"You know kung fu?"
Jiang Hu xue blinked her bright, crystalline eyes, looking at Lin Fan with anticipation.
"I..."
Lin Fan was bewildered. That wasn't the point, was it?
Shouldn't you be asking why I flew out of someone's house?
Lin Fan hesitated for a moment and replied, "I know a little kung fu, I suppose."
"I knew it!" Jiang Hu xue excitedly clenched her small fists, "You jumped so high just now, even higher than an Olympic champion!"
"Dr. Lin, you truly are a hidden master!"
As she spoke the last sentence, Jiang Hu xue's beautiful eyes were filled with admiration and affection.
Who wouldn't want the man they liked to be an outstanding talent, skilled in both academics and martial arts?
Jiang Hu xue's opinion of Lin Fan continuously rose in her heart. Following such a man might not be a bad idea in the future!
"It's nothing, just a small trick."
Lin Fan was surprised to find that he didn't need to explain anything.
She didn't care about the matter at all.
What were women thinking?
"Were you... performing an act of chivalry just now?"
Jiang Hu xue's eyes were full of expectation, and she looked at Lin Fan with a curious expression.
Lin Fan didn't speak, but nodded in agreement.
Well, it was directly labeled as an act of chivalry.
She was indeed intelligent and astute!
"Can you tell me what happened?"
Jiang Hu xue raised her right hand, extending three fingers, and swore, "Don't worry, I swear to heaven that I will never reveal your business!"
"I..." Lin Fan took a breath and asked, "You tell me first, what were you doing there?"
Jiang Hu xue didn't hesitate and replied directly, "Because Secretary Cao from your village promised me he would donate a sum of money to the school. I couldn't find him at the village committee, so I inquired and went to his house."
Lin Fan's intuition told him something was wrong.
Donating to the school?
Luofeng Village was so poor that any money they had wasn't enough for the village officials to embezzle, so how could they possibly donate to the school?
"It's not much, five thousand yuan."
Jiang Hu xue smiled a sacred smile, "But every penny is important to the children."
Lin Fan frowned, his gaze suddenly becoming extremely sharp.
From Cao Dewang's lecherous stares at his sister-in-law, to his attempts on his daughter-in-law.
What this old pervert was up to was as clear as day!
"You've been deceived by him."
Lin Fan's tone was unfriendly, with a clear intention to beat Cao Dewang to death.
"What?"
Jiang Hu xue's eyebrows furrowed, she couldn't believe her ears.
How could Secretary Cao, who appeared so righteous and spoke so fervently about contributing to education, be a liar?
"Our village is drowning in debt, we don't have money to donate."
Lin Fan had overheard his sister-in-law mentioning that the village committee had spent so much on food and drinks over the years that they had accumulated IOUs worth thirty to fifty thousand yuan. It had reached the point where people threatened to commit suicide at the village committee, yet they still hadn't recovered their money.
Including other bad debts, it was likely that more than a hundred or two hundred thousand yuan wouldn't be enough.
"But..."
Jiang Hu xue was half-believing.
"Oh dear!" Lin Fan chuckled helplessly, "Don't worry, even if the village committee had money, Cao Dewang and the others would have pocketed it!"
"Then why did he ask me to come and get the money?"
Jiang Hu xue was filled with confusion and disappointment.
"Getting the money is a pretext, his real intention is to have his way with you."
Lin Fan looked around, then stepped forward to advise, "Why didn't you think about it? If he wanted to donate money, he would have gone directly to the principal. Why would he look for you, a volunteer teacher?"
Jiang Hu xue heard this and thought, that's true!
"Then..."
Just as Jiang Hu xue was about to ask further, Lin Fan said, "Be careful when you see that old fellow from now on, no..."
Lin Fan paused and continued, "Perhaps you won't see him in the future."
By now, Jiang Hu xue had believed Lin Fan's words by about eighty to ninety percent.
But if Lin Fan was right, then Cao Dewang was a truly terrifying person.
How could a person be so wicked?
Did he have no conscience at all?
Thinking of this, Jiang Hu xue looked up at Lin Fan and asked with concern, "What are you planning to do?"
"Or what do you want to do?"
Lin Fan thought for a moment and replied, "You'll know tonight."
As he walked forward, he added, "Teacher Jiang Hu, you should go back to school first. Be careful on your way."
"Okay."
Jiang Hu xue followed him, saying with unease, "If you have any difficulties, you can come to me. I have a few classmates who are lawyers and work in the media. They might be able to help."
Lin Fan turned back and smiled, "Thank you."
He turned back, thinking, "Village matters must be resolved using village methods!"
He escorted Jiang Hu xue to the village entrance, then returned home.
"Tonight, I must make a big scene!"
Besides personal vengeance, there was also justice!
We can't let Cao Dewang harm anyone else!
In the evening.
Xia Xue and Song Yue were eating and chatting.
They lived and ate together, and being widows, they became like sisters in less than two days.
"I'm full."
Lin Fan glanced at the time. Cao Yun must be home from work by now.
"Xiao Fan, you've only eaten so little and you're already full?"
Xia Xue's eyes were filled with worry, "Is there something you're hiding from me?"
"Yes," Song Yue echoed, "I thought you seemed off when you got home this afternoon."
"You'll know later. I'm not going to commit murder or arson, nor am I breaking any laws."
Lin Fan took a few steps out and said, "I'm going to the clinic."
Seeing this, Xia Xue immediately stood up and asked, "Xiao Fan, where are you going?"
"Sister-in-law, you'll know later."
Lin Fan grinned, then added, "I'm going to stir up some major news for the village."
After saying that, he turned and ran.
"Sigh~"
Before Xia Xue could reach out to stop him, Lin Fan had already disappeared.
So she could only sigh, "Really, he never lets me rest easy!"
Song Yue patted Xia Xue's shoulder and comforted her, "Sister Xue, don't overthink it. Let's just see what Xiao Fan is up to."
"Sigh~"
Xia Xue sighed again. The child had grown up, and she couldn't control him anymore!
The southern summer nights were still muggy. Almost everyone stayed indoors, either with air conditioning or electric fans.
On the desolate dirt road, a figure was sprinting rapidly.
His destination was not the Cao family's house, but the village committee.
After making a turn, a classic-looking bungalow with white paint and blue trim appeared before Lin Fan.
"A place meant to serve the people has become a den of corruption. It's quite ironic."
Lin Fan sighed, then channeled a surge of purple energy, leaping over the low courtyard wall of the village committee.
Purple Extreme Spirit Eyes!
Lin Fan activated his divine ability, scanned left and right to confirm no one was around, and then landed gracefully in the courtyard.
He knew the village loudspeaker still worked and had excellent sound projection.
"Found it."
Lin Fan searched around and saw the microphone inside the room through the window.
He took out a silver needle and, with little effort, pried open the door.
This was a skill he had developed out of boredom when he was a child.
"Since you started this, don't blame me for finishing it!"