As Meng Zhiyu and the others rushed to the scene, they listened to Zhou Songbai's account of what had happened. "By the time my mother and the other ladies rushed over, the two men behind the hill had already run away."
No one was caught, and the people present only heard two names and identified them as them.
Jiang Zengzhi's face flushed red, and he didn't know whether it was out of shame or anger. "Nonsense, I only consider Li Zhiqing a friend at most. This is slander."
Li Tingman looked cold and glanced at Song Guangye, who also had a grim expression on his face. "I want to see how I could be hanging out with a man when I'm clearly crawling around here."
The issue of incest between men and women was a very sensitive one at that time, so when they arrived at the hill, the team leader, his wife, the village chief and others were already waiting there.
The villagers who were watching the excitement saw Li Tingman walking in the front and said, "Here she comes."
"This girl doesn't look like that person!"
"Look at what you said, the bad guys don't look like bad guys."
The captain's face was serious, and he asked everyone to quiet down. "Li Zhiqing, Song Zhiqing, do you know what happened?"
"Okay, I got it." Although Li Tingman was angry, she was not panicked. No matter who it was, no one could throw dirty water on her.
Jiang Zengzhi didn't have that much composure. He shouted angrily, "Captain, we've all been together the whole time. We've never left alone. There can't be another me or another Li Zhiqing sneaking in here, right?"
He knew that Song Guangye liked Li Zhiqing, and Li Zhiqing might also be interested in Song Guangye. Wouldn't this sudden incident destroy their feelings and the brotherhood between him and Song Guangye?
Moreover, if they get this bad reputation, they will definitely not be able to hold their heads up for the rest of their lives, and may even be thrown into a dark room. Their intentions are truly despicable.
Seeing Jiang Zengzhi's agitated face flushed, the team leader soothed him, "Don't worry, Jiang Zhiqing. Our team is reasonable. As long as it wasn't you who did it, I will give you a reasonable explanation."
Next, the parties involved, Li Tingman and Song Guangye, were pulled out separately and asked what they were doing from the time they left the house until they were called in.
Li Tingman said calmly, "We have been playing with the fork together, and during that time, we saw two aunts fighting over the fork."
Jiang Zengzhi said, "I've been walking with Guangye and Brother Mu. The girls walk together, but we're all together. I haven't spoken to Li Zhiqing alone tonight."
As the first person to discover the incident, Mrs. Zhao was also publicly questioned. She recounted the entire incident with saliva flying, and finally emphasized, "Anyway, I clearly heard them shouting each other's names. Mrs. Zhou and Mrs. Niu also heard it."
Everyone looked at the two of them, and Zhou's mother and Niu Po nodded, this was the fact.
Mu Ziwei found it funny. "Captain, this is very clear now. It must be those two people who were caught and deliberately mentioned our educated youth's names in order to escape responsibility."
Song Guangye also said with a serious face, "Captain, this is not only about having an affair, but also trying to slander us educated youth."
Zhao Shuanglian, who ran over after hearing the news, looked at Li Tingman who was protected behind her and felt jealous. She said, "That's not necessarily true. There's another possibility. That is that Meng Zhiyu and the others are lying to help Li Tingman cover up."
In her opinion, Li Tingman is a vixen. Not only is He Zhida partial to her, but Mu Ziwei and three other male educated youth also protect her. If she is ruined by this incident, just wait and see how she seduces others.
Meng Zhiyu looked at Zhao Shuanglian, who was so smug and only knew what to do but laugh, and couldn't help but curse, "Idiot."
They were all educated youth from the same courtyard. Even if they had conflicts with each other, they were generally inseparable.
If Li Tingman cannot clarify this matter today, how can she, a female educated youth, stay out of trouble?
Meng Zhiyu's voice was not lowered, and everyone around heard it. Zhao Shuanglian glared at her, "Meng Zhiyu, who are you scolding?"
Meng Zhiyu looked up at the sky and said, "Whoever is stupid should be scolded."
Zhao Shuanglian naturally refused to suffer any loss and was about to curse back when Song Yun, who had come with her, grabbed her and said, "Meng Zhiyu was right. Don't forget, you are also an educated youth."
Zhao Shuanglian was stunned for a moment, then her mind cleared up instantly. Thinking of what she had just said, she asked with some regret, "Sister Song Yun, I didn't mean it."
Song Yun pulled her hand away from him and said, "You really didn't mean it. You're just jealous of her and want to destroy her."
Zhao Shuanglian was dissatisfied, "Don't you also dislike her? I know you like He Zhida too."
Song Yun looked ahead and said softly, "That was in the past."
After Zhao Shuanglian's explanation, both speculations were possible. The captain hoped that it was the one Zhao Shuanglian suggested. He looked at Li Tingman and the others and asked, "Li Zhiqing, do you have any other witnesses?"
It’s hard to say, after all, we are all doing this alone or as a family.
Just when the situation was at a standstill, a woman in the crowd suddenly spoke up, "I heard a few of those educated youths calling Meng Zhiyu's name."
Li Lian'er stood behind her parents, watching the scene. Upon hearing this, she covered her mouth and laughed, "Could it be that Meng Zhiqing was hanging out with a man and was caught deliberately framing Li Zhiqing?"
More and more people came to watch the fun, and when they heard this speculation, they felt it was more likely.
"No way, I usually see that Li Zhiqing and Meng Zhiqing have a good relationship."
"Who knows if they are not in harmony with each other."
"I don't think Meng Zhiqing is that kind of person!"
When Zhou's mother, mother-in-law and daughter-in-law heard this, they directly responded to those who spoke ill of Meng Zhiyu. Goudan and the others also came to their grandmother and mother's aid.
Mrs. Wang and Mrs. Niu also spoke up for Meng Zhiyu in the crowd, and the scene became even more chaotic.
Meng Zhiyu hadn't expected that she would be dragged into this matter just because she was called out. She touched her airport and looked at Li Tingman, who was more than a head taller than her. "Am I jealous of your height and figure?"
Li Tingman glanced at the dwarf beside him and said, "Maybe."
Meng Zhiyu looked at the stern-faced captain who had remained silent the entire time and said self-deprecatingly, "Captain, look at my height and my figure. Do I look attractive?"
She knew that there would be competition among the teams, just like there would be competition among the classes in a grade, and they would fight for the title of the best.
In this kind of scandal involving promiscuity between a man and a woman, there is a huge difference whether the protagonist is someone from the brigade or an educated youth from outside.
But this cannot be an excuse for him to occupy the position of captain but do nothing and not work hard to find the truth.
She smiled and said, "Captain, we each have our own reasons. Since we can't explain it clearly, why don't we go to the police? They will definitely be able to help us find the truth. What do you think?"
They just let it go and let everyone make whatever noise they want and talk and speculate as they please. Aren't they just trying to put the blame on these educated youth?
Li Tingman naturally understood the captain's idea and agreed, "I think it's okay."
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