Chapter 156: Arrested Wang Ying was actually arrested and detained...
When Wang Ying heard the police say they were going to arrest her, she actually felt relieved. She was indeed being monitored, and there must be something wrong with the book today. Fortunately, she took the initiative to report the case.
"What's going on?" The police officer who came in from outside was also a little stunned. Didn't they say she had escaped? Why did she come to the police station by herself?
The police officer who had just taken Wang Ying's statement said, "Comrade Wang Ying came to report a crime. She suspected someone had slipped a book into her bag. This is it."
Wang Ying and the book were taken to the Public Security Bureau. These grassroots police officers had no idea what crime Wang Ying was suspected of, and of course, Wang Ying himself did not know either.
Seeing Wang Ying being brought in, the leaders here were also surprised: "He was caught so quickly? Where did he catch him?"
"In our branch...she went to report the case." The police officer who brought Wang Ying here handed over the book and explained the situation at the time.
Wang Ying was taken to an interrogation room. It was an eye-opener for her as it was the first time in her two lives that she had entered an interrogation room at the Public Security Bureau.
Wang Ying waited in the interrogation room for half an hour before anyone came in. During that time, she kept wondering what kind of criminal she was in the eyes of the police. Why was she so criminally targeted, and why had someone been watching her for so long? And why had she been caught in this "crime" today? They must have gone to her home to arrest her. Her family must be so worried...
Two comrades, a man and a woman, arrived and sat across from Wang Ying, carrying the book she had handed in. Wang Ying's eyes fell on it. They must have been studying it earlier. She wondered if they had found anything. How exactly did the bad guys plan to harm her with this book...
The interrogation began. The female lesbian asked questions, and the male lesbian took notes.
"Name."
"Wang Ying."
"age."
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After asking for some basic personal information, the woman finally asked her first substantive question: "When did you and Lu Yanfen meet?"
It's really because of Lu Yanfen...
"Not long after they got married, I don't remember the exact date, she and my mother-in-law were colleagues at the time, and her in-laws and my in-laws knew each other." Wang Ying confessed honestly.
"How many times did you meet afterwards?"
"I really don't remember this, but it didn't happen many times. She and I didn't get along very well," said Wang Ying.
"Did she say anything special to you?"
"Special words?" Wang Ying thought carefully and said, "I don't remember the specific words. We didn't have much contact, but she was a bit mysterious. Sometimes her words didn't make sense and I didn't understand what she was saying."
"You really don't understand?"
"I really don't understand. Public Security comrades, can I ask what crime Lu Yanfen committed that dragged me, an unrelated person, into this?"
"Whether it's an unrelated person or not, we have to investigate to find out."
Wang Ying thought to himself, you have sent people to monitor me for a year, but you haven’t found anything!
The two comrades began to ask various questions about her personal issues, from her childhood experiences, school experiences, work experiences, asking every detail.
"Where did you get that sweater pattern?"
"What?" Wang Ying was stunned. Why did the police even ask this question...
"Where did you get the patterns for the sweaters you knitted for your wife and niece?"
"I figured it out myself," said Wang Ying.
"Be honest."
"It was indeed my own thought. Public Security Comrade, is it a crime to change the pattern of knitting a sweater?" Wang Ying was really a little confused.
"If you really figured it out on your own, it's not a crime, but since the origin of the trick is unknown, it's hard to say. Since you've come to surrender yourself, tell the truth!"
Wang Ying said seriously, "Comrade, I didn't turn myself in. I came to report the crime. So far, I have no idea what I have done wrong in your eyes."
"Most people who find an extra book in their bag would at most think they've taken it by mistake. Why do you think this is suspicious? You're actively reporting it to the police, saying someone put it there on purpose. This isn't normal thinking. Where does your vigilance come from?"
Wang Ying was silent for a moment before saying, "Our factory is undergoing a split and restructuring recently. I'm a candidate for director of the biscuit factory, and I'm worried someone might be trying to frame me for this."
"You're quick on the mark, so that's a pretty reasonable explanation," the police officer said. "Where did you get the formula for the digital cookies?"
