Chapter 41 Chapter 41 Police Station

I close my ears to the world outside and concentrate on reading the books of sages.

Recently, Shu Niannian has fully interpreted these two sentences with practical actions.

To the extent that, when the rumors about her and Ye Jinhong had been privately spread throughout No. 1 Middle School, she was completely unaware of it. She was just wondering why someone would secretly watch her and whisper. Shu Niannian touched the cashmere scarf around her neck. Was it because the scarf was too beautiful?

This is not Shu Niannian bragging. The scarf that Ye Jinhong gave her is so beautiful in color and so soft and skin-friendly that you can't find it in the whole Shu County, or even in several counties around it combined.

Let them look, Shu Niannian thought, the scarf was around her neck anyway, and if someone looked at it for a few seconds, it wouldn't lose a single thread.

It was not until Zhang Yingzi, who had a good relationship with Shu Niannian, quarreled with others for her that Shu Niannian realized the seriousness of the matter.

That day, Shu Niannian had just entered the classroom when she heard Sun Yingzi arguing with someone. Sun Yingzi's face turned red with anger, "Which eye of yours saw Nian Nian hooking up with an old man?! I warn you, Sun Ruxue, don't spread rumors. You are just jealous that Nian Nian is prettier than you and has better grades than you!"

Sun Yingzi and Sun Ruxue are neighbors. Sun Yingzi couldn't stand Sun Ruxue's pretentiousness since childhood, and they had many quarrels. Sun Yingzi knew very well how to poke Sun Ruxue's sore spots.

She sneered at Sun Ruxue, "You are a transfer student with terrible grades. Not only do you not want to study hard, but I don't know what you are thinking about all day. You only have eyes for men? Nian Nian's family came to see Nian Nian. What right do you have to say such bad things about her?!"

Sun Ruxue was no pushover either. She pinched her waist and replied, "What does Shu Niannian's hooking up with old men have to do with my academic performance? Does it mean that if I have good academic performance, she won't hook up with old men?"

"What old man?! I've already told you that they are Nian Nian's family! Family, do you understand?!"

"Family?!" Sun Ruxue shouted, "What kind of family is that?! A family that peels shrimp for her when she eats and holds her hand when she walks?!"

As soon as Shu Niannian stepped into the door, she heard Sun Ruxue shouting at the top of her voice, "Call Shu Niannian in now and ask her if she dares to say that those are her family members?!"

At this moment, the classroom was silent for a moment, but it was only a moment. Although the study was intense in the third year of high school, there was a quarrel during the 20-minute break, and the topic was so explosive that the students were all excited.

They surrounded Sun Ruxue and Sun Yingzi in three layers and began to discuss "whether Shu Niannian had an affair with an old man."

"I don't think it's possible. Shu Niannian's academic performance is so good. She ranks first in the class and third in the grade. She doesn't need to do such a thing. When she gets into college in the future, she will definitely have a good future."

"That's not necessarily true. Maybe she just wants to take a shortcut. Didn't you notice that the scarf and gloves around her neck are all good things that can't be bought in the county town? How can she, a country girl, afford these? Someone must have given them to her!"

"I heard some time ago that Shu Niannian was having an affair with an old man, but I didn't expect it to be true."

There were all kinds of chatter, but after a period of brewing, most of the voices now said that Shu Niannian was hooking up with an older man.

Shu Niannian stood outside the crowd for more than a minute, and finally someone saw Shu Niannian. The classmate standing at the very outside had just finished saying something bad about Shu Niannian, turned around and saw Shu Niannian standing next to him. He was so scared that he screamed, then ran away, covering his mouth.

The human wall automatically dispersed, making way for Shu Niannian. Shu Niannian walked behind Sun Yingzi, grabbed Sun Yingzi's arm and shook it, "Okay, don't argue with her anymore. I know my own situation, and there's no need to argue with irrelevant people. The mouth is on someone else's body. If she wants to make rumors and cause trouble, we can't sew her mouth shut with a needle in advance. Just let her be."

Sun Yingzi burst into tears and said in a sobbing voice, "Niannian, but what she said was too harsh!"

Shu Niannian wiped Sun Yingzi's tears. She was also very angry, but she didn't want to make a big deal out of it. After all, the college entrance examination was only a few months away. She came here to study, not to argue with others. She didn't want to waste her time on these insignificant people.

