1970s: Transmigrated into a cannon fodder female supporting character in a lucky koi novel!

Now that we know Meng Zhou is the murderer of Li Hong, his relationship with Li Xiangxiang inevitably raises questions about his motives.

Back at the educated youth compound, Lu Zechuan quietly woke up Wen Li and the others.

The group gathered in the small living room, all still sleepy-eyed and not yet fully awake.

"Brother Lu, why did you wake us up so late?" Su Hao rubbed his eyes, his dizzy head finally clearing up a bit.

Lu Zechuan tapped his fingers on the table, while Xu Yuan stood guard at the door, worried that someone might hear something if they got up in the middle of the night.

"We learned how Li Hong died from Guo Caixia!"

"What?" Qi Jun instantly snapped back to reality.

"Who is it?" Chen Yan asked impatiently.

Everyone knows that Wen Li suspects Li Hong didn't commit suicide, and everyone is curious about who the murderer is.

Looking into the curious eyes, Lu Zechuan slowly uttered that unexpected name.

"It's Meng Zhou!"

"Clang—"

The teacup in Wen Li's hand suddenly fell to the ground.

The surprise on the faces of the others was equally striking.

Chen Yan murmured, "How could it be Meng Zhou?"

Everyone had this thought in mind: Li Xiangxiang, Wen Li, and Chen Yan were good friends, and because of Li Xiangxiang, everyone got along well with Meng Zhou.

Meng Zhou is well-mannered and has a good sense of propriety. It's easy to get along with him, and Su Hao and Deng Wei enjoy playing with him!

Qi Jun also treated him as a brother.

How could that be?

"Could it be that Guo Caixia is lying?" Wen Li found it hard to accept this idea.

"No, Guo Caixia was hiding behind the reeds by the river at the time, she saw everything clearly!"

Deng Wei: "Then why didn't she save him?"

"I was terrified!"

Lu Zechuan sighed. If Guo Caixia had shouted back then, perhaps Li Hong could have been saved. But there was another outcome: Guo Caixia would have drowned as well.

After all, Meng Zhou was a grown man. Guo Caixia was beaten every few days after marrying Zhang Mazi and was often hungry. She was too thin and weak. There was no one by the river at the time. If she were discovered, she could easily get herself into trouble.

Therefore, it's not hard to understand why she chose not to save him at that time.

Wen Li racked her brains but still couldn't understand, "But why? Meng Zhou and Li Hong have no history of conflict, they hardly ever interact, why would he do this?"

Everyone fell silent; they were also eager to know!

"I woke you up to warn you. I've already told Guo Caixia to report this to the police tomorrow. If she doesn't, don't mess with him for now!"

The key figure in this matter is Guo Caixia, after all, she is an eyewitness, and there is no other evidence.

If Guo Caixia chooses not to report to the police, it will be almost impossible to catch Meng Zhou, as the police also need to rely on evidence when handling cases.

Even Lu Zechuan couldn't figure out his motive for doing this. He always felt that this matter might not be simple. Perhaps Li Hong had discovered some terrible secret, which was why she was silenced.

What incredible secret could this village hold?

The only thing Lu Zechuan could think of was that Meng Zhou might have the same identity as Li Lingling.

However, he had investigated Meng Zhou's file and couldn't find any problems!

Since no one got an answer and it was getting late, they all went back to their rooms.

Wen Li lay in bed unable to sleep, her mind filled with thoughts of Meng Zhou's every move after he went to the countryside.

Aside from the time she was pursuing Li Xiangxiang, Wen Li and Meng Zhou didn't have much contact, so she didn't know much about Meng Zhou.

He was Jiang Yue'er's ultimate devoted follower in the original book, contributing greatly to her career. He never married and left his entire estate to Jiang Yue'er's children after his death.

But those are all plot points from the original book. Now they are all living, breathing people. Meng Zhou might really have some hidden identity that wasn't written in the original book.

She originally thought that Meng Zhou didn't fall in love with Jiang Yue'er because the plot had fallen apart, but now it seems that's not entirely true.

So, does Meng Zhou genuinely like Li Xiangxiang, or does he have some ulterior motive?

Thinking of Li Xiangxiang, Wen Li sighed silently, wondering how devastated Li Xiangxiang would be if she found out.

Li Xiangxiang truly loves Meng Zhou, and she's deeply in love with him!

The thought of such a bright young girl becoming depressed over this made Wen Li want to tie her up and beat her up.

The next day, Wen Li got up early and saw that Chen Yan was also up when she went out.

Both of them had dark circles under their eyes, and they could see worry in each other's eyes.

Su Hao and the others were not to be outdone; they were all yawning incessantly, clearly having not slept well.

After having a quick bite to eat, everyone went to the front yard.

The people in the front yard were already waiting. Qi Jun counted the number of people, and then they all headed towards the grain drying yard.

The group was unusually quiet today. Meng Zhou stepped forward and patted Su Hao on the shoulder. Su Hao stiffened for a moment, then quickly realized that he had overreacted.

"None of you look like you slept well. What's wrong?"

Su Hao waved his hand, "Don't even mention it. Deng Wei went crazy last night, insisting on waking us up to chat with him, and none of us got a good night's sleep!"

Deng Wei: Why are you using him as an excuse?

Meng Zhou smiled and looked at Deng Wei, "What's wrong with you?"

Deng Wei could only make up an excuse to brush it off, "It's nothing, I just got a letter from home, and I'm in a bad mood!"

Seeing that he was unwilling to say more, Meng Zhou did not ask any further questions. The group arrived at the grain drying yard in a casual manner, and then took their farm tools to the assigned fields.

When Wen Li arrived at the field, she saw Li Xiangxiang go to Meng Zhou's side. Li Xiangxiang shyly gave Meng Zhou an egg, said a few words, and then left with her notebook.

Wen Li waved to Li Xiangxiang, who looked around but didn't see the captain, so she ran towards Wen Li.

"What's wrong? We've only just started work, I can't afford to slack off like you!"

Wen Li rolled her eyes. "Am I that kind of person? Whenever I slack off, I always finish the work in the fields first!"

Li Xiangxiang looked her up and down. "So that's you!"

Wen Li: "If we don't undermine each other, we can still be good sisters!"

"Alright, alright, I can't slack off today, or my dad will deduct my work points again. Tell me, what's wrong?"

"How are things going with Meng, the educated youth?"

"Why are you asking me the same question as Chen Yan?"

Seeing that Wen Li and Chen Yan both seemed hesitant to speak, Li Xiangxiang knew that something must have happened, otherwise the two of them wouldn't have asked her the same question.

Moreover, this matter should be related to Meng Zhou.

Li Xiangxiang was originally a very easygoing person, and seeing Wen Li's expression, she immediately became anxious.

"Tell me, what exactly happened?"

"It's nothing, I just wanted to ask if you two have any plans to get married?"

Li Xiangxiang is someone who can't keep secrets, and Wen Li doesn't plan to tell her about it right now.

"You mean this?" Li Xiangxiang breathed a sigh of relief. "He said we should wait two more years before getting married, we're still young!"