Oh no! The leader's young wife is demanding a divorce every night!

The evidence has been found; the next step is to track down the perpetrator.

Wang Song turned his gaze to Xiao Re again.

"Comrade Xiao, what's the next step in the search?"

Xiao Re raised an eyebrow slightly, his smile bright and clear.

"You're the captain of the guard unit. Catching thieves is your job, isn't it?"

"My dog, Dahuang, has already found the clues for you. Whether it's checking footprints, mud, or human traces, I trust you are more professional than my dog, Dahuang."

Wang Song was once again left speechless, both amused and exasperated.

If they can't find the pig thief, then they're not even as good as Big Yellow.

Commander Lu's wife is really cunning!

They just throw the evidence in your face, and then all the pressure falls on the police force.

Normally, losing a piglet isn't a serious theft problem; a couple of guards could easily investigate and question it a few times. If it couldn't be found, it wasn't a big deal either.

With her making such a big show of it, and even bringing in the production brigade to supervise, they really wouldn't be able to save face if they didn't catch the thief.

In addition to the four guards Zhao, Qian, Sun, and Li, he also sent out Di Houzi, the most clever and capable detective in the guard team.

"You guys, based on the existing clues, follow up on this livestock theft case thoroughly and find the thief within the time limit."

Di Houzi is a well-known expert in solving cases in the guard team. As his name suggests, he is quick-witted, nimble-fingered, and insightful. He is best at investigating these inconspicuous and trivial cases. The slightest clues that ordinary people overlook can never escape his eyes.

The army was planning to transfer him to the reconnaissance brigade and entrust him with an important task, but unexpectedly, he had to take on this job before leaving.

It's really a waste of talent.

Originally, Wang Song was worried that Di Houzi wouldn't be happy, since Di Houzi's promotion and transfer order had already been issued. He was no longer part of the guard unit and could leave this mess alone.

Unexpectedly, when Di Houzi heard that the person who lost the pig was Xiao Re, he immediately agreed.

"Sister-in-law, leave the catching of the thief to me. I guarantee I'll drag that rat out of the ditch within a day."

When Wang Song heard that Di Houzi was willing to help, his heart immediately settled down.

"You're a true friend. Even though you're leaving, you're still willing to help. I, Old Wang, owe you a favor!"

Di Houzi waved his hand dismissively.

"No need! Commander Lu saved my life, so your wife's affairs are my affairs. Even if you didn't ask, I would have volunteered for a mission to help your wife catch the thief."

After saying this, Di Houzi stopped talking and quickly led his four guards to split up and conduct on-site investigations.

He was always meticulous in his investigations. Upon arriving at the scene on the back mountain, he immediately squatted under the tung tree, repeatedly examining the clumps of soil and carefully comparing them with the uniformly deep and sized female footprints on the ground. Following the trail of the footprints, he discovered that the back mountain slope was deserted and the roads were rugged. Ordinary military families would never come here alone. However, behind the logistics service station, there was a hidden path that few people knew about, leading directly to this tung tree grove.

Di Houzi instantly had a general idea of ​​what was going on.

He kept quiet and led his team to quietly visit nearby barracks, questioning the soldiers on duty the previous evening. Soon, someone provided a clue: around dusk the previous night, they had seen a young woman wearing a floral-patterned jacket from the family compound returning furtively from a path behind the mountain. She looked flustered, her hood pulled down low, and appeared very suspicious.

Following this lead, Di Houzi learned from neighbors that the lights were on late last night, yesterday evening, at the home of Deng Ke, the director of the logistics service station. A heated argument could be heard near midnight. At the time, they didn't think much of it, assuming it was just a typical marital spat.

As the clues gradually converged, all the suspicious points pointed to Deng Ke's home.

To avoid alerting the enemy, Di Houzi and his team quietly lay in wait for half an hour, and found two family members of the military who were chopping wood on the back hill as witnesses. Furthermore, the stone steps outside the Dengke Academy were still stained with red mud from the barren slopes of the back hill.

