Suddenly, Teacher Lin thought of something deeper—with Lao Fang from the same group retiring next month, the position of grade director would become vacant.

Based on seniority, she's definitely in this position, but if something happens to her, then Teacher Zhang will be the second in line!

It turns out that Teacher Zhang brought this little devil along so that the two of them could frame him!

How can I prove my innocence?

"Make way! What's going on?"

Just then, a dignified male voice rang out.

It was Zhou Qiang, the head of the school's security department, who arrived with two tall and burly staff members.

"Section Chief Zhou is here!"

Everyone quickly and tacitly retreated.

After listening to everyone's chatter, Zhou Qiang looked at Teacher Lin and said, "Old Lin, everyone's been giving you face. Now, take it out. At most, you'll be transferred to logistics. But if they report it to the police, you'll be in jail!"

Teacher Lin's expression was more disgusted than if she had eaten shit: "I... I really didn't take it."

"Then we won't stand on ceremony." Zhou Qiang gestured to his two henchmen, "Search them!"

Soon, Ms. Lin's room was turned upside down.

They found eighty yuan, along with a few scattered sugar coupons and food vouchers.

Teacher Lin doesn't cook; she exchanges her monthly ration of food and oil coupons for money.

Her daughter didn't marry well, and she had a lot of grandchildren. Her small family relied mostly on her to make ends meet.

At this moment, people began to whisper among themselves—

"Old Lin has always been a man of upright character, this is strange!"

"Exactly! Old Lin has always been a warm-hearted person!"

"What do you know? This is what they call knowing a person's face but not their heart! Just because they're an orphan, you still went too far!"

"Oh dear! I'm breaking out in a cold sweat!"

"What do you know? Old Lin's daughter is practically living off him, and his son-in-law is mostly supported by Old Lin! Her salary isn't enough to live on."

"Wait a minute—I remember now, it was just yesterday! I was eating in the cafeteria, and I watched as a ten-yuan note fell out of Old Lin's pocket!"

"Really? What kind person would put a ten-yuan note in their pocket? Unless it's not their own, they wouldn't care if they lost it!"

Just then, a clerk excitedly shouted, "Section Chief, I found it!"

Zhou Qiang snatched the receipt-like object from his hand, looked at it, smiled, and showed it to everyone, saying, "Yesterday afternoon, Teacher Lin wired 100 yuan to her daughter, along with a bicycle ticket."

Teacher Lin plopped down on the ground.

The timing was so perfect, she couldn't explain it no matter what.

The crowd started chattering again—

"Call the police!"

"Yes! Hurry up!"

"One hundred plus eighty, Zhang lost one hundred and seventy! It's almost a match!"

"I've been neighbors with such a thief for so long!"

"This isn't a thief, this is a robber!"

"Hey, you know what, didn't she steal the half-bottle of face cream that I lost last year?"

"Of course! She stole it and gave it to her daughter!"

As Teacher Lin listened to these discussions, her face gradually turned ashen.

The police arrived quickly, and Teacher Lin was handcuffed and taken away.

Teacher Zhang went along too.

Su Manao was supposed to go too, but everyone said that the little orphan was already covered in injuries and that they shouldn't bother her, so the police didn't let her go.

Anyway, the facts of the case are so clear that there's no need for a further trial.

Before leaving, Teacher Lin suddenly shouted to an older teacher with whom she had a good relationship, "Call my daughter! Tell her to save me! I'm innocent!"

The older teacher shrank back a little.

The crowd erupted in commotion again, then gradually dispersed.

Su Manao sat on Teacher Zhang's bed as the bespectacled woman carefully and gently applied red medicine to her wounds.

If there's no broken skin, you don't actually need mercurochrome.

But the woman with glasses didn't understand, and neither did Su Manao.

The kind old teacher took it from her and she used it.

Su Manao was still sobbing softly: "I'm sorry...it's all my fault."

The woman with glasses pursed her lips. The sight of the child's injuries pained her: "Silly child, you did nothing wrong. The one who's wrong is Teacher Lin; she's been arrested. You're a brave and good child."

"Waaaaah..." Su Manao burst into tears and rushed towards the woman with glasses.

The girl with glasses was already easily moved to tears, and she and Su Manao burst into tears.

Su Manao cried and suddenly tried to take off her clothes: "I won't wear the clothes that bad people gave me!"

The woman with glasses quickly pressed her down: "Silly child, why don't you wear it? Just think of it as compensation from a bad guy who pinched you, okay?"

"Is it okay..." Su Manao hesitated and stopped what she was doing.

The girl with glasses quickly straightened her clothes and also put away the other two outfits that Teacher Lin had smashed for her: "Silly girl, of course you can. Come on, come back to my dorm with me! I'll make you some malted milk!"

He then picked her up and carried her away.

Su Manao buried her face in the woman's arm and then revealed a victorious smile.

However, she never dreamed that this matter would not end there.

...

At this moment, Su Ruyi was on her way to the home of the tailor, Aunt Zhou.

The 17th was the agreed-upon day to pick up the clothes.

After leaving the state-run hotel, she found a deserted alley, took out her bicycle, and rode directly to Aunt Zhou's house.

Upon seeing her, Aunt Zhou clapped her hands happily and said, "You even borrowed a car? That makes it even easier to carry! Haha, I knew you'd be here soon! Come, come, let's see what Auntie's cooking is like, are you satisfied?"

Su Ruyi parked her bicycle in the yard, and then Aunt Zhou led her to the inner room, where she was asked to wash her hands.

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