Chapter 8 Slander
Chapter 8: Slander
"That's because you have a foul mouth and spread rumors. You deserve to be punished." Lin Pao looked at Li Yanli lying on the ground with contempt, his eyes full of disgust.
"I didn't spread rumors. I just saw them rolling around in the grass. It wasn't that. What were they doing? If you don't believe me, you can ask Chunmei."
Hearing this, everyone looked at Zhang Chunmei.
Zhang Chunmei's heart tightened, and she said in spite of everyone's inquiring gazes, "You saw it, too."
Everyone sighed when they heard this.
The man looked at An Lan with an even more lustful gaze, while the woman looked at An Lan with an even more contemptuous gaze.
"I didn't expect An Zhiqing, who looks so clean, to be so promiscuous in private."
"It's a pity that 놖 wanted to ask mother to come and propose marriage. Fortunately, she didn't, otherwise 놖 would have become a father."
"Women like this should be put in a pig cage. They are really affecting the reputation of our village."
"Captain, this kind of adulterer should be paraded through the streets as a warning to all."
"That's right. That's right. This kind of behavior must be strictly prohibited, Captain."
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The captain's eyes were sharp, and he said in a cold voice: "Everyone, be quiet! The matter has not been investigated clearly yet, don't jump to conclusions so quickly."
"Li Zhiqing, Zhang Zhiqing, is what you said true?"
Li Yanli and Zhang Chunmei nodded.
The captain narrowed his eyes and said sternly: "Remember what you said. If you find out that it is not the case, you must punish me severely!"
Li Yanli's eyes flickered when she heard this, but she didn't say anything, while Zhang Chunmei lowered her head in silence.
Seeing the two of them like this, what else does the captain not understand?
He had dealt with Huo Linyuan before. Although he was taciturn, if there was any problem in the village, he would ask him for help without hesitation. Unlike the young men in the village, they would always refuse to help when asked. They were not as honest as Huo Linyuan.
How could such a good guy do such a thing?
So, before this farce even started, the captain had already sided with An Lan and Huo Linyuan.
But he still had to go through the motions, so he turned to An Lan and asked gently, "An Zhiqing, are what they said true?"
"No, captain, it was Li and Zhang Zhiqing who wanted to kill you. After being exposed, they were afraid that you would call the police, so they came here to slander you and Comrade Huo." An Lan stood straight, neither humble nor arrogant, and his calm demeanor made him feel convinced.
"What's going on?" When the captain heard the seriousness of the situation, his expression became very grim, and his eyes shot straight at Li Yanli and Zhang Chunmei like sharp swords.
Li Yanli and Zhang Chunmei both shrank their necks when they received the captain's sharp gaze.
An Lan didn't even look at it for a moment before telling him everything that happened on the mountain.
When she said that she went to the big banyan tree and fell into a trap, everyone gasped.
Wild boars often roam around the big banyan tree. Even experienced hunters may not be able to escape unscathed, not to mention that An Zhiqing is a delicate little girl and if she fell into a trap, she would become a meal for the wild boars in just a moment!
It was obvious that Li and Zhang Zhiqing took advantage of the fact that An Zhiqing had just arrived and was unaware of the dangers over at the banyan tree, so they tricked him over there.
What a vicious mind!
If Huo Linyuan had not passed by, An Zhiqing would probably be a corpse by tomorrow. No, there might not even be any remains of his body.
Thinking of this, the villagers who were closer to Li Yanli and Zhang Chunmei all distanced themselves from each other.
Seeing this situation, Li Yanli couldn't help but get anxious.
"Captain, don't listen to An Lan's nonsense. She is lying. She didn't go to the banyan tree at all, let alone fall into any trap. She was with Comrade Huo. They both took off their clothes and hugged each other..."
"Captain, they have been doing shameful things, and now they are accusing us of harming her..."
"Captain, I have so much pain that I can't express it... woo woo"
After Li Yanli finished speaking, she seemed really aggrieved. She sat on the ground and started crying like an old lady in the village, with snot and tears flowing at the same time...
With the swollen cheeks on both sides, she looks even more pitiful...
Upon seeing this, everyone couldn't help but believe it a little, and looked at An Lan with more intriguing eyes.
The captain frowned and looked at An Lan: "An Zhiqing, Li Zhiqing said that you didn't go to the banyan tree, and you said that you went to the banyan tree. Do you have any evidence?"
The captain knew that this was a bit of a difficult situation for An Zhiqing. An Zhiqing had barely escaped death and had no time to care about these things. But since Huo Linyuan hadn't come yet, he didn't know what to do.
"Yes, Captain. Your sickle for chopping wood is still in the abandoned hunting trap. You were very scared after you fell in. You shouted for a long time but no one came to save you. Fortunately, you met Comrade Huo. Otherwise, everyone standing here would be your ghost..."
"I don't know why Li Zhiqing and Zhang Zhiqing hate me so much and wish I were dead. Now that I've finally come back, they've framed me and Comrade Huo. Woo woo..." An Lan said with a sad face, and crystal tears slid down her smooth face.
The tearful look of beauty made everyone present feel soft-hearted.
"Captain, don't believe her. Every household has a sickle. Why do you think the sickle in the trap is yours? It seems that An Zhiqing wants to frame you and Zhang Chunmei. You did something wrong and refused to admit it, and you want to put the blame on us. Everyone, take a look and see if you are making any sense..." After saying that, he pulled the corner of Zhang Chunmei's clothes.
Zhang Chunmei understood and stammered, "An... educated youth, Yanli is right. It was you who did the wrong thing. How can you bite us back?"
"Who said there is no evidence?" An Zhiqing wiped the tears from the corners of his eyes and stared at Zhang Chunmei with a smile, but the smile did not reach his eyes.
Zhang Chunmei was startled and grabbed the corner of her clothes tightly, not daring to look at An Lan again.
"Captain, when I fell into the trap, my sleeve was torn by a branch. There should still be scraps of cloth from my sleeve on the branch." An Lan said as he showed his sleeve, and there was indeed a big hole in his sleeve.
"Go, find a few people to look for it." The captain nodded and turned to say to a few strong villagers.
Suddenly, a deep and pleasant voice sounded.
"No."
When everyone looked over, they found it was Huo Linyuan, followed by a few others, one of whom was an uncle who was as tall as Huo Linyuan.
An Lan recognized him. She had heard people in the village mention him in her previous life. This person was a mountain keeper named Lin Muyuan.
Yong'an Village is different from other villages. In addition to the work in the fields, there is also work in the mountains. There are many fruit trees planted on the mountains. In order to prevent people from other villages from stealing, the village arranges forest guards to guard the mountains.
The work of guarding the mountains was easy. All he had to do was inspect the fruit trees every day and earn ten work points. However, it was not something he could do.
Although the place where the fruit trees are planted is a bit far from the banyan tree, it is inevitable that wild boars will sometimes run down. It is impossible to do this job without some skills.
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