Hu Xiaotian said, "Master Wan, what do you intend to do about today's incident?" He had already guessed what Wan Boping had in mind, but deliberately kept quiet, waiting for Wan Boping to say it himself.
Wan Boping said, "I have many servants, and there are bound to be some who harbor evil intentions. Their one-sided accounts aren't necessarily trustworthy." Although he knew that everything those house servants had said was true, he still had to protect his son. Even a tiger would not devour its own cubs; when it came to his own flesh and blood, Wan Boping's devotion was beyond reproach.
Hu Xiaotian said, "Whether they're telling the truth or lying, once I take them back to the county office and question them thoroughly, I'll certainly uncover the truth and give you an answer."
Wan Boping inwardly groaned. Family scandals must not be aired in public. If word of this got out, the Wan Family would become the laughingstock of all Azure Cloud. Besides, this affair could be made either small or large. Kept small, it would remain within the Wan Residence, where everything lay within his control. If it blew up and the authorities intervened, even if he was confident he could eventually settle it, the Wan Family would still suffer in the end. Hu Xiaotian kept insisting on taking the house servants away for questioning, but his intention certainly was not to get to the bottom of the affair. Otherwise, he would never have burned those two servants' statements right in front of him earlier. What this brat really wanted was to use the incident as leverage and squeeze whatever he wanted out of him.
Wan Boping said, "Lord Hu, how about this? I'll keep these house servants here for the time being and question them