Chapter 32: My eyes were swollen from crying.
Shen Zhixia asked curiously, "Why? Can Chef Gao possibly offer an explanation?"
These days there are no surveillance cameras, so Grandma Li and Li Xiuying simply caught Chef Gao red-handed and pinned this label on him. No matter how Chef Gao explained, it was no use.
Shen Zhixia didn't sympathize with Chef Gao. Since Chef Gao was helping Li Xiuying, he should take responsibility. She didn't believe that Chef Gao didn't know anything. If they hadn't been on guard, Huo Chenzhou would have been the one framed today.
Huo Chenzhou said, "Their trial methods are not that simple."
Shen Zhixia thought for a moment and nodded.
But she quickly realized that this was the military, and things weren't as simple as she thought. They must have sophisticated interrogation methods to extract the truth.
It's a good thing that the truth can be told; after all, Li Jiachi should have paid the price for what he did long ago.
The three individuals were tried separately.
But they just sat in the chairs, and nobody paid any attention to them.
Although Chef Gao had never been interrogated before, he used to be a soldier charging into battle and was very familiar with the ways of the military. In addition, he was wrongly accused, so he wasn't nervous at all, just in a bad mood. He asked an officer for a cigarette and slowly smoked it.
Gradually, he stopped feeling anxious. No matter what, he was wronged, so he just accepted whatever came his way and answered truthfully.
Li Xiuying became nervous. An officer was sitting opposite her. He didn't say anything, just stared at her, which made her sweat.
"Have some water."
"good."
People tend to drink water when they are nervous. The officer filled her three cups with water, but she kept drinking until her stomach was bloated. She quickly said, "I need to go to the toilet."
The officer immediately smiled and said, "No rush, the trial can begin now."
"Wh-what?"
The situation was the same for Old Mrs. Li. After drinking the water, all she wanted to do was go to the toilet. She couldn't help but shout, "What are you doing? You are illegally detaining me! I need to go to the toilet! Let me go to the toilet now!"
"First, clarify what happened. What exactly happened?" the officer in front of her said.
Grandma Li said angrily, "I've said it so many times, Chef Gao molested my daughter. How many more times do you want me to say it? I really can't take it anymore."
"Yeah?"
The officer said expressionlessly, "Tell me the details again."
Grandma Li wanted to go to the toilet and was on the verge of a breakdown, but she couldn't leave and was forced to repeat the details over and over again.
In the end, she became numb.
An officer ran over and whispered something to the seated officer. The seated officer smiled, looked at Old Madam Li, and said, "Li Xiuying has already admitted that she framed Gao Yunchao. You should admit it too."
"What? She admitted to what?" Old Mrs. Li asked incredulously.
She clearly conspired with Li Xiuying, so how could Li Xiuying betray her so easily?
Grandma Li insisted, "She's lying. Don't believe her. It was Chef Gao who took a liking to my daughter and that's why he touched her inappropriately. My daughter is too timid. You must have scared her, that's why she confessed."
She'll never admit it, no matter what. If they tell the truth, they're finished.
The officer looked at her, and his gaze gradually turned cold.
On the other side.
The officer looked at Li Xiuying in front of him, his voice carrying a sense of pressure: "Your mother has already admitted it, are you still willing to admit it?"
Li Xiuying's face flushed red, and she said uncomfortably, "Admit what?"
The officer slammed his hand on the table, startling Li Xiuying: "You and Old Lady Li framed Gao Yunchao, but Gao Yunchao did nothing at all. If you admit it today, this matter can be dealt with leniently. Otherwise, you are framing a soldier, and you will go to jail."
Li Xiuying had never seen anything like this before, and she immediately burst into tears: "I...I don't want to go to prison."
Another female soldier looked at her gently and reassured her, "Don't be afraid. As long as you confess, I will make sure the higher-ups don't make things difficult for you and will let you and your mother go. Don't worry."
Li Xiuying was so frightened that she lost the ability to think. Tears streamed down her face, and her whole body trembled.
The female soldier gently patted her back.
Finally, her mental defenses completely collapsed, and she confessed: "Yes, I confess. I framed Chef Gao. He didn't do anything at all."
She burst into tears: "I just didn't want to leave here, that's why I thought of doing this."
Will you let me go?
"I don't want to stay here anymore."
"I want to go home, I need to use the restroom."
She became very upset and spoke haltingly.
Late at night, the section chief released Chef Gao because Li Xiuying had told the truth, thus clearing his name as well. However, he felt no joy at all; instead, he was completely dejected.
He came and found Huo Chenzhou.
"Commander Huo, here's your clothes back." Chef Gao looked like a wilted eggplant.
Huo Chenzhou took it without saying a word.
Chef Gao said, "I'm fine now. Li Xiuying has already said that it was all a conspiracy between her and Old Lady Li. They originally wanted to frame you." He paused and asked, "Commander Huo, you should know that, right?"
He couldn't quite describe the feeling. If it weren't for Huo Chenzhou, he wouldn't have suffered this undeserved disaster, but he did initially have bad thoughts about Huo Chenzhou.
Huo Chenzhou's eyes were icy: "Now you know."
Chef Gao: "..."
He knew there was no point in dwelling on the matter, so he sighed and said, "It was their fault. The section chief hasn't released the person yet. He asked me how I wanted to handle it."
Although Chef Gao sympathized with Li Xiuying, today's events also angered him.
“I said I didn’t want to see Li Xiuying again, and Li Xiuying would no longer be in the military camp.”
Huo Chenzhou nodded: "Mm."
Chef Gao glanced at him, then turned and left.
The next day, the head of the security department revealed the truth of the matter and then recounted it on the bulletin board, which cleared Chef Gao's name.
With this incident, Old Mrs. Li and Li Xiuying are completely finished.
It's fortunate that Chef Gao didn't pursue the matter further; otherwise, their fate would have been much worse.
This time, after returning home, Grandma Li didn't say a word and started packing her luggage.
Li Xiuying's eyes were swollen from crying.
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