The Peasant Girl’s Splendid Manor Chapter 357: Meddling of the Xue Family Offers Assistance (1)
Chapter 357: Meddling of the Xue Family Offers Assistance (1)
"Grandpa Li, there's no need for you to blame yourself. Let's first clarify the situation," Mo Yan comforted softly. Without understanding the truth, she wouldn't vent her anger on anyone, even though it seemed like the Zhang family's arson was driven by personal grudges against the Li family.
Li Zhong nodded with low spirits. He instructed Tie Tou to temporarily close the shop and accompanied Mo Yan to a small room where the Zhang family mother and son were currently confined.
Opening the door, Mo Yan saw the Zhang family mother and son sitting on the cold floor, their hands and feet tightly bound, hair disheveled, and their mouths gagged with cloth, looking extremely miserable.
As they noticed Mo Yan entering, they initially showed fear on their faces, then began struggling violently. The mother glared ferociously and made muffled threats.
Mo Yan gave a cold smile and produced a bone-piercing dagger from somewhere, slowly approaching the Zhang family mother and son. The sharp blade emitted a chilling gleam under the light, causing the mother and son to shudder in fear.
Starting with a blade right away startled not only the Zhang family but also Li Zhong, who was about to step forward to stop her, but Mo Yan stopped him with a single glance.
Watching her approach with an unfriendly expression, the mother and son felt deep fear. Hu Shi's previous fierceness vanished completely, and involuntarily, she huddled closer to her son.
Mo Yan was satisfied with their reaction. She waved the sharp dagger, making a few passes near their necks before finally resting it against her neck.
Dealing with such cowardly people required a tough approach.
"I won't waste words with you. You'll answer honestly to whatever I ask. Otherwise, don't blame my knife for not being mindful!" Mo Yan threatened.
Hu Shi's face turned pale. She looked at Mo Yan with suspicion, obviously doubting the truth of her words. She didn't believe Mo Yan would dare to kill them here.
Seeming to understand her thoughts, Mo Yan continued threateningly, "Even if I can't kill you here, I can drag you to the desolate mountains in the middle of the night and feed you to wild beasts. It's said that because of the heavy snow, wild beasts in the mountains can't find food. This is when they're most ferocious! Imagine a group of fierce beasts seeing you—what do you think they'd do?"
Seeing that Hu Shi didn't look like she was joking at all, her pupils dilated and her face twisted in fear. She made whimpering sounds and nodded frantically, as if her head were being pounded like garlic.
Satisfied with her assessment of the situation, Mo Yan revealed a hint of a smile. But in the eyes of the mother and son, it seemed more like a devil's smile.
...
After thorough interrogation, Mo Yan finally understood the ins and outs of the matter.
The arson by the Zhang family was indeed related to the grudge with the Li family, but the reason they dared to take such action was due to the instigation and temptation of someone with ulterior motives.
Although this mother and son didn't know who the mastermind was, Mo Yan had a good guess. Even the incident where they came to cause trouble last time and were brutally beaten by Li Zhong was likely orchestrated by the Xue family.
The Zhang family dared to take this risk because Yao Taohua took away all of the Zhang family's money and left them destitute. Besides their empty house, they had nothing of value left.
Hu Shi, a woman who had never suffered hardships, had no idea how to make ends meet. Zhang Ming was weak and incompetent, unwilling to work hard. The mother and son had no choice but to shamelessly beg for food from neighbors.
However, the Zhang family had never been on good terms with their neighbors, who soon grew tired of them and shut their doors firmly at mealtime, refusing to have anything to do with them.
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