Chapter 442: The Art of War (23 Days a Day)

"Jiang Zhengdao!"

This name appears again!

The last time he appeared was in the Long Zhiqiang case.

But last time it was just a simple connection. After all, the Golden Phoenix Nightclub is the largest entertainment venue in Hongcheng, and anyone with money can go in and spend money.

But this time it's different.

Jianghai Haoting, a villa area that has not yet been sold to the public, was developed by a real estate company under the name of Jiang Zhengdao.

In his previous life, Zhou Yi had no impression of this Jianghai Mansion.

If we talk about the Hongcheng Baodi where Qian Hongxing lived, he did remember it, because after all, it was a famous old villa area in Hongcheng. In the minds of Hongcheng people, this place was synonymous with rich people.

The geographical location of Jianghai Haoting is not very good. Because the development of Kaiping District failed, the location, surrounding facilities, commercial value, etc. will be discounted.

But a lean camel is bigger than a horse, and it is newer than Hongcheng Baodi.

Anyone who could live in a villa in 1997 was considered rich.

When Director Xu got into trouble and Xu Nian told him about it, he was only concerned with comforting Xu Nian and didn't pay attention.

But the reappearance of this name made him sense a subtle difference.

Director Xu has a villa specifically for storing stolen money and stolen goods, and the developer of this villa happens to be Jiang Zhengdao. Is this normal?

It's definitely not normal.

It is unlikely that Director Xu would transfer the ownership of a villa to his own name openly. Generally, he would transfer the ownership to his daughter or other trusted relatives.

However, Xu Nian obviously would not agree to do this, otherwise she would not even have the chance to leave in her previous life.

So Zhou Yi thought that maybe it was not necessary to transfer the property rights, just the right to use it would be enough.

If Director Xu is like this, is Chen Gengyun also like this?

When they heard Jiang Zhengdao's name, Wu Yongcheng and Shi Tao's faces changed. Liang Wei and Xiang Jie were from the provincial department, so of course they had never heard of this name.

"Old Wang, check the specific situation of this Jianghai Haoting, all aspects of it. The more detailed the better. After you finish checking, summarize the information directly to me." Xie Guoqiang said to Director Wang.

Director Wang nodded.

Xie Guoqiang said, "We'll stop here for now. We'll continue investigating anything that hasn't been clarified yet."

Jiang Biao, who was standing in front, looked confused. I haven’t finished speaking yet?

"Captain Liang, Wu Yongcheng, come to my office." Xie Guoqiang said as he walked out. After taking two steps, he suddenly turned back and said, "Zhou Yi, you come too."

Zhou Yi was startled, "Me?"

Wu Yongcheng patted him on the back, and he immediately replied, "Yes."

…

Xie Guoqiang's office was more plain and simple than Zhou Yi had imagined.

The last time I met Liu Baoguo and Chen Gengyun was in Ni Jianrong’s office.

Although Ni Jianrong's office is not as big as Xie Guoqiang's, the furnishings in all aspects are obviously much more exquisite.

"Director Xie, is there any special situation with this developer?" Liang Wei keenly sensed that something was wrong and asked as soon as he entered the room.

Xie Guoqiang said casually, "Not really. It's just an old colleague of mine. He started his own business around 1989. Now his business is quite big and he's considered a big shot in Hongcheng's business community."

As Xie Guoqiang spoke, he rummaged through the drawers, looking for something.

Liang Wei's expression was very subtle. He had met many people and knew that this situation was generally not simple.

"Please sit down." Xie Guoqiang said when he looked up and saw the three people standing.

"I called you here because I have a message that I need to share with you. After all, everyone is fighting, and I can't just sit there idle."

As Xie Guoqiang spoke, he took out a few business card books from the drawer, dusted them off and started flipping through them.

Zhou Yi immediately pricked up his ears. The information that the director personally investigated must be very complicated.

"It's about this Chen Gengyun. On the surface, he looks like a high-level intellectual and professor, but in reality, he's not that simple."

"He's a sociologist, and he's active in all areas of Hongcheng, including politics, business, culture, and academia. I asked around, and I found out a lot of people are familiar with him."

