Farm Girl's Manor
Chapter 678 Framing Evidence (3)_1

Chapter 678: Chapter 678 Framing Evidence (3)_1

"Right, we don’t care what others think; the five beasts have been kind to us. No matter what, we can’t let those scoundrels succeed."

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Mo Yan looked at the villagers who were even more indignant than herself. Her heart filled with warmth. "Thank you all for your trust in the five beasts. I will take care of this matter properly and will definitely clear their names."

Seeing the confidence in her demeanor, the villagers gradually felt reassured. Watching their own children from not far away, stuffing wild fruits into their mouths while also feeding the five beasts—despite the beasts not seeming too fond of the fruits and only reluctantly eating them without any signs of aggression or biting—the villagers became even more convinced that the beasts wouldn’t harm people without reason.

Mo Yan, with the five beasts and her younger siblings, hurried down the mountain, fearing that if they returned late, those people would have taken advantage of her father. The other villagers, with their children in tow, followed closely. When they arrived outside the Mo Family’s courtyard, they shooed the reluctant children away and picked up thick wooden sticks to hold in their hands, ready to enter the Mo Family’s gate and drive out the villains who framed the five beasts.

As soon as she stepped through the courtyard gate, Mo Yan heard several voices from the front hall demanding compensation from Mo Qingze, peppered with humiliating insults. Instantly, her anger boiled over.

In the courtyard, many villagers who had heard the news were standing around, gathering in small groups to engage in heated discussions. Some believed the five beasts hadn’t hurt anyone; others were skeptical; and yet others took this opportunity to kick the Mo Family while they were down, insisting that the five beasts had committed evil deeds... There were all kinds of opinions!

When Mo Yan entered with the five beasts, under the stare of one person and five beasts, the crowd involuntarily closed their mouths and parted to create a path, fearful that being a step too slow might result in a bite from the fierce beasts.

At that moment, the front hall was crowded. Apart from Mo Qingze, Lixiu, and others from the family, there were over a dozen government officers dressed in official uniforms with sabers hanging from their waists, as well as Yang Bao and the village elders who had come to defend the Mo Family. However, the most conspicuous figures were the six alleged "victims" of the five beasts, sitting arrogantly in the center of the hall.

Dressed in brand-new silk clothes, their faces, necks, and hands were wrapped in white cloth bands that showed traces of seeping blood. Two of them even leaned on crutches; they seemed to be from wealthy families, and their pitiful appearance made them look genuinely wounded.

Seeing Mo Yan with a furious expression and the five beasts emitting a murderous aura, the six "victims" who had been clamoring earlier suddenly choked up and subconsciously stood up to hide behind the government officers.

Though these people were evidently terrified to death, they still didn’t forget to slander the five beasts: "Officer, look, it was those wild beasts that bit the six of us. You must, must capture them quickly, take them away!"

The government officers, too, felt chills under the scrutiny of the five beasts and unconsciously stepped back. The leading government officer, regretting this visit, swallowed nervously as he looked at the five beasts and spoke with difficulty to Mo Yan, "Miss Mo, could you please send them out first, then we can sit down and talk this through slowly?"

As it happened, this government officer was an acquaintance, the same one who had come with Wang Dali to search for the Golden Beast last time. Knowing that Han Zhiyun was on good terms with the Mo Family, he had realized this was going to be a tricky situation when he was assigned to come; but he had orders from above, so he had no choice but to show up.

Mo Yan slowly walked to her father’s side, who looked worried, and gave him a glance that said "keep calm," before addressing the leading government officer in a cool tone, "Didn’t you say the five beasts are the chief culprits? If we send them away and they flee out of guilt, what then?"

This statement not only stunned the government officers but also shocked the six "victims," who seemed unable to believe that Mo Yan would admit to it just like that.

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