Chapter 62: The Wronged Father

Hongji was baffled when asked, and his gaze briefly wandered to the latrine work area, where he saw that the wooden Bodhisattva statue was not there.

"Accused by my sister and again by my mother, I felt so wronged," he shook his head and pointed to the work area, "When we left the house, the Bodhisattva statue was still there."

"Big brother, stop lying to us. Second Sister and I came in and searched the entire house, if it were there, we would have found it long ago," Ye Shuzhen said hurriedly, putting herself before their mother.

Hongji was puzzled; he hadn't taken it, nor had he hidden it. How could he produce something he hadn't taken?

"I'm truly not lying to you, if you don't believe me, ask the kids. I locked the courtyard gate when we left. We didn't have it on us, Little Sister searched my room, and it wasn't there. Where could I possibly bring out the wooden Bodhisattva from?"