Luo Yingzi was pacing anxiously outside the police station at that moment.

Jiang Qiaoqiao and Wang Hongxia have been in the interrogation room for quite some time now, and they haven't come out yet.

During this time, she saw someone from another department deliver a document in a brown paper bag to the police officer at the police station, who then took it into the interrogation room.

Inside the inquiry room.

After reviewing the inspection results from relevant departments on the clothing in Jiang Qiaoqiao's shop, the police officer in charge of the inquiry looked up at Jiang Qiaoqiao and Wang Hongxia and said, "The inspection results are in."

Before the police officer could finish speaking, Wang Hongxia excitedly said, "Officer, what was the result? The clothes she sold were second-hand, weren't they? I wasn't making things up, was I!"

"Let me tell you, our leaders reformed and opened up the country so that the people could live a good life, not so that some unscrupulous people could become unscrupulous businessmen and swindle the people's hard-earned money."

Her business practices are nothing but speculation and profiteering, undermining socialism! You must teach her a lesson!

Wang Hongxia looked confident and even raised an eyebrow at Jiang Qiaoqiao with a smug look.

Jiang Qiaoqiao couldn't help but find it amusing. "Boss Wang, I really don't understand. How can you be so sure that I'm selling secondhand goods? Did you see me take secondhand goods with your own eyes?"

"Hmph, I just know. Jiang Qiaoqiao, if you don't want people to know, then don't do it in the first place. I advise you to have some conscience..."

"Alright." The police officer interrupted Wang Hongxia, handed her the document, and said, "The clothes sold by Yiren Clothing have not been dyed a second time, which means they have not been refurbished and are not second-hand goods."

"I knew it..."

Wang Hongxia raised her chin, looking at Jiang Qiaoqiao smugly. Just as she was about to ridicule Jiang Qiaoqiao again, she suddenly realized what the police officer had said.

She looked at the police officer in shock. "What did you say? She wasn't selling secondhand goods?"

She snatched the documents from the police officer's hand, looking at them with disbelief, and said, "Impossible! Mei Xiaofang clearly saw her get the cheap secondhand goods from the wholesale stall..."

“Boss Wang, you said that Mei Xiaofang saw me taking second-hand goods? So the rumor that I was selling clothes for the dead came from Mei Xiaofang?” Jiang Qiaoqiao immediately seized on Wang Hongxia’s words and asked.

Wang Hongxia looked somewhat embarrassed, and she hesitated before speaking.

Jiang Qiaoqiao stopped listening to her and earnestly pleaded with the police officer, "Officer, now that the rumors have spread, it's very likely that someone in our county is indeed selling refurbished clothes for the dead."

I formally request that the relevant departments conduct a comprehensive inspection and supervision of the clothing market in our county.

Wang Hongxia immediately chimed in, "Yes, officer, this matter not only concerns the reputation of our businesses but also the safety of the people. It must be thoroughly investigated."

The police officer nodded. "Don't worry, we will work with relevant departments to take this matter seriously."

Now, what we need to address is the matter of Comrade Wang Hongxia spreading rumors and slandering Yiren Clothing.

Wang Hongxia was bold and responsible, and didn't try to argue. She immediately said to Jiang Qiaoqiao, "Jiang Qiaoqiao, I'm really sorry. I listened to what others said and went out to spread rumors without doing any actual investigation. This has had a bad impact on your store's reputation. I apologize to you."

"Officer, I was indeed wrong in this matter, and I will accept whatever punishment is due!"

Jiang Qiaoqiao had no prior interaction with the other shop owners and was unaware of their character.

But just from Wang Hongxia's two sentences, it's clear that she's not a bad person; she's just too straightforward and easily taken advantage of.

Finally, based on the influence of the rumors, the police sentenced Wang Hongxia to five days of detention, a fine of fifty yuan, and a written apology to Jiang Qiaoqiao.

Wang Hongxia readily accepted.

Before Wang Hongxia was taken to detention, she apologized to Jiang Qiaoqiao in person once again. Jiang Qiaoqiao smiled and said, "Sister Wang, you were also taken advantage of by someone with ulterior motives. I don't blame you."

In addition, there is something else I would like to discuss with you. The relevant departments are going to thoroughly investigate the clothing market in our county. I think it would be best if we kept this a secret for now and didn't tell anyone.

To avoid alerting the actual sellers of secondhand clothes, who could then switch the goods, rendering the relevant departments' efforts futile and allowing them to escape justice.

Wang Hongxia nodded repeatedly and said, "Yes, yes, you're right. We can't talk about this until the relevant departments have investigated it thoroughly."

*

"Brother Huo, what brings you here?"

As soon as Huo Beixiao arrived at Jiang Guozhi's residence with Jiang Yongxian, Jiang Guozhi immediately came out to greet him warmly, shaking Huo Beixiao's hand and saying...

He then explained, "Brother Huo, I really didn't know about your wife and the Jiang family last time... Sigh, I didn't handle that matter well and upset your wife. I apologize to you here."

Jiang Guozhi was a cunning old fox. From the last incident, he could tell how much Huo Beixiao valued Jiang Qiaoqiao, so he apologized immediately upon meeting her.

Huo Beixiao's face remained expressionless as he stated directly, "You've been deceiving my mother-in-law in such roundabout ways, all for the sake of the cement factory, haven't you?"

Now that I'm here, let's get straight to the point!

"Brother Huo, you..." Jiang Guozhi looked helpless and tried to explain when he heard Huo Beixiao's words.

But Jiang Yongxian spoke first: "Uncle Jiang, let's get down to business first. The sooner we resolve this matter, the sooner we can return to Beicheng."

Jiang Guozhi didn't say anything more, and nodded, saying, "Okay."

Huo Beixiao, Jiang Guozhi, and Jiang Yongxian entered the study together.

Bai Yuzhu led Jiang Rou and Jiang Yiran out to greet Lin Xiaohui.

After Bai Yuzhu invited Lin Xiaohui to sit down, Jiang Rou sensibly went to make tea.

Jiang Yiran looked towards the study, her face revealing nothing, but her eyes betrayed her anxiety.

Did Huo Beixiao come to Jiang Guozhi at this time because he wanted to sell the cement factory?

Was Lin Xiaohui, this foolish rural woman, really persuaded by Peng Cuiying?

This won't do!

If Huo Beixiao really signs the contract to sell the cement factory today, Jiang Qiaoqiao will not help her return to the Jiang family legitimately.

How can she stop Huo Beixiao from signing the contract?

*

On the other side, as soon as Jiang Qiaoqiao stepped out of the police station, Luo Yingzi came to greet her.

"Sister Qiaoqiao, something terrible has happened! Aunt Lin has gone to find Brother Beixiao to sell the cement factory!"