In 1992, a small village owner became the richest man in the village by owning a car.

Chapter 301 Beginning and End
"Tell me, what exactly happened in your family?" Yu Dawei led Sun Shunli into the house.

The small room was less than 2.5 meters high, and when Sun Shunli, who was 1.88 meters tall, came in, he looked particularly cramped, as if a giant had suddenly walked into a land of dwarfs.

Sun Shunli picked up a small stool and sat down next to the stove. He took the hot water handed to him by Yu Dawei with both hands and took a deep gulp: "My family is the poorest in Chuhua Village. Because of our poverty, we haven't been able to find a wife all these years. It just so happens that a matchmaker introduced us to Han Yanyan's family."

“Although the other woman was pregnant with someone else’s child, I thought that as long as we lived a good life, it didn’t really matter whether the child was biologically related or not. It’s not like we can’t have another biological child later. I even thought that I would farm hard, work hard to earn money to support my family, and that I would definitely be able to live a good life in the future.” Sun Shunli held the teacup in both hands, his eyes gradually becoming empty. “But the good life didn’t come.”

"What's wrong?" Yu Dawei asked as he listened, adding some firewood to the stove.

The weather in March isn't too cold anymore, but there can still be a bit of a chill in the air occasionally. Burning the stove for a little while each day can greatly alleviate the problem.

“This woman looked down on me from the very beginning. After marrying into our family, she not only ignored me but also constantly gossiped about my mother.” Sun Shunli said, a hint of guilt in his eyes. “To keep the peace, my mother chose to live alone in the warehouse next door and wouldn’t even eat at the same table as us. Even with all that forbearance, Han Yanyan couldn’t get any tolerance. In the end, she even poisoned my mother with rat poison!”

Sun Shunli instinctively gripped the cup tightly, the enamel on the cup even cracking. He glanced at the cup in his hand before letting go, afraid of breaking someone else's nice cup.

"The medicine killed him?!" Yu Dawei was shocked, completely oblivious to whether the cup in the other person's hand was alive or dead. "Then why didn't you call the police!"

"No, because I felt things weren't that simple. That bitch was crying her eyes out, saying my mother died of a sudden heart attack, and the village doctor examined her and said the same thing."

"I followed their advice, buried my mother first, and then started my own investigation in secret." Sun Shunli was afraid that she might accidentally break the cup again, so she carefully placed it on the stool next to her.

“My first target in the investigation was Bi Yunjie,” he said.

"Is there anything more to his story here?" Yu Dawei felt that this gossip was getting weirder and weirder, so he couldn't help but drink some hot water to calm his nerves.

Bi Yunjie is Mi Yao's husband, the one who tried to show off in front of her last year and ended up getting humiliated.

Although Yu Dawei felt that the other party was unreliable in his words and actions, did that guy have the guts to kill someone?

“Yes! After we got married, I knew that every time Han Yanyan went to the market in town, she was actually going to meet Bi Yunjie in secret.” Sun Shunli clenched his fists. “That bastard dresses like a respectable person, but he’s not doing anything good. I’ve investigated him. He has mistresses in town and in the village.”

"So, knowing this, you don't plan to get a divorce or anything?" Yu Dawei couldn't understand this man's thoughts either.

"Divorce?" Sun Shunli looked up, his eyes red. "My mother has worried so much about how I could get married. Besides, if a couple in the village can't get along, people will always gossip. Most of the time, it's the mother-in-law who's the problem. I don't want my mother to have a bad reputation in the village."

"At the time, I thought, at worst, I can just let it go and endure it for the rest of my life... or I can wait until my mother is gone and then we'll talk about it."

"But the worst thing she could have done was to be my mother!"

Yu Dawei frowned, looking at Sun Shunli, who was becoming somewhat agitated: "Do you have any evidence?"

“Yes! After the New Year, I went directly to the county town to ambush Bi Yunjie, beat him up, and threatened him that if he didn’t tell the truth, I would tell his wife about what happened between him and my wife!” A sinister look appeared in Sun Shunli’s eyes.

Did he say so?

“I told him! Then I went to the county to rent a Walkman and bought a cassette tape, recorded everything he said, and then left.” Sun Shunli closed his eyes to calm himself down, then looked up at Yu Dawei. “Brother-in-law, I have to thank you for this.”

"Me?" Yu Dawei pointed to himself in confusion.

“Yes, I originally planned to pay with my blood, but I know what the outcome would be for me if I killed someone. It’s really not worth ruining my life for a bitch.” Sun Shunli sighed. “So in the end I didn’t choose revenge, but instead called the police. Afterwards, the forensic doctor wanted to dig up my mother’s grave to find evidence that she was poisoned, and I agreed.”

"I not only want Han Yanyan to go in, I also want her dead! She's the only one I can't let go of no matter what!" Sun Shunli said, his hatred resurfacing.

Even if the villagers gossiped about him digging up graves, he didn't care. He hadn't planned to live in the first place, so why should he care about other people's words?

Fortunately, it was winter, and the forensic examination of parts of the deceased's body confirmed the presence of a large amount of rat poison.

