"I saved the children. If I hadn't... Fifth Elder, you're putting me on the fire. Fifth Elder, don't you agree?"
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The fifth elder was speechless, because he indeed had such thoughts.
But he never expected that the fire he set off failed to burn Shen Qiqi, but burned himself!
The Fifth Elder was so unwilling to give up that he avoided Shen Qiqi's questioning and asked her in desperation:
"Second Miss, since you rescued the children a long time ago, why didn't you tell me in advance so that I wouldn't misunderstand this? What's your intention? Could it be that you've seen me risking my life to protect the safety of the people and my prestige among them is growing? You're afraid that I'll steal your limelight, so you're deliberately trying to embarrass me!"
The Fifth Elder's voice grew louder as he spoke, and he looked indignant, as if he were truly a victim.
Unfortunately, truth does not lie in the loudness of the voice.
"Fifth Elder, what you said is quite unreasonable. Didn't I tell you this beforehand? The moment you arrived, you assumed I'd broken my promise and failed to rescue the children... You were the one controlling the situation, and you didn't even give me a chance to speak."
With just a few words, the Fifth Elder was silenced.
It just happened and it's still fresh and there are so many witnesses present. It would be difficult for the Fifth Elder to deny it even if he wanted to.
The fifth elder felt as if he had entered a net, and the net was closing in rapidly.
He was the fish in the net, unable to escape or break free.
This bad premonition suddenly intensified when Shen Qiqi suddenly stood up.
The fifth elder looked at the girl walking towards him, and felt that the thin and slender figure made him feel suffocated and unable to breathe.
That is pressure, the pressure of a strong person.
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