"Comrade police, Ginkgo Village villager Wu Qiuju has publicly slandered and fabricated rumors about our company's vice president, Ms. Zheng Dandan. I hope you will deal with this seriously."

Tan Xueming was too lazy to waste any more words with Wu Qiuju, he just looked at the police officer on duty and said.

"Defamation?" The police officer on duty was very surprised. They had hardly ever dealt with such a matter. For a moment, they couldn't help but hesitate.

"Yes, and the villagers of Ginkgo Village can attest to that," Tan Xueming replied in the affirmative. Seeing the officer on duty's hesitation, he added, "According to Chinese law, fabricating rumors and slander is a crime. Wu Qiuju's words and actions are egregious, and I hope you won't condone her."

"Wu Qiuju, is this true?"

After hearing Tan Xueming say that it was an illegal and criminal act, the hesitation in the heart of the police officer on duty gradually disappeared. He looked at the person who spread the rumors and questioned him.

"No, I didn't spread rumors." Wu Qiuju quickly shook her hands. Tan Xueming spoke so seriously, how could she dare to admit it?

"Leniency to those who confess, severity to those who resist. Wu Qiuju, tell me honestly, did you spread rumors or cause trouble?" The police officer on duty frowned and looked at Wu Qiuju seriously.

"Comrade police officer, I'm just guessing, how can that be called spreading rumors? You don't know, Zheng Dandan is my niece, we are all family. They say that an honest official can't stop family affairs. We will solve this matter ourselves, so don't worry about it."

Wu Qiuju looked at the police officer on duty with a fawning look on her face.

"How can illegal and criminal behavior be called a family affair?" The police officer on duty said righteously and did not buy Wu Qiuju's nonsense at all.

"Oh, I'm just a farmer with a clean record. How could I dare to break the law? Police officer, this is all a misunderstanding, a misunderstanding!"

The attitude of the police officer on duty made Wu Qiuju feel uneasy, and she couldn't help but look at Tan Xueming.

"Assistant Tan, please help me talk to the police. I'm Dandan's aunt. If I get arrested, Dandan will lose face. And my parents-in-law will really take their anger out on Sun Cuilan. Even if it's not because of me as their daughter-in-law, they will feel bad for their son losing his wife."

"Wu Qiuju, do you treat our country's laws like a joke? Who says pity doesn't work? If you dare to break the law, be prepared to bear the consequences!" The officer on duty looked at Wu Qiuju with dissatisfaction. "Confess and receive leniency; resist and receive severity. Do you admit that you fabricated rumors and caused trouble?"

After a long silence, Wu Qiuju lowered her head and kept wiping away her tears.

"I...I admit it."

Although she didn't want to admit it, the police officer on duty clearly didn't believe her. Furthermore, she herself wasn't sure if she was actually spreading rumors.

Seeing how confident Tan Xueming was, Wu Qiuju had already been shaken and fell into self-doubt.

"You have to admit it, recognize your mistakes, correct them, and be brave enough to take responsibility. Do you understand?" The police officer on duty educated Wu Qiuju, and then ordered Wu Qiuju not to leave the police station. He went to Ginkgo Village with Tan Xueming.

"Comrade, you know about Wu Qiuju's rumor-mongering, right?"

Under the guidance of Tan Xueming, the police officer on duty found the villagers present and asked them about the incident. Although the person involved had admitted it, he still wanted to learn more about the situation.

"I know. Of course I don't know. Wu Qiuju said it in front of everyone, so everyone knows it!" replied the villager who was questioned.

"What did she say?"

The first time a report of slander and defamation was received, the police officer on duty was not very experienced. After Wu Qiuju admitted to spreading the rumor, he did not ask about the specific content of the rumor.

"She said something about Dandan only having a man to look after." The villagers shook their heads, their expressions expressing strong disapproval. "I think she just wants to ruin Dandan's reputation. Wu Qiuju is such a bad person!"

"That's right. How could such a kind-hearted girl be slandered like this? I think Wu Qiuju is very vicious." A villager who was watching the excitement interrupted.

"She has a criminal record and has even targeted children before. Shame on her!"

Wu Qiuju is not very popular in the village, and people keep telling the police on duty about Wu Qiuju's dark history.

The police officer on duty recorded the villagers' words with a grim expression. As a police officer, he naturally couldn't stand bad people.

"What the hell are you talking about?" Wu Qiuju's husband, Sun Qiuyu, rushed over and angrily demanded, hearing what the villagers were saying. "How have we, the Sun family, ever wronged you to allow you to bully my wife like this?"

"We are speaking the truth, Qiuyu. Your wife is really a bad person."

"Bah, nonsense! I think you just accepted favors from that black-hearted Zheng Dandan, so you helped her to tell lies!" Sun Qiuyu spat, not agreeing with the villagers' statements at all.

"Accepting benefits? What's going on here?" The police officer on duty paused his pen and looked at Sun Qiuyu.

"Comrade police officer, don't believe what they say. They are taking the wages paid by Zheng Dandan! Zheng Dandan thinks that having a few bucks is enough, and she actually bribed the villagers to bully my uncle and aunt. This is what you call a bad person!" Sun Qiuyu said to the police officer on duty.

"Sun Qiuyu, you must be responsible for what you say. You said that General Zheng bribed the villagers. Please produce evidence." Tan Xueming looked at Sun Qiuyu seriously.

"The evidence, isn't it the wages given by Zheng Dandan?" Sun Qiuyu frowned.

"Hiring someone to do work and paying them is called bribery? Your theory is ridiculous!" Tan Xueming sneered.

"Assistant Tan is right. We earn our wages by working. How can we be bribed?" one of the villagers said. He looked at the officer on duty and said, "Comrade officer, I swear, I didn't say a single word that went against my conscience."

"We can all swear!" The other villagers echoed.

"It is said that those who keep company with vermilion will be red, and those who keep company with ink will be black. You and your wife are making up rumors, and you are exactly the same." Tan Xueming added.

"Spreading rumors and slandering others is a criminal act. You should come with me later." The police officer on duty looked at Sun Qiuyu and said.

There was no need for the villagers to swear, as Sun Qiuyu's ridiculous words had already dispelled the doubts of the police officer on duty, and he was even more convinced that Wu Qiuju was slandering and spreading rumors!

The couple were taken to the police station, and the rumors surrounding Zheng Dandan were completely dispelled. Upon learning that their son and daughter-in-law had been detained at the police station, the Sun family elders were distraught and rushed to the county town on the last bus.

"Sun Cuilan, where are you?"

"Sun Cuilan, come out quickly..."

The two elders of the Sun family, who did not know Sun Cuilan's address, came into the city and took turns shouting along the street.

People passing by looked at them as if they were crazy. Finally, a kind-hearted person couldn't stand it anymore and stepped forward to help.

"Grandpa, are you looking for someone?"

"Well, we're looking for our daughter who lives in the county town."

Grandma Sun's voice was extremely hoarse, her body was in a dishevel, and she looked extremely pitiful.

"You can't shout like that. Do you know where she lives?" the kind-hearted person asked.

The two elders of the Sun family shook their heads. They had never cared about Sun Cuilan, so how would they know where she lived?