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

Wen Li had to admire Captain Zou's acting skills; the worry on his face didn't show any sign that they were the ones who had done it.

He even expressed regret that He Li died so young, and said he regretted letting the He family take her back. He said that if he had known the He family would suffer, he would have kept He Li no matter what.

He also said that his daughter was pitiful, as her father died before she was born and her mother died less than two months after she was born.

When he got emotional, he even pretended to wipe away non-existent tears from the corners of his eyes.

This prompted everyone to advise him to think more positively.

Zou's mother wasn't a very good actress. Although she said it was a pity, the pleasure of getting revenge in her eyes still showed.

Even as everyone was baffled and guessing who had harmed the He family, a hint of smugness crept into his eyes.

In fact, Wen Li did not expect the Zou family to be so ruthless, directly wiping out the entire He family's first and second branches.

She thought the Zou family would at most kill He Gang and his son He Lin, since it was true that Zou Dazhuang was killed by He Gang.

Who knew that when they made their move, it was a game-winning one?

Wen Li and Zhou Yu exchanged a glance and quietly left the crowd.

Zhou Yu was still reeling from the shock, wondering, "How could this have happened?"

He thought the two men were just stealing something that night, never expecting they would wipe out the entire He family.

"When the police come to question you later, tell them you saw shadowy figures the night before last, but don't mention you saw them enter the He family's house!"

The He family is gone, so the Zou family should also be punished. There's no reason for this family of villains to get away with it.

Seeing Wen Li's calm expression, Zhou Yu voiced the question that had been on his mind.

"Do you know who the killer is?"

Wen Li's gaze fixed on Zhou Yu's eyes.

"Do you think I'm cruel?"

"No!" Zhou Yu immediately explained, "You're just ignoring it. He Qiang and He Lin have repeatedly helped Jiang Yue'er target you. I'm just curious!"

Wen Li carefully observed Zhou Yu's expression, and only after confirming that he was telling the truth did she explain, "I didn't expect those two to be so ruthless!"

"If I'm not mistaken, the people that night were Zou Lao Da and Zou Lao Er!"

"What?" Zhou Yu quickly realized the crux of the matter. "Is it because He Gang is extorting money from them using the child?"

"Not entirely. As for the specifics, I'm confident the police will be able to find out soon!"

Zhou Yu nodded. "I know what to do!"

After instructing Zhou Yu, Wen Li went to find Er Laizi and asked him to reveal that she had seen He Gang taking Zou Dazhuang to the back mountain on the day Zou Dazhuang died.

With this lead, plus Zhou Yu's testimony, and with further investigation by the police, once they find the whereabouts of the Zou brothers, they will soon be able to clarify the whole story.

As soon as the police arrived, they began to investigate the scene.

In fact, the scene had been almost completely destroyed, and with the heavy snowfall last night, the footprints had long been covered by the snow.

One of the police officers discovered that the back windows of both houses were not closed.

In this cold weather, who would dare to sleep with the back window open?

The firewood in the kang (heated brick bed) was only half-burned, and the rest was damp. There was a large hole in the roof of the woodshed, and all the firewood inside was wet.

It is clear that the murderer wanted to make it appear as if the firewood had frozen to death because the roof of the woodshed was broken and the firewood had gotten wet.

The killer was actually very cautious. If the victim's body hadn't been so perfectly upright, perhaps no one would have suspected foul play.

Many people freeze to death every year, but even if people know about it, they don't report it to the police.

This was a major case involving the annihilation of an entire family, so the police were very cautious and quickly found some white powdery substance in He Lin's nasal cavity.

There is no forensic profession yet, so the village chief immediately called Old Man Wu over. After examining the powder, he determined that it was a sleeping potion.

This explains why they appear to have died in their sleep.

The next step was to conduct site visits.

After visiting the area, it was discovered that there were still voices coming from the He family the night before last, but there was no movement starting yesterday. In other words, the incident happened to the He family the night before last.

Because it was a major case, all the police officers in the commune came.

And all the villagers had to go there to give their statements.

On snowy days, everyone goes to bed early, and at first there were almost no clues.

Finally, it was Chen Erniang at the village entrance who had an idea.

"I remember now, officer! The night before last, when I got up to use the restroom, I think I saw two very tall figures coming out of the village!"

Are you sure you know the exact time?

Chen Erniang, whose eyesight was already failing, said, "I don't know! I was half asleep and thought I was just seeing things!"

[Could I be seeing things? Chen Erniang's eyesight isn't very good to begin with!]

You can mistake two figures for one? Do you think you're seeing a ghost?

"Ma'am, could you please try to recall the scene carefully again? This will help in finding the murderer!"

Upon hearing that she could help the organization, Chen Erniang immediately tried her best to recall.

No one spoke again, afraid of disturbing her.

"I wasn't mistaken. I even heard the crunching sound of my feet on the snow, but I needed to pee, so I thought I'd go to the toilet first. When I came out, it was gone, so I didn't think much of it!"

"Can you recall any other distinctive features they might have?"

"No, I only remember that the two men were very tall and strong, not from our village. We don't have anyone that strong in our village!"

After getting nothing more out of Chen Erniang, the police officers expressed their gratitude and allowed her to leave.

When it was the turn of the educated youth compound, everyone said they hadn't found anything.

Only Zhou Yu hesitated, looking guilty at first glance.

When Officer Wang noticed Zhou Yu's unusual behavior, he kept him there.

"Zhou Zhiqing, do you have any leads?"

Zhou Yu looked around. "Officer Wang, could we find a quiet place?"

Officer Wang glanced at the crowd around him, then nodded and led Zhou Yu into the brigade office.

"Zhou Zhiqing, can you speak now?"

"I also saw two tall figures walking through the village that night!"

Wang Gong'an immediately noticed the loophole in Zhou Yu's words. There was no way to see the direction of the He family's house from inside the educated youth compound, unless Zhou Yu had gone out.

What is Zhou Yu doing out so late at night?

This is intriguing.

"Could you tell me how you saw it?"

Zhou Yu remained silent for a long time, his face filled with a conflicted expression.

"Zhou Zhiqing, if you have any concerns, you can tell us, and I will definitely help you resolve them!"

Wang Gong'an spoke very sincerely, and Zhou Yu gradually lowered his guard.

"My grandfather is in the cowshed!"

With just that one sentence, Officer Wang knew what Zhou Yu was doing sneaking out late at night.

Even the way they looked at Zhou Yu was filled with admiration, after all, there weren't many young men like him who would go to the countryside as an educated youth to take care of their grandfather.

Over the years, he has seen countless families fall apart and even report each other because of this issue.

Compared to those people, Zhou Yu is truly loyal and righteous.