Chapter 177 You're wronging an innocent person like that.
The incident escalated significantly. Xiang Yiguo arrived late and, upon seeing the situation, immediately used a stick to lift the bedsheets off the ground.
The hood was thrown over Wang Manman's head and face, covering her disheveled body, before a shout was given:
"They're all dying, why aren't you pulling them apart? If this keeps going, people will really die!"
"You all don't want to be recognized as advanced this year, do you?! Everyone here who stands by and does nothing will have ten work points deducted from their household!"
"What? Ten work points? We're not the ones who cheated on each other!" Everyone panicked upon hearing this.
Xiang Yiguo was just threatening him, saying, "If you don't want your work points deducted, you'd better pull those people away right now!"
Finally, two men and two strong women pulled the crazed Zhang Wei and Pang Xiaoyue away from Wang Manman, and only then did Wang Manman finally have a chance to explain herself.
She sobbed uncontrollably, feeling utterly wronged. "Captain Xiang, I... I'm a traditional woman. How could I possibly have an affair? It's clearly because Zhang Wei was too short that I lost my virginity! Before that, I was completely innocent!"
Zhang Wei's eyes were bloodshot: "You slut, who are you calling short!"
Wang Manman, in a fit of desperation, shouted, "Whoever is in the wrong knows best! I'm an innocent girl, I haven't had any relations with anyone before this, stop trying to pin this on me! Captain Xiang, I remember everything, it was Cen Yan, she's the one who knocked me unconscious—"
"You mean, I knocked you out and then arranged for Zhang Wei to abuse you?" Cen Yan and Qi Jingchuan had been watching the spectacle from outside the crowd, and to be honest, it was quite entertaining to watch the drama unfold.
If this fire doesn't reach her, and she can watch the show peacefully, that would be even better!
Unfortunately, once Wang Manman understood the ins and outs of reaping what she sowed, Cen Yan was no longer able to remain uninvolved.
She patted Qi Jingchuan's hand, indicating that he could rest assured that she could handle this matter properly.
It's just a matter of a few words.
Cen Yan pushed through the crowd, walked to the front, and stared intently at Wang Manman.
“Everyone in the production team knows that from the moment I set foot on Dongming Island, I’ve been at odds with Zhang Zhiqing. We have both old and new grudges. According to you, Zhang Zhiqing forced herself on you, which is a serious offense under the law. Wang Zhiqing, are you implying that Zhang Zhiqing would risk her life to help her enemy, Wang Manman, by defiling her?”
“This doesn’t make sense. I have a grudge against Zhang Zhiqing. He wouldn’t do this for me.”
The onlookers, hearing Cen Yan's few words, nodded repeatedly. Yes, yes, the feud between Cen Yan and Zhang Wei...
Everyone present, and even the villagers who weren't there, can testify that Zhang Wei wanted to pin the tractor breakdown on Cen Yan and make her pay for it.
Cen Yan almost got blamed for damaging collective assets. She hated Zhang Wei so much that she couldn't possibly conspire with him.
"The second point is even more ridiculous. Wang Zhiqing, you're a living, breathing person. If I really knocked you unconscious, would I drag you into my and Qi Jingchuan's room and leave you there for Zhang Wei to rape you?"
"Even if we take a step back and say that's really possible, someone as big as you, if I knock you out and drag you back inside, you'd be such a big target. There would be hundreds or thousands of eyes watching—people working in the fields, people cleaning up the mess in the village—it's impossible that no one would see it, right?"
"Besides, I've been providing free medical consultations at the medical tent all morning, and my fellow villagers can all testify to that. At most, I left for half an hour because of low blood sugar. Do you think I could have done something to harm others so perfectly in just half an hour?"
Cen Yan frowned, sighed, and added a sentence after she finished speaking.
“Wang Zhiqing, you can’t wrong an innocent person like that.”
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