The Xia Family were all scared pale, cold sweat streaming down their faces.
Xia Xiaodie was trembling a little, too.
She dug her nails into the back of her hand and barely suppressed the terror in her heart. "B... but the Old Su Family is fine, isn't it?"
"Old Man Su even took his family out to harvest wheat today. I heard Danie only suffered some minor injuries, and there was nothing wrong with her."
Xia Qiang chimed in with a slight tremble, "Y... yes, Father. They're all fine. Doesn't that mean nothing will happen?"
The others all stared wide-eyed at the old master when they heard this.
The old master snorted coldly. "Just because they aren't investigating it now doesn't mean they won't investigate it later."
"They're currently looking into why the Coal Mine suddenly collapsed, so they don't have the manpower to deal with this. Once they do, who knows what charges they'll bring."
"If they really investigate this, our entire Xia Family will be finished. This is a catastrophe!"
Old Master Xia seemed to have aged ten years in an instant. His shoulders drooped, his back hunched, and his face was filled with the pallor of death.
The moment they heard this, everyone glared at Xia Xiaodie with bloodshot eyes, wishing they could tear this calamity-bringer apart.
Even Liu Yuehong didn't dare protect her daughter anymore.
"Smack!"
Xia Qiang backhanded her across the face. "You damned girl, what exactly did you do? Are you trying to get our whole family killed?"
Xia Xiaodie hadn't expected things to become this serious, and she completely panicked.
Covering her numb, aching cheek, she burst into tears. "I... I really didn't do anything. I only said... I only said someone had come to our village to collect coal cinders. She was