"Yes, it’s true that she liked to take advantage of situations, but she never did anything that substantively harmed our interests. She would absolutely never let outsiders handle our village affairs."
"This time, it’s indeed these two, the grandfather and grandson, who made a mistake. It seems we can probably write off this plot of land."
"Seeing how they left in such a hurry, who knows if what they said earlier was true. Leaving a little girl here, can she talk her way out of it? To me, it looks like they just wanted to escape."
Qiao Jing stopped Auntie Wang, her gaze falling on the person who claimed there was "no harm done to everyone’s interests," her voice cold and clear as it rose.
"How can you be so sure that Auntie Wang has never done anything that harmed everyone’s interests?"
She deliberately paused, narrowing her eyes slightly, then stared at Auntie Wang with a scrutinizing look, asking word by word:
"Auntie Wang, are you certain the chicken farm belongs only to your family?"
Upon hearing someone say that Auntie Wang had not harmed anyone’s interests, Qiao Jing let out a scoff from the bottom of her heart.
She was curious what kind of expressions these people would have if they knew that Auntie Wang’s family had not only occupied Chi Yuhang’s family land but had also encroached on public land for over a decade.
Confronted with Qiao Jing’s question, Auntie Wang’s heart skipped a beat and she became increasingly nervous.
She noticed the looks from the neighbors around her, clenched her teeth, and finally lifted her head, saying with conviction:
"Of course it is! If it’s not my family’s, would it be yours?"
Although she didn’t know why Chi Chenyun had suddenly asked her about that matter, maybe the old man got a jolt and remembered the issue of encroaching on his family’s land.
But even if he remembered, it was useless; she didn’t believe Chi Chenyun could produce conclusive evidence. All she had to do now was to keep denying it.
After Auntie Wang acknowledged it in front of everyone, Qiao Jing didn’t waste any more words with her, simply took out her phone, and enlarged the land allocation map from back then.
"Take a close look if Auntie Wang’s family was allocated any land that year, and whose land her current chicken farm is occupying."
She knew that with Auntie Wang’s tenacious character, if she continued to argue back and forth , it would never end.
So, she didn’t plan to waste time with Auntie Wang and decided to bring out the most compelling evidence as the best solution.
Auntie Wang couldn’t see the phone screen clearly at all and thought the other party was just putting on a show, saying nonchalantly:
"Are you crazy? Who cares to look at your phone? Don’t bring out some fake stuff to slander people!"
The neighbors were momentarily stunned, then quickly gathered around Qiao Jing’s phone screen with the enthusiasm they usually had for village gossip.
They stared at the phone screen for a while and then their eyes widened in shock.
Those standing at the back who couldn’t see began to push and shove, craning their necks to get a clear view of the phone screen.
"What do those in front see? Make way!"
"Don’t block the path, we at the back haven’t seen it yet!"
"Let me have a look, tell me what you see at the front, too!"
Now a queue had formed to check the phone, and there was even a small line.
Fortunately, there weren’t too many people, and Qiao Jing had also specifically zoomed in on the vital areas, making them immediately clear.
After examining the land allocation map from that year, the neighbors’ faces darkened, and then, without a word, they all stared at Auntie Wang.
Auntie Wang felt increasingly guilty under the neighbors’ stares and looked at them with a puzzled face.
"Why are you all looking at me like that? What did she show you?"
As she spoke, she approached Qiao Jing, curious to find out the truth.
She wanted to see for herself what kind of witchcraft this little girl was up to.
But by this time, Qiao Jing had already put away her phone, folded her arms, and slightly raised an eyebrow.
"Is there something the matter?"
Auntie Wang was taken aback by Qiao Jing’s words, feeling quite frustrated inside.
Yet the peculiar gazes of those around her made her so curious—what exactly had they seen that they were looking at her this way?
Driven by her curiosity, she decided to set aside her pride for the moment.
"Of course, there’s something the matter. I want to see what fabricated nonsense you’ve shown everyone!"
Qiao Jing’s lips curved into a smile as she reopened her phone and handed the screen to Auntie Wang.
Once Auntie Wang saw the land distribution map on the screen, her face turned pale instantly, and she began to sweat coldly on her forehead.
So it was because of this that everyone was looking at her like that, but no, that couldn’t be right!
How could this young girl possibly get her hands on a land distribution map from over a decade ago?
Even if the information on this land distribution map was true, she could just deny it, right? Then accuse the other party of falsifying it—she didn’t believe the villagers would trust an outsider over her!
With this in mind, Auntie Wang immediately put her hands on her hips and pointed at Qiao Jing’s nose, scolding:
"Look at you! Where did you get these fake images? How dare you deceive people with forgeries? Aren’t you afraid of getting arrested for this illegal act? Everyone, don’t ever believe this young girl’s nonsense. We’re from the same village—how could I possibly deceive you? On the other hand, this outsider, she has ulterior motives and wants to divide us!"
After saying this, she waited for her neighbors to echo her words.
But an eerie silence settled in the air, and no one spoke up, not even Auntie Wang’s relatives knew what to say in her defense.
Seeing the reaction of the crowd, Auntie Wang was taken aback and began to question them.
"Folks, you can’t possibly believe her just because of a picture, can you? I can produce a picture right away too! Not just one—I can make several! Don’t easily fall for this girl’s tales!"
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After all, part of the land she took was from the old Chi family. It seemed inevitable to her that the size of their plot would decrease eventually. The old man, Chi Chenyun, had been confused all this while and now remembered, after all these years, but what good did it do when the matter was long settled?
Unless there was a document of the land distribution map from that year, there was no way Chi would get his land back!
Her family hadn’t taken any other neighbor’s land, so how could they possibly know about the land grab?
Could they actually believe this young girl just because of a single picture?
Just then, Qiao Jing swiped on her phone, switching to another image.
This caused Auntie Wang’s face to turn even paler.
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