Jiang Yan's words left the brigade leader and Party Secretary Liu, who were trying to build a relationship with her, speechless.
He's young after all; his recklessness is so infuriating.
If someone really wanted to frame you, all they had to do was secretly slip a piece of paper into your hand during the search, and that would be enough to ruin the future of everyone in the educated youth team.
The captain's face immediately darkened, and he scolded, "Who gave you the right to speak? Shut up!"
What's wrong with this Jiang educated youth? He threatened to jump into the river before, and now he's acting so recklessly, causing great harm to others!
Upon hearing Jiang Yan's words, Director Bai's lips curled into a cold smile. "I see you won't shed a tear until you see the coffin!"
After saying that, he stood up and said, "Come with me, which room is the dormitory for the female educated youth?"
Li Weidong pointed to the east room, and then Director Bai told everyone to go in.
Once inside, Director Bai said, "The whistleblower letter says the evidence is under the bedding."
As soon as the words were spoken, all the educated youth turned pale and froze.
The fact that the location of the evidence could be written so precisely means that the framing was definitely done by someone inside the educated youth team.
"Secretary Liu, go and lift the blankets. We won't go near you to avoid arousing your suspicion." Director Bai looked around and pointed to Secretary Liu to search.
Party Secretary Liu glanced at Xie Yuyao, but unable to withstand Director Bai's intimidating presence, he had no choice but to walk over.
Starting from the head of the kang (heated brick bed), as each quilt was lifted, the female educated youth breathed a sigh of relief.
Soon, only the area at the end of the kang (heated brick bed) remained.
The blankets were pulled back, and a piece of paper with a burnt corner appeared before everyone's eyes, with blue writing in pen on it.
"What's this?" Director Ye stepped forward, picked up the paper, turned to Jiang Yan, and waved it at her with a mocking expression. "Aren't you afraid of being searched?"
Jiang Yan looked stunned. "This..."
"Whose bunk is this!"
Xie Yuyao's face was tense. "The bunk is mine, but I don't know what this is. Can I take a look?"
Confident of victory, Director Ye readily demonstrated it to her.
“This is not my handwriting.” Xie Yuyao saw through the deception at a glance. “Director Ye, this is a dormitory. Anyone could slip a piece of paper into my seat.”
After saying that, she quickly found a pen and paper, wrote down a sentence exactly like the one on the paper, and handed it to Director Ye to see.
Director Ye examined the papers in both her left and right hands, and confirmed that they were not written by her.
"Who framed him? Step forward!" Director Ye felt he had been deceived and was furious.
But how could a ghost in the shadows possibly confess on its own because of those words?
So, Director Ye laid out the papers and asked all the educated youth to identify whose handwriting it was.
"How could this be!"
Bei Xiao, who was watching, exclaimed in surprise. As soon as she finished speaking, she realized what she had said and quickly covered her mouth.
But it was too late.
Director Bai asked sternly, "Did you write this?"
"No, I didn't write this!" Bei Xiao said, her face pale, shaking her head repeatedly in denial.
"So you recognized the handwriting? Tell me quickly, who is that person?"
Bei Xiao would only mechanically deny it, saying, "I don't know, I don't know!"
Zhang Wenshan, standing on the periphery, broke out in a cold sweat, his body trembling uncontrollably.
What should he do? He didn't want to be convicted. He hadn't even gotten back to the city yet; how could he possibly die here?!
He looked at Bei Xiao, who was crying and pleading in front of him, bit his lip tightly, and swallowed all his words.
Bei Xiao secretly glanced at Xiang Wenshan, and seeing his evasive gaze, tears fell like pearls from a broken string.
"Since no one admits it, then everyone here has a share."
Upon hearing this, all the educated youth were terrified, and Wu Lihong had to hold onto the table to avoid collapsing to the ground.
Jiang Yan was also terrified. This was not what she had expected. Things had already spiraled out of her control!
Upon seeing Wu Lihong's appearance, she had a sudden inspiration and no longer cared about hiding herself.
"It's Xie Yuyao! Yesterday afternoon, I saw Sister Lihong rushing to find her, it must be her!" Jiang Yan pointed at Xie Yuyao with trembling excitement, and said firmly, "As for the handwriting, maybe she forged it!"
Xie Yuyao, aren't you so noble! Now, for the sake of everyone in the educated youth team, let's see if you'll still stand up for yourselves!
Jiang Yan's accusations gave Bei Xiao a chance to escape, and she immediately agreed: "I can testify that what Jiang Yan said is true. Sister Li Hong's expression was off at the time; she was indeed very panicked."
Don't blame me, you dragged me into this!
Xie Yuyao's face was as gloomy as a dark cloud. Before Wu Lihong could speak, she said, "She came to me because she heard that her elderly relative was sick and wanted to borrow some fine grains so that the elderly person could eat them more easily."
She knew that Wu Lihong had an elderly grandmother at home. If the old woman fell ill, she might die. How could she possibly look well?
Besides, this matter is not afraid of being investigated. Wu Lihong did mention her grandmother's poor health a couple of days ago.
Wu Lihong quickly replied, "That's exactly what they were talking about. My fellow villager told me. She lives in the Tongzishan Brigade next door. It's easy to find out if you investigate."
The two directors' focus shifted again; these days, those who can afford to eat fine grains are not ordinary people.
In this way, things are back to square one.
"You, and you, both of you come with me."
Director Ye pointed to Bei Xiao and Xie Yuyao.
"Director Ye, this matter has nothing to do with Xie Yuyao. It's obvious that she was framed!"
The brigade leader and Party Secretary Liu both pleaded for Xie Yuyao, but as for Bei Xiao, they were powerless to help.
Li Weidong also wanted to plead for leniency, but as a member of the educated youth team, he himself was not clean, so how could he attract any more attention?
Looking at the lonely Bei Xiao, Xiang Wenshan felt as if his heart had been crushed.
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