Water Margin: You dog official, you still say you don’t know martial arts?

Chapter 87: Just Because Gao Yanei Pushed Too Hard
"Husband, the alley ahead is my master's house!"

Cao Zheng is a local, a butcher, and Lin Chong's apprentice. He is simply a human navigator.

Soon, Cao Zheng brought Liu Gao and his party to Lin Chong's former residence:

"Although my master wrote a letter of divorce to his wife before he left, she has been waiting for him to come back home to have a reunion..."

Liu Gao hummed.

I don’t know if Shi Naian was too straightforward, but most of the beauties in “Water Margin” died miserably.

Yan Poxi, Pan Jinlian, Pan Qiaoyun, Hu Sanniang, Bai Xiuying, Jia Shi, Mrs. Liu Zhizhai, etc.

Each one is more beautiful than the other, and each one is more miserable than the other!

Mrs. Lin is one of them.

The difference is that the others were murdered, but Mrs. Lin committed suicide.

Madam Lin hanged herself to preserve her chastity.

In the original novel, after Lin Chong and Wang Lun fought, he sent someone to Tokyo to pick up Lin's wife, but it was too late...

Many people believe that Lin Chong divorced his wife Lin before leaving in order to give her to Gao Yanei.

But Liu Gao didn't think so.

You should know that Lin Chong went to Cangzhou not for tourism, he was exiled!

Lin Chong's divorce letter clearly stated:

"Lin Chong, the instructor of Tokyo's 800,000 imperial guards, was exiled to Cangzhou for committing a serious crime. His life and death are in jeopardy.

"My wife, Ms. Zhang, is young. I am willing to sign this divorce letter and allow her to remarry without any disputes..."

This is not the 21st century. Even if you are sentenced to suspended death penalty, you still have a chance to get out alive.

In ancient times, being tattooed and exiled meant that one’s life was in danger.

Lin Chong didn't know if he could come back alive.

Even if they can come back alive, they will most likely be very old.

After all, Lin Chong was already thirty-four or thirty-five years old when he appeared, which actually exceeded the average life expectancy of the Song Dynasty...

Mrs. Lin is still young and can definitely remarry.

Remarriage is a very normal thing these days, for example, Pan Qiaoyun remarried Yang Xiong after her husband died.

So Lin Chong divorced Mrs. Lin before leaving, really for her own good and not wanting to waste her youth.

With Lin Chong's IQ and EQ, this is the most he can think of for Mrs. Lin.

As for Madam Lin being forced to hang herself by Gao Yanei, could Lin Chong have saved her if he had not divorced her?
Lin Chong himself is like a clay Buddha crossing the river, he can’t even save himself!

What does Gao Yanei want to do to Mrs. Lin? What can Lin Chong do to him from so far away in Cangzhou?
Even if Lin Chong was in Tokyo, at most he would be a common man with anger and blood would splatter five steps away.

But Lin Chong was an honest man and never thought of breaking the law or taking risks.

So Lin Chong chose to abide by the law and was exiled to Cangzhou, hoping that divorcing his wife would bring peace to his family.

Before Lin Chong was forced to go to Liangshan on a snowy night, like Liu Jianming on the rooftop, he had no choice.

"Husband, we're here!"

Cao Zheng's words interrupted Liu Gao's thoughts.

Liu Gao looked carefully and found that he had arrived at the door of a house.

"Husband, this is my master's home!"

Cao Zheng introduced the family to Liu Gao. When Liu Gao got off the carriage, he found that the door of the house was closed for some reason.

"Open the door! Open the door!"

Lu Zhishen shouted in a muffled voice and banged on the door hard!

He has an impatient temper, and the louder he shouts and the harder he claps the more no one responds!
As a result, the door panel was almost broken by him, but no one opened the door!
Lu Zhishen knocked for a long time, and the door of the neighbor next door opened a crack.

Someone was peeking out through the crack in the door.

Liu Gao had sharp eyes and spotted him at a glance. He gave Jiao Ting a wink and Jiao Ting immediately rushed over.

