Second Brother squinted his eyes and glanced at him, a hint of teasing in his gaze, "I originally thought you just went out to relieve yourself, but it turns out so much time has passed, several hours at that."
Liang Yuening scratched his head, looking at Second Brother then at Big Brother, guilt written all over his face. "I... I just went out for a bit, didn’t really do anything."
Second Brother slightly curled his lips, "Protesting too much is like the thief who hides his loot yet claims there’s no silver here."
Immediately after, Second Brother looked towards Big Brother, "Big Brother, do you believe him?"
Liang Zhichen furrowed his brows and then lowered his voice to ask, "I’ve estimated the time, and your round trip matches the time it would take to go to Taihang Town and back. Tell me, what exactly did you go do in the middle of the night by running down the mountain?"
Liang Yuening stammered for a while, then hung his head.
Big Brother, sharp as a tack, suddenly grabbed his wrist, "What is this?"
He instinctively clenched his fist tight.
Big Brother pried his hand open, "A flint?"
Liang Yuening was stunned, "I didn’t burn them to death, really, I just set two fires, burned the garden and the granary, that’s all!"
"You went to the He family?"
From the kang bed, Second Brother snickered, "You’re quite bold, terrified of fire yet you dare play with this kind of toy?"
"I..." He seemed to want to defend himself, but then realizing how feeble and meek he sounded, he straightened his neck defiantly, "I did think it through thoroughly!"
But both brothers seemed not to believe him, which only made him even angrier.
"Previously, Baobao and Fourth Brother went to the town to negotiate with Brother Liubao from Sky Blue Building. Although you didn’t tell me, I knew it was because He Su was too rich. He Su has been avoiding us, the world is so vast, who knows how long it will take to find her, so Baobao wanted to make money first then ruin the He family, and force He Su out! But making money like that is too slow, He Su has roots in the town, and she knows that woman surnamed Tie, Baobao’s methods aren’t efficient, better to set a fire!"
Liang Yuening continued hesitantly, "Although I burned the He family granary, I did not harm any lives. With such a big incident, I refuse to believe He Su can keep hiding!"
Liang Zhichen was amused by his logic, "I know you’re worried about Shujun, but have you thought about it, if this gets out, you’d be in deep trouble."
Liang Yuening was also feeling a bit guilty, he swallowed hard, not knowing how to respond.
Shu Yu watched his demeanor and couldn’t help shaking her head, "You’re too foolish. Do you really think Big Brother would put all the burden on Baobao? Yixuan and I both have seen that Big Brother is so steady and unruffled because he has already planned ahead."
Having said that, Shu Yu looked towards Big Brother.
Big Brother sighed, "On our way back from Qingfeng Prefecture, I had already secretly sent messages to Su Lang by carrier pigeon. Su Lang is in Qingfeng Prefecture, and Shujun was kidnapped in Qingfeng Prefecture by He Su. Su Lang already has people waiting at each town’s checkpoints, ready to inform me as soon as she shows up."
Liang Yuening was dumbfounded, "I... I thought you all..." He had previously thought, seeing how normal Big Brother and the others had acted, that they were not worried in the slightest. So this was the reason?
Big Brother couldn’t help but smacked the back of his head, "Don’t try to be too clever from now on. If anything goes wrong, wouldn’t the family have to clean up your mess?"