In the afternoon, Lin Yuanhe invited almost all the stewards of the Lin Family to the meeting hall. Of course, it was to convict Lin Long, who had deceived Elder Ge.
Elder Ge was the first to speak. He told them how Lin Long had deceived him with his glib tongue.
"Even though you are a direct descendant of the family, you have done such a thing. How can we convince the others if we don't punish you severely?
"I didn't expect you to be such a person. This is so disappointing.
"Fifth Brother has a mellow character and hates evil. I didn't expect his son to be such a person.
"It's not too much to expel such a person from the family."
"It's indeed not too much because there is an iron rule in the family. Those who commit serious crimes will be expelled from the family immediately."
…
After Elder Ge finished speaking, everyone shook their heads. They didn't expect Lin Long to be so shameless and bold. They all began to criticize Lin Long.
Seeing everyone's expression, Lin Yuanhe was very satisfied. However, when he thought about the spirit orchid that Lin Long took away, his face immediately darkened. He then turned to Lin Long and asked sternly, "Lin Long, what else do you have to say?"
"I still want to say the same thing. The spirit orchid was originally mine," Lin Long said calmly.
Upon hearing this, the crowd that was still criticizing Lin Long immediately stopped their discussions. They looked at Lin Long, Lin Yu and the others with some surprise. If what Lin Long said was true, then this matter was far from as simple as it seemed on the surface.
"You won't repent until you see the coffin." Lin Yuanhe sneered. Then, he said to Lin Rong, who was also called over, "Lin Rong, tell me what exactly happened."
Lin Yuanhe had also heard about this from his son, Lin Yu. Lin Yu said that he had found and obtained the Spirit Orchid Grass. Then, when he, Lin Rong, and Lin Long were leaving, they encountered a powerful demonic beast. In the end, the three of them worked together to defeat the demonic beast, but in the process, Lin Long was accidentally injured by the demonic beast.
Lin Yuanhe didn't care whether what Lin Yu said was true or not. Since Lin Yu and Lin Rong insisted on the truth, he didn't believe that Lin Rong would go back on his words today.
Most importantly, he had a good relationship with Lin Rong's father, Lin Yuanli.
As long as Lin Rong said the same thing, Lin Long wouldn't be able to make a comeback.
Under the gazes of the crowd, Lin Rong looked a little hesitant. He finally stood up after being urged by his father.
"First Elder, it … it's like this. It wasn't Lin Yu who got the Spirit Orchid, but Lin Long. We didn't know about it until Lin Long told us. I was very envious of Lin Long's good luck …" Lin Rong said.
"Lin Rong, what … what did you say? How can you confuse right and wrong?" Hearing Lin Rong's words, Lin Yu, who was lying on a chair next to him, suddenly looked gloomy.
Lin Yuanhe's expression had also turned somewhat ugly. As for the surrounding people, they all had strange expressions on their faces. It seemed that this matter was indeed somewhat complicated.
"Young Master Lin Yu, it's judgment time now. Please don't interrupt others." Zhang Zhi's voice rang out.
Lin Yu could only shut his mouth helplessly, but his eyes were fiercely staring at Lin Rong, who was not far away.
"Alright, Young Master Lin Rong, please continue," Zhang Zhi gestured.
"Originally, I didn't want the Spirit Orchid, but then Lin Yu secretly pulled me aside and said that if I helped him get the Spirit Orchid, he would reward me handsomely," Lin Rong continued.
"You … You're slandering me!" Lin Yu, who had just laid back, suddenly shouted again.
"Shut up!" Lin Yuanhe shouted at his son, then turned his face to Lin Rong and said coldly, "Lin Rong, we're in the family's conference hall now, not playing games outside. I hope you won't casually frame others, or else you won't be able to bear the consequences."
After saying that, Lin Yuanhe turned his gaze to Lin Rong's father, Lin Yuanli, but he realized that Lin Yuanli didn't dare to look at him at all.
Damn it, what's wrong with this family? Lin Yuanhe cursed in his heart.
"Got it, First Elder," Lin Rong said. Lin Rong promised, but what he said next still made Lin Yuanhe and Lin Yu's faces darken.
