Farm Girl's Manor

Mo Yan seemed not to have seen them, as she stroked the heads of the beasts and said softly, "Stand still for Officer and Uncle Yang to touch you, but don’t you run away again."

Her words sounded like she was cajoling little children, yet the four beasts squinted their eyes, greatly enjoying the touch. Although they disdained being touched by anyone other than Mo Yan, to prove their innocence and to allow Mo Yan to rightfully avenge those six scoundrels, they were willing to make this temporary sacrifice.

Encouraged by Mo Yan, several people tentatively placed their hands on the beasts, only to unexpectedly find that their fur appeared rough but felt incredibly smooth to the touch, as if they were caressing the softest silk brocade. Instantly, they understood why Mo Yan had asked them to do so.

Seeing the reaction of Yang Bao and the others, the six men sensed trouble and, without waiting for any questions, preemptively shouted at Mo Qingze, "The evidence has been presented, better pay up the silver quickly if you know what’s good for you, or don’t blame us when we turn to our noble backers. Your family really won’t have any good days ahead then."

Mo Qingze, now certain in his heart, couldn’t help but laugh at this threat, "Hmph, I would actually like to see how your so-called ’noble person’ will ensure our family won’t have any good days."

Despite the situation, these people were not thinking of how to escape but were still trying to extort money, which made him wonder if they were simply too foolish or if they had too much confidence in their ’noble person.’

At this moment, the leading government officer stepped in, his face stern as he scolded the six, "You accused the beasts first, followed by extortion against the Mo Family, and now you even dare to utter threats. Who gave you such audacity?"

The six were caught off guard by the sudden outburst of the officer and, after a moment of panic, shamelessly played the fool, "Who says we accused the animals and threatened the Mo Family? The injuries on our brothers are still there, surely we didn’t injure ourselves, right? Officer, don’t tell lies with your eyes wide open after accepting benefits from the Mo Family!"

"Exactly, what advantage did the Mo Family give you to defend them like this? Don’t forget how your superior instructed you before coming here!"

The six of them bullied the leading officer with one comment after another, their words filled with bribery and threats, angering the officer so much he wished his men could tie them all up and give them a good beating.

Before the officer came, his superiors had indeed hinted that if the accusation of the beasts injuring people was true, regardless of the relationship between the Mo Family and Second Master Han, he must dutifully capture the beasts and settle the compensation. But now that the accusation proved to be a mere extortion, how could he act?