"Will you continue?" the police officer asked sternly. "Will you continue or not?!"

The riverbank was deathly quiet.

These days, police officers are very impressive and powerful. Moreover, the police officer in front of him had a fierce face and a strong physique. He looked more like a bandit than a police officer. Li Chuanli lay in the mud without daring to make a sound.

"Are you scared?" the police officer asked loudly.

No one spoke.

"Follow me!" the police officer shouted.

"Police officer, where are we going?" Su Hongmei asked timidly. Her face, hair, and body were covered in mud and water, making her look extremely disheveled.

"Where to?" the police officer asked, then answered himself, "To the police station!"

Go to the police station? The five people were all taken aback.

"Officer, we haven't done anything wrong, why are we going to the police station? You must have made a mistake," Su Hongmei said with a forced smile.

"No crime? Fighting in public and you call that no crime? This is a new society. Your hooligan-like behavior has a very bad influence and must be cracked down on to cleanse the atmosphere of Wangcheng County!" The police officer was unusually serious: "Who disagrees?!"

The five people didn't dare to breathe loudly.

"Follow me!" the police officer shouted, and followed his colleague ahead.

Ji Ningzhi and Liang Wenhua were terrified and obediently followed the police officers, not daring to cause any trouble.

"Chuan Li!" Zhang Fangfang called out.

Li Chuanli quickly scrambled to his feet, saying, "I'm fine." But his legs were trembling with fear.

"Are you leaving or not?" the police officer shouted again.

Zhang Fangfang, Su Hongmei, and Li Chuanli hurriedly followed.

The five men followed the police officers away from the riverbank, through the woods, and into the county town, where they immediately caught the attention of passersby.

"Oh dear, the police are arresting people again. Who are these people?"

"They must be the ones who committed the crime."

"Look at you, covered in mud. What happened?"

Who is it?

"..."

All five men had their heads down. Li Chuanli wasn't from the county town, so no one recognized him. The other four had disheveled hair and were covered in mud, which obscured their true appearances.

However, some people still recognized them.

"Is that Liang Wenhua from the Ji family?"

"That can't be right. Liang Wenhua is usually very particular about her appearance. How could her hair be a mess and her whole body covered in mud?"

"But the one next to her looks like Ji Ningzhi."

"It can't be Ji Ningzhi, can it? Ji Ningzhi is so vain, how could she be so dirty?"

"..."

Ji Ningzhi gritted her teeth secretly. Normally she would have cried, but at this moment she only felt hatred. She wished she could strangle Zhang Fangfang. This slut always acted like she was untainted by the mud, but she was so bad. Not only had she been involved with Li Chuanli for a long time, but she had also helped Su Hongmei beat her and her mother.

"Shameless!" Ji Ningzhi muttered under her breath, spitting at Zhang Fangfang.

Zhang Fangfang sensed Ji Ningzhi's malice. She lowered her head, her left cheek burning from the slap, while her right cheek was deathly pale. Oh no, everything was going to be terrible; panic gripped her.

When Ji Ningzhi discovered her and Li Chuanli by the river, she didn't panic. Even when Ji Ningzhi hit her, she wasn't angry because she could use the slap as a ploy to turn the situation around. She was perfectly capable of handling that brainless Ji Ningzhi and even making Ji Ningzhi thank her.

But then Su Hongmei and Liang Wenhua arrived. Even though things had escalated to the point where Su Hongmei and Liang Wenhua were both there, each protecting their own family members and the conflict was irreconcilable, she was still somewhat confident that she could regain the trust of Liang Wenhua and Ji Ningzhi.

But why did the police arrive in the end?

Why would the police come to such a remote place? Zhang Fangfang couldn't understand it. She really couldn't understand it. She and Li Chuanli were walking by the river when Ji Ningzhi first spotted them, followed by Su Hongmei and Liang Wenhua, then a fight, and then the police arrived... None of this seemed like a coincidence, it didn't seem like a coincidence, it seemed... it seemed... it was deliberate, yes! It seemed like deliberate!

Who is it? Who could have calculated all of this so perfectly step by step?

Zhang Fangfang couldn't help but look around, and among the onlookers, she finally found one person—Wen Qing!

Wen Qing! Zhang Fangfang was startled and stared intently at Wen Qing.

Wen Qing smiled slightly at her, her eyes sparkling with an indescribable beauty.

Zhang Fangfang was almost immediately certain that Wen Qing was behind it!

She stared intently at Wen Qing. How could eyes kill? Wen Qing was already dead. But eyes couldn't. Not only could they not kill Wen Qing, but because Zhang Fangfang's gaze was too blatant, she was immediately recognized by passersby.

"Hey, isn't that Zhang Fangfang from Shen Youbang's family?"

Zhang Fangfang quickly lowered her head, her messy hair covering her face. She even reached out and pulled her hair down to cover her face so that no one would recognize her.

However, many people have already recognized her.

"Yes, it's Zhang Fangfang. Isn't Su Hongmei standing next to her?"

"Oh my, isn't that Su Hongmei?"

Passersby quickly identified the four people who were with the police, based on their varied opinions.

Liang Wenhua and Su Hongmei are both arrogant people. They have really lost face today. They used to treat each other as card partners, friends, and comrades-in-arms, but now they are no friends at all and wish the other dead!

Liang Wenhua, in particular, regrets the six thousand yuan she lent to Su Hongmei. She should never have lent her son's money out; she should have made Zhang Fangfang and Su Hongmei threatened wherever they go and even imprisoned!

