219 219 Diverting the disaster
Li Li immediately understood what she meant, and the smile on her face disappeared. “Those who are evil people will get what they deserve.”
She glared at Tan Jing and thought, ‘she got away with it again!’
Tan Rou glanced sideways at Tan Jing, who was sitting firmly on the fishing platform, and whispered, “I will take revenge for this sooner or later.”
After class, Tan Rou was tidying up her notes. Two of Tan Jing’s sidekicks, He Ling and Zhao Ru, who were also good friends with Li Jia, came over. They held hands as if they were here to denounce someone.
“Tan Rou, are you really going to send Li Jia to jail? We’re all classmates, there’s no need to be so ruthless, right? If Li Jia goes in, her life will be ruined.”
“That’s right! You didn’t get hurt anyways!” Zhao Ru echoed.
Tan Rou only felt that these two people’s words were idiots. She didn’t get hurt? They were classmates? Why didn’t they think about this in the first place that they were also classmates with Tan Rou? Why did it seem like she was trying to frame Li Jia?
Tan Rou threw the pen in her hand on the table, raised her chair, and leaned back. She looked at the two and asked, “Who was the one who spreaded the rumors? Who had sent the photo? Who is the victim in this incident?”
He Ling smiled awkwardly and repeated Zhao Ru’s words. “Well, you didn’t get hurt physically!”
Tan Rou interrupted her. “What do you mean by physical harm? Oh, are you talking about the incident where Li Jia tried to break my arm?”
The two of them looked at each other and felt even more embarrassed. However, they have indeed been friends with Tan Jing for a long time. Not only were they thick-skinned, but they were also good at acting. They were even better at moral kidnapping than the old people on the bus.
“Li Jia didn’t do it on purpose. There might have been a small conflict between you two but it was merely an impulsive act!” Zhao Ru still tried to defend for her friend.
“I’m sorry, this isn’t a small conflict. This is a crime.”
Tan Rou explained to these law-ignorant people, “According to our country’s law, spreading rumors and slandering that has caused a serious impact will result in criminal responsibility. Li Jia is already 16 years old. She should be responsible for her own actions. If you really want to help her, why don’t you go and tell the police? You were involved in those things too.”
As soon as they heard that Tan Rou wanted them to share the responsibility, the two of them immediately cast themselves aside and rushed to say that they had never said such words.
“That’s enough. You shouldn’t corner Xiao Rou like that.” Tan Jing bit her lip and walked over with tears on her face. “Xiao Rou is also a victim. She shouldn’t be responsible for Jiajia’s mistakes.”
Tan Rou watched her performance calmly, not knowing what Tan Jing was going to do next.
Sure enough, the next second, Tan Jing dragged Xu Yan, who had been reading, into the conversation. “It’s all Jiajia’s fault. She was just jealous. She said she liked the class monitor, and the class monitor was cold to everyone except for Xiao Rou. So, Jiajia did something out of jealousy.”
Tan Rou frowned. She felt that Tan Jing was being disgusting. Even at such a state, she was trying to drag another person along with her.
Xu Yan was just minding his own business when disaster struck him from nowhere. A huge blame was directly transferred to his name and had been firmly buckled onto him.
“Tan Jing, I should have invited you to the flood-control mission.” Xu Yan said coldly.
Tan Rou couldn’t help but laugh when she heard Xu Yan’s words, the class monitor had a sharp tongue.
However, Tan Jing obviously couldn’t understand what he meant and asked with a confused face, “What? What do you mean by that?”
Xu Yan stood up and put his hands on the table. “Your ability to divert the disasters away from you is excellent. Your skills would have greatly benefited the flood victims. Don’t misunderstand, I’m complimenting you.”
Li Li didn’t understand Xu Yan’s comment earlier, but now that she heard Xu Yan’s serious explanation, she laughed so hard that her stomach hurt. “Hahaha, the class monitor is so talented.”
Tan Jing’s face was pale and he looked terrible. “You must be joking, class monitor. I don’t have that ability.”
“You didn’t say anything before this but you insisted on speaking up after the truth came out. It’s hard not to doubt your intentions.” Xu Yan didn’t show any mercy.
“What do you mean by this? Are you trying to tell others that I am the reason why Li Jia has done this? And now that Li Jia is not here, you have no proof. How do I know if you’re not spreading rumors? If you are spreading rumors, can I call the police to arrest you for it?”
Tan Jing’s expression suddenly changed, and she stuttered, “No, no!”
“Or is it that you and Li Jia are such good friends that you’re prepared to break the law and go in to accompany her?” Xu Yan sneered. “I saw that you’ve been crying since you came in. You probably can’t bear to leave Li Jia alone there. Well, you can apply to be in prison with her then. I’ll ask the class teacher for leave on your behalf. No need to thank me, this is what a class monitor should do.”
“There’s no need for that!” Tan Jing waved his hand.
“Well said, class monitor!” Li Li applauded.