"Dad, you don't really want me to take the blame for Zhou Bingqiang, do you? Murder is punishable by death." Zhou Bingchen's smile vanished.

“Bingchen, I didn’t ask you to take the blame for Bingqiang. Bingqiang is an honest kid, he wouldn’t kill anyone. I just wanted you to tell the police that Bingqiang didn’t go out last night,” Zhou Fugui said awkwardly.

For some reason, even with his thick skin, Zhou Fugui couldn't bring himself to ask Zhou Bingxing to take the blame for Zhou Bingqiang when faced with Zhou Bingchen's dark eyes.

“Dad, I don’t know if my older brother went out last night, so I can’t just say anything. Making false evidence is illegal, and you wouldn’t want me to break the law, would you?” Zhou Bingchen refused.

Zhou Fugui had no choice but to leave.

Before leaving, Zhou Fugui glared at Zhao Zhenzhu with hatred.

Zhou Bingchen has always been filial.

In the past, Zhou Bingchen would always fulfill any request Zhou Fugui made.

Today, Zhou Fugui only asked Zhou Bingchen to go to the police station to plead for Zhou Bingqiang, but Zhou Bingchen not only refused, but also taught Zhou Fugui a lesson.

Zhou Fugui believed that Zhou Bingchen's disobedience was due to Zhao Zhenzhu's instigation.

After Zhou Fugui left, Zhou Bingchen remained silent for a while before speaking: "Zhenzhu, let's move as soon as possible! We don't need this house that was allocated to us. Let's move our things to my parents-in-law's house first. We can pack up the small items we can take and use them at the army base. What do you think?"

"Bingchen, I'd like to rent a room in town for now. We can talk about joining the army after you finish your studies!" Zhao Zhenzhu said after thinking for a moment.

Zhao Zhenzhu originally did not want to tell Zhou Bingchen about her plans.

Anyway, Zhou Bingchen will be leaving Peach Blossom Town in a few days, and Zhao Zhenzhu already has plans for the days to come.

Today, Zhou Bingchen took the initiative to suggest moving out of the Zhou family home, which improved Zhao Zhenzhu's impression of him, so she told him about wanting to rent a house in town.

“Pearl, if anyone in town is selling a house, we can buy it if it's suitable. If we don't have enough money, I'll call my comrades to borrow some,” Zhou Bingchen said.

"Bingchen, didn't you want us to go with the army? What? Have you changed your mind? You've agreed to let the three of us stay in Peach Blossom Town?" Zhao Zhenzhu asked.

“Pearl, I still hope that you and Jiakai and Yunyun can go with the army. I’m going to Beijing for training, you know! You can stay in Peach Blossom Town, which is close to your parents-in-law, so they can help you out if anything happens,” Zhou Bingxing said apologetically.

Zhou Bingchen was worried about Zhao Zhenzhu raising two children alone in Guangzhou, a city she didn't know well.

It would be better for Zhao Zhenzhu and her children to stay in Taohua Town for now, and then return to Guangshi together after Zhou Bingchen finishes his studies.

“Okay, you don’t need to worry about the house. I’ll take my time looking.” Zhao Zhenzhu agreed.

Zhou Bingqiang was terrified.

Once inside the interrogation room, before Xiao Geng could even ask any questions, Zhou Bingqiang confessed everything he had ever done since childhood. He even recounted things like wetting the bed at seven and putting caterpillars in his classmate's bag when he was eight.

This was the first time Xiao Geng had ever seen a suspect so cooperative.

After the interrogation, he excitedly took his confession to Chief Jin.

According to Zhou Bingqiang's confession, Director Jin ordered his men to dig out a wooden box from under Zhou Bingqiang's bed, and also arrested Zhou Dazhu and Tian Shanhua.

Zhou Dazhu is very stubborn.

No matter what the police asked during the interrogation, Zhou Dazhu insisted that he was innocent and that he had not embezzled any money.

