Lu Zechuan had his own mission, and he couldn't reveal his identity, so he could only tell the police station whereabouts of those people.

However, the commune police station was short-staffed, with most of the staff being temporary workers and only five permanent employees, so its efficiency was not high.

The county town is now responsible for visiting various remote mountain areas to rescue the trafficked women. They need to send people over, which will take two more days.

Wen Li chuckled to herself, "Looks like they really want revenge on me. Even at such a critical moment, they still come looking for me!"

"They suffered heavy losses this time; almost all of their men were killed. Retaliation is inevitable. I will arrest those people as soon as possible. They won't dare to come to the village. As long as you stay in the village, you will be safe!"

Wen Li didn't want to live such a nerve-wracking life. "Do you think they would show up if I appeared at the back of the mountain?"

"No, those guys have guns, it's too dangerous, you can't go!"

If those people didn't have guns, Lu Zechuan would have arrested them long ago.

With his skills, dealing with those few people would be a piece of cake.

Wen Li is not a passive person. Those people are like venomous snakes lurking in the shadows. If she doesn't catch them in a day, it's like a knife is hanging over her head.

They were all deep in the mountains, and Lu Zechuan wouldn't tell her their location, so she would have to search for them slowly, which would be a waste of time.

The attack on Tang Shi just happened today, and Lu Zechuan wouldn't agree to her taking any risks now.

Seeing that serious face, Wen Li gave in.

"Alright, alright, I won't go. You just focus on your business!"

Lu Zechuan could tell at a glance that Wen Li was just giving him the runaround. He started planning how to lure those people out and then wipe them all out in one fell swoop!

The two talked for a while and then went back to their room to rest.

Wen Li lay in bed thinking about Tang Shi's miserable state, and investigated all the suspicious people in the educated youth compound and village.

Tang Shi's time in the countryside was short, so she only really offended a few people. Besides, she usually had a sweet tongue and was cute, so she wasn't particularly popular in the village, but she didn't offend many people either.

Aside from her, it would be Jiang Yue'er. After all, given Jiang Yue'er's possessiveness, she would indeed try to deal with Tang Shi, but this is not a method Jiang Yue'er would use.

In the original book, there wasn't a single venomous snake like that in the village, was there?

Wen Li always felt that this matter was inseparable from Jiang Chen.

If Tang Shi was the one who drugged Jiang Chen, could it have been Guo Caixia?

However, since the two are in a working relationship, it's unlikely that Guo Caixia would do that.

After thinking through all the people she needed to think of, Wen Li still had no clue whatsoever. She tossed and turned in bed until midnight before finally falling asleep.

The next morning, upon hearing that Tang Shi's wound had become infected and she had a fever, the captain instructed Li Hong and Chen Jiahao to take her to the county hospital and also to notify her family.

Tang Shi certainly can't stay in the countryside like this.

Sure enough, two days later, the captain told us that Tang Shi's family had come to pick her up.

The person who harmed Tang poetry was never caught, and the case eventually became an unsolved mystery.

After Li Hong returned, Wen Li asked her about Tang Shi's condition.

I learned from Li Hong that Tang Shi was not in good condition. Ever since she learned that she would have scars on her face, she has changed completely.

Not only does she smash things every day, but she also seems to have some mental problems. She cries and curses at people whenever she sees them. Li Hong has been tormented a lot these past few days.

Because she was too emotional, her wounds healed only to reopen, making the injuries on her face even more severe.

Officer Wang came several times, hoping to get more information out of her, but he couldn't find any useful clues.

With Tang Shi's mother arriving, Li Hong was finally able to get rid of this hot potato.

She had initially felt sorry for her, but after two days of torment, that sympathy had long since vanished.

Seeing the dark circles under her eyes, Wen Li didn't press the matter further. "Then you should go back and rest. You look exhausted!"

"Okay! I haven't slept much these past two days, I need to catch up on some sleep."

Two days later, Tang Shi's parents appeared in the village.

Tang's father was in slightly better condition, but Tang's mother looked exhausted and had bloodshot eyes. The couple came to the educated youth compound to help pack Tang Shi's luggage.

Chen Jiahao and Li Hong helped tidy up and then saw the person off.

Because of the Tang poetry incident, many young women in the village dared not go to the back mountain anymore. The village was tense for a few days, but as time went by, the matter was quickly forgotten by everyone.

Just when everyone thought the matter was over, a few women from the village went to the back mountain to collect firewood and found Guo Caixia lying in the grass on the back mountain, her face covered in blood, just like Tang Shi.

The same technique was used, and Guo Caixia's wounds were even more severe.

Wen Li leaned closer to take a look. The wounds on Guo Caixia's body looked like they had been made by a sickle, clearly indicating that the person who did the attack disliked Guo Caixia more.

The brigade leader again instructed the village youths to report to the police, and then sent someone to notify Zhang Mazi.

The people who went to inform Zhang Mazi only found Zhang Daliang and Zheng Fen'er; Zhang Mazi was nowhere to be found.

At first, everyone thought Zhang Mazi had gone off to fool around somewhere again, but he didn't come back even when it got dark.

Only then did everyone hear from Gou Dan that Zhang Mazi had gone to the back mountain that morning.

The captain then sent someone to the back mountain to find Zhang Mazi.

When everyone found Zhang Mazi, he was covered in blood and was more seriously injured than Guo Caixia.

Wen Li looked at the dying Zhang Mazi with a heavy expression. Now she was even more certain that this matter was related to Jiang Chen.

Jiang Chen and Pan Yong were both at work all day and didn't go to the back mountain at all, so... who would be his helper?

Wen Li was certain that Jiang Chen only had a few close friends, but all of them had alibis, so he was very well hidden and left no clues.

"Xiao Li, you shouldn't go there at night these days. That guy is elusive; what if he sets his sights on you?"

Wen Li nodded, "Yes, I've already told Grandpa Wang that I won't be going anytime soon!"

Wen Li knew in her heart that she had offended Jiang Chen quite badly. If that person was really helping Jiang Chen vent his anger, then the next person to retaliate would very likely be her.

Chen Yan was completely baffled. "Who on earth was so ruthless as to injure three people like this so silently?"

"I can't guess either, but Jiang Chen should know who it is!"

Deng Wei thought Wen Li might be overthinking it. "I've been watching Jiang Chen for days and haven't noticed anything unusual!"

Wen Li: "Have you seen him getting close to any female lesbians? Or talking to them?"

"No, they just exchanged a few normal words. Zhou Yu did see Shu Zhiqing approach him twice, but they didn't talk about anything special; it was just a very ordinary conversation!"

In a flash, Wen Li recalled the complex look in Shu Yun's eyes when Tang Shi was injured. "You said Shu Yun contacted him?"

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