"Grandma, you have to keep your word," Zhou Jiaxiang said hurriedly.

The food at Zhou Fugui's house has been terrible lately. As for Cao Laoliu's place, apart from the first two days when the food was good, Cao Laoliu himself has been eating and drinking well, and the food for Zhou Jiaxiang and the other "newbies" has become poor.

Cao Laoliu said that in his community, there is no such thing as getting something for nothing. Whoever contributes the most gets to eat well.

Zhou Jiaxiang hadn't managed to steal any money and hadn't had a decent meal in days.

Just then, Ding Ermei said she would make him some egg flowers, and Zhou Jiaxiang couldn't help but swallow hard, his mouth watering.

"Grandma keeps her word. I'll definitely make you egg flowers today. Jiaxiang, go inside and take care of your mother. Grandma's leaving." Ding Ermei waved to Zhou Jiaxiang and pulled Zhou Hongyu towards Zhoujia Village.

After Ding Ermei's figure disappeared from sight, Zhou Jiaxiang looked around and, seeing that no one was paying attention to him, quickly left the hospital and headed towards Cao Laoliu's house.

Zhou Jiaxiang wanted to tell Cao Laoliu that Zhao Qingshan's family was very wealthy, and to ask Cao Laoliu to find a way to steal Zhao Qingshan's money.

"Hmph! Zhao Qingshan, Zhou Jiakai, this is what happens when you offend me!" Zhou Jiaxiang thought bitterly.

At the hospital, after the shift handover, nurse Wang Xia went to the ward to find Ding Ermei.

"Ding Xiaocui's family, Ding Xiaocui's family." Wang Xia couldn't see Ding Ermei, so she had to call out twice.

"Nurse, my mom went out. Do you need to see her?" Ding Xiaocui asked.

"This is the payment slip. Please have your family member go to the payment window to pay the money as soon as possible. Only after the money is paid can we administer the medication and treatment to you." Wang Xia handed the payment slip to Ding Xiaocui.

"Don't give it to me, I don't have any money." Ding Xiaocui waved her good hand repeatedly, her face full of refusal.

“Ding Xiaocui, the poison in your body is very potent. Taking the medicine as soon as possible will be good for your health. If you delay, your condition may worsen. I've put the payment slip on your bedside table. Remember to have your family pay the bill as soon as possible,” Wang Xia said patiently.

"Nurse, please give me the medicine first! I'm here, I can't run away," Ding Xiaocui said with an embarrassed smile.

Ding Xiaocui knew that Ding Ermei didn't have much money left.

Even if Zhou Bingxing were to sell the gold bars, it would still take time.

“No, there are regulations that require payment before treatment,” Wang Xia refused.

Last year, several patients, like Ding Xiaocui, said they would pay after using the medication. However, after recovering, they didn't pay and secretly slipped away.

The hospital sent people to the patient's home several times to collect the medical expenses, but they still haven't been able to get them back!

Ding Xiaocui had no choice but to hope that Ding Ermei would return soon.

After Ding Ermei brought Zhou Hongyu home, she learned that Zhoujia Village was under lockdown today, and people could only enter but not leave.

"Bingxing, tell the police later that you need to go to the hospital to take care of Xiaocui, and ask them to let you out," Ding Ermei said worriedly before going to bed.

“Isn’t Jiaxiang in the hospital? I’m not going. Mom, you just got back, why don’t you go tell the police now and leave immediately?” Zhou Bingxing didn’t want to move.

These police officers looked like fierce demons, and Zhou Bingxing was afraid just looking at them from afar. He had no intention of talking to them.

"..." Ding Ermei was speechless.

She's an old woman, and she's already stayed up all night and still wants to stay up?

No, no, no, she needs to sleep, she needs to rest. If she stays up any longer, she'll die.

Anyway, it's Bingxing's wife lying in the hospital. If he doesn't care, who will?

"Fine, whatever!" After mentally preparing herself, Ding Ermei went back to her room to sleep with a clear conscience.