Shu Niannian wanted to settle the matter peacefully, but Sun Ruxue wouldn't let go. Sun Ruxue raised her chin, looked at Shu Niannian with contempt, and said coldly, "Don't make yourself sound so great. I don't know you. Your shortcomings were exposed in public, and you can't provide evidence to prove that you didn't hook up with the old man, so you don't dare to explain to me in public."

Shu Niannian gave Sun Ruxue a look that said "you are sick". She thought Sun Ruxue would understand and shut up quickly, but she didn't expect Sun Ruxue to keep pestering her like she had won a battle. "You just don't dare to explain to me. You can't tell me who that old man is? Maybe that old man is a married man, and you are a bad woman who destroyed other people's families! I really don't know how Brother Zhiqiang could fall for a bad woman like you!? He is really blind!"

Shu Niannian's anger had been ignited by Sun Ruxue, and was rushing to her head little by little. She sent Sun Yingzi back to her seat, turned around and slapped Sun Ruxue, who was following her and scolding her, with a loud slap in the face.

A crisp "slap" sound suppressed the noise in the entire classroom. Sun Ruxue was dizzy from the unexpected slap and finally fell straight to the ground.

Shu Niannian shook her numb hands, pointed at Sun Ruxue and said condescendingly, "I really gave you face. My partner came to see me, do I need to report to you? Who do you think you are? I don't argue with you because I think it's unnecessary. People like you are not worthy of me arguing with you, but you are really shameless. I keep backing down, but you think I'm easy to bully? You are so shameless that you have to force me to beat you?!"

When it comes to talking, Shu Niannian is definitely not inferior to anyone. Most of the time, she just wants to do her own thing quietly and doesn't want to waste too much unnecessary energy.

"Next time you dare to spread rumors, I will tear your mouth apart!"

Sun Ruxue looked at Shu Niannian in a daze. She really didn't expect that Shu Niannian, who was always gentle and taciturn, would actually do such a thing as rolling up her sleeves and slapping someone in the face!

It turned out that she was the one being hit, and she had no power to fight back?

This was so embarrassing. Sun Ruxue had never been treated like this since she was a child. She sat on the ground in public and threw a tantrum without caring about anything, saying all kinds of nasty things!

Shu Niannian made a simple summary after shouting until her throat was hoarse. There are two main points:

First, they said that she had an immoral private life and was hooking up with older men.

Second, it was still said that her private life was not indecent, but this time, Li Zhiqiang was involved. She was standing up for Li Zhiqiang and believed that she was so indecent that she was not worthy of Li Zhiqiang's love.

The first and second options were relatively easy to resolve. After she figured out a plan, she immediately went to the police station opposite the school to call the police. Accompanying Shu Niannian was Officer Ma, who had a face that looked like "peace and prosperity for the country and the people".

After Officer Ma learned about the consequences of the incident on the way, he entered the classroom and patted Shu Niannian on the shoulder with great sympathy, saying jokingly, "It seems that being beautiful is still very risky."

Shu Niannian could only smile helplessly.

Sun Ruxue was sitting on the ground and making a scene, but when she saw Officer Ma come in, she immediately shut her mouth and became as quiet as a chicken.

"The country is peaceful and the people are prosperous," Officer Ma said with a straight face, "Sun Ruxue, right? Someone is suing you for defamation. Come with me now."

Sun Ruxue was frightened. Although she was unruly and unreasonable, she had never been to the police station. !

She started to defend herself in public, and began to entangle Shu Niannian's right and wrong. Officer Ma gave her a glare, and Sun Ruxue was so scared that she forgot her words immediately, "If you have anything to say, let's talk it out in the police station. School is a place for teaching and educating people, not a place for you to make a scene."

After saying that, she grabbed Sun Ruxue's arm and forcibly led her out of the classroom. Shu Niannian naturally followed.

When the two arrived at the police station, Officer Ma quickly took their statements and asked them to sign. Only then did Shu Niannian realize that the reason why Sun Ruxue hated her so much was because she liked Li Zhiqiang. What a coincidence, Sun Ruxue happened to be Li Zhiqiang's neighbor. They grew up in a big yard since childhood. Sun Ruxue had fallen deeply in love with Li Zhiqiang without realizing it. During this holiday, Sun Ruxue confessed to Li Zhiqiang, but Li Zhiqiang refused and said that he liked Shu Niannian.

Sun Ruxue transferred from No. 2 Middle School to No. 1 Middle School just to get a closer look at Shu Niannian and study her to see what charm Shu Niannian had that could attract Li Zhiqiang, who had always been indifferent to worldly things.

