In the mediation room, Xu Qingfan patiently recounted the situation to several police officers.
"The three of us were chasing each other in the park, that's true, but that old bitch... the old lady was more than a meter away from us. She fell because she didn't hold her cane steady. We kindly went to help her up, and then out of nowhere, she grabbed Lin Wanning and Zhang Yiyi's hands and falsely accused us of pushing her!"
"So, what about the slap you gave her afterwards?"
"That granny grabbed their hands so hard, both my little friends were about to cry. I panicked and slapped her. I've heard from our teacher that what I did was self-defense!"
"Right! Brother Qing Fan was protecting us when he hit her!"
"Mhm!"
Seeing that the police officer across from them remained skeptical, Zhang Yiyi and Lin Wanning were so anxious they were about to burst into tears.
It was clear they had tried to do the right thing, yet they were being wrongfully accused.