Wu Yongcheng asked, "But he's just the dean of a secondary college at a university, and he doesn't have much real power. Why does he make friends with so many people?"

Liang Wei already understood the meaning and was about to speak, but found that Zhou Yi was hesitant.

Then he called out the name, "Zhou Yi, do you have something to say?"

Liang Wei's words made Xie Guoqiang, who had been flipping through the business card book with his head down, stop what he was doing and look up at him.

Zhou Yi nodded and said, "According to Director Xie, this Chen Gengyun is probably a professional 'political broker', right?"

Xie Guoqiang's eyes lit up when he heard this. He nodded and said, "Well, broker, that's a very accurate word."

Wu Yongcheng finally understood. After all, the room was full of smart people. "So his purpose in knowing so many people isn't to do things for them or ask for favors, but to sell his connections?"

Zhou Yi said: "That's right, they use their own networks and information channels to connect different entities, pass information, facilitate transactions, or achieve certain political goals, thereby seeking personal gain."

Political broker is just a fancy term. In reality, he is just an intermediary, except that he connects power and money.

Xie Guoqiang did not mention Liu Baoguo, which means that Liu Baoguo is not doing this.

In Zhou Yi's opinion, sociologist is a relatively abstract academic field, not as concrete as mathematician.

I didn't expect that this old guy would use his expertise in sociology in such a place.

"Director Xie, will anyone try to trip us up?" Wu Yongcheng asked worriedly.

Xie Guoqiang glared and said, "Bullshit! Who dares to seek death at this critical moment?"

Then he put a stack of newspapers on the table and said, "Read it for yourselves."

Liang Wei had obviously read the newspaper and did not move. Wu Yongcheng picked up the newspaper and Zhou Yi leaned over to take a look.

This newspaper is not a daily newspaper like the ones you can see outside, but an internal newspaper managed by the unit under the provincial party committee. It is an internal publication mainly targeting the civil service system of the province and is targeted at government agencies.

The third page of this newspaper now publishes the news about Fan Tianyou causing a disturbance in the Third Municipal Hospital. The content is very detailed and it is obvious that he was well prepared.

"This is..." Wu Yongcheng asked in surprise.

"Director Xu's handwriting." Xie Guoqiang continued to flip through the name card book, then said four words, "Knock the mountain to scare the tiger."

Zhou Yi was instantly overwhelmed with admiration for the leaders above him. This had turned an emergency that was originally unfavorable to the task force into a guillotine hanging at the door. Whoever showed up at this time would be in trouble.

Xie Guoqiang said, "But I'm telling you this just to give you some peace of mind. When we try Chen Gengyun later, please remember that we're only focusing on the criminal case itself. If Chen Gengyun accuses anyone else of anything else, we'll immediately have the Discipline Inspection Commission intervene."

Wu Yongcheng and Zhou Yi immediately nodded and replied, "Understood."

"Found it." Xie Guoqiang said lightly, then picked up the phone on the table.

Seeing this, Wu Yongcheng stood up and wanted to leave.

Xie Guoqiang raised his hand and pressed it, motioning him to sit down, then looked at the business card book and dialed a number.

After waiting for a full minute, Zhou Yi heard a click in the receiver, and Xie Guoqiang immediately pressed the hands-free button and hung up the receiver.

"Hello, Director Xie, why did you think of calling me?" A gentle voice on the other end of the phone asked with a smile.

"Old Jiang, I wouldn't come to you for no reason. I'm here to ask for your help." Xie Guoqiang said with a smile into the phone.

But this smile was completely fake, because Zhou Yi saw no smile in his eyes.

The number he had been looking for for a long time turned out to be Jiang Zhengdao's.

This should be Zhou Yi's first "contact" with the powerful President Jiang.

Jiang Zhengdao laughed heartily: "You are making fun of me. You are the director of the Municipal Public Security Bureau. How can I be qualified to help you?"

"Really? I have a rather tricky case here, and it happens to be somewhat related to your business. Doesn't that mean I have to come to you?"

