"It's not me, I've said it's not me, they're framing me!" Liu San took advantage of Butcher Zhang's moment of surprise, suddenly broke free, and quickly retreated far away, out of Zhang's reach, shouting at Xia Wenjin, "Even if you're Lord, you can't just spew false accusations!"
Butcher Zhang was about to charge over, but several villagers held him back, telling him to observe before acting.
Of course, they trusted their fellow villager more. Even though Xia Wenjin and Huangfu Jingchen came as government officers, in their eyes, they were still outsiders.
"Spew false accusations?" Xia Wenjin said leisurely, "I have no grudge against you, why would I frame you?"
"Who knows?" Liu San retorted stubbornly, "Maybe you want to use me as a scapegoat, to go back and claim credit!"
