Refusing to confess
The more Zhou Ziming heard the words of Little Yi, the more he thought that the latter made sense. As long as Yu Fei died, the only obstacle that he had in front of him would be gone. As for the disaster relief, he was the son of the village head, and even if the entire village does not eat—it wasn't as if he was going to starve.
His mother had enough money to support their family. So what if the villagers suffered? As long as he could get what he wanted, who cared about what happened to the villagers?
Thus he stubbornly said, "I have no idea what you are saying. I have done nothing to that mer. So even if you ask me… I cannot help you."
As long as he does not confess, what can they do to him? Could they force him into telling them where he had sent that mer?
Zhou Ziming did not believe that these two mers had the guts to do such a thing.