Chapter 329: No Falling into the Water

"What's the situation now?"

"Someone plotted to make the original owner fall into the water, and the son of the village brigade is saving you in the water!"

Shijiu immediately came online, he still remembered the task assigned by Director Cen.

Lian Yi's eyes turned, and she read the original body's memory just now, and then she immediately said:

"Shijiu, find a way to dry my clothes. Otherwise, if I go over now, those people with nothing to do will be able to make up a bunch of gossip."

"good!"

Lianyi walked over there and saw from afar more and more people gathering there, all with gossipy and excited expressions on their faces.

She followed the crowd and walked over there, then got behind the people blocking the shore, and deliberately asked a woman with pigtails next to her:

"What's going on?"

"I heard someone fell into the river!"

"Who is it? So unlucky?"

Lianyi asked with pretended curiosity, as if she remembered something, and asked in confusion:

"I was the only one washing clothes by the river just now, I didn't see anyone else!"

"Wu Zhiqing, you were by the river just now, what happened to you?"

"I just had a stomachache, so I went to relieve myself."

Lianyi lowered her voice and spoke a little embarrassedly.

"You educated youth are so particular. You just poop when you poop, and you still say it in such a nice way."

The girl with pigtails said with a smile.

Lian Yi blushed slightly in embarrassment. At this moment, a voice came from the front:

"Shuanzi has been down there for so long, why haven't they fished him out yet? Could he have sunk to the bottom of the river?"

"Everyone, disperse and go downstream along the river to look for Wu Zhiqing. Don't let him be carried downstream by the undercurrent."

"Everyone, please help! If any of the educated youth get into trouble in our Hongqi Commune, they will be punished."

I don't know who muttered in a bad tone.

Then Lianyi looked at the girl with pigtails, pointed at herself, and asked tentatively:

"They're looking for me?!"

The girl with pigtails was also surprised, and then she shouted loudly:

"Wu Zhiqing is here! Here!"

The girl's voice was so sharp and bright that it instantly attracted everyone's attention. Then everyone gathered on the river bank turned around and cast their eyes on the girl and the ripples around her.

"Wu Zhiqing, you didn't fall into the river?"

Someone asked suspiciously.

Lian Yi also looked puzzled and asked directly:

"I'm standing here fine, right? Who said I fell into the river?"

"Pan Zhiqing said he saw you fall into the river."

Someone said immediately.

Lianyi frowned and asked directly:

"Where's Pan Nuannuan?"

After asking this question, everyone discovered that Pan Nuannuan, who went to report that Lianyi had fallen into the river, was not at the scene.

"Quick! Let Shuanzi come up. The river water is very cold in the early autumn! Don't let him get frozen."

Someone spoke up immediately.

Then someone shouted to Shuanzi, who was still searching in the river, asking him to go up, saying that the person had been found.

At this time, several educated youths also squeezed into the crowd. Seeing that it was intact, they were surprised with inexplicable ripples on their faces and said:

"Student Wu, are you okay?"

"I'm fine. I was just washing clothes by the river. Then I had to relieve myself in the woods. When I came back, I saw a group of people gathered here. They said I fell into the river and Brother Shuanzi was fishing for me! They said Pan Nuannuan saw me fall into the river. What does this mean? Where is she?"

Lian Yi said somewhat displeased.

Now everyone was a little puzzled, because Wu Zhiqing in front of them didn't look like he had fallen into the river.

At this time, Zhao Shuanzi also climbed ashore. Looking at Wu Lianyi, who was wearing military green clothes and was intact, a look of regret flashed in his eyes.

But Lianyi saw it clearly, and then she raised her voice and asked:

"Has anyone seen Pan Nuannuan? Why is she lying to everyone?"

"We just heard that you fell into the river, so we rushed here and didn't pay attention to her."

A female educated youth with short hair frowned and said.

"Yes! She ran into the yard and said you fell into the river and asked us to come over quickly."

The middle-aged educated youth who was in the lead frowned and said.

"You kids, can you just joke like that? The Songhua River is very long! Not to mention the people who fall into it, even the people who rescue people are in danger, there are many undercurrents in the river."

An old man with wrinkles on his face said unhappily.

"Grandpa Zeng, I am wronged. I didn't fall into the river!"

Lianyi's eyes turned red as she spoke.

The people around him also echoed:

"That's right, it's not Wu Zhiqing's fault, let's go find Pan Zhiqing and ask him about it!"

At this time, Pan Nuannuan excitedly pulled the team leader Zhao Fendou to the riverside. Seeing the people gathered in a circle, she immediately went in excitedly and asked loudly:

"Has Lianyi been rescued? Luckily I met Brother Shuanzi who can swim on the way."

Pan Nuannuan entered the crowd and looked at Wu Lianyi who was glaring at her. She felt guilty for a moment, then immediately said in surprise:

"Lian Yi, are you okay?"

"I'm fine! And I didn't fall into the river. What's your intention in lying to Brother Zhao and tricking him into jumping into the river?"

"How is that possible? I clearly..."

Pan Nuannuan blurted out, but immediately realized that something was wrong and quickly changed her words:

"I clearly saw you fall into the water! You were the only one by the river at that time!"

A dangerous light flashed in Lianyi's eyes. It seemed that the original body's fall into the water was not an accident. Pan Nuannuan was the most suspicious.

"It's true that I was washing clothes by myself, but I went to relieve myself halfway through. When I came back, I heard people say that you were shouting that I fell into the river and alarmed everyone."

Lian Yi pressed on.

"But I clearly saw someone in army green."

"There are so many people wearing army green uniforms. Everyone in the educated youth camp wears one! If I really fell into the river, would I be able to keep even my hair from getting wet?"

Pan Nuannuan was at a loss for words when asked this question, because Wu Lianyi on the opposite side was dry from head to toe and did not look like she had fallen into the river at all.

"Then maybe I saw it wrong!"

"You may not be mistaken, but the person who fell in may not be me."

After Lian Yi forced Pan Nuannuan to admit that she had seen it wrong, she immediately continued speaking along the lines of what the other person said.

“That’s possible!”

The middle-aged educated youth looked around at this time and found that everyone in the educated youth site was there. He breathed a sigh of relief, at least nothing happened to the people in their educated youth site.

"Captain Zhao, why don't you call for help? If someone really falls into the water, we can't just sit there and watch."

Captain Zhao, who had a pipe on his waist, also discovered that since all the people from the educated youth point were there, they might be villagers.

"Everyone is gone. Go back and see if your family is all here. If anyone is missing, let me know immediately."

The onlookers then dispersed. Lianyi found her half-washed clothes, picked up the wooden basin and mallet, and walked back with the other female educated youth at the educated youth point.

Pan Nuannuan intentionally or unintentionally distanced herself from the educated youth, and then winked at Zhao Shuanzi. The other party also noticed Pan Nuannuan's look, but just shook his head calmly.

Lianyi deliberately touched the girl with ponytail beside her, indicating that she should look at the eye contact between Pan Nuannuan and Zhao Shuanzi. The other party looked as if she suddenly understood something.

(End of this chapter)