As soon as this was said, other beastmen echoed.
"Yes, I have seen it. This is the heart-protecting feather that Yingyuan gave to Lu Mian'er. Lu Mian'er treasures it very much!"
"Why is Lu Mian'er's feather here? Could it be that she killed Tu Guomiao?"
"I think it's possible. Didn't Hu Jiaojiao compete with her for Yingyuan? Maybe she deliberately took revenge on Hu Jiaojiao!"
The tribe leader looked at Lu Mian'er with a sullen face. He didn't expect that Lu Mian'er, who was usually well-behaved and sensible, would do such a thing.
"Lu Mian'er, why is your feather here? Is Tu Guomiao's death related to you?" He asked in a sharp voice.
Lu Mian'er was so scared that her face turned pale. She hurriedly explained, "Chief, the feather is mine, but the death of Tuguo Miao really has nothing to do with me. I found the feather missing yesterday. Tuguo Miao was not killed by me..."
"You said it was lost, so why should we believe you?"
"That's right, what if you are lying? I think you killed Tuguo Miao."
Several females who disliked Lu Mian'er said in a shrill voice.
In the tribe, the same sex is in a competitive relationship, so most females have unharmonious relationships, and it is normal to kick
someone when he is down. "I didn't, it really wasn't me..." Lu Mian'er shook her head helplessly, and her pale face was really pitiful.
Many males saw it and felt distressed, and stood up to argue for Lu Mian'er.
"Lu Mian'er is kind-hearted, how could she destroy the fruit seedlings?"
"I believe in Lu Mian'er, it couldn't be her who did it, Lu Mian'er must be innocent, tribe leader, please find out the truth!"
The tribe leader was about to get furious when Hu Jiaojiao suddenly stood up and said calmly, "Tribe leader, in that case, let's compare the footprints on the ground."
She pointed to a section of road not far away, between the river and the fields.
"In recent days, except for me and the tribe leader, no beastmen have come here, and no one has watered the field. I just found many unfamiliar footprints there. They must have been left by the beastmen who secretly watered the field yesterday. Whoever's footprints match, he is the beastman who destroyed the fruit seedlings."
"Well, this is a good idea." The tribe leader touched his chin, nodded in agreement, and looked at Lu Mian'er, "What do you think?"
"Tribe leader, I can prove my innocence." Lu Mian'er nodded vigorously, with a frank look on his face.
Under the watchful eyes of the crowd, Lu Mian'er walked to the river bank and compared the footprints.
The footprints on the ground were long and thin, while Lu Mian'er's feet were short and fleshy. It was obvious that they were not the same beastmen.
This result was within Hu Jiaojiao's expectations.
As the heroine of the book, Lu Mian'er would naturally not do anything that would harm the tribe.
"Chief, since everyone is here, why don't we compare the footprints? Maybe we can find the real culprit." Foxy turned to the chief and suggested.
"Yes, we must find the real culprit!" The chief nodded seriously.
In the corner, Lu Cuicui heard this and her face turned pale with nervousness.
Try the footprints? Wouldn't she be exposed if she compared them?
"Foxy, there are so many beastmen here. How long will it take to try them one by one? I think you don't know how to grow wild fruits and are deliberately making excuses!" Lu Cuicui angrily accused.
"That's right, thanks for reminding me." The fox looked at Lu Cuicui with a coquettish smile, "A male doesn't have such small feet, so it must be a female. Just let all the females in the tribe come and compare them and you'll know."
After that, she smiled at Lu Cuicui with her eyes crooked, "Lu Cuicui, thank you for your reminder."
"..."
Lu Cuicui was so angry that her teeth itched.
This was really shooting herself in the foot.
Soon, the tribe leader ordered the beastmen to call all the females in the tribe.
The females lined up and compared their footprints one by one.
Lu Cuicui stood at the end and went up with her head held high. As soon as the comparison was over, it was as if a bomb had fallen in the crowd of beastmen, and they exploded in shock.
"It was Lu Cuicui!"
"Her footprints are exactly the same as the ones on the ground. She was the one who destroyed the fruit seedlings!"
When Lu Mian'er saw this scene, her weak pupils were full of disbelief.
"Cuicui, was it you who stole my feather yesterday?" She frowned and widened her eyes in disbelief.
She was just wondering why Lu Cuicui suddenly apologized to her yesterday. She was actually deceived by Lu Cuicui again.
Lu Cuicui's body trembled slightly, and her drooping head suddenly raised, revealing red eyes.
"Sister Mian'er, what are you talking about? It was you who gave me the feather and asked me to do these things. It was you who asked me to do this..."
The aggrieved voice was like crying.
"When did I give you the feather! Lu Cuicui, I didn't expect you to do such a thing..." Lu Mian'er pointed at Lu Cuicui and accused her in grief.
Before she could finish, Lu Cuicui interrupted her with a tearful voice.
"Sister Mian'er, now that things have come to this, you should admit it. I really can't keep it a secret for you anymore."
"You!"
For a moment, the beasts looked back and forth between the two, not knowing who to believe.
This was really a big show!
At this moment, a gentle and crisp voice rang out, "Yesterday, the tribe leader and I talked here. If you want to know who the real murderer is, just look around to see if there are any similar footprints." As
soon as these words came out, the beasts immediately went to look for them.
"Here, they are the same as Lu Cuicui's footprints!" Soon, a male pointed at the footprints behind the tree and shouted.
Lu Cuicui's face turned pale. Just as she was about to explain, Foxy looked at her with a charming smile, "Lu Cuicui, you heard that excessive watering would kill the fruit seedlings. Lu Mian'er didn't know, so how could she instruct you?"
"You directed and acted all this yourself!"
"I, I..."
Lu Cuicui was so anxious that her tongue got tied, and she couldn't utter a word for a long time.
The chief's face turned completely black.
When the beasts saw the chief's face, they shut their mouths.
"Lu Cuicui, you have endangered the tribe time and time again. The tribe can't keep you. Today you and your partner will move out of the tribe. Without my permission, you are not allowed to step into the tribe!"
The chief was furious and drove Lu Cuicui out in a rage.
Lu Cuicui's eyes widened, "No! No, I don't want to leave the tribe..."
The expelled females can no longer return to the tribe to live, and they are not qualified to raise the cubs they give birth to. They must be brought back to the tribe after they are born.
She has also lost the superior environment in the tribe since then.
Although she will not die, it is more painful than death.
The chief turned around with a cold face and said, "Take her away and drive her out of the tribe immediately. The tribe cannot tolerate females like you."
"Chief, please spare me... Please, Chief, I can't leave the tribe..."
Lu Cuicui wailed, but no beastman sympathized with her.
Not long after, Lu Cuicui and her companion were driven out of the tribe.
Several beastmen threw their animal skin packages on the ground and turned away.
Lu Cuicui looked at the damp and dark cave and sat down on the ground.
It's over, everything is over!