"Oh, really? There's also this?" Jiang Zhengdao sounded surprised on the other end of the line, but Zhou Yi could detect a hint of wariness. "Old Xie, if anyone under my command breaks the law, you should investigate and prosecute them. The law is the bottom line of society, and there should be no leniency."

Faced with this impassioned speech, Zhou Yi sneered in his heart, but he found that the expression on Xie Guoqiang's face did not change at all.

It seems that those who can become directors must be very shrewd and I still have a lot to learn.

"It's not that serious..." Xie Guoqiang said with a long pause, "There's just a villa complex called... Jianghai Haoting. Didn't you build it?"

Jiang Zhengdao was silent for about three seconds before he said, "Oh... yes, it's a project developed by the real estate company under my name. Oh, I really forgot about it if you hadn't mentioned it."

"What's going on with this villa complex? It seems like none of them are for sale to the public."

"Old Xie, you know the situation in Kaiping New District. Wasn't the city eager to develop the new district a few years ago? Initially, there wasn't much foreign investment, so the city held several Federation of Industry and Commerce conferences to mobilize local companies to invest in construction. Kaiping New District promised to provide a lot of support."

"You know, if the city has spoken, how could local businesses not respond? So I took a piece of land close to the city, but I hadn't decided what to build. Then I thought, if the Kaiping New District really develops, wouldn't it create a lot of wealthy people? Wouldn't it be the safest thing for me to make money from them?"

"So we decided to build a villa district. We didn't dare build too many in the first phase, only about thirty villas. But in the end..." Jiang Zhengdao said with a wry smile, "As you know, the Kaiping New District never got off the ground, and my house was wasted."

This logic is quite reasonable. It is obvious to all that the Kaiping New District has not been developed.

Xie Guoqiang asked: "So it's always been empty?"

"Hey, let's leave it empty for now. If I want to sell takeout, then Phase II will have to start, and the surrounding facilities need to be built, otherwise no one will buy it. It's a losing business anyway, so at least we can make less trouble." Jiang Zhengdao then asked, "What's going on? Is there a fugitive hiding in Jianghai Mansion? I'll send someone to search that place quickly. If we find anything, call the police immediately."

"Old Jiang, don't worry. I want to ask you about someone first."

"you say."

"Chen Gengyun, do you know him?"

"Hmm... This name sounds familiar. Is it that... Professor Hongda? The one who studies sociology?"

This answer is very well-measured. If you don't know the person, it will seem fake, and if you know the person, you will put yourself in a passive position. Knowing the person but not being familiar with him is the way to advance or retreat.

"Look, Chen Gengyun is involved in a case that's getting a lot of attention from the province, and they've even reported the progress to the ministry. There are some clues that Chen Gengyun might have a villa in your Jianghai Mansion. I saw that it wasn't your property, Jiang Zhengdao. That's not right. I can't just accuse you so easily, so I quickly called you."

Jiang Zhengdao immediately understood and replied, "Is that so? There must be some misunderstanding. The property rights of these villas are all with the real estate company. I have never bought any."

"Oh, what should we do then? Could it be that someone under your command saw that these villas were empty and wasted, so they rented them out without your knowledge?"

Jiang Zhengdao hesitated for a moment and said, "Old Xie, let me check it out first. If the situation you described really happens, I will definitely cooperate with you."

Xie Guoqiang nodded and smiled, "Oh, you said we haven't been in touch for so long, and I'm calling you to ask you for something. How embarrassing."

Jiang Zhengdao feigned seriousness and said, "You're being a bit too formal. I may have taken off my police uniform, but I'm still a law-abiding citizen. Cooperating with the police is every citizen's responsibility and obligation."

"Okay, thank you for your hard work. I'll wait for your news." Xie Guoqiang said with a smile.

"Okay, I'll do it right away and notify you immediately when I have any news." Jiang Zhengdao replied with a smile.

They both hung up the phone at the same time, and the smiles on their faces disappeared instantly the moment the phone was hung up.

Jiang Zhengdao looked at the scenery outside the huge floor-to-ceiling window with a gloomy face. He picked up the mobile phone on the table and made a call.

"Come to my office, Jianghai Haoting is being targeted."

