The conversation had made the situation clear enough, but since the He family lacked any substantive evidence, the investigation had to be dropped.
The onlookers, however, saw the truth clearly: the money had definitely been taken by Sun Tianming. People began whispering among themselves:
"That son-in-law of Old He's family has no character at all. He’s worse than us country folk. He hasn't even married into the family yet and he’s already scamming them."
Chapter 108