Old Lady Liu burst into tears the moment she entered. She must not be in good health. After saying a few words, she collapsed there, panting, and leaning on another woman for support. The middle-aged man and woman who were talking were probably her son and daughter-in-law.
Lei Ting asked, and it was the middle-aged man who answered him: "That's right, we're going to report you to the police! We're accusing you, the Lei family, of forcing my aunt to death. You wanted to bury her before our family members arrived, so you could destroy the body and all evidence. Fortunately, God has a vision. I heard the mountain road collapsed, and the way is blocked."
Lei Zhen was about to say something when Lei Ting stopped him. He said coldly, "Under what identity do you want to report to the authorities?"
The middle-aged man sneered: "Of course, as Madam Lei's family member. Didn't I say that my mother is Madam Lei's biological sister?"
Lei Ting remained unmoved: "I'm sorry, ever since the Lei family came to Yanbei, more and more families have come to recognize their relatives. I haven't seen you before."
The middle-aged man was not in a hurry after hearing this, as if he had long expected that their identities would be doubted. He snorted lightly, took out a piece of paper from his sleeve pocket, and leisurely handed it to Lei Ting: "Look carefully, this is a letter from the head of the Liu family. Our identities are clearly stated on it. It is also stamped with the clan seal and the personal seals of several old uncles of the Liu family. We are members of the Liu family. Madam Liu is my sixth aunt. If you have any questions, feel free to go back to the clan and ask. Just don't blame others for laughing at you when the time comes."
Liu Gui, the steward behind Lei Ting, hurried forward and took the paper from the middle-aged man. He unfolded it and handed it to Lei Ting. Lei Ting took a closer look and his expression finally improved. "So he really is from the Liu family."
The people from the Liu family immediately straightened their backs.
Although the Liu family was the most prominent family in Jiangnan a few decades ago, it has been in decline for a long time. Most of the Liu family members who are still there are distant branches who were not implicated back then, and the family's aristocratic demeanor has long been lost.
Lei Ting glanced somewhere in the crowd and secretly gave a wink to his own people.
Then someone was heard saying, "Hey, how come another member of the Liu family has come to claim kinship? Didn't someone spread rumors about this Madam Lei's origins before? Some said that Madam Lei wasn't from the Liu family's direct lineage, but was just a concubine's daughter. Some said that Madam Lei was just an orphan who came to the Liu family with unknown origins. Some even said that this Madam Lei was simply an imposter, and that even the two masters of the Lei family were bastards of unknown origin."
Although this person seemed to be discussing with someone, his voice was quite loud and many people present heard it.
Lei Zhen was so angry that he was shaking all over, and was about to order those who continued to talk nonsense to be kicked out. Lei Ting, on the other hand, looked unmoved, as if he had just heard someone fart in public, but he was always paying attention to the movements of the Liu family.
Therefore, he did not ignore the exchange of glances between the middle-aged man and the middle-aged woman at this time.
In fact, at this time, the couple were both thinking about what they had heard before entering the Lei family.
They had already set out from their hometown before Mrs. Lei's death. At that time, the man gave them the order to expose Mrs. Lei's identity.
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