In the director's office at the Municipal Bureau, Xie Guoqiang looked at the phone with a cold expression and said, "Just wait and see. Which building it is? He'll tell you with both hands soon."

Liang Wei stood up and said, "I'm going to say hello to the comrades from the Discipline Inspection Commission."

Xie Guoqiang nodded and said nothing.

Wu Yongcheng asked, "Then Director, are we leaving too?"

Xie Guoqiang replied: "You go first, Zhou Yi stay for a while."

Wu Yongcheng and Zhou Yi were both stunned.

What is going on?

Zhou Yi couldn't help but feel a little nervous. It was already strange that he was called here. After all, whether it was Chen Gengyun's identity as a political broker or the information in Jiang Zhengdao's phone call, it could be conveyed by Wu Yongcheng.

Now you leave me alone, what are you planning to do?

Wu Yongcheng was also confused and looked back when he closed the door.

"Thank you, Director..."

Xie Guoqiang put the business card book back into the drawer, then stood up, opened the bookcase behind him and asked, "Do you remember the question you asked me?"

Zhou Yi's heart skipped a beat. Was this going to be a reckoning?

But I could only bite the bullet and say, "I remember."

On the first day he joined the task force, he asked Xie Guoqiang a question.

If we still can't find the murderer, will we eventually take Lu Xiaoshuang as our scapegoat? Even if the chain of evidence isn't complete.

Zhou Yi asked this question not only because he cared about Lu Xiaoshuang, but also because he wanted to test Xie Guoqiang.

It turned out that he was no match for the director at all and was tricked instead.

It was a humiliating move.

Xie Guoqiang took out a book, then turned around and placed it in front of Zhou Yi.

Zhou Yi looked down and saw that it was a thread-bound copy of "The Art of War".

He didn't understand what it meant and looked up at Xie Guoqiang.

"This book is for you. Study it more when you have time."

Zhou Yi was even more confused. What did this mean?

"Zhou Yi, I have a question for you now."

Zhou Yi immediately straightened his back.

"How can we get Chen Gengyun to confess everything?"

Zhou Yi didn't understand. Could it be that Xie Guoqiang was asking this?

"Thank you, Director. I think this shouldn't be difficult. We've already found more and more clues. All we have to do is prove Fan Tianyou's relationship with him, find the original crime scene, and present this evidence to him. He'll be left speechless."

Xie Guoqiang said nothing.

Zhou Yi continued, "He and Liu Baoguo protected Fan Tianyou, falsified student records, and concealed the truth about Dong Lu's burns."

Xie Guoqiang still didn't say anything.

"DNA testing, the cigarette butt found in the mine..."

Zhou Yi stopped talking halfway through. He seemed to understand why Xie Guoqiang asked that.

Confirming the relationship between Fan Tianyou and Chen Gengyun only strengthened the logic that Chen Gengyun gave false testimony for Fan Tianyou, because his own alibi was sufficient.

As for the first crime scene, let’s not talk about whether Jiang Zhengdao will let the police in to investigate.

Even if a villa is found to be the first crime scene, but it is not under Chen Gengyun's name and no traces of Chen Gengyun's footprints, fingerprints, etc. are found in it, how can it be proved that Chen Gengyun was involved in the crime?

As for the series of actions to shield Fan Tianyou eight years ago, even if they were verified, it would only be the crime of shielding and duty-related crime.

As for the cigarette butt, it is still unclear whether it belongs to Fan Tianyou or Chen Gengyun.

Even if Chen Gengyun's DNA was detected, he could still deny it. After all, it is very easy to pick up a cigarette butt.

Therefore, strictly speaking, the current series of evidence cannot be considered as irrefutable evidence.

Given Chen Gengyun's cunningness, he would definitely deny everything or simply not answer.

However, these evidences cannot form a complete chain of evidence to convict him.

In a murder case, the things that can be called irrefutable evidence are either physical evidence at the scene, biological evidence and traces such as body fluids, fingerprints, and footprints, or the fingerprints of the suspect on the murder weapon, or audio-visual materials, video and recordings, etc.

Later, there was also electronic evidence, including emails, text messages, chat records, etc.

