Chapter 84 Cause and Effect
"Mom! Dad's gone mad! Dad's going to arrest me!" Fang Chengkai exclaimed in alarm, turning to run towards Li Ying.
"Don't come any closer!" Zhang Jie pulled Li Ying behind her, ready to defend her.
Before Fang Chengkai could reach Li Ying, Wu Zhongguo grabbed his shoulder and pulled him backward, kicking him hard in the back of the knee, causing him to kneel heavily on the tile floor: "Ah!"
Lu Ye, Zhou Chuanxi, and others, who had been waiting nearby for a day and a night, rushed forward, grabbed his shoulders, and quickly checked his pockets and backpack.
"I found a fruit knife." Zhou Chuanxi opened his schoolbag, lifted the fruit knife through the handle using an evidence bag, and questioned Fang Chengkai: "Why is there a fruit knife in your schoolbag?"
Fang Chengkai lowered his head and cried out uncontrollably, "I always cut fruit for Grandpa when I take him for a walk. It's not like I'm carrying it on my person. Would I kill someone?"
"Walking and cutting fruit?" Lu Ye got angry at his stubbornness and searched him thoroughly, but found no other dangerous items.
"Why are so many of you grabbing a child? Who are you people?"
Is it really necessary to make such a fuss over a small child?
"Weren't you just saying you wanted to adopt this kid? What serious crime could he have committed? Fighting, skipping school, not handing in homework—you don't need to scare a child like this!"
Shen Zhenzhu entered from the doorway, showing her police ID: "The Municipal Criminal Investigation Team is handling this case. Thank you for your cooperation. You can continue with your work."
"Shen Zhenzhu! It's you again!" Fang Chengkai suddenly looked up, struggling to reach Shen Zhenzhu. His vicious gaze fell on her, his expression a mix of crying and laughing: "I know you're close to Wu Xiaochuan. You only kidnapped me because of him! Help! Someone help me!"
Shen Zhenzhu ignored him completely and quickly walked to Li Ying's side, asking, "Auntie, are you alright?"
Zhang Jie smiled and said, "What are you afraid of with me here? She's your good aunt and also my good older sister."
Li Ying's hands were ice-cold as she tightly gripped Shen Zhenzhu's hand, saying, "I was so scared! This child's eyes are more venomous than a snake's. What if she burned down that house too?"
Fang Chengkai, who was still defiant and trying to struggle, froze for a moment, overwhelmed by an indescribable and immense fear. He bit his lower lip hard to keep his trembling voice from leaking out. He lowered his head to hide his resentful eyes, and squeezed out a few tears before letting them fall easily.
To outsiders, the teenage boy being surrounded and captured by four or five burly men looked like a helpless antelope in a vast field, trembling in the face of a pride of lions, tears streaming down his face.
"It must be a misunderstanding." His mind raced. He believed he had done everything perfectly and that the police couldn't possibly find any clues. Besides, he had a scapegoat charging ahead, and that scapegoat was only fifteen years old—too young to be brought to justice.
He wept silently, his body and soul splitting into two worlds.
"Could they have arrested the wrong person?"
"Could such a good child be framed by bad kids? Weren't they going to adopt him? Could it be that another child in the family is playing tricks on him?"
"This child was so sensible just now, it's heartbreaking to see him like this now."
"But it's hard to say. I've seen news reports of 14-year-olds committing murder. Kids these days mature much earlier than we have. Let's trust the police."
"That's true. If they go to such lengths to arrest him, he might have really made a big mistake."
Unable to discern the fragments of Fang Chengkai's sinful mind, the onlookers whispered and murmured as they watched him being arrested and put into the police car.
Since Fang Chengkai's legal guardian passed away, in accordance with the principle of temporary guardianship, Shen Zhenzhu contacted the leaders of the Second Middle School to come and cooperate with the work.
“This kid won’t confess at all, he insists that Ye Shengwen was the arsonist and that he knows nothing about it,” Zhou Chuanxi told Wu Zhongguo after taking a breather following the first round of interrogation with Lu Ye.
Wu Zhongguo took the cigarette off his ear and raised his chin. Guo Daye, who was next to him, hesitated and held back, then looked over with them.
Shen Zhenzhu stood in the middle of the corridor, with the interrogation room behind her and the meeting room in front of her. She blocked Principal Zhang and the others who were going to plead for Gu Yanzheng, preventing them from causing trouble.
