At the edge of the crayfish pond in Majia Village, a group of people gathered.

Looking at the sick little shrimp in the pond, Zhang Xiaoyun, the eldest daughter of Yipinxuan, glared at Chu Yan with displeasure.

"Chu Yan, the shrimp from our village, only your family hasn't been sick. Tell me the truth, did you poison them to raise the price?"

Chu Yan hurriedly cried out, "How is that possible! My character, Chu Yan, is known to everyone in the village. How could I possibly do such a thing!"

"Chu Yan, you are a good person, but in the face of interests, can you guarantee that you'll always be good?"

At that moment, a strange voice sounded.

Chu Yan turned his head and saw that it was his arch-nemesis, Xiong Wu, who was speaking.

Xiong Wu and Chu Yan grew up together, but Xiong Wu was a wastrel who dropped out of school early to make a living on the streets. He was a second-rate scoundrel.

"Xiongwu, what do you mean by that?" Chu Yan frowned, a little angry.

"Heh heh, I mean the shrimp in the village, all poisoned by you!" Xiong Wu said softly.

"Don't talk nonsense! If you keep it up, I'll call the police!" Chu Yanran retorted, then turned to Zhang Xiaoyun, "Miss Zhang, please don't believe him..."

However, before Chu Yan could finish his words, Xiong Wu suddenly interrupted him, "I have evidence that it was Chu Yan who administered the medicine!"

"Evidence?" Zhang Xiaoyun narrowed her eyes. "What evidence?"

Xiong Wu looked at Chu Yan with concern and asked, "Yesterday there was a heavy downpour, everyone in the village stayed home. What were you doing by the pond all alone?"

"The rain is heavy, the temperature is low, I'm worried about the shrimp, come out and have a look, is there a problem?" Chu Yan questioned naturally.

Xiong Wu let out a cold snort, pulling out his phone and showing him a photo he had prepared long ago: "I understand that you worried about your shrimp during the heavy rain. But I don't understand how all the ponds in the village have your footprints by them. How do you explain this?"

"As the leader of the shrimp in the village, I have a responsibility to care about the shape of every shrimp here. What's the problem with that?" Chu Yan said with the same righteous indignation.

"Oh, so you're such a responsible person!" Xiong Wu chuckled, then he took out a bag of medicine and said, "Chu Yan, this bag of poison was personally retrieved from your house by me. After being identified, it is the source of the shrimp's illness. How do you explain that?"

When Xiong Wu searched for medicine, I was there. It was really found from Chu Yan's house!

Several villagers chimed in, saying that they had witnessed Xiong Wu searching for and uncovering the poison.

As soon as these words were spoken, the entire crowd of villagers erupted in an uproar.

"What a shame! It's clear that some people are only concerned with their own profits. They even poisoned our shrimp to raise the price of theirs!"

"You made us work for half a year for nothing! We have to call the police and make Chu Yan pay!"

……

These words struck Chu Yan like a bolt of lightning, making him stagger; this was impossible, it was slander!

Chu Yan hurriedly defended himself: "Miss Zhang, don't believe them…"

"There's witness testimony, Chu Yan, you still don't believe me over Xiong Wu? Do you think I'm an idiot, trying to fool me?" Zhang Xiaoyun asked coldly.

"Miss Zhang, I really didn't put the medicine..."

Bear Wu interrupted Chu Yan again; "Chu Yan, you made our village work hard for half a year for nothing. How do you plan to settle this score?"

Upon being questioned by Xiong Wu, Chu Yan immediately realized the truth and grabbed Xiong Wu's collar, demanding, "It was you, wasn't it?"

"You clean up your act! It was clearly you who did it, and now you want to frame me? Fellow villagers, what do you think?" Xiong Wu shook off Chu Yan's hand and shouted loudly.

"Yes, poisoning oneself and trying to frame innocent people."

"Call the police, pay for damages!"

……

For a time, many people in the village joined in the clamor and shouting.

At this moment, a voice suddenly rang out, "Everyone, please be quiet. Chu Yan's character is well-known to all. I believe there must be some misunderstanding here."

"Well, well, it's Master Cang after all. With evidence present, what misunderstanding could there be?" Xiong Wu countered with a suspicious expression.

Master Cang said, "I know very well what kind of person Yan Zi is. I believe he wouldn't harm his fellow villagers!"

"Character? Teacher Cang, didn't you hear me clearly? There's both eyewitness testimony and evidence pointing to Chu Yan as the culprit. As a teacher, don't you even understand this?" Xiong Wu asked again.

"If it were evidence collected by someone else, I would believe it. But you, Xiong Wu, a second-rate individual, I don't believe you!" Lao Shi said resolutely.

Xiong Wu's eyes flashed with panic, and then he began to babble incoherently: "Master Cang, when you say that, I doubt you and Chu Yan have something!"

"You're lying!"

