Chapter 42

Everyone turned to look at Bai Ma Shan, who hadn't said a word since Jia Wenjun had stepped forward.

Everyone had different thoughts. The Hu family had stopped shouting after learning that someone had helped them call the police, and were now just watching the development of the situation with a show-watching attitude.

Teacher Lin hated the person who smashed her phone and of course wanted to find them.

Old Master Wang didn't believe Jia Wenjun before, but now after listening to her words and looking at Bai Ma Shan, he had other thoughts. If someone really didn't want them to go back, then it definitely had to be investigated.

As for Lili, she hoped that Jia Wenjun and Anna would tear each other apart, the more fiercely the better.

When they were in the office before, Lili thought she understood Jia Wenjun, thinking she was good-tempered and easy to bully, but since getting on the boat, she had discovered that Jia Wenjun was actually a ruthless person.

Anna had always said that Jia Wenjun was the only one in the entire property office who could do any work, and constantly belittled Lili in her words. Even after getting on the boat, she still found her unpleasant. The more Lili tried to please her, the less Anna paid attention to her. Now, watching Jia Wenjun, the "most capable" person in Anna's mouth, constantly going against her, she wondered what Anna was thinking.

Lili felt a secret sense of satisfaction just thinking about it.

Bai Ma Shan now felt like he was holding a hot potato.

Old Master Wang found the bag he had been carrying on his chest. There was a ready-made small reef on the boat, which he had picked up in the afternoon when he went down to collect shells, thinking that if he couldn't open them, he would use a stone to smash them. Now that a bag of shellfish had been stolen, leaving only a stone, he was filled with anger and put the stone in the bag.

Teacher Lin also put her broken phone in the bag and handed it to Bai Ma Shan.

Anna's face was ashen, while Jia Wenjun looked calm.

Bai Ma Shan weighed the bag. It was a famous brand chest bag, small but with a large capacity. Although he couldn't remember the exact weight at the time, the feel of the bag after putting in the stone and taking it out was very different.

He looked at Anna, who was also staring at him.

If he hadn't handed the bag to Jia Wenjun at that time, wouldn't he be the one taking the blame now?

When Anna handed him the bag, had she made up her mind to harm him?

He knew that Anna had a problem with him, but he didn't expect that she could use this method to harm him. But using the method of smashing the phone to frame him, if Lili hadn't answered the phone or called the police, wouldn't the price be too high?

Was it really just that she wanted to retaliate against him because she had a problem with him?

Seeing the thoughts in his eyes, Anna's heart sank. He knew she did it.

Sure enough, the next second, he heard Bai Ma Shan say, "When Anna handed it to me, there shouldn't have been a stone inside."

Everyone looked at Anna with different expressions.

Teacher Lin pointed at Anna with a trembling hand, "You, why did you do this?"

But Anna stubbornly refused to admit it: "He says so? Who knows if he's in cahoots with the murderer? When Jia Wenjun was down there, he secretly went to deliver food. He said that Lü Maowang went to bully Jia Wenjun, but now it's Lü Maowang who is injured and lying in bed unable to move. Jia Wenjun framed me for hiding drugs, and he was the one who led everyone down to investigate. Now everyone says that Jia Wenjun broke the phone, and he not only stopped everyone from finding Jia Wenjun to settle the score, but also shifted the blame to me. Don't you think these things are strange? Now he's testifying for Jia Wenjun, do you dare to believe what he says?"

These words made everyone have to recall Bai Ma Shan's previous actions. Not to mention the distant past, just the fact that he had been stopping them from finding Jia Wenjun to settle the score was already "conclusive evidence".

Seeing that she had run out of cards to refute, Jia Wenjun started attacking her personally. She shouted coldly, "The reason why you broke the phone and didn't dare to let everyone call the police is because you hid drugs on the boat. You knowingly broke the law and disregarded everyone's safety, using everyone as pawns and shields, just so you could successfully complete the drug deal! You're more unwilling than anyone else on the boat for the police to come to the rescue. You keep saying that I'm a murderer and afraid of being caught, but you're the one who's really afraid!"

These words changed everyone's expressions drastically. Anna clenched her fists: "Nonsense! Didn't all of you go down to the dark hold to check just now? Did you find anything? Is it not against the law to spread rumors? Now you even believe the rumors of murderers? The video of her killing people is still there. Both Lü Maowang and I have been poisoned by her, and you have all seen it with your own eyes. Now you actually believe her words?"

Everyone had indeed gone down to check for drugs, but they hadn't found anything. So when they looked at Jia Wenjun again, their eyes were full of disgust and rejection, and even when they looked at Bai Ma Shan, their eyes were suspicious.

Bai Ma Shan looked at Anna coldly: "I can be responsible for every word I say. The bag you handed me didn't have the weight of a stone, which means the phone was already broken when you took it, and you threw the stone away. This was intentional. According to your current theory, as long as you tell the truth, you're helping Jia Wenjun and are her accomplice. You're cutting things off so unreasonably, and you're still trying to shift the blame even when there are witnesses. Isn't this a sign of guilt? As for you saying that I'm helping Jia Wenjun, that's right, I did bring her some food. Even in prison, there's no reason to starve prisoners to death, let alone this isn't even a prison. The reason I stopped everyone was because things hadn't been clarified yet. If we blamed the wrong person and something happened, everyone would not only be held responsible, but also let the real culprit get away with it. Wouldn't we all be the ones who suffer? So I don't think I did anything wrong. I can answer to anyone and to my own conscience."

Bai Ma Shan lived in the community, and his character and reputation were well-known. In addition, what he did on the boat was fair, so some people were half-believing and half-doubting what he said. After all, compared to Anna, everyone was more willing to believe that Jia Wenjun had broken the phone.

Seeing that Anna was still going to argue, Old Master Wang frowned and said, "Alright, alright, stop arguing. We can't figure out the truth of this matter now. When the rescue police arrive, the truth will eventually come out. Let's all conserve our strength now and wait for the rescuers to arrive. It's not too late to argue after we've eaten and drunk our fill."

This obviously muddling-the-waters solution didn't matter to the people watching the show and those who were uninvolved, but to Jia Wenjun, who was about to expose Anna and find out the truth, she felt extremely angry.

Anna was very satisfied with Old Master Wang's opinion at this time. Seeing that the others were no longer talking, a hint of triumph flashed in her eyes.

Jia Wenjun, who had been repeatedly framed, could no longer suppress the anger in her heart. She suddenly rushed over and grabbed Anna, gritting her teeth: "Did you kill Zhao Di? Did she see your unspeakable secrets, so you silenced her?"