Seeing that Shi Lei and the old policeman turned their faces away with disgust, Su Lu and Qin Ye silently gave Qin Xiaoxiao a thumbs up, and then each of them helped Qin Xiaoxiao up from the ground.
It was only early spring, and the ground was still cold. They felt bad if the ground got cold, and it wasn't worth it for that educated youth, Zhou.
Qin Feng, Su Zhiyuan, and Luo Hongxing also joined in the persuasion.
"Little one, you can't cry like that. What if you hurt yourself?"
"Don't cry, it's no big deal. I'll stand up for you. With me here, no one can wrong you."
“We can’t just accept whatever Zhou Zhiqing says. The police are reasonable people, and they have to listen to what you have to say. Just because she says you harmed her, does that mean you harmed her? We need evidence.”
Qin Xiaoxiao wiped her face and said angrily, "My Uncle Luo is right, there must be evidence, and I have evidence."
It was Zhou, an educated youth, who came to find me. Su Lu was right next to me at the time. Several other educated youths in the courtyard saw us leaving, and Su Lu and her sister also knew about it.
Also, we went straight to the supply and marketing cooperative as soon as we entered the city. We arrived in the city around 2 p.m., and it was Grandpa Huang who urged Old Huang to take us there. He can testify to that.
Furthermore, when we arrived at the supply and marketing cooperative, we found my second aunt. My second aunt and her colleague all saw us.
We bought a lot of things for our wedding from her; my second aunt's colleagues all know that.
After walking only a few steps from the supply and marketing cooperative, Zhou Zhiqing disappeared. I searched around and then ran into my brother and Su Lu. Later, we split up to look for him. I also met a group of elderly women near the supply and marketing cooperative's residential compound and asked them for directions. If you don't believe me, I can take you to them.
Seeing that Qin Xiaoxiao clearly explained the cause and development of the matter, and that there were witnesses for each step, the old policeman and Shi Lei's suspicions about Qin Xiaoxiao immediately decreased to two levels.
Three of the reasons are because Qin Xiaoxiao is a member of the Qin family, whose integrity is renowned throughout the province, and they believe that Qin Xiaoxiao would not lie.
Qin Xiaoxiao secretly breathed a sigh of relief when she saw that the two seemed to have lessened their suspicions about her.
Heh, trying to harm me? Dream on!
She knew Zhou Ying would pull this stunt, so she had planned ahead of time. She deliberately left through the gate of the educated youth compound before leaving home, and met several educated youths on the way. She even spent a penny to let Zhou Ying ride in an oxcart to the county.
Without delay, they headed straight for the supply and marketing cooperative, and the witnesses in between were quickly connected.
After that, things become easier. The best way to make others believe your lies is to convince yourself. Make it 90% true and 10% false, with most of it being the truth and supported by evidence. The small part of the lie will naturally be overlooked, leading people to believe that everything she said is true.
She simply concealed the fact that Zhou Ying had paid someone to kidnap her and try to drug her, and even claimed that Zhou Ying had disappeared on her own. But everything she said before and after was true, without any falsehoods. No matter how the police investigated, they could only find that everything she said was true.
On the contrary, Zhou Ying herself made many inconsistencies.
For example, why did she disappear? And why was Huang Yuan with her? Who are the two men in the courtyard? And why are they with her and Huang Yuan?
She can't explain any of this unless she tells the truth and reveals what she wanted to harm her.
But will she tell?
No, because if it were made public, her attempt to harm her would also be exposed. At that point, she would not only be guilty of kidnapping and attempted rape, but also assault, and possibly human trafficking (which she could manipulate). In addition, with the current crackdown and the complex and chaotic nature of male-female relationships, she would not fare well. Therefore, she is unlikely to tell anyone.
As long as she doesn't say anything, she won't be able to explain why she wanted to harm her. Things are about to get interesting.
Qin Xiaoxiao was very puzzled about what would happen to Zhou Ying.
After listening, the old policeman and Shi Lei nodded, asked some other questions, checked their testimonies with Qin Ye and Su Lu, and drank two bowls of tea before leaving.
After the two left, Qin Xiaoxiao and her two companions breathed a sigh of relief, and Qin Feng and his two companions also breathed a great sigh of relief.
Then Qin Feng and Su Zhiyuan drove the oxcart to the commune's educated youth office to report Zhou Ying's matter to the commune. After that, the two went to the county police station to inquire about the outcome of the matter and also had to write a self-criticism.
Qin Xiaoxiao didn't care about these things. As soon as she returned to the educated youth settlement, she started crying. She cried as if her heart had been broken, as if her parents had died.
All the former and current educated youth in the entire educated youth compound burst into tears because of her. Thirty or forty people surrounded her in unison, asking what had happened.
Qin Xiaoxiao didn't hide anything and, while crying, recounted how Zhou Ying and Huang Yuan had tried to harm her.
"She disappeared on her own. I was very sad about what happened, but how can she say that I'm the one who caused her death? I didn't do anything!"
Waaaaah... God is so blind, why did I have to meet someone like this!
Wasn't I good enough to her? Why would she want to hurt me for no reason?
Su Yu spoke first, "That bastard, how could he do such a thing? Xiao Xiao was truly sincere to her, and bought a lot of things for her wedding. That all cost money! If he wasn't sincere to her, would Xiao Xiao have spent so much money on her dowry? Xiao Xiao's money didn't grow on trees!"
“That’s right. This little bit of money didn’t come for free. It was her dowry left to her by her parents. She even gave a portion of it to Zhou Zhiqing. What could she possibly be dissatisfied with?”
Liu Meijuan, hands on her hips, berated Zhou Ying for being ungrateful, her face flushed with anger.
Su Yun continued, "Everyone saw it. Xiao Xiao bought so many things for Zhou Zhiqing, and they're still in Zhou Zhiqing's room. Xiao Xiao has done so much, and she still wants to harm Xiao Xiao. How can someone be like this?"
Jiang Xiaotian and the others had also seen Qin Xiaoxiao's attitude towards Zhou Ying these days, especially the fact that Qin Xiaoxiao bought a lot of things for the wedding and put them all in Zhou Ying's room, which was obviously for her.
They were all envious of all the wonderful things Qin Xiaoxiao had given her; she had been truly good to her.
The educated youth then launched into a tirade against Zhou Ying, berating her as inhuman and saying that Qin Xiaoxiao had been so good to her, yet she still tried to harm her, and so on.
At the same time, he advised Qin Xiaoxiao not to be so kind and to be more discerning next time she helps someone.
Su Yu was even more direct, "Come on, I'll help you move all your things back. That little bitch Zhou Ying isn't worth your effort."
After saying that, Su Yu pulled Qin Xiaoxiao and went to Zhou Ying's room.
They kicked the door open, entered the house, smiled at each other, and quickly moved out the things Qin Xiaoxiao had prepared over the past few days, then stuffed them into Qin Xiaoxiao's room.
The educated youth spent a long time trying to persuade Qin Xiaoxiao. Qin Xiaoxiao generously said that she was fine and that she wouldn't hold a grudge against Zhou Ying, but that it was impossible for her to be as good to Zhou Ying as before. This time, she was also heartbroken.
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