"I'll talk, I'll talk."

Dazhuang was being choked and was having trouble breathing, then he patted Xiaofang's hand and said.

"snort!"

Xiao Fang immediately let go of Da Zhuang, crossed her arms, and waited to hear what Da Zhuang wanted to hear.

"Actually, Uncle wasn't killed by Shanggong Group."

Dazhuang looked at the village chief and realized that the village chief wasn't even looking at him.

He swallowed hard, then forced himself to speak to Xiaofang.

"What? How did my father die? He couldn't have committed suicide!"

Xiao Fang didn't believe Da Zhuang's explanation at all, and grabbed Da Zhuang's collar to ask him a question.

“I’m not lying about this. You can ask Uncle Cai. All the villagers were there at the time.”

Seeing Xiaofang's disbelief, Dazhuang looked at the silent village chief and then said to Xiaofang.

"Uncle Cai, is what Dazhuang said true?"

Xiao Fang let go of Da Zhuang in disbelief, turned around and looked at Uncle Cai, whom she had always trusted, who hadn't told her the truth about her father's death. She then asked him incredulously.

“Dazhuang is right. Your father didn’t believe it and set himself on fire with gasoline. At the time, the Shanggong Group still wanted to forcibly demolish his house. The villagers were protecting their own houses and did not rescue your father and Dazhuang’s father immediately. This is the truth behind your father’s death.”

Although the village chief and Zhang He reached a cooperation agreement, upon seeing Xiao Fang, whom he had watched grow up, the village chief sighed and said to her.

"Why? Why didn't you save him!"

When Xiaofang heard that she died because she didn't receive timely help, her last line of defense crumbled, and she cried as she questioned the village chief.

"Cough cough cough, Xiaofang, don't worry, although we didn't do this, we..."

Zhang He could see that Xiao Fang was on the verge of collapse, and now was his best chance, so he spoke to Xiao Fang.

Halfway through his speech, the door to the private room opened, interrupting Zhang He's attempt to say something.

"Oh, isn't this Manager Zhang from Shanggong Group?"

Sun Yue and his apprentice Xiao He entered the private room. As soon as they entered, Sun Yue first looked at the village chief and the others, then looked at Zhang He and Da Xiong sitting at the door, and then patted Zhang He on the shoulder and asked.

"Officer Sun, is it illegal for me to treat you to a meal?"

Success was just around the corner. Zhang He hadn't expected Sun Yue to appear at this moment, so he forced a smile and asked Sun Yue a question.

"Of course it's not illegal. I just happened to be passing by and saw your car parked outside. I just wanted to see what Manager Zhang was doing."

Sun Yue observed the three village chiefs as she spoke, then turned to Zhang He and said...

"It's nothing, just a simple meal for them. If Officer Sun has nothing else to do, please go back. We have some things to discuss."

Zhang He remained seated in his chair, showing no intention of getting up, while Sun Yue stood beside him.

He showed no sign of leaving and said to Sun Yue with a somewhat unpleasant expression.

"Alright, alright, Manager Zhang is busy, so I won't bother you any longer. If you have any difficulties, just come to me. We police officers won't stand by and watch bad guys get away with anything."

Sun Yue understood that Zhang He meant to send her away, so she smiled and said to Zhang He as she walked outside, glancing at the village chief, Xiao Fang, and the other two.

As soon as Sun Yue entered, she noticed the three men's attire. They didn't seem like Zhang He's business partners; they looked more like rural people. This reminded her of the banners that had been hanging at the entrance recently.

His connection to Zhang He's Shanggong Group and his current dinner with these people aroused Sun Yue's suspicion.

"Wait a minute, officer."

Just as Sun Yue thought everything was fine and was about to leave, Xiao Fang, who was crying, wiped away her tears and called out to Sun Yue.

"Miss, is there anything I can do to help you?"

Sun Yue, who was about to walk out the door, heard someone call her and quickly turned around. She put her hands on Zhang He's shoulders and looked at Xiao Fang, who had stood up, and asked her.

Zhang He, whose shoulders were being held down, was also very nervous. Although it had nothing to do with him, he was still very uncomfortable being held down like this by Sun Yue.

Sun Yue was also afraid that Xiao Fang would say something, and that Zhang He would run away.

"Xiaofang, what do you want to say? It's all my fault, this old geezer's fault, and the fault of all the villagers. We all owe you."

The village chief saw Xiao Fang call out to Sun Yue, then glanced at Zhang He's eyes, and quickly said to Xiao Fang, tears streaming down his face.

When he got excited, his knees bent, and he wanted to kneel down before Xiaofang.

"Uncle Cai, what are you doing? Get up right now!"

Seeing that Uncle Cai was about to kneel down to her, Xiao Fang quickly grabbed the village chief's arm to stop him from kneeling any further.

"If you don't forgive us, I'll kneel down and apologize to you."

The village chief knew very well what Xiaofang's weakest point was, and he wanted to use this method to prevent Xiaofang from saying anything to Sun Yue that would be detrimental to Shanggong Group.

"Okay, I promise you, Uncle Cai."

Looking at Uncle Cai, whose temples were now completely gray, Xiao Fang felt a pang of sadness. After thinking for a moment, she spoke to the village chief.

Upon hearing Xiao Fang's reply, the village chief stood up shakily, glanced at Zhang He, and then looked at Sun Yue, who was staring at him.

"Miss, is there something you want to tell me?"

Sun Yue then looked at Xiao Fang, who was in a daze, and asked her a question.

"No, thank you for your time, officer."

Xiao Fang finally understood that the people were not killed by Shanggong Group or the villagers.

They only indirectly caused this to happen; anger did not cloud Xiaofang's judgment.

Then, when Sun Yue asked her, Xiao Fang shook her head and said no.

"Manager Zhang, you'd better keep a low profile these days. The crackdown on organized crime is very strict right now. If you're accidentally implicated, it won't be easy for you to get out of there later."

Looking into Xiao Fang's eyes, Sun Yue could clearly tell that she had something to say to her, but the old man interrupted her and she stopped talking.

Then her gaze fell on Zhang He, who had been sitting and watching. Sun Yue's intuition told her that this must be Zhang He's doing.

However, without any evidence, all that could be left for Zhang He was a harsh remark.

"Then I won't see you off."

Zhang He also walked to the door and watched Sun Yue and Xiao He walk further and further away. He called out to their backs with a smug look on his face.

"Master, that girl must have something to say. There's definitely something wrong with Zhang He!"

After Xiao He and Sun Yue got into the car, Xiao He shared his analysis with Sun Yue.

"You think I didn't notice? These are the people who recently put up banners across from our police station. Zhang He must have been handling this privately."

Sun Yue also shared what she had observed with Xiao He.

"Oh, this Zhang He doesn't seem very smart."