Du Jiaming immediately pointed at Lu Xiao and shouted to the police officers around him, "Look, police comrades, Xiao Wan clearly wanted to come over, but he refused. He even forced Xiao Wan to do something she didn't want to do right in front of you. Quickly arrest this man."

The police officer raised his hand, motioning him to be quiet, and stepped forward to salute. "Hello, is this Comrade Lu Xiao and Comrade Jiang Wanwan? We received a call from the public and need to inquire about the situation."

Lu Xiao nodded, "Excuse me."

The police officer took out his notebook and immediately wrote down the question, "Excuse me, what is your relationship with Comrade Jiang Wanwan?"

"We are husband and wife." He looked back at Jiang Wanwan and answered clearly word by word.

As soon as he finished speaking, Du Jiaming shouted, "No, he's lying, police officer, they are not husband and wife at all..."

Qiao Wenwan, who had been following behind Du Jiaming, tugged at his collar and whispered, "Brother Jiaming, I think we should just forget it. Just pretend Wanwan and him are husband and wife. Otherwise, if Wanwan and Lu Xiao live together, that's considered adultery and they'll all be sent to labor camps."

Her voice was not loud, but everyone present could hear it clearly.

The villagers immediately started discussing, "Yes, even if we knew Jiang Zhiqing was going to marry Lu Xiao, now the police are here. If there's no marriage certificate, then it would be considered an affair."

The people did not report and the officials did not investigate. Now the officials have come.

Du Jiaming waved her away, looked at Lu Xiao angrily and said, "If anyone should go to labor camp, it should be Lu Xiao who should go. Xiao Wan was forced to do it."

The police officer had already recorded Lu Xiao's answer and asked the next question, "This comrade has been saying that Jiang Wanwan was forced. Does Jiang Wanwan have anything to say about this?"

Jiang Wanwan stood beside Lu Xiao. Her sky blue dacron shirt made her skin look like cream, and her delicate facial features were bright and charming. She seemed to be glowing as she stood there.

Du Jiaming felt like it was the first time he looked at Jiang Wanwan so seriously. He just thought she was really beautiful, even more beautiful than he had imagined.

"Xiao Wan, don't be afraid. Tell us if you have any grievances. The police comrades will take care of it for you. I know you are in trouble, and I won't blame you. Think about your parents in the city. Uncle Jiang and the others are still waiting for you to come home." Don't be foolish and move your household registration.

Lu Xiao also looked over, his deep eyes seemed to contain a storm, which was suppressed by him, but would explode at some critical point.

The big hand at his side was clenched into a fist, as if waiting for the verdict.

Jiang Wanwan glanced at Du Jiaming, a hint of sarcasm flashing in her eyes. She raised her chin slightly, as if answering the police officer's question, but more like saying to all the villagers, "I was not coerced or forced by anyone. Comrade Lu Xiao and I voluntarily got married in the presence of the village party secretary."

"How is this possible?" Du Jiaming was the first to yell. He didn't believe it.

Lu Xiao's tense body completely relaxed because of Jiang Wanwan's words. The storm in his eyes dissipated, replaced by a touch of tenderness as he looked at the woman beside him.

If it wasn't such an inappropriate time, he really wanted to hug her and tell her how happy he was.

"How is it impossible?" A rough voice came from behind the crowd, and the branch secretary came.

People quickly made way for them, and the branch secretary Wang Zhenyi and the security director walked over one after another.

Wang Zhenyi greeted the two police officers first, then looked at Du Jiaming coldly, "Lu Xiao and Jiang Wanwan's matter was approved by the brigade. Du Zhiqing went to invite the police officers to the village without asking any questions. What is he trying to do?"

Their Red Star Brigade has been rated as advanced every year because of its good performance in all aspects. If the arrival of the police comrades accuses their brigade of having public security problems, they will have no chance of being rated as advanced this year.

Du Jiaming felt a little nervous when he saw Wang Zhenyi coming.

He did go across the village and call the police directly. He did so because he knew that the branch secretary and the team leader would not let him call the police. Even if there was a problem, the team would solve it internally first.

No matter what, Lu Xiao is still a member of the Red Star Brigade. The branch secretary and the brigade leader will inevitably favor him. He cannot let this happen, and there must be more authoritative personnel to deter Jiang Wanwan, so that she can realize the seriousness of the problem and turn back obediently.

Hearing that the branch secretary was indeed on Lu Xiao's side, Du Jiaming's guilty conscience disappeared. "Secretary Wang, I called the police because I wanted to get a fair result."

He looked at the police officer again, "Comrade police officer, I have evidence to prove that Jiang Wanwan was forced by Lu Xiao."

He took a bundle from Liu De and showed it to everyone, "Look, these clothes were bought for me by Jiang Wanwan. Police comrades, you don't know this, but Jiang Wanwan and I grew up together. Originally, she didn't have to go to the countryside, but because she was worried that I wouldn't be able to take care of myself in the countryside, she gave up her job and good life in the city and signed up to go to the countryside. She has been very good to me over the years. The comrades at the educated youth site can testify that we have a deep revolutionary friendship. If Lu Xiao hadn't forced her, she would not have left the educated youth site."

Qiao Wenwan also stepped forward at the right time. "Comrade Police Officer, I'm Jiang Wanwan's good friend. I can testify for Comrade Du Jiaming. Comrade Jiang Wanwan and Comrade Du Jiaming have a deep friendship. Comrade Jiang Wanwan was just being petty for a moment. I don't think she really wants to leave the educated youth site. As for what the branch secretary said, I think he must have been deceived by them."

Although there was no substantial evidence, the other party had already provided witnesses and physical evidence, so the police still routinely asked the person involved, "Comrade Jiang Wanwan, do you have anything to say?"

Jiang Wanwan raised a sneer at the corner of her lips and looked at the nervous couple, "Comrade police officer, I have said everything I need to say. There is nothing more to say. From the beginning to the end, the witness has been saying that she thinks whatever she wants. Whatever she thinks is what she means. She is really amazing."

As soon as she finished speaking, there was a burst of laughter at the scene.

"That's right. Qiao Zhiqing keeps saying she and Jiang Zhiqing are good friends, but that's not what good friends say. She's the one who thinks everything. She has so many ideas, why doesn't she just go to heaven?"

"And then there's Du Zhiqing. He looks like a decent guy, but he's actually a gigolo. He's a grown man, but he's so embarrassed to let a female comrade give him so many good things. He even has the nerve to give them out."

"I've heard that Jiang Zhiqing's family is well-off. I think Du Zhiqing is anxious because Jiang Zhiqing likes Lu Xiao and he won't be able to take advantage of her in the future."

"That's not necessarily true. Everyone knows that Jiang Zhiqing has always liked Du Zhiqing. How could he suddenly stop liking her? I think there's something fishy going on. Maybe what Du Zhiqing said is true."

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The parties involved did not show any intention of being coerced, and with the branch secretary and team leader as guarantors, the police felt that there was nothing more to say about the matter, so they planned to close the case after recording the witness testimony.

How could Du Jiaming agree to that? He looked at Jiang Wanwan, disappointed and helpless, and said, "Xiao Wan, I won't watch you fall. You came to the countryside for me. No matter how willful you are, I won't leave you alone."

He pointed at the two of them and said, "Comrade police officer, even if the detachment and the captain testify, they don't have a marriage certificate, which means they're having an affair. As someone who knows about this, I'm reporting their improper relationship."