After asking about the sweater pattern and then the recipe for the number cookies, Wang Ying couldn't help but wonder, could it be that his rebirth had been discovered?
"The inspiration for the number cookies came from my former leader, Xiang Huaimin. He was obsessed with math. I saw the numbers on his draft paper, and my niece was learning to read at the time, so I got the idea. The recipe was developed through extensive testing by colleagues at the food factory. Public Security comrades, I want to know, in your eyes, what crime have I committed? Why are you arresting me?"
The two officers still didn't answer Wang Ying and continued to ask her questions. Wang Ying's answers didn't differ much from their previous investigation. The two officers exchanged glances. This person was either innocent, Lu Yanfen had made a mistake or deliberately framed him, or he was hiding something too well.
The main reason is that Wang Ying's life trajectory from childhood to adulthood is too simple and can withstand investigation. So far, apart from Lu Yanfen's identification, they have no evidence to prove that she is Lu Yanfen's accomplice.
The female comrade opposite Wang Ying suddenly said, "Lu Yanfen is a spy from the enemy country."
"Huh?" Wang Ying's hair stood on end. "Spy? Her?"
Wang Ying's shock was seen by the two people opposite her. The change in her expression was too real, and it was not something that an ordinary person could act out.
"What...what is she going to do?" Wang Ying was really nervous now. Spying is treason! "Comrade Public Security, I haven't done anything to let my country or the collective down!"
"She wants to steal one of our traditional papermaking techniques for the enemy country."
Wang Ying felt a chill down her spine. In a flash, many things came to her mind. Lu Yanfen wanted to make a traditional kind of paper. The old comrades at the paper mill had mentioned this to her when she went to the provincial capital. She also heard someone talk about it during May Day this year. It turned out that Lu Yanfen insisted on having the factory make this paper. Was she actually trying to steal the formula for the enemy country?
"She...what does this have to do with me?" Wang Ying was even more confused!
"She said she has an accomplice in this city, and she identified you."
"Why on earth did she think I was her accomplice?" Wang Ying had a flash of inspiration. "It can't be the sweater pattern or the cookies or something? I didn't do anything."
"Of course there's more than that. There's also the clothes you made for yourself. She said your sweater patterns and biscuit recipes were given to you by foreigners, and they don't exist in China," said the police officer.
Wang Ying was speechless and didn't know what expression she should have. Her speechlessness was also seen by the other party.
"Comrade Public Security, this must be a misunderstanding," Wang Ying said seriously. "Her accomplice is someone else, and it's definitely not me. You must quickly re-interrogate her. She must have made a mistake, or she may be deliberately framing me. We can't make a mistake! It would be disastrous if we let the real bad guy go."
Wang Ying felt that Lu Yanfen was not qualified to be a spy. How could she be considered her accomplice based on these facts?
The two comrades opposite left again, and Wang Ying was the only one left in the interrogation room.
At this time, Wang Yongren and his wife and all the members of the Zhao family were called to the General Administration for questioning, even Wang Hui was called in. No one knew what was going on.
Wang Hui was the most nervous, fearing her reincarnation would be discovered. Later, the other party asked about her eldest sister, and she answered honestly. She also asked what her eldest sister had done wrong, but was ignored.
What the police found out was consistent with their previous investigation. They searched Lao Wang's and Lao Zhao's homes but did not find anything suspicious.
But according to Lu Yanfen’s previous explanation, this was not the case.
Lu Yanfen said that Wang Ying's sweater pattern was from the enemy country, the formula for the digital biscuits was also given to her by the enemy country, and the clothes she made for herself were also of the enemy country's style... Of course, the most important thing is that every time she came into contact with Wang Ying, she would receive new task instructions.
Wang Ying waited in the interrogation room for a long time until the police officers returned. They had just held an emergency meeting. Combining previous investigations, surveillance, and today's inquiries, they were inclined to believe that Lu Yanfen had made a mistake. She must have been deliberately directed towards Wang Ying, and that Lu Yanfen's accomplice was someone else.
