The onlookers watched Zhi Foliu and Ye Xingbei, whispering among themselves, with words like "thief" and "shameless" occasionally drifting into the ears of Zhi Foliu and Ye Xingbei.

"We didn’t take her ring," Ye Xingbei defended, "We don’t know how her ring went missing, but we’re very sure, we didn’t take her ring. I will call the police, have them search us, and clear our names!"

When a thief bites, the wound goes deep.

At this moment, this was the only thought in Ye Xingbei’s mind.

Now, more than a dozen people had gathered around to watch.

Some looked at them with suspicion, but most had eyes full of contempt and disdain.

They were just there to have a meal, yet suddenly they were labeled as "thieves" without any reason.

She had lived for 21 years and never stole a piece of bread even when she was starving, she would never allow any stain on her name!

She took out her phone and called the police without hesitation.

The onlookers saw her standing tall, eyes bright, openly explaining the situation to the police and requesting them to come immediately. Many who were looking at her with contempt began to have doubts, discussing among themselves that she and her friend seemed confident, not like people who had stolen something.

After hanging up the phone, Ye Xingbei looked at Pan Xinran and said coldly, "If the police can’t find the ring on us, we will sue you for slander and defamation. Just wait for the court summons!"

"Even if the ring isn’t on you, you must have hidden it," Pan Xinran argued, "After I took off the ring, only the two of you appeared here, you definitely hid it."

Ye Xingbei was so angered by her logic that her head spun.

Unfortunately, the crowd was easily swayed, and many felt Pan Xinran had a point.

That’s how things are in this world, when you are accused, most people think that since others are pointing at you, there must be a reason.

You might have stolen it, you might not have, but until there’s conclusive evidence proving your innocence, you’re just a suspect.

A slop bucket fell from the sky, hitting the head hard.

Ye Xingbei suddenly felt the grievance and anger of those who were wrongfully accused and couldn’t prove their innocence.

She was so angry that she felt an impulse to rush over and slap Pan Xinran’s mouth swollen.

"Since there are three people here, why must it be the two of us who hid the ring," Zhi Foliu said calmly to Pan Xinran, "Perhaps you hid the ring yourself, or maybe you accidentally lost it and are now blaming me and my sister."

"Nonsense!" Pan Xinran shouted, "Why would I bother accusing you for no reason when I lost my own ring? It’s definitely you two paupers who saw the value of my ring and then hid it for yourselves!"

"Paupers?" Zhi Foliu chuckled lightly, "You mean because we’re poor, we coveted your ring and hid it for ourselves, but if we were wealthy, we wouldn’t hide your ring?"

"Exactly!" Pan Xinran arrogantly raised her chin, disdainfully inspecting Ye Xingbei and Zhi Foliu, "Look at you two, not a single piece of jewelry on you. My ring was a gift from my cousin, worth more than a million! You’ve probably never seen such an expensive ring in your life, and at a sudden sight, you got jealous and hid my ring when I left!"

"I’ll tell you, you better hand over the ring quickly; otherwise, when the police find my ring on you, a ring worth over a million, you’ll spend many years in jail!"