Ever since the man was captured by Yang Ming, the Village Chief, apart from telling the villagers to hold their ground, had really done nothing.
He just stood there listening to the debates of several people, and through their words, he understood the gist of the situation.
But he was in a dilemma; whom could he trust? On one side were his fellow villagers, and on the other, outsiders. His inner scale unconsciously leaned towards the villagers.
Seeing this situation, the man still actively defended himself.
He could be heard weakly yet persistently saying, "Vi...Village Chief, don't listen to them. They are falsely accusing me because they can't escape. The matter of Wang Valley has to be something they fooled everyone about, and that's why they're in such a hurry to escape. Please, everyone, don't be fooled. It's them who bring misfortune to the village, not me, not me."
His confident demeanor indeed convinced quite a few villagers.
