The group arrived at the police station. The director had received a notification and had prepared a meeting room, and everyone sat down.
Seeing Chen Xia walk in, looking like he wanted to say something but couldn't, Gu Wei slammed his palm on the table.
"What kind of behavior? You're a soldier's son, so you should act like a real man. If you make a mistake, correct your attitude. If you're wronged, seek revenge. If you have a grievance, you should complain. What's the use of crying like that?"
Ge Jun and Yang Qi, standing nearby, were stunned. How could a unit leader speak so bluntly? Did they still need organizational principles?
In reality, Chen Xia didn't really want to cry. He simply performed the basic acting and cultivation that an actor should possess, trying to gain some sympathy and apply eye drops to Ge Jun and Yang Qi.
Fighting with soldiers, huh.
Si Xinliang acted as the judge, asking, "Chen Xia, do you admit that you collected grain from the village and engaged in speculation?"
"I didn't engage in speculation. Deputy Director Ge and Station Chief Yang wrongly accused a good person."
Ge Jun and Yang Qi felt a toothache, and several leaders of the Fourth Hospital glared at them.
Si Xinliang turned around and asked Yang Qi, "Stationmaster Yang, how did you know that Chen Xia was engaging in speculation?"
"I, I, what? It was reported by the public."
"Who is it? Please point it out now and our commune will send someone to verify it immediately." Si Xinliang asked quickly.
Yang Qi only heard it from hearsay. How could there really be a whistleblower? Asking him to hand over the person now would be like asking for his life. "Our policy is to protect whistleblowers, so I can't provide any."
Gu Wei and the others looked as if they expected it, and Ge Jun was so angry that he glared at his brother-in-law.
"So, Stationmaster Yang, what were the results of your investigation into the village today?"
"Ahem, this Chen Xia did collect grain, and he collected about 2,000 kilograms at a time. We basically believe this is speculation."
At this time, Chen Xia raised his hand, and Si Xinliang gestured for him to speak. "I'd like to ask Stationmaster Yang, how many kilograms of rice can be obtained by milling 2,000 kilograms of paddy?"
"Well, this is probably around 1,400 pounds."
"Then may I ask Stationmaster Yang, there are three people in my family. How much food ration should we have per day?"
Ren Yuanfei quickly came to his aid, "1 jin a day, three people means 3 jin, a month we need 90 jin of rice, 12 months a year exactly 1200 jin."
Yang Qi was a smart man. He immediately figured out the key points and couldn't help sweating profusely.
Chen Xia looked at his future master with gratitude and continued:
"I'm an employee of the Fourth Hospital. My younger brother and sister are both in school. We're three people in a family and we don't farm anymore. So how are we going to get enough food for the year? If I don't buy food, am I going to starve to death?"
Gu Wei realized that Chen Xia was definitely on his side, and his tone immediately hardened:
"Even buying rations is enough to get them arrested and thrown into jail. How come Xipu Commune isn't ruled by us *** anymore? Even during the GMD era, there weren't such ruthless people, right?"
These words made Ge Jun almost vomit blood. This was an exaggeration, comparing the leaders of Xipu Commune to those of the old society.
Zhang Zhizhong, Chen Xia's unit leader, immediately spoke up to help: "Chen Xia, after you collected the grain, did you sell it?"
"No, I have it all piled up at home. If I want to sell the grain, how can I transport it? And who can I sell it to? How can I, a high school student who just started working, contact grain merchants? Besides, are there any grain merchants now?"
Yang Qi's mind suddenly turned, he missed the most crucial point. If Chen Xia wanted to sell grain, how would such a large amount of grain be transported?
He has neither a car nor a boat. Is it possible for him to carry the goods out of Xipu by himself?
There is another key point. There may have been some black markets in big cities in 1980, but there were no blatant grain traders in Yuezhou. National policy did not allow these people to exist, so who were the buyers?
But who could have imagined that Chen Xia possessed that incredible golden finger, which was his biggest asset in daring to sell grain, and that outsiders would never be able to find out. Without evidence, wouldn't he be able to justify it?
If we have to blame someone, it's Ge Jun and Yang Qi's eagerness to make a contribution, and of course it's also related to the fact that some leaders in this era don't pay attention to evidence.
Especially for rural cadres, what they say is what counts. Didn’t Yang Qi say that his words are the law?
Having said that, why continue the investigation? Chen Xia's family no longer farms, so buying some food reserves is reasonable and legal.
Then what the villains Ge Jun and Yang Qi did today would become a scandal of framing innocent people.
Obviously, the leaders of the Fourth Hospital will not easily let go of this good opportunity to kill the chicken to scare the monkeys. These days, unit leaders are very protective of their subordinates, otherwise it is impossible for a leader to win the support of the people in the unit.
Zhang Zhizhong turned around and asked Si Xinliang, "Old Si, what do you think about this matter? Can Chen Xia leave now?"
Si Xinliang was ecstatic inside, but on the surface he still looked apologetic. "You can go, you can go. I'm sorry, leaders, it's our fault for not doing our job well and wrongly accusing Comrade Chen Xia."
Gu Wei was very angry and pointed at Ge Jun and Yang Qi and cursed:
"Let me tell you again, Chen Xia's father heroically sacrificed his life to save national property a few months ago and was just recognized as a martyr. How can you treat a martyr's child like this today? Do you think he's an orphan and easy to bully?
Wait, I will report this to the district and your county, and I will definitely seek justice for the martyrs."
Now Ge Jun couldn't stand up anymore. Even if he was the son of the district secretary, he probably wouldn't dare to cover up this matter. Yang Qi was so scared that he knew he had hit a wall this time.
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