Chapter 270: Search Together

Chapter 270: Search Together

During the search, Niu Qi found nothing and was instead pressed down by Lin Nuo, who demanded him to clean up the room.

They tidied up and even cleaned, but things escalated, and people showed up.

Initially, Lin Nuo came to just put on a show, but others insisted on making a big deal out of it.

“Well then, let’s create some big news!”

With everyone arriving, they were astonished to see Lin Nuo pinning Niu Qi to the ground.

“Third Brother, what’s going on? Why are you laying hands on General Niu? Let him go immediately!”

Lin Fei was shocked and rushed over to intervene.

Lin Nuo released his grip and stood up.

With a blank expression, he stated, “They said the Lin family lost a treasure and came to search. I cooperated, even communicated in advance to let them know that the room would be messy and needed cleaning. General Niu was stubborn and didn’t want to clean, which led to this conflict.”

“Third Brother, can’t we discuss this calmly without resorting to violence?”

“If we could discuss it calmly, I wouldn’t have resorted to violence.”

Lin Nuo sneered and continued, “By the way, does Big Brother know about the lost treasure of the Lin family? Oh right, General Niu is your subordinate, so you must know.”

“I know,” Lin Fei replied. “The fog spirit bracelet has been lost since early morning, and we are naturally worried. It’s reasonable for us to search, so I hope Third Brother can understand.”

“Understand? Of course I understand. Aren’t I cooperating with them? They’ve searched everywhere, and I didn’t resist, right?”

Lin Nuo smirked, but the cold smile quickly faded.

“Let me ask, since we’re searching, shouldn’t everyone’s rooms be searched?”

Searching him was no big deal, so let’s make this a bigger issue.

If they wanted to create a scene, he would gladly help them.

“Yes, we will search,” everyone replied.

With so many people present, Lin Fei agreed to the surface demand, knowing full well they wouldn’t actually search because searching guests would be too rude.

It made no sense—didn’t they say the treasure was in his room? Why couldn’t they find it?

Lin Nuo immediately responded, “Alright, I too am a member of the Lin family. This is a major matter, so I must be involved in the search.”

“There’s no need for Third Brother to be involved. I’ll send someone to search,” Lin Fei quickly said.

“No need? No way! This is a matter concerning the Lin family, so I must participate. By the way, Big Brother, hasn’t your room been searched?”

“They have searched it.”

“I’m not reassured; I plan to search again. Please cooperate, Big Brother. Your people can search me, and I should search yours too—fair is fair. By the way, all guests must be searched; the Lin family’s lost treasure is a big deal. Please cooperate, it won’t take long; this has happened before; just get used to it.”

Lin Nuo made his intentions clear. If they wanted to cause trouble, then let’s cause trouble. If they wanted to frame him, he would escalate things so that every guest would be searched.

Besides, he even fabricated a line about it happening before.

He painted the Lin residence as a place where thieves ran rampant.

Great! The Lin family celebration now has a tarnished reputation.

As a villain, one must have a heart that relishes chaos.

The guests watching the show began murmuring; how could they come to a celebration, only to have their rooms searched?

Wasn’t the Lin family supposed to be strong and capable? Why did theft happen so often?

This is unsafe!

Lin Fei started to panic, since failing to handle this matter would plummet the Lin family’s reputation.

He originally wanted to frame Lin Nuo, but now he found no stolen goods and was met with the call from Lin Nuo to search everyone’s room.

Lin Nuo really seemed to have lost all sense of decorum; not only did he ruin his own reputation, but he’d also dragged the Lin family down with him.

What were they searching for? That would truly disgrace the Lin family; searching the guests’ rooms would diminish their image in the guests’ eyes for sure.

There’s no way they could do that; Lin Fei had his tricks up his sleeve.

Soon after, a subordinate rushed over to report, “My lord, we found the fog spirit bracelet! It wasn’t lost; it just fell in the corner!”

“Oh, so it was a misunderstanding. My apologies, Third Brother, I bothered you early in the morning over a misunderstanding. We don’t need to search anymore.”

Lin Fei said with a smile, but deep down, he knew the truth: the so-called recovered treasure was just a lie.

Where could the lost fog spirit bracelet be? It must be connected to Lin Nuo.

Otherwise, how could it possibly go missing? Did it grow legs and run away?

Lin Nuo quickly chimed in: “Oh, as long as it’s found! Since the fog spirit bracelet is back, I suggest Big Brother take it out for a look, so it doesn’t get scratched or broken.”

“…”

This kid is really persistent and won’t let it go?

Lin Fei immediately refused: “Third Brother, this fog spirit bracelet is a treasure of the Lin family and cannot be taken out lightly. If you want to see it, I can show it to you privately. As for the other guests, sorry, family rules; I can’t allow it.”

Lin Fei turned the tables, pretending to say he would show it to Lin Nuo privately, but really wanted to corner him.

He had to make Lin Nuo spill out the fog spirit bracelet.

Lin Nuo could easily guess his intentions and thought, “Show it to me privately? Really? Does he think I’m that gullible?”

If he went there, he might just hear Lin Fei say, “Let me see it.”

Lin Fei had the numbers on his side and could easily sway public opinion. Besides, he played the innocent act very well, ultimately sullying the Lin family’s name while trying to make Lin Nuo look bad.

That’s enough for now; he’d already smeared the Lin family’s reputation, and he’d find more chances to continue doing so.

“Fine, after I finish breakfast, I’ll come find you to look.”

“Alright, Third Brother, I’ll be waiting for you to come by.”

The two pretended to reach a consensus but were actually calculating their own next moves.

Lin Fei thought he would return to prepare, ready to take Lin Nuo to a mysterious room.

“Everyone, this was a misunderstanding, and I apologize for the disturbance. Tonight, at the banquet, I, Lin Fei, will present everyone with a mysterious gift.”

Lin Fei quickly apologized respectfully, putting on a show, then turned to Lin Nuo and said, “Third Brother, my soldiers don’t understand and have offended you. I apologize for that.”

“Ah, we are senior martial brothers, no need to worry about it. However, Big Brother, I may forgive, but military discipline must be upheld. General Niu is a highly respected general among the people and should set an example; I suggest he and his subordinates do some cleaning and watering at the Lin residence; that’s not too much, right?”

“Not too much, General Niu, during the Lin family celebration, you’ll have to bear with it a bit and do some chores.”

Lin Fei immediately backed Lin Nuo’s proposal; after all, he was just playing the good guy, and his subordinates were expendable.

Niu Qi: “…”

Damn it! I got beat, and you, Lin Fei, won’t even stand up for me, and now you expect me to clean?

You Lin family members are all shady!

For now, they settled the issue, and the crowd began to disperse, but the bad impression left on the esteemed guests was hard to erase.

Lin Nuo didn’t care; they could blame the Lin family all they wanted; it had nothing to do with him.

Most guests had left, but a few young ladies stayed behind.

They had just witnessed Lin Nuo pinning down Niu Qi, and it was quite heroic.

And his calm demeanor just now showcased the qualities of a true knight.

So this is Lin Nuo’s room, huh?

They were quite curious.

However, they also had some doubts.

Why were there so many girls connected to Lin Nuo on the scene?