The peeping person hurriedly closed the door, but before he could fasten the bolt, Jiao Ting pushed it open!
When Lu Zhishen saw this, he rushed over angrily, grabbed the person who was peeking, and brought him in front of Liu Gao:

"Brother, this guy has shifty eyes and doesn't look like a good guy!"

"I'm a good bird! I'm a good bird!"

The peeping person hurriedly explained:

"I just took one more look..."

"Don't panic, old man!

"My brother just used a loud voice and a little too much force. He meant no harm."

Liu Gao supported the peeping man, and after calming him down with kind words, he asked:
"Excuse me, is this Master Lin's house next door?" "Yes..."

The peeping person looked at Lu Zhishen and Jiao Ting tremblingly, and said cautiously:

"Master, are you here to see Master Lin?
"Master Lin committed a crime and was exiled to Cangzhou..."

“Yes, I am a good friend of Master Lin and I came to Tokyo specially to visit him.

"Excuse me, old man, is there anyone else at Master Lin's house?"

Liu Gaosi's gentle appearance was very deceptive and successfully confused the person who was peeking at him.

It was not a secret, so the person who peeked told the truth:
"His wife is at home, and so is his father-in-law, Coach Zhang.

"It's just that the door is usually closed, so I can't see him..."

Lu Zhishen couldn't help but interrupt:

"Since there is someone at home, why is the door closed in broad daylight?"

The person who was peeking looked left and right, and said timidly in a low voice:
"It's just because Gao Yanei pushed too hard..."

Liu Gao suddenly realized, "Father, are you saying that after Master Lin left, Gao Yanei came to force Madam Lin to marry him?"

"Hey, sir, keep your voice down!"

The person who was peeping was so scared that he stamped his feet and waved his hands:

"If Gao Yanei's people heard this, it would be disastrous..."

"Bird Yanei..."

Lu Zhishen suddenly became furious!
But with just one look from Liu Gao, Lu Zhishen held his breath!
His face turned red from holding it in, and his thick lips were tightly pursed!
Liu Gao thanked the peeping man and said to Lu Zhishen, Cao Zheng and others:

“Luckily we got here quickly!

"There is no time to lose, let's pick up Madam Lin and leave!"

Lu Zhishen rolled up his sleeves to reveal his unicorn arms:
"Brother, if that's the case, I'll break the door and get in!"

"Duh!"

Liu Gao rolled his eyes at him in annoyance:
"This is Tokyo. If you break the door, aren't you afraid that people will report you to the police?"

Lu Zhishen puffed out his chest muscles and said, "I'm not afraid!"

"I'm scared!"

Liu Gao was also drunk:

"You better take a break!
"Lao Cao, when you come knocking on the door, remember to state your identity!"

Cao Zheng agreed and went to knock on the door.

Just as Liu Gao said, Cao Zheng knocked on the door and introduced himself:
"Open the door, Coach Zhang!

"This boy Cao Zheng is Master Lin's apprentice!
"Coach Zhang, remember, I once treated you to a meal!"

On the other side of the door, an old man with white hair and a youthful face was running around in a panic, like an ant on a hot pan!

"Here we go again, here we go again..."

The old man kept mumbling, wanting to complain but afraid of being heard:

"It never ends. What should I do..."

Just then, Cao Zheng outside shouted.

The old man listened carefully for a while, then carefully pushed the door open a crack.

After peeking through the crack in the door and seeing that it was Cao Zheng, the old man opened the door:

"Why are you here, kid?"

"Master Zhang, I heard that my master was exiled to Cangzhou. I was worried about his family, so I came to visit him!"

After Cao Zheng finished speaking, the old man was very emotional:

"Something happened to your master, and others didn't have time to hide...

"You have a heart!"

"Master Zhang, these guys are my master's best friends."

Cao Zheng said this and gave up his seat to Liu Gao and Lu Zhishen.

Liu Gaos politely and courteously saluted the old man:
"I've long admired Master Zhang..."

At this moment, a shrill scream suddenly came from the backyard:

"Mother--"

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