NOVEL WEB Chapter 78
Chapter 78: The Lin Family Was Framed
“What? Third Uncle made a post?”
Lin Jianhao was shocked and quickly took the phone.
When he saw it, he was completely dumbfounded!
“Crazy! Third Uncle is f***ing crazy!”
Lin Jianhao slammed his palm onto the glass tea table beside him, shattering it instantly.
Shards of glass flew in all directions, hitting the chairs and tables with sharp cracking sounds!
Everyone was startled.
“What happened? Let me see!”
Lin Daoqian walked over and grabbed the phone.
Lin Fuhai and Lin Xue also leaned in.
The three of them looked together.
On the phone’s homepage was a forum post from an app.
The author was none other than the missing Lin Zhongyue.
The post contained a video right at the start.
The three of them clicked to watch.
Holy sh*t!
The video showed Lin Zhongyue and Zhou Changtong in the middle of a transaction.
The three of them were completely stunned.
F**k!
Has Lin Zhongyue lost his mind?
He actually exposed the Lin family’s secret to the public!
This would bring disaster upon the Lin family!
Moreover, in the video, Zhou Changtong even mentioned, “Why isn’t Lin Jianhao here?”
This confirmed that the deal involved the Lin family and wasn’t just Lin Zhongyue’s personal matter.
After all, Lin Jianhao is the head of the family.
He represents the Lin family!
Damn it!
This is going to be a huge problem for the Lin family!
“Has Third Brother lost his mind? How could that idiot do something like this?!”
Lin Daoqian was so furious he started cursing.
“We’re done for! Patriarch, we need to handle this immediately!”
“That’s right! If this spreads, we’re in deep trouble!”
Lin Fuhai and Lin Xue were panicking.
Lin Jianhao paced back and forth in frustration.
The past few days had been a nightmare for him.
One bad thing after another kept happening.
It felt like someone was deliberately targeting the Lin family.
“Father, think of something quickly!” Lin Tianyang was getting anxious.
“Brother Hao, the forum is already full of people questioning our Lin family…”
“Motherf***er! Who the hell is this bastard? He’s calling our Lin family shameless! If I find out who he is, I’ll crush him!”
“Holy sh*t! And look at this guy—he’s saying the beast tide in Ice Moon City was caused by our Lin family colluding with Zhou Changtong! That Zhou Changtong alone couldn’t have triggered a beast tide!”
“F***! They’re framing us! We had nothing to do with the beast tide! Damn it, over seven hundred people even liked that comment!”
…
Lin Daoqian and the others were chattering nonstop.
Lin Jianhao’s headache worsened the more he listened.
Things were spiraling further and further out of control.
“Brother Hao, this is bad! More and more people in the forum are questioning us. They’re all saying our Lin family caused the beast tide. Even some counts have spoken up, demanding an explanation from us…”
Lin Daoqian was furious: “Are these people idiots? Why the hell would we trigger a beast tide?”
“Exactly! Do they even think before they speak? These online trolls are nothing but brainless pigs!”
Lin Fuhai was getting more and more enraged.
“We have to put a stop to this immediately!” Lin Jianhao was getting anxious. “If this continues, all the blame will fall on our Lin family!”
“Patriarch, what should we do?”
The Lin family members were all worried.
The situation in the forum was escalating.
If we were only accused of making shady deals with Zhou Changtong, it would be a grave offense, but they might still have a way out.
However, being accused of causing the beast tide is different.
That was an attack on a human base—tantamount to defying the entire alliance.
That is a capital crime!
No!
The Lin family can’t just sit and wait for disaster!
Lin Jianhao quickly calmed down.
“Uncle, Third Uncle, and Tianyang—you three go post in the forum right now and explain!”
“Say that the transaction was Lin Zhongyue’s personal act and has nothing to do with our Lin family!”
Lin Jianhao ordered urgently.
“Father, but in the video, Zhou Changtong mentioned your name. If we say this has nothing to do with the Lin family, people won’t believe it…” Lin Tianyang pointed out the key issue.
Lin Jianhao took a deep breath and said, “Just explain it like this: Zhou Changtong once tried to make a deal with me, but I refused. However, Lin Fuhai found out about it.”
“Lin Zhongyue was very tempted by the deal, so he secretly negotiated with Zhou Changtong behind my back, using my name to contact him.”
“Later, when I found out, I severely reprimanded Lin Zhongyue and planned to turn him over to the city lord’s office. Fearing punishment, Lin Zhongyue fled.”
“He held a grudge against our family, so he exposed the matter himself. This explains why, despite being a Lin family member, he would harm the Lin family.”
Lin Jianhao truly deserves to be the patriarch.
In just a short time, he came up with a logical and convincing explanation.
Lin Daoqian and the others were all impressed.
“Patriarch, you’re brilliant! You came up with such a perfect excuse so quickly!” Lin Daoqian couldn’t help but admire him.
If he didn’t already know the truth, he might have actually believed it.
“Go post it now! If this drags on any longer, we’ll lose control of the situation.”
Then, Lin Jianhao turned to Lin Xue.
“Xiaoxue, contact Zhou Changtong immediately!”
“Huh…?” Lin Xue was startled. “Brother Hao, why do we need to contact Zhou Changtong?”
Lin Daoqian and the others also looked puzzled.
At such a critical moment, why is Lin Jianhao trying to reach Zhou Changtong?
Isn’t that a bad idea?
“Don’t you all find this situation suspicious?” Lin Jianhao scanned the crowd with a sharp gaze.
“You don’t actually think this post was made by Third Uncle, do you?”
As soon as he said this, everyone was stunned.
“Patriarch… Are you saying this post wasn’t from Zhongyue?” Lin Daoqian swallowed hard.
The situation was unfolding beyond his comprehension.