She was never at the educated youth settlement, and no one knows what happened to the two of them afterward.

She remembered that Lin Guanghui seemed to be interested in Chen Lu and shouldn't be with Tong Jiaojiao, so why would Tong Jiaojiao let Lin Guanghui go so easily?

After she moved, Chen Lu and Du Xiaoyue would sometimes go to chat with her, but they probably knew that she didn't get along with Lin Sisi and Lin Guanghui, so neither of them mentioned anything about Lin Sisi and Lin Guanghui in front of her.

If Chen Lu and the others were here, she might be able to get a proper understanding of the relationship between Lin Guanghui and Tong Jiaojiao.

And who was the man who was with Tong Jiaojiao that day?

After they left, Captain Li began to ask the brigade leader about the village's population composition and residential addresses, taking out paper and pen from his bag and carefully recording the information.

"By the way, everyone who is related to the deceased should be brought to the brigade. We will question them one by one about their specific relationship with the deceased and their interactions with the deceased during this period."

All the educated youth in the entire educated youth settlement, as well as several women who often worked in the fields with Tong Jiaojiao, were also summoned to the brigade headquarters.

The first few educated youths answered quite frankly because they didn't have much interaction with Tong Jiaojiao.

When it was Chen Lu's turn, she truthfully reported the grievances between herself and Tong Jiaojiao to the police officers.

Captain Li said, "In other words, you and the deceased had a past conflict."

“But I would never kill her. Besides, we only started to get along well. She was hostile towards me when she first came here, but that was resolved later.”

Why is she hostile towards you?

"It's because of personal grudges." Chen Lu hesitated for a moment before explaining the relationship between her, Tong Jiaojiao, and Chen Wenbin: "She stopped bothering Comrade Chen Wenbin before last autumn harvest, and she no longer had any hostility towards me. We haven't had any conflicts at the educated youth settlement since."

Why did she suddenly stop bothering Comrade Chen Wenbin? What happened?

"This was her personal behavior, and I don't know much about it. By the way, she moved out for a while. One day, before dawn, she suddenly ran back to the educated youth settlement and said that someone had broken into her residence and harassed her. She also insisted that the person was Lin Guanghui, an educated youth from our settlement. That day, Lin Guanghui was watching the piglets in the pigsty, and we don't know if he went to see Tong Guanghui that night."

Where were you yesterday afternoon? Who were you with?

“I was at the educated youth settlement with five other educated youths… Later, I felt bored so I went out for a while, and I heard the news that Tong, an educated youth, had been killed.”

"Okay, I understand."

Captain Li had Officer Zhang write down what she said in his notebook, then let her go. He then called Shen Man over and questioned her not only about her relationship with Tong Jiaojiao, but also about the relationship between Chen Lu, Tong Jiaojiao, and Chen Wenbin, including the relationship between Tong Jiaojiao and Lin Guanghui.

Shen Man also spoke frankly, since Tong Jiaojiao's case had nothing to do with her anyway.

"Tong Jiaojiao used to have feelings for Comrade Chen Wenbin, but after that day she said that Comrade Lin Guanghui had bullied her and that she was no longer good enough for Comrade Chen Wenbin, she stopped bothering him and stopped being hostile to Comrade Chen Lu. She, on the other hand, has become quite close to Comrade Lin Guanghui."

However, she thought of something else.

She was a doctor in her past life, but because Lin Qingyan was here, she was always suppressed by Lin Qingyan.

She actually envied Lin Qingyan for being able to sit in the clinic every day without having to work in the fields. If Lin Qingyan could stay in prison, she would have a chance to take her place.

"However, I don't think anyone else had a reason to kill Tong Jiaojiao. Only Lin Qingyan and Tong Jiaojiao had the biggest grudge."

Where did you go all afternoon yesterday?

"I've always been at the educated youth settlement."

"Which educated youths are still at the educated youth settlement? How long did they stay there? If any left and then returned, please provide the detailed dates."

"I can only remember the general outline. I'm not monitoring anyone, so I can't remember the details clearly."

"Okay, you can tell me the general situation you know."

Shen Man then told Captain Li who was at the educated youth settlement, but didn't mention anyone else she didn't know.

"Alright, I understand." Captain Li let her leave and then called Hu Jiajia to get more information.

Hu Jiajia and Tong Jiaojiao never had any arguments. "Tong Jiaojiao likes Lin Guanghui and has been pursuing him, but Lin Guanghui seems to like Comrade Chen Lu. I don't know the specifics of their relationship."

What is the relationship between Lin Qingyan and Tong Jiaojiao?

“They had a fight when I first arrived, but after Lin Qingyan moved out, I learned about their grudges. However, I believe that Comrade Lin Qingyan is a rational person and would not kill Tong Jiaojiao just because of a fight.”

Where were you yesterday afternoon?

“I initially stayed at the educated youth settlement, and later went out with Comrade Chen Lu. After we went out, I heard the news that Tong Jiaojiao had been killed.”

"Okay, you can go out now."

The last person called in was Lin Guanghui. He had already been in contact with these police officers, and with Lin Qingyan as a scapegoat, he wasn't too flustered in front of them.

Captain Li asked, "Comrade Lin Guanghui, last year, the deceased said that you had made indecent advances towards him, but then the matter was dropped and he even started pursuing you. What exactly happened?"

Lin Guanghui immediately protested his innocence: "That night I went to the pigsty to see the piglets and I didn't see Tong Jiaojiao at all. I don't know who bullied her. She didn't even recognize who it was. Later, she ran back to the educated youth settlement and saw that I wasn't in the dormitory, so she said that I did it. I'm being wronged to death."

"You're telling the truth. If you're lying, you'll be held responsible."

"Everything I said is true; there is absolutely not a single falsehood in it."

"Then why did she pursue you again? How did your relationship develop?"

"She insisted that I had taken advantage of her that time, but I denied it no matter what. She felt that she had lost her innocence and insisted that I take responsibility for her. When I refused, she said she would make me accept her willingly. Later, she did pursue me, but I only treated her as an ordinary friend."

Where did you go on the afternoon the deceased died?

At this point, Lin Guanghui panicked for a moment, but quickly regained his composure.

“I took a stroll outside the village, then got tired and went back to the dormitory to sleep. Then I heard the news of Tong Zhiqing’s murder.”

After Captain Li listened to his explanation and Xiao Zhang finished taking notes, he let him leave.

The brigade leader walked over and said, "One night, Lin, a educated youth, saw Tong Jiaojiao and a man coming out from behind a haystack." His expression was somewhat unnatural, after all, he was about to expose another shameful matter in the brigade: "We can first investigate who that man is."