"We'll take you to see Lu Yanfen. Please cooperate with us."
"I will cooperate with everything. I just hope that I can be cleared of all charges as soon as possible and the real spy can be caught." Wang Ying said quickly.
Wang Ying was taken to another interrogation room. She found that she was treated well. Lu Yanfen was wearing handcuffs and shackles. When she saw Wang Ying come in, she looked at her and then lowered her head.
Wang Ying was arranged to sit not far from Lu Yanfen.
"Your accomplice has been caught, why don't you confess?"
"I confessed everything I should have confessed a year ago," said Lu Yanfen.
"But you said a year ago that you would cooperate with us in arresting accomplices. Why did you set fire to the paper mill? Was the fire a signal? Besides Wang Ying, how many accomplices do you have?"
Lu Yanfen stopped talking. She hadn't said much since she was brought back from the paper mill today. The things that the police had asked Wang Ying before were all what Lu Yanfen confessed when she was secretly arrested a year ago.
"Hurry up and confess. Look, Wang Ying has confessed, so you don't even have to wear handcuffs and shackles. You haven't caused any substantial damage to the country, and you were deceived. The country will be lenient with you. If you continue to be stubborn, you have to think carefully about the consequences."
Lu Yanfen still didn't say anything and looked disheartened.
Wang Ying, receiving a signal from the police, began to persuade Lu Yanfen to surrender: "You'd better confess. I've told you everything I know. It's only a matter of time. The sooner you confess, the sooner you'll be free. They've intercepted the code book you gave me."
Lu Yanfen froze and looked at Wang Ying: "You have so many books at home! You can't even hide a book like this?" As long as the book is placed with other books, no one will be suspicious.
"What can I do? I have a family and children," Wang Ying said. "Of course I'm going to try to get leniency. You should confess quickly, too."
The police officers looked at each other and realized it was indeed a code book. They had only suspected it was a code book before, so they sent Wang Ying to test it out. It turned out to be true. It was ironic that they, the enemy's spies, were using a code book that praised the revolution.
"Since she has confessed everything, what else do I have to say?" said Lu Yanfen.
"Just tell your story," the police said.
"Can leniency really be shown?"
"As long as your confession can be meritorious, there is a chance."
Lu Yanfen looked at Wang Ying again, and Wang Ying said with his eyes: Tell the truth quickly!
"Okay, I'll confess." Lu Yanfen finally made up her mind.
"First, tell me why you set the fire today," said the police officer.
"After you captured me last year, I promised to help you catch your accomplices and superiors. But since then, I haven't received any communication from them, as you all know," Lu Yanfen said. "I really wanted to help you, but I couldn't help myself. This May Day, I suddenly received a letter saying they knew I had been turned against them, and if I didn't help them with one last act, they would kill my parents-in-law. They're good people... I was going to die anyway, and I couldn't let them get implicated."
"The last thing they asked you to do was set fire?" asked the police.
"Yeah. I don't know why, but they did ask me to set the fire."
"You really don't know why?"
"I don't know," Lu Yanfen said. "I really don't know. I've been so nervous every day for the past year that I feel like I'm going crazy. I want to set myself on fire and burn myself to death. I was wrong from the beginning. I shouldn't have trusted them."
"Why did you send the book to Wang Ying? Why didn't you tell me about the code book before?"
Lu Yanfen lowered her head, pursed her lips, and after a few seconds she said, "You didn't ask before, and I've hardly used that book. I was told to deliver the book to Wang Ying in the letter. I guess they saw that I was exposed and wanted Wang Ying to take over my job."
"Did they specifically ask you to give it to Wang Ying?"
"Well, before this, I just guessed that Wang Ying was it, and he never gave me a definite answer until today," said Lu Yanfen.
"Where's the letter? Is it still there?"
"I was afraid you would find out, so I burned it," said Lu Yanfen.
"Do you have anything else to say, or to your accomplices?"
Lu Yanfen shook her head, then looked at Wang Ying again and shook her head again.
