Farm Girl's Manor
Chapter 152 Lesson(1)_1

Chapter 152: Chapter 152 Lesson(1)_1

As these words were spoken, those who hadn’t dispersed were stunned; it turned out she was the one who had set the fire that night!

"You were clearly sleeping at home that night, what nonsense are you spouting now?"

Old Man Mo was first shocked that the great fire was set by his own daughter, then was almost driven to tears by her stupidity, and he quickly tried to remedy the situation.

But Mo Yongxi had let something slip in front of everyone, and since the others were neither deaf nor dumb, how could they believe him!

Mo Yan was also surprised; she had just bluffed without expecting to actually trick the real arsonist into revealing themselves.

"Old Man Mo, you need to give everyone an explanation for this!"

Yang Bao looked solemnly at Old Man Mo, his face dark with displeasure. The fire that day had left everyone who participated in fighting it with lingering fear, and had it not been discovered early, the consequences would have been unthinkable.

He had never forgotten to look for the chief culprit, but had yet to find any leads. He hadn’t expected that today, just coming to act as a witness, he would end up identifying the criminal.

Knowing he couldn’t shirk responsibility, Old Man Mo’s expression turned ashen, and suddenly, he closed his eyes and fell straight to the ground.

Mo Yonglu, standing behind Old Man Mo, saw his father suddenly collapse and quickly stepped forward to catch him, anxiously shouting, "Dad, Dad, what’s wrong? Wake up, please!"

"Quick, quick, carry your dad back, and if it’s serious, go to the city to find a doctor."

Worried about a fatality, Yang Bao had no choice but to let the fire-setting issue go, telling Mo Yonglu and the others to carry Old Man Mo back.

As a relative, Mo Qingze naturally couldn’t just stand by and watch, so he also stepped forward to lend a hand.

Seeing this, everyone nodded their heads. Although they looked down on Old Man Mo’s family, if Mo Qingze had stood by idly at this moment, it would have indicated that he too was not a person to be closely associated with.

Watching the retreating figure of Mo Qingze and the others, Mo Yan curled her lips in disdain. She didn’t believe for a second that Old Man Mo had really fainted; he was surely feigning unconsciousness to escape the villagers’ inquiries.

However, today she had pushed Old Man Mo’s family to a position of helplessness. Even if she exposed this act and forced Old Man Mo to take responsibility for the fire, she would inevitably leave others with the impression of being unreasonably relentless.

After all, Mo Yongxi had admitted it himself, and couldn’t run away from it. Once Old Man Mo woke up, there was no need for her to act, as they couldn’t escape Yang Bao and the villagers’ reproach.

In Lao Mo’s House, after Mo Qingze and the onlooking villagers had left, Old Man Mo immediately opened his eyes and sat up abruptly from the bed. Without thinking, he lashed out with a kick at Mo Yongxi, who was beside the bed.

The kick was not light, and Mo Yongxi fell heavily to the ground, his head striking the corner of a table with a ’thud’.

"Waah, someone’s dead, Dad’s going to kill someone—" Mo Yongxi, clutching his head, let out a shrill scream, tears streaming down his face.

"You crazy old man, what are you doing?" Mrs. Hong, having recovered from the shock, helped the wailing Mo Yongxi to his feet with a face full of anguish and yelled at Old Man Mo.

The commotion was heard by Mo Yonglu and the others outside, who rushed in, and before their relief could settle in, they saw Old Man Mo trembling with rage, pointing at Mo Yongxi and scolding:

"What sins did I commit in a past life to have begotten such an idiot like you? Are you here to collect debts, hell-bent on ruining the entire family before you stop?"

Mo Yongxi was so terrified by Old Man Mo’s gloomy face that he quickly hid behind Mrs. Hong and retorted, "It wasn’t on purpose, it was that wretched woman who tricked me; I just accidentally let it slip."

Old Man Mo, so angry he felt a pain in his chest, pointed at the door and bellowed at the mother and son, "Get out, just get out of my sight, all of you, get out!"

Seeing Old Man Mo’s severe anger, Mrs. Hong didn’t dare to argue with him and quickly dragged Mo Yongxi away.