The case details are now completely clear, all doubts have been confirmed, and there are no further omissions.

Di Houzi dared not delay and quickly returned to the guard brigade, reporting to Wang Song with a solemn expression.

"Captain, we've got it all figured out! All the clues point to the home of Director Deng in logistics! The footprints on the back hill, the mud marks, and the eyewitness testimonies all match—the perpetrator is hiding at Deng's house!"

Wang Song's face darkened, and he immediately made the decision.

"Immediately issue an order to bring Deng Ke and his entire family to the interrogation room for questioning and separate investigation!"

The guards acted swiftly and quickly brought Deng Ke and his wife, along with their niece Liu Suier who was staying at his house, to the scene.

As soon as the group entered, Xiao Re could see them clearly.

Liu Sui'er's clothes were disheveled, her face was pale and ashen, her hands were tightly gripping the hem of her clothes, her whole body was trembling uncontrollably, and her eyes could not hide her panic and fear.

When Sun Daming saw Liu Suier, his face turned ashen and his heart turned ice-cold.

When interrogated separately, the truth cannot be hidden at all.

Liu Suier, who has extremely poor psychological resilience, could not withstand the pressure of the high-pressure interrogation before the guards could question her rigorously. Her mental defenses collapsed, and she tearfully confessed the whole truth.

"It wasn't me. My aunt instructed me to do it. She said that if I succeeded, she would give me six hundred yuan as a dowry so that I could marry Officer Sun An in a grand manner."

After Liu Suier confessed, Liu Cuiping stopped making pointless excuses.

She cried and told Wang Song her story.

"Yes, I instructed my niece to do it."

"That farm should have been contracted to our family. Why did Xiao Re take it from us right away? Just because she's the commander's wife, does that mean she can do whatever she wants?"

"Moreover, instead of raising livestock, this perfectly good breeding farm is running dog carts, scooters, and spinning rides, making a quick buck off children, corrupting the military's morale, and leading the kids in the family compound astray."

"I reported her out of chivalry and to rid the army of a scourge."

"In our unit, so many people hate her, despise her, and want to destroy her pig farm. But those people only know how to talk big and gossip behind people's backs; they're useless. But I'm different; I dare to act. As long as I kill that little pig of hers, her pig farm won't be able to continue operating."

"Even if you catch my niece now and know I ordered her to do it, so what? Stealing a few piglets is just a small matter, no big deal. At worst, I'll admit my mistake, apologize, and accept criticism and education. You can't possibly put me in jail, can you?"

At this point, Liu Cuiping's face was full of arrogance and confidence.

"I already found out! The stolen amount is less than ten yuan, which is just a minor offense and won't lead to criminal charges! As long as I can ruin her farm, this little mistake is worth it a thousand times over!"

As soon as she finished speaking, she even threw her head back and laughed loudly, looking as if she thought herself righteous and extremely glorious.

Wang Song's face was cold and stern as he reprimanded her harshly.

"Liu Cuiping, you are utterly ignorant and audacious! Stealing piglets is a minor crime, but your premeditated murder and framing are serious offenses."

"Moreover, Comrade Xiao is a family member of a regimental-level officer. Framed by a military family is an even more serious crime according to military discipline and law."

He stared coldly at the woman who had momentarily lost her composure, his words clear and distinct.

"By the way, let me make this clear to you. Comrade Xiao's farm doesn't just raise one pig. He also has other piglets. So, even if you cruelly harm one, it won't matter. He has other trump cards. This farm operates legally and in accordance with regulations, and no one has the right to order it to be shut down and taken back."

Upon hearing this, Liu Cuiping was instantly struck dumb, her body frozen in place. Her arrogant and smug expression vanished completely.

She screamed and roared like a madwoman.

"What? She also has a pig?"

"That damned vixen, why does she have two pigs?"