After Officer Pei finished, it was already dark. Shen Zhizhu, Xu Haonan and some villagers sat on the rocks waiting for the result.

This should have been the time to finish their meal around the fire, but instead they were sitting here in the cold wind waiting for the results.

"How long will it take? I'm very hungry and cold."

A gust of wind blew over, and everyone couldn't help but wrap their collars tighter. Some who were afraid of the cold couldn't help shivering.

Shen Zhizhu and Xu Haonan sat one after the other. Xu Haonan's green coat roughly covered her, so she didn't feel that cold.

"How about you guys go back first? Haonan and I will wait for a while."

As soon as these words were spoken, they were opposed by everyone. Their desire to win was suddenly aroused. They pulled their clothes hard and then spoke.

"This is nothing. Besides, this is not your business. There's no point in letting you wait here. Don't worry about us. We can still wait, right, Old Wang?"

"That's for sure. We are in good health. It's just a cold wind and a meal. We can wait for it."

Some people even stood up straight, proving that they could wait a little longer, but when the wind blew, they immediately shrank their necks again.

It made people laugh.

"Hahahaha, Lao Ma, if you can't do it, just tell me. What are you trying to show off?"

The middle-aged man known as Lao Ma did not expect the gust of wind to come so timely, which made him feel a little embarrassed.

"It's all because of that gust of wind."

While they were talking, Officer Pei also finished his investigation. He returned to where Shen Zhizhu was and looked at the people who were waiting.

"It's windy outside. Come with me back to the police station and give your statements. If there are no problems, I'll let you go."

After hearing this, several people stood up immediately and couldn't wait to follow Officer Pei back to the police station. This damn place was too cold. It was in the mountains and the wind was blowing in from all directions, which was impossible to prevent.

Along the way, Officer Pei asked them whether there was anything unusual about Shen Aiqiu and Du Manjun's behavior in the village today.

"Did Shen Aiqiu say anything to you after you rescued her last time? And Du Manjun, is there anything wrong with him?"

Because the relationship between these two people and Shen Zhizhu and Xu Haonan was more complicated, Officer Pei focused on questioning them.

Shen Zhizhu didn't even have to think about it and just told everyone everything he knew.

"Shen Ai Qiu told me not to be hypocritical and that she would not be grateful to me. We met that day and then we met again. Today we came to the mountain."

"As for Du Manjun, ever since his father Du Zaide went to prison, he came to apologize a few days ago and delivered a basket of meat and vegetables late at night. Then, yesterday he brought a group of people to take us up the mountain."

"I didn't think there was anything unusual. It was quiet. If it weren't for what happened today, we really thought we could get along peacefully until we left."

The others also told what they knew without being asked, and one lady hesitated for a moment.

"You guys don't go out much, so you don't know. I saw Shen Aiqiu knocking on Du Manjun's door two days ago and then went in. At that time, I had to go to the city to buy something, so I didn't pay much attention. When I came back a while later, I saw a woman coming out of Du Manjun's house from a distance. The clothes she was wearing were exactly the same as the ones Shen Aiqiu was wearing when she went in. But I'm not sure if this incident can help you."

"A man and a woman, being together for such a long time, there must be something going on."

"If that's the case, it's true that we rarely see them both going out. I heard someone say that they were studying. Could it be that they were studying together that day?"

Officer Pei noticed something was wrong and asked the woman again.

"Comrade, when Shen Aiqiu entered, was she holding a book? When was that?"

The lady thought for a while.

"Oh, I only saw it briefly at the time, how can I remember so much? It seems... I didn't have anything in my hands, and I didn't take anything when I came out. It was probably three days ago."

That was all she could remember. She hadn't seen it on purpose. She had other things to do at the time, so she glanced and looked away.

"At the time, I thought that since I was the only one left in both of their families, I thought they wanted to discuss their future lives, so I didn't think much about it. Now it seems that at that time, they were not discussing their future lives at all, but clearly just trying to kill Xiaozhu and Haonan!"

"That's right, it's too vicious."

Officer Pei said he understood and asked them to stop discussing it. He was afraid that if they kept discussing it, they would end up confessing something without realizing it.

Soon, they arrived at the police station. Officer Pei asked them to sit separately and take statements separately to prevent them from influencing each other and thus failing to obtain the most authentic intelligence.

In the interrogation room, Shen Zhizhu and Officer Pei sat opposite each other, staring at each other.

Shen Zhizhu sighed.

"I know what you want to ask. I admit that I do hate their family, but my conscience will not allow me to actively harm them. As long as they don't provoke me, I will always ignore them. At most, I will use my words and use an axe to scare them."

Officer Pei frowned and stared at Shen Zhizhu, trying to see some fear and discomfort in his eyes, but all he could see was calmness and a hint of helplessness.

"The two families are deliberately trying to kill you. Don't you have any idea at all?"

"Haonan and I have a bright future. We will be leaving for Beijing in a dozen days. From now on, we will have nothing to do with them. Our future is bright and there is no need to sacrifice our future because of a few scumbags. It's not worth it, and they don't deserve it."

"I wanted to rescue them today. They said that this accident was planned for us. After they got down, I would call the police. If I wanted to take revenge, wouldn't it be more satisfying to kill them since they have a criminal record?"

Shen Zhizhu was not in a hurry and slowly told Officer Pei what was in his heart. If he pretended to be regretful and sad in front of them, it would make others think it was fake, so it was better to admit it generously.

Only in this way can my words be more convincing.

Officer Pei said he understood and personally escorted Shen Zhizhu out. Xu Haonan was also interrogated. He was a young man and after he came out, he shook his head slightly at Officer Pei.

"Wait here for a moment."

Officer Pei and Xiaonian went to the back and compared everyone's confessions. After a while, they came out and announced the results.

"This is considered an accident. Shen Aiqiu and Du Manjun tried to kill someone but failed, so they picked up a rock and dropped it on their own feet. They are fine now. It's too late today. I will send someone to return their bodies tomorrow."