Shen Mingzhi quickly found out that Wang Wu had been pelted with sand.

“This can’t go on. The neighbors are all afraid of you now…” Aunt Wang said with concern as she returned with the medicine for Wang Wu.

Shen Mingzhi was silent for a while, then said to her, "I'll see if there are any other houses available for rent. I won't bother Wang Wu any longer."

Aunt Wang sighed, but she felt that finding a house was unrealistic, since the news had spread far and wide.

Around noon, two guards came to the door.

"Is this Shen Mingzhi's residence?" one of them asked Wang Wu.

He didn't dare to be arrogant in front of the guards, but took a step back and said, "Well, she's a good friend of my boss, and he let her stay here temporarily."

Two guards barged in.

Upon reaching the attic where Shen Mingzhi lived, one of the men sized her up for a moment as she studied the ingredients of a face cream. Then, he stepped forward, grabbed her arm, and said, "You're Zhang Ping's widow, right? His mother complained about you in the compound, saying that you're impersonating her son's widow and coming here to swindle people. You're coming with us now."

When Sister Wang heard what the guard said, her legs went weak with fear.

Zhang Ping was a martyr... Impersonating a martyr's widow is a serious crime!

Shen Mingzhi didn't even have time to resist before she was forcibly dragged out.

"Sister Wang, take the child to the Jiang family first!" she hurriedly instructed Sister Wang, who was paralyzed beside her.

As she was pulled out of the courtyard house, Shen Mingzhi saw a crowd gathered at the entrance.

Jiang Yinyin and Song Wanyin were among them. When they saw her being dragged out in such a disheveled state, they exchanged a glance.

Jiang Yinyin stepped forward first and said to the guard, "It was her who impersonated the widow of martyr Zhang Ping. She came to our Jiang family with a letter and tried to deceive us. My father is a soldier. When he saw her holding the letter and saying that my older brother asked him to take care of her, he accepted her. Who knew that she was an imposter and that the children were not Comrade Zhang Ping's!"

"She even dares to impersonate a martyr's widow... and she even went to the Jiang family to deceive people while carrying her illegitimate child. This kind of woman is too despicable!"

"He should be shot!"

Everyone was talking about it.

Shen Mingzhi glanced at Song Wanyin.

Song Wanyin's eyes were indifferent, with a hint of disdain.

Shen Mingzhi was taken to the police station and locked up immediately. I heard that the investigation would take several days, and she would have to stay at the police station during those days.

The police station was in poor condition; it was very hot and had a lot of mosquitoes. Before long, she was covered in sweat and even had mosquito bites all over her body.

In her dazed state, she was taken out again and placed in an interrogation room.

"According to Zhang Ping's mother, Gao Xiulian, you were already pregnant when you married Zhang Ping. In order to find a father for your child, you tricked him into marrying you. You should know that soldiers need to report their marriages, but my investigation shows that Zhang Ping did not report his marriage; he only held a banquet." The interrogator asked her coldly.

Shen Mingzhi lowered her head, her face pale, and remained silent for a long while before she finally spoke, "He said he had submitted a report, but I didn't know. Besides, he was the one who proposed the marriage. I didn't want to implicate him, but he said that if I left like this, my reputation would be ruined if I got pregnant."

Now that things have come to this, there's no point in hiding it.

After all, it's true that Gao Xiulian said her child wasn't Zhang Ping's.

"You knew perfectly well that the child wasn't his, yet you went to the Jiang family under the guise of being his widow, forcing them to accept you. Do you know how serious the crime of impersonating a martyr's widow is?!" the interrogator continued.

Shen Mingzhi had no idea.

When she transmigrated, all she wanted was to live; she didn't want to die on the streets with her two children...

Moreover, she was unaware that this was the crime of impersonating a widow!

"In your case, you'll be subject to a meeting and public criticism," the interrogator continued.

Shen Mingzhi didn't say anything. She had nothing to say either. She had already decided from the beginning that if the truth really came out, she would have no choice but to grit her teeth and bear it.

As time goes by, one day she will prove herself.

Before the interrogator could say anything more, the door was suddenly opened.

Jiang Guofu and Jiang Shaochen hurriedly walked in with a guard. When the interrogator saw them, he quickly stood up.

"Why didn't you tell the Jiang family when you arrested people here?!" Jiang Guofu was furious.

"Unlock her lock now!" Jiang Shaozhen said to the guard beside him, barely containing his anger.

The guards quickly came over and unlocked Shen Mingzhi's hands.

Shen Mingzhi was also very scared. As someone who had transmigrated from the 21st century, she had never seen such a scene before.

She sat slumped in the chair, completely exhausted. She looked up at Jiang Shao Chen, her eyes filled with fear and dread.

Seeing her like this, Jiang Shaozhen stepped forward and half-embraced her, picking her up in his arms.

Shen Mingzhi's legs went weak, and she reached out to tightly grasp his clothes. She murmured, "I didn't impersonate a martyr's widow. Zhang Ping and I had a wedding banquet. That's how it is in the village; once you have a banquet, you're considered married. After he went on his mission, he sent someone back with a message saying that if his parents kicked me out, I should take the letter to the Jiang family..."

"I don't know anything," Shen Mingzhi said, then leaned into Jiang Shaochen's arms.

Seeing her trembling with fear and her grim face, Jiang Guofu looked at the interrogator and said, suppressing his anger, "She's just an uneducated woman. She did whatever Zhang Ping told her to do. She was terrified herself. How can that convict her?"

“But Zhang Ping’s family came to report this, so we can’t just ignore it, otherwise we won’t be able to explain it to the public!” The interrogator also looked helpless.

“We will talk to Zhang Ping’s family. Once we have a reasonable solution, we will notify your police station.” After saying this, Jiang Guofu told Jiang Shaozhen to take Shen Mingzhi away first.

"Mr. Jiang, I'd like to ask, what is her relationship with your Jiang family now?" The interrogator stopped Jiang Guofu.

Jiang Guofu pulled him aside and whispered, "Her two children are also very important people. Zhang Ping and we are all trying to protect the reputation of this helpless woman."

The interrogator realized he couldn't ask any more questions, so he let them go.

Shen Mingzhi was carried into the car by Jiang Shaochen, nestled in his arms, and remained silent.

"It's alright... I didn't expect that they would come to cause trouble for you while I was just going to the hospital." Jiang Shaozhen really didn't expect that Gao Xiulian would actually cause a scene at the police station and the military compound.

Because Shen Mingzhi was identified as impersonating a martyr's widow, a very serious offense, she was arrested on the spot.

They had to talk to the military compound for a long time before they were able to come and get him.

Shen Mingzhi leaned against him, clutching his clothes tightly.

"Zhizhi, with the Jiang family here, you don't need to be afraid. We will clear your name sooner or later regarding the child's matter, so you don't need to worry." Jiang Guofu comforted her as he drove.