Both of them lost their minds and stopped thinking about having a backup plan.

Jiang Qingyuan didn't want to live anyway, and now that he's been beaten to death, he can go and keep Pei Zhi company.

Du Lei was in a fit of rage again, and he hit even harder.

Those who came to break up the fight were inadvertently caught in the crossfire.

Pei Wang was punched twice in the face and kicked by someone, and he couldn't get up for a long time.

Pei's father picked up the incense ash from the altar and smashed it hard on the ground.

Pei's father shouted, "Stop it, all of you!"

While Pei's father was speaking, everyone quickly stepped forward and separated Du Lei and Jiang Qingyuan.

Jiang Qingyuan was just a scholar, and even when he put on a desperate show, he was no match for Du Lei.

Jiang Qingyuan spat out a mouthful of blood, glaring fiercely at Du Lei, clearly unwilling to admit defeat.

"What are you doing?" Pei's father demanded sternly. "Pei Zhi is gone, are you going to tarnish her reputation as a scandal?"

"Two men fought for her in front of her funeral hall, causing her death, and now they're being criticized?"

A girl's reputation is very important.

The behavior of Du Lei and Jiang Qingyuan is so bad that even if Pei Zhi were to die, she would still be the subject of endless gossip.

Upon hearing Pei's father's words, Du Lei and Jiang Qingyuan seemed to lose all their strength.

"If you don't like each other, after the funeral, find a secluded place and have a good fight."

Mr. Pei pointed to the coffin, "But don't hit it in front of my daughter, so that she won't be cursed after she's gone."

Pei Wang struggled to his feet, then patted Du Lei on the shoulder, "Please give my sister a proper send-off, and let her go in peace."

Du Lei clenched his fist, and blood slowly dripped to the ground.

A cold glint flashed in Du Lei's eyes. "After you drop her off, tell me exactly how she got into trouble."

Pei Wang hesitated for a moment, then nodded.

In the village, the body is usually kept in state for three days.

But Pei's father only stopped for one day. The next day, he arranged a place for Pei Zhi to be buried.

They watched helplessly as the coffin was lowered into the ground, while the people around it continued to shovel soil and cover it with dirt.

Pei Wang was prepared and held Jiang Qingyuan firmly in his grasp.

Pei Wang was genuinely afraid that Jiang Qingyuan would jump in and disrupt the auspicious time.

She didn't dare look at her mother, as it felt like her heart was being ripped out.

A funeral took Pei Zhi away.

After the funeral, everyone dispersed.

Du Lei questioned Pei Wang: "How exactly did Pei Zhi die?"

Pei Wang sighed, "She fell from the roof."

Why did she fall from the roof? Was it an accident? Or something else?

Pei Wang paused slightly, hesitating for a moment as he considered whether to tell Du Lei the truth.

Du Lei wants to return to the army to serve his country.

If Du Lei finds out the truth, given his temperament, he will definitely seek revenge for Pei Zhi.

Pei Wang could only give a half-truth, saying, "The railing on the rooftop was in disrepair for years, and she didn't know that, so..."

"How could this happen?" Du Lei was clearly surprised that Pei Zhi died in such a way.

It was just because there was a problem with the railing that Pei Zhi accidentally...

Du Lei is a soldier, and Pei Wang doesn't want Du Lei to avenge Pei Zhi.

He can handle this kind of thing.

"You'll be going back to your unit in a few days. Serve your country well. Zhizhi will be proud of you when she sees this."

As Du Lei listened to Pei Wang's words, he couldn't help but recall the last time he met Pei Zhi.

That time, Pei Zhi hugged him and talked to him a lot.

Did Pei Zhi also have a premonition that something bad would happen to her, and that's why she told him those things?

Pei Wang patted Du Lei on the shoulder, "Zhizhi's incident was an accident, and we are all very saddened."

"But she's gone, and there's nothing we can do but remember her and try to fulfill her wishes."

“You’re right.” Du Lei nodded slightly. “I will work hard to serve my country and contribute to the nation. That way, when Zhizhi sees me in the future, she should be able to praise me a bit.”

Pei Wang forced a smile. "If anything happens to me in the future, you'll have to take good care of my parents."

Du Lei frowned: "Why are you suddenly saying that?"

Pei Wang panicked for a moment and quickly explained, "It was inspired by my sister's situation. Who could have imagined this in life?"

Pei Wang was going to confront Cheng's mother, and he didn't know if he would come back alive.

He worried whether his older brother could take good care of their parents on his own.

"Between the two of us, I should be the one who has more accidents."

Pei Wang twitched the corner of his mouth. "Then let's make a deal."

"Okay." Du Lei and Pei Wang bumped fists.

Pei Wang and Jiang Qingyuan stayed in the village for a few days, and Pei Wang even escorted Du Lei back to his unit.

After Du Lei returned to his unit, Pei Wang and Jiang Qingyuan also set off back to the city.

As Pei Wang drove, he asked, "Are you going back to the rented apartment, or to your place?"

"Come to my house."

“Okay.” Pei Wang nodded in agreement.

After that, neither of them spoke a word the rest of the way.

When they arrived at Jiang Qingyuan's building, Jiang Qingyuan got out of the car with his luggage.

After thinking for a moment, Jiang Qingyuan finally spoke up, "Don't do anything foolish."

Pei Wang chuckled, "Before you say that, can you take a look at yourself in the mirror?"

Pei Zhi has already passed the seven-day mourning period. Jiang Qingyuan has been staying in the village these days and has become so thin that he's just a shell of a person.

"I know what you're trying to do."

If Pei Wang weren't Pei Zhi's brother, Jiang Qingyuan would never have said a word.

Pei Wang rested his hands on the steering wheel, his sharp eyes fixed on Jiang Qingyuan.

“I know you want to settle scores with Cheng Xuelin’s mother.”

"So what?" Pei Wang retorted. "Do you think I shouldn't have gone? If she hadn't kidnapped Zhizhi, none of what happened afterward would have occurred."

“Yes.” Jiang Qingyuan nodded in agreement; Pei Wang was absolutely right.

"But Zhizhi died to save her. If you kill her now, what does Zhizhi's death mean?"

Pei Wang was speechless when asked the question.

“I hate her too, and I want to kill her, but she’s dead, and Zhizhi can’t be brought back to life.”

"Besides, if you actually do it, not only will you risk your own life, but it will also make Zhizhi's act of saving people seem like a joke."

"What do you mean?" Pei Wang jumped out of the car and glared at Jiang Qingyuan.

"Pei Zhi died saving someone, and you're going to kill the person she saved, and you'll lose your life for it. Tell me, isn't her behavior a joke?"

Pei Wang opened his mouth, wanting to say something, but he couldn't refute it.

Jiang Qingyuan smiled and said, "Perhaps, if you really do that, you might anger her to death."

Pei Wang gritted his teeth, "Am I really powerless to do anything? Just let Zhizhi die in vain?"

Jiang Qingyuan said in a low voice, "The police will help us punish her. After she is released, we can also make her wish she were dead."