Chapter 367 I'll Bear All the Sins Alone She coldly glanced around at the other female soldiers in the dormitory, her voice devoid of any warmth.
"What about you? Who else saw it? Or can anyone prove that Wang Xiaoya has stayed in the dormitory since lights out and hasn't gone out?"
The dormitory was deathly silent.
The female soldiers kept their heads down, looking at each other, none of them daring to speak first.
At a time like this, who would dare to speak up for Wang Xiaoya? Wouldn't that be blatantly going against the instructor?
Besides, who can guarantee 100% that Wang Xiaoya really didn't go out? Everyone's sleeping like logs. What if she really did go out and then runs out to testify that she didn't? Wouldn't that be considered harboring a criminal, making her an accomplice? They'd all be locked up in solitary confinement, how unfair would that be!
Humans are inherently selfish. When their own lives are in danger, self-preservation is the instinct of most people.
Su Tang stood in the crowd, her eyes still lowered, motionless. She could clearly feel Wang Xiaoya's trembling body beside her, and Chen Xiaocao's extremely suppressed, heavy breathing.
Her heart was eerily calm at that moment.
Bai Wei's move was called "framing someone with a false accusation".
She was clever; she linked the minor offense of "stealing snacks" with the serious crime of "breaking into a restricted area at night," and then used her status as an "eyewitness" to directly crucify Wang Xiaoya, thereby clearing her own name.
Su Tang became increasingly certain that the third person in the bushes behind the mountain tonight was Bai Wei.
He went to the back mountain to see Qin Ye in the middle of the night, keeping his whereabouts secret. The only possible way he could be exposed was if Bai Wei, who was also sneaking around in the back mountain, noticed his movements.
However, based on current observations, Bai Wei doesn't seem to have noticed her meeting with Qin Ye, which has become a point of doubt in Su Tang's mind.
Su Tang's fingertips twitched slightly at her side as she calculated. Stepping out now would be the most unwise choice.
Not only would it expose them and disrupt all plans, but it would also confirm the charge of "gang crime".
She decided to let the bullets fly a little longer...
"Zhou Zhihui, Zhang Man, your beds are closest to hers, you two, speak up!" Zhang Ruobing was clearly impatient and called on them directly.
Zhou Zhihui and Zhang Man, whose names were called, both stiffened.
Zhou Zhihui hesitated for a moment, then stammered, "Reporting, Instructor... I... I'm a heavy sleeper, I can't even hear thunder at night, I really... I really didn't notice..."
Zhang Man was even more straightforward. She remained expressionless throughout, and at this moment she merely raised her eyelids slightly, replying in a flat voice, "Reporting, instructor, I was asleep and don't know."
They all chose the safest way to completely absolve themselves of any responsibility.
Wang Xiaoya's heart sank little by little with their words, growing as cold as ice. She didn't blame them; she knew they were afraid. If she were in their shoes, she might have made the same choice. But she still couldn't help feeling sad, as if something was blocking her throat, a bitter and astringent feeling.
She felt as if she had fallen into an ice cave, surrounded by cold, hard walls, completely isolated and helpless.
Just when she was about to despair.
Just then, a clear voice rang out.
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