"I didn't see it," Chen Jinfeng shook her head again.

Zhou Bingqiang didn't tell Chen Jinfeng about the gold bars at all, so Chen Jinfeng really didn't know.

Seeing that Chen Jinfeng's expression seemed genuine, Tian Shanhua couldn't help but wonder if she had wronged Zhou Fugui.

If Zhou Fugui took the gold bars, he couldn't have kept it from his eldest son, Zhou Bingqiang. If Zhou Bingqiang knew, Chen Jinfeng would definitely know too.

Besides, with so many gold bars, if Zhou Fugui wanted to run away, he couldn't possibly leave them behind!

Seeing Tian Shanhua's expression shifting between light and dark, Chen Jinfeng invited her, "Auntie, please come in and sit for a while! I'll make you a cup of tea to soothe your throat."

"No, I have something to do. After your father-in-law returns, have him come to my house." Tian Shanhua turned and left.

Tian Shanhua decided to find out who in the village had recently gone up the back mountain.

Who knows, maybe someone will be so mischievous as to dig a hole on the mountain and accidentally dig up her gold bars?

Of course, we can't let our guard down on Zhou Fugui's side either.

If Zhou Fugui really runs away out of a guilty conscience, Tian Shanhua won't be afraid.

As long as Zhou Fugui's descendants are still in Zhoujia Village, Zhou Fugui will return one day.

Peach Blossom Town.

After returning from the hospital, Zhao Zhenzhu made an excuse that she was very tired and wanted to go back to her room to take a nap.

After returning to her room, Zhao Zhenzhu locked the door and entered the space.

Zhao Zhenzhu suspects that the poisoning of Zhou Bingxing and his wife is related to their theft of gold bars that day.

After putting on protective clothing, gloves, and a gas mask, Zhao Zhenzhu poured all the contents of the jar into a sealed box.

Just as Zhao Zhenzhu had predicted, the gold bars on the top layer of the jar were covered with some grayish-black powder, while those at the bottom were clean.

To Zhao Zhenzhu's surprise, besides the gold bars, there was also a small iron box wrapped tightly in plastic sheeting inside the jar.

After carefully opening the small iron box, Zhao Zhenzhu was taken aback.

Besides a few pieces of paper, there was also a pistol wrapped in red cloth inside the tin box.

After reading through the papers, Zhao Zhenzhu suddenly realized what was going on.

It turns out that Zhou Fugui stole the jar of gold bars from Tian Shanhua, who was a spy. The pistol and the gold bars both belonged to Tian Shanhua.

Among those papers were Tian Shanhua's appointment letter, and two property deeds, one for Beijing and one for Shanghai.

However, the property deed does not list Tian Shanhua as the owner, but Tan Shanshan.

That makes sense.

No matter how perverted Zhou Fugui is, he would never poison his own gold bars.

The gold bars belong to Tian Shanhua.

Tian Shanhua poisoned the gold bars. Zhou Fugui was unaware that the gold bars were poisoned. Zhou Bingxing and his wife, being greedy, secretly took the gold bars from the jar behind Zhou Fugui's back, which is why they were poisoned.

It's a bit of a pity about Zhao Zhenzhu.

There are thirty-six gold bars in total. Each bar weighs three hundred grams.

Including the four bars that Zhou Bingqiang and Ding Xiaocui took, there should have been forty gold bars in the jar.

Zhao Zhenzhu had originally hoped to make a windfall.

Since the case involved "spies," Zhao Zhenzhu couldn't selfishly leave this jar of things behind.

what to do?

Should she hand this hot potato over to Director Jin, or to Tao Jiadong?

What should she say when they ask her about it?

Zhao Zhenzhu felt a bit of a headache.

While Zhao Zhenzhu was still in a daze, Zhou Bingchen's voice came from outside.

"Pearl~! Pearl~!" Zhou Bingchen's voice was somewhat anxious.

Zhao Zhenzhu hurriedly closed the sealed box, tidied herself up, and left the space.

