There were no more than fifteen or sixteen people in the private room, and after a thorough investigation, the one responsible could be identified. Xue Ye made it clear that it would be best for everyone to come clean to him; otherwise, once he found out who it was, no one would get off easily.
On the third day when rumors were rampant, Gong Heng left early in the morning. Around ten, a noisy ruckus suddenly erupted from outside.
"Mu Mian, come out!"
"Mu Mian, come out!"
"Come out, come out!"
Mu Mian had no idea what was going on and sat in the living room, a look of bewilderment on her face. Looking outside from the doorway, she saw people holding up banners with the words "Mu Mian unknowingly raised a wolf" written on them, then shouting her name; there were at least fifty people.
