Angdan was shot and killed in a fight. His house was set on fire; it was a wooden stilt house, and once the fire started, it quickly turned into a raging inferno.

By the time bystanders arrived, it was too late to get inside and rescue the people.

The fire burned for several hours before being extinguished just before dawn, and everyone inside was burned to a crisp.

No one knows the specifics of what happened, only that he got into a conflict with someone, and he arrogantly and viciously dragged that person away, saying he would find a place to settle things privately.

As soon as he dragged the man into the deserted stilted house, gunshots rang out, and a raging fire engulfed the house.

Angdan died inside, charred so badly that his body was unrecognizable.

After hearing this, He Duoye simply said, "What does that have to do with me? I didn't start the fire."

Yes, on the surface, He Duoye even has a perfect alibi, and he's also the unlucky guy who was drugged. But besides him, who else could it be? Is Angdan really just unlucky?

He Duoye said, "I suggest you investigate everyone and find out who drugged me. What's the point of questioning me here? I didn't do anything wrong."

Mrs. He and Mr. He exchanged a glance, both of them utterly dumbfounded.

They knew that He Duoye had been drugged. The He family asked them for help, and after receiving a bribe, they agreed to help. They had someone add something to the drinks and even prepared women.

Anyway, they'll be leaving soon, so they're not afraid that He Duoye will go crazy and bite them afterwards.

Who would have thought that someone would die here?

What's the difference between hiring someone to investigate now and exposing it yourself?

The couple dared not speak, and could only turn their eyes to look at the second young lady of the He family.

He Jingjun only said, "Uncle Kang Nuo will arrive this afternoon."

After saying that, she turned and left.

He Duoye politely saw the three people out. He stood in the corridor outside the door, watching He Jingjun and the two members of the He family talking quietly not far away. He Jingjun saw him, looked up, and the two exchanged a glance from a distance.

He Jingjun withdrew her gaze and continued walking forward.

The two members of the He family are still trying their best to distance themselves from the fight, saying that the fight between the two members of the He family should not involve them.

He Jingjun dealt with the situation, and then her phone rang. The caller was He's father.

"Excuse me, I'll take this call."

He Jingjun walked to the shade of a tree, looked at the distant, rolling fields, and calmly answered the phone.

He's father didn't scold her or question her; he simply said, "Go home with Uncle Kang Nuo tonight."

He Jingjun knew this meant she had to go back and be punished. She gripped her phone tightly and agreed.

The call ended abruptly. He Jingjun lit a cigarette, looked at the vast expanse of lush green fields in front of her, and suddenly laughed with delight.

*

Lin Mian hadn't expected two major events to happen in one night. She looked at He Duoye with a mixture of curiosity and suspicion.

She had long suspected that He Duoye might have deliberately been drugged, and now that she saw this, her suspicions were even stronger.

He Duoye turned her head to face the food on the coffee table: "Don't overthink it, I'm really innocent."

Lin Mian asked, "Did you know that Sister Jingjun would put something on you?"

If you knew but still drank it, then it was intentional.

In this way, if he were to plot to kill Angdan, he would have a perfect alibi.

He Duoye picked up Lin Mian, placed her on his lap, and hugged her from behind, saying slowly, "Why call her Sister Jingjun? Call her He Jingjun. None of the He family members are good people."

Lin Mian: "..."

That's what they say, but isn't it a bit too blunt to berate yourself?

He Duoye pressed his chin against Lin Mian's head and continued, "Angdan's death is also related to He Jingjun. That woman isn't as innocent as she seems. In this place, don't trust anyone."

Lin Mian grabbed his arm and asked, "You can't believe me either?"

He Duoye fell silent. He wanted to tell her not to believe him, that perhaps later, to achieve some goal, he would lie to her too. But he couldn't bring himself to say it. He wanted Lin Mian to believe him, to trust him absolutely forever.

Just like when they were dating, they were the closest people in the world, and even Lin Mian's family was not as important as him.

Others may not care about him, may not believe him, but she always will.

He Duoye didn't answer, and Lin Mian didn't press him for an answer. She simply took his hand and intertwined her fingers with his.

"Before, Li Mingshao told me that I would be kidnapped when I traveled abroad, and it wasn't just because I was unlucky." Lin Mian had always wanted to ask about these things, but she didn't know how to bring it up.

Now she wants to use this question to replace the previous question about belief.

"Is it because I'm your ex-girlfriend?"

He Duoye's voice was very low: "Mm."

His mother died, and He's father wanted to find a new weakness in He Duoye, but he couldn't find anything that He Duoye cared about, except for his ex-girlfriend whom he had cared about four years ago.

It was by threatening her life that He Duoye was forced to return to the He family.

He's father brought Lin Mian over, perhaps just to take a gamble and see if Lin Mian still held any weight in He Duoye's heart after four years.

As it turned out, Mr. He's gamble paid off once again.

Lin Mian is very important to He Duoye, even though they have been separated for four years.

"Jing... He Jingjun said that at the end of next month, you're going to take me back to the He family to get married, is that true?" Lin Mian asked.

He Duoye said in a nonchalant tone, "Do you want to get married over there? My father isn't a good person, but he's good at saving face. If you want, he'll put on an extravagant wedding for you."

He Duoye found it quite interesting and said expectantly, "You can tell him what you want right now, like having a drone sprinkle gold on the ground or something."

Lin Mian: "...Why didn't you let him take us both up into the sky with a drone?"

He Duoye said, "I'm fine with anything, it's up to you."

"..."

Lin Mian declined this high-risk behavior.

"I don't want any lavish wedding. All the guests are strangers, and just thinking about it puts a lot of pressure on me."

He Duoye then asked, "So, what kind of wedding do you want?"

Lin Mian had indeed thought about this issue. She didn't want a wedding that was just a routine process in a hotel banquet hall, like a performance on an assembly line. Besides, neither she nor He Duoye had that many relatives and friends.

"Take a photo on the beach or in the grass by the lake, and then go on a trip."

He Duoye nodded: "Okay, I understand."

Lin Mian: "..."

Suddenly I felt a little awkward and embarrassed.

She looked at her hands clasped with He Duoye's, hesitated for several seconds, and was about to speak when there was a sudden knock on the door.

Li Mingshao's voice came in.

"Brother Ye, may I come in?"

Lin Mian: "..."

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