213 213 A Thief Shouting To Catch Another Thief
Tan Rouâs skin was very sensitive; a slight touch would bruise it. Li Jiaâs grip was not light earlier, so it must have left a deep red mark.
âHeavens, how much strength did she use to cause such a mark?â
âIâm afraid her hand is going to break.â
The ability of those people to change sides with the wind and be fence-sitters was truly exceptional.
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âI didnât, and I just grabbed it lightly!â Li Jia didnât expect Tan Rouâs hand to be in this state. She had only grabbed it lightly; how could there be such a deep mark?
âWhat a joke. If you werenât the one who did this, did Xiao Rou try to break her own hand for fun? Iâm afraid it might have broken!â Li Li quickly spoke up,
âI really didnât do that. If you donât believe me, you can try it yourself! I didnât use that much strength.â Li Jia helplessly tried to prove her innocence. âYou have to believe me!â
âWhat else do you have to say?â Tan Rou showed her red and swollen arm. âIf it wasnât you, did I deliberately make my arm like this to frame you? There were so many of them in class who witnessed it. Who would believe you if you said you didnât do it?â
âI didnât!â Li Jia didnât know what to say to clear her name.
âJust because you say so.â Tan Rou sneered, saying, âThen wouldnât the world be a mess? Can you convict someone just because one said they killed and murdered someone else? Youâre saying that you didnât do this to my arm, and I am saying I didnât hit Tan Jing. Would you believe me?â
Li Jia wasnât in the right state of mind. âI didnât do this to you!â
âThen I didnât hit Tan Jing.â Tan Rou said, âYouâre already talking nonsense when we have so many witnesses here. Without a witness, my reputation would have been completely ruined because of you. You have the freedom of speech and are saying anything you want to!â
Li Li quickly helped by saying, âThatâs right, thatâs right! So many of us saw it with our eyes, but you didnât want to admit it. Is there anyone of you who are actually honest?!â
âTan Rou really hit me!â Tan Jing shouted.
Tan Rou asked, âDid anyone see it? Whereâs your witness?â
âWitness? Witness!â No surveillance cameras were on the stairs, and no one was there at the time, so Tan Jing couldnât find anyone to help her prove it.
âIf youâre willing to believe in Tan Jing, then believe in her words.â Tan Rou stopped arguing with them. âBut, donât be used as a knife by others. Donât simply believe whatever others are saying.â
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âWhat Tan Rou said makes sense. There were no surveillance cameras at that time. Who can prove that she hit Tan Jing? â
âThatâs right. So many people were watching just now, but Li Jia didnât admit it. They might have made it up to deceive us.â
âWell, weâre still in school. Tan Rou didnât have to beat up Tan Jing here, right?â
âForget it! Letâs not bother about it. Weâre not the ones getting beaten up anyway. Thereâs no need for us to be so uptight.â
This was the result Tan Rou wanted. She wanted Tan Jing to suffer a beating without being able to show her misery. She wanted Tan Jing to grit her teeth and swallow the bitter fruit.
Xu Yan quietly took a tube of ointment. âItâs to reduce the swelling.â
Li Li also took out her glass bottle and filled it with cold water for Tan Rou to ice her arm.
Lu Qing went out for a while. Not long after, he brought a cotton swab and disinfectant to her. âWash it first to avoid any infection.â
Tan Jing looked at the disinfectant Lu Qing bought and said, âThank you. How much was it? Iâll pay you back.â
Lu Qing saw that Tan Rou treated him like an outsider and couldnât help but feel slightly disappointed. However, when he heard Tan Rou say that she would transfer it to him, he thought it would be good to add her on WeChat.
â6.80 Yuan.â He deliberately included the decimals. âJust add me on WeChat and transfer it to me.â
âJust use the QR code to receive the payment.â Tan Rou unlocked her phone. âOpen the QR code for your payment.â
Lu Qing didnât know what else to say. He could only open the QR code and watch her transfer 6.80 Yuan.
He thought, â since you can transfer the money, canât you just add me on WeChat? How much effort would that take?â
It was bustling here over at Tan Rouâs, but on the other hand, there was no one around to buy medicine for Tan Jing, whose face was swollen and Li Jia, who had injured her hand on the ground. Even Tan Jingâs usual little followers had forgotten to help treat Tan Jing. They were more focused on taking more nonsense by the side of the classroom.
Tan Jingâs fingernails almost dug into his flesh, âTan Rou, you will pay the price!!!â
âLi Jia, can you lend me your phone and account?â Tan Jing said.
Li Jia didnât understand. âJing Jing, why are you using my account so frequently?â
Tan Jing lied to her, âDidnât I tell you? My account has been maliciously reported. Also, my phone is out of battery. Iâll lend it to you and pay you back later.â
Li Jia didnât doubt her. âAlright, here you go.â
Tan Jing went out with Li Jiaâs phone.
Tan Rou thought, âIt seems like I would have to go all out.â