When Chi Ling returned to the living room trembling, Mu Shicang and Yang Shushu had just returned, and with them came the fire chief. They had already found the location of the fire.
"The fire didn't start in the kitchen, but behind it. The plants there were a bit dry, and someone started the fire there. Plus, it was windy tonight, so it spread all the way to the kitchen. If Mr. Mu wants to conduct a thorough investigation, it's best to preserve the scene. We'll send someone to investigate tomorrow."
The fire captain was looking at Mu Shicang. This place was within the Mu family's territory. The gate was heavily guarded and it was difficult for outsiders to get in. So the person who set the fire was most likely a member of the Mu family. It was their duty to investigate the truth, but they had no say in whether the Mu family would pursue their own people. After all, who knew if rich people had a hobby of burning houses for no reason?
Mu Shicang did not speak immediately, but instead looked around the living room. Most people were silent and seemed to have nothing to do with it, even Mu Shilian. Only Chi Ling, although she tried her best to look calm, still showed her nervousness.
Then there was Mu Qingyi, who was always clueless. She curled her lips in disdain and glared at Yang Shushu: "The fire wasn't in the kitchen, and it was behind the kitchen. Who knows if she went outside to put out the fire just to burn the house down."
Yang Shushu really didn't understand what grudge the original body had against her that she was willing to expose her own mental retardation and drag her into it.
Fortunately, although Mu Shicang was also ill, their illnesses were different. At least his IQ was still online. He nodded politely to the fire captain and said, "Then please, no one will go there tonight. I will send someone to watch and wait for you to send someone to investigate."
After everyone left, only the Mu family was left in the living room. Mu Shicang walked to the place where Old Master Mu usually sat and sat down. He sat there as a matter of course, and no one dared to raise any objections. Yang Shushu wanted to find a corner to watch the show, but she saw Mu Shicang hooking his finger at her. She looked at him in confusion and pointed at herself. He nodded. Although he was smiling, his attitude was that he would not allow her to refuse.
But it was unlikely that Yang Shushu, who had completely let herself go, would pay any attention to him. She rolled her eyes at him, turned around and found a corner to sit down.
All the Mu family members: "..." Is this courage borrowed from God?
Mu Shicang: “…” It felt like the chess piece in his hand was actually jumping around on its own.
I was very angry.
Little Mu Ye, who had a burning fire in his chest, smiled even more gently, and the smile he showed to his uncles, aunts, cousins, and sisters was as sweet as honey.
"Did you hear everything just now? Right now, this is still our Mu family's business. We can still discuss it behind closed doors. But...if we find out something tomorrow, I guarantee it will no longer be the Mu family's business."
All the members of the Mu family present had different expressions. Mu Shilian tried his best to maintain his calm and kind smile. In fact, Mu Shiyun had just returned home not long ago. He knew nothing and was sitting on the sofa with his legs crossed, playing with his mobile phone. It seemed that he was chatting about dirty things with a girl and smiling in a rather obscene way. As for Mu Jiangfeng, he was still as taciturn as ever, sitting there quietly, not knowing what he was thinking.
As for Mu Shifeng, his son was not there. Mu Shifeng looked at Mu Shicang with a gentle look and some hesitation, but he still spoke: "A Cang, this matter... doesn't need to be made such a big deal. Maybe it's just that one of the servants didn't pay attention..."
Mi Chun pulled him at this time. He looked at his wife and played the role of a henpecked husband to perfection. He suddenly became speechless, pursed his lips, and patted his wife's hand to indicate that he would not say anything more.
Mu Shuya just curled her lips and said nothing. Her husband Yu Qi has always been a soft-eared person. If his wife doesn't speak, she dare not speak.
Mu Qingyi and Chi Ling were sitting together, but this time she rarely dared to jump out. Usually, when she made trouble for Yang Shushu, Mu Shicang was too lazy to care, so she dared to do so. But this time she vaguely felt that Mu Shicang was really angry, and if she jumped out again, she would probably suffer the consequences.
As for Chi Ling, she was so frightened that she couldn't speak, and she didn't even dare to raise her head.
Yang Shushu shook her head in the corner. It was too obvious that this show was not good. As one of the young ladies of the Mu family, Chi Ling's skills were too poor.
Fortunately, the main family of the Mu family does not have many people, and the side branches do not live here. Otherwise, if a group of women lived in this compound like in ancient times, no one would know how this idiot died.
Mu Shicang's gaze finally fell on Chi Ling. The corners of his lips curved slightly, and he slowly leaned towards the back of the armchair. Almost out of habit, he pushed the frame of his glasses on his nose with his hand: "Sister-in-law, you look like you have something to say to me."
Chi Ling was suddenly called out, and she shuddered with fear, sitting up suddenly from the sofa: "I... I didn't..."
She looked towards Mu Shiyun for help, but Mu Shiyun was so engrossed in his conversation with the beautiful woman that she didn't know whether he really didn't see her or was pretending not to see her, but he didn't even raise his head.
In fact, it was useless to notice it, so she finally looked at Mu Shilian.
Mu Shilian didn't want to show up, but Chi Ling was his daughter-in-law, so he was inevitably implicated. Mu Shicang was an ungrateful bastard who had always disliked him for a long time, so why didn't he take the opportunity to mess with him?
Mu Shilian glanced at the time on his phone inconspicuously, pursed his lips, and seemingly showed no emotion, but in fact he was quite anxious. He scratched his hair on the sofa twice, and finally said, "A Cang, are you suspecting Chi Ling? This is a bit unreasonable. She doesn't live there, and she rarely goes there. Did she go there specifically to set the fire? There's no reason, right?"
Mu Shicang smiled and nodded, seemingly agreeing with Mu Shilian's words, but his next question was: "By the way, why didn't I see Xiaozhuang tonight?"
Mu Shicang's words were like a devil finally showing his bloody fangs, ready to bite his prey. Chi Ling's legs could no longer support her body, and she almost begged to Mu Shilian, "Dad..."
Mu Shilian's demeanor wasn't good either, and Mu Shicang's attitude clearly showed that he knew something, but how could he possibly know?
He didn't quite believe it, but he didn't dare to confirm it. In fact, burning a house was nothing to the Mu family, but the big deal was that the house burned was the house where Mu Shicang's parents once lived. It was simply Mu Shicang's forbidden area. Anyone who touched it would die. If he really knew the truth, he really couldn't be sure what the madman would do.
Yes, crazy.
Mu Shicang is a real madman. When he is happy, he can destroy something he doesn't like without blinking, even if it is priceless. But when he cares about something, even if it is just a pack of toothpicks, he can fight with you for it, and he will risk his life.
Such examples have happened countless times since he was a child, and this time, that house is what Mu Shicang cares about, and it is what he cares about the most at the moment.
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