"Fang Chengkai is an excellent student in both character and academics. He has been a model student and outstanding student leader for many years. His grades are exceptionally good. He has brought a lot of honors not only to our school, but also to the district and municipal education commissions. I can understand if the students in the back row make mistakes, but it is absolutely impossible for him to commit murder or arson."
"Section Chief Shen, you are a renowned first-class merit hero. We can handle any misunderstandings privately. Why arrest Fang Chengkai in public and bring him to the criminal investigation team? How will he ever face anyone again?"
"Fang Chengkai's family has encountered some difficulties, but he is determined to overcome them and continue to participate in the Olympiad to challenge himself and win honors. With such an excellent student, do you think we can resolve this situation peacefully?"
"Yes, yes, let's make this a small matter and resolve it peacefully. If it's inconvenient for your colleague to adopt him, our school is willing to subsidize all his education and living expenses, and the district education commission leaders are also willing to offer generous policies. If monetary compensation is possible, our school can also provide a certain amount of compensation on his behalf. What do you think?"
Shen Zhenzhu stood in front of them with her hands on her hips and said expressionlessly, "I don't think it's anything special."
Mr. Hu, Fang Chengkai's homeroom teacher, was so anxious that his face turned red. He was about to bring up Fang Chengkai's grades again when Shen Zhenzhu said, "Fang Chengkai is suspected of intentionally killing his parents to defraud insurance and arson that endangered public safety, resulting in the deaths of 7 people and injuries to many others."
Furthermore, during the fire, he blocked his rival Sun Feifei's door with his bicycle, preventing her from escaping in time and causing her extensive burns! He also threatened and intimidated classmate Hu Xingrui, forcing her to transfer schools. We are still investigating other incidents. Do you really think such students can be easily dismissed?
"He did it to Sun Feifei too?" Principal Zhang and Teacher Hu and others did not expect the situation to be so serious. They rushed over in a hurry, thinking it was similar to a minor incident at the school, at most they would give the victim some money in compensation.
Teacher Hu said, her face pale, "No, impossible! He's right under my nose all day long, how could he do such a thing?"
Principal Zhang had learned about the arson case in Fu'anli. He frowned and said, "Hasn't the arsonist already been caught? It was his uncle who set the fire. It has nothing to do with Fang Chengkai."
Chen Zhenzhu handed them a copy of the search results. The photo showed the computer that Fang Chengkai had been using for many years, and the search results on it chilled the school leaders.
"He wanted to save enough money for his studies abroad, and after failing to commit insurance fraud, he set his sights on my colleague Wu Zhongguo, hoping to obtain his death benefit. I ask you, how can one obtain a death benefit?"
Principal Zhang's good intentions were completely hurt by Fang Chengkai. He thought of the school's plan to use Fang Chengkai's award to attract more outstanding students, since an Olympiad winner is far more valuable than an ordinary student.
At school, academic performance equals character. Principal Zhang said with difficulty, "He's only fifteen years old. He's still a child and should have a bright future. Such a promising talent is truly one in a thousand—no, one in ten thousand!"
Shen Zhenzhu said slowly, "Principal Zhang, I saw a girl in your car, she must be your daughter, right? I'd like to ask you, is your family willing to accept Fang Chengkai?"
Principal Zhang was taken aback and stammered, "I... I have a daughter, so it's inconvenient for me to adopt a boy."
Shen Zhenzhu smiled and said, "Your daughter seems to have good grades, probably no less than Sun Feifei and Hu Xingrui. I think you would be willing for your daughter to be classmates, competitors, colleagues, or even husbands with Fang Chengkai in the future, right? Now that you are at the police station, everything you say can be used as evidence."
Principal Zhang panicked and frantically waved his hands, saying, "No, no! The matter of Sun Feifei and Hu Xingrui cannot fall on my daughter. I cannot let Fang Chengkai get close to her. Absolutely not!"
Shen Zhenzhu continued, "This is a one-in-a-million talent. He will be a great help to both the school and you personally. Aren't you willing to pay for all his tuition and living expenses and nurture him well? I believe that before long, this one-in-a-million talent will be so mature that no one can find any flaws in his crimes. What do you say?"
Principal Zhang was breathing heavily. He leaned against the wall and spread out photos of the deaths of Xiao Hongyan and others, as well as photos of Sun Feifei's full-body burns, and so on.
