Transmigration: On the Gossip Front

Chapter 2259: Chapter 2260: The Cousin Is a Capitalist Miss 78

Zhao Yadong shook his head, "I don’t remember. I only recall that after entering the Educated Youth Courtyard, I was hit over the head with a stick, and then someone poured something into my mouth."

He knew the matter of buying drugs couldn’t be kept secret, but he truly didn’t care. It was Zhang Hui who bought the drugs, and he conveniently shifted the blame onto her. Perfect.

The thug couldn’t actually remember much; she’d long since lost her memory, but what she did know was that the only way to save herself was to follow Zhang Tao’s lead.

"Yeah, I also remember that after entering the Educated Youth Courtyard, and then somehow lost consciousness." The thug expressed that she also suddenly lost consciousness.

Qian Hao smiled upon hearing this, "You mean you both lost consciousness after entering the Educated Youth Courtyard?"

Zhang Tao wasn’t entirely sure either. He raised his hand to feel his head and found a bump on the back of his head, "Yeah, I was definitely hit."

"There’s still a bump on my head." Zhang Tao exclaimed excitedly.

When everyone heard, they rushed over and soon felt the bump on Zhang Tao’s head. Of course, the thug also had a bump on the back of her head.

Everyone looked at Zhang Hui with fear, knowing full well the consequences of a blow to the head. A slightly harder hit and someone could be killed, and they didn’t believe for a second that Zhang Hui wasn’t aware of this.

Zhang Hui realized there was an opportunity for self-preservation, "It’s not true that I liked the thug. Since he’s here, why would I knock them out?"

Everyone agreed; there were issues within this situation, and they began to discuss it again.

"You’ll have to answer that yourselves. We’re not the ones involved." Qian Hao wasn’t about to let Zhang Hui escape the whirlpool easily.

"According to your claim, your older brother brought the thug to assault you. That’s strange, as we’ve always known your family treats you the best."

"Even Zhang Yu, who came with you, and Zhang Juan, who arrived later, don’t compare. You receive remittances every month and several packages every year."

"You barely work here, yet live comfortably because your family sends you money. You’ve said many times your family adores you the most."

"If that’s the case, why would your brother conspire against you?"

"Especially with a thug as the companion. What kind of deep-seated hatred is that?"

Indeed, everyone knew Zhang Hui was the most pampered child, even more favored by her parents than their son. How could the older brother plot to pair her with a thug?

"Yeah, wasn’t she supposed to be the most pampered daughter?"

"Exactly, even if they wanted to set her up, they’d at least find someone with a bit of authority."

Zhang Hui was initially pleased, feeling that after her explanation, the tide was turning in her favor.

But who would’ve guessed Qian Hao’s remarks brought the situation back to where it was, thoroughly agitating Zhang Hui.

"You two, think of what to do, or else the accusation of assault..." Qian Hao knew Zhang Tao would certainly reveal more explosive news for self-preservation.

Zhang Tao felt quite sorry about betraying Zhang Hui, but was shocked when he heard her claim that he had brought the thug into the courtyard.

Even though he was Zhang Hui’s older brother, the thug was a villager, and the Youth Corps Office would certainly take strict actions. As for him, he’d already had a falling out with Zhang Hui, and she definitely wouldn’t forgive him, so he’d end up planting trees in the Great Northwest too.

Zhang Tao glared at Zhang Hui, "Are you sure you want me to tell the truth?"

Zhang Hui was pondering how to clear her name when she heard Zhang Tao’s words and her body stiffened. This can’t happen; she mustn’t let him speak the truth or she’s finished.

"Brother, brother, I misspoke earlier; it was the thug..." Zhang Hui immediately decided to lay all the blame on the thug.

The thug became furious upon realizing this, "I still had food left to eat at home. If it weren’t for Zhang Tao finding me, would I have come?"

Of course, he was tempted by the female intellectual youths here, but since the incident at a neighboring commune, he knew that interfering with the young widow involved matters that couldn’t be ignored. It was no big deal, the villagers would definitely suppress it, but interfering with intellectual youths was a major issue.

"Right, after you poured water into my mouth, my entire body felt hot." Although he had drunk too much, some bodily reactions were definitely abnormal, "The water you gave me was problematic."

Ah, Zhang Hui and Zhang Tao panicked. They had indeed poured something into him, worried that he’d drunk too much to enact misconduct.

The water was problematic. Everyone looked up at Zhang Hui and Zhang Tao, noticing their frantic expressions, signaling to everyone that something was off.

An intellectual youth suddenly remembered something, "A few days ago, I went to the village to buy eggs and saw Zhang Hui coming out of Granny Ge’s house."

"I didn’t think much of it at the time." The weather was cold, and after purchasing eggs, she wanted to quickly return home. But now, hearing the thug say this, and recalling something the villagers mentioned about Granny Ge’s past, "You must’ve gone to Granny Ge to buy something."

The thug jumped up and slapped Zhang Hui several times, "My honor is ruined, you put drugs in my drink, I can’t go on. A grown man like me being accused of assaulting a woman, my honor!"

Zhang Yu inside the room found the thug’s roof-raising cries quite amusing and couldn’t help but open the window to watch. Scenes like this were rare.

"I... I..." Zhang Hui hadn’t expected someone to see her go to Granny Ge’s place, questioning how it was possible. She deliberately chose to go during dinner time in the evening to avoid being seen, yet she was discovered.

"So, when did you see her go to Granny Ge’s house?" Qian Hao asked.

The other person confidently responded, "It was the evening before yesterday. I went to Aunt Feng to exchange eggs around four-thirty in the afternoon."

The housemate intellectual youth corroborated, "Yes, she went to exchange eggs that day, and I asked her to help me too."

Several people confirmed that the female intellectual youth went out that day, "Before her, I saw Zhang Hui go out, and I even called her," an intellectual youth recalled, adding a detail.

"Back then, I was puzzled. How could she be the one going out? She never goes out, always sending Zhang Juan for errands. When I called her, she actually ran away faster."

"I didn’t think much about it at the time, but reflecting now, she must’ve been guilty." A male intellectual youth coldly remarked. He had somewhat liked Zhang Hui before, but now, knowing what kind of person she was, he couldn’t continue liking her.

"Guilty, no doubt. Why else would she run?"

"Exactly, who doesn’t know Zhang Hui never goes out unless necessary?" People privately gossiped that Zhang Hui claimed how well she treated Zhang Juan, but she actually treated her like a servant. Since Zhang Juan herself never spoke up, people only shared whispers privately.

Zhang Yu never expected Zhang Hui to leave so many clues, even being seen going to Granny Ge’s house. Hahaha, this is destiny.

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