"Because Lin Yu is the First Elder's son, and he promised me the secret scroll of the Coiling Dragon Hand, I was blinded by greed, so I agreed … Later, later, when Lin Long wasn't paying attention, we directly knocked him out. It wasn't that Lin Long was hurt by a monster like I said before, and then Lin Yu took the Spirit Orchid from Lin Long and gave me the secret scroll of the Coiling Dragon Hand a few days after returning to the family."
"Lin Rong, don't slander me … There's no such thing," Lin Yu refuted loudly, but he didn't notice that his voice was a little shaky.
Lin Rong, on the other hand, silently took out a new booklet from his bosom. The words "Coiling Dragon Hand" were written on the booklet, and the handwriting looked very new. It must have been written not long ago.
"Protector Zhang, please take a look." Lin Rong handed the booklet over.
When Zhang Zhi took the booklet and focused his eyes on the booklet, everyone's attention was also focused on Zhang Zhi.
As for Lin Yu, his face had already turned pale, and Lin Yuanhe was staring at him fiercely.
After looking at it for a while, Zhang Zhi said, "It is indeed the secret scroll of the Coiling Dragon Hand."
As soon as he said that, the whole crowd suddenly burst into an uproar, because the Coiling Dragon Hand was not a common martial arts skill, and it was not a martial arts skill shared by the Lin family, but the martial arts skill of Lin Yu's mother's family, the Wang family.
Of course, the Wang family would not agree to publicly pass their martial arts skill to the Lin family, so the secret scroll must have appeared in Lin Rong's hands because of their deal, and the one in Lin Rong's hand was basically a handwritten copy.
In other words, the truth had come to light, and it was Lin Yu who was in the wrong first.
"I didn't expect Lin Yu to be so sinister and cunning." At that moment, almost everyone had the same thought.
Since Lin Yu's father, the First Elder of the Lin family, Lin Yuanhe, was standing in front of them, they did not criticize Lin Yu like they did Lin Long.
"Okay, now everything is completely clear …" Zhang Zhi said with a smile.
However, before he finished, he was interrupted by Lin Yuanhe, "Guard Zhang, don't rush to a conclusion. This handwritten copy was undoubtedly given to Lin Rong by my son, Lin Yu. But this is only because of the deep friendship between the two juniors, and it has nothing to do with this matter. Now, I suspect that Lin Rong was bewitched by someone to confuse the truth."
Lin Rong's face changed, and he said immediately, "First Elder, this handwritten copy of the Coiling Dragon Hand is indeed related to this matter. If not for it, how could I be willing to do such a bad thing?"
"Lin Rong, tell me, who on earth bewitched you?" Lin Yuanhe did not pay attention to Lin Rong at all, but shouted at him.
Lin Rong did not dare to refute for a moment.
At that moment, Lin Rong's father suddenly stood up, shielded his son behind him, and said coldly, "First Elder, everything my son said is the truth."
"Humph, what truth? Obviously, he was bewitched by someone to frame Lin Yu," Lin Yuanhe said.
"Shameless, really shameless!"
Seeing this scene, everyone cursed First Elder Lin Yuanhe in their hearts. They did not expect Lin Yuanhe to be such a cunning person. The fact was already so clear, but he was still quibbling.
However, because the parties involved were Lin Yu, Lin Rong, and Lin Long, if Lin Yuanhe insisted that this was a false accusation, the others could do nothing about it.
Of course, if it were not for Lin Yuanhe's identity, everyone would have unanimously condemned Lin Yu.
Seeing that the matter was in a stalemate, suddenly an old voice came from the back of the conference hall, "Lin Yuanhe, you disappoint me."
"The family head is here!"
Hearing this voice, everyone in the conference hall was happy.
As expected, the one who walked out from behind the screen was the family head of the Lin family, Lin Qingshan, who had not shown up for a long time.
Lin Qingshan wore a black robe, and his hair was gray. He had a three-inch beard, and he looked dignified without being angry.
"Father, why are you here?" Lin Yuanhe's face changed.
"If I did not come, wouldn't the Lin family be in chaos because of you?" Lin Qingshan stared at his father fiercely.
Then, he glanced at everyone present and said in a clear voice, "The evidence is conclusive, so there's no need to investigate this matter anymore. Guard Zhang, sort out what happened, and then punish the wrongdoers according to the family's iron rules."
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