CHAPTER 284: CHAPTER 283: CATCHING THE THIEF AND SEIZING THE STOLEN GOODS (SECOND UPDATE)

"I want to see who dares! What right do you have to claim that Zhenzhen did those unspeakable things?"

A deep male voice came from behind Old Mrs. Mu.

Mu Dashan slowly walked towards the crowd.

His steps were steady, and his expression was firm. If it weren’t for needing medication every day and sometimes feeling tired, he would seem no different from a normal person.

Especially now, with his gusty pace, he seemed all the more impossible to ignore.

"Dashan, you shouldn’t get involved in this matter. Your third branch is already separated, why bother with the Old Mu Family’s affairs? Why care about Mu Zhenzhen?"

The gossiping onlookers, who weren’t afraid of stirring up trouble, saw Mu Dashan arrive and smirked as they said this.

"Even if our third branch has separated, we’re still part of the Old Mu Family. If something happens to the Old Mu Family, we in the third branch can’t just hide away like turtles," Mu Dashan replied.

"Since that’s the case, we won’t be polite. Everyone, let’s rush in, tie up Mu Zhenzhen, and drag her out to show everyone the shameless hussy’s antics!"

Mrs. Zhang shouted, and those who had paused upon Mu Dashan’s arrival regained their fervor, stomping towards the back courtyard of the Old Mu Family.

Before reaching Old Mrs. Mu, another person emerged from the third branch of the Old Mu Family, this time it was Mu Shuangshuang.

Mu Shuangshuang walked over with pride, without saying a word, but everyone felt an invisible pressure, making them unconsciously want to retreat.

Mu Dashan’s previously anxious heart instantly calmed down. His daughter was here, so this matter shouldn’t be much of a problem.

Mu Shuangshuang gave Mu Dashan a reassuring smile just in time, then turned to the villagers and said:

"Uncles and aunties, what are you doing here? Visiting my grandparents’ house? Unfortunately, I just came from the kitchen, and my fourth aunt isn’t feeling well, so there’s no one to make dinner." Mu Shuangshuang smiled at the crowd.

"Stop with your nonsense. Who wants to eat at the Old Mu Family’s? We’re here for Mu Zhenzhen’s life!

The Old Mu Family loves playing these tricks. First, it’s Mu Dashan, now it’s you, this little brat!

Are you going to bring out Mr. Mu next? Let me tell you, stop stalling to let Mu Zhenzhen escape."

Liu Wangcai’s wife pushed past the villagers who had stopped and reached Mu Shuangshuang, spewing saliva like it was manure.

The big yellow front teeth were exposed the whole time, emitting a unique stench that made Mu Shuangshuang want to turn her head away.

Goosebumps covered Mu Shuangshuang’s body, feeling utterly disgusted, yet she had to face off against this woman right now.

"Aunt Juhua, you really like to joke around. What do you mean by saying my second aunt is trying to escape? What did she do to run away?" Mu Shuangshuang sneered, looking at Liu Wangcai’s wife with a mocking expression.

"Did nothing? Look at the injury on my husband’s head, the chickens in my home turned to bones, and our money gone. You call that doing nothing, are you blind?"

"That still doesn’t prove it was my second aunt who did it, right? Just the accusation of seducing Uncle Wangcai alone is unbelievable!

My second aunt is beautiful, even if she’s divorced, those who fancy her could line up from Er Gui Village to Qingshan Town, unlike Uncle Wangcai, whom she might not find appealing at all."

"What... what do you mean? Are you saying I’m lying?" Liu Wangcai’s wife shouted angrily.

"That’s not what I meant, but merely relying on Aunt Juhua’s words is not enough to conclude my second aunt did those unspeakable things.

It’s easy to start a rumor, but clarifying it can break one’s legs. Besides, it’s uncertain who hit Uncle Wangcai."

When Mu Shuangshuang spoke, she deliberately raised an eyebrow and glanced at Liu Wangcai’s wife.

Liu Wangcai’s wife bristled instantly, "What do you mean, you little brat? Are you saying I hit him?

Even if I did, Mu Zhenzhen stealing our money jar is true, right? Let us go to her room to search. If we find it, let’s see if the Old Mu Family can still argue."

Liu Wangcai’s wife was convinced that her family’s money jar was with Mu Zhenzhen, thinking if there’s concrete evidence, the people of Old Mu Family wouldn’t be so cocky anymore.

"Yes, let us check. If we find the money jar, hand Mu Zhenzhen over to us!"

"And if you don’t find anything? Aunt Zhang, how do you plan to handle this? What about my family’s reputation, and my second aunt’s? Are you going to take responsibility?"

Mu Shuangshuang stepped forward in a few strides, standing right in front of Aunt Zhang, the woman who cursed her chicken to die this afternoon, daring to meddle with the Old Mu Family now. Does she really think no one from Old Mu Family is here?

At this moment, only Mu Shuangshuang was speaking at the Old Mu Family; everyone else, except Mu Dashan and Old Mrs. Mu, was watching the spectacle.

Mu Dashan was naturally concerned about his daughter, while Old Mrs. Mu cared for Mu Zhenzhen.

Fortunately, Mu Shuangshuang was capable of holding the fort, her few words were far more effective than Old Mrs. Mu’s scolding.

The villagers looked at each other.

In truth, everyone was just here for the entertainment; they weren’t necessarily looking to escalate things. They truly didn’t care about Mu Zhenzhen’s plight, only wanting some gossip to discuss over meals.

"What’s this, are you all chickening out? If we don’t find it, I’ll take full responsibility, and the Old Mu Family can do whatever they want with me," Cai Juhua promised sternly, rekindling everyone’s spirits, prompting them to charge towards the Old Mu Family again.

Mu Shuangshuang sidestepped, but Old Mrs. Mu wasn’t having it, as she knew she had seen that jar and that piece of meat in her daughter’s hands.

Old Mrs. Mu sat down with a thud, smacked her thigh, and began to wail, "Bullying the weak, so many people against one old woman, it’s too much... You’re going to break into my house and steal stuff..."

This crying and shouting tactic was quite effective in the Old Mu Family, and whenever Old Mrs. Mu used it, there was never an unsolved matter.

Mu Dashan and his sons quickly rushed to help Old Mrs. Mu, but she pointed at them and scolded, "Are you all blind? Those people are trying to steal from us, stop them..."

"Mom, don’t get worked up. If Zhenzhen really did it, we should hurry to cast her out. We have so many unmarried daughters at home, we can’t afford for their reputations to be ruined," Mu Danyan advised Old Mrs. Mu.

Old Mrs. Mu, infuriated, reached out and slapped Mu Dazhong hard across the face.

"You heartless boy, your sister is being humiliated like this, and instead of helping, you’re trying to distance yourself. I don’t have a son like you."

Mu Dazhong felt extremely aggrieved and turned to Mu Dashan, saying, "Old Third, you tell me, if Zhenzhen did those things, wouldn’t it affect your Shuangshuang and Little Zhi?"