Xu Moran really didn't want to joke, but seeing Xiao Chen's panicked look, she couldn't help but ask him jokingly, "What did Zheng Heping's mother do to you?"

Xiao Chen took several deep breaths to calm his turbulent emotions. "Sister Xu, it wasn't that Zheng Heping's mother did anything to me, but rather that she did that...that...that..."

"Which one?" Xu Moran frowned. She was worried that if things continued like this, Xiao Chen, who was originally a fluent young man, would become a stutterer.

That would be bad. In today's world, with a serious gender imbalance, it would be even harder to find a partner if you have a physical defect.

Stop!

When the words "imbalanced male-to-female ratio" involuntarily surfaced in her mind, Xu Moran immediately stopped herself. Was it because she was too deeply affected by Xiao Mei's inability to find a suitable female partner that she easily thought of an imbalance when she saw single men and women?

She's neither a matchmaker nor a busybody neighborhood committee auntie who likes to play matchmaker out of boredom and constantly brings up the issue of the gender imbalance, worrying about the many men who haven't found girlfriends yet. That's not good.

If the matchmaking agency finds out, they'll think she's venturing into matchmaking as a side job, and they'll definitely hate her. They might even file a complaint against her for their own business purposes without even looking for evidence.

Xiao Chen took a few breaths in and out, and after a few more, he spoke again, finally without stuttering.

He told Xu Moran, "Sister Xu, Zheng Heping's mother wanted to sue the butcher—but she failed!"

"What?" This time, Xu Moran really thought he had misheard. He repeated what Xiao Chen had said, "You mean Zheng Heping's mother is going to sue Zheng Heping's female subordinate's husband for attempted rape?"

With a serious expression and a look that said, "You heard me right," Xiao Chen told Xu Moran with certainty, "You really didn't hear me wrong. Zheng Heping's mother is really going to sue Zheng Heping's female subordinate for allegedly attempting to rape her husband, who works as a butcher."

Xu Moran pondered for a while, then looked at Xiao Chen with a wry smile on his face, "Xiao Chen, do you think that's possible?"

Xiao Chen shook his head repeatedly, "Unless that butcher is not only blind, but also seeing a woman for the first time in his life!"

Xu Moran asked him, "What do you plan to do?"

Xiao Chen frowned, looking completely bewildered. "Sister Xu, that's why I came to ask you."

Xu Moran thought for a moment, then suddenly laughed. Her laughter made Xiao Chen's brows furrow even more. If a mosquito or fly landed on his brow at that moment, it would surely be crushed to death by his wrinkles.

"Sister Xu," he said with a miserable expression, "I'm so worried, and you're still smiling!"

Xu Moran glanced towards the office door. "Xiao Chen, I think you've brought this trouble upon yourself this time. Go downstairs now and see if things are resolved."

This was the first time Xiao Chen had encountered something like this, and he lacked experience. He begged Xu Moran to go down with him to take a look.

Xu Moran had nothing else to do, so she went downstairs with him.

Sure enough, just as she told Xiao Chen, the problem that had been troubling Xiao Chen so much, even making it difficult for him to have a good weekend, was solved.

In the interrogation room, as soon as the butcher saw him, he rushed up and grabbed his hand, indicating that he had misremembered and wanted to recount the events of the previous night.

Xiao Chen avoided his grasp and told him to speak directly.

From the moment the butcher began to speak until he finished, countless thoughts raced through Xiao Chen's mind.

Finally, the butcher reiterated that he had misremembered. Last night at the bar entrance, it wasn't Zheng Heping who tried to rape his wife, but rather his wife who encountered him and was saved by Zheng Heping, who happened to be passing by.

The butcher's reiteration has transformed Zheng Heping from a lecherous leader who intended to abuse his power and sexually harass female subordinates into a righteous and courageous leader.

Even though Xiao Chen was well-mannered, he couldn't help but curse inwardly at this unexpected turn of events. "Damn it! Damn it! Do they think I'm a three-year-old, or a mentally challenged lunatic? How could they lie to me like this?"

No matter how much Xiao Chen didn't believe it, the butcher insisted that what he had just said was the truth.

Since the parties involved were no longer pursuing the matter, Officer Chen had no other choice but to have the butcher and Zheng Heping sign and fingerprint their latest statements before letting them leave.

After everyone left, the interrogation room returned to silence. Xiao Chen, scratching his head, asked Xu Moran with a puzzled look, "Sister Xu, how can there be such a shameless old lady in this world!"

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