Chapter 152: The Peasant Girl’s Splendid Manor
Chapter 152: Teaching a Lesson (1)
As soon as these words were spoken, everyone who hadn't dispersed yet was stunned. It turned out that she had started the fire that night!
"But you were clearly sleeping at home that night. Why are you talking nonsense?" Old Mo was first shocked to learn that his daughter had started the fire, then almost driven to tears by her lack of intelligence. He quickly tried to cover up for her.
But Mo Yongxi's slip of the tongue in front of everyone wasn't something they could overlook. They weren't fools; how could they believe him!
Mo Yan was also surprised. She had just made up a lie on the spot, never expecting to expose the real arsonist.
"Old Mo, you have to give everyone an explanation for this!" Yang Bao looked at Old Mo with a stern expression, his face grim. The fire that night had left everyone who participated in extinguishing it with lingering fear. If it hadn't been discovered early, the consequences would have been unimaginable.
He had never forgotten about finding the culprit. He had just come today to be a witness, but unexpectedly, he had found the arsonist.
Realizing he couldn't shirk responsibility, Old Mo's expression turned ashen. Suddenly, he closed his eyes and collapsed straight to the ground.
Mo Yonglu stood behind Old Mo. Seeing his father suddenly fall, he quickly rushed forward and caught him, anxiously shouting, "Dad, Dad, what's wrong? Wake up!"
"Hurry, hurry, get your father back. If he doesn't wake up, go to the town and find a doctor."
Worried about causing a death, Yang Bao had to put aside the arson incident and let Mo Yonglu and the others carry Old Mo back.
As a son and nephew, Mo Qingze naturally couldn't stand idly by and also stepped forward to help.
Seeing this, everyone nodded. Although they looked down on Old Mo's family, if Mo Qingze stood by and did nothing at this moment, it would show that he was also someone not to be deeply trusted.
Watching Mo Qingze and the others hurriedly leave, Mo Yan sneered. She didn't believe that Old Mo had really passed out. He was probably pretending to escape the villagers' inquiries.
But today, she had forced Old Mo's family into a corner, and even if the truth about the arson came out, and even if Old Mo had to take responsibility for it, it would inevitably leave a impression that they were ruthless.
Anyway, since Mo Yongxi admitted it herself, she couldn't escape even if she ran away. When Old Mo woke up, she wouldn't need to intervene, and they would still face the inquiries and accusations from Yang Bao and the villagers.
Once Old Mo's family, after Mo Qingze and the villagers had left, Old Mo immediately opened his eyes, sat up abruptly from the bed, and without hesitation, kicked Mo Yongxi, who was lying by the bed.
This kick wasn't light. Mo Yongxi fell to the ground fiercely, and her head hit the corner of the table with a loud 'thud.'
"Ahhhh, someone's going to kill! Dad is going to kill someone—" Mo Yongxi, holding her head, let out a miserable scream, tears streaming down her face.
"You old fool, what are you doing?" Hong Shi reacted, her face full of distress as she helped up the wailing Mo Yongxi and shouted at Old Mo.
Outside, Mo Yonglu and the others heard the commotion and quickly rushed in. They hadn't even had a chance to be happy before seeing Old Mo tremblingly pointing at Mo Yongxi and cursing:
"What kind of sin did I commit in my past life to have such a brainless idiot like you? You're just a troublemaker. Do you want to kill our whole family before you're satisfied?"
Mo Yongxi was frightened by Old Mo's gloomy expression and quickly hid behind Hong Shi, cunningly explaining, "I didn't do it on purpose. That wench deceived me, and I accidentally let it slip."
Old Mo was so angry that his heart and chest hurt. He pointed at the door and shouted at the mother and daughter, "Get out, get out of here, both of you!"
Seeing that Old Mo was so angry, Hong Shi didn't dare to argue with him and quickly pulled Mo Yongxi away.
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