Wan Tingsheng naturally shared the same doubts and questioned, "You are just the headmaster of an academy. Even if you are a scholar who has passed the imperial examination, you have no right to use torture on me!"
Tao Ran emerged from the crowd with a blank expression.
Several men dressed in uniform stood beside him, unlike the usual servants of the Tao family.
Tao Ran's tone was extremely cold, "Since you've already inquired, why didn't you find out the details?"
He looked Wan Tingsheng up and down, walked past him, and crossed his arms behind his back. "You should find out that my father is a local gentry in Hefeng Town. Anyone who causes trouble in the town can be arrested and punished."
Both Wan Qiqi and Wan Tingsheng showed expressions of surprise at the same time.
She always knew that Tao Ran and Tao Jing were children of a wealthy family, but she never expected that Tao Ran's father was actually a local gentry in Hefeng Town!
No wonder she hadn't encountered any other troublemakers in Hefeng Town besides Tang Qiwen; it turned out that Tao Ran was protecting her!
"No, you can't arrest me. I'm telling the truth. You can't arrest me..." Wan Tingsheng seemed flustered and hurriedly backed away.
He stumbled and nearly fell.
Then, he braced himself with his hands on the ground and immediately ran outside.
The guards of Hefeng Town did not give him a chance, immediately capturing him and gagging him with a towel.
Tao Ran turned around and said to the leader, "This is troublesome! Keep an eye on him and don't let him spout nonsense."
"Yes, we must not let him cause any more trouble."
After the man finished speaking, he led his men to take Wan Tingsheng away.
Tao Ran's eyes regained their usual gentleness, and the corners of his mouth turned up slightly as he bowed to the people present, saying, "If you have not yet offered your prayers, you may enter."
Soon, the mourning hall returned to its usual tranquility.
Wan Ziyan was given acupuncture by Doctor Ge, which allowed him to fall asleep peacefully.
Wan Qiqi looked at Tao Ran with a slightly complicated expression.
She always thought Xie Xing was not simple, but she didn't expect Tao Ran to be just as unpredictable.
She didn't believe Tao Ran was unaware of what Wan Tingsheng had said.
Wan Qiqi belatedly realized that when Xie Xing called Tao Ran a "hypocrite," Tao Ran didn't refute him and even seemed to nod slightly in agreement!
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