Lin Ran chuckled and glanced at Accountant Zheng vaguely before telling him her real purpose.

“Commissioner Wei can investigate if he wants, but I hope he can also investigate the family that reported me.

Otherwise, if everyone follows suit and reports even the slightest personal grudge, wouldn't that be a complete mess?

Since you want to report it, let's investigate it together, so that others will think twice before reporting it."

"This... I'm afraid it's not a good idea. The other party's intentions are good, so why would they check on others for no reason?

Furthermore, the report was made anonymously, so I don’t know who it was, and I can’t check even if I want to.”

This is the truth. Wei Feng really doesn't know who reported the Lin family.

Anyway, Jia Yongchang said that someone reported it to him, which was very credible. And because of the relationship between the Lin family and Cao Changzheng, he asked him to bring people over.

Lin Ran saw that Wei Feng didn't look like he was lying, so it seemed that he really didn't know.

But it's enough for her to know it.

"This is very simple. First of all, anyone who knows that my family has a private collection of foreign books must be from our team.

Secondly, if he were to report today, he would either go to the county in person or call the county to report.

Let's check who took leave today to go to the county town, or went to the commune to make a phone call, and the answer will naturally become clear."

As soon as these words were spoken, the team members immediately started talking at once.

"Could it really be someone from our team who reported it? That's truly lacking in virtue. Captain Lin is such a good person, how could he report something like that?"

"Anyway, it wasn't my family who reported it. Aside from my paralyzed mother, everyone else in my family has been working in the fields. How could they have the time to report it? We're not so idle as to look for trouble."

"My family doesn't have any either. During the famine, my family ran out of food and we almost starved to death. In the end, Captain Lin lent us some food to help us get through it. We are so grateful for this kindness. We would never do such a heartless thing even if we were beaten to death!"

"It's impossible for my family to report it. That's strange. Who reported it?"

“…”

Accountant Zheng who was standing by was terrified when he heard this. Although he was not afraid of being investigated, his family was very poor anyway and nothing could be found out.

But he was afraid that others would know that he was the one who reported it.

What will the people in the team think of him then?

I guess even if I become the team leader, no one will buy into my ideas and they will stab me in the back.

So he definitely didn't want this to get leaked out.

But if I continue to investigate according to what Lin Ran said, I will probably be suspected soon.

Because he was probably the only one who went to the commune to make a phone call today.

No, we must not let Lin Ran ask any more questions!

Accountant Zheng immediately jumped out and pointed at Lin Ran, accusing her righteously:

"Ran girl, what you said hurts the hearts of all of us in the Tashan Brigade. We were so worried about the captain and just now we kept pleading for him, but you are doubting us instead.

Even if someone happened to take a leave today to go to the county town or to the commune to make a phone call, it cannot be said that they were the ones who reported your family. Maybe they just had something urgent to do and it was just a coincidence?

You can't just kill a bunch of people with one stick!"

Sure enough, as soon as Accountant Zheng said this, the faces of all the team members around him became a little ugly.

No one would feel good if they were suspected for no reason.

So when he spoke again this time, his tone naturally carried some dissatisfaction with Lin Ran.

The goal was achieved, and a hint of pride flashed in Accountant Zheng's eyes.

Lin Ran saw all of this, and she calmly faced Accountant Zheng directly.

"Accountant Zheng, there's no need to sow discord here. I never suspected anyone else from the beginning to the end. I was only talking about you.

You jumped out so quickly because you were the only one who went to the commune to make a phone call today."

Accountant Zheng knew that he could not deny that he went to the commune to make a phone call, so he could only make a final struggle.

"Who says going to the commune and making a phone call means reporting something? Is it not okay for me to make a phone call even if I have something urgent to do?"

Lin Ran calmly watched Accountant Zheng's quibbling.

"Could Accountant Zheng please tell us which relative you called? We can call him over to confront him."

Accountant Zheng felt a sinking feeling in his heart, but he pretended to be heartbroken on his face.

"I know you don't want to see your father get into trouble, Ran, so you want to use me to delay time, but my relative is from out of town, how can we come over and confront him? Aren't you wasting the time of Commissioner Wei and the others?"

Seeing that Accountant Zheng refused to admit it, Lin Ran was about to issue an ultimatum. Before she could leave, Shi Yan, who had witnessed the whole process, suddenly spoke.

"It's easy to find out who Accountant Zheng called. Just go to the commune's landline and check the call records."

Lin Ran really didn't know this. She had never used a phone and didn't know much about it.

Hearing about such a simple and crude method, his expression immediately relaxed, and when he looked at Accountant Zheng, a hint of mockery flashed in his eyes.

"I believe Accountant Zheng just said it so confidently, so I'm not afraid of going to the commune for an investigation."

Accountant Zheng's face suddenly changed when he heard this. He had no idea that the call records could be checked.

When he went to make the phone call, he specifically sent everyone in the office away.

He thought that he could do it without anyone noticing, but now he is told that it can be found out, so he can no longer hide it, right?

He did not suspect that Shi Yan was deliberately deceiving him. After all, Shi Yan was from a big city and was knowledgeable. Since he said so, it must be true.

It’s over, what should I do?

It seems like there's no way to escape whether you agree or not.

Forget it, I can’t hide it anyway, so I might as well minimize the impact.

With an idea in mind, Accountant Zheng immediately put on a righteous attitude.

"Well, now that things have come to this, I'll just tell the truth. Yes, it was indeed me who reported what happened today."

"ah?"

"Oh my God? How could that be?"

"It was actually Accountant Zheng who reported it?"

"I thought it was Ran who wrongly accused Accountant Zheng!"

"Why?"

“…”

The team members were in an uproar, obviously unable to accept this fact.

All the strange looks fell on Accountant Zheng, which made him feel very nervous, but in order to save his reputation, he could only bite the bullet and continue speaking.

"I don't want to do this either. After all, Captain Lin and I have worked together for so many years. We are old neighbors and grew up together. Our relationship is naturally very deep..."

To be honest, not only the Lin family and those team members who knew about it, but even Wei Feng, an outsider, felt a little sick after hearing these words.

We have such a deep relationship, why are you still reporting them?

It's really unfortunate for people to know someone like you!