My father spent his entire life as a police officer, solving countless cases.

The day he had the accident, it was a stormy day.

The heavy rain washed over the moss-covered cobblestones, and my father, who was investigating by the river, slipped and fell into the water. He struggled for a long time without anyone noticing.

By the time he was sent to the hospital, it was already too late.

Everyone thought it was just an accident, but Lian Muping's words made me doubt it for the first time.

Why did he have to go to the river in a storm?

After repeatedly asking, Lian Muping sighed and asked the prison guard for a cigarette.

Recalling those past events required a lot of courage.

Lian Muping lit the cigarette, took a deep drag, and swallowed the smoke.

"Twenty years ago, our family moved to Haokou Village. Shortly after, my wife became pregnant, and I was really happy. At that time, I thought I was the happiest person in the world, and I wouldn't want to be anything else. But who knew..."

Lian Muping paused and then exhaled a smoke ring.

"She cheated on me,"

"When I questioned her, she even said the child wasn't mine. I foolishly raised someone else's kid."

"I really wanted to kill her."

"But I couldn't bear to, so I just muddled through the days." Lian Muping's lips curled up, but his voice was indescribably sad.

"Until one day, she hurriedly packed her things, saying she had to leave this place immediately. When I asked her what happened, she couldn't explain, just urged me to pack our things."

"The next day, I went to the hospital in town. When I got home, my wife, my in-laws, and my twelve-year-old brother-in-law were all lying on the ground, motionless."

He lifted his head, and I finally saw his face clearly.

His short hair was graying, his face weathered with hardship, clearly under fifty but looking particularly haggard.

He looked at me with empty eyes, "Do you know what it feels like when the sky falls?"

I remained silent.

Lian Muping continued, "I wanted to carry them to the hospital in town. Then I heard Hu Ke's screams outside the yard, which soon attracted others."

"Everyone adamantly believed that I was the killer. It was like they were possessed, their eyes extremely cold. I had no way to defend myself, so I admitted to the crime at that moment. I didn't dare to speak the truth until I left the village..."

"Over the years, Officer Fang had been tirelessly pursuing the real culprit. The day before he died, he met with me, saying he had found an important clue and that he would prove my innocence before he retired. But..."

But, my father died the next day.

After the meeting ended, I went to the river where my father fell.

I stared at the river, calm and unperturbed.

But my heart was surging with waves.

At this moment, I made up my mind.

I would find out the cause of my father's death and fulfill his last wish.