If the above are not complete, then there are only two points left.

First, the key witness testimony, someone witnessed the murder and testified.

Second, the suspect's self-verified evidence, that is, the suspect made a detailed confession of the murder under voluntary and legal circumstances, and the content of the confession is highly consistent with other evidence such as the on-site investigation and autopsy report, can serve as an important basis for determining the crime.

The reason why Xie Guoqiang asked this was because he had seen through the current situation and also saw through Chen Gengyun's nature of not shedding tears until he saw the coffin.

That's why I asked.

Zhou Yi thought, how can this be done? A great memory recovery technique?

Xie Guoqiang showed no emotion and said calmly, "I'll give you 24 hours to give me an answer."

"Okay, Director Xie." Zhou Yi walked out of Xie Guoqiang's office with the book "The Art of War" in his hand, looking confused.

As soon as he stepped out of the door, a hand pulled him over.

Wu Yongcheng, who had been waiting for a long time, asked, "Why did Director Xie look for you?"

Zhou Yi held up the Art of War in his hand and said, "He gave me a book."

Wu Yongcheng took it and flipped through it, looking confused: "The Art of War? Is he scolding you?"

Zhou Yi corrected him: "It's not Sun Tzu, the Art of War, it's Sun Tzu's Art of War, with the third tone."

The two walked downstairs while talking.

"Hey, I'm just kidding. I'm not illiterate. Why would I give you a book for no reason? He never gave me one."

"When was the last time Director Xie gave you something?"

"It's just that box of chocolates, and you looted it and gave it away."

"How about I give you this book?"

"No, that won't do. This is a gift from Director Xie. If he gives you something, there must be a reason. Think about it carefully."

After returning to the office of the Third Brigade, Zhou Yi recounted his conversation with Xie Guoqiang in detail. His original intention was to ask Wu Yongcheng for some advice.

But Wu Yongcheng's first words after hearing this were: "Are you out of your mind? You actually asked such a question!"

What he was talking about, of course, was whether or not Lu Xiaoshuang would be convicted.

Zhou Yi smiled bitterly and said, "Then how should I tell you? Should I tell you that I just want to test whether Xie Guoqiang is right or wrong, because I want to overturn Du Qingming's verdict?"

If I try it out, I can make plans early?

"You're quite smart, how could you do something so foolish? This Lu Xiaoshuang has really become your weakness, right? You act recklessly when it comes to her?"

Zhou Yi quickly admitted his mistake because he really couldn't explain it.

"Captain Wu, can you give me some advice? How can we get Chen Gengyun to confess his crimes? Look, Chen Gengyun himself praised you, saying that you are the best detective in Hongcheng."

"Okay, stop flattering me. This question was given to you by Director Xie, and it has nothing to do with me." Wu Yongcheng stood up and said, "However, based on the current progress, we can re-examine him and test his abilities. But I don't believe his mental fortitude is as strong as Director Xie thinks."

Zhou Yi nodded. Yes, now the two key clues of Changfeng Forest Farm and Jianghai Haoting have come out, and there are a lot of other clues. Instead of thinking about it here, it is better to go straight to the trial.

The two hit it off and immediately decided to interrogate Chen Gengyun.

Before the interrogation began, Zhou Yi asked Wu Yongcheng why the Liang team was going to the Discipline Inspection Commission.

Wu Yongcheng said that the Discipline Inspection Commission should go to Jianghai Haoting to investigate.

Zhou Yi was shocked and immediately understood what was going on.

It is highly likely that Jianghai Haoting is not a project that was forced to be shelved as Jiang Zhengdao said.

It is very likely that Jiang Zhengdao prepared it specially in order to win over some people.

The fact that these villas are not launched for sale does not mean that they are useless or unfinished.

On the contrary, if it is not opened to the market, no one will know about it, and it can be used for other purposes when it becomes a private estate.

Moreover, these villas are all under the name of Jianghai Real Estate, and they cannot be found when checking private assets, which makes some people feel more at ease.

As for who it is, that goes without saying.

Jiang Zhengdao is providing a safe house for those people, and among them is Xu Nian's father.

