Upon hearing Sergeant William’s words, the crowd fell silent.

When I saw Sergeant William, a shadow flickered in my eyes. I noticed Gilbert’s panicked look, so I deliberately raised my voice and said, “Sergeant William, since you’re here, I would like you to be my witness.”

Sergeant William looked doubtful. “Witness to what?”

Under the crowd’s accusing gaze, I lowered my head. My shoulders trembled slightly. Tears welled up in my eyes.

My voice was full of sorrow. “Right after I walked out of the police station, the crowd surrounded me. They accused me of doing all kinds of terrible things and demanded that I take responsibility.

“I told them it wasn’t me, but they showed me the surveillance footage. The person in it looks exactly like me.

“While others might not know about this, both you and the other officers are fully aware that I was locked up in the detention center for three days. How could I have been spotted outside the detention center?”

Sergeant William was surprised. Then, he followed my lead.

“You’re right. You behaved well in the detention center for the past three days. You never caused trouble even once. In fact, you were rated as a model inmate.”

When Sergeant William said that, the mall manager, the restaurant owner, and the deceased’s family were stunned. Even the livestream viewers were shocked.

[After all that searching, they’ve gone after the wrong person!]

[These people are too cruel! How can they gang up on her before even getting the facts straight? Some of them even hit her! Look, that poor girl’s forehead is bleeding!]

I turned to the mall manager, the restaurant owner, and the deceased’s family. “Do you believe me now? I’ve never done all the terrible things you accused me of! I’ve been locked up at the police station this whole time.”

They looked hesitant. They looked at the surveillance footage before turning to me again.

“But the person in the footage looks exactly like you! The surveillance footage can’t be wrong, can it?”

One of the bystanders spoke up. “This footage must be a mistake. Since she said she was at the police station when the incidents happened, the surveillance footage inside the police station can prove it!”

Upon the crowd’s request, the police brought over the necessary equipment and checked the surveillance footage on the spot.

Upon seeing the results from the footage, everyone froze. Sergeant William’s eyes narrowed when he saw it.

The surveillance footage the victims had was also real. There was no trace of any editing at all.

The livestream viewers blew up.

[What exactly is going on? The police must get to the bottom of this! You can’t accuse an innocent person, and you mustn’t let the culprit walk free either!]

Meanwhile, Gilbert regained his composure. After they confirmed that the surveillance footage was real, he exchanged glances with Selene. Then, he stepped forward boldly.

He shouted, “Lydia is the culprit! She’s rotten to the core! Even though she was locked up at the police station, she might’ve snuck out and committed the crimes!

“We all saw it! There’s a small path behind the police station that isn’t covered by surveillance. Lydia must have slipped out through that blind spot!

“Lydia’s father made his living as a locksmith. Maybe she secretly picked up her father’s skills. Maybe she snuck out to commit crimes when the guards were asleep!”

The crowd’s gaze fell on me. They looked doubtful.

Sergeant William began to suspect me, too.

Meanwhile, Gilbert smiled triumphantly. “Sergeant, you need to arrest her! She killed someone with her car! She must pay!”

The deceased’s family was agitated again. They played right into Gilbert’s hands. “That’s right! She needs to pay with her life in exchange for my son’s!”

The crowd grew noisy again.

Their gazes were filled with scrutiny, disdain, doubt, and hatred.

Feeling the weight of all these things, I looked down and trembled.

I was not scared. Instead, I was overwhelmed with excitement.

I had long anticipated this very moment.

The moment I was reborn, I had the police lock me up.

Then, the next thing I did was…

I took out my phone and called a mysterious number.

Outside the tightly packed crowd, a sharp ringtone sounded.

At that moment, a man ended the call. He pushed his way through the crowd and walked into it.

“I can prove that Lydia isn’t the culprit. I have the evidence!”