Shen Zhenzhu waved to Teacher Hu and the others, signaling the leaders of No. 2 Middle School, who were trying to keep a low profile, to come over and "appreciate" Fang Chengkai's masterpiece with Principal Zhang.
"Our school will definitely cooperate with your bureau's work," Principal Zhang said in a low voice. "I apologize, Section Chief Shen, I misspoke just now. Please be sure to severely punish Fang Chengkai!"
"How's it going over there?" Wu Zhongguo asked, clearly displeased, upon seeing Shen Zhenzhu return. "Is the school's attitude bad?"
Shen Zhenzhu sighed softly and said, "When will the domestic education system stop equating character with academic performance?"
Zhao Qiqi strode in, her face full of worry, and said, "Sister Pearl, Ye Shengwen won't recant his confession; he still insists he set the fire. His confession contradicts the evidence. What should we do?"
Chen Zhenzhu had barely sat down when she stood up again and asked, "Where's Brother Zheng?"
Zhao Qiqi said, "It's with Ye Shengwen."
Shen Zhenzhu said a few words to Wu Zhongguo, then stood up and said, "I'm going to find him."
When Shen Zhenzhu went out, she ran into Park Heung-sung. Park Heung-sung deliberately raised his hand to look at the watch he wasn't wearing and said, "Okay, Deputy Captain Shen, I'll give you 48 hours. You caught the guy in 24 hours."
Shen Zhenzhu knew he was reminding her of the time, and said with pursed lips, "Don't worry, Captain Park, we'll be able to get Ye Shengwen to talk soon."
Shen Zhenzhu picked up the file bag and rushed off to find Gu Yanzheng. When she reached the door, she pointed at Wu Zhongguo.
Wu Zhongguo said knowingly, "Don't worry, I'll make the arrangements. I will never let this kid escape."
Fang Chengkai sat in the interrogation room, the intense heat of the light bulb causing him to break out in a cold sweat. He calmly faced Wu Zhongguo, who was interrogating him.
“Dad, you can’t do this to me.” He said shamelessly, “I’m much better than Xiaochuan. I will make you live a good life. Dad, you won’t regret adopting me.”
Wu Zhongguo scrutinized his every word and action.
In the past, we relied on experience to solve cases and arrest people based on evidence. We didn't think criminal psychology was that important. I even joked with others that it doesn't matter if a cat is black or white, as long as it catches mice, it's a good cat.
In retrospect, such a view is indeed outdated.
Criminals' methods and disguises are constantly evolving, and if you're not careful, they can lurk around you in a different form, ready to bite through the throat of innocent victims at any time.
Even with handcuffs and leg irons on, Fang Chengkai maintained a strong mentality and an innocent demeanor in the face of experienced criminal police officers, which greatly surprised Wu Zhongguo.
“You still haven’t confessed.” Wu Zhongguo no longer treated him as a minor, but as a cunning and mature criminal.
Fang Chengkai choked back tears, looking pitiful from the outside. But Wu Zhongguo and Lu Ye in the interrogation room, as well as the other agents observing outside, all had his criminal record and treated this murderer with an iron heart.
Lu Ye laid out all the evidence he had found in front of Fang Chengkai: "Look carefully before you speak. Don't try to fool us like we're school teachers. Confess and you'll be treated leniently; resist and you'll be punished severely."
Wu Zhongguo got up and opened the door for some fresh air, as if he couldn't stand the heavy atmosphere. A shadow flashed by in the doorway, but Fang Chengkai, who was focused on examining the evidence, didn't notice it.
Sitting here for more than two hours, Fang Chengkai could guess from the questions asked by Wu Zhongguo and others that the arson case had been investigated and he was implicated. In front of him were Xiao Hongyan's autopsy report and the statement given by the doctor from the private clinic where he bought the drugs.
Fang Chengkai was crying when he suddenly wiped away his tears and snot and burst into laughter.
“I always thought that the police in China were all incompetent and useless, including you, Wu Zhongguo.” Fang Chengkai’s pitiful appearance vanished, replaced by a vicious glint in his eyes.
Shen Zhenzhu slipped in from outside, leaving a crack in the door to the interrogation room. She brought two cups of hot water to Wu Zhongguo and Lu Ye, and took the interrogation record book from Lu Ye.
