Chosen One, how did I end up as the villain?

"Sir, you're not mistaken!"

Feeling the gazes of the crowd, the guard covered in mud panicked and hurriedly said:

"It wasn't me, it wasn't me!"

"Sir, I am a guard from the government office. I have my token and uniform as proof."

As he spoke, he took out the token at his waist to prove his identity.

idiot!

Qin Huaiyu chuckled and said:

"A set of clothes and a token are all you need. What's so difficult about getting them? Since you want to prove your identity, why don't you tell me your name? As your colleagues, even if we can't see your face clearly, we should know who you are."

Upon hearing this, Nigouchawei's body trembled violently.

"I...I...Sir...You can't doubt my identity just because I questioned you a few times."

He spoke in a halting, stammering manner, stringing together a single sentence.

Qin Huaiyu really didn't know whether to say the old man was smart or stupid. Trying to sow discord was undoubtedly the most effective move, but his mental fortitude was too poor; he couldn't withstand pressure at all.

Are you kidding me?

As expected, everyone frowned instantly, and each of them looked at the guard with unfriendly expressions.

No need to say anything more, their guilty attitude has already proven everything.

"No wonder you made yourself look like this; you're trying to pass yourself off as real again!"

No, no.

"Then tell me who you are, and whether you dare to clean away the filth!" someone demanded sharply.

"Yes, clean your face, and you'll know immediately if someone is one of us."

As he spoke, a guard stepped forward to take action himself.

Seeing that there was no way to avoid it, the guard, covered in mud, quickly waved his hands and said:

"No, no, I can do it myself."

As he spoke, he lifted his shirt and wiped the dirt off his face with a slight tremor.

Before long, a wrinkled face with long eyebrows and big eyes was displayed in front of everyone.

Even without his white beard, everyone could recognize him as Tian Dafu.

"It really is you!"

Despite being mentally prepared, everyone was still shocked when they actually saw it.

It felt like it was saying, "The adults were right again."

Those who had just looked down on or doubted him felt their faces burning with embarrassment.

Being arrogant only leads to being slapped in the face.

What a shame!

But most of the guards admired him from the bottom of their hearts, first Shi Mingcun, and now Tian Dafu.

Everything seemed to be going according to plan.

This ability is truly divine.

Pu Liugang's face was as black as could be. He looked at Tian Dafu with resentment in his eyes, while also glancing at Qin Huaiyu very cautiously.

He had something to say, but dared not speak it, for fear of bringing trouble upon himself.

Even so, the unease arising from the inner conflict grew stronger.

The two women nearby were used to this, and after calming down a bit, their emotions stabilized, but they were still indignant.

Two pairs of big, white eyes rolled over.

After all, women have their little tempers. Who told you to keep it so secret and make me worry all the time?

Silence lingered for only a moment in my thoughts.

A guard suddenly spoke up.

"If he's Tian Dafu, then who's missing here?"

One stone stirs up a thousand waves; everyone looked at each other in bewilderment.

"Old Zhang, Old Zhang is missing!" Wang Shi shouted.

The rest of the guards suddenly remembered.

Old Zhang, an older guard in the yamen, was an honest and dutiful man who didn't often seek pleasure with them and was a dispensable person with a very low profile.

"It was him. No wonder we only just realized it."

"Wait, he's wearing Old Zhang's clothes, so Old Zhang must be......"

As they spoke, the guards glared fiercely at Tian Dafu.

"Tell me, what did you do to him?"

Tian Dafu's face tightened, and he hurriedly said:

"...It's not my fault. I found these clothes while I was running away. I accidentally wandered into a thorny area and the clothes were all torn, so I'm wearing them now."

"Is that so? Then why don't you reveal your identity and instead pretend to be Old Zhang?"

"It's because..."

As Tian Dafu spoke, he cautiously glanced at Qin Huaiyu.

However, this seemingly unintentional action was clearly seen by everyone.

The old man is trying to muddy the waters.

Qin Huaiyu took a step forward and said:

"Village Chief Tian, ​​do you really think no one knows what you've done? Now that the maze has been broken, do you think it should be easy for me to find Old Zhang's body?"

"Sir, what do you mean? Old Zhang was killed by him?" someone exclaimed in shock.

"I'm innocent!"

Tian Dafu shrank back and said:

"I am but a commoner, how could I dare to kill someone? Your Honor, please do not believe false rumors!"

"Hmph, you commoner, I think you're even more ruthless than those outlaws!"

Qin Huaiyu snorted coldly and continued:

"You've killed people before, old man, don't think you can hide your family's secret."

"Golden gabardine, his family also has golden gabardine, how come?"

Everyone was startled and turned their attention to each other.

The two women were no exception; they had not received any news from them either.

Qin Huaiyu raised his eyes and said:

"You may not know this, but our village chief colluded with the local thugs to rob Shiming Village's gold mine and even murdered the entire family of the robbed family."

As he spoke, he looked at the clerk and said:

"The two places you found with no trace and no gold mines were the work of Village Chief Tian."

"What?! Murder for money!"

The crowd stared in disbelief at the cowering village chief; no one could have imagined that the kind-looking old man would commit such a cruel act.

"My lord, I didn't do it! I'm truly innocent!" Tian Dafu looked both surprised and frightened, but his eyes became serious.