When everyone saw Wang Zhaodi rolling up her sleeves as if she was about to rush over to search them, they couldn't tell who was lying, so they all remained silent tacitly.
However, Zhou Manman's face froze for a moment when she heard this.
Because the only piece left on her body really belonged to Wang Zhaodi.
However, when she thought that Wang Zhaodi's name was not written on those banknotes, Zhou Manman's tense heart slowly relaxed.
But this time it was Wang Zhaodi who was persistent.
"Why don't you say something? Do you want to search me?"
Zhou Manman couldn't help but feel a little worried when she saw this. Could it be that Wang Zhaodi really marked the money?
I wanted to skip this topic right away.
"Why should I let you search? You don't even look in the mirror. How much money do you have?
Stop trying to change the subject and give me back my watch!"
Hearing this, Wang Zhaodi simply hit back at her with the same words.
"I told you that you stole my money and asked me to search you, but you refused. So what right do you have to accuse me of stealing your watch?
You said I stole it, so I stole it?
How about this?
Let's search you first, and after we're sure you didn't steal my money, I'll let you search mine.
Isn't it clear now? It saves us from arguing endlessly."
When everyone heard the idea, they nodded.
"I think it's okay. Otherwise, it will be useless if you two just keep arguing here until tomorrow."
But Zhou Manman hesitated. The more determined Wang Zhaodi's attitude was, the more uncertain she felt.
And how could Wang Zhaodi be so sure that she couldn’t find her watch?
Could it be that she had secretly hidden her watch outside?
If this is true, it will be even more difficult for me to get my watch back.
But we can’t just let it go.
Zhou Manman was very conflicted for a moment.
Zhou Manman's hesitation turned into guilt in the eyes of everyone.
"Why doesn't Zhou Zhiqing dare to search? I think Wang Zhaodi's idea is a good one."
"Why else? Maybe Zhou Manman really stole Wang Zhaodi's money herself, and she even had the nerve to turn the tables and falsely accuse Wang Zhaodi of stealing her watch."
"That shouldn't be possible, right? Zhou Zhiqing is definitely richer than Wang Zhaodi, right?
How could he possibly steal Wang Zhaodi's money?"
"You don't know this, do you? Zhou Zhiqing is no longer as wealthy as he used to be. He's probably squandered all his family fortune.
I heard that Zhou Zhiqing has trouble getting food now.
It’s no longer the case that we eat fine grains every day.
Actually, she still had food subsidies for educated youth, but she exchanged all the food subsidies from the team for fine grains in one go.
How can fine grains last for a long time? They are finished in just a few meals.
She's having a hard time now!"
Everyone sighed when they heard this.
"No wonder she came out to steal money. After all, she used to live a good life and she certainly can't stand hardship."
Seeing that everyone believed that she had stolen the money, Zhou Manman was as angry as a lit firecracker.
"I already said I didn't steal Wang Zhaodi's money! How could I possibly steal her money!"
But no matter how Zhou Manman refuted, no one bought it.
"Why don't you just have someone search it? What's the point of just talking nonsense here?"
"Yes, didn't you say that Wang Zhaodi stole your watch?
You don't want to get your watch back? Didn't Wang Zhaodi promise you that as long as you agreed to search, she would cooperate with you in finding the watch?
Upon hearing this, Zhou Manman knew that she had to either admit defeat or fight to the end and be searched together with Wang Zhaodi.
In fact, she might as well just admit defeat now, after all, the money she had on her was indeed Wang Zhaodi's.
But she couldn't stand the watch. After weighing the pros and cons, she finally asked:
"You said I stole your money, but how do you prove that the money on me is yours?
Can't it be my own money?"
As soon as Zhou Manman said this, Wang Zhaodi knew that the other party had compromised, and immediately said proudly:
"Of course I have evidence. I have a habit of folding money diagonally.
You see, that’s it.”
As she spoke, she took out a dime from her pocket and showed it to everyone.
It is indeed folded diagonally.
At this moment, Lin Ran suddenly spoke.
"Zhou Zhiqing, what are you doing? Are you trying to destroy the evidence?"
After Lin Ran's reminder, everyone's eyes immediately turned to Zhou Manman, and they realized that Zhou Manman's hand had already reached into her trouser pocket.
Seeing this, Wang Zhaodi rushed forward and pulled Zhou Manman's hand away.
"Zhou Zhiqing, you're trying to cheat, aren't you?"
Zhou Manman became angry and embarrassed.
"Who's cheating? Let me go! I just want to take the money out of my pocket to prove myself."
When she said this, she was actually very panicked because she couldn't even remember whether the money in her pocket was folded.
She didn't notice these little details when she brought it over during the day.
I don’t know if Wang Zhaodi was deliberately deceiving me.
That's why I wanted to try it quietly. If it really broke, I could just straighten out the money without anyone noticing.
But unfortunately, his little thoughts were exposed by Lin Ran.
Zhou Manman almost hated Lin Ran in her heart. She and Lin Ran were really destined to be at odds.
It’s okay that he had competed with me for Shi Yan before.
But now he has no time to deal with her, and this person comes to go against him.
I'm so mad at myself!
Wang Zhaodi on this side refused to let go.
"You can pay, but you can't do it yourself. It's only fair that someone else pays."
Originally, Zhou Manman was a little unsure whether Wang Zhaodi's so-called giving money as a mark was true or not.
But seeing Wang Zhaodi's confident attitude, his face changed immediately.
Could it be that the money is really cut in half?
What should I do then?
As soon as Wang Zhaodi finished speaking, several people in the crowd immediately raised their hands.
"I'll take it, I'll take it."
In the end, everyone nominated two aunts from the two teams who were recognized as more reliable to pay together.
Seeing that the two aunts' hands were about to touch Zhou Manman's pockets, Zhou Manman instinctively shrank back in anxiety.
The atmosphere at the scene was silent for a moment.
But soon someone in the crowd said weakly:
"Judging from Zhou Zhiqing's reaction, could he have really stolen Wang Zhaodi's money?"
"I think so too. Otherwise, what is she afraid of? She's obviously guilty as a thief."
“…”
Zhou Manman did feel guilty, but facing the pointing and criticizing of the crowd, she couldn't help but defend herself.
"I've never stolen anything, so why should I feel guilty? And even if the money I have is reduced by half, what does that mean?
Should Wang Zhaodi be allowed to have this little habit alone?
To be honest, I have this habit myself. I like to fold up some money when I have nothing to do. Isn’t this normal?
Could it be that the money I folded myself will become hers just because Wang Zhaodi falsely accuses me?"
Everyone burst into laughter when they heard this.
"Does Zhou Zhiqing count as confessing himself?"
"Okay, now we don't have to pay anymore. It must be Zhou Zhiqing who stole Wang Zhaodi's money. There's no getting away."
"Exactly. You're still quibbling at this point. You really take all of us for fools."
“…”
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