Pls ASAP 15 points + will give BRANLIEST Which plot element does this passage reflect?
"Maître Hauchecorne," said he, "this morning on the Benzeville road, you were seen picking up the pocketbook lost by Maître Houlbreque, of Manneville."

The countryman looked at the mayor in amazement, frightened already at this
suspicion which rested on him, he knew not why.

Exposition, because it shows the setting and basic situation.

Complicating Incident, because it shows the early event that signals the
beginning of the rising action

Falling Action, because it shows the events that happen after the conflict is resolved.