A generation of soldiers begins with Feng Yuxiu traveling through time and space with Xu Sanduo

Chapter 530 Xiao Zhuang's Collapse, the Secret of the Tree's Death
dark night.

Wangdu Village fell into a long-awaited quiet tonight.

No one was sitting idly chatting in the open space at the edge of the village.

Instead, it exuded an eerie stillness.

"Dezi, why was Xiao Zhuang arrested? What does he have to do with Shu's death? Besides, a year ago, those people were all shot dead by Gao's son. What does that have to do with Xiao Zhuang?"

Dezi lowered his head and remained silent. Behind him was Xiaomei, a deaf-mute woman.

Through Xiao Zhuang's mother's introduction, Xiao Mei has married De Zi.

Xiao Mei, who looks very pretty, was good at everything before marriage, but after marriage... she never does laundry or cooks.

He just kept running towards the county town.

I often see them outside KTVs.

But the bride price was spent, and the marriage was over.

In this day and age, especially in rural areas, divorce is a lifelong humiliation that can never be overcome.

People will gossip and curse you to death.

Xiao Mei was eating sunflower seeds with her legs crossed when Dezi glanced at her, a hint of disgust flashing in his eyes.

"Mom, I don't know, and please don't ask. Don't go into crowds unless you have something to do."

"Are you hiding something from me? Something was strange in the village this evening. I saw Shangzhuang's mother, but she didn't greet me."

"It's okay."

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crunch.

The door to the old room of the tree was pushed open.

Feng Yuxiu stood beside the solar cooker, looking at the dusty house.

Shu's younger brother, San'er, took his mother to Sun City. Compared to the farmers in Wangdu Village, a taxi driver had a high income in this era.

Therefore, a person can support their elderly mother.

The house was then abandoned.

In just one year, Feng Yuxiu saw that the yard was overgrown with weeds.

Even the originally smooth brick and tile house has developed several cracks.

Individuals have no right to mobilize troops and armed police; even the local mayor has no right to do so.

But Feng Yuxiu's reason was very simple.

As a major from the military region, he now suspects there is a hidden murder case here.

As the local public security officers, they were fully capable of cooperating with him. Of course, the armed police were only there to prevent the forces hidden within the territory from suddenly emerging during the chaos.

Compared to national-level technical personnel, scientists, and academicians, the existence of weapons like Feng Yuxiu, which can influence a small-scale war, is also worth protecting.

He earned all of this with his life; there was nothing wrong with it or any rule that defied common sense.

Feng Yuxiu turned and walked out of Wangdu Village, where the police were waiting in a police car at the village entrance.

"The former village chief of this village, his son has a criminal record, arrest him."

"Are you sure?"

"Confirmed. Arrest him, we'll find out after a brief interrogation, but..."

Feng Yuxiu narrowed his eyes. Why did he feel that the tree's death was related to the village as a whole?

A person with normal logic has lived with the tree for almost forty years. Apart from their similar appearances, they are completely different in terms of accent and lifestyle.

Even people of different ages have vastly different levels of skin roughness.

Unless everyone in the village is blind, how could they possibly mistake him for Mr. Tree?

There must be something wrong with that!

The breakthrough lies with Xiao Zhuang and Er Zhu; the other villagers are not suspects, at least not in the existing chain of evidence.

But Feng Yuxiu was certain that they were all afraid.

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Bang!

The bright lights in the interrogation room instantly shone on Erzhu's face.

"Where were you around 3 PM on September 18, 2003?" Erzhu, wearing a leather jacket, leaned back in his seat, squinting, and shielding his eyes with his left hand. "Government, I'm cooperating with your work. You're interrogating me without any evidence. Isn't that against procedure?"

"After our investigation of your father overnight, we found that he has confessed to everything. During his tenure, he amassed a huge amount of wealth from Ruiyang Mining. When the land in Wangdu Village was being requisitioned, you assaulted some villagers because they did not cooperate."

Erzhu sneered, "My dad? You think I believe that? The government needs evidence for interrogation. You see, I'm illiterate, but I know the law. I've always been a law-abiding citizen. My dad's corruption and bribery are his business; I didn't take a single penny."

The police officers exchanged glances and nodded.

The first day of interrogation probably won't yield much, but we need to find a witness for Erzhu's assault.

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Xiao Zhuang sat in the interrogation room with his head down, staring blankly at the words "lenient treatment."

There were no police officers at the interrogation location, and Xiao Zhuang was left there.

The only sound in the quiet room was the ticking of the clock, a sound that chilled the heart.

Feng Yuxiu stood in front of the screen, staring at Xiao Zhuang in the interrogation room.

In his memory, this rural boy was honest and kind-hearted.

He was the first to find himself unconscious on the mountain.

Moreover, the tree that died earlier was because of a bet with someone.

Therefore, Xiao Zhuang knew that the tree was on the mountain.

But he was the first person to come into contact with him, and he couldn't have missed the tree's death.

While he was unconscious, a tree fell from the hillside and was pierced through the belly by a protruding branch on the snow.

Blood splattered across the pristine snow, while he lay unconscious on the edge of a cliff.

How could Xiao Zhuang not see the bloodstains in the snow?
There was no heavy snow that day, so the bloodstains wouldn't be covered up quickly.

The problem with this Xiaozhuang is only the period when he lost his memory, but based on his life in Wangdu Village...

Xiao Zhuang and De Zi can be considered to be close friends.

"Sir, may we begin the interrogation?"

Feng Yuxiu turned to the captain of the police station and said, "I'll go ask him first."

The head of a local police station in a township should be a lieutenant or captain, according to military rank conversion.

Although the military and government were separate, they still gave Feng Yuxiu face.

“You have no right to ask questions, and the law does not allow it... So... let our people accompany you inside. Our people will interrogate you, and you can speak directly if you have any clues.”

The military and the government are different. Not to mention that Feng Yuxiu is a major, even a senior colonel would not have the right to interrogate prisoners in the police station.

Military officers are only responsible for internal military matters; maintaining stability and interrogating prisoners are tasks that can only be handled by the police.

Even for a lowly police officer, this is a difference in responsibilities.

Feng Yuxiu nodded.

Two police officers followed Feng Yuxiu inside.

Clang.

The interrogation room door opened, the iron door making a chilling sound.

Sitting on the iron chair, Xiao Zhuang trembled with fear and hurriedly raised his head in terror.

"I admit it!"

He shouted as soon as he saw someone, which startled the police officer who had just walked in, causing him to stop abruptly at the door.

I thought they were planning to put up a stubborn resistance like the idiot next door.

I never expected that sitting in the repentance chair for several hours would cause me to break down mentally.

But then I thought, these are just villagers who have never left the county town. They have always been honest and law-abiding, and they tremble with fear at the sight of police lights. Now that they are sitting in the repentance chair, they have probably gone through all the bad things they have done in their lives.

Feng Yuxiu emerged from the shadows.

"You...you...you!! You...I didn't kill you...I didn't know..."

When Xiao Zhuang saw Feng Yuxiu suddenly appear, it seemed as if his last thread of inspiration had been broken. He retreated in fear, pointing at Feng Yuxiu and shouting.

Feng Yuxiu narrowed his eyes. Sure enough... the tree didn't die from falling.

(End of this chapter)