"Officer, she's the murderer! You must avenge our child."
"Nonsense, this has nothing to do with me," Aunt Ban retorted, pointing at the villagers around her. "You bunch, trying to kick me aside when there's no profit, ungrateful wretches. I really misjudged you."
The two police officers frowned.
One of them stepped forward and rummaged through the contents of the box. The more he dug, the more shocked he became. "Captain, these items..."
"What is it?" the other asked, joining him.
"Captain."
The officer looked at the things in the box and fell silent for a moment. "Take all these people back."
"Officer, I'm being framed!"
"Framed, my foot! Officer, I'm confessing, I'm submitting. It's this person, she tricked us. She's the mastermind. We're at most accomplices, officer."
"Yes, yes! Considering we've turned ourselves in, please be lenient with us. We didn't know that cutting corners would cause such significant harm. It wasn't what we wanted."
"Officer, this really has nothing to do with me. It's them, they're slandering me. Don't listen to their nonsense. There's no evidence for this!"
"No evidence?" The young officer chuckled and lifted the box from the ground. "This is all the evidence of your corruption and illegal activities. How dare you claim there's no evidence?"
"Officer, could this be a misunderstanding?" Zhang Wenyao also quickly said, "My mother has always been very good to the villagers. Everyone loves each other. When have we ever done anything illegal?"
"Moreover, these people might be swindlers from outside. You know I'm from the Wen family. This village is designated by the Wen family to be developed into a tourist village. Who knows if others are envious and jealous, deliberately fabricating these things to prevent our village from becoming a tourist village?"
"Whether it's true or not, we will investigate. Now, please accompany us, relevant personnel."
"Officer!"
"If you speak again, we will arrest you for obstructing official business."
Hearing this, Zhang Wenyao pondered for a moment and could only watch as his mother was escorted into the police car.
"Brother Xin?"
Xin Xuanlai gave Yu Zhi a reassuring look. "I'll go and come back. Don't worry."
They emerged from the police station just as it was four in the afternoon.
"Brother Xin!"
Xin Xuanlai looked at Yu Zhi and Da Chen, raising his eyebrows slightly. "Why did you two come along?"
Da Chen glanced at Yu Zhi and said calmly, "Yu Zhi was worried something might happen to you at the police station, so she wanted to check."
"What could happen to me? Besides, the police station is a place where public and private matters are kept separate."
"Not really," Yu Zhi mumbled. "Our village had an incident before, and we reported it to the police."
However, the person involved in that case had power and influence in their area, so reporting it to the police was useless. They could only watch as the matter went nowhere.
"Don't worry, this matter is resolved. Ban Qin has a case on her hands, she can't escape."
As for Zhang Wenyao, he had no job. Xin Xuanlai would find someone to teach him a lesson, and he wouldn't appear before them again.
"Thank you, thank you. I don't know how to repay you," Yu Zhi said sincerely, her eyes red.
"It's nothing. This can be considered removing a scourge for the people," Xin Xuanlai couldn't help but reach out and pat Yu Zhi's head.
Da Chen glanced over. "Alright, let's get in the car. After I drop you back at the village, I need to report back to Master Wen."
"Okay." Xin Xuanlai withdrew his hand and looked at Yu Zhi, his voice gentle. "Shall we go home?"
Yu Zhi's cheeks flushed as she got into the car under Xin Xuanlai's escort.
After returning to the village and giving some instructions to Yu Zhi's father, Xin Xuanlai got into the car with Da Chen amidst the reluctant gazes of Yu Zhi's family.
"I thought you'd stay," Da Chen said lightly.
"Stay for what?" Xin Xuanlai asked, confused.
"Didn't you want more time to spend with Yu Zhi?"
"Yes, but more time doesn't mean more time here," Xin Xuanlai said with a smile. "Little Zhi'er definitely wants to spend time with her family now. Me being here wouldn't be appropriate."
Da Chen shook his head honestly. "I don't understand."
"Tch, you big brute who only knows how to fight, what do you understand?" Xin Xuanlai closed his eyes dismissively. Then, thinking of something, he suddenly opened his eyes and looked at Da Chen. "In the future, when you're dating, I'll be your mentor."
"You?"
"Of course," Xin Xuanlai said animatedly. "Let me tell you, girls are precious, especially girls who are willing to be with you. You must cherish them."
"Then, what if your girlfriend argues with you?"
Xin Xuanlai blurted out subconsciously, "How could that happen? Little Zhi'er is so well-behaved, she doesn't seem like the type to argue."
"But, if there really was an argument, you'd have to see whose fault it was. If it was your mistake, you'd definitely have to apologize."
Da Chen pondered for a moment. "And if it was the girlfriend's fault?"
Xin Xuanlai caught the keyword. "Wait, you said girlfriend? Da Chen, I never knew you were dating someone so stealthily?"
"Shut up, it's not a girlfriend."
"I understand," Xin Xuanlai said with a knowing smile. "Not now, maybe in the future. If the girlfriend really made a mistake, then it's definitely your fault."
"Why?"
"Because you didn't help her correct her mistake."
"I did help," Da Chen said, frowning.
"And then what?"
"She punched me and then threw me to the ground with an over-the-shoulder throw."
Xin Xuanlai was dumbfounded. "Wow, she's really fierce."
"So, do you have a solution?"
Xin Xuanlai honestly shook his head. Frankly, he didn't know. He'd never encountered something like that.
"Useless."
"What did you say?" Xin Xuanlai got agitated. "You called me useless?"
Look at how perfectly he resolved this matter today. Why was he called useless?
"Yes."
"That's not acceptable. I need to have a serious talk with you."
"Shut up, I'm driving."
Xin Xuanlai watched Da Chen's driving and fell silent for a moment. He decided it was better not to see and not to be bothered, so he went to sleep.
They arrived home at six in the evening.
"Little Zhi'er, why did you suddenly call me?"
"My father was worried you hadn't arrived home, so he asked me to call and check."
"It's fine, I just got home. For now, spend time with your father and mother. Regarding Madam, I'll explain to her."
Yu Zhi, on the other end of the phone, blushed. "What are you going to explain?"
"It's fine. It's getting late. You should get some sleep. Goodnight."
"Okay."