As for Chen Gengyun, Zhou Yi felt that it was unlikely that he had obtained the villa because of his position as the dean of Hongda Social Sciences College, but rather because of his position as a political broker.

It seems that Chen Gengyun must have handled a lot of things for Jiang Zhengdao.

Now Chen Gengyun has been taken into custody by the police because of a major case, and the investigation has been traced back to Jianghai Haoting. Jiang Zhengdao's so-called investigation is most likely to notify certain people to handle the matter.

So the Discipline Inspection Commission went to guard near the villa area at this time, and anyone who came had to be recorded in a small notebook.

Zhou Yi couldn't help but sigh that there was about to be a big earthquake in Hongcheng.

I just don’t know if Xu Nian’s father will reveal the truth in advance.

…

In the interrogation room, Wu Yongcheng looked across at Chen Gengyun and asked, "Director Chen, what are the conditions like here?"

Chen Gengyun opened his handcuffed hands and gave a wry smile: "I'm already a prisoner, why is Captain Wu making fun of me anymore?"

"Okay, since you said so, I respect you." Wu Yongcheng held up the evidence bag in his hand, which contained the photo of Chen Gengyun when he was young.

"We found this in a photo frame at your sister's house. Is that you?"

Chen Gengyun took a look and nodded, "Yes, it's me."

"What's going on with this Changfeng Forest Farm?"

"What's going on?" Chen Gengyun was a little confused. "It's... it's about the educated youth going to the countryside. It was a very common phenomenon back then. Oh, Comrade Zhou Yi is too young and may not know, but Captain Wu, you should know."

"Why is there no record of this in your file?" Wu Yongcheng asked.

"Oh, Captain Wu, you're talking about the school archives, right? School archives mainly record my academic history. During that time, I was a hard-working lumberjack, so there's no point in writing it down. Besides, it happened so long ago, it's better not to mention it."

Zhou Yi discovered that interrogating Chen Gengyun was like squeezing toothpaste. He would only answer a little bit when asked, and he would not say a word about anything that was not mentioned.

The person who was asked about Changfeng Forest Farm was naturally Fan Tianyou. Theoretically, he should have been nervous when this photo appeared, but he was as calm as ever.

"It's okay, Dean Chen, you have plenty of time now, so tell us in detail about your experience back then. When did you go there, when did you come back, why did you go there, why did you come back, where is the Changfeng Forest Farm, what happened during your time in the countryside, and whether you had any contact with the people there later. Tell us everything, as much detail as possible." Wu Yongcheng turned around and said, "Zhou Yi, get Dean Chen a glass of water. I love to hear this kind of old news."

Zhou Yi nodded, stood up to pour water, and then placed the disposable cup in front of Chen Gengyun.

Chen Gengyun nodded at him, smiled and said thank you, not looking like a prisoner at all.

"Oh, by the way, Dean Chen, let me remind you that the information about the educated youth going to the countryside is recorded in the city archives. If there's anything you can't remember, we can remind you."

Chen Gengyun lowered his head, took a sip of water with difficulty, and said, "Since Captain Wu wants to listen, then I will talk a lot."

Wu Yongcheng made a gesture of invitation.

"Let me think about it. I was notified in March of 1963 that I was going to the countryside. I won't go into the reasons, but it was a major policy at the time and everyone had to obey.

To be honest, when I learned that I was going to the countryside, I was very excited. This was to respond to the country's call to receive re-education from poor and lower-middle peasants, to transform my thoughts, temper my will, and cultivate class feelings with the working people, so as to become a reliable successor to the proletarian revolutionary cause.

Sorry, I got off topic.

In short, for an intellectual like me who grew up under the baptism of revolutionary ideas in our new society, this was a very glorious thing. I still remember that when we boarded the train in April, our family members came to see us off, and we all wore big red flowers on our chests.

But after taking a train for three days and three nights, and then a truck for one day and one night, when we arrived at our destination, I was dumbfounded.

Because it is deep in a big mountain and is the northernmost place in our country.

There are towering trees everywhere, and even if you stand on the top of the mountain, you can't see the end.

