It wasn't until dawn was breaking outside the interrogation room that Tian Zhen realized the enormity of her mistake and understood that her so-called evidence and alibis were utterly useless in the eyes of some people.

In order to avoid getting involved in the political events, Duan Jun and Zhang Zhigang spent most of the night trying to persuade Tian Zhen. By dawn, Tian Zhen even revealed that she had bullied female classmates when she was a child.

He also honestly confessed to the illegal and criminal activities of his gang. He also deeply understood the saying, "Some things are only worth four ounces when they are not weighed, but they weigh a thousand pounds when they are weighed."

If you bully ordinary, honest people before, you don't need to weigh yourself. But today you've met your match, so you'll have to be weighed.

What truly broke his mental defenses was a single sentence from Duan Jun: "Actually, whether you arranged for someone to smash the windows tonight or not, you can't escape. When a petty thug like you dares to stand against the policy and obstruct the progress of the county's key tasks, you've already laid your own path to death."

Tian Zhen was physically tormented, but he still felt he could endure it. However, after Duan Jun said those words, he no longer wanted to struggle.

The phrase "the way to death" made him realize that all his so-called schemes and calculations were nothing but dirt and rubble in the face of absolute power.

Later on, he basically just did whatever Duan Jun and Zhang Zhigang told him to say.

Zhou Shujun, who was locked up next to Tian Zhen, was even worse than Tian Zhen. Not only could he not withstand the interrogation, but he was also not as smart as Tian Zhen. Tian Zhen knew that even if he was willing to sign the demolition contract now, he would not be able to get out and would definitely be put in jail.

The example of making an example of someone is meant to deter others, while Zhou Shujun still dreams of leaving after signing the demolition contract.

Around 6:30 in the morning, Li Xiuyuan woke up and talked with Duan Jun and Zhang Zhigang to confirm the next steps. First, the six hooligans led by Tian Zhen and Zhou Shujun would definitely be arrested.

The rest of the idle villagers can be released after two days of detention, but before they are released, they must be made to deeply realize their mistakes.

At 6:45, Duan Jun sent a car to take Li Xiuyuan back to Meilin Village. Actually, Duan Jun wanted Li Xiuyuan to stay for breakfast, since they had been up all night, but Li Xiuyuan refused.

At seven o'clock in the morning, Li Xiuyuan returned to the village committee compound of Meilin Village. When he got to his room, the dead dog had already been taken away, and the broken bricks and glass shards on the ground had been cleaned up. The drafty parts of the window had been covered with rough-edged paper.

Li Xiuyuan guessed that Shi Yufei and Zhou Jianzhong had done this last night. After changing his clothes and washing up, he heard the sound of a door opening in the yard. Li Xiuyuan came out of the house and saw Su Ziying standing prettily in the yard waiting.

"Ziying".

"Hmm, didn't you get enough rest?" Su Ziying asked, noticing the bloodshot eyes in Li Xiuyuan's eyes.

"It's alright," Li Xiuyuan replied vaguely. He didn't want to talk to Su Ziying about these things.

"By the way, I think I heard some faint noises in the yard in the middle of the night yesterday," Su Ziying said. The village committee compound is quite spacious, so even though there were some noises, they weren't very noticeable.

Apart from the two very obvious sounds of glass breaking, the other noises were not too loud.

Li Xiuyuan smiled and shook his head: "It's okay, let's go. We agreed to run together, but I slacked off yesterday."