Chapter 1758: Shu Yu's Two Questions (Patreon)

Chapter 1758: Shu Yu's Two Questions

Finally finishing her meal, Shu Yu accepted the handkerchief handed over by Ying Xi and wiped her mouth. Then, she turned her attention to Tao Shi, who was looking at her expectantly.

"Tao family's uncle, I did see him, in the bandit's den."

Both Tao Shi and Zhang Shi's eyes lit up, and then...

"However, I do have a couple of questions I'd like to ask to aunt Tao."

Everyone paused for a moment. Tao Shi said impatiently, "We can ask the questions after rescuing him. It's a bandit's den, and the longer he stays there, the more danger he's in."

"No need to rush. It's better to clarify some things first."

Tao Shi was getting impatient, and before she could say more, she was pulled by Meng Qi.

She had no choice but to frown and say, "Alright, go ahead and ask."

Shu Yu looked at Zhang Shi. "Earlier, aunt Tao mentioned that on the night the bandits broke into the Tao family, they directly captured uncle Tao, correct?"

Zhang Shi nodded.

Shu Yu smiled. "That's strange. From what I know, on that night, only wealthy households in the city were captured by the bandits. For other commoners, if bandits broke into their homes, they would be killed directly. The Tao family can't be considered wealthy, so why would the bandits capture him?"

Zhang Shi's expression suddenly changed, and she lowered her head.

Meng Qi nodded. "Yes, Aunt, why did they capture him? Those wealthy households were captured because the bandits wanted ransom. Did they ask for ransom from Aunt? How much?"

Meng Qi had been puzzled these past two days. After his father woke up, he only asked if he had seen his uncle, and where his uncle was. He told him to quickly tell him that Jiang Kuanyu had captured him because of Meng family's sword, and to be careful.

Other than that, Meng Xiaoshu was too weak to say much else.

Meng Qi bid farewell to Shu Yu and immediately returned to the Meng Family Escort Agency, informing Meng Pei of the situation. Unexpectedly, his uncle said he had already extracted the information from Jiang Kuanyu and told him not to worry.

Meng Qi had been in a daze ever since, but the past two days were too busy, following orders everywhere. His uncle and elder brother were even busier, so he temporarily suppressed his doubts.

He really had no knowledge about his uncle's situation.

He had heavy doubts about his uncle's disappearance.

After asking that question, Meng Qi stared at Zhang Shi. However, she could only stammer for a long time without being able to say a word.

In the end, she could only shout at Tao Shi, "I don't know! How would I know what those bandits were thinking? They are ruthless and do whatever they want. Maybe they had a sudden idea and decided to capture him? Sister-in-law, let's rescue him first. We can ask him when he's back. He'll know, right?"

Tao Shi opened her mouth. Indeed, the priority was to rescue him.

Then she turned to look at Shu Yu, who continued to smile. "Alright, let's just say those bandits suddenly lost their minds. As for the second question, why did those bandits come to the Meng family a few days after uncle Tao was captured to capture Uncle Meng?"

Zhang Shi widened her eyes, looking even more guilty.

Shu Yu was now certain: Tao Feili had caused Meng Xiaoshu to be captured.

She was sure of it, and Meng Qi understood as well. Combined with Zhang Shi's expression, there was nothing left for him to misunderstand.

Tao Shi, however, frowned. She felt Shu Yu's question was strange, as if she was being unreasonable.

Just as she was about to intervene, Meng Qi suddenly got angry. "Aunt, did Uncle betray my father?"