She threw herself at the table and said, "I know Sangui is the one who planted the nail. He knew the Li family had cheated me out of a large sum of money, and he was just trying to vent his anger on me. After I found out about this, I went home to find him and asked him to stop..."

Zhang Gongan raised his hand to interrupt: "Let's talk about this later."

He sneered at the stunned Wu Sangui: "See? Your sister is selling you to death."

Wu Sangui finally came to his senses and trembled with anger: "Sister! I am your biological brother!"

Wu Jinhua turned her head away and didn't look at him, thinking to herself: I have to get myself out of this first!

I'll think of a solution after I get out. This stupid brother can be locked up for as many days as he wants, he won't die!

Police officer Zhang spread out the two transcripts side by side. "This one says the sister instigated the brother, and this one says the brother coerced the sister—you two choose. Do you want to cover up for each other and get a heavy sentence together, or do you want to confess the truth and seek leniency?"

The black words and red handprints on the white paper are like two knives on your neck.

Wu Jinhua dug her red nails into her palms and without hesitation, she took the testimony accusing her brother, grabbed the pen and signed it with a "swish". The splashing ink looked like black blood.

Wu Sangui collapsed on the ground, his face covered with snot and tears, his crotch wet, and the air began to become stale.

Just then, Xiao Liu led Aunt Guo in through the door.

Aunt Guo, wrapped in a faded blue cloth jacket and wearing plastic slippers, looked around bewilderedly: "Public Security Comrade, what's going on?"

Zhang Gongan stood up and said in a gentle tone, "Auntie Guo, don't misunderstand me. I just want to ask you a few questions. Please answer truthfully. Did you see Wu Jinhua yesterday?"

Aunt Guo rubbed her hands and nodded, "Yes! Last night around five o'clock, I was feeding the chickens in the yard!"

I saw Jinhua wearing a green headscarf and carrying a cloth bag, hurriedly walking towards her brother's house. I even greeted her, but she ignored me. What a shame.

Isn't it just that he made some money over the years that he looks down on us country folk? "

Wu Jinhua's face turned pale, and her gold-inlaid teeth made a clattering sound. She wished she could pounce on Aunt Guo and tear her mouth apart.

Still struggling, "Aunt Guo! You must be seeing things because of your old eyes! I clearly didn't go back to my parents' home yesterday!"

When Wu Sangui heard this, he immediately stood up from the ground, pointed at Wu Jinhua and howled, "Zhang Gongan! Listen, listen!

Aunt Guo said exactly the same thing as I did!

Aunt Guo was startled by the scene and shrank back: "What, what's going on? What's going on? What's going on?

Jinhua, didn't you say yesterday that your brother asked you to go back...?

I may be old, but my eyesight is not blurry! I saw your green headscarf at the market last year. You got it first, how could I be wrong?

Zhang Gongan sneered and turned to Xiao Liu, saying, "Send Aunt Guo back."

Aunt Guo was once again bewildered as she was supported by Xiao Liu as she walked out, muttering, "It's freezing cold, and you called me here just to ask this?"

As soon as Aunt Guo left, the air in the interrogation room froze instantly.

Wu Sangui was still slumped on the ground, and suddenly he laughed foolishly: "Sister, you can't deny it now, right?"

Wu Jinhua stared at her brother with a look that seemed to be filled with poison, and suddenly grabbed the enamel pot on the table.

"Bang!" he slammed into Wu Sangui, "You idiot! If I go to jail, who will take care of your food?"

Policeman Zhang slammed the table and said, "Enough!"

He picked up the two transcripts and sneered, "Wu Jinhua, now that we have the witnesses and the evidence, what else do you have to say?"

Wu Jinhua's chest heaved violently, but she continued to cry out for justice, slapping her thigh and crying, "I'm innocent! It's all my damn brother's fault..."

Seeing Wu Jinhua still stubbornly insisting on being a dead duck, Zhang Gongan sneered, "Xiao Liu, go get Boss Xu!"

As soon as Wu Jinhua heard the words "Boss Xu", she knew something bad was going to happen.

His lips trembled as he tried to speak, but Xiao Liu glared back at him.

Zhang Gongan narrowed his eyes and looked at Boss Xu: "Boss Xu, take a closer look. Have you seen this man before?"

Wu Jinhua twisted her body in panic. Just as she opened her mouth to speak, Xiao Liu quickly covered her mouth: "Did you speak?"

Boss Xu just took a look and slapped his thigh: "More than that! Isn't this Wu Jinhua from the next village!"

He came to my shop yesterday afternoon to buy some triangle nails! He even haggled over the price for a long time!

Zhang Gongan took out his cigarette case and slowly popped out a cigarette: "Old Xu, is there anything special about the triangular nails in your shop?"

"Yes! Absolutely!" Boss Xu became excited when talking about this, "Our shop is owned by another person.

We run the business in partnership. Last time, after we lost a few boxes of triangle nails, our accounts couldn't be reconciled.

Later, I discussed it with my old friend and decided to mark the merchandise. The boxes with triangle nails had numbers written on them. The one I sold to Wu Jinhua yesterday was the 14th box. The shop has a ledger that records this.

Police Officer Zhang gave Xiao Liu a look, and he immediately understood and ran out of the interrogation room.

In less than two minutes, he came back with a blue account book.

Fortunately, he was smart. When he went to ask Boss Xu for help, he took all the account books and purchase orders of his shop with him! Otherwise, he would have to make another trip!

Zhang Gongan nodded with satisfaction and opened the account book.

On the yellowed paper, a line of crooked handwriting stood out:

"December 16, sold to Wu Jinhua a box of triangular nails, number 14, for one yuan and fifty cents."

Xiao Liu quickly handed over the box of triangular nails he had seized.

Zhang Gongan turned the box upside down, and with a clang, the number "14" was engraved on the bottom of the box.

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