Early in the morning, Chu Mei tidied herself up and went to the wooden shed where Zhao Jingxiang was staying to call for help.

Today the escort boat is returning to the city. She knows Zhou Jiuzhen definitely won't go back with them, so she wants Zhao Jingxiang to go back to the city with her first.

After this disaster, she realized something.

Because of her eldest son's illness, she deliberately neglected him, which caused the two children to resent and hate each other, and the whole family was torn apart.

Life is short, and since this illness can't be cured, at least let the child know that she actually loves him.

She wants to be her true self and a true mother in the days to come.

From now on, she will love both children equally and strive to be a good mother.

On the way, she suddenly felt the urge to urinate, but because the newly built public toilet was crowded, she turned around and ran to the grove behind the military family compound to relieve herself.

To everyone's surprise, just after they finished dealing with the situation, they bumped into Ling's parents, who were carrying hoes like ghosts, as they entered the grove.

Seeing the two men's faces, which looked like those of dead people, Chu Mei was terrified.

She hurriedly ran back to the drying ground to find Zhao Jingxiang.

In the middle of the drying ground, she saw her eldest son, who was also looking for her.

The two were quite far apart.

The villagers coming and going occasionally blocked their view.

For the first time, Chu Mei seemed to see into her eldest son's eyes, and saw reluctance in them, but also no trace of relief that she couldn't understand.

Chu Mei didn't understand the meaning in his gaze.

She pushed through the crowd to get closer to him, wanting to call him home as usual.

But Zhao Jingxiang knelt down before her in front of everyone.

Chu Mei was struck dumb, frozen in place.

She didn't understand why Zhao Jingxiang would suddenly kneel down.

A massive storm of panic swept in.

His sixth sense told him that something bad was about to happen!

She pushed through the crowd, trying to call out to him.

But when she pushed through the crowd and stood where he had just been standing, she discovered that her big dog had vanished...

A gentle sea breeze wafted across the pier.

Ling Huanwu, handcuffed, watched as Zhou Jiuzhen forced a bag of daily necessities into the hands of the city's police officers, begging them to take good care of him.

The police officer was in a real bind, forced to carry a huge bag full of things on his back, wanting to throw it away but not daring to.

Zhou Jiuzhen walked against the sea breeze to Ling Huanwu, squatted down to tie her loose shoelaces, and as he stood up, his slender fingers gently brushed away the stray hairs on her forehead. He assured her, "Don't worry, I will find the real murderer as soon as possible, as well as Su Haiting. I will help you submit evidence for what she did to you and seek justice for you!"

The five people who were arrested last night were taken onto the patrol boat by the police because there was nowhere to detain them on the island.

The five men were filled with hatred as they watched the two people who were being affectionate on the dock.

They believed that if it weren't for the two men, they wouldn't have been arrested. The group of men, their faces contorted with rage, began to hurl insults at the two men, "Hey, Battalion Commander Zhou, your wife is going to be imprisoned with us too? Don't worry, we brothers will take good care of her!"

"Yes, it's definitely more attentive than taking care of Sister Su. It's also a way of repaying Battalion Commander Zhou for letting us have a government job!"

"Look, Comrade Ling is blushing. I heard that Comrade Ling has taken that kind of drug that can seduce men. I wonder what it tastes like..."

The words spoken by the group were offensive and unpleasant to hear. Zhou Jiuzhen was so angry that his face turned ashen, veins bulged on his forehead, and he clenched his fists.

If it weren't for the guards holding him back, he would have rushed over and beaten those beasts into a pulp.

While the five beasts were still spouting vulgarities, Ma, the guard who was also handcuffed and being led onto the boat, kicked them directly. The five men, who were standing on the boarding platform, were caught off guard and fell to the ground in unison, just like upright cards.

Those five filthy mouths were all knocked until they were covered in blood, and they could no longer utter a single swear word.

The escorting police officers were both amused and exasperated. Just as they were about to casually reprimand the men, they saw Guard Ma gracefully retract his foot, turn around, and reach out to take Qin Zhizhi's hand, who was also handcuffed, saying, "Miss, slow down. Don't run into these unlucky fellows. They're filthy!"

Qin Zhizhi's eyes were full of stars. During the days she had been separated from Guard Ma and imprisoned in solitary confinement, she had inexplicably been thinking about him constantly.

I miss his soft lips, his firm chest muscles, and the delicious food he makes. I've been missing him madly for a long time.

Having not seen him for a week, Qin Zhizhi was already going crazy with longing for him. Ignoring the stares of those around her, she rushed over and hugged him like a koala, bursting into tears.

"Guard Ma, Hu Zi, I'm so hungry! I want to eat pork knuckle! I don't want to go to jail! Waaah..."

Qin Zhizhi hugged the guard and cried uncontrollably, leaving the onlookers stunned.

In broad daylight, a young lady was seen embracing her subordinate intimately, just like a married couple.

The villagers were speechless. Has this port city become so open?

But the next second, an even more brutal scene shocked the villagers.

Zhou Jiuzhen kicked the pedal, sending the five people struggling to get up flying through the air.

"Ahhh..." "Bang bang bang..." Five screams followed, and the five people fell onto the deck one after another, unable to get up again.

The horn of the escort boat sounded, urging the people on the dock to board and set sail.

Zhao Tingguo anxiously waited at the dock, glancing at his watch. He called to the people beside him to find Chu Mei and Zhao Jingxiang. Turning to Zhou Jiuzhen, who was still holding Ling Huanwu's hand and refusing to let go, he said with a serious expression, "Ergou, your mother and I have discussed it. Although our daughter-in-law is pregnant, she is still suspected of murder. For your own future, it would be better if you got a divorce. Anyway, the divorce papers have already been filed."

As he spoke, his gaze fell on Ling Huanwu's belly, his eyes softening for once, but he still addressed Zhou Jiuzhen, "Your mother and I have already agreed that even if you divorce, the Zhao family is not unreasonable. Once the child is born, we will raise it. The child will take our surname, Zhao. We will not look down on the child because he has a mother who has been in prison..."

Zhou Jiuzhen was already heartbroken at the thought of parting with Ling Huanwu.

Listening to Zhao Tingguo's words now, I feel like my lungs are about to explode with anger.

"Zhao Tingguo, do you know what you just said?"

"You want me to divorce my wife, but you also want her to have my child? Don't you think that's incredibly shameless?"

"She's already divorced from me, why should she have my child?"

Zhou Jiuzhen became more and more agitated as he spoke, gripping Ling Huanwu tightly with one hand, his entire hand trembling slightly with anger. "You even want the child to take your surname! You dislike Huanwu because she's in jail. I didn't even take your surname, so why are you making my child take yours! How can selfish people like you have the nerve to call yourselves reasonable?"

Zhou Jiuzhen's last words were almost hoarsely roared from his throat.

A few aggressive words made Zhao Tingguo so angry that his face turned red and he was speechless.