When Zhang Chuancheng first heard Peng Yuhang ask whether something serious had happened and whether he had offended someone, he thought he had offended someone with powerful connections.
He had been terribly nervous and worried.
What he had not expected was that it was only about Zhang Kou's mother.
Zhang Kou's mother had been killed. What was so serious about that?
In his eyes, it was nothing serious at all.
So many years had passed since then...
The villagers who knew about it also knew his reputation in the villages around Zhang Family Village.
They would never dare mention it to outsiders.
Who would dare?
Would anyone who dared mention it not fear that he would send people charging into their home again?
Besides, without any conflict of interest, who would stir up trouble for themselves for no reason?
The villagers who knew nothing about it would remain unaware.
What was past was past.
He had not heard anyone bring it up in all this time.
That meant there were basically no other major problems with the case.
Although... Peng Yuhang had now said someone higher up had noticed the case.
Still, Zhang Chuancheng was not particularly worried.
Why?
Because he had looked into the case in depth.
He knew exactly where things stood.
When he had beaten Zhang Kou's mother to death, he had panicked too.
He had pulled strings back then. Although nothing had happened at the time, Zhang Chuancheng had still feared something might happen later and land him in prison.
He had specifically used his connections and even consulted a lawyer, asking what he should do after something like this, or how to avoid any further trouble down the line.
The lawyer had told him to wait a few years until there was no evidence left.