The police's conclusion nearly made the village chief's nose slant from frustration.
But there was nothing the village chief could do, as the outcome had been determined and could not be changed no matter what.
If he insisted on changing it, that would mean the village chief was distorting the truth.
And even if we take ten thousand steps back, what Zhao Tiezhu did was justified self-defense!
In the time that followed, Zhao Tiezhu hadn't left home for any extended trips, staying there, just keeping Sun Yufen company.
Sometimes they stayed at home, and sometimes they would make a trip to the county town.
Of course, when they did go out, it was usually by hitching a ride or taking a taxi, as for the car Zuo Rong had given him, Zhao Tiezhu didn't drive it.