"Pearl! How are you?" Zhou Bingchen asked from outside the door.

Zhou Bingchen had just returned not long ago.

As soon as I got home, Zhao Qingshan told me about Zhou Bingxing.

Zhou Bingchen was somewhat annoyed.

Zhou Bingxing is truly shameless. He actually blamed Ding Xiaocui's death on the Zhao family and even had the nerve to come to the Zhao family to cause trouble.

According to Zhao Qingshan, Zhao Zhenzhu was feeling unwell and went back to her room to sleep.

Zhou Bingchen thought Zhao Zhenzhu was upset by Zhou Bingxing, so he hurriedly wanted to go into the house to comfort her.

Zhao Zhenzhu had locked the door, and Zhou Bingchen tried to push it open several times but couldn't.

Zhou Bingchen went to the window to look out and saw that Zhao Zhenzhu was not on the bed, so he became anxious.

"What's wrong?" Zhao Zhenzhu asked, yawning as she opened the door.

"Pearl, have you been sleeping in your room the whole time? I just looked out the window, and the blankets were neatly folded. It seems like no one is in bed." Zhou Bingchen's eyes showed suspicion.

Zhao Zhenzhu's heart skipped a beat.

I was careless.

When I entered the space just now, I forgot to roll up a blanket on the bed.

"I'm in my room, but I'm not sleeping." Zhao Zhenzhu decided to tell half the truth and half a lie.

A mix of truth and falsehood makes it easier to confuse people and get away with it, right?

"I'm sorry you had to go through all this today. Dad said you weren't feeling well, why didn't you rest?" Zhou Bingchen's face showed a hint of concern.

"Bingchen, there's something I can't decide on. I don't know what to do, and I can't sleep," Zhao Zhenzhu said.

"What is it? Can you tell me?" Zhou Bingchen asked.

“Last night, after you left, I went to the backyard to use the toilet and picked up a jar,” Zhao Zhenzhu tried her best to make up a lie.

Zhao Zhenzhu didn't know if Zhou Bingchen would believe her fabricated "story," but she had no other choice.

If Zhao Zhenzhu could keep the matter of the space a secret from Zhou Bingchen for a lifetime, she would definitely keep it a secret.

"You knew I went out last night? I thought you were asleep." Zhou Bingchen said a little embarrassed.

"I was already asleep, but the noise of you closing the door woke me up," Zhao Zhenzhu said, making up a lie with a straight face.

“Pearl, I had a dream before. I dreamed that my older brother and the widow Liu from the village seemed to be having an affair. Last night, I heard my older brother go out, so I followed him…” Zhou Bingchen told Zhao Zhenzhu what he had seen last night.

After Zhou Bingchen finished speaking, fearing that Zhao Zhenzhu would misunderstand, he hurriedly explained, "Zhenzhu, I didn't mean to hide it from you. I was afraid you would misunderstand, which is why I didn't tell you about Widow Liu. After all, it was just a dream, and I was afraid you would overthink it."

Am I being paranoid?

If Zhao Zhenzhu hadn't witnessed the intimate interactions between Widow Liu and Zhou Bingxing, and if she hadn't heard with her own ears that Zhou Bingchen wasn't Zhou Fugui's biological son, she would definitely have suspected that there was something going on between Zhou Bingchen and Widow Liu.

Now, Zhao Zhenzhu doesn't do that anymore.

In my previous life, the Zhou family was a place that devoured people.

Zhou Bingchen, whose son was not his biological child, was "eaten up." Zhao Zhenzhu and her two children were also "eaten up."

"Pearl, thank you for believing in me." Zhou Bingchen's face lit up with joy.

During this period, Zhao Zhenzhu and Zhou Bingchen were going through a divorce.

Zhou Bingchen originally thought that Zhao Zhenzhu wouldn't believe what he said.

After all, even Zhou Bingchen himself didn't believe the dreams he had at first.

“Your experience last night was quite exciting. But my experience at home last night was also quite exciting. Would you like to know?” Zhao Zhenzhu asked.