There was nothing there except some makeshift wooden huts. There was a sign where we came that said Changfeng Forest Farm.

This makes us intellectuals from the city feel deeply powerless.

Because so many of us came at once, the original wooden hut was no longer large enough, so we slept in tents for the first two months.

Every day when I open my eyes, I start cutting trees, logging and clearing land.

My hands, which have been holding a pen since childhood, now hold an axe and a saw every day. I grit my teeth and squeeze out strength from the cracks in my bones to work.

Bloody calluses formed on his hands, and when the calluses were broken, his hands were covered in blood. He wrapped them with a clean cloth, then picked up the axe and continued working.

To be honest, during the first few months, every night when I went to sleep, my palms felt like they were being pricked by hundreds of needles. The pain was so severe that I bit my collar and cried.

But I didn't dare cry out loud, for fear of being discovered.

Deep in the mountains, we swung our axes day after day, cutting down trees that had grown for who knows how many years.

Fortunately, we built a new house later and we didn’t have to live in a tent anymore. The calluses on my hands broke and grew, grew and broke, and eventually became thick calluses.

My mentality also slowly adjusted from the initial powerlessness.

Sometimes we would find joy in the midst of hardship and sit on a big tree stump and sing revolutionary songs together.

There are many animals like wild boars in the mountains. There are hunting rifles in the forest farm, so we use them to hunt.

Every time we caught prey, it was the happiest moment for everyone in the forest farm because they could finally improve their food.

We educated youth were allowed to write a letter to our families every three months. These letters would first be sent to the Construction Corps to which we belonged for review, and then mailed out by the Construction Corps. After the letters were received, they would be sent back to us by the Construction Corps.

Oh, the Changfeng Forest Farm where I work was a unit under the jurisdiction of a construction corps at that time. There were several forest farms like ours. We were only responsible for cutting down trees, and matters such as transportation were all coordinated by the construction corps above.

So apart from the reply letters every three months, we were isolated from the world as if we didn't exist.

Thinking about it now, this experience was really magical. It gave me a lot of inspiration for my future life and I benefited a lot from it.

More than half a year after I arrived at the forest farm, I received the second letter from home.

In this letter I learned the news that Aiping was pregnant and had been pregnant for several months.

Oh, Aiping is my late lover, Li Aiping, Linlin’s mother.

Aiping and I were high school classmates and former neighbors, so we knew each other well. That's why we decided to arrange a marriage during the Spring Festival of 1963. If I hadn't been suddenly notified to go to the countryside, we would have gotten married that year.

We were young and energetic back then, and before I left, we...

Hi, let’s not mention this, it’s not appropriate.

In short, I really didn't expect that I would get Aiping just after that one time.

My family told me that Aiping's due date is before the Spring Festival, and asked me if I could take a leave during the New Year to come back to see her and the child, and to complete the marriage procedures at the same time, otherwise she, a young girl, would not be able to live her life as a normal person.

Hey, it’s not that easy to go back.

Since I received this letter, I have applied to the Construction Corps, but my applications were rejected every time.

As I received more applications, the cadres came to talk to me and said that my revolutionary consciousness was too low and I only cared about my own family.

I was so sad that I couldn't even cry. I didn't dare to apply again.

I was very depressed during that period, especially on the eve of the Spring Festival in 1989. The atmosphere in the forest farm was peaceful and everyone was very happy because it was the first Spring Festival there.

I was the only one who felt that every minute and every second of being there was torture.

Because my child was born, my lover had to endure the strange looks from others alone.

I went to see my leader, hoping to call home. The leader felt sorry for me and finally agreed to let me take a timber truck to the Construction Corps to make a phone call.

But if I want to come back, I have to walk back by myself because the truck will not arrive at our forest farm for a few days.

Then, I took a truck to the Construction Corps on New Year's Eve and called home from there.

Since everyone was preparing for the New Year at that time, the people in the Construction Corps were also very busy, so when I called my father's unit, there was no one in the office for a few minutes.

I took this opportunity to talk to my dad and asked him to use his connections to find a way to transfer me back.

I learned from the phone that Aiping gave birth to a daughter on January 13th, and she is almost a month old.

