble person. It was much better to just stay silent and grovel in fear. Though it was humiliating, it was much better than dying.
Besides… what was the shame in kneeling and pleading for mercy in front of such a mighty figure? On the contrary, it was an honor that the Lin family's matriarch personally came to capture them.
Ignoring the obvious flattering posture of the burly man in front of him, Yang Ze focused on the woman kneeling there.
"Raise your head." Yang Ze spoke slowly.
"...." The woman's body trembled even more violently as her head turned even lower, but thinking about how it might annoy the person in front of her, she bit her lips before raising her head, trying her best to appear as pitiful as possible.
The moment she looked at the person in front of her, the woman was stunned for a long time.
She looked at the middle-aged face in confusion, wondering if there was some mistake.
She was even about to speak up and ask whether there was some misunderstanding, but the moment she opened her mouth to speak, she noticed a detail that she had missed previously.
'The height of the person standing in front of her.'
In her ten-plus years of scamming young boys, there was only one person with such a small height and posture. Coupled with the voice she heard before… a name inexplicably popped into her mind.
"Yang Ze?" She couldn't help but utter this name. How could she not remember the only guy, almost half her size, who was crazy about her? Toying with him was the most fun she ever had in her life. Watching him constantly trying to win her heart and jumping around with his height… those were the most enjoyable months of her life. A pity he was getting too clingy, and she had squeezed all his value and had to move to a different target. Otherwise, she would kept him as a pet for her enjoyment.
But now that the boy was standing right in front of her, she felt like she was in a dream.
In that instant, countless thoughts flashed through her mind. She knew that the boy was in love with her, and judging by his current appearance, he seemed to have gained status. Although she didn't know how or why, it could be extremely helpful to her. If she could get together with him, the advantages she would gain would be unimaginable. Not to mention her status, which would rise from a mere gang leader to something much more… The more she thought about it, the more ragged her breathing got. There was already a plan in her mind that was beginning to take shape.
"It's you." Looking at Yang Ze with her watery eyes, she gently bit her lips while giving him a pitiful gaze.
"Do you know how hard I tried to look for you?" Not only Yang Ze but even Brother Hu beside her was taken aback by her words. Both of them looked at the woman in confusion.
"When I heard this bull-headed Hu sold you to the Lin family, I fought with him for two days straight."
"I also came to the Lin Family to take you back, but I was late…"
The more she spoke, the hoarser her voice got, as if she wanted to release all her grievances.
Brother Hu, beside her, suddenly had a look of realisation on his face. Although he hadn't lifted his head from the very start to look at the person in front of him, from his gang leader's voice, he finally had a rough idea about what was going on.
It seemed that the person in front of them was someone they scammed and sold to the Lin Family.
"Do you know how hard it was for me to live in such agony for the past few months?" Ignoring the burly man beside her, the woman kept on wailing.
"Do you know how many sleepless nights I spent without you?"
"And now that I have finally found you, I am never letting you go." Without any hesitation, she stood up and rushed towards Yang Ze, intending to hug him tightly, but one meter away from him, her body suddenly came to an abrupt halt as her eyes widened in disbelief.
She seemed to have hit an invisible wall. No matter how hard she tried, she just couldn't move an inch further.
It took her a moment to understand what just happened as her eyes widened in disbelief, and a voice full of shock escaped her lips.
"Vein Expansion?" Her words made Brother Hu almost faint in fright. He knew what those words represented. He simply closed his eyes and protested to himself with his head touching the ground while his body was still in the position of kneeling.
The woman, on the other hand, after initial shock and surprise, was overwhelmed with excitement.
Only the Vein Expansion realm powerhouse could use its Internal Energy from a distance to do myriad things. Although shocked by the fact that the previous ordinary boy managed to reach such heights in such a short span of time, she wasn't nervous; on the contrary, she got even more excited.
Only the Leaders of the Major families were in the realm of Vein Expansion. If she could get with him… she didn't dare to imagine what a bright future would await her.
By now, she had almost forgotten about why Lin Meilin brought them here in the first place.
She had even forgotten about how Lin Meilin asked Yang Ze to kill them.
The only thing left on her mind was to get together with the boy once again. And judging by the affection he had for her as well as her own charm, she was absolutely sure that she could do it.
"...." Throughout this time, Yang Ze didn't speak a word or stop her. He merely kept his mouth shut and listened to every word she said.
It wasn't until she was done speaking and was looking at him with an excited expression that he took a deep breath and spoke in a soft voice.
"You done?"
"Huh?" His words caught her by surprise. She couldn't help but look at him in confusion, wondering what he was trying to say. But the moment she looked at his expressionless face and clear eyes, which were devoid of any emotions, her heart chilled.
She wasn't an innocent maiden who didn't know what was going on. Just one look at Yang Ze's face and she knew her plan failed miserably. Not only did the person in front of her not have the slightest bit of affection towards her, but he also had an air of indifference.
By now, she knew she was pushing her luck.
Without any hesitation, she immediately dropped the act and once again knelt on the ground with a trembling body before whispering in a pitiful voice.
"Forgive me, senior… I might have mistaken you."
"Whatever you want this lowly slave to do, please don't hesitate to ask."
Yang Ze quietly looked at her, changing her face faster than a chameleon changing its colours before shaking his head in disappointment.
"How many months were the two of us together?"
His cold voice instantly made the woman sweat.
"Fo.. Four months." The woman didn't dare to lie.
"In that case…" Yang Ze simply took one last look at both the woman and the burly man kneeling in front of him before speaking in a cold voice.
"The two of you will be imprisoned for Forty years."
The moment the two of them heard Yang Ze's words, colour drained from their faces. Earlier, they were afraid that Yang Ze would kill them, but now he had given them something even worse.
Although their lives would be spared, living in prison for forty years… they didn't dare to imagine it. Spending the prime time of their lives inside a small dark room without seeing any sun or any contact with another human being, and only getting the fasting pills as a ration… it was enough to drive anyone crazy.
To the two of them, death would be a much better alternative.
Just thinking about it... the two of them took a split-second decision to attack Yang Ze.
They knew they were of no match, but still chose to, in hopes of getting a quick death, but how could they succeed? Before they could even reach Yang Ze, Lin Meilin, who was still standing leisurely, snapped her fingers, and in that instant, the two of them lost consciousness.
With a smirk, she walked in front of Yang Ze before looking at him from top to bottom, as if she were looking at him for the first time.
"What?" Yang Ze couldn't help but ask.
"Why didn't you kill them?" Lin Meilin directly asked without beating around the bush.
"They took advantage of your naivety to scam you and then sold you as a slave. Why didn't you directly kill them?"
"Could it be that you still have feelings for this woman?"
Yang Ze didn't give an immediate reply but first looked at Lin Meilin in front of him and then at the two unconscious figures on the ground before letting out a burst of laughter.
"Ha… Haha… Hahahahahahahaahaha."
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