Shen Yunfang felt that continuing this heated argument wouldn't solve anything. Debating wouldn't lead to any conclusions, and once it got late, the matter would likely be forgotten. While it might not affect others, Shen Er Gu's words had planted the seed of belief in everyone's hearts that she was the sheep thief.
Hadn't there been enough cases where rumors became accepted as truth? If the situation wasn't managed properly, not long from now the whole of Gaijiatun and even the entire Wuxing Brigade might be spreading the rumor that Shen Yunfang was the thief.
Then her reputation would be ruined.
If it were any other time, she might not care—let others say what they wish, as long as she knew the truth. But in this era, that was not an option. Background was everything, and she had plans to marry Li Hongjun. Such rumors were like a sharp blade that could strike at the most critical moment for both of them.