"Am I talking nonsense? There's clear evidence, why do you still trust Chu Yan?"

"I..."

"Nothing to say, is there? Fellow villagers, listen up! Master Cang and Chu Yan have a... this is what a people's teacher is!" Xiong Wu put on a show as he shouted there.

Seeing Xiong Wu's disgusting appearance, Chu Yan was completely enraged, "Enough! Xiong Wu. Keep our business between us and don't drag Lao Shi into this!"

"Hey, you little bastard with no father! I thought you'd only hide behind people..."

Chu Yan had no father since he was a child, and it had always been a thorn in his heart. Now that he was hit, coupled with Xiong Wu's mockery of him hiding behind people, a surge of anger came up. He raised his fist and smashed it heavily on Xiong Wu's face.

This punch sent Xiong Wu staggering back several steps, nearly causing him to fall.

"To poison yourself and still dare to hit me? I think you're tired of living!"

He glared at them, cursing coldly, then kicked out with his foot.

He grew up rough and tough, a street fighter who was far beyond Chu Yan's ability to handle.

"Ah~"

Chu Yan suddenly felt a sharp pain in his abdomen and collapsed to the ground.

"Dare you hit me? You're really asking for death! I'll send you to jail, and you'll spend the rest of your life in there!"

Bear Wu roared while kicking Chu Yan heavily with his feet.

Every time he was hit, Chu Yan would cry out in pain.

"Bear Wu, you better kill me today, or I'll make your life miserable!" Chu Yan roared hysterically.

Xiong Wu glared at Chu Yan, "Making me restless? Looks like college students are just college students, sharp-tongued indeed. I'll beat you to a pulp right now and see how you can still be so sharp-tongued!"

As soon as the words left his mouth, Xiong Wu landed a punch on Chu Yan's chest. Chu Yan instantly spouted blood.

Some of it spilled out, a few drops landing on the stone pendant his mother had left him.

A ray of light burst from the stone, and Chu Yan vanished.

Ah~ Suddenly, Chu Yan felt a warm current flowing through him. He felt himself being strengthened, his power rapidly surging.

What's going on?

Chu Yan was extremely surprised and didn't have time to find the reason. He saw Xiong Wu punch again, so he hurriedly retaliated.

"You, you scoundrel, just wait till I make you pay!" Xiong Wu hadn't expected Chu Yan to still have the strength to fight back, so he immediately unleashed all his power.

However, he only felt a sudden surge of force hit him, and Xiong Wu let out a cry as he crashed to the ground, his face full of disbelief.

Chu Yan's strength, how did it suddenly increase so much!

Not only him, but Chu Yan himself was also dumbfounded.

"Chu Yan, you still dare to resist..." Xiong Wu wanted to struggle and regain some face.

Everything developed too suddenly. It wasn't until this moment that Zhang Xiaoyun and Master Cang reacted. Seeing Chu Yan injured, and Xiong Wu still intending to fight, they hurriedly stepped in to stop him.

"What are you doing? I'm here to check on the shrimp, not to watch you fight!" Zhang Xiaoyun coldly stopped her.

However, Xiong Wu ignored them, glaring with his bloodshot eyes, scaring everyone away and stomping directly at Chu Yan.

Chu Yan rolled on the ground and then scrambled to his feet, raising his fist and smashing it toward Xiong Wu's face.

This punch was very powerful, it made Xiong Wu dizzy.

"You dare to hit me..." Xiong Wu roared angrily.

The harder Xiong Wu spoke, the heavier Chu Yan's punches became. In an instant, Xiong Wu was left with a bruised nose and swollen face.

Bear Wu panicked. He didn't understand how Chu Yan had become so powerful all of a sudden. He was afraid that if this continued, he would be completely beaten by Chu Yan.

He cried out in panic, "What are you all doing? Hurry up and save me! Pull him away. Chu Yan is trying to kill me!"

"Yanzi, stop fighting! If you keep going, someone is really going to get hurt!" Master Cang pulled Chu Yan back and tried to persuade him.

The villagers also stepped forward to pull.

"Chu Yan, stop it, or we'll call the police."

"You've already harmed us, and now you're hitting people? Do you even have a conscience?"

……

Chu Yan was sure that this was Xiong Wu framing him. Relying on his suddenly increased strength, Chu Yan broke free from the crowd and coldly opened his mouth to speak.

"Wait! Xiong Wu just said he found the poison in my house, but I have security cameras installed. I can prove that the poison wasn't mine!"

"Surveillance? You really have surveillance installed?" Zhang Xiaoyun questioned, wanting to get to the bottom of things now.

"Of course it's true. Don't believe me? Come to my house with me!" Chu Yan said confidently.

"What? There's surveillance?" Xiong Wu panicked immediately and hurriedly said, "It's impossible, don't go there; I've been to Chu Yan's house several times, there isn't any surveillance!"