In the afternoon, Director Jin took Xiao Geng to Zhou Fugui's house.

Zhou Bingxing was about to hide inside when Director Jin called him back.

"Which room does Zhou Bingqiang live in?" Director Jin asked.

“This…this room.” Zhou Bingxing pointed to Zhou Bingqiang’s room and stammered.

When Director Jin and his team entered the room, Zhou Bingqiang was so frightened that he jumped out of bed.

"Zhou Bingqiang, come with us to the police station. We have something to ask you," said Chief Jin.

"I'm not going. I didn't kill anyone. I didn't kill Widow Liu." Zhou Bingqiang's face was pale, and he backed away repeatedly.

Director Jin and Xiao Geng exchanged a glance, each seeing a hint of surprise in the other's eyes.

They came to investigate Zhou Bingqiang and Zhou Dazhu for embezzlement, but they didn't expect this unexpected surprise.

"Some things can't be simply dismissed as something you say you didn't do; we look at the evidence," Xiao Geng said sternly.

"It really wasn't me, I didn't kill anyone. I really didn't kill anyone. That person must have wanted me to take the blame, that's why they unlocked the door and let me go." Zhou Bingqiang was so scared that his legs went weak.

Zhou Bingqiang lay in bed today, thinking and thinking, who exactly is the murderer?

Unfortunately, I still can't figure it out no matter how much I think about it.

In the end, all that remained in his mind was the thought that "the murderer unlocked the door and let him go, probably to make him take the blame."

"Come with us." Xiao Geng took out handcuffs and prepared to cuff Zhou Bingqiang.

"I'm not going to the police station, Dad! Dad! Help!" Zhou Bingqiang shouted loudly.

Zhou Fugui rushed over.

Seeing Xiao Geng handcuff Zhou Bingqiang, Zhou Fugui hurriedly stepped forward and said, "Officer, officer, my son has always been honest and law-abiding. Have you arrested the wrong person?"

“That’s right, sir, your son is a suspect,” Chief Jin said.

"What?" Zhou Fugui was stunned.

"Old man, we won't wrong an innocent person, nor will we let a guilty person go free. Arresting Zhou Bingqiang today doesn't mean we'll immediately convict him; we'll conduct a thorough investigation before drawing a conclusion. If Zhou Bingqiang is innocent, we will release him." Seeing Zhou Fugui's ashen face, Chief Jin felt a pang of pity and offered a few words of comfort before taking Zhou Bingqiang away.

Zhou Fugui stood there blankly for a while before his mind came to its senses.

The police sealed off the village today, apparently looking for the murderer who killed Widow Liu.

Bingqiang came home even later than him last night. Could it be that... Bingqiang really killed Widow Liu?

No, his Bingqiang can't be harmed.

Thinking of this, Zhou Fugui hurriedly ran to Zhou Bingchen's door and called out, "Bingchen, are you there? Bingchen, come out for a moment."

Zhou Bingchen was taking a nap inside the house.

Hearing Zhou Fugui's shouts, Zhou Bingchen woke up with a start and quickly got up to open the door.

"Dad, what's wrong?" Zhou Bingchen asked.

“Bingchen, go tell the police that it was you who went out last night. Bingqiang stayed inside sleeping and didn’t go out,” Zhou Fugui said urgently.

"Dad, what are you saying?" Zhou Bingchen didn't understand.

“Zhou Bingchen, Zhou Bingqiang was just arrested by the police. Your father wants you to forge documents! Maybe he even wants you to take the blame for Zhou Bingqiang’s murder?” Zhao Zhenzhu said coldly.

Zhao Zhenzhu didn't take a nap; she was busy making hair accessories.

Zhao Zhenzhu heard everything that happened outside, but she was too lazy to go out and see what was going on.

"Shut up! What right do you, a woman, have to interrupt a man's conversation?" Zhou Fugui shouted angrily at Zhao Zhenzhu, enraged and embarrassed.