adbindia Chapter 1251 - 1250: Who Is the Arsonist?
Chapter 1251 - 1250: Who Is the Arsonist?
Chapter 1250: Who Is the Arsonist
The neighbors were getting more and more excited as they talked, and Mengyu just quietly listened, discovering quite a bit of information about Yun Geming.
However, as the neighbors continued talking, the conversation began to take a turn:
"If you ask me, anyone with the surname Yun is not a good person. It’s their own fault their yard burned, but why couldn’t they just live in it and get burned to death together?"
"But he deserves it, we don’t! Why punish his family and drag us, the neighbors, into it too?"
"You should go ask them for compensation."
"Yeah, yeah, our property damage was caused by them, we should ask for compensation."
"Hey, hey, hey, you’ve got it wrong, this yard doesn’t belong to the Yun family."
"Oh, whose is it then?"
"Ask whoever owns it for compensation."
"Yes, yes, compensation!"
"I heard the previous owner of this yard had the surname Fang."
"Hasn’t Yun lived here for over a decade?"
"I heard they forcibly moved in without government approval."
"Yeah, I heard that too, apparently someone entered Yun’s house ten days ago."
"Right, right, I heard the old lady from that house cursing. My son went to play at their house, and apparently, the owner of the house demanded they move out within ten days."
"So that’s what happened, no wonder Yun moved out on the third day."
"Don’t you find it strange? Yun has already moved out, so why would the house still catch fire? And why did it start from the inside?"
"How do you know it started from the inside?"
"Fool, in such a big yard, if it didn’t start from the inside, could it have burned this thoroughly?"
"Could it be that Yun refused to accept moving out, so he got someone to burn the yard?"
"Shh, keep it down, maybe the Yun family is hiding somewhere listening."
"What are you afraid of?"
"Not afraid, then speak louder?"
"How dare he? Isn’t he afraid of going to prison?"
"Let Yun go to prison? Do you dare?"
"I don’t dare, but the owner of this yard, could he not dare even when his yard was burned?"
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Mengyu listened to these discussions and realized that no one in the world is a fool. People would naturally suspect Yun first after the house burned.
Because, aside from him, no one else had a motive.
However, Mengyu guessed he wasn’t the one who personally set the fire. Even if suspected, due to his status, they wouldn’t dare accuse him recklessly—who would believe a deputy director-level official would commit murder and arson?
Moreover, he would have hired some thugs to do the burning, and if someone dared to accuse him, the thugs would take the blame. Then, he would ruin the accuser’s life in revenge for the thugs.
If the owner of this yard were someone else, knowing that Eldest Son Yun was a district government official, they might let it go, following the principle that citizens don’t fight officials.
However, the owner of this yard was Mengyu; could she just let him off?
The answer was definitely no.
But how could she punish Yun effectively?
Mengyu walked into the yard that was still smoking in some places.
Someone shouted: "Hey, what’s with that girl, why is she walking inside? It’s not safe inside even if the fire is out."
"Yes, yes, be careful, some burnt pillars might suddenly collapse."
Mengyu paid no attention to the people outside and continued walking in. She entered the Middle Court through the Flower Gate, which had burned down to a black frame, disappearing from the view of the crowd.