Why......

What is going on?

In order to verify the authenticity of the transcript, Officer Ma asked someone to invite the parties involved. Shu Niannian was surprised to find that Sun Ruxue's aunt was actually the proprietress of Sun's Restaurant? !

Just now she was still wondering how Sun Ruxue knew that Ye Jinhong peeled shrimps for her to eat?

Unexpectedly, she and Ye Jinhong actually ate shrimps in Sun Ruxue's old nest.

What kind of evil fate is this?

Soon, Li Zhiqiang also came. She saw Shu Niannian and Sun Ruxue appear at the police station at the same time. Is there anything she doesn’t understand?

He came to Shu Niannian's side and said to her apologetically, "I'm sorry, it's all my fault. She confessed to me that day, and I thought everything would be fine after I explained it to her, but I didn't expect that she would go and cause trouble for you!"

Ever since Li Zhiqiang entered the room, Sun Ruxue's eyes had been glued to Li Zhiqiang. When she heard Li Zhiqiang's words, she burst into tears in anger, "Li Zhiqiang, you are really blind. You don't like a pure and innocent girl like me, so why do you like a shameless woman like Shu Niannian!"

Li Zhiqiang spoke to Shu Niannian in a soft voice, and his caring attitude deeply irritated Sun Ruxue. At that moment, she didn't care whether she was in the police station or not, and began to slander Shu Niannian again.

Li Zhiqiang looked at Sun Ruxue with disgust and said coldly, "If you don't understand the situation, don't talk nonsense. We are already in the police station, can't you be honest?!"

Sun Ruxue wiped her tears and said, "I am not talking nonsense. It is obviously Shu Niannian who is not disciplined. Otherwise, why would the rumors spread in school and not someone else but Shu Niannian?"

Since the relationship has been torn apart, Shu Niannian will never allow Sun Ruxue to continue to throw dirty water on her. "Isn't it all because of you? If you hadn't spared no effort to spread rumors and cause trouble everywhere, how could Sun Yingzi have quarreled with you today, and why are you staying in the police station now?"

Sun Ruxue's eyes were blazing with anger. "How did I make up a rumor? I was clearly telling the truth. Now all the people in my transcript are here. Where is your witness? Where is that old man? Are you feeling guilty? Are you afraid to let him come out to testify for you?"

Sun Ruxue's voice was so loud that Officer Ma couldn't stand it. She picked her ears and scolded, "Be quiet! The police station is a place for reasoning and mediation, not a place for you to quarrel and curse in the street. Be quiet!"

Officer Ma yelled, and Sun Ruxue trembled with fear. She calmed down, and Shu Niannian said to Officer Ma, "I'm sorry, my boyfriend can't come right now. He's in Haicheng. If I send a telegram right now, the earliest he can come is tomorrow!"

Shu Niannian cooperated well. Since she was the one being slandered, Officer Ma spoke to her softly, "Then, you can send a telegram to your boyfriend at the police station and ask him to come tomorrow. Otherwise, this matter today cannot be resolved. This person called Sun Ruxue insists that there is something wrong with your lifestyle. If your boyfriend cannot come forward to testify, this person called Sun Ruxue will continue to attack you in the future, and you will have no place to complain."

Shu Niannian nodded and said, "That's the truth."

Seeing that Shu Niannian agreed, Officer Ma casually called an intern and asked the intern to take Shu Niannian to send a telegram. Shu Niannian wrote a very brief telegram, "I'm in trouble, and I need you to help me solve it tomorrow."

After writing the telegram, the intern didn't think anything of it, but when he saw the address given by Shu Niannian, he was completely stunned, "What?! Your partner is from the Second Army of Haicheng?!"

Shu Niannian nodded, "Yes!"

When Officer Ma saw that Shu Niannian cooperated very well in sending the telegram, and the recipient was an officer of the Second Army, and combined with the "confessions" of several people at the scene, she had already guessed the general idea of ​​the whole thing. She exclaimed, "Tsk!", what a bloody love-hate relationship.

"That's enough!" Officer Ma put away the transcript and looked up to say to the others, "Tomorrow at noon, please come to the police station again so we can wrap up today's matter."

