"Zhou Laoda's wife was originally going to Beijing with the police officers who were taking Zhou Laoda to get treatment. On the way, Zhou Laoda died from intracranial hemorrhage. That night, Zhou Laoda's wife and son disappeared."
Xiao Zhao rubbed his temples. "This person has run away and gone into hiding. We haven't received any news about her yet. Boss Zhou is dead, so we can't pursue his responsibility anymore. We can only look for his relatives to help him with his burial."
"This eldest son's wife is really something else. Her husband died and she just ran away."
When Zhou's eldest daughter-in-law returned, her neighbor was talking about her, saying, "I was wondering why Zhou's eldest daughter-in-law was acting so suspiciously when she came back that day. Maybe she came back to pack her things and leave. She must have taken everything from Zhou's house!"
"Most importantly, she also took Zhou Laoda's son away, which means Zhou Laoda will have no descendants!"
"Sigh, what a pity for such a young man."
When Old Master Zhou died, some people began to feel sorry for him.
Jiang Ci almost burst out laughing when she heard this.
What's the point of the boss being alive this week?
This man suffered a head injury; even if he survives, he'll be left with a full-body disability. In this situation, even if he's sentenced, he won't be able to go to jail. Zhou Laoda's wife ran away with their son, and Zhou Laoda might end up in her and Zhou Mingli's hands.
She felt she hadn't suffered enough on her own, and now she had to take care of Boss Zhou too.
If someone dies, they're dead. Even if ten or twenty of these people died, Jiang Ci wouldn't be moved at all.
Zhou Mingli rested his hand on the handlebars of the bicycle, pondered for a moment, and said to Xiao Zhao in a firm tone, "Officer, I know what you mean by telling me this. I'll also tell you the truth: from the moment Boss Zhou started hitting on my wife and making his eyes on my family, he was no longer my brother. We have broken off relations with him, and there is absolutely no possibility of repairing our relationship."
"Don't even mention that a person's sins can be wiped clean after death. In our family, no one believes in the concept of death wiping out sins. You can do whatever you want with Boss Zhou, but I won't bury him, I won't accept his body, and I certainly won't give him a single penny."
Zhou Mingli's words were spoken, and the other villagers looked at him with a hint of disapproval.
"Second brother, Zhou is still your own brother. How can you just abandon him like that?"
"That's right, your parents are dead, and you two brothers have been relying on each other for survival. You can't be so heartless."
"The boss is dead, you should at least bury him, right? And Zhou Yang, he should be made to smash the basin."
The elderly men and women then made arrangements for them.
Zhou Mingli ignored them completely and said to Xiao Zhao, "You know my stance on Boss Zhou's matter now, officer. Is there anything else?"
Xiao Zhao knew perfectly well that Zhou Mingli's family would never spare any effort or money to properly settle Zhou Laoda's body.
The person who killed Boss Zhou was Li Hu, yet he still had money to settle Boss Zhou's affairs.
"Okay, I understand. Since you put it that way, we'll handle this according to the rules of our Public Security Bureau."
Zhou Mingli nodded politely to Xiao Zhao, "Then we'll head home now."
"You guys go back," Xiao Zhao waved his hand. "I still have to stay with Liu Yinyin."
Jiang Ci and Zhou Mingli then headed home.
The villagers looked at Jiang Ci and Zhou Mingli's retreating figures and pointed at them.
"This Zhou Lao Er is truly heartless. He wouldn't even bother to collect his own brother's body. That was his own brother! He was his only relative, and he doesn't care about any old ties at all."
"You're only just realizing how cold-hearted Zhou Lao Er is? He and his wife are exactly the same, both incredibly cold-hearted. You just can't associate with them!"
"That's right!"
Some people think this way, while others don't.
"What are you saying? If your brother came to your house late at night trying to harm your wife, would you tolerate it? Just because he didn't succeed doesn't mean he didn't have the intention to harm her."
A young wife pouted, "Anyway, if I were Jiang Ci, and my husband's older brother tried to harm me and brought this upon himself, I would absolutely not collect his body. Just mentioning him makes me sick, and I'd rather he die far away."
Some people who agreed with the young wife nodded, "Zhou Laoda wasn't a good person either. He and Li Hu beat each other to death at Zhou Lao Er's house. Didn't you see what happened? Zhou Laoda was a good person, why keep him around? To let him continue to harm people?"
"You have no conscience either!"
The villagers were divided into two factions and arguing fiercely, while Jiang Ci and Zhou Mingli, the parties involved, had already returned home with nonchalant airs.
After picking Zhou Yang and Zhou Miao up from the Yu family home, Jiang Ci and Zhou Mingli took out the watch, which had already been set, and began to wonder where to put it.
"Put it facing the door, so we can see the time at a glance when we come back or go out."
Zhou Mingli unconditionally supported Jiang Ci's decision and placed the clock on the table that was immediately visible upon entering the room.
Jiang Ci's good mood lasted for quite a while after seeing the watch, and she glanced at it.
It's almost midnight.
I need to hurry and deliver food to Cheng Yehan.
Zhou Mingli wanted to go with her, but Jiang Ci stopped him, saying, "Why don't you cook at home? You're sick too. You don't have anything to do this afternoon, so just rest at home."
Upon hearing this, Zhou Mingli's eyes softened, and he nodded, "Alright, then drive carefully."
Jiang Ci had already ridden away on her bicycle, leaving only her words echoing in the air, "Okay!"
Zhou Mingli watched her leave and then glanced at the grain stored in the house.
Both he and Jiang Ci are still sick and need to eat something good to nourish themselves.
Let's eat rabbit.
A rabbit's life is fleeting!
The last surviving pheasant was hiding in its coop, munching on the earthworms that Zhou Yang and Zhou Miao had found earlier.
The pheasant trembled.
The two children, Zhou Yang and Zhou Miao, covered their eyes, their little expressions both fierce and conflicted.
The little rabbit died a terrible death!
They will eat all of its meat!
Slurp slurp!
Rabbit meat! Delicious!
Jiang Ci rode her bicycle through the village and happened to see Liu Yinyin standing at her door with a large suitcase full of things.
Outside, Xiao Zhao was squatting on the ground, inspecting her suitcase.
These days, not many people own a suitcase, so she took another look.
But Liu Yinyin's face was quite heavy, as if she had encountered some unsolvable problem.
"This little bag is full of my Xixi's candy, take a look." Liu Yinyin opened one of the cylindrical bags.
Xiao Zhao glanced at it and saw a huge bag full of candy—milk candy, hard candy, fruit candy, all sorts of candy mixed together. Xiao Zhao didn't pay much attention and just said, "Your family really loves your child, preparing such a big bag of candy for him."
Liu Yinyin closed the small cylindrical bag and handed it to Xia Xi.
She let out a barely perceptible sigh of relief, and when she looked up, she inadvertently saw Jiang Ci.
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