Su Hongmei was also furious with Liang Wenhua. She had tolerated Liang Wenhua and Ji Ningzhi's meanness and cunning, but today they dared to bully her. Six thousand yuan, you just wait!

Regardless of what the two of them think, at this moment, Ji Ningzhi and Liang Wenhua of the Ji family and Zhang Fangfang and Su Hongmei of the Shen family have become famous, very famous. The two families, who were once so close that they could share a pair of pants, have now fallen out!

Passersby were very curious and crowded around to see what was going on. No one knew who bumped into whom, but it turned out that Zhang Fangfang was bumped into. Zhang Fangfang lost her balance and fell against Ji Ningzhi.

"What are you doing? Have you no shame!" Ji Ningzhi was furious and immediately started cursing, pushing Zhang Fangfang away.

Li Chuanli pulled Zhang Fangfang over and protected her.

Wen Qing stood in the crowd, smiling as she watched Li Chuanli's actions, thinking to herself that obsessive love can be deadly.

As expected, Li Chuanli's actions drew criticism.

"Oh my, the two of them are even hugging each other."

"Is it someone you're dating?"

“It’s definitely a self-arranged meeting.” In this era, matchmaking is very important, and parents have to take a look. In Nanzhou City, “self-arranged meetings” might not be so important, but in Wangcheng County, without a verbal promise from the parents or an introduction from a matchmaker, the words “self-arranged meetings” are ironic, mocking, and demeaning.

For example, if a man and a woman walk together, people behind their backs might say, "Oh, they're dating on their own." Talking behind someone's back is never pleasant, and if the relationship fails, it will be difficult for the woman to find a husband.

At this moment, Zhang Fangfang's face turned bright red. Seeing this, Su Hongmei stepped forward, pushed Li Chuanli away, hugged Zhang Fangfang, and accused Li Chuanli: "What are you doing? What are you doing?"

Li Chuanli was stunned.

"What did she do? Zhang Fangfang seduced him herself, who can you blame!" Ji Ningzhi added fuel to the fire, causing passersby to gossip.

"Do you want to hit me again?!" the police officer shouted, turning around.

The five people immediately fell silent and lowered their heads.

However, the bomb dropped into the crowd had already worked. Even though the five people had left with the police, public opinion did not subside and spread with lightning speed.

The Ji family mother and daughter, along with Su Hongmei and Zhang Fangfang from the Shen family, were taken to the police station.

For a man!

Zhang Fangfang's face was swollen from Ji Ningzhi's slap!

All four or five of them looked like they'd been pulled out of a mud pit; they were so ugly!

Wen Qing smiled when she heard the passerby's summary. This matter was probably not over yet, but she couldn't go and see for the time being.

"Wen Qing, I think we were right to call the police, otherwise they would never stop." Shi Lei, who witnessed everything, said with emotion, believing that Wen Qing's decision to call the police was absolutely justified.

"Okay, let's go find my mom and the others first," Wen Qing said.

"Okay," Shi Lei replied.

At the same time, news of Ji Ningzhi, Liang Wenhua, Zhang Fangfang, and Su Hongmei being taken to the police station quickly spread to the Ji and Shen families.

Ji Yousheng had just returned from the factory when he heard the news and was stunned. He went to the police station.

This is a big deal!

"Why?" Ji Yousheng asked.

The neighbor said, "It looks like a fight?"

"With whom?"

"Zhang Fangfang".

"Zhang Fangfang?" Ji Yousheng couldn't believe it at all. Ji Ningzhi liked Zhang Fangfang the most.

"Yanjun's mother got involved in the fight too!"

"What? Wen Hua was also hit?" Ji Yousheng was extremely shocked. He didn't even have time to take off his factory uniform. He locked the door and rushed to the police station. The police station responded that they were interrogating him and he could not see him for the time being.

However, Ji Yousheng was certain that Liang Wenhua had indeed been in a fight, and it was with Zhang Fangfang and her group.

This was unbelievable. Ji Yousheng was completely at a loss. He found a public phone near the police station and called Ji Yanjun's company in Nanzhou City. At that moment, Ji Yanjun was at the company, washing his car in the courtyard.

Wearing a black sweater, with a cigarette in his mouth and a tattered rag in his hand, he was personally wiping the car.

"Xiao Ji, are you going to do this job yourself?" the gatekeeper asked.

"Yeah, the first drive of the spring," Ji Yanjun replied while wiping the car.

"How long are you going to be gone? Won't your Qingqing be upset with you?" the gatekeeper said with a grin. He knew that Wen Qing loved to tease Ji Yanjun.

Ji Yanjun paused, picked up the cigarette between his fingers, exhaled a puff of smoke, and then said with a smile, "Don't be naughty, Qingqing is being especially well-behaved now."

"It's fake, right? He's obedient when I see him, but a different story when I don't!" The gatekeeper was saying when the phone inside the room rang. He answered, "Hello, yes, yes, I'm wiping the car. Wait a minute, I'll call you now, Xiao Ji, it's a phone call for you."

"Okay." Ji Yanjun replied, stubbed out his cigarette, tossed the rag onto the rope, washed his hands, dried them with a towel, and then answered the phone.

Ji Yanjun: "Hello."

"Yanjun, this is your father. Ningzhi and your mother are in the police station because of a fight!"

Ji Yanjun's expression changed, and she hurriedly asked, "Where is Wen Qing? Where is Wen Qing?" Her first thought was that Liang Wenhua and Ji Ningzhi had caused trouble for Wen Qing again.