Being Pushed by My Father to be A Scapegoat

After a negligent zookeeper causes a tourist's fatal mauling, my own father—the zoo's curator—falsely implicates me to protect his reputation. Though the court releases me, my father publicly fires me to appease the public. Seeking vigilante justice, the victim's grieving family locks me in a room with starving Tibetan Mastiffs, leaving me to be torn apart while my father forgives my killers. Now, I have awoken on the very day of the incident, armed with the chance to rewrite my fate.

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Chapter 4

I had a total of two videos saved.

The first one was recorded two hours ago, just after nightfall.

When I was reborn, I happened to catch two tourists stealing my colleague's uniform.

I exposed their identities and made them leave.

Seeing me driving the people away, Ivy said, "Lilian, it's not a big deal. Let them go in and take some photos. Eva is so gentle. Nothing will happen."

I criticized her on the spot, "Whether something will happen or not, non-staff members are not allowed to enter! Don't you understand this common sense? What qualifications do you have to continue being a zookeeper?"

She justified herself. "Eva eats bamboo and sleeps alone every day. It also needs someone to accompany and play with it. If you were Eva, you would also feel lonely, right?"

"Ivy, you've only been here for three days, but I've been here for eight years. Do you think you understand pandas better than me? Even if they are gentle, they are still fierce beasts with territorial awareness. You don't understand any of this. How did you even get in here?"

She pouted and complained to me, "Your thoughts are so outdated. Pandas are intelligent and won't harm people. They're just taking pictures. Why are you being so stingy?"

The video ended here.

Ivy’s voice still echoed in the room.

Every word was like a slap, hitting her face hard.

The people present looked at Ivy with anger instead of sympathy.

She bit her lip, lowered her head, and cried as if she had been bullied by the whole world.

My dad's veins bulged as he hugged her and questioned me, "You had time to make videos, but no time to kick out the tourists, right?"

“Ivy said those just because she's a newcomer and doesn't know any better. What's wrong with her asking questions?”

Indeed, this video alone couldn’t declare Ivy guilty.

The police asked us to be quiet, and then played the next video.

As early as when those two people were driven away, I knew Ivy wouldn't give up easily.

So, I secretly recorded a video with my phone in advance.

Sure enough, not long after I left, Ivy came back with those two people.

She opened the door herself and shouted the names of those two people.

"Hurry up, or she will come and scold me again."

Those two men excitedly said, "Ivy, thanks to you, my dream for more than ten years has come true. You're amazing!"

Ivy proudly raised her chin and said, "What's the big deal? Let me tell you, as long as I'm here, you can come and play with the panda anytime you want! We're classmates. How can I not agree?"

"Thank you, thank you."

Then, those two people rushed in.

When Eva smelled the scent of strangers, it turned around and ignored them.

Seeing that, the two people were unhappy and went to pull it.

Eva was scared and was about to roll away.

They laughed and pressed it down to prevent it from moving.

Soon, the panda made a whimpering sound.

But Ivy just smiled and watched the whole process at the door.

A man turned around and asked her, “Can we play with it like this?”

Ivy responded generously, “Even if you press it harder, it's fine. It has thick skin and a lot of fur. It even feels comfortable when you press it.”

With her words, the two men played with Eva even more recklessly.

At this point, Ivy was already sobbing.