Chapter 11: Key Persons in the Case(1)
Zhou’ger’s eyes rolled around a few times, and suddenly, she ran out rampantly and cheered, “Look for dad, look for dad…”
Ruan-shi rubbed her forehead, feeling a headache, but Mo Yan said with a smile, “Master always regrets that Little Miss doesn’t call him dad. Now that she spoke his name, Master would be ecstatic if he heard this. There’s nothing big going on, so we’ll let Little Miss go with us!”
With the presence of a little young master and a little miss, that child would naturally relax more easily, and the answer Master wanted would surely be easier to get.
Hearing Mo Yan’s response, Ruan-shi also gave up, summoned Bi Wen, and asked her to follow her daughter.
With her goal accomplished, Xu Yun Yao was full of enthusiasm. She obediently let Bi Wen hold her up and followed Mo Yan and He Shaoting toward the front yard.
She heard a violent voice from a man inside when she walked under the eaves outside the study. “…When Sun Youcai came back and learned that Tian-shi had harmed the child in his concubine’s stomach, how could he not be furious? Therefore, he finds Tian-shi to settle the accounts. And because of that, the couple had a dispute, which would later lead to… “
Mo Yan was about to push the door, but He Shaoting, who had followed him obediently, rushed out, pushed open the door, and barged in. He shouted angrily, “You are lying! My aunt didn’t harm anyone at all. That woman accidentally hurt her stomach. Aunt has nothing to do with her. I forbid you to slander her!!”
The sudden roar startled Xu Yunyao, who struggled to get out of Bi’s arms and looked inside the room. She saw He Shaoting standing like an enraged tiger. His hands were clenched into fists as he stared angrily at a rough-faced man in the room.
Tang Song Nian also froze for a rare moment and quickly exchanged a glance with Shen Ming.
Ma Butou was shocked by a small child, and his expression suddenly became a little uneasy.
Tang Song Nian covered his mouth and coughed, trying to say something to ease the atmosphere. However, he was attracted by the small head poking in from the door.
He asked helplessly, “Why is Little Treasure here?”
Xu Yun Yao was afraid that she would be taken back and said sweetly to him, “Dad!”
Tang Song Nian was dumbfounded, and then he was overjoyed. He jumped away from his seat with a swoosh, made a few big strides, and raised the little girl up high. “Little Treasure finally called me Dad!”
As the whole person suddenly left the ground, Xu Yun Yao screamed in fright and hugged Tang Song Nian’s neck subconsciously.
This damned old man, scared the shit out of me!
“Once more, say ‘Dad’ one more time.” Tang Song Nian laughed and coaxed his daughter to speak again.
With a small heart that was still thumping unsteadily, Xu Yun Yao ignored him.
Tang Song Nian also never gave up and continued to goad her.
Shen Ming rubbed his temples and coughed heavily, reminding Master Tang, who was so happy and lost his concentration, that it was time to do business!
Tang Song Nian regained his senses, cleared his throat, and reluctantly handed over his daughter to Bi Wen. Xu Yun Yao, aware of his plan, clung to his neck and did not give up. She said cutely, “No, no, no…”
This palace is not pampering the old man; it is just a little trick to get what I want!
Finally, Xu Yun Yao was held by Tang Song Nian after sitting in front of the table. She heard the old man kindly say to the future young general, “Ma Butou did not deliberately defame her, but the information he received from Sun Manor suggested so. He thinks there is no insider. Don’t be angry, Ting’ ger. I will let Ma Butou compensate you.”
Ma Butou was also a man who dared to act boldly. He did not think there was any problem in making amends to a child, and he directly apologized.
He Shaoting pursed his lips, his clenched hands loosened, then clenched again. Still, the anger on his face had obviously disappeared.
“Now that I think about it, it must be that day…” Tang Song Nian paused for a moment, looked at his little daughter, and saw her smiling sweetly at himself. He couldn’t help rubbing her hair lovingly. Then he gazed at He Shaoting and continued, “Sun Youcai must have been misled into thinking that Tian-shi had harmed his concubine. So he went to find her without investigating.”
Speaking of which, he deliberately slowed down his words and did not miss any expression on He Shaoting’s face. “Tian-shi was naturally annoyed by being framed for no reason, so she had an argument with Sun Youcai. Influenced by the heated atmosphere, Tian-shi accidentally picked up the jar and smashed Sun Youcai—”
“No, no! Auntie didn’t smash him with a jar. Yes—” He Shaoting’s face was red, but before he finished speaking, Tian-shi’s order flashed in his mind. As a result, he only stared at Tang Song Nian with reddened eyes, biting his lips.
Xu Yun Yao already had a general understanding of the matter from the dialogue between the two sides. She had not expected that there was a case involving human life.
And it was obvious from her old man’s words that He Shaoting was the key figure in this murder.
“If your aunt didn’t do it, who did?”
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