Chapter 113

Qin Huairu, having been scolded for quite a while, could no longer hold it in.

She stood up from the ground and glared at Lu Jianye with a menacing air: "Lu Jianye!"

"Don't you think that just because I've lost my husband, I'm easy to bully. You are going way too far."

"What right do you have to spread such rumors about me!"

The First Master said with a cold face: "Lu Jianye, you brat, you really have gone too far."

"Everyone is busy resolving the matter of the Second Master's family losing their old hen, so why are you spreading rumors about Qin Huairu now?"

The Second Master frowned: "Lu Jianye, Old Li has already admitted it himself; it was his son who stole my family's old hen."

"Why are you sticking your nose into other people's business now?"

"Did you get some kind of benefit out of this too?"

The Third Master said: "Lu Jianye, you brat, go find somewhere cool to stay."

"Old Li has no money, so I'm lending it to him. This is none of your business."

"Or are you saying that you were the one who instigated Old Li's child to steal the chicken?"

Lu Jianye laughed: "Three old senile fools, do you really think I want to meddle in your business?"

"I am doing this to protect my own property."

Huh?

What does that mean?

Lu Jianye hadn't lost anything.

Old Li's child had stolen the old hen.

What does "protecting his own property" mean?

Does this have anything to do with him?

Lu Jianye continued: "Don't treat everyone else like fools."

"As long as one isn't blind, one can see clearly."

"These shoes and socks are simply not the belongings of Old Li's two children."

"But you three old things have insisted that Old Li's son stole the old hen, and you are forcing them to pay compensation."

"It's obvious that you are just bullying honest people."

"Today the Second Master's family lost two chickens, and you act like this."

"Tomorrow, if the Third Master's family loses two big white geese, you'll have to find another scapegoat."

"From now on, every innocent person in the Sihe Academy will have to pay for the real thief!"

"Not only that, the Third Master can take the opportunity to make a big profit!"

"On what grounds?"

"Who do you think you are, bullying people here?"

The three masters were left speechless.

Lu Jianye had spoken exactly what was on their minds.

They had been doing things this way for many years anyway.

The three of them called the shots in the entire Sihe Academy, and they bullied whoever they wanted.

No one dared to resist.

They were certainly going to do the same thing for this matter today.

Lu Jianye ignored them and looked at Old Li's wife: "Sister Meng, do you believe in your children?"

Sister Meng came to her senses and said: "I believe in my children."

"They would never steal anything."

"Besides, just yesterday, my parents' home sent over a pot of chicken stewed with mushrooms."

"No matter how poor we are, the children have never gone without."

"Our children wouldn't steal from the Second Master's family."

"Furthermore, those shoes and socks are simply not my children's things."

"I know exactly what we have and what we don't."

Lu Jianye nodded: "Since that's the case, Sister Meng, you should go report this to the Gongan Bureau."

"Your Old Li is completely unreliable."

"He only has Qin Huairu's son, Especially Bang Geng, in his heart."

"If Especially Bang Geng goes to the reformatory, his whole life will be ruined."

"But if his own son is wrongly accused and sent to the reformatory, Old Li doesn't care at all and even thinks they deserve it."

"Then don't count on him; go report it yourself."

"Get justice for your son and daughter."

Sister Meng's eyes lit up instantly.

She had actually been thinking exactly that just a moment ago.

But she had been a housewife for so many years that she was used to it.

Although Old Li had no real ability, he was, after all, the head of the household.

Women in this era were very conservative in their thinking.

"Follow the chicken if you marry a chicken, follow the dog if you marry a dog"—most married women listened to their husbands.

Even if what the husband said was complete nonsense, they still had to listen.

Now, with Lu Jianye's words, she was suddenly filled with great confidence.

"Okay!"

"I'm going to report it now to get justice for my son and daughter and clear their names."

Sister Meng started walking out.

Her son and daughter followed by her side.

At this, the three old beasts—phew, the three masters—were all stunned.

The First Master, in particular, was the most afraid now.

Because he knew clearly that this was indeed Especially Bang Geng's doing.

They had only framed Old Li's family in order to find a scapegoat.

Once the Gongan Bureau was involved, Especially Bang Geng would be completely finished.

Plus, everything he had said just now would also be identified as being an accomplice.

Then his status and reputation in the Sihe Academy would be affected.

And Qin Huairu would also suffer along with them.

It wouldn't do for Qin Huairu to suffer.

He still had to rely on Qin Huairu to have another son for him to support him in his old age.

Not only that, but his own retirement plan would also fall through.

The Second Master didn't want to report it either.

If the Gongan Bureau came and found the real thief,

this matter would blow up completely.

He was obsessed with becoming an official.

But if he couldn't even manage a small Sihe Academy, what kind of official could he be in the future?

As long as he got the compensation, everything else had nothing to do with him.

The Third Master wasn't happy about it either.

If they really reported it,

would he still have a chance to make money?

He was still thinking about using empty hands to catch a wolf and get rich.

How could such a good opportunity just disappear?

Qin Huairu and Jia Zhang Shi were even more panicked.

If they really let Old Li's family report it and the Gongan Bureau investigated,

Especially Bang Geng's life would be ruined.

Although Especially Bang Geng was just a child, he would be sent to the reformatory.