When the police arrived, Cheng Kuan confessed everything he knew. Cheng Yousuo also found the IOU written by Captain Mao.

The officers from the local police station examined the scene and collected Cheng Kuan's knife, matches, candles, and other physical evidence. They then took Cheng Kuan to the brigade headquarters for another interrogation. Because of his previous account, Cheng Kuan spoke very smoothly this time.

The officers at the police station immediately arranged for the militia of Qingshan Brigade to help send Cheng Kuan and his mother to the county, leaving one officer to accompany them.

Everyone knows what the situation is like in Tugang Village. The people in that brigade are really tough. Arresting people in Tugang Village isn't easy; we have to catch them off guard.

The remaining comrades, along with a portion of the militia from the Qingshan Brigade, headed to Tugang Village overnight. Captain Wu personally helped guide them.

Otherwise, the officers from the Tugang Village Police Station won't be able to find Captain Mao's house.

Song Yan understood why Wei Aiguo wanted to force Cheng Kuan to confess in advance—it was all for the sake of speed.

After all that commotion, most of the night had passed. The police station chief temporarily locked up the weaving group's house. They couldn't work the next day either; almost everyone in the Qingshan brigade was up late.

Captain Wu didn't return until almost noon. He witnessed Captain Mao being arrested and taken to the police station. He even went to the commune leaders to complain.

Is it easy for our Qingshan Brigade? The things that the people worked so hard to make, getting up early and working late, were almost burned down by a fire.

So much stuff, and that building was newly built this year. It's all public property.

Moreover, these acts of murder and arson were actually committed by Captain Mao.

New Year's Day is just a few days away, and everyone is happily preparing to welcome the new year! But then someone commits murder and arson.

This matter must be dealt with seriously and a severe sentence must be handed down.

The commune leaders took it very seriously and immediately reported it to the county.

Captain Wu brought this news back with him when he returned.

It's fair to say that people are deeply shocked. Especially since Cheng Kuan was actually such a person, capable of murder and arson.

Their family has thoroughly incurred the wrath of the public.

In the afternoon, Captain Wu convened a leadership meeting. The team leaders, along with the heads of the organizational group, Li Yuanzhao and Song Yan, realized that safety was a major issue.

Their materials had been stacked outside since last year. Nobody expected someone to set them on fire! To be honest, it was thanks to Wei Aiguo that this matter was discovered.

Even though Bai Shuang was poisoned, no one thought of sending someone to the knitting group.

Some materials are in the brigade headquarters' warehouse. If someone sets fire to that area, the Qingshan brigade headquarters will be gone.

It's terrifying to think about it now.

After that, the brigade arranged for people to keep watch at night. The women in the weaving group took turns having their husbands keep watch…

It's scary to think about now, but it's great to know that the bad guys have been caught.

In an era of poor transportation and limited communication, such an event was truly shocking to everyone.

Everyone, from the nearby production brigades to the commune, was talking about it.

Now Wei Aiguo can finally sleep soundly with his wife in his arms.

Song Yan discovered that once Wei Aiguo settled down, she couldn't stop. He kept her up most of the night. And she realized that men were all self-taught in this kind of thing…

My biological clock has been set; even when I'm tired, I wake up at the appointed time.

Song Yan rolled over, ready to get up and help with the cooking. She really wanted to stay in bed, but she felt too embarrassed. At that moment, she thought this culprit was incredibly annoying…

The knitting group resumed normal operations after a two-day shutdown. In the following days, the biggest concern was how the case would ultimately be decided.

A verdict won't be handed down so quickly. But Wei Aiguo and Song Yan are concerned about how far things are progressing.

Li Yuanzhao was equally concerned about the progress of this matter. Her husband was an insider and had relatively accurate information.

Of course, Li Yuanzhao would only tell the news to a few people.

Captain Mao refused to confess. Li Yuanzhao's words were somewhat veiled, but Song Yan understood them. Even after being subjected to torture, Captain Mao remained adamant that he hadn't ordered the attack.

As for the IOU, he said he bought a bicycle a few days ago, and since he didn't have enough money on him that day, he ran into Cheng Kuan's mother and borrowed the money from her, so he wrote an IOU. Captain Mao had no idea why she had so much money.

An investigation revealed that Captain Mao did indeed buy a bicycle a few days ago.

Captain Mao didn't write the date on the IOU. Therefore, it's impossible to determine whether the date on the IOU and the date of buying the bicycle are the same.

When pressed on why he borrowed money from Chen Chengkuan's mother, Captain Mao said he hadn't originally planned to borrow money from her; he simply said he didn't have enough money with him, and it was Chen Chengkuan's mother who offered to lend him some.

If you ask Captain Mao anything else, he will basically remain silent.

Cheng Kuan's mother went to the commune for several days in a row. She even went to the commune on the day Brigade Leader Mao bought a bicycle.

Currently, Cheng Kuan and his mother have no other evidence to prove that they were instructed by Captain Mao.

This is where things stalled...

The fire wall in Song Yan's kitchen has been built. Once the fire wall is lit, it warms the whole house considerably.

Li Yuanzhao sat in the warm room talking about these things, but everyone's hearts were cold.

This Captain Mao is no ordinary man! He took precautions beforehand. At this rate, he won't be locked up for more than a few days.

Wei Aiguo then recounted the incident of overhearing Captain Mao and their militia captain talking that day.

It's unclear whether the militia captain, Mao Libin, was aware of the situation. The militia captain and Captain Mao are uncle and nephew, and they have a very good relationship.

Captain Mao's good mental fortitude does not mean that others have his abilities.

Li Yuanzhao nodded, and said she would tell Cheng Wenkai about it when he returned.