Sun Ruxue glared at Shu Niannian unconvincedly, "I have to go to class tomorrow. I'm in my third year of high school and my studies are so intense. How can I find so much time to go to the police station to coordinate the mediation? Police comrade, how about this? Let Shu Niannian bring her old man to the police station tomorrow. If that old man is really her boyfriend, then I'm wrong and I'll apologize to her, okay?"

Officer Ma looked at Sun Ruxue in confusion, as if she was looking at a fool. "What do you mean by just apologizing? If the old man you mentioned is really Shu Niannian's boyfriend, you will be convicted of defamation and go to jail. Oh, you can just end it if you want, but isn't the cost of making up rumors too low? There is no deterrent effect, and no adequate punishment. You treat the law as a decoration. In the future, you will make up rumors whenever you have nothing to do. Wouldn't that mean that good people can't live a good life, and bad people will prosper instead?"

Sun Ruxue opened her eyes wide, "What?! Jail?! Are you kidding me?! I just said a few words to Shu Niannian, why should I go to jail?!"

Officer Ma said in a cold voice with a stern face, "Yes, just based on the few words you said about Shu Niannian, it is enough to put you in jail! As long as Shu Niannian submits a petition to the court, plus today's transcript, you still want to go back to school? You can forget about going to college in your life! Your political background is tainted, no university dares to accept you!"

Officer Ma deliberately made the matter sound serious. Sun Ruxue was frightened and started to cry. She grabbed Li Zhiqiang's arm and said to him, "Brother Zhiqiang, you are the most knowledgeable. Tell me, I just said a few words to Shu Niannian. Do you really want me to go to jail?"

Li Zhiqiang pulled Sun Ruxue's hand off his arm, nodded and said affirmatively, "Yes, if you are convicted of defamation, not only will you be punished, but you will also have a criminal record. People with a stain on their records will not only have difficulty going to college in the future, but they will also have fewer job opportunities than others."

After hearing what Li Zhiqiang said, Sun Ruxue collapsed to the ground. Shu Niannian didn't even look at her. She walked around Sun Ruxue and walked out of the police station. Behind her, the proprietress of Sun's Restaurant called for help, "Ouch! Help! My child has fainted!"

Shu Nian Nian didn't go back, and Li Zhiqiang followed Shu Nian Nian out of the police station. He stopped Shu Nian Nian on the side of the road. Shu Nian Nian was a little angry. Although this matter had nothing to do with Li Zhiqiang, it was closely related to Li Zhiqiang.

She knew that she shouldn't blame Li Zhiqiang, but at this moment, she really didn't want to talk to Li Zhiqiang.

"What's wrong?" Shu Niannian forced a smile.

Li Zhiqiang rubbed his hands and said apologetically, "I'm sorry, I didn't know that my liking for you would cause you so much trouble."

"It's not your fault. I'm so cute and pretty, it's normal that you like me!" Although she was very tired, Shu Niannian still joked with Li Zhiqiang.

This joke was like a switch, instantly dispelling the awkward atmosphere. Li Zhiqiang also became more relaxed. He apologized again, "I didn't know Sun Ruxue would be so unreasonable and spread rumors. If I knew it would cause you so much trouble, I would definitely keep my mouth shut about your affairs."

Shu Niannian sighed, "It's all over!"

After saying that, Shu Niannian wanted to cross the road to go back to school. Li Zhiqiang stopped Shu Niannian again. Shu Niannian asked in confusion, "Anything else?"

Li Zhiqiang pushed his glasses on the bridge of his nose and finally asked, "Is the man Sun Ruxue was talking about really your partner?"

Shu Niannian smiled. Thinking of Ye Jinhong, her palm-sized face quickly flushed. She was a little shy and did not evade the question in front of her former suitor. Instead, she frankly admitted, "Yes, he is my boyfriend."

Li Zhiqiang still held out a glimmer of hope, but when he saw the shy look on Shu Niannian's face when she mentioned that man, he knew that he had no hope.

Li Zhiqiang is a gentleman. He likes love that is consensual, rather than forcing someone to have love. He has believed in a saying since he was a child: A melon that is picked by force is not sweet.

He pretended to be relaxed and joked with Shu Niannian, "Hey, it seems that I don't have any chance at all. Although I am a little sad, I still wish you happiness!"

Shu Niannian also smiled and said, "Thank you, you will be happy in the future."

Ye Jinhong had just returned from the training camp when the communicator came to him and said, "Captain, there is an urgent telegram from Shu County. The person who sent the telegram is Shu Niannian. Do you want to read the telegram now or after lunch?"