Later, Su He learned from Widow Zheng that after her husband passed away, she took over his job and struggled to raise the children.

When her eldest son grew up, she gave him her job. Later, her second son lost his job and had to go to the countryside.

This year, my third daughter turned 18 and graduated from high school. Seeing that she couldn't find a job and would have to go to the countryside, my eldest son gave up his job to her and went to the countryside himself.

The third daughter has gone to work, and the youngest son is 15 years old and still in school.

Su He nodded in agreement. It seemed that the Zheng family children got along well. Yu and the others had also learned that the older children of the Zheng family were all very good, sensible, obedient, and often helped their mother with housework.

The youngest, spoiled by his older brothers and sisters, is a bit mischievous and sometimes hangs out with hooligans, getting into fights all the time.

However, according to Widow Zheng, her youngest son was very good.

"Although Jiabao is a bit mischievous, he's not a bad person. He never hits anyone for no reason; he always helps those who are bullied. That's why he got into a few fights, but I never expected that he would get such a reputation."

Su He nodded. "Then why was he late that day?"

"He and a few classmates secretly went to the Yong'an River to catch fish, and then went to a classmate's house nearby to cook and eat them. As a result, that classmate stole some wine from his house and drank it. It was the first time these kids had ever drunk alcohol, and they didn't know their limits, so they drank too much and came back late."

"Really, officer, believe me, he won't kill anyone..."

Su He nodded, without saying whether she believed it or not.

But just as he was about to ask something else, the door opened and a teenager carrying a military green satchel walked in.

Upon seeing the people inside, I immediately became wary.

Then, seemingly recognizing Captain Yu and his group, the young man, Zheng Jiabao, frowned and said, "Why are you here again? Are you here to arrest me? Let me tell you, I said I didn't kill anyone, and that's final. Don't try to pin this on me if I didn't do it!"

The boy looked at them warily, like a little wolf cub.

Team Leader Yu smiled at him, "You're overthinking it, young comrade. We're just here to find out what's going on."

But Zheng Jiabao didn't believe it. "I have nothing to say. Anyway, I didn't do it."

Do you know what time you get home?

Zheng Jiabao glanced at Su He when he heard her question, kept his mouth shut, and didn't want to say anything. But seeing his mother's anxious look and the way she kept giving him meaningful glances, he thought for a moment and then spoke up.

He shook his head and said, "I don't know, we don't have watches. Anyway, it was already dark by then, probably around eight or nine o'clock."

"Did you see anyone or hear anything on your way back?"

"No!"

Su He asked a few more questions, and although Zheng Jiabao frowned and seemed reluctant to answer, he still told her everything he could because his mother was there.

Finally, Su He looked at him and said, "Do you hate her? Are you happy that she's dead?"

Upon hearing this, Widow Zheng instinctively clenched her hands and looked at her son with worry.

Zheng Jiabao looked at her silently, and finally said, "I hate her. My dad wouldn't have died if it weren't for her. Of course I'm happy that she's dead. I can even laugh in my sleep. She brought it on herself and deserved to die!"

I have to thank the person who killed her; they avenged my father!

There was a moment of silence after he said that, clearly Su He and the others hadn't expected him to say such a thing.