In addition, the barefoot doctor in the village couldn't withstand the pressure and turned himself in, saying that Han Yanyan gave him three hundred yuan to deceive Sun Shunli.

The most ridiculous thing is that when the police officers searched Sun Shunli's house looking for other evidence, they actually found half a packet of rat poison left.

Sun Shunli almost couldn't hold back and killed Han Yanyan, but in the end, reason prevailed.

And that was the end of it. Han Yanyan had just been taken in a few days ago, accompanied by the barefoot doctor from the village. According to the police officer, the doctor was an accomplice and needed to be taken back for further investigation.

Of course, he can't escape the charge of harboring a criminal, which, according to the latest criminal law, could be punishable by more than three years but less than ten years.

According to Sun Shunli's account, only Bi Yunjie did not choose to let the other party go. He not only found Bi Yunjie's wife, Mi Yao, but also told Mi Yao about Han Yanyan's relationship with Bi Yunjie, as well as several other women that Sun Shunli had found to be related.

Afterwards, he thoughtfully gave the newly copied cassette tape to Mi Yao, so that she could listen to the beginning where Bi Yunjie explained how many times he had had relations with Han Yanyan.

Yu Dawei sat on the edge of the kang (a heated brick bed), becoming increasingly alarmed as he listened, and in the end, he no longer wanted to take Sun Shunli as his student.

This guy is honest, and he is honest, but he's also not. He's the kind of ruthless person who would dig his own mother out of her grave for revenge! He's even ruthless enough to stab Bi Yunjie in the back one last time.

Can someone like that really be managed? Yu Dawei is not.

"So what happened to Bi Yunjie and Mi Yao in the end? Have you heard anything?" Yu Dawei remained outwardly calm, but inwardly he was also starting to wonder about the specific situation of his wife's best friend.

“I’m not entirely sure, but Officer Xu drove to the village to find me a few days ago. He said Bi Yunjie was also a suspect in the murder and wanted me to go to the police station to give another detailed statement.” Sun Shunli recalled, “Officer Xu said that Han Yanyan’s motive for the murder was probably because my mother accidentally stumbled upon them doing something intimate… and then Bi Yunjie casually remarked, ‘Why don’t you use rat poison to kill this old lady…’”

Yu Dawei was speechless. This tiger woman was truly timid. She probably thought that because she could bully anyone in Sun Shunli's family, she had forgotten how difficult it was to mess with honest people.

However, judging from the situation, Bi Yunjie should still be able to get out, since it only involves moral issues and not too many legal issues. But Han Yanyan is definitely doomed.

As for Han Yanyan's child, there's no need to think about it; it must be Bi Yunjie's. Their relationship has been ambiguous both before and after their marriage.

"Why don't you rest in the room for a bit? I'll go out and talk to the captain about you and see what arrangements to make." Yu Dawei put down his teacup and prepared to leave.

"Brother-in-law, thank you for your trouble." Sun Shunli knew he wasn't well received, so he quickly got up and awkwardly rubbed his fingers together.

"It's nothing." Yu Dawei glanced back at the kid, feeling helpless.

Yu Dawei is not a saint; while outwardly maintaining composure, he must not show the slightest pity in his heart.

There's no other reason than that this "honest man" was destined to be difficult to manage.

A sensitive yet extremely patient person working in a factory—the outcome is predictable: either they continue to silently endure it, or they erupt into an even stronger conflict with someone.

"Old Ji, come here for a second." Yu Dawei walked to the door of the bus and waved to Old Ji.

"Okay, boss, just a moment." After tightening one of the gear shift screws, Lao Ji quickly put down the wrench, took off his gloves, and ran over to Yu Dawei's side in a few quick steps.

After glancing at the second squad, Yu Dawei led Lao Ji to his little red car.

"The guy in the house is called Sun Shunli. Let me briefly explain his situation to you." Yu Dawei said, taking out a box of Changbaishan cigarettes from the car, pulling one out and handing it to Lao Ji, while throwing the rest back into the car.

Old Ji took the cigarette, then took out a match from his pocket and lit it.

Smoking is not allowed inside the factory on weekdays, so people usually choose to smoke in the corner near the little red car.

Yu Dawei naturally knew how difficult it was for a smoker like Lao Ji to work without smoking. Usually, when he wanted to chat with Lao Ji alone, he would hand him a cigarette from the car and they would smoke and talk at the same time.

Then Yu Dawei gave a concise explanation.

"That's the situation. What do you think we should do with this person?" Yu Dawei didn't have any good ideas at the moment, so he wanted to see if Lao Ji had any good suggestions.

"Since the boss and he have this kind of relationship, forgive me for speaking frankly, but this guy... can't be kept." Old Ji leaned against the east wall, took a drag of his cigarette, and comfortably exhaled a puff of smoke. "If we really put him in the repair shop, with his taciturn personality, who knows if he can handle a joke or not? Besides, we're all rough guys, and we don't really know how to keep our mouths shut."

“Boss, from what you’ve told me about what he’s done, this guy is definitely ruthless!” Old Ji’s eyes darted around. “Why don’t we have him learn to drive from Axe? If he can’t learn, we can just fire him.”

(End of this chapter)