Chapter 1776: Meng Han Clears Up

Chapter 1776: Meng Han Clears Up

The words of the ten-year-old cousin from the Tao family were like needles, piercing Tao Shi's heart.

Tao Shi had indeed been angry at Tao Feili for betraying Meng Xiaoshu and causing her almost husband's death. However, she believed that Tao Feili had acted out of fear for his life, driven to do so against his will. At the very least, he had genuine feelings for her, his elder sister.

Yet her nephew's words shattered the illusion she had held onto for so long. In Tao Feili and his wife's eyes, she was the Tao Family's slave. She wasn't allowed to live better than Tao Feili. She was foolish and had no sense of self-worth. She deserved to be despised by her children. She was stuck in a no-win situation.

In her brother's eyes, Tao Shi was worth less than the wild grass on the roadside, while she treated Tao Feili as a treasure.

Meng Han told Shu Yu, "My brother was really angry at the time. He drew his soft sword from his waist and held it to that little brat's neck. Only then did the little brat stop insulting us and apologize to my mother."

Though Meng Qi often clashed with Meng Xiaoshu and disliked studying, he wasn't a hotheaded person. In fact, in some ways, his temperament was rather mild.

It was the first time Meng Han had seen her brother so fierce. Holding a sword to a ten-year-old's neck indicated that Meng Qi's patience had run out.

Meng Han couldn't bear the foul language either. Seeing the Tao family's uncles, aunts, and neighbors still siding with the Tao family and accusing Meng Qi of wrongfully brandishing a sword at a child, especially during Tao Feili's funeral, which involved the latter's only son, she couldn't tolerate it.

Meng Han immediately shouted curses, revealing how Tao Feili had fabricated the story about the Meng family possessing treasures to the bandits to save his own life, which ultimately resulted in his death.

Everyone present was stunned, then turned incredulously to look at the Zhang family members.

With a cold smile, Meng Han continued, "At that moment, I realized that Zhang Shi had been spreading rumors everywhere, claiming that those bandits knew that the Meng family had treasures, so they deliberately captured my uncle to lure my father out. As a result, my elder uncle and cousin went to rescue people in the black market, but intentionally left my uncle behind as bait, resulting in his murder."

Zhang Shi not only attributed Tao Feili's death to the Meng family, but she also exposed the matter of the Meng family possessing treasures. This guaranteed that the Meng family would face even more trouble in the future.

Fortunately, Meng Han's explanation allowed many people to piece things together.

Zhang Shi wanted to defend herself, but Meng Han pointed at Tao Feili's body and asked them to bring a coroner to investigate his cause of death.

Naturally, Zhang Shi refused. The elder members of the Tao family, however, believed Meng Han's words to some extent. But considering that it was an ugly affair involving the Tao family, they didn't want outsiders to know the true cause of Tao Feili's death. This way, the Tao family's reputation would remain intact.

As a result, the elder members of the Tao family brushed off the idea of involving a coroner, citing the need to let the deceased rest in peace.

Nonetheless, Meng Han's explanation allowed many people to understand the situation.

So, under the pretext of respecting the deceased's rest, they dismissed the idea of involving experts. Yet, this left an impression that there was more to the story than met the eye. After all, the neighbors in the vicinity had lived there for a long time and were well aware of Tao Feili's character. Moreover, Meng Xiaoshu had an excellent reputation, so most people naturally believed him.

"Afterward, we brought my mother back and handled my uncle's affairs. We didn't participate beyond that."

Meng Han sighed. "After my mother returned, she became even more dispirited."

Shu Yu couldn't offer an opinion on the matter, but she comforted Meng Han a bit.

Just as they were discussing this, a sudden sound of shattering came from ahead.