"You not only think of the police as useless good-for-nothings, but you also think of the fire brigade as useless good-for-nothings. If they hadn't caught you off guard, you would have been lying in bed counting your parents' money saved from their deaths, with your insurance money in hand."
"Chen, Zhen, Zhu." Fang Chengkai tilted his head, looking completely unyielding, grinding his teeth: "Just how many good things are you going to ruin for me? If it weren't for you, I would have changed my surname to Wu long ago!"
"Then don't waste time, just confess quickly." Chen Zhenzhu leaned back unsteadily, stretched and said, "I've caused you too much trouble, I'm so sleepy."
"What kind of attitude is this?" Fang Chengkai saw that she was lazy and didn't take him seriously at all, so he said in a low voice, "My uncle has already confessed that he killed the people, and it has nothing to do with me."
Chen Zhenzhu took a sip of hot water, rested one hand on the back of the chair, turned to face Fang Chengkai, and said with a smile, "You asked your uncle to take the blame for you, didn't you ever think he might recant his testimony?"
Fang Chengkai's face darkened as he asked, "What do you mean?"
Shen Zhenzhu's mocking smile stung Fang Chengkai's eyes. She slowly said, "You used your pocket money to treat your uncle to hot pot, and you specifically asked Xiao Hongyan to send him downstairs to buy alcohol, didn't you?"
Fang Chengkai's heart skipped a beat, his trembling legs stopped shaking in frustration, he leaned forward and sneered, "You're starting to bluff me? Do you police officers solve cases by tricking minors into confessing?"
Shen Zhenzhu pushed the notebook to Wu Zhongguo, and leaned forward like Fang Chengkai, saying word by word, "Do you think Ye Shengwen is so stupid that he would really take the blame for you? When you knelt down and crawled on your knees, hugging his legs and crying that you were still young and hoping that he would take the blame for you, didn't you see that he didn't actually want to take the blame for you at all?"
"I don't understand what you're saying." Fang Chengkai's eyes widened, his chin held high as he glanced at Chen Zhenzhu with an expression that was both wary and suspicious.
Shen Zhenzhu laughed and said, "He's a robber who's been out of jail for over ten years. Do you really think he'd risk his entire future for some young punk? Do you know that when you told him to go to the hallway and call out to the other neighbors, he actually didn't leave?"
Fang Chengkai felt as if he'd been doused with cold water. He stared intently at Chen Zhenzhu, trying to discern whether she was telling the truth or lying. But only he and Ye Shengwen knew what she was saying. Could it be that Ye Shengwen had really confessed?
That's impossible! Ye Shengwen keeps saying he expects me to take care of him in his old age!
Shen Zhenzhu didn't give him time to think. She took out a brass lighter from her pocket and threw it on the table, saying, "This is what you've been looking for, isn't it? It has your fingerprints on it, and it's very well preserved. I have to thank Ye Shengwen for giving me the lighter in time, otherwise we wouldn't have immediately focused our attention on you!"
"Impossible!! That good-for-nothing Ye Shengwen is still waiting for me to take care of him in his old age, he would never betray me!"
Shen Zhenzhu quickly said, "When you smothered your mother Xiao Hongyan to death, did you not consider that they were siblings? Ye Shengwen only obeyed you because of your mother. You smothered Xiao Hongyan to death in the room, and Ye Shengwen left the scene with a lighter. At that time, he was already planning to betray you!"
"So what if I smother Xiao Hongyan to death?!" Fang Chengkai blurted out.
She admitted it! Chen Zhenzhu felt a sense of relief, but out of the corner of her eye, she saw a shadow swaying by the door.
"While others studied during breaks, I rummaged through every trash can. At night, after everyone else was asleep, she and my dad took me to the garbage dump to collect bottles and cardboard. In the early hours of the morning, we went to the farmers' market to collect discarded vegetable scraps... Shen Zhenzhu, I am a person with a bright future. What is Xiao Hongyan anyway?"
She used to be a teacher, but she quit and lost her job. She didn't want to earn money by setting up a stall, feeling it was beneath her, but she was willing to secretly collect garbage. She even sold my competition qualification for money. I ask you, what did she need so much money for? In the end, wasn't it all burned to the ground?
