"You came here today just to reintroduce me to this person?"

Big Eye asked disdainfully.

Chen Fang shook his head.

He took out another photograph and placed it next to the black-and-white one.

He asked, "Do you know this person?"

Big Eye glanced at it and said naturally, "Of course, that's Secretary Sun. Do you, this County Party Secretary, not recognize him?"

The person in the photo was indeed Sun Zhaolun, currently the Deputy Secretary of Xiaxiang City Committee, taken during his investigations in recent years.

At this moment.

Big Eye suddenly flinched.

He seemed to have discovered something.

His eyes began scanning the two photos.

The one on the left was Sun Zhaolun in his thirties.

The one on the right was him in his fifties.

Although time had left its mark on his face, he was undeniably the same person, and there were still some similarities in their faces.

"Do you think these two people are very alike?"

Chen Fang suddenly asked.

Big Eye seemed to have thought of something too.

He shook his head and said, "Impossible, this is impossible. Chen Fang, I don't know what you're up to, but don't play tricks in front of me. Even though Mr. Sun shows you some respect, if I go crazy, I don't give a damn about any County Party Secretary!"

Chen Fang smiled slightly.

He said, "It seems you don't believe it's the same person. No matter, your mother will be out soon. I'll show her this picture and see if she still recognizes him. I think, even though so many years have passed, your mother should still have a deep impression of this man, right?"

With that,

Chen Fang tried to take the photo away.

Big Eye pressed it down with his hand.

He said, "Chen Fang, this matter is from many years ago. I don't want to bring it up in front of my mother."

"So, you do believe it."

Chen Fang smiled as he said.

Big Eye's face looked very grim.

Just at this moment,

Pan Meizhen came out with two bowls of noodles.

Big Eye immediately said, "Don't mention this in front of my mom. Eat the noodles first, and we'll talk after."

Chen Fang and Yu Zhengchuan exchanged a glance.

The two of them then sat at the table.

After finishing the noodles and chatting briefly with the old woman,

Chen Fang stood up to leave.

Big Eye said he'd help Pan Meizhen see them off, so he followed them out.

By then, it was already around eight-thirty in the evening.

They were living in an old neighborhood with a dimly-lit park at the entrance, without much lighting.

The three of them found a secluded stone table and sat down.

After a long silence and much thought, Big Eye finally said, "Chairman Chen, tell me what this is all about."

Chen Fang glanced at Yu Zhengchuan.

Yu Zhengchuan then detailed everything he had found out.

Under the moonlight, Big Eye's face grew increasingly sullen.

Chen Fang knew that he was already seething with anger.

After Yu Zhengchuan finished,

Big Eye remained silent, smoking.

Only after discarding the cigarette,

did he ask, "So, you're saying that from the beginning I've been deceived by Sun Yangqian, right?"

"The truth is hard to accept right away, but that's the reality. You can investigate it yourself or take this photo to ask your mother. Was Sun Zhaolun the man you once beat up?"

Chen Fang pushed the black-and-white photo back to Big Eye.

Big Eye suddenly stood up.

He said, "I'll go ask Brother Qian whether this is true."

One would have thought Chen Fang would stop him.

But he didn't.

Big Eye took a few steps.

And suddenly stopped.

He turned around and asked, "Why aren't you stopping me?"

Chen Fang shrugged and said, "If you're looking for death, why should I stop you? No one knows Sun Yangqian better than you. You should know that once you find out the truth, he'll abandon you. You're more aware than we are of what the final outcome will be, right?"

This statement hit him hard.

Big Eye was momentarily speechless.

He returned to the stone bench and sat down.

Dejectedly, he said, "Even knowing the truth changes nothing. Brother Qian is all-powerful, and I'm just his pawn."

"Do you have dreams?"

Chen Fang suddenly asked a seemingly irrelevant question.

Big Eye was stunned, then sneered, "Yes, to let my mom live a good life."

"I'm not asking about that dream. When you were a child, did you ever dream of becoming someone?"

Chen Fang pressed on.

Big Eye pondered.

He lowered his head and thought carefully.

Then he said, "I performed well academically when I was a kid. If I had a dream, it was to be a policeman so that no one would bully our family."

"So, your current ruthlessness is to prevent yourself from being bullied?"

Chen Fang asked.

Big Eye nodded and sighed, "More or less. My mother raised me in a tough way. No one in the village respected me. Now, they don't even dare breathe heavily in front of me."

Sadness welled up in Chen Fang's heart.

He said, "Your mother is remarkable. Though her methods were flawed, she sacrificed herself to give you the best. You could've had your own life, but Sun Yangqian destroyed it, didn't he?"

Despite his reluctance to accept the fact,

Big Eye did not refute.

The timing was perfect.

Chen Fang suddenly said, "I'll be frank with you. I want to bring Sun Yangqian down and make him disappear from Guanghe County permanently."

Big Eye was taken aback.

He raised his head sharply.

A flash of terror crossed his eyes.

Then he shook his head and said, "You can't do it. Even if you're a County Party Secretary, you can't do it. I won't help you; people will die. I can't die just yet. I have to take care of my mother. Otherwise, my fate would be like Liu Qing's."

"What happened to Liu Qing?"

Chen Fang shuddered and asked.

Big Eye let out a long sigh.

He said, "She's dead. Hung herself."

Chen Fang and Yu Zhengchuan were stunned on the spot.

"How come I didn't know about this?"

Chen Fang gasped and asked.

Big Eye said, "A woman's suicide wouldn't reach the ears of a County Party Secretary. In reality, Brother Qian didn't want to kill her, just to drive her out of Guanghe County. Who'd have thought she'd take it so hard."

Impossible!

That was what popped into Chen Fang's mind.

He'd interacted with Liu Qing.

And knew her history well.

Such a woman would never commit suicide.

She had a strong will to live.

The so-called suicide must have hidden truths behind it.

Chen Fang hesitated for a moment.

He looked up at Big Eye.

He asked, "Big Eye, does your mother know what you are doing now?"

Big Eye shook his head.

He said, "I didn't tell her."

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