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As to why they ventured into the mountains in the dead of night, combining Yang Bao’s request from the morning and Wang Dali’s greed, Mo Yan speculated that these people wanted to follow behind Little Flower and the others to pick up easy gains. Instead of finding a bargain, they ended up mauled by a tiger into this ghastly state.
Not content with failing to find a bargain and having to spend a considerable amount of silver for treatnt, they decided to pin the bla on Little Flower, causing a ruckus at her ho, expecting her to foot the bill for their misfortune. Hmph, wishful thinking indeed!
In an instant, Mo Yan had virtually pieced together their actions and sches. Since they hadn’t ntioned Dabai and Mao Tuan, it seed they were unaware that these two creatures were her pets, which would make it easier to clear the matter!
"You, you’re quibbling!" Wang Dali sprang up from his chair, staring at Mo Yan with fierce urgency, his eyes appearing as if they would fall out: "I’m telling you, today, whether you admit it or not, you’ll have to pay up. Otherwise, I’ll just stay right here and not leave!"
"I’m quibbling?" Mo Yan looked at him with a smile, but her eyes were cold: "How about I go to the Governnt Office right now and ask a coroner to co and examine your wounds to see whether you were bitten by a dog or encountered a tiger!"
At these words, the entire hall fell silent. About a dozen people looked at Mo Yan with shocked faces, clearly not expecting that she would even guess who had injured them.
"You—you dare!" Wang Dali shouted with fierce bravado, as if only by doing so could he mask the panic within him and make Mo Yan admit it was Little Flower who bit him.
Mo Yan’s smile faded, and she looked at Wang Dali with sarcasm: "You all barged into my house in the middle of the night, accusing my dog of hurting you, and pressuring to compensate with silver. Why wouldn’t I dare summon a coroner to prove my innocence?"
"You, you..." Wang Dali pointed at Mo Yan with a trembling finger, unable to utter a word in retort. He knew that this ti they couldn’t pin the bla on the Mo Family; the wounds on their bodies were the best evidence, and no amount of obstinate denial could tie the bla to Mo Yan’s household.
Mo Yan couldn’t be bothered to look at him any longer. She scanned the room and saw everyone else with their heads down, speechless. She said coldly: "Considering that you’re all injured and are fellow villagers, I won’t make things difficult for you tonight. You may leave now!"
Upon hearing this, eyes brightened in relief, thinking Mo Yan wouldn’t hold tonight’s events against them. They hastily said in a flattering tone, "Yan girl, you’re such a good girl. Tonight’s incident was just a misunderstanding, a misunderstanding. We are relieved you’re not angry. We will leave, leave right now!"
After the polite words, they couldn’t wait to lift an unwilling Wang Dali and swarm out of the Mo Family residence, afraid that if they lingered even a step behind, Mo Yan would not let them go. However, they overlooked the words "tonight" in Mo Yan’s statent.
Soon, those people had fled clean away. Lixiu strode in, her eyes shining with admiration: "Yanyan, you’re just, just... Oh my, I don’t even know what to say! Those people ca storming in so aggressively, and I was so scared I didn’t know what to do. You rely said a few words, and you scared them off, it was just, just fantastic!"
Feeling the pressure of being looked at with such reverence by an elder, Mo Yan said helplessly: "Aunt Li, their sche was full of holes from the start. Even if I couldn’t refute them today, I just took advantage of their weaknesses to fight back. There’s nothing remarkable about it."
Lixiu knew Mo Yan was being modest. Otherwise, why hadn’t she thought of it herself? Seeing her unwilling to discuss it further, she asked, "What about those people, are you just going to let them off?"
Mo Yan scoffed: "I don’t have the temperant to tolerate their repeated scheming. But this incident isn’t enough for the Governnt Office to intervene. It’s too late now, first thing tomorrow morning I’ll go see the village chief and see how he handles it!"
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