"Sister-in-law Xiulian, are you alright?"
"I made some sugar water, I'll drink some to calm down."
Everyone offered their own words of comfort to Li Weidong and Zhao Xiulian.
Just then, someone suddenly spoke up: "How could this place suddenly catch fire?"
Li Weidong took a sip of sugar water and said coldly, "Someone set the fire. I heard footsteps."
Everyone gasped in shock.
Zhao Xiulian's expression changed drastically, and she said angrily, "Which bastard did such a despicable thing? If I find out, I'll kill him!"
Others also began to speculate.
Li Weidong remained silent.
He knew in his heart that now, in the entire Peach Blossom Valley, and even in the surrounding villages, the only people who hated his family were Tiger's family.
After all, everyone else was eager to curry favor with him so they could grow mushrooms and make a fortune together. Why would they do something like arson?
Only Tiger's family has this possibility.
Some people also thought of this: "Could it be that Tiger started the fire?"
"I also think it might be him. Hasn't he always harbored resentment towards Wei Dong?"
"If it really is Tiger, then call the police and have him arrested!"
"Yes, call the police!"
"Setting the house on fire is tantamount to murder! Luckily, Weidong is alright. If anything had happened to him, I would have been the first to punish his family!"
The crowd was filled with righteous indignation, yet also with lingering fear.
Their hopes for escaping poverty and becoming rich rest entirely on Li Weidong. If something were to happen to Li Weidong, where would they find such an easy way to make money?
Zhao Xiulian grabbed Li Weidong's arm, her voice trembling slightly: "Weidong, about this..."
"Did Tiger really do it?"
Li Weidong grasped her hand and said in a deep voice, "Whether it's true or not, we'll know once the police come over!"
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