Su Qing had originally said she would leave two days later, intending to make Li Aiguo wait for a couple of days. However, she didn't expect that the very next day, Du Changting would show up in Lihua Village, escorting Tian Aixiang under guard.
It wasn't until the villagers of Lihua Village had all gathered in the square that they learned the news. The facts of Tian Aixiang's malicious slander against Su Qing had been verified. Since it hadn't caused any severe consequences, she was detained for three days. Additionally, she was required to make a public apology to Su Qing.
And today was the day they had brought Tian Aixiang to apologize to Su Qing.
'Apologizing to Su Qing in public? How is that any different from a public execution?' Tian Aixiang was naturally unwilling, but the public security officers had told her: if she didn't want to apologize publicly, that was fine. She could go to prison instead. It was one or the other.
