Chapter 163: The Source of Rumors

"What did you say?" Ying Zhilin looked at his sister Ying Zhixue.

His tone was calm and his expression was not too stern, but Ying Zhixue shuddered inwardly, knowing that her brother was angry.

She curled her lips and said, "Even so, big brother, you shouldn't have called the police!"

"Have the officers arrived?" Without waiting for his sister to answer, Ying Zhilin strode home.

From a distance, he saw a group of people gathered outside his gate.

Grandma Dai brought a few people to protect Wen Yan.

Judging from the number of people, most of the people in the village have arrived.

As he got closer, he heard those people questioning Wen Yan: "Mr. Wen, what do you mean?"

"What are you thinking of by recruiting officials into the village? You won't feel at ease until the village is in turmoil, right?"

"Don't think you can do whatever you want in the village just because you know Ying Zhilin is a scholar."

"Yes, if you don't give us an explanation today, you will be the enemy of the entire village, and we will never let you go."

The officers broke into their homes with knives, dragging people away and questioning them one by one.

None of the dozens of households in the village were spared.

Faced with the officers, the villagers were trembling with fear and dared not breathe.

Facing a weak woman like Wen Yan, they stood up straight and looked very majestic.

Granny Dai stood guard by Wen Yan's side and retorted, "How dare you say that? If you hadn't been so shameless and kept talking nonsense outside, would those officials have found you?"

As he said this, he glared at the Ying clan members in the crowd.

When the tribesmen saw her eyes, they shrank their necks in fear, quietly retreated to the side, and no longer joined in the fun.

The other villagers were still not convinced and wanted to argue with Grandma Dai.

Grandma Dai has seen a lot of things in the past few years following Clan Leader Ying.

He was very eloquent and responded to each of them one by one.

In the end, they were concerned about the village head's status and did not dare to make a scene directly.

"What are you doing here in my house?" Ying Zhilin strode over and asked loudly.

When everyone heard the sound, they turned around and saw Ying Zhilin, with embarrassed expressions on their faces.

Some people felt embarrassed, while others, relying on their seniority, said directly, "Ying Zhilin, we are not looking for trouble, it's just that your family is not doing things right.

Not only did they summon officials to the village, they also tortured us door to door and interrogated us like criminals."

As the man spoke, he felt aggrieved.

The scene when the officers questioned him seemed to be right in front of him.

He was so frightened that his legs were shaking and he didn't dare to breathe.

He had never felt so humble and aggrieved in his life.

All of this was caused by Ying Zhilin.

Why should they be held responsible for Ying Zhilin’s romantic scandal?

Everyone was angry.

"It's all my fault." Ying Zhilin said, looking very easy to talk to, and bowed to everyone, "I was the one who reported the case, and those officers came for me.

I was just out for a few days, and when I came back there were rumors in the village.

My autumn examination is approaching, and these rumors are directly related to my eligibility for the examination.

He studied hard for twenty years and spent countless money from his family.

If it were you, how could you allow rumors to spread at this time?"

Ying Zhilin spoke slowly and calmly.

But every word struck a chord with everyone.

Put yourself in their shoes.

If they were to encounter such a thing.

Don't even mention reporting it to the police to get to the bottom of it.

They even have the urge to kill.

The problem is, it has nothing to do with them now!

"I would like to apologize to everyone for what happened today, but the case must be investigated.

However, as long as you have nothing to do with the rumors, everything will be fine." Ying Zhilin smiled gently at everyone.

Many people feel insecure.

Everyone present knew about the rumors about Ying Zhilin and Huang Ying'er. Even if he didn't spread the rumors himself, his family members were involved.

Just a few small talk.

You should know that Lin is a grown man and he won't be short of flesh.

How did it get to the point of reporting to the police?

Those who are reasonable, knowing that they are in the wrong, stop talking.

Some people did not take it seriously: "Mr. Ying, you are just making some idle remarks.

We are all from the same village, who hasn’t had people talking about us behind their backs?

Who will be held accountable?

After a few days everyone will forget about it.

Only you made a big deal out of nothing and even reported it to the authorities.

"Ying Xiucai, they say reading can enlighten one, but you must not become more narrow-minded the more you read!"

Many people followed suit.

"Other scholars, after becoming successful, would give back to the village. It's fine if you don't give back, but why are you raising a knife towards us?"

"Forget about those from other clans and surnames, there are quite a few of your Ying clan members here. You wouldn't forget the clan's principles just for such a small matter, would you?"

"A small matter?"

Ying Zhilin rarely showed a serious expression, "On a small level, this matter concerns whether I am qualified to participate in the Autumn Examination; on a big level, it concerns a woman's reputation.

If you think this is a trivial matter, why don't I make up a few rumors for your eldest grandson and spread them around someday?"

The man suddenly became anxious: "You... How can you spread rumors about my innocent grandson?"

Ying Zhilin said, "Isn't the reputation of other girls worth that of your grandson?"

The man was suddenly speechless due to Ying Zhilin's blockage.

Ying Zhilin looked at the surrounding villagers and advised: "As long as you don't spread rumors, this matter will not implicate you.

If anyone spreads rumors or causes trouble," Ying Zhilin smiled faintly, "they will be punished according to the law."

After saying that.

Ying Zhilin took Wen Yan's hand and walked towards his yard.

Wen Yan cooperated and followed him in.

The gate is closed.

Those people who were causing trouble outside gradually dispersed.

Ying Zhilin looked Wen Yan up and down: "Are you okay? Did they hurt you?"

Wen Yan smiled and shook her head: "They were just arguing loudly, no one dared to take action."

Ying Zhilin finally breathed a sigh of relief after seeing that she was really fine.

Two hours later.

The officers who went out to investigate and interrogate came back.

When he saw Ying Zhilin, he immediately smiled and bowed, "Congratulations, Mr. Ying, we have found the source of the rumor.

It was spread from the Jiao family in Xiali Village."

The Jiao family in Xiali Village?

Isn’t it Ying Zhilin’s maternal grandparents’ home?

The officer just waved his hand, and an officer came in holding a rope.

Three women were tied to the rope like grasshoppers.

The officer pointed at one of the oldest women and said, "She's the mastermind."

Everyone looked at the leader with strange expressions on their faces.

Without waiting for Ying Zhilin to speak.

The oldest woman, however, had a sullen face and sneered, "Ying Zhilin, why don't you tell them to let me go! Come and pay your respects to your great-aunt."

Great aunt?

Wen Yan's eyes swept across her face, and it turned out to be an acquaintance.

Ying Zhilin stood there without even moving a step.

It was Grandma Dai who took two steps at a time and stepped forward, slapping my great-aunt hard in the face: "Bullshit!

You use your own granddaughter to plot against your own cousin. What kind of crappy great-aunt are you?

Look at what you are saying?

Having an elder like you is such bad luck.

Bah!