Chapter 1129: Making a Fortune in Silence
Besides, she had heard the neighbors say that if the people from the Public Security Bureau hadn't arrived so quickly, her parents might have been made scapegoats. They might not have received a single cent in compensation.
Only now did Momo understand that Shen Dongliang, whom they'd never had any contact with, had actually wanted to frame her parents. The realization terrified her, and she instinctively tried to move away.
So Momo quickly took her younger brother's hand and hurried behind Wang Yue and Xu Gang. She looked at Shen Dongliang very seriously and said firmly, "Uncle, I think Brother A Yue is right. We have plenty of relatives and neighbors looking after us, so we won't trouble you."
Shen Dongliang hadn't expected Wang Yue and Xu Gang to ruin the scheme he'd painstakingly come up with, despite having swallowed his pride to do so. He didn't dare offend them, either. He shot them both a vicious look, then hurriedly turned and left.
Only after Shen Dongliang was gone did Momo finally breathe a sigh of relief. She clutched her younger brother's hand tightly, then looked at Wang Yue and Xu Gang and said sincerely, "Thank you so much. If it weren't for you, my brother and I might have been tricked by him."
Xu Gang waved her thanks away and said modestly, "You should thank Little Yue. He knew how to reach the leaders, which ensured the matter was handled fairly. Otherwise, I wouldn't have known that man was such a beast in human skin."
Wang Yue later learned why Xu Gang had gone looking for him. It had all come down to luck.
As it turned out, when Old Father Wang went back into the fire to rescue Old Madam Wang,