Wang Ying was led out of Lu Yanfen's interrogation room. He said, "Comrade, although I may be showing off my expertise, I think they asked Lu Yanfen to set the fire because they wanted to cause chaos at the paper mill and hold the leadership accountable, allowing new spies to enter the factory. Secondly, they wanted to expose Lu Yanfen and me, the fake ones, to protect the real spies. They might not give up on stealing our country's formula just because they were exposed!"
Wang Ying thought of everything the police officer had thought of. The female police officer smiled and said, "You are quite smart. Fortunately, you are not a real spy."
"Comrades, do you believe that I am not a spy?" Wang Ying was excited.
"As you said, they were too eager to expose you. This is illogical." The police said that they had investigated Wang Ying for over a year and found nothing. She has always been proactive, hardworking, and dedicated to building socialism!
Wang Ying couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief: "That's great."
"But you lied today, didn't you?" the female police officer said. "Did you really report the case because you suspected someone was competing with you for the position of factory director?"
Wang Ying thought to herself, this female police officer is amazing! She only lied, and she was caught. She didn't want to admit that she had figured out she was being monitored by Shao Pengyu, so she did it to save face for him and his superiors.
"I do have doubts about this," said Wang Ying.
The female police officer smiled and didn't expose her.
They returned to the interrogation room. Wang Ying was no longer panicking. She took the initiative to ask, "Why does Lu Yanfen insist that my tricks and recipes were given to me by foreigners?"
"When she was being persuaded by foreigners to defect, they showed her many books and photos describing the beautiful life abroad. They promised her that if she could steal the complete recipe and production process, they would take her abroad to live a good life. Those books and photos contained clothing patterns and a type of alphabet biscuits, and she was deliberately guided into believing it."
Wang Ying almost rolled her eyes. She was so unlucky. This was completely an unprovoked disaster. She didn't know what happened in her previous life. She had never heard of a spy case happening here.
"Comrade, according to what Lu Yanfen said, she must have accomplices and superiors. I am willing to help you catch them," said Wang Ying.
The female police officer looked at Wang Ying and said, "How are you going to help us?"
"Take advantage of their own tricks and arrest the spy who thinks I am a real one first, so that they can let their guard down!" Wang Ying said righteously.
In fact, the police had this idea during the meeting. They were thinking about how to tell Wang Ying, but they didn't expect her to bring it up herself.
"You might have to stay in our bureau for a while, then. You have children and a job..." the female officer said. "Your children are still young, and your work is at a critical stage."
There was a hint of emotion in Wang Ying's eyes, but she knew she had to do this, whether it was to completely clear herself of suspicion or for the sake of her family and country.
Wang Ying nodded solemnly: "I am willing to stay here."
"In order to avoid being exposed, you must keep it secret from your family and colleagues until the real spy is caught." The female police officer reminded again.
"Can't anyone say it?" Wang Ying said.
"That's the principle."
"Comrade, please be flexible and tell my husband alone. I'm mainly worried that he might do something wrong..." Wang Ying said, "He will definitely keep it a secret and act well."
"I'm going to ask my boss for instructions."
Twenty minutes later, the female police officer came in with Zhao Yunsheng and Yueyue.
"Mom!" Yueyue burst into tears as soon as she saw Wang Ying and rushed over.
Wang Ying's eyes turned red, and he picked up his daughter and coaxed her, "Yueyue, be good."
"You two can talk for a while, but keep it short." The female police officer left the interrogation room to Wang Ying and the others.
"Yingzi, are you okay? Did they beat you?" Zhao Yunsheng asked hurriedly.
"I'm fine. I will stay at the Public Security Bureau for a while and cooperate with their work. You should stay at home and keep the elderly on both sides stable." Wang Ying said.
Zhao Yunsheng's face turned pale when he heard this: "Yingzi...what on earth are you..."
Wang Ying said hurriedly: "I'm fine, I didn't do anything wrong, I just suffered an unexpected disaster..."
Wang Ying told Zhao Yunsheng the whole story.
