"No, it wasn't you, right? Was someone framing you and trying to harm you?" I asked anxiously, my voice trembling. My eyes were filled with anticipation, hoping Mengzhang would give me a negative answer. My heart was filled with anxiety and unease; I was unwilling to believe that Mengzhang could have done such a thing.
I stared intently at Mengzhang, as if trying to find a glimmer of hope in his eyes. However, Mengzhang only looked at me silently, and the pain and helplessness in his eyes made my heart sink to the bottom in an instant. I knew that the matter might be much more complicated than I had imagined. Yet I still firmly believed that Mengzhang was innocent, and that some hidden truth must have been concealed beneath these seemingly conclusive pieces of evidence.
"Mengzhang! What on earth is going on here? What actually happened?" I cried out at the top of my lungs, tears streaming down like a breached dike. My voice echoed in the silent night sky, carrying endless despair and helplessness.
Chapter 81