C65

"Mu, do you have any objections to what Lady Wu has said?"

Niu Chuxi silently listened to Aunt Wu's blood and tears. He turned his head and walked to Qimu with his hands behind his back.

"Yes, what Aunt Wu said is half true and half false. The Village Chief cannot listen to one-sided statements, and the people who were present that day were not only me and Aunt Wu. Could I trouble the Village Chief to summon the people who were present that day into this ancestral hall?" I can confront Aunt Wu face to face, and then I will know if I'm telling the truth or not. "

Qimu respectfully bowed to Niu Chuxi. She didn't say that what Lady Wu said was the truth, nor did she deny that some of the facts were true. She made her request.

Niu Chuxi nodded. His eyes flashed with approval. He said to the crowd outside the ancestral hall with a voice as loud as a bell:

"Anyone who saw Caogen fall into the water yesterday and knows about the inside story can come in now."

When the people outside the hall heard this, they whispered to each other for a while before a few people walked in.

The first to enter was Aunty Zhou. She was the kind aunt who had dressed Qimu yesterday. She had always been a good person.

The second person to enter was Sun Shi. He was the man who had been dragged here to save them. His heart could still be considered loyal, but he was a bit dazed.

The third person to enter was Aunt Zhao. Qimu looked at her appearance and vaguely remembered that she was the aunt who went to get Doctor Faang.

"..." Following that, a few other people came in, all of them being the people who had been watching the scene on the shore that day.

Seeing that everyone was present, Qimu began to narrate the cause of yesterday's events. Her voice was a little louder than usual, and her tone was also a little higher, because not only did she have to tell it to the people in the ancestral hall, but also to the people outside the ancestral hall.

Yesterday afternoon, I took my sister-in-law Yangyang and Yiran to the river bank to wash clothes. When we arrived at the river bank, I coincidentally saw my sister who was also washing clothes.

"I felt a bit anxious when I was halfway through washing up, so I let little sister Qiao help me look after my sister-in-law and left by herself …" When I came back, there were only clothes and wooden barrels left by the river. Coincidentally, my younger sister and my younger sister were both gone.

"Later on, when I found him, I discovered that my brother was actually sitting on a boat that was sinking. I immediately took off my shoes and jumped into the river to save him."

After rescuing my brother, I saw Caogen still struggling in the water. Although I couldn't bear it anymore, I went back into the river and wanted to save Caogen from the water. But Caogen was too panicked and grabbed me tightly.

"Originally, I was on the verge of fainting due to suffocation, but Caogen kicked my shoulder, and because of the pain, I regained consciousness, so I struggled to float and swim towards the shore. However, Caogen grabbed my foot, so I had no choice but to kick him and only then was I able to reach the shore.

As soon as Qimu finished her sentence, Aunt Wu's eyes turned red and bloodshot. She shouted in anger,

"You're lying, why would my Caogen trample on you?!" He's already gone, do you think that's why you wronged him?! "Caogen is a pitiful child. He won't be able to be at peace without him …"

"Mu, do you have evidence?"

Niu Chuxi saw Aunt Wu rolling around on the ground and sighed. No matter how bad Aunt Wu looked in the ancestral hall, he could not help but ask Qimu.

"Yes. Everyone who was there yesterday was my witness."

The moment she said that, not only did Niu Chuxi reveal a puzzled expression, the witnesses that were invited also looked at each other in dismay. They were not in the water that day, so they really didn't know anything.

"Village Chief, did you hear that?" "This little girl will only open her eyes and tell lies. You can't believe what she says. Someone as vicious as her should be sunk by the river. You can't let her hurt anyone again …"

Seeing that Niu Chuxi and the elders in the ancestral hall were frowning and listening to Aunt Wu's crying, Qimu was not anxious at all. She opened her mouth and said calmly:

"A person who has been struggling in the river for a long time and is on the verge of death, if it wasn't for him stepping on my body to borrow strength, where would he get the strength to float up?"

All the arguments quieted down with Qimu's words. Seeing that everyone present was nodding thoughtfully, Aunt Wu took a deep breath and asked in a trembling voice,

"You can even float on your own, why can't my Caogen float on his own? Why do you have to say that he stepped on you?"

"Why?"

Qimu chuckled and said slowly:

"If Caogen was able to float when he was underwater, then why did he start to sink later on instead of swimming ashore?"

"Logically speaking, if he had the ability, he should have gone ashore first. If Aunt really wants to hold on to this point, I can take another look at the water."

It was impossible for Qimu to tell everyone that her method of saving herself was taught by her teacher, but the concrete demonstration could still be done, if there was someone who didn't believe her.

Aunt Wu was rendered speechless by the blockade. After a moment, she sneered and said:

"Alright, so what if my Caogen accidentally stepped on your foot? Aren't you still alive and well?! "

"Besides, if it wasn't for you not saving him at the beginning and even kicking him at the end, my Caogen wouldn't have disappeared at such a young age …"

"It's all because of you, it's you. He's not that far from the shore, and all you had to do was pull him, and he would have been able to live. But you didn't go, and even I was kneeling and begging you. How can you be so heartless!"

Niu Chuxi slowly shifted his gaze from Aunt Wu to Qimu. His tone carried a strong unhappiness as he said in a deep voice,

"Mu, are you really not going to save me?"

Qimu glanced at Aunt Wu and suddenly felt that she was a bit too busy yesterday. She clearly didn't have the strength to force herself to go into the water to save Aunt Wu. When did she, Qimu, become such a nosy person?

Maybe, without her, Caogen would be able to stay in the water for a while longer. Maybe, he would be able to wait for Sun Shi to come and save him. That would truly be a happy occasion …

"The reason why I didn't save Caogen at the beginning is because my brother is also in the water, and he is also in the middle of the river. Do you all want me to put down my brother's life and death and go save the others?"

Qimu looked around at everyone who was present. She said loudly and powerfully that she was not the Virgin Mary and was not that great.

Unexpectedly, there were people who wanted to oppose his words. One of them was Aunt Wu. She was already on her hands and knees, crying uncontrollably. However, she still said in an intermittent voice:

"I... I didn't... I didn't tell you not to save your brother, I just... I let you give Caogen a hand first. He clearly... "You're very close to the riverbank, but you're not willing. What a heartless heart you have …"

The other person was standing outside the ancestral hall and was blocked by the crowd. His figure was skinny, and he coldly snorted as he said with a sharp tongue:

Aunt Wu also said that since her family's Caogen is close to the river bank, why can't you save Caogen first before going to save your brother? Or … you obviously don't want to save him.

Qimu slightly raised her head. Separated by the crowd, she instantly recognized the person who spoke those words. The light in Qimu's eyes gradually turned cold. This wasn't the first time this person had spoken in such a manner … [She really doesn't feel bad talking while standing. In this life or death situation, she had to save her little brother first and then think for the others?] This person was either too great or too selfish!