Yu Xiangnian and Wen Qiuning both made statements.

Yu Xiangnian was fast and finished in about an hour, while Wen Qiuning took more than three hours to finish.

The only evidence Wen Qiuning had was the letter of guarantee written by Niu Shengyun two years ago with Xiangyang as a witness.

The Public Security Bureau has already filed a case. Since the case spans two places, the subsequent investigation will take at least one or two months.

After coming out of the Public Security Bureau, Wen Qiuning felt an indescribable sense of relief, as if the huge rock that had been pressing on his chest for so many years was suddenly moved away, and even his breathing became much easier.

It was already past nine o'clock, but the street was not deserted. There were several small vendors pushing carts on the roadside doing business.

The two of them hadn't had dinner yet and were starving.

The two of them came to a stall selling wontons and sat down. After eating a bowl of hot wontons, they immediately felt relaxed both physically and mentally.

A bowl of wontons cost thirty cents, a total of sixty cents. When it came time to pay the bill, the two started arguing.

When Yu Xiangnian handed over the money, Wen Qiuning stopped him. The two of them argued, "I'll do it, I'll do it."

Yu Xiangnian pulled Wen Qiuning's hand away and said, "Wen Qiuning, don't argue with me. I'll pay."

Sixty cents is nothing to Xiang Nian, but Wen Qiuning is reluctant to spend sixty cents a week.

Wen Qiuning pushed Yu Xiangnian's hand away and said, "Yu Xiangnian, I should pay. If it weren't for me, you wouldn't be having dinner just now."

Yu Xiangnian went to pull it again, "It has nothing to do with you, I've been craving wontons for a long time."

Wen Qiuning tried to block it again, "Just let me pay for a bowl of wontons."

The two of them argued for a long time, and the boss couldn't stand it any longer. "Ladies, stop arguing. It's not like we'll stop interacting after this meal. You treat me this time, and I'll treat you next time. It's a matter of reciprocity."

Yu Xiangnian retracted his hand.

Let Wen Qiuning treat her to this meal, otherwise she would feel even more guilty.

Wen Qiuning paid the money and the two of them walked towards home.

The moonlight is bright tonight, the night sky is cloudless, and the moonlight shines on the ground. Everything in the world seems to be covered with a gentle veil.

The two men were wearing thick clothes, with scarves around their necks covering most of their faces, and they were walking side by side at a moderate pace.

Wen Qiuning had to pass by Yu Xiangnianzhu on his way to the bookstore.

Yu Xiangnian said, "Wait for me at the door. I'll ask Lin Ye to take you to the bookstore together."

Wen Qiuning said, "No, I'm not afraid."

It was snowing that night. She escaped from the village and walked all night long in a deserted place, climbing mountains and crossing rivers. She was not afraid at all.

"It's so late, it's so unsafe for you to be alone!" Yu Xiangnian said.

Wen Qiuning said, "You really don't have to send me off. This is Beijing. There's nothing unsafe there."

Yu Xiangnian said, "Don't be careless, just in case. I've run into bad guys when I was walking alone at night before."

After waiting for almost half a minute, Wen Qiuning finally spoke, "I've encountered that before."

During those years in the village, Captain Niu did everything he could to make her submit to him.

For example, in terms of earning work points every day, she had to do more farm work than other educated youth to earn the same number of work points.

Other educated youth would finish their work and go home when the sun sets, but she would work until late at night every day, even using a flashlight.

Naturally, some malicious people in the village set their sights on her and hid in the fields at night, trying to violate her.

So much so that later on, she always carried a knife with her.

Wen Qiuning's face was covered by a scarf. Yu Xiangnian didn't notice her expression change and asked casually, "What happened to that bad guy?"

"I'm fine."

Yu Xiangnian comforted her, "It's all in the past, and things will get better and better in the future."

Wen Qiuning hummed softly.

Yu Xiangnian and Lin also sent Wen Qiuning back home. It was already past eleven o'clock when they returned home.

An An and Ke Ke were sleeping soundly. Ke Ke didn't know what she was dreaming about, but suddenly she started giggling.

Yu Xiangnian tucked the two children in and lay down too.

After the morning class the next day, everyone had lunch in the cafeteria and just returned to the dormitory to take a nap.

Shi Mingyue rushed in and said, "Let me tell you, Duan Fangfang has been taken away by the police!"

Yu Xiangnian and Wen Qiuning looked at each other. Obviously, Wen Qiuning didn't expect that the police would take Duan Fangfang away.

Yu Xiangnian was not surprised. She said calmly, "Be careful with your words or people will accuse you of spreading rumors. Duan Fangfang was only called in by the police to assist in the investigation and will be back soon after."

Shi Mingyue nodded, "Oh."

As soon as she arrived home in the afternoon, Yu Xiangnian saw the new bicycle parked in the yard. She thought it was Cheng Jingmo coming back.

When I opened the door, I saw only Yu Xiangyang lazily leaning on the sofa.

"Where is Cheng Jingmo?" Yu Xiangnian asked.

Yu Xiangyang said lazily: "If he came back, he would have greeted you like a dog."

Yu Xiangnian frowned, "Watch your words!"

Although it is the truth, Cheng Jingmo's parents would be very uncomfortable if they heard it.

"Why did you come back?" Yu Xiangnian asked.

"Come in with me." Yu Xiangyang stood up and walked into his room, and Yu Xiangnian followed him in.

Yu Xiangyang closed the door and asked, "What's going on with your classmate Wen Qiuning? I was taken to the police station today to assist in the investigation."

In the afternoon, they were training when the police suddenly came to the training ground to find him and asked him to assist in the investigation.

He was shocked at the time and thought that he had been discovered buying pornographic books.

Yu Xiangnian's eyes widened in shock. "Why are we looking for you? What does Wen Qiuning's matter have to do with you?"

Yu Xiangyang talked about the incident two years ago in a casual manner.

Yu Xiangnian suddenly realized, "So there is such a thing between you two, but it seems to me that you two don't like each other."

"That classmate of yours is so arrogant..." Yu Xiangyang paused, then continued, "I won't talk about that anymore! I just want to know what's going on."

Yu Xiangnian talked about what happened recently.

Yu Xiangyang's brows furrowed. "The whole school knows about this?! Isn't a girl's reputation ruined?!"

Yu Xiangnian replied, "The truth isn't exactly what's being said, but this time she's determined to fight to the death."

Yu Xiangyang pursed his lips, "If you had shown this courage earlier, that old man would be in jail!"

"Don't be so self-conscious," Yu Xiangnian said. "If she gets expelled from school, she'll have nowhere else to go."

Yu Xiangyang didn't say anything else.

Yu Xiangnian patted his shoulder and said half-jokingly, "I didn't expect you to be so good at keeping secrets. I haven't heard you say a word in all these years. Cheng Jingmo must not know anything about it."

Yu Xiangyang said calmly, "It's about someone's reputation, I'll tell others about it, I'm not a gossip!"

Yu Xiangnian gave him a thumbs up, "You are indeed an outstanding soldier. You stand up to injustice, keep secrets, and protect girls!"

Yu Xiangyang said: "Stop flattering me and get down to business!"

"What's real?"

“I need a bicycle.”