Thinking of his parents' cruel faces, Fang Chengkai became emotional and couldn't stop himself from saying, "She called me a burden, saying I couldn't let her divorce my dad. She even said I ruined her. Do I need to ruin her? She and my dad have been insulting and trampling on my personality, eroding my dignity, and shattering my dreams day and night. Is it wrong for me to want to fly higher? If they don't die, they will destroy me for the rest of their lives! They have all wronged me. I'm going to kill them all and fly away!"
Shen Zhenzhu listened quietly to him finish speaking, and said calmly, "Even if they die, you will not find relief. When you smothered her to death with a wet towel, you destroyed your own life."
Fang Chengkai loathed the mention of Xiao Hongyan. He roared and cursed, "She deserves to die! What is she? A teacher with nothing but looks, a sharp-tongued piece of trash! I'll not only smother her, I'll grind her bones to dust, I'll make sure she has no descendants to worship her, I'll make sure she has no next life! She, she—"
"Did you really kill her?!" Ye Shengwen's limp body was supported by Zhao Qiqi's elbows, all his strength drained away after hearing Fang Chengkai's shout.
"uncle?"
Fang Chengkai's face was extremely ugly. He pounded on the handrail and shouted hoarsely, "What are you doing here? You traitor! You piece of trash!!"
Ye Shengwen closed his eyes; years of hard labor had made him look older and more weathered than his peers. His eyes were puffy and his under-eye bags were swollen from excessive drinking, and he had an unpleasant odor of smoke and alcohol.
He wiped away the tears from the corners of his eyes, unable to believe his ears. He opened his mouth tremblingly, took a few deep breaths, and looked at Fang Chengkai: "Xiao Kai, what you told your uncle just now was all said in anger. Your uncle didn't betray you, and you didn't kill your mother. You made mistakes, but you know you were wrong, right?"
"wrong."
Fang Chengkai's voice shattered Ye Shengwen's last hope. He completely ignored the pleading in Ye Shengwen's eyes and said coldly, "I didn't do anything wrong."
"You! You!" Ye Shengwen leaned back weakly, and Zhao Qiqi quickly pulled over a chair next to him so he could sit down.
Ye Shengwen pressed the back of his head against the wall, staring at the upper left corner of the interrogation room, looking dazed, and muttered, "Sister, we were wrong, we were all wrong back then."
"You've changed your name and identity since you got out of prison, and you still have no use for me. You're almost forty years old, and I really feel sorry for you. If I could live to your age, I would have been all-powerful by now."
Fang Chengkai revealed a malicious smile and continued to stab Ye Shengwen, the "traitor": "So what if you have a good relationship with my mother? You were outside when she was dying but you couldn't save her. She was like a dying fish, scratching and biting me. No matter how much she struggled, in the end I burned her to ashes."
Ye Shengwen said in a low voice, "I didn't start that fire."
Fang Chengkai laughed heartily: "So what if it is? So what if it isn't? Do you know what that tastes like? Your favorite roasted bird tastes just like that—"
"Watch your words!" Shen Zhenzhu stopped him from further provoking Ye Shengwen: "Every word you say here will be recorded and handed over to the judge as evidence for conviction!"
"What crime can I be charged with?" Fang Chengkai abandoned his pitiful and aggrieved persona and laughed maniacally. "Don't you, as a criminal police officer, know that minors under the age of 16 who commit crimes are usually given the focus of rehabilitation and reduced punishment? So what if I killed my parents and burned other people to death? So what if I confronted Sun Feifei and threatened Hu Xingrui? I confessed to all of that."
Fang Chengkai, palms up and a malicious smile playing on his lips, said nonchalantly, "I'm only fifteen, Section Chief Shen. I can't go to a formal court; I can only be tried in juvenile court. At most, I'll receive rehabilitative education to correct my criminal behavior, but I won't bear any criminal responsibility, hahahahaha."
Lu Ye couldn't help but mutter a low "fuck".
Zhao Qiqi stood outside the door, her fists clenched so tightly they cracked, she really wanted to disregard the law and give Fang Chengkai a good beating!
Gu Yanzheng, Pu Xingcheng, and the others observing from the doorway also looked grim. They all understood that if they couldn't kill this highly dangerous criminal on the first try, they might not have another chance.
Park Heung-sung said helplessly, "Even if they were a little older, it would be better. Sixteen years old is enough to bear some criminal responsibility. It would be even better if they were older than sixteen."
Wu Zhongguo squeezed the cigarette butt until it was deformed, regretting that he hadn't given him a good beating before locking him up.
