Chapter 120: The Peasant Girl’s Splendid Manor
Chapter 120: Who Set the Fire (2)
"Village head, there's a malicious person in our village, we can't let them get away with it."
The villagers passionately denounced the arsonist, urging Yang Bao to administer justice.
Yang Bao had just helped put out the fire and was awakened by the villagers. He took the initiative to call his sons to help. Now, hearing the villagers' words, he said solemnly, "There must be an explanation for this. But with so many people in our village and no one seeing the arsonist, it's a bit troublesome."
"The arsonist must have a grudge against the Mo family for no reason. Who would be so vicious?" a villager said.
With this said, everyone unconsciously looked towards Mo Qingze.
Yang Bao looked at Mo Qingze, who was in a daze, and asked gently, "Master Mo, have you offended anyone?"
Mo Qingze came back to his senses, clasping his hands and said, "Although I am not talented, I rarely make enemies with people. I can't imagine who would do such a thing."
The crowd thought of the Mo family's usual actions and nodded in agreement.
Unable to figure out the reason, but knowing that there was such a ruthless person in the village, everyone felt uneasy. Who knew if this person would just set fire to wood this time, and next time directly set fire to houses?
Yang Bao pondered for a moment and asked, "Who was the first to discover the fire?"
At this moment, Lin Mu stepped forward and said, "It was Mo Dashan who first discovered it. He woke me up to help put out the fire."
Mo Dashan, who had failed to set the fire, was already feeling guilty. When he heard someone mentioning him, he hurriedly stepped forward to clear himself, "I didn't start the fire. Otherwise, why would I call people to put out the fire?"
"No one said it was you. We just wanted you to come out and ask. Why are you so anxious?" Yang Bao waved his hand, then looked puzzled, "But it's the middle of the night. Isn't your house in the west of the village? Why did you come here?"
"I... I... I..." Mo Dashan felt guilty, but he couldn't come up with a good reason.
His performance made people suspicious. Someone in the crowd muttered, "Maybe it was him who started the fire. Seeing that the fire was too big, he was afraid of being caught, so he went to call for help."
This statement made sense. For a while, many people looked at Mo Dashan with suspicion, and the people around him subconsciously stepped back a few steps.
Mo Dashan became angry when he saw this. He glared at everyone and said, "I didn't start the fire. As soon as I arrived, the fire started burning. Believe it or not, it's up to you."
With that said, regardless of what others thought, he pushed through the crowd to leave.
But now that things hadn't been clarified yet, and he was a suspect, the villagers didn't let him go. Several people stepped forward to block his way.
Mo Dashan was furious. "What? You guys won't let me through? Get out of my way!"
No one listened to him.
"I believe he didn't start it. Let him go back!" At this moment, Mo Qingze suddenly spoke up.
The crowd looked at him puzzled, and even Mo Dashan looked at Mo Qingze in disbelief.
Mo Qingze smiled faintly. "You're not that kind of person."
Considering their similar ages and growing up together, although their relationship had never been good, Mo Qingze still understood him to some extent. He knew that Mo Dashan was not very scheming and was prone to jealousy. Even if he didn't like someone, he might tease them a bit when they met, but that was it. As for arson, he didn't have the guts to do it.
Mo Dashan's eyes widened in astonishment. He never expected that when everyone suspected him, it would be this person he had never liked who would speak up for him.
Looking at Mo Qingze with mixed emotions, Mo Dashan clenched his fists and gritted his teeth. "That's right. I did intend to start a fire tonight to vent my anger, but I didn't have the malice to start such a big fire. Before I could even start it, the fire had already grown large."
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