Commander Lu called out to the outside, "Have them all come over here."
Then, five more people entered in a grand procession, two soldiers in front and three men behind them.
One of them was the village head of Renjiazhai, the other was the secretary of the commune where Renjiazhai was located, and the other was the director of the county's public security bureau.
When the old woman and the hooligans who had been summoned to give false testimony saw their village chief arrive, they wondered what he was there for. Were they also there to give false testimony like the village chief?
The old woman blurted out to the village chief, "Village chief, didn't you say you wouldn't come and that Er Gouzi and I could just come and talk nonsense? What are you doing here?"
"Um?!"
The old lady's words surprised everyone present.
Some were surprised that the old woman had told them the truth, while others were surprised that she was so foolish. Sure enough, as people get older, their minds don't work as well. The person the village chief found was no good.
The village chief's face remained expressionless; he stared blankly at the old woman: "Second Aunt, we've come for different reasons, you'll find out soon enough."
Zhang Jinfeng was also wondering why the village chief had come. Before she could figure it out, she decided to remain silent and observe quietly for a while.
At this moment, upon seeing the three people brought in, the most flustered was Commander Li. After his first encounter with the police chief, he realized something and began to feel uneasy. However, based on his years of experience as a leader, he tried his best to suppress his emotions and appeared calm on the surface.
He looked at Commander Lu guiltily, while Commander Lu was also looking at him meaningfully.
"Commander, what's this?"
“Old Li, they are also people involved in this incident. Let’s hear what they have to say first, starting with the village chief.”
Although the village chief is an official of some rank and holds a top position in the village, he is actually just a farmer. He is not much bolder than the average villager. He can usually boss the villagers around in the village, but here, facing those leaders who exude authority, he is nothing but a sesame seed, so scared that his legs almost go weak.
Commander Lu said, "Village Chief Chen, you first explain the whole story of Comrade Zhang Jinfeng coming here to 'accuse' Comrade Xue Yanchen. Our Comrade Xue Yanchen says he doesn't know her at all, so why is she here to accuse him?"
Before he could even speak, Village Chief Chen was already trembling all over. He glanced timidly at Commander Lu a few times, and before he could speak, he subconsciously looked at the commune secretary beside him. The commune secretary kept his head down silently and didn't even look at him.
Commander Lu reminded him: "You don't need to be afraid of anything, just answer truthfully."
"Okay." He licked his lips and said, "Actually, it was I who sent Zhang Jinfeng here to report that Xue, Xue, Xue Yanchen, the battalion commander."
Commander Lu glanced at Division Commander Li subconsciously and noticed that his expression had changed. He asked Village Chief Chen, "According to you, it wasn't Comrade Zhang Jinfeng who wanted to come on her own. That's different from what she said. It seems that she really has nothing to do with Battalion Commander Xue. Then tell me, why did you ask her to come and sue Battalion Commander Xue?"
“Because, because.” He glanced at the commune secretary again and found that the secretary kept his head down, looking as dejected as a prisoner or a stray dog.
When the other party stopped putting on airs and acting arrogantly in front of him, he was no longer afraid of the commune secretary.
At this point, he spoke much more fluently, “Because our commune secretary told me to find a pregnant young woman in the village and come here to accuse Battalion Commander Xue of raping her. If I don’t do it, he won’t let me be the village chief anymore and will try to make things difficult for me. On the other hand, if I do it, he will give me benefits. I was forced into this situation and had no choice but to comply for the sake of my family.”
Commander Lu nodded, seemingly satisfied with his answer.
"So, in other words, Comrade Zhang Jinfeng's accusations against Comrade Xue Yanchen were all false from beginning to end, and were a scheme you all conspired to frame Battalion Commander Xue. Very well, you don't need to be the village chief anymore, you're not fit to be one."
As soon as Commander Lu said that, Zhang Jinfeng immediately became agitated.
“The village chief is no longer the village chief, so how can he make my husband the squad leader? He promised me that as long as I came here to falsely accuse this Battalion Commander Xue, he would make my husband the squad leader if I succeeded. Waaah, didn't I come all this way for nothing? I've been busy for so long, what was the point?”
Everyone else cast disdainful glances at her.
Commander Lu wanted to applaud her: "Comrade Zhang Jinfeng herself has admitted that she framed Battalion Commander Xue, and according to our investigation, Zhang Jinfeng's husband, Li Xinmin, is actually fertile, not infertile as Zhang Jinfeng claims." He then looked at the commune secretary: "It's your turn. Tell me, as the commune secretary, why did you instruct Village Chief Chen to target Comrade Xue Yanchen?"
"I was coerced by our police chief; he made me do this," the commune secretary said frankly, admitting that he had no other choice.
Afterwards, before Commander Lu could question the police chief himself, he confessed on his own, his eyes fixed on Commander Li as he spoke: "My mentor, I'm sorry, I have to tell you."
He had served under Division Commander Li when he was in the army. Division Commander Li taught him a lot and took good care of him. He was always grateful for Division Commander Li's help. Later, after being discharged from the military due to injury, he became a policeman in the local area.
Just as the truth was about to be revealed, Commander Li's face was ashen, and although his eyes were slightly lowered, his gaze was fierce enough to devour someone.
The police chief said, “My mentor, now Commander Li, specifically called me, saying that someone in the army was challenging him and asked me to help eliminate that person. That person is Battalion Commander Xue here. He also told me that Battalion Commander Xue had done a mission in Renjia Village and asked me to find someone there to frame him. I don’t know the people in the village well, so I instructed the commune secretary to go down there and find someone for me. Mentor, I did what you asked me to do, but if it failed, don’t blame me.” Then, he said quietly, “I understand now. If you don’t want others to know, don’t do it in the first place. If you want to live a stable and peaceful life, you must not have evil thoughts or go astray.”
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