46: Chapter 46 Didn't you realize he likes you?

Dongdong was very well-behaved. "Okay~~~"

Xu Wanning walked out holding the phone with the copied video. "We wouldn't frame anyone for no reason. Since everyone thinks he's innocent, why don't we look at the truth?"

She played the video on her phone, and the crowd gathered around to see the middle-aged man looking around sneakily, finally reaching out to deliberately pull the leaves of the plant and smashing the pot along with it.

"Oh my, it really was intentional."

"I knew he didn't look like a good person."

"Exactly, isn't this just pure extortion?"

Wen Shuyang and the others gave Xu Wanning a thumbs up. That was great; they had been too busy arguing earlier and had completely forgotten about the surveillance footage.

Seeing the tide turning, the man quickly changed his excuse. "I just didn't like that you were occupying the road and wanted to teach you a lesson."

"Such a wide road, it could have been open to traffic, but look, you shops have all extended so far out that cars can't get through at all!"

"That makes sense, occupying the road is indeed wrong."

"We take this road every day. If cars can't get through, we have to take a detour."

"Indeed, indeed."

At their words, the surrounding shop owners immediately refused to accept it. "Who said we were occupying the road? When we signed the lease, it was stated that the designated area outside also belongs to us."

"Besides, this road doesn't allow motor vehicles to pass in the first place. You're insisting on driving through and you think you're in the right?! Can't you see the big sign in front?"

The shop owners pointed to the large iron sign at the entrance, which clearly stated that motor vehicles were not allowed to enter. They were just pretending not to see it, wanting to take a shortcut through here.

"Who knows if that sign was made by you yourselves, deliberately trying to stop us from passing."

The man said sneakily, and the people around immediately followed his lead. "Exactly, maybe this was made by you yourselves."

"Who said this was made by them?!" An authoritative voice rang out. The crowd looked over to see three men walking over, two of them wearing police uniforms, and one wearing a trench coat.

Lu Zhiyu nudged Xu Wanning's arm. "It's Police Captain Cheng Jingchuan."

Xu Wanning certainly recognized him, but why would a criminal police officer be with them?

Police Captain Cheng Jingchuan was also stunned when he saw Lu Zhiyu. He had just been visiting a friend, and since he happened to be going on duty, he came along, not expecting to see her.

Ever since he told Lu Chengyue that he and she weren't a good match, she actually hadn't come to look for him. Could he have hurt the young girl's heart? Sigh.

Lu Zhiyu looked blankly at the apology in Police Captain Cheng Jingchuan's eyes. Hey, what's the situation? What did he do wrong?

Xu Wanning blinked. She hadn't told Zhiyu about Police Captain Cheng Jingchuan looking for Lu Chengyue, and it seemed Lu Chengyue hadn't mentioned it either.

She quickly leaned over and whispered the situation to her.

Lu Zhiyu tugged at her ear. "There was such a thing? No wonder you told me I didn't need to approach Police Captain Cheng Jingchuan anymore. Hmph, that guy is too hateful, actually thinking I'm not good enough for him!"

Xu Wanning fell silent. Sigh, he didn't think she wasn't good enough; he thought the age gap was inappropriate. He was already 28, and she was only 21—a 7-year difference.

In their past life, Police Captain Cheng Jingchuan was very good to Zhiyu. Anyone with eyes could see he liked her, but he never confessed until he died.

Xu Wanning was just about to help explain for Police Captain Cheng Jingchuan, but they had already arrived, so she decided to talk about it later.

Police Captain Cheng Jingchuan's gaze landed on Lu Zhiyu. "Can someone tell me what's going on here?"

Lu Zhiyu looked away, not even glancing at him. She was angry.

Xu Wanning helplessly handed over the phone. "This is the surveillance from the front of our shop. He deliberately staged an accident and tried to extort us. He even claimed he was doing a good deed by stopping merchants from occupying the road, and said the sign at the entrance was forged by the merchants."

Police Captain Cheng Jingchuan and the others watched the video, and there was nothing left to misunderstand.

The two police officers directly hauled the man up. "Come with us."

The man was unwilling. "Why are you arresting me? It was them who occupied the road first."

The officer on the left took out a piece of paper. "See this? The space outside here belongs to the merchants. The government agreed that they could set up out here, so what right do you have to stop them?"

"This is a market, not a place for you to drive back and forth. Do you think the sign at the entrance is just for decoration? You definitely won't be able to avoid a fine for this today."

He looked at the onlookers again. "And you all, believing whatever you hear. You're all adults, don't you have any basic judgment?!"

The onlookers stopped making a sound. Since the police arrived, they had all been pretending to be background scenery, hoping not to be noticed.

"Weren't we just being used by someone? We know we were wrong, we're leaving now."

"Yes, yes, we're leaving now."

In a little while, the onlookers dispersed, leaving only the few of them standing there.

Police Captain Cheng Jingchuan looked down at Lu Zhiyu. "How much did this flower cost? Let us know, and we'll make him pay for it later."

Lu Zhiyu continued to remain silent and didn't look at him.

Song Yunqing silently raised her hand. "2,000."

Police Captain Cheng Jingchuan took a deep breath. "Got it." After saying that, he gave Lu Zhiyu one last deep look, turned around, and left with his friends, escorting the man away.

Lu Zhiyu glanced at his retreating figure. "Phew, that scared me to death. I felt like he was scanning me with lasers just now."

Wen Shuyang looked at her speechlessly. "Didn't you realize he likes you?"

Lu Zhiyu was bewildered. "Which eye did you see that with? Ningning said he told my brother to tell me not to get close to him, that we weren't a good match."

Xu Wanning quickly explained. "He just thought the age gap between you was too big and was afraid you weren't serious. He's 28 and wants to get married, while you're only 21."

"In your past life, he died to save you. But whether or not you accept him depends on your own heart."

Lu Zhiyu was stunned. "He likes me? But I... I don't know if I like him. Even if he died to save me, I can't just throw my whole life away for him. I need to think about it."

Xu Wanning nodded in agreement. "Of course, that's the right way to think."

Wen Shuyang pulled Song Yunqing over. "Ningning, did Qingqing and I date in our past lives? Who did we date?"

Xu Wanning walked inside, and they followed closely behind.

"Yangyang, you were always with Jiang Lei, and he kept using your things to play the saint."

"The bread and water you collected were given away by him to a mother and daughter. He even made the child call him 'Daddy' and was very ambiguous with that woman."

"The car you found was given away by him to a man who could walk perfectly fine, just because the guy said he wanted to go back to pick up his family."

"The shelter we struggled so hard to find couldn't hold that many people, but he insisted on letting in a group of people."

"It turned out that group made their living by robbing passing survivors of their supplies and kidnapping women. If it weren't for our strong combat ability, we probably would have been doomed."

"There were many, many more such incidents. Every time, you chose to forgive him, as if you'd been put under a spell. We tried to persuade you to break up with him, but you just wouldn't listen."

Xu Wanning sighed deeply. "Later on, he pulled you over to block a zombie, and you died. I don't know if you had any regrets when you died, but Jiang Lei didn't feel the slightest bit of guilt."