“What’s going on? Why was Han Li arrested?” Grandma Lu asked Lu Ding with a puzzled expression.

The others also looked at him eagerly, hoping to learn more. However, the village chief shook his head and said, “I don’t know either. These people came in a hurry, went straight to the Han family’s house, and didn’t even consult me.”

“This is a big deal!” A man standing next to the village chief stroked his chin and said, “He Ye hasn’t been released yet, and now Han Li has been arrested. There must be something wrong with that couple.”

Upon hearing this, the crowd’s expressions changed. That theory seemed highly plausible.

“What could be wrong? They’ve always been law-abiding. What kind of trouble could they possibly be in?”

That was the part that puzzled everyone.

“Han Li has been in our village for almost thirty years, hasn’t he?” Grandma Lu suddenly remarked.

Lu Ding nodded, his eyes filled with contemplation.

Just then, Han Li, who had not yet had breakfast, was dragged out in restraints. Han Yan followed closely behind, fearfully shouting, “Why are you taking my father? He hasn’t done anything wrong!”

No one responded. The men holding Han Li simply intended to take him away, but Han Yan stepped forward to block them.

“Village Chief, Grandma Lu, I beg you, please help me! My father hasn’t done anything. They can’t just arrest people without reason!” she pleaded, her eyes red with tears.

Some villagers softened at the sight of her. Considering He Ye had already been arrested, and now Han Li as well, Han Yan was all alone—how pitiful. A few people spoke up on her behalf.

“Would they really arrest someone without evidence?” Lu Ding questioned the people speaking up for her.

This immediately silenced those who had sympathy for her.

Whether there was evidence or not, who would dare argue with that statement?

Han Yan saw that the village chief had single-handedly shut down the pleas for mercy. She clenched her teeth in frustration but didn’t dare show it. She was terrified that her parents’ situation would implicate her. Especially since, when her father was being arrested, he had panicked and tried to escape, only to be tackled to the ground. That guilty reaction clearly indicated he had done something shady. If she got dragged into it too, she might not even be able to stay in the village. So, instead of making a scene, she simply stood there, silently crying, looking particularly pitiful.

Han Li, after being arrested, seemed completely dejected, as if he had accepted his fate.

His reaction made Lin Nannan extremely curious. How exactly had He Ye dragged Han Li into this? Unable to hold back, she asked the men holding Han Li, “What crime did he commit?”

All the villagers were eagerly waiting for an answer, their eyes fixated on the scene.

“His identity is problematic!” Because of Lu Heng, the arresting officers were kind enough to offer this brief explanation, but they did not reveal any further details.

“Hiss—” A collective gasp spread through the crowd. Especially since they had just come out of a sensitive period, such things were particularly taboo.

Even Han Yan was left in complete shock.

She had never imagined that her mother’s outburst would escalate into something this serious.

Just like that, Han Li was taken away, leaving the villagers in heated discussions. They speculated about who Han Li really was, why he had been hiding in their village, and what exactly he was after…

“Your parents’ situation is still under investigation. You should avoid going out unnecessarily,” Lu Ding warned Han Yan. “If you move around recklessly at a time like this, and they start suspecting you’re involved, no amount of explanations will clear your name. The village won’t protect you.”

It was both a reminder and a warning. Han Yan’s heart sank, and she dared not argue.

She truly knew nothing, but who would believe her?

Lin Nannan, hidden in the crowd, watched the excitement unfold. After getting a general idea of the situation, she went back to talk to Lu Heng…

“Who do you think Han Li really is?”