Zhou Dazhu also said with great shame that he had let down the villagers of Zhoujia Village because he had failed to discover that Zhou Bingqiang had embezzled village money.

Tian Shanhua, however, is very single.

When questioned by the police, Tian Shanhua admitted that she was the one who hit Liu Moli with a club.

Tian Shanhua spoke with conviction.

“Officer, I caught my daughter-in-law cheating on me. I was so angry that I hit her. I didn’t mean to kill her. I just wanted to teach her a lesson.”

Last night, Tian Shanhua went to Zhou Fugui's house to look for someone but found no one there.

On the way home, I suddenly had the idea to do a surprise check on what Liu Moli was doing.

As it turned out, Liu Moli wasn't home, but Zhou Bingqiang's voice came from inside her room.

For a fleeting moment, Tian Shanhua considered killing Zhou Bingqiang.

Later, Tian Shanhua managed to control herself.

Tian Shanhua hid behind the door and waited for Liu Moli to enter before smashing a brick at Liu Moli from behind.

Liu Moli collapsed upon hearing the sound.

Tian Shanhua checked Liu Moli's breathing and found that Liu Moli was not breathing.

Tian Shanhua had a key to Liu Moli's house. Unhurriedly, Tian Shanhua took out the key, opened Liu Moli's door, and quietly left.

Tian Shanhua did not intend to let Zhou Bingqiang off the hook.

She just thought of a better way to avenge her son.

The next morning, Tian Shanhua pretended to visit Liu Moli.

After discovering Liu Moli's body in the yard, Tian Shanhua immediately told Zhou Dazhu to report it to the police.

If Zhou Fugui pleads for Zhou Bingqiang's life, Tian Shanhua will use this as leverage to threaten Zhou Fugui into not rebelling against her. In recent years, Zhou Fugui has been very perfunctory towards Tian Shanhua, and she has long wanted to find a way to control him.

If Zhou Fugui doesn't show up, that's fine too.

Whenever the police came to the village to investigate Liu Moli's death, Tian Shanhua would secretly guide them to arrest the "murderer" Zhou Bingqiang.

At that time, Zhou Bingqiang will be unable to defend himself and will definitely be executed.

With Zhou Bingqiang dead, Tian Shanhua's revenge was finally achieved.

Anyway, letting Zhou Bingqiang go is not a loss for Tian Shanhua.

Tian Shanhua had planned everything perfectly, except for the fact that Liu Moli was still alive.

After learning from the police that Liu Moli had personally reported the case to the police station, Tian Shanhua panicked for a moment but quickly came up with a plan.

Since Liu Moli is not dead, her charge of "murder" is invalid. She might as well just admit it.

Tian Shanhua is Liu Moli's mother-in-law. She had a reason for hitting Liu Moli last night. No matter how badly Liu Moli was injured, it's a family matter.

The police are unlikely to consider Tian Shanhua a murderer; she won't be detained for long before being released.

After several interrogation reports were completed, Director Jin read them several times before deciding to report to Tao Jiadong.

Tao Jiadong asked Director Jin to investigate the embezzlement case involving Zhou Dazhu and Zhou Bingqiang.

Director Jin wants to ask Tao Jiadong if he has any witnesses or physical evidence.

Zhou Dazhu is a bit slippery.

Five hundred yuan in cash was found under Zhou Bingqiang's bed. However, at Zhou Dazhu's house, Director Jin personally led a search party twice, and only found a few dozen yuan; there were no other valuables.

If Tao Jiadong has no evidence, Director Jin can only order Tao Jiadong to send people to investigate Zhoujia Village's accounts.

Otherwise, Director Jin would have no choice but to release Zhou Dazhu.

Taohua Town Hospital.

Wang Jing is off today.

Last night, Wang Jing was called back to work a night shift. After returning home, she slept soundly until noon.

Concerned about Ding Xiaocui's condition, Wang Jing decided to return to the hospital that afternoon.

Wang Jing wanted to check on the effects of the antidote on Ding Xiaocui, to see if the medication needed to be adjusted.