The earthenware pot was bubbling away, and because wild onions were added to remove the fishy smell, it actually smelled quite nice.

Song Yan used long branches to prop up a triangular pyramid shape. He inserted the branches as deeply as possible into the ground.

Shen Ruomei, who was helping out, didn't know what it was for. "Fourth Sister, what are you doing?"

Song Yan: "It looks like it's going to rain! We'll put some wormwood on top of this later, at least it'll keep out some of the rain."

Hopefully there won't be any strong winds or heavy rain. Otherwise, this thing won't work at all!

There was nowhere nearby to shelter from the wind and rain, nor any caves or anything like that.

Neither Shen Ruomei nor the others had ever lived in the countryside. The thing Song Yan built was like a thatched hut used for watching over the fields, only smaller.

Everything is easier said than done. Shen Ruomei muttered as she helped with the work. "If it weren't for that bastard Peng Changjun, would we be in this situation?"

That damn thing, if you're going to be unlucky, may a snake bite you right in front of your car!

We can just spend the night in the car!

This guy has a pig's brain. Once he leaves Kyoto, all he does is drive around without checking if he has enough gas.

"That driver is really something, didn't he fill up the tank before leaving?"

Leng Kexin offered a defense to the driver: "One of the vehicles was carrying oil drums."

"If Peng Changjun hadn't driven the car away, the fuel shortage wouldn't have happened..."

Four crooked, triangular, cone-shaped thatched sheds were built around the fire.

After finishing their work, everyone sat around the fire, exhausted, and for a moment no one spoke.

Unexpectedly, Peng Changjun was the first to speak. "Uncle Su is a good man. He lost both of his sons, and Aunt Yuan is also a bit abnormal due to the shock."

They are really miserable!

I beg you, please don't tell anyone about Su Rui's suicide! If they lose their jobs, how will they survive?!

Shen Ruomei and Leng Kexin didn't need to think too far ahead to understand that the change in Su Rui's cause of death would definitely involve many things. For a moment, neither of them dared to agree.

Peng Changjun's voice was filled with anxiety and pleading. "Uncle Su is really a good person. He tries his best to help people whenever he can."

Really, I'm not lying! Uncle Su has helped many people, and he never makes a fuss about it.

He went back to his hometown to visit Su Ruige's grandfather. When Su Ruige's grandfather was turning over the soil next door, he found a cap badge that belonged to the Taiwanese side.

Others also saw the cap badge.

At that time, the situation was tense, and that cap badge could have cost that family their lives. It was Uncle Su who provided the testimony, proving that the item was accidentally found underground, and that the family was supposed to hand it over, but they didn't have time.

That family of seven or eight, including the elderly and children, would have been completely ruined if Uncle Su hadn't been there to testify.

Uncle Su is a good man, please don't say anything more, please keep this a secret...

Peng Changjun was genuinely pleading. Leng Kexin and Shen Ruomei were both struggling to cope.

Song Yan: "If Su Zhaohai hadn't betrayed the country, hadn't embezzled or accepted bribes, I would have remained silent!" Unfortunately, he did it all.

Shen Ruomei and Leng Kexin also agreed with Song Yan's statement.

Perhaps fearing they might change their minds, Peng Changjun went on and on about Su Rui's family affairs.

As Peng Changjun spoke, he missed Su Rui even more, and the child probably had no one to confide in. Everyone listened to his story, and he talked on and on.

"...I really regret it. If I had been a little braver that day, I could have seen Su Rui. Because I was cowardly, I didn't even get to see him one last time!"

Leng Kexin couldn't help but interject. "Su Rui is being watched, how could you possibly see him!"

Don't regret it, he won't blame you!

“It’s really possible to meet Su Rui Ge!” Peng Changjun said.

Song Yan's heart skipped a beat. "Do you know the guard? Can he make an exception for you?"

“There’s someone inside who doesn’t know me, but I know him. If I approach him using Uncle Su’s name, he’ll definitely help me.”

Song Yan continued speaking calmly. "How can you be so sure that person will help you?"

"I think so. After all, Uncle Su saved his aunt's whole family!" Peng Changjun said.

Wei Aiguo stated that all those involved in the interrogation and guarding of Su Rui had been investigated, and none of them had any connection to the Su family. However, this appears to be clearly not the case.

"How did your Uncle Su save his aunt's whole family?" Song Yan seemed very interested in this, as if listening to a story.

"Next to Grandpa Su's house is the house of Director Sun's aunt."

Sun's mother died when he was born, and he was raised by his aunt. He only returned to his father's side after he started school.

Uncle Su saved his aunt's whole family, so I asked him to help me see Su Rui, is that okay? But I was too scared at the time..." Peng Changjun was still regretting that he couldn't see Su Rui one last time.

Song Yan's heart was now in turmoil.

Peng Changjun revealed everything that had been missing, and this was the crucial link in the chain.

Leng Kexin asked, "How did you know?"

“It’s also because I’m young, and the adults don’t pay attention to what I say…” Peng Changjun said a lot.

Peng Changjun's account of Su Zhaohai's actions might all be true. This man is truly adept at disguising and concealing himself. If Song Yan didn't know what he had done, he too would believe he was a good person.

Peng Changjun was not valued by his parents, and they gave him little education. He didn't realize what the relationship between Su Zhaohai and the guards might mean. Or perhaps he believed that Su Rui chose suicide to avoid implicating his parents.

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