Chapter 86: Arrest Order
"I have never received any so-called overseas letters and have no knowledge of this. I request that the other party provide the original letter for technical identification, including a detailed inspection of the paper, ink, and postmark."
"Li Hongmei and I have a long-standing grudge, and the authenticity of her testimony is questionable. I request a face-to-face confrontation with her and an in-depth investigation into her relationship with the whistleblower, Jiang Weimin."
She keenly drew the focus to Jiang Weimin and Li Hongmei, pointing out their motives for making false accusations.
"I strongly suspect that this is a malicious revenge and political frame-up by Jiang Weimin to cover up the serious economic problems he encountered during his time in the logistics unit!
Please ask the working group to thoroughly investigate all accounts handled by Jiang Weimin!"
At the same time, Zhou Weiguo, who was temporarily suspended and confined to an office in the battalion headquarters, also showed amazing calmness when facing the investigators.
He did not argue impatiently, but instead made a calm analysis from the perspective of an officer.
"I guarantee with my military status and Party spirit that Comrade Shen Lingning is absolutely innocent.
The report was full of loopholes: First, espionage activities require secrecy. If she was really a spy, why would she contract the tea plantation in a high-profile manner to attract everyone's attention?
Second, Zhao Changhe's revolutionary loyalty has withstood the test of blood and fire. Slandering his family members may be intended to shake the morale of the army and discredit our senior generals!
Third, third, all the accusations occurred after Jiang Weimin was transferred, and the timing is so coincidental that it is suspicious!
Fourth, Li Hongmei's testimony was inconsistent, she had a personal grudge against Shen Lingning, and she had a close relationship with Jiang Weimin, making her testimony extremely unreliable."
He paused, looking sharply at the examiner: "I think the top priority right now should be to immediately and thoroughly investigate all of Jiang Weimin's accounts and materials handled in the logistics department!
His problem is the key that may truly endanger the army's construction and national interests!
I request the organization's approval to immediately seal off his former office and conduct a thorough search!"
Zhou Weiguo's ideas echoed Shen Lingning's, both accurately pointing to Jiang Weimin's real weakness - the account book.
Disagreements arose within the working group.
Faced with the "ironclad evidence" and the report from his fellow clan member Jiang Weimin, Director Jiang initially tended to believe it.
However, Shen Lingning and Zhou Weiguo's unusually calm and logical rebuttals, as well as their constant emphasis on checking Jiang Weimin's accounts, also caused him to think deeply.
He is old-fashioned and suspicious, but not completely unreasonable.
At the moment of stalemate, Zhou Weiguo cleverly sent a secret letter to Zhao Changhe, who was inspecting the military region in the neighboring province at that time, through an old comrade-in-arms whom he absolutely trusted.
The letter did not contain any plea for leniency, but only objectively stated the course of events, the accusations, and the core rebuttals of Shen Lingning and Zhou Weiguo, particularly emphasizing that someone was trying to divert blame to the Zhao family.
Zhao Changhe was furious: "Shen Lingning and I are sworn brothers, this matter can withstand investigation! I'm just afraid that the person who stabbed me in the back won't be able to withstand investigation! Ha!"
He had been a soldier all his life, and he hated this kind of despicable behavior of stabbing people in the back the most, especially when they dared to frame his family!
He did not directly intervene in the Songtaogou investigation, but immediately sent a letter to higher authorities in the name of the military region:
We solemnly declare that the relationship between the Zhou and Chen families is purely revolutionary friendship, and the family interactions are innocent and can withstand any scrutiny. We strongly demand that the false accusers and the possible spy sabotage activities behind them be thoroughly investigated!
This letter, like a heavy weight, instantly broke the balance and raised the level of this false accusation letter.
Under pressure from the top and the well-reasoned defense of Shen Zhou and others, Director Jiang finally made up his mind.
"Investigate! Immediately organize personnel and thoroughly investigate Jiang Weimin's former office! Don't leave a single inch untouched!"
He wanted to see what this distant nephew was hiding!
Jiang Weimin's former office was filled with dust and a mixed smell of old papers and rusty iron cabinets.
The working group and the security department worked together to clear out and register all items one by one.
The search lasted for most of the day and found almost nothing.
Just when everyone was feeling a little tired and lazy, Zhou Weiguo, who was sorting out the evidence in the play, was temporarily approved.
He seemingly walked unintentionally behind a heavy old filing cabinet and shone his flashlight into the corner. "There seems to be a gap here..."
Upon hearing this, a young soldier moved the filing cabinet a little with great effort, and indeed found a very thin gap between the cabinet and the wall, which did not seem to be formed naturally.
He tried to pry a piece of skirting board next to him with a dagger, but it actually came loose!
After removing the baseboard, there was a small, man-made secret compartment behind it!
Everyone's spirits tensed up instantly, their eyes fixed on the small secret compartment!
Director Jiang personally stepped forward, wearing gloves, and took out a small notebook tightly wrapped in oilcloth from the secret compartment.
The oilcloth was opened layer by layer, and the account book that recorded Jiang Weimin's numerous crimes finally saw the light of day in a "reasonable and legal" way!
Director Jiang flipped through the pages quickly, his face becoming increasingly grim and his breathing becoming heavy.
It not only records in detail the quantity, time, and persons involved in each resale of military supplies, but also involves the exchange of information and materials between certain external black market personnel and the roving personnel of Eagle Mouth.
What's even more terrifying is that behind some seemingly ordinary material records, the flow of certain special materials are marked with extremely obscure codes. Director Jiang keenly noticed that this information pointed to a spy organization!
In addition, the whereabouts of several large sums of money are unknown, suspected to be funds for espionage activities!
This goes far beyond the scope of corruption!
This is not just a false accusation, it confirms Jiang Weimin's identity as a spy!
"Asshole! Scum!"
Director Jiang was so angry that his hands were shaking. He felt extremely angry and ashamed that he had been used by such a scum of the family and almost made a big mistake.
Almost at the same time, the preliminary results of the technical appraisal were sent back: the paper used for those "overseas letters" was produced by a specific domestic manufacturer in the past two years, and there were obvious signs of forged postmarks.
The serial number of the radio station "seized" in Chashan did belong to a batch of lost equipment from a foreign spy organization, and the activity of soil microorganisms at the burial site showed that it had been disturbed recently, which was inconsistent with the surface conditions of the area where Shen Lingning had been active for a long time.
The evidence is irrefutable!
The truth is completely reversed!
Director Jiang's face was as pale as iron, and his fingers holding the account book were trembling slightly due to the force.
The cold numbers and obscure codes in the account book were like sharp knives, piercing through his initial suspicions and also shattering his last glimmer of hope for a fellow clan member.
Anger and a fear of being fooled and almost making a big mistake were mixed in his heart.
He suddenly raised his head, his eyes sharp as a hawk.
His voice was unusually cold and hard from his efforts to suppress his anger. He issued a firm order to the waiting work team members and base security officers...
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