Mother Lu took the rice bowl from Li Fang's hand: "I didn't say it on purpose, but Zheng Ting already knows everything. He wants to see Xiao Lin, the educated youth, as soon as possible. Don't eat yet, I'll buy you something nice to eat when we get to the county town."

Li Fang didn't care whether he ate anything or not. "Okay, I'll go hitch up the car now."

As he was harnessing the oxcart, Lu Zhengting had already come out of the house in his wheelchair. Li Fang, leading the ox, glanced over and saw a haggard-looking Lu Zhengting.

He sighed inwardly. He never expected that the "monk" they all thought was the most detached from worldly desires would be so unmoved by emotions, and that once he did, the world would turn upside down.

He harnessed the oxcart, but Granny Lin was the first to jump on.

"Where are you going? Take me there."

Mother Lu was afraid that she would run around in the county town and get lost, which would be difficult to explain to Lin Qingyan.

"Auntie, we're going out for a little while, we'll be back soon. Will you stay home and be a good girl?"

Grandma Lin shook her head: "Are you going to find the girl? I want to go, I must go."

"Auntie, you should stay home and behave."

"No, no, no, I'm going."

"We're not going to find the girl."

"Then I want to go too, I really want to go."

Grandma Lin gripped the sides of the cart tightly with both hands, sitting on the cart with her legs kicking, looking just like a spoiled child.

Unable to persuade her to leave, Lu's mother had no choice but to let her go with her.

"Auntie, we can let you come with us, but you can't run around after you get off the bus. You have to stay with us the whole time, okay?"

"I know, I know, I know." Grandma Lin nodded vigorously.

Lu's mother told her to sit properly in the car, then brought some straw from the yard and put it on her. She also helped Grandma Lin lift her bottom up and placed some straw under her bottom as well.

Li Fang and I helped Lu Zhengting into the car, let him sit on a thicker part of the thatch, and then folded up his wheelchair and put it in the car.

Li Qinqin said, "I'll go too, I can help keep an eye on Granny Lin."

After checking the seats in the car, Lu's mother figured there was still room for one more person, so she let Li Qinqin go along as well.

The ox and the cart were the property of the brigade, and even the brigade leader and his family could not use them without compensation. When they passed the entrance of the brigade office, Lu's mother got off the cart, went inside and gave the brigade leader 50 cents as a rental fee for the ox and the cart.

The other squad leaders were watching; the fifty cents belonged to the brigade, and no one could say anything.

County Public Security Bureau

Lin Qingyan sat alone in the cold, sterile detention cell, feeling genuinely terrified.

Whether in her past life or this one, this is the first time she's been involved in a murder case, the first time she's been detained, and the first time she's faced with an unknown outcome concerning her own life.

With the outdated crime-solving techniques of that era, she was terrified that the police wouldn't be able to find the real culprit and that she would become the scapegoat.

No matter how likely it is, it is still very frightening.

After arriving in the county town, Li Fang and the other four people went straight to the Public Security Bureau.

With the help of others, Lu Zhengting got out of the car and sat back in his wheelchair.

Grandma Lin was very obedient and didn't run around. She stayed with the four of them without making a fuss or fuss, just like a good child.

They entered the police station, where Captain Li had already returned. He had to handle other cases, leaving two officers to remain stationed at the Mopantun brigade.

Captain Li recognized Lu's mother and knew their purpose as soon as he saw them.

"You've come to see Lin Zhiqing, right? With so many people here, only one person can go in to visit her; the rest of you will have to wait outside."

When Grandma Lin heard the name Lin Zhiqing, she knew it must be Lin Qingyan, and she really wanted to go in and see the girl.

Before he could even speak, he heard Lu's mother say, "Since only one person is allowed to go in, Zhengting can go in."

This time, Grandma Lin didn't cause any trouble. She quietly stepped aside and waited for Lu Zhengting to go in.

Captain Li looked him up and down and found that his demeanor was different from that of ordinary people. Then he noticed the words "Beijing Military Region Hospital" on the wheelchair he was sitting in.

The comrade in front of me should be a disabled veteran.

Lin Qingyan and this disabled veteran must have a close relationship. Unconsciously, because of Lu Zhengting, he had lessened his suspicion of Lin Qingyan.

Those who can befriend military comrades are probably not of bad character.

Captain Li registered Lu Zhengting, then personally pushed him into the meeting room. He then notified the female police officer in charge of guarding Lin Qingyan to call Lin Qingyan over.

The policewoman opened the door to the detention cell and called to Lin Qingyan: "Lin Qingyan, there is a comrade named Lu Zhengting in the visiting room who is here to see you. Please come with me."

"Comrade Lu!"

He actually found out about her detention and came to see her.

Suddenly, I felt a surge of comfort.

But she quickly remembered Lu Zhengting's leg; it wasn't fully healed and he was not suited to traveling back and forth.

At this time, whether it was a country road or a highway, the road was full of potholes and very bumpy, which was very detrimental to Lu Zhengting's leg injury.

She remembered reminding Lu Zhengting and his mother to rest at home as much as possible and not to go to faraway places to avoid damaging his legs from the bumpy journey.

Even though he knew it, he still came.

Although he dared not admit it, his actions revealed that he actually liked himself.

He just didn't dare to say it because of his current health condition.

The policewoman handcuffed her before letting her out of the detention cell and taking her to the visiting room.

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