Da'an's best son-in-law

Just as the elders of the Wei family were pointing their fingers at Wei Yanran, Ye Chen's voice suddenly sounded at the door.

Just when the flames of these silk yarns were about to be extinguished, Ye Chen finally arrived belatedly.

Before anyone else could speak, Wei Tong had just extinguished the fire in the box and said with a dismayed face: "Ye Chen, you should stay out of the affairs of our Wei family!"

"Hey, Mr. Wei is so elegant. Why are you still participating in labor today?" Looking at the former's appearance, Ye Chen couldn't help laughing.

"Ye Chen, you!"

"Okay Tong'er!" Wei Tong wanted to say something more, but was stopped by Wei Zhongwu in the attic.

"Ye Chen, what happened today has nothing to do with you, go back." Even though he and Ye Chen were tit-for-tat on weekdays, Wei Zhongwu was no longer in the mood to engage in verbal disputes.

"It was under Wei Yanran's watch that my Wei family's silk yarn was burned to the ground!"

"Humph, today, no matter what, you must give me an explanation!"

"As a son-in-law, you don't have to get involved in my Wei family's affairs. You will go back where you came from!"

Normally, for Wei Yanran's sake, they could still maintain the most basic respect for Ye Chen, but now when everyone who was angry saw Ye Chen's arrival, they naturally didn't give a good look.

Seeing Ye Chen's arrival, Wei Yanran was slightly startled, but soon regained her composure. Their eyes met in the air. Wei Yanran, who originally wanted to take control of the situation, chose to leave the situation in Ye Chen's hands.

"You are so aggressive towards my wife, why does it have nothing to do with me?" Ye Chen ignored Wei Zhongwu's words and said lightly.

"You all don't have to think about it. My wife is the first person responsible for this matter. If it is done well, it will go smoothly. In the future, the right to speak in the Wei family will naturally increase. What if it goes wrong?"

"I'm afraid she is the first one to be affected and suspected."

"I don't think anyone here can do such an extremely stupid thing to shoot oneself in the foot."

With these words, everyone who was originally aggressive and wanted to attack Wei Yanran became mute.

As the saying goes, the authorities are confused, but bystanders are clear. In fact, anyone can understand such a simple truth, but they just watched the Wei family's silk and satin being burned, and everyone followed Wei Zhongwu and naturally threw the blame on Wei Yanran.

"Could it be that God wants to destroy our Wei family..."

"In full view of the public, in broad daylight, a strange fire suddenly appeared, this..."

Knowing that Wei Yanran had no motive and that no one had touched this batch of silk and satin, some elderly members of the Wei family naturally attributed this matter to God's will.

"In front of everyone, more than a dozen boxes of silk and satin burned for no reason. How can you conclude that there is nothing fishy inside?" Ye Chen continued.

"Since I came here, no one has left. I'm afraid it's impossible to do anything." Someone immediately retorted.

"Really no one left?"

"When...probably so"

The visitor originally wanted to say that Wei Zhongwen's steward Zhang Zhong had been out, but he suppressed the words.

If you say this in this situation, wouldn't it be a clear expression of suspicion towards Wei Zhongwen?

"Second uncle, do you know if anyone else here has gone out?" Seeing that the visitor was hesitant about the matter, Ye Chen asked Wei Zhongwu.

"Half an hour before the count, Zhang Zhong, the steward in eldest brother's room, went out," Wei Zhongwu said impatiently.

Listening to the conversation between the two, Wei Zhongwen's body tensed slightly. Originally, everyone was condemning Wei Yanran, but after Ye Chen arrived, the target of the blame suddenly shifted to him.

What made him feel even more nervous was that since entering Liyue Village, Ye Chen's eyes seemed to always stay on him intentionally or unintentionally.

"Come on, where's Zhang Zhong?"

"Uncle, the young one is here." Under Wei Zhongwen's eyes, Zhang Zhong immediately stood up from the crowd.

"What are you doing out there?" Ye Chen asked directly without any hesitation.

"If I go back to my uncle, the inventory waiting time is too long and there are not enough manpower. According to my uncle's instructions, let me bring a few people to help in the warehouse." Zhang Zhong replied without any panic.

"several?"

"four people"

"Where are everyone?" Ye Chen glanced around the crowd and asked calmly.

"According to the rules, these guys are from the second master's room and are not people in Liyue Village. They must clear the place before the counting begins, so they were all sent back to the Wei family."

"If my uncle has any doubts, he can naturally call someone to confront him when he returns to the Wei family."

Hey, this is really prepared.

Seeing Zhang Zhong answer everything he said fluently, Ye Chen was still a little surprised.

"It's not necessary to go back to the Wei family," Ye Chen said with a faint smile.

"Uncle, Liyue Village has a lot of manpower. I'm afraid it's more than enough to pack these boxes. Why do you need to send more manpower?" Ye Chen pointed the finger at Wei Zhongwen.

"The originally scheduled time has already passed. If it is delayed again and again, some people will be dissatisfied. Naturally, I will send someone to check it out." Facing Ye Chen's doubts, Wei Zhongwen explained.

"Okay, that's it for now. We have to go back to the Wei family to discuss matters. If you don't have evidence, don't mess around here!"

"My uncle usually devotes himself to the family and tries his best. He asks the steward to lead people to help. It's just out of good intentions. What do you mean now?"

Seeing Ye Chen interrogating Zhang Zhong repeatedly, people around him immediately started questioning him.

"Don't be anxious, please don't be anxious yet."

"A fire was lit in broad daylight for no reason. Don't you think this fire is a bit strange?" Ye Chen said lightly.

"So what if it's weird? Do you know the reason behind it?" Wei Tong said with some disdain.

Ye Chen ignored the former and walked straight towards the place where the box was originally placed.

The fine cowhide boxes were covered with black smoke marks, and most of the originally valuable silk yarn had been turned into ashes. The parts that were rescued were also broken here and there, and few pieces were intact. of.

After kicking over a box, Ye Chen quickly discovered a small mechanism from the bottom of the box that could only allow a thin tube to be inserted.

A smell similar to garlic hit his nostrils. He covered his nose and took out a piece of satin that had not yet burned out from the box. Ye Chen showed it in front of everyone.

"What happened today is not about ghosts or the death of the Wei family from heaven, but about man-made things."

"Everyone, please look at the bottom of the box." Ye Chen frowned and opened the mechanism on the box, trying his best to let everyone see clearly.

"The reason why this batch of silk yarn was able to burn for no reason in full view of the public is because someone inserted a thin tube through this mechanism and added white phosphorus to this batch of silk yarn."