“Yong, I have called the police. Why did you let him go?” Hu Yuexue asks in confusion.

“You are fine, and we are all right. Moreover, the evidence has fallen into the river and we don’t know if we can find the gun. Even if the policemen come, perhaps they won’t believe us. You have seen that Zhao Daniu is normal now and doesn’t want to harm anybody. He won’t come to you in the future, so it’s better to let him go,” Li Yong explains.

“But, what if ...