Chen Yunyun was stopped by Xia Lan, who was closest to her.

After struggling, she leaned against Xia Lan's chest, exhausted, and cried uncontrollably.

He kept shouting, "I'm innocent! I'm completely innocent! I didn't do any of these things..."

Every comrade who came down from the commune was moved by her.

Comrade Chen Yunyun is not a vicious woman who abuses children, but rather a good comrade of the new era who is down-to-earth, hardworking and diligent!

Hunter Zhang, now known as Team Leader Zhang, twitched his lips. If he hadn't known the inside story, he probably would have been fooled too.

Little Fu Bao, held in Kong Guihua's arms, also had tears welling up in her eyes and began to sob softly.

Kong Guihua was startled, thinking that Fu Bao was unwell, and asked her repeatedly.

Little Fu Bao whispered, "Fu Bao was wrong. The aunt next door is a good person. Fu Bao wronged her..."

"Fu Bao? What are you saying? Mother doesn't understand."

Kong Guihua pressed for more information, but Fu Bao refused to say anything more.

Originally, the scene on the dam was a serious one of reporting and criticism, but after Chen Yunyun finished telling her story, everyone was drawn in, and the whole dam was filled with tears.

A few years ago, when Dalian Steel was located, every household was struggling to make ends meet.

When there was no work to do in the fields, the adults would go hungry, saving food for the children.

Life was really tough, and Chen Yunyun's words really resonated with them.

Just when things were finally looking up and they could earn work points to support their families, and life was getting better, someone suddenly threw mud at them. Anyone would be devastated in that situation.

"Give my mother her innocence!"

"My mother is innocent!"

The child's voice was exceptionally clear, and everyone could hear it.

Everyone turned their attention to the officials standing on the stage. "We can't wrong innocent people."

Tiger secretly hid in the crowd, joining his mother to lend a hand to his godmother, shouting, "Comrade Chen Yunyun is innocent! Release her at once!"

Seeing the crowd's agitation, a middle-aged man in a gray long coat stepped forward and spoke loudly.

"Everyone, please be quiet. After our investigation, Comrade Chen Yunyun has indeed been wronged!"

"Comrade Chen Yunyun, you are innocent."

The middle-aged man was a minor official; when he went to the countryside to arrest whistleblowers, he was always right.

Every time someone was arrested, the village would cheer.

This was the only time that over a hundred people spoke out in defense of Chen Yunyun.

His gaze towards Chen Yunyun held a hint of pleading. "Hey, big sister, can you please stop crying?" The situation was getting a little out of control.

Xia Lan suppressed a smile and, where no one could see, nudged Chen Yunyun.

"The people I brought are all on the verge of a mental breakdown. You've got nothing to lose, just going through the motions..."

Upon hearing this, Chen Yunyun wiped away her tears with her sleeve and stood up weakly.

She had just wiped it when she suddenly stopped.

We're doomed!

I forgot there was chili water on it! Ouch, my eyes hurt so much!

Everyone present saw Comrade Chen Yunyun with red eyes and tears streaming down her face.

Tears streamed down her face as she choked out, "Thank you all for your impartial enforcement of the law. It's such a blessing for us ordinary people to have such good cadres like you in our commune."

"Thank you so much."

Tiger led the applause, and a wave of applause immediately followed from the crowd below.

The middle-aged man in the gray long coat felt a surge of satisfaction; this was the first time he had ever felt so accomplished, and he was secretly delighted.

Only Liu Xiulan's family, especially Lin Li, looked unwell at the back of the crowd.

"You believe everything she says? Have you been cursed?"

"Just because someone sheds tears, does that mean she's innocent? So many people in the village say she abused someone, so she must have abused someone."

"These officials are completely useless; they can't even find any evidence."

Lin Li cursed under her breath.

She was glared at by her mother-in-law, who said, "Speak louder, so everyone will know that you wrote that whistleblower letter?"

"You have no brains at all! Shut your mouth!"

The cadres on the platform, seeing that the matter had been investigated and clarified, decided it was time to return to the commune.

"If there's nothing else, we'll head back now. You should all get to work too."

The middle-aged man was about to leave when Chen Yunyun called out to him, "Wait! This isn't over yet."

Is this not the end of the matter? Is there something Comrade Chen Yunyun is trying to say?

Everything around became quiet.