"Old Yi, you're so old, you can barely sit up straight, how come you're thinking of doing that kind of thing?"

"Ding Yifei asked, as if he had already convicted Yi Zhonghai."

Yi Zhonghai was furious. He straightened his neck but didn't utter a sound. It seemed that Officer Ding in front of him was determined to keep a close watch on him.

"What's your name?" Miao Dajiang slammed his hand on the table and asked fiercely.

Regardless of what was being done, Yi Zhonghai kept his head down and didn't look at the other person, seemingly thinking that Miao Dajiang was too inexperienced.

Miao Dajiang initially had some sympathy, but Yi Zhonghai's indifference extinguished his last bit of compassion.

He slammed his hand on the table impatiently and said, "Stand up! If you're not going to answer the question properly, how dare you sit on the floor?"

Miao Dajiang stood up from his chair, walked around the table, and came to Yi Zhonghai. Suddenly, he grabbed Yi Zhonghai by the collar and shoved him against the wall.

"Old man, we have both witnesses and physical evidence. There's no use in denying it. Confess honestly. You'll be treated leniently if you confess, and severely if you resist."

Yi Zhonghai was terrified. He never imagined he would end up here, but he knew he absolutely could not admit it, otherwise he would never be able to turn things around.

Ding Yifei came over and told Miao Dajiang to release Yi Zhonghai.

“Old Yi, you need to know that everyone in your courtyard is convinced that you tried to sexually assault Jia Zhangshi. You won’t be leaving until this matter is clarified.”

Upon hearing this, Yi Zhonghai stood up in anger. He had been working diligently in the courtyard, but the people there were taking advantage of his misfortune and stabbing him in the back, determined to kill him.

Ding Yifei looked at Yi Zhonghai, who was trembling all over, and, fearing that he might faint again, signaled to Miao Dajiang not to provoke him any further.

"Officer Ding, I'm innocent! I'm really innocent! I was just delivering grain to his house. My wife can testify to this; you can go and ask her."

Yi Zhonghai was completely distraught at this moment, and he kept shouting that he was innocent.

"Why did you deliver grain to their family? Explain yourself."

Miao Dajiang asked the question while taking notes in his notebook.

Yi Zhonghai nervously swallowed and continued, “Jia Dongxu was my apprentice. He died in a work accident, leaving behind a large family struggling to make ends meet. So I help them from time to time by bringing them some food.”

Ding Yifei asked, "I heard that you delivered 20 jin of flour to their family this time, is that true?"

Yi Zhonghai nodded. "Yes, it's not illegal to deliver heroin, is it?"

Ding Yifei replied, "Sending flour isn't illegal, but what's the purpose behind it? Also, someone reported that you once delivered grain to Qin Huairu in the middle of the night. Is that true?"

"Also, why did you deliver it only to her house and not to others? Is there some ulterior motive?"

Upon hearing this, Yi Zhonghai wanted to deny it, thinking that as long as Qin Huairu didn't say anything, no one else would know. But now that Officer Ding had said it, it was clear that Qin Huairu had admitted it.

"And did you ride on top of Jia Zhangshi?"

Yi Zhonghai was bewildered by the series of questions and could only nod.

"That's true, but it was because he hit me first, and then we started fighting. There was absolutely nothing else."

Ding Yifei: "Since you've admitted it, that makes things easier. Also, did you embezzle the money He Daqing was supposed to give to He Yuzhu and his sister?"

Yi Zhonghai: "Yes, that's money I saved up for Sha Zhu's wedding. I didn't touch a single penny, and I'm willing to give it all to him!"

Miao Dajiang slammed his fist on the table: "Shameless old thief, that money originally belonged to them. Because you withheld their money, you almost starved them to death."

Yi Zhonghai lowered his head and said, "Officer, I'm willing to pay compensation!"

Ding Yifei looked at Yi Zhonghai. He used to have a pretty good impression of him, but when he heard him say that he wanted to pay compensation...

He said with a smile, "She's accusing you of indecent assault and rape now. This isn't something that can be solved with money; you'll be in jail for several years. But from what I observed, she did hit you at the scene, didn't she?"

Upon hearing this, Yi Zhonghai instantly understood the implication and quickly said, "Yes, we were fighting. I absolutely did not intend to molest her!"

Ding Yifei waved his hand: "It's not up to you; it depends on what the other party says! How about this, you stay here for a few days. Your wife is currently out of town; if you need anything, just tell her and she'll bring it to you."

Yi Zhonghai expressed his deepest gratitude to Ding Yifei. Ding Yifei then left with Miao Dajiang.

Miao Dajiang still didn't understand: "Master, how could you let him go with such a big case? We should have given him a good scare, and he would definitely confess."

Ding Yifei rolled his eyes and said, "That's not how it works. If such a heinous crime happened in our area, would we still want a promotion? Besides, what good would it do if he confessed? It wouldn't give us any extra bonuses."

After hearing this, Miao Dajiang looked into the room with a meaningful gaze.

Inside the house, Yi Zhonghai instructed his wife to hurry home to get the money, then go find Jia Zhangshi and make sure she changed her address, otherwise the old lady would be widowed.

She was also told to go to He Yuzhu and He Yushui and beg for their forgiveness, so that her sins would be lessened.

After hearing this, the older woman thought about it and realized that she would have a hard time living alone if Yi Zhonghai were gone, so she nodded in agreement.

Just as she was about to leave, Yi Zhonghai stopped her again, reminding her to remember the money, as he was going to stay there for a few days.

As he spoke, he winked at someone outside.

Seeing the older woman come out, Ding Yifei smiled and said, "Have you explained everything clearly?"

The woman nodded. "I understand, I know what to do."

"Good to know. Get on it quickly, lest something goes wrong."

Looking at the old woman's back, Miao Dajiang said to Ding Yifei.

"Master, do you think she can understand?"

Ding Yifei laughed: "She doesn't understand, but Yi Zhonghai should. Otherwise, he would have been a big shot in the management of the college for so many years for nothing. Do you think anyone can do that?"

Miao Dajiang scratched his head and laughed. "Then what about Yi Zhonghai? Should we still try him?"

Ding Yifei smiled mysteriously and said, "Work still needs to be done."

The two returned to the house and saw Yi Zhonghai squatting obediently in the corner.

Ding Yifei smiled and said to him, "Alright, come and sit down. After all, it's an internal conflict among the people!"

Seeing that the two men's expressions had softened, Yi Zhonghai mustered his courage and slowly moved over, carefully sitting on the stool.

After a night, just as dawn broke, an older woman arrived.

She was carrying a basket containing breakfast.

After entering the house and closing the door, he checked to make sure no one was inside before placing the basket on the table and taking out two breakfasts, which he then placed in front of Ding Yifei and Miao Dajiang.

Ding Yifei picked one up casually; it was a salt and pepper sesame seed cake, wrapped in paper. Ding Yifei looked at it and smiled.