Su Nan was sitting upright on a bamboo chair, wiping his tears with the back of his hand. Suddenly, when he heard Yang Juhua's plea, he paused and a sneer appeared at the corner of his lips.
"It's not that I don't want to save you, but the country has its own laws and the family has its own rules. If you make a mistake, you must accept the punishment. I can't do anything about it."
As soon as she finished speaking, Qin Xiaolan, who had been sitting there with her back straight and silent, raised her head and looked at her, a little excited: "Comrade Su, we just heard what Chen Xian'an said. If you are willing to forgive us and withdraw the report, we won't be arrested."
No, she absolutely could not join the Public Security Bureau. If her family knew about it, she would be finished.
"Yes, withdraw the case." Yang Juhua looked like she had lost her soul. Her eyes were dull and she just kept repeating the words "withdraw the case".
Su Tiantian pushed away the swaying Yang Juhua, took a step forward, forced a smile and whispered to Su Nan, "Yeah, we're all from the same educated youth camp, why bother going to the Public Security Bureau to make a fuss?
This is because we didn't understand the situation clearly and misunderstood you, so we said some bad things about you. Nannan, I am your cousin, can you really bear to see me go to jail?"
Su Tiantian's eyes turned red with fear at the thought that she might go to jail or be sent to a more remote farm for reform.
"Cousin? Su Tiantian, do you still know that you are my cousin? If you hadn't mentioned this, I would have thought that we were enemies for several lifetimes.
Now you think of playing the emotional card, but when you were trying your best to destroy my reputation, did you ever remember that I am your blood cousin?
As soon as these words were spoken, everyone couldn't help but sigh and took a few steps back, moving a little further away from Su Tiantian. How could you expect someone who could slander even her own relatives at will to be sincere to others?
"My fellow villagers, please give us your judgment. This incident was originally a misunderstanding caused by a flood that washed away the Dragon King Temple. How could Su Nan be so cruel? Oh God, please take this heartless person away! She wants to call the police to arrest her cousin."
Su Tiantian's eyes darkened, her mind raced, and she suddenly staggered forward a few steps. She quickly grabbed the edge of the clothes of a middle-aged woman next to her, and fainted as if she couldn't bear the blow.
Wang Yinglan, a middle-aged woman, wanted to reach out and pull back her clothes, but she couldn't do it even after using all her strength. She glanced at Su Tiantian's pale face and couldn't help feeling distressed.
This educated youth, who was about the same age as her daughter, was actually going to be sent to the Public Security Bureau to be imprisoned. Moreover, the person who sent her there was her own cousin. It was really pitiful.
Besides, who hasn't gossiped about someone behind their back in their lifetime? Forget about anything else, just the situation with Su Nan and Su Zhiqing this time. I guess everyone in the village has been talking about it.
Logically, shouldn't everyone be arrested? But the Public Security Bureau is so small, how could they possibly arrest everyone?
"Su Zhiqing, Su Meizi, look at your cousin, she's so heartbroken. Why don't you just let it go? We're all family, even if our bones are broken, we're still connected. Why kill them all?
Besides, going to jail isn't an honorable thing; it brings shame to the family. Your cousin is in trouble, and as her cousin, how can you escape with anything good? And if your family knew about this, they would probably scold you."
The middle-aged woman supported Su Tiantian to prevent her from falling to the ground. In a few words, she put all the blame on Su Nan. Her earnest advice made people applaud her.
Su Nan sneered, but before she could retort, someone interrupted her.
"What Xiao Wang said makes sense. Putting aside the fact that you two are cousins, the fact that you two went to the countryside together and came to our Xiaojia Village and became members of our village is a kind of fate.
There is no such thing as an irreconcilable love in the world. As long as both sides take a step back, everyone will be happy.
"In my opinion, Yang Juhua, Su Tiantian, and Qin Xiaolan should apologize to you, and you should stop caring about it." Village Chief Xiao glanced at Xiao Jing, who had been submissive since Xiao'an arrived, sighed, and quickly responded to smooth things over.
If this matter can't be properly resolved, Jing'er might end up in jail too. How can this be tolerated? Won't the boss and his wife come after him?
After all, among so many children, the couple only had one daughter, Xiao Jing, whom they raised as their lifeblood. If she was taken away by Xiao An right under his nose this time, wouldn't the family be in chaos?
So Village Chief Xiao thought for a moment and continued, "With so many people, no one in any village in the whole township has been arrested by the Public Security Bureau for this kind of thing.
If this gets out, how will others view us? So if this matter can be resolved privately, don't make it public. It will not only embarrass you, but also the entire village."
After all, he is the head of the village, highly respected, and speaks in an organized manner. It seems that every word he says is for everyone's consideration, so as soon as Village Chief Xiao finished speaking, many people followed suit.
They even started accusing Su Nan of disregarding the overall situation and being too selfish. Besides, being gossiped about was no big deal. Who hadn't been gossiped about? She was the only one who was so hypocritical as to call the police.
Seeing this, Su Tiantian buried her face in her arms, a smile appearing in the dark.
I learned this trick from you, Su Nan. Who doesn't know how to act weak? Now you have no other choice, right?
Seeing the villagers becoming more and more agitated, Su Nan was speechless. The emotional rumors did not hurt them, but they were so casual about the word forgiveness.
As bystanders, or one of the perpetrators of verbal violence, they can still accuse her, the victim, with a high-sounding tone, saying things that are simply ridiculous and hateful.
"It's not me who's embarrassed, it's people like you who stand on the moral high ground and tell others what to do. If the rumor was spread about your daughter or granddaughter today, would you still say the same thing? Would you let your relatives forgive the abuser? I'm afraid you'd want to cut them into pieces."
"If you can't do that, please don't come here and ask me to forgive you. And don't tell me that everyone in the village rises and falls together. If you had known this would happen, why did you do it in the first place? If you can't control your mouth, then shut up. No one has ever asked you to speak ill of others behind their backs."
"If you don't know the full picture, don't try to persuade others to be kind. Whether I have a conscience or not is none of your business.
Do you know that gossip can kill people? I'm sitting here safe and sound because I'm in a good mood. If I were in a bad mood, I would have jumped into the river by now.
You won't forget the female educated youth you forced to death, right?"
As soon as Su Nan said this, everyone in the room changed their expressions and lowered their heads, not daring to look into her eyes.
This incident is a taboo that no one in Xiaojia Village wants to mention again. Although it was eventually left unresolved, it still left a huge shadow in everyone's heart.
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