Yu Xiaofeng saw her son fly five meters away, fall to the ground, spitting out a mouthful of blood, and then lunge towards Lin Chen.

"I'll fight you to the death!"

Lin Chen grabbed her hair, unleashing his full fury, and slapped her ten times, leaving clear finger marks on her face and blood flowing from the corner of her mouth.

Zhao Ergou was dumbfounded; it was the first time he had ever seen such a murderous aura in his eyes.

Jiang Ning, Wang Xiufen, and Lin Qiao quickly came out of the house and surrounded him.

"Ah Chen, you're back." Wang Xiufen's eyes welled up with tears.

Even though they were facing the arrogant Lin Tao, they didn't dare to fight him, for fear of hurting the child.

Jiang Ning threw herself into his arms, looking aggrieved.

"Ah Chen, I knew you would come back, you scared me to death."

Lin Chen held her close and stroked her large belly.

"Baby, don't be afraid, Daddy's back."

Yu Xiaofeng collapsed to the ground, staring at him with disbelief.

How could nothing have happened? Weren't they supposed to execute him by firing squad in a couple of days?

It was a miscalculation after all; she was determined to sue Lin Chen for assault.

"Lin Chen, you wait! Don't think you're safe just because you've been released. You beat us up like this, you'll have to go back to jail!" She struggled to her feet and prepared to leave.

Gao Baoliang, however, appeared in the courtyard with several police officers.

In response to Yu Xiaofeng's accusations, he downplayed them, saying:

"Your matter can wait; I need to present the award to the People's Hero first!"

What?

Yu Xiaofeng's eyes almost popped out of their sockets.

Gao Baoliang and his group of police officers, dressed in uniform, lined up and bowed to Lin Chen, presenting him with a certificate and a 100 yuan bonus.

The certificate reads "People's Hero" in the center, with Lin Chen's name in the upper left corner, and is signed by the police station with a red seal.

After receiving the certificate, Lin Chen handed it to Wang Xiufen, while the prize money was given to Jiang Ning.

"I can't take all the credit for this; they also deserve some too."

Lin Qiao quickly raised her hand: "I'm in too, because I haven't been to school for several days because of the performance."

The onlookers began to murmur amongst themselves.

"So it turns out that Lin Chen's public criticism was all part of a conspiracy to help the police station solve a case!"

"This family is such a drama queen, they acted so well, I really thought Lin Chen was never coming back."

"Haha~ Your family is all great. If you ever need anything in the future, just come to the police station and we'll help you solve it."

Gao Baoliang spoke in an official tone in front of the onlookers.

Lin Qiao pointed at Yu Xiaofeng, who was trying to sneak away, and said:

“While my brother was away, his family tried to take over my house. They’ve already moved all their things in. Brother Baoliang, what do you think we should do?”

Gao Baoliang's eyes darkened, and he gave an order to his subordinates:

"Go, handcuff them both, and take them back for a thorough interrogation."

Lin Tao, whose chest was in so much pain he couldn't breathe, wanted to argue but couldn't utter a sound and was carried away.

That evening, the courtyard returned to its usual lively atmosphere.

The courtyard was filled with tables and chairs again, and those who were going to register for the college entrance examination gathered together. They studied together and did exercises together, and it seemed that nothing had changed.

However, those who kicked Lin Chen when he was down on his luck have no face to come back.

As time went on, people noticed that even more people were coming to Lin Chen to buy books.

Previously, people spread the word by word, and when people in the vicinity learned that there were books here, they would come looking for them. However, with the solving of the throat-slitting case, Lin Chen's name has become a household name in the neighboring towns.

They would buy his books in groups through their production brigades or communes, ranging from dozens to hundreds of copies.

After learning about this situation, the principal of No. 6 Middle School went directly to Lin Qiao and asked each senior high school student to have a set of review materials.

That night, Lin Chen held Jiang Ning close, pressing his ear to her belly to listen to the babies' heartbeats.

"Fool, you'd be lucky to hear that. You need special equipment to hear it."

Jiang Ning stroked his head with her hand, her eyes full of affection.

"Really? Are those kinds of instruments available for purchase?"

Lin Chen asked casually.

That one sentence brought tears to Jiang Ning's eyes.

In his past life, he ran a business in medical equipment, including a fetal heart rate monitor. He said with a smile, "I want all mothers to be able to hear their baby's heartbeat every day."

Jiang Ning said emotionally, "You can do business in this area in the future and benefit mothers all over the world."

Lin Chen looked up and kissed her on the cheek: "Yes, from now on, the business we do should benefit mankind."

At this moment, Jiang Ning suddenly remembered something, took a letter out of her pocket, and handed it to him, saying:

“Song Jia sent it over, saying we should go over there. It's probably about buying review materials. The throat-slitting case has even been in the newspaper, you're famous now.”

"Okay, let's go there tomorrow."

Lin Chen smiled and agreed. As he spoke, he put his arm around her shoulder and let her rest her head on his hand.

It's still the most comfortable time to sleep while holding my wife!

I slept in the police station for several days; it was so awful.

The next day, the two rode a bicycle to the textile factory.

When Song Jia saw them, she looked serious. She pulled them into He Xiao's office, looked around, and then closed the door.

"I learned about this through a friend in the personnel department. He said that the handwriting on Gao Xiaolan's recruitment exam paper was very different from her name and the handwriting on her answer sheet, and he suspected that she had used someone else's paper. However, the Sixth Middle School took away the papers of the candidates who were not admitted, so he had no way to verify it."

He didn't care who came in anyway, and didn't think much of it. It wasn't until I asked him this time that he remembered this suspicious point.

After Song Jia finished speaking, Jiang Ning and Lin Chen exchanged a glance, and then said:

“We’ll go to the school and get Lin Qiao’s test paper. If we can’t, there’s probably something fishy going on.”

Lin Chen clenched his fists. Now that the college entrance examination has been reinstated, working in a textile factory is no longer a good option, but the act of switching the exam papers is still infuriating.

Gao Xiaolan was just an ordinary student at school, so how did she manage to do that?

Lin Chen wished he could find Gao Xiaolan right now and confront her directly.

Jiang Ning stopped him, "This time we must find solid evidence and send her straight to prison."

Song Jia grinned, "You guys don't know, she's been picking on me again these past few days. But He Xiao gave her a low score on her internship, so she knows her chances of staying aren't great. Now she's frantically searching for study materials for the college entrance exam!"

"By the way, did you sign up? Can you sign up even if you have a job?" Jiang Ning asked curiously.

Song Jia explained, "The company encourages applicants to sign up, and if they return to work after graduating from university, they will continue to receive their university salary."

"That's good, but unfortunately, Ah Chen and I both missed the registration deadline," Jiang Ning sighed.

Afterwards, she told Song Jia about what had happened recently.

Remembering something, Song Jia started rummaging through the newspaper rack, finding the newspapers from a few days ago, and sure enough, she saw the report.

She smiled and said, "Oh my, there's even a certificate! I'm so honored to be friends with a 'People's Hero'. Perfect timing, let's have lunch together, and I'll talk to you all about ordering the book."