Fang Chengkai's words infuriated everyone present. Shen Zhenzhu pursed her lips tightly, searching her mind for a way to bring him down.
However, all attempts were thwarted by the words "I'm only fifteen years old," and all the punches aimed at Fang Chengkai were absorbed effortlessly by the shield of "15 years old."
Seeing the adults present looking grim and helpless because of his expression, Fang Chengkai laughed even more wildly: "Hahahaha, cough cough hahaha, even the city police criminal investigation team is nothing special. What does it matter if a few people die? Once I get out of here, I'll deal with you one by one!"
As he spoke, he fixed a malicious gaze on Chen Zhenzhu, then swept it over Wu Zhongguo: "You'd better be with your dear family 24 hours a day—"
Ye Shengwen roared, "Fang Chengkai! Stop talking! Stop talking!"
Fang Chengkai then turned his gaze to his useless uncle, and sneered, "Sigh, I wasted so much effort. I might as well have let you and your sister die together. You're lucky this time. I remember you liked Zhou Mei, the widow on the first floor, right? After I finish my education in two years, will you two get married and have children? Remember to let me know, and I'll definitely give your whole family a good scolding. How old will I be then? Still a minor, right? Hahahaha."
Fang Chengkai gleefully provoked the "traitor," and also laid bare his innermost thoughts to Ye Shengwen. Given Ye Shengwen's personality, he would undoubtedly be in agony, jumping up and down in a fit of rage, banging on the walls, trembling with anger, and nearly going into shock.
However, Fang Kai's wish was not fulfilled.
Ye Shengwen asked him an unexpected question: "Do you know why I went to jail for robbery back then?"
Fang Chengkai scoffed, "For three yuan, you've wasted over ten years of your life. Calling you a waste—"
"No, it's for the birth certificate."
Ye Shengwen wiped away his tears and said with a sorrowful look in his eyes, "They stole someone else's birth certificate to use on you, making you a child born out of wedlock. Now do you know why your parents were so good to me?"
Shen Zhenzhu's furrowed brows suddenly relaxed, and she sat up straight to listen attentively to Ye Shengwen's words.
Almost everyone around them perked up.
Fang Chengkai trembled uncontrollably, a sudden sense of foreboding washing over him: "Stop talking! I am Fang Chengkai, I can't possibly use anyone else's identity!"
“I gave you a chance. Even if you had just said ‘I know I was wrong,’ your uncle would have covered for you.” Ye Shengwen said sadly, “But you killed her. Our eldest sister was like a mother to us. We had no parents and had depended on each other for so many years. Finally, our lives got a little better, but you killed her.”
Shen Zhenzhu interrupted him, pressing, "What's with the birth certificate?"
Fang Chengkai roared, "Don't say it—! Uncle, I was wrong, Uncle, please don't say it, Uncle!!"
Ye Shengwen ignored him and said, "His parents had him before they got married. Afraid of being judged, they hid him in the countryside and raised him until he was a year and a half old. Later, when they returned to the city, they couldn't bear to abandon him since he was unregistered. So I targeted people coming out of the maternity hospital, pretended to be robbed, and stole other people's children's birth certificates for Fang Chengkai to use. At that time, the regulations were lax, and the person handling the procedures took a bribe and successfully registered him. Actually, he is not 15 years old this year; he turned 17 last month."
17 years old?!
Chen Zhenzhu's eyes lit up!
The Liancheng Intermediate People's Court has a precedent where juvenile offenders who are 17 years of age or older commit crimes are not only held criminally liable but also severely punished because they are close to being 18-year-old adults!
With witnesses and physical evidence, Fang Chengkai will at least face life imprisonment!
This is truly gratifying!
"Impossible! It's absolutely not true! You're deliberately getting back at me! You're lying!" Fang Chengkai's beautiful wish vanished in an instant, and he shouted hoarsely, "It's all fake!"
“Your parents are so frugal because they were extorted by the clerks for a long time. Your dad gambled to raise enough money, but he lost even more. They didn’t want me to tell you, but we really can’t afford to eat.”
Chen Zhenzhu slammed her hand on the table, emphasizing, "Ye Shengwen, do you know how serious the consequences of lying are?!"
Ye Shengwen nodded: "The person who handled this matter lives in the county below. He just retired this year. Go find him, and he can definitely testify."
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Author's Note: Little Pearl: Thank you, God, for opening your eyes!
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