The interrogation room was lit by a single incandescent lamp, which shone on Lin Yingyu's sallow face. She lowered her eyes and half-lowered her head, completely ignoring the interrogators and immersed in her own world.
"say!"
It's been several days now. Everyone else's work has at least made some progress, but her mouth is like it's glued shut; she can't utter a single word for a long time.
The staff member also became impatient, slammed his hand on the table, and shouted angrily.
She seemed to finally come to her senses, her blank gaze slowly sweeping over the area, before shaking her head after a long while.
"I'm asking you why you colluded with Zhou Qi to frame the Chen family? What do you mean by shaking your head at me?"
The interrogators were so angry they almost choked. They had handled so many cases, and whether the perpetrators were crying and wailing or stubbornly refusing to admit their mistakes, at least they would talk. They could find loopholes in the process.
The Chen family's case was brought up again. They investigated all the cases Zhou Qi had, and only this one seemed to be related to Lin Yingyu.
Zhou Qi only confessed that he wanted to frame the Chen family, but he didn't know the exact relationship between Lin Yingyu and Lin Yueyu.
“Officer, I did have selfish motives, but my choice of the Chen family was entirely at Chen Hongxia’s behest.”
Zhou Qi is incredibly cooperative now, revealing things that the staff hadn't even asked him about.
The Chen family's case is of great importance and has a wide impact. Chen Fangyang's past actions have implicated a large number of people, and now the entire family has been transferred to different places. Staff have sent people to contact them, and other people related to the case are also being investigated.
Unlike the interrogation team's urgency, Lin Yingyu sat there like a dead man, refusing to answer any of their questions.
If asked urgently, he would simply nod or shake his head.
The interrogator clenched his fist and took a deep breath.
"Since that's the case, why don't you talk about Chen Hongxia? Her body has been claimed by her family. You not only murdered her, but also lived in her name for more than 20 years."
Her most ruthless act was killing Chen Hongxia, the only person who had offered her help during her difficult time.
The real farmer and the snake!
Chen Hongxia's older siblings, along with their children, went to the police station, determined to have the murderer executed immediately.
It took a long explanation of the pros and cons before they were finally persuaded to go back.
Lin Yingyu's unfocused eyes finally regained focus.
That was a huge boulder that had been weighing on her chest for over 20 years. She felt sorry for Chen Hongxia. Finally, that boulder was removed, and she could finally breathe a sigh of relief.
Chen Hongxia was too kind and trusting, which prevented her from ever going to the South. She hopes that her family can bring her back home and give her some comfort.
"...She wants to go to the south." Lin Yingyu closed her eyes somewhat embarrassed and repeated it several times.
How ironic! She wanted to go south because she wanted to go with the man she loved, but she never expected that man would also be her murderer.
"Chen Hongxia's brother has taken the body back for burial. Her mother also seemed to have a premonition and passed away the day after her burial."
Chen Hongxia's mother had been longing for her youngest daughter for over 20 years, and it was only in order to see her that she forced herself to stay in bed and endure the ordeal.
The Chen family kept her murder a secret from her, but the old lady, who used to talk about her youngest daughter several times a day, has stopped talking about her recently and often lies in bed silently shedding tears.
Chen Hongxia's body was quickly taken back for burial, and Sister Chen and the others suppressed their grief to visit their elderly mother.
But they found that the old lady seemed to have breathed a sigh of relief, and had no more support. She passed away the next day.
"...I'm sorry, it's my fault." Lin Yingyu murmured a few words.
Whether her apology was sincere or not is irrelevant; an eye for an eye is the best course of action and also the demand of the Chen family.
This woman is a complete viper. Their sister helped her, saved her life, and was bitten by her. Afterwards, she even lived under her sister's name.
Even if such a person were ground to dust and sent to the deepest hell, it would not quell the Chen family's anger.
Lin Yingyu naturally knew that the Chen family hated her to the bone. She accepted that she had killed Chen Hongxia, and she was even willing to be executed.
She lived a life of luxury in the first half of her life, but fate played a cruel trick on her later years. She hated her destiny and the times more than once, but she felt sorry for Chen Hongxia.
But she couldn't acknowledge her relationship with the Lin family; she still had a daughter.
She had already wronged Rong Jun enough. The fact that she was the mother of a murderer was enough to make her lose all face for the rest of her life. If the Lin family's affair was confirmed, how could she ever return to the city?
She had seen too many people imprisoned because of their class background. She was instigated to kill Chen Hongxia because she was afraid that her identity would be exposed and she would be held accountable in the future.
Ironically, even now, Lin Yingyu still fantasizes that Bai Rongjun can distance herself from her and avoid being implicated.
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In Northeast China, Song Qing and Lu Yang have returned to work, and Lu Ronghui has also started working.
The affair between Zhou Han and Bai Rongjun shocked the entire educated youth office, especially the brigade leader and party secretary of Yanghe Village, who were on high alert and wished they could put all of their educated youth under control.
The work in the fields couldn't be delayed, and they also needed to earn work points. It was alright during the day, but at night, Yanghe Village even organized people to patrol outside the educated youth compound.
In the past, not to mention the new educated youth, even the old educated youth would have complained a bit, but things are different now. The atmosphere in the educated youth compound was gloomy, and no one uttered a word.
The matter between Zhou Han and the other person is no longer even under the jurisdiction of the educated youth office, and no one dares to inquire about it.
Amidst this farce, the textile factory's recruitment information was posted as scheduled. As everyone had guessed, 60% of the positions were filled by people from within the military region, 30% by people from the city, and the remaining 10% were filled by educated youth and introduced technical personnel.
There were several thousand educated youth in the city, all of whom were determined to pass the entrance exam, making the competition extremely fierce.
Therefore, the matter between Zhou Han and the other person was quickly forgotten by everyone, and now everyone is talking about the situation at the textile factory.
Children in families who met the requirements all applied, and each family racked their brains to ask the team leader for leave. Those who did not meet the requirements were a little envious.
The only way to pass the time was to find some amusement in inquiring about the textile factory and Zhou Han's affairs.
"With so many people in the city, they're only recruiting 600. They're not some geniuses who think they can pass the exam, are they? Now they're delaying their work in the fields, and they won't have enough work points to distribute grain at the end of the year. Let's see what they do then."
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