After Jiang Yan sent the commune leaders away, she immediately went to find Zhang Xingye. She went to the police station first, and when she learned that Zhang Xingye had returned home, she immediately went to Zhang Xingye's home.

She had been there once last time and it was easy to find.

Zhang Xingye had just finished cleaning himself, taking a shower, shaving, and changing his clothes. He had just soaked his dirty clothes in the basin when he heard a knock on the door.

"Who is it?"

Jiang Yan quickly said, "Brother Zhang, I'm Jiang Yan."

Zhang Xingye opened the door in confusion. When he saw Jiang Yan, he instinctively looked behind her, but did not see Si Lu.

"Sister-in-law, are you here alone?"

"Well, Brother Zhang, I have something to talk to you about."

"Oh, come on, come in."

The house was a bit messy. Zhang Xingye lived alone. He would come home for a night and then immediately return to work. He was considered diligent if he cleaned up the house every ten or eight days.

Fortunately, when he came back, he mopped the floor and cleaned up all the messy things scattered in the living room. Although it was not very tidy, it was at least presentable.

Zhang Xingye felt a little embarrassed, "Sister-in-law, I just got back and everything is a bit messy." It's really embarrassing for a soldier. He is not even familiar with the housework.

"Please sit down, I'll get you a drink." Last time someone gave him two bottles of soda, but he thought it was too sweet, so he stuffed it in the cupboard. Now it's just the right time to give it to Jiang Yan.

"Brother Zhang, please stop being busy. I have something to talk to you about."

Zhang Liye quickly found the soda and put it in front of Jiang Yan. "Tell me, did Si Lu bully you?"

"No." Jiang Yan asked bluntly: "You have arrested Wang Rui and her brother, as well as Qi Chunqiu, right?"

Zhang Xingye frowned slightly, "Yes." The man was caught in the guesthouse, which was not surprising for Jiang Yan to know, but Zhang Xingye instinctively felt that things were not that simple.

Sure enough, Jiang Yan cleared his cough a little embarrassedly, and then said: "Brother Zhang, the three of them...well, I did this."

Zhang Xingye's eyelids twitched and his mood became complicated.

Before, he thought Si Lu bullied Xiao Jiang, but now it seems that it’s good enough that Xiao Jiang doesn’t bully him.

"Um..." Zhang Xingye thought about the wording and asked carefully, "They offended you."

"It's not an offense, it's a calculation."

Jiang Yan told her about how Wang Lijin had attacked her several times, and also about how Wang Rui drugged her and plotted against her when she came to the county this time, but she eventually saw through the trick and fought back.

"How ridiculous." Zhang Xingye was so angry that he jumped up and down, and almost blurted out curse words, but he swallowed them back.

Si Lu's young wife is not like the soldiers under his command who will listen to any vulgar words. He still needs to pay attention to the impact.

"Sister-in-law, don't worry, leave this matter to me, I will make sure they are dead. Humph, they are just relying on Hou Yulai's power." Anyway, he and Hou Yulai were not on good terms, so this time he could just deal with them openly.

It's a pity that there is no evidence to prove that they drugged me, otherwise they would have been arrested and sentenced directly.

"Brother Zhang, Hou Yulai is not simple."

After hearing this, Zhang Xingye suddenly sat up straight, his eyes becoming somewhat solemn.

"Have you ever dealt with each other? Tell me!"

"I suspect Hou Yulai is having a small life."

Zhang Xingye's eyes sparkled. "You have met before. Do you have any evidence? Or is it just a guess?"

These three consecutive questions show how much importance Zhang Xingye attaches to it.

It seems that he also has doubts about Hou Yulai. After all, he has worked on the covert front and is more sensitive to this aspect.

"My grandfather once went to study in Xiaorizi. I studied medicine with him and learned the language of Xiaorizi since I was a child. I have a certain understanding of their culture and customs. Brother Zhang, I have met Hou Yulai and followed Wang Rui."

She started to talk nonsense again. There was no other way. She couldn't tell Zhang Xingye her trump card, right? There had to be a reason that could convince him.

"Wang Rui's parents and ancestors are all local, so she should not be living a simple life. But I suspect she knows Hou Yulai's identity and has been assimilated, so her words and actions will unconsciously have a little bit of the flavor of a simple life."

Have it?

Zhang Xingye recalled carefully but found nothing.

"It's just a feeling. It's hard for people who are not familiar with the culture there to discover it." Jiang Yan said, "Although I don't have evidence, I can find it."

"How to find it?"

"Wang Rui is the breakthrough point. Assuming that Hou Yulai is really living a low life and Wang Rui is an insider, then how will Hou Yulai react if Wang Rui is arrested?"

He must be very uneasy, afraid that Wang Rui would confess and reveal his secret. People are the most ruthless in their daily lives, and they are willing to sacrifice everything for their own interests and the great cause they talk about.

It's gone crazy.

"You want to kill people to silence them?" After all, only the dead can keep secrets. If Wang Rui died, Hou Yulai would be safe.

Jiang Yan nodded, "He might hesitate, why don't we give him a hand."

Zhang Xingye had some understanding, "I can do this."

Just add some stuff into her food. It won’t kill her, but it will give her a good scare.

As long as Wang Rui is certain that Hou Yulai will kill her, she will definitely be disheartened, and it will be much easier to pry her mouth open.

"Okay, I'll take care of this."

"If, I mean if, Wang Rui doesn't say anything at that time, I want to see her." Jiang Yan said: "Maybe only I can pry her mouth open."

Zhang Xingye thought about it and agreed. He still recognized his colleague's work ability. If they really couldn't pry Wang Rui's mouth open, it would be fine to arrange for them to meet later.

"Okay, I agree."

The two of them finalized the details, and that night, Wang Rui and Qi Chunqiu added ingredients to their meals. As for Wang Lijin, with his intelligence, Hou Yulai probably wouldn't want to silence him.

The food in the small dark room was very bad. They only gave two meals a day, which were steamed corn bread and cabbage stewed in a watery broth, which was no different from boiled food. Wang Rui felt sick of the food.

However, the food in the evening suddenly became better. There was a greasy dish of sauerkraut stewed with vermicelli and pork belly, as well as a dish of stir-fried dried tofu with hot peppers, all of which were Wang Rui's favorite dishes.

Qi Chunqiu was so scared that she started crying, "Sister, this won't be our last meal, right?"

The female police officer who delivered the meal snorted coldly, "This meal was delivered from outside. After all, she is the wife of the director of the Revolutionary Committee, so she should be treated differently."

Wang Rui naturally thought that she was treated this way because Hou Yulai found someone to smooth things over and take care of her.

Her anxious heart finally settled down, and she enjoyed her dinner especially well.

However, just after eating half of it, Wang Rui felt unbearable abdominal pain, her stomach was churning, and she felt like she was about to vomit.

Qi Chunqiu ate faster than her and had an attack faster than her. His eyes went dark and he passed out, with white foam coming out of the corners of his mouth.

When Wang Rui saw this scene, her heart skipped a beat. Hou Yulai was trying to kill someone to silence him!

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