"Don't blame everything on me. I just walked in, opened the door and saw all this stuff. I haven't even complained that your things disgusted me, and now you're blaming me?"

When Lin Qing returned to the educated youth settlement, she made a point of speaking to the educated youth so that they would see that she hadn't taken anything.

Upon entering, he used his mind to throw Chen Zhaodi's things on the ground. The reason for throwing them on the ground was because they were too disgusting and he didn't want to dirty the kang and implicate others. He then poured the excrement and urine he had prepared that morning onto the kang from his spatial storage and shouted to attract them over!

Lin Qing thought to herself, "Perfect, I really am a little genius."

"Lin Qing, it was you who did this! I'm going to tell the captain!"

After saying that, Chen Zhaodi got up and ran towards the brigade headquarters.

Everyone at the educated youth settlement couldn't help but look at Lin Qing.

"You don't suspect me, do you?"

"Of course not. Anyone with a brain wouldn't suspect you. You only went from coming back to the door in such a short time! Besides, we all saw you come back empty-handed. How could you have done it?"

Wang Haoran couldn't help but say, "Only that stupid Chen Zhaodi would think it was Lin Zhiqing who did it."

"Yes, you said goodbye to us and went back in less than two minutes. How could you have done it?"

"What happened? Can someone explain?"

Soon the brigade leader arrived, followed by a group of villagers who had come to watch the spectacle.

"Captain, we were eating when we heard Lin, the educated youth, shout at the dormitory door. We were afraid something had happened, so we rushed over. Then we saw Lin standing at the door, and Chen Zhaodi's bedding was thrown on the ground, covered in feces and urine."

As he spoke, Wang Xiangnan stepped aside from the doorway.

"My God! Who did this?! Isn't this a waste?"

An elderly woman said with heartache.

"Exactly! No matter how much there's a conflict, you can't just damage things like that!"

After speaking, she couldn't help but glance at Lin Qing. This old lady was the one who watched the commotion that day. Knowing about the conflict between Lin Qing and Chen Zhaodi, she couldn't help but become suspicious as well.

"Captain, Qingqing didn't do this. She came back without taking anything, and she even talked to us. From the time she greeted us to the dormitory door, it was less than two minutes. It couldn't possibly have been her."

Lu Xianghong quickly explained to the captain.

"So it really wasn't Lin Zhiqing who did it. The time was too short. It's impossible to do that unless the manure was prepared in advance and dumped directly. But Lu Zhiqing said that Lin Zhiqing had just returned and didn't bring anything, so it couldn't have been Lin Zhiqing. Besides, there's more than one bucket of manure on here."

"That's what the brigade leader said. She didn't believe it was Xiao Lin, the educated youth, who did it either."

"It must have been her. She was the only one who didn't go to work today; she was the only one who had the time to do it."

Chen Zhaodi said anxiously.

"Chen Zhaodi, don't be unreasonable. Lin Qing hadn't returned yet when we were resting in the room."

Xu Fengjiao didn't believe Lin Qing was responsible either. Chen Zhaodi's things were perfectly fine when they were resting in the room just now, and it hadn't been long since Lin Qing returned and discovered the damage! How could Lin Qing have done it?

"Yes, Chen Zhaodi, why do you think I did it? We don't have any major conflicts! You talked about me behind my back before, and the captain punished you. I have no reason to hold a grudge against you! So why are you still holding this grudge against me?"

Lin Qing said helplessly.

"That's because I took your..."

At this point, Chen Zhaodi stopped abruptly, a look of panic crossing her face.

"They're more trouble than they're worth," Li Hongmei thought bitterly.

"What about mine? You ruined my bedding, didn't you? It really was you. You were just punished by the brigade leader the day before yesterday. And yesterday you ruined my bedding."

"Captain, you heard it all, didn't you? When I came back yesterday at noon, I found my bedding thrown on the floor, covered in mud and footprints. Since I don't know who did it, I can only accept my bad luck."

"Who would have thought it was Chen Zhaodi who did it? No wonder she kept pulling at me. She was feeling guilty."

Lin Qing said to the captain with a wronged expression. She hadn't expected Chen Zhaodi to be so stupid; wasn't this just admitting guilt without being asked?

"No way? That Chen Zhaodi is too mean! What grudge does she have against Xiao Lin, the educated youth? Why is she so fixated on her?"

"Yes, the day before yesterday she was talking badly about Xiao Lin, the educated youth, and yesterday she ruined Xiao Lin's bedding. Today she's accusing Xiao Lin of throwing feces on her bedding."

"Some people are just wicked."

"That's right, it really proves the saying 'Don't judge a book by its cover.'"

"Don't judge a book by its cover," Wang Haoran couldn't help but chime in. These middle-aged women are really something. They were just doubting Lin Qing a moment ago, and now they're standing up for her.

"Yes, you can't judge a book by its cover. Chen, the educated youth, looked so delicate and frail, but who would have thought, who would have thought..."

The middle-aged women watching shook their heads and said, looking utterly disappointed.

"No, no, I didn't. Lin Qing, it's Lin Qing. She's the one who's being disreputable. She's clearly having an ambiguous relationship with Comrade Gu, yet she won't let others talk about it. Why can she do it herself but others can't?"

"I only said a couple of things about her, and she hit me and made a huge scene, making the brigade leader punish me by making me carry manure for a month."

“What did I do wrong? I just told the truth. He cooks for Comrade Gu every day, and there’s meat with every meal. She also makes clothes for Comrade Gu, two pieces of the best fabric, just like that. Do you believe that they have no relationship at all?”

"Don't talk about helping your brother take care of his comrades. Would your brother let you make clothes for another man...?"

"Captain, I want to report them for having extramarital affairs."

Chen Zhaodi finally poured out all her grievances. She still couldn't believe that Lin Qing and Gu Nanxun had no relationship.

“Yes, Chen Zhiqing is right. What brother would let his sister make clothes for another man?”

"Could it be that what Chen Zhiqing said was really right?"

"But Xiao Gu is disabled!"

An older woman objected.

"That's not necessarily true. After all, even though Xiao Gu can't walk, she's good-looking! Maybe Xiao Lin, the educated youth, is attracted to Xiao Gu because she's good-looking."

"What's the use of being pretty! You can't work or do any jobs. Xiao Lin, being so beautiful, would never be interested in that good-for-nothing."

Another older woman said dismissively. She thought that Xiao Lin, the educated youth, was more suitable for her son. Her son could earn full work points.

Hearing the older women's words, Lin Qing clenched her hands. How could they talk about Brother Nanxun like that? Calling him a good-for-nothing one minute and another the next, Lin Qing wished she could kill them.