But the child hasn’t been named yet. My dad said Aiping was going to ask me to choose a name for the child when he wrote to me next time.

I just happened to call and my dad asked me to choose a name for the child.

The four words "rain from heaven" immediately came to my mind, so I decided to name him Chen Lin.

After I finished the phone call, I immediately rushed to the forest farm on foot. The mountain road was more than ten miles long and it was snowing. I walked alone in the mountains for a long, long time, and I walked in fear until dark before I returned to the forest farm.

But they had already celebrated the New Year a long time ago, and only some leftovers were left.

I hid in the kitchen alone, eating cold leftovers and crying silently.

Later, my family ran around and used their connections, and finally in October 1964, I was transferred from Changfeng Forest Farm and returned to Hongcheng.

By that time, my daughter was able to walk on her own by holding onto the bed.

Aiping and I hugged each other and cried bitterly, and then went to complete the marriage procedures."

Chen Gengyun, tears streaming down his face, said, "That's probably what happened back then. Honestly, my ideological awareness wasn't very high. I only spent a year and a half in the countryside, so I can't compare to the noble character of some who stayed in the local countryside for more than ten years, or even their entire lives. It was the birth of my daughter that shook me to my core."

As he spoke, he sighed: "What a pity, Linlin..."

When Chen Gengyun said this, his emotions were sincere and heartfelt, especially the despair at the beginning and the bitterness of hiding in the kitchen alone on New Year's Eve and eating leftovers, which was really moving.

But the problem is that his words only confirmed his experience as an educated youth, and did not mention any other information that might involve Fan Tianyou.

It seems to be very detailed, but in fact it is avoiding the important issues.

"What's the reason for the name change?"

"It was my father-in-law who suggested I change my name. He said Yimin sounded a bit high-brow and out of touch with the people, so he suggested I change it, so I did."

"Chen Gengyun, do you know this place called Changfengling?" Wu Yongcheng asked.

Chen Gengyun nodded immediately and said, "I know. It's where our Changfeng Forest Farm was back then."

"Then did you know that Fan Tianyou is from Changfeng Ridge?"

Chen Gengyun's eyes widened in surprise as he asked, "Really... is this true?"

Wu Yongcheng sneered: "Why, in all these years, have you never asked him where he is from?"

"That's not the case, but I only asked which city he was from, not the specific address. After all, we were still students at the time, not at the stage of marriage, and I didn't want to put too much pressure on him." Chen Gengyun said with emotion, "I really didn't expect that he would actually... actually come from Changfeng Ridge..."

Zhou Yi has been observing every subtle expression of his, trying to find some clues.

But he had to admit that this old guy was really the best actor he had ever seen, and it was no exaggeration to call him a veteran actor.

Every one of his reactions was almost perfect. He didn't act too fake as if he knew nothing, but he also didn't reveal any more information.

Zhou Yi looked at the old man and finally understood why Xie Guoqiang asked him that. If Chen Gengyun refused to confess voluntarily, with his psychological quality and acting skills, he could drag the case on.

It might have been nothing, but I have never seen a criminal suspect survive the police.

But Chen Gengyun is different. He is a political broker. His network of relationships is too complicated and involves too many people.

Moreover, since Director Xu chose to use Fan Tianyou's disturbance in the hospital as a weapon, he naturally hoped that Hongcheng could resolve the situation quickly.

To avoid any more nightmares.

Zhou Yi looked at the Art of War by Sun Tzu at hand, and suddenly his heart skipped a beat as an idea popped into his mind.

At this time, Wu Yongcheng was "reminding" Chen Gengyun: "Fan Tianyou was born in November 1964, the month after you left Changfeng Village. You don't have any impression of his mother and family, do you?"

Chen Gengyun frowned, deep in thought, and suddenly, as if remembering something, he said with sudden enlightenment: "Oh... I remember now, he... he might be Fan Chunyu's son..."

Wu Yongcheng was immediately delighted and asked hurriedly, "Who is Fan Chunyu?"

Just as Chen Gengyun was about to speak, Zhou Yi suddenly stopped him and said, "Okay, the interrogation ends here!"