Zhao Yunsheng's face turned from pale to dark after hearing Wang Ying's words. "I told you she wasn't mentally normal! Turns out she really is! She's implicated you for no reason!"
"Things have come to this. Now is a good time to take advantage of the chaos and help the public security comrades catch the spy. It can be considered a meritorious service for me," said Wang Ying.
"But we don't know how long it will take them to catch him," said Zhao Yunsheng.
"If they can't catch me within a long time, they will definitely let me go back. The most important thing is that you have to keep your family stable. This matter must be kept secret from them." Wang Ying said.
"I understand." Zhao Yunsheng looked at Wang Ying worriedly.
Wang Ying patted Yueyue on the back and said, "Don't worry, take good care of Yueyue."
Zhao Yunsheng knew that the matter was of great importance and it was useless for him to object, so he could only promise Wang Ying that he would take good care of the family.
The two talked for a while, and then someone knocked on the door. Wang Ying handed Yueyue to Zhao Yunsheng, and the two said goodbye reluctantly.
Zhao Yunsheng was called over by the police again and told some things, mainly to remind him not to reveal the truth. He also promised him that if there was no progress within two months at most, Wang Ying would be released and her reputation would be restored.
When Zhao Yunsheng heard that it would take two months, he felt like the sky was falling, but he had no choice but to agree.
The police took Zhao Yunsheng and Yueyue back to the room where the two families were staying and told them, "You can go back now."
"Where is Yingzi?" People from Old Zhao and Old Wang's families asked hurriedly.
"She has to help us investigate something and can't go back for the time being."
"What did Yingzi do wrong? Why can't she go back?" Chen Xiuqin asked anxiously.
Li Fengju held her forehead and almost fainted. Wang Hui hurriedly supported her.
"I have no further comment for now. You all should go back first. Comrade Zhao, take your family back."
"Mom and Dad, parents-in-law, let's go back first." Zhao Yunsheng said.
"I won't leave. My daughter will definitely not get into trouble!" Wang Yongren said, stiffening his neck. "My daughter is a provincial model worker! She's so outstanding, there's no way she would do anything illegal!"
"We didn't say she had done anything wrong, she just stayed to help us with our work."
"I don't believe it! I want to see my daughter!" Wang Yongren's face turned red with anxiety.
"Dad, stop making things worse!" Wang Hui pulled Wang Yongren's arm. "Don't interrupt them while they're investigating. My eldest sister hasn't been convicted yet, so why are you so anxious?"
"Yes, Dad, we have to trust that the police won't wrongly accuse innocent people," Zhao Yunsheng said. "They say they're assisting with the case, and they're assisting with the case. They're not committing any crime."
The two families were persuaded to go back by the police and Zhao Yunsheng, and Wang Ying stayed in the Public Security Bureau.
When the Zhao family arrived home, Zhao Yunfei hurriedly asked, "Where's Yingzi?"
"Yingzi is still in the Public Security Bureau, saying she is there to assist in the investigation," said Zhao Yunsheng.
Director Zhao looked at Zhao Yunsheng and said, "Yunsheng, you went to see Yingzi. What did they say? What case did they want Yingzi to help with? Is Yingzi really okay?"
"Dad, Mom, do you believe Yingzi would do anything illegal?"
"Of course not!"
"I don't believe it either. Since the police said they are assisting in the investigation, let's not ask any more questions and just wait patiently," said Zhao Yunsheng.
"But...but, how long do we have to wait? How will people outside look at Yingzi? And what will happen to Yingzi's unit? Can she still become a factory director in this condition?" Chen Xiuqin was about to cry.
Zhao Yunsheng also choked up a little. He felt very upset when he thought that he might not be able to see Wang Ying for up to two months.
"We believe Yingzi will be back soon," said Zhao Yunsheng.
Yueyue was crying all the time, crying for her mother. From the time she was born until now, she had never left her mother for a single day.
Zhao Yunsheng coaxed the old and the young, and the family finally quieted down in the middle of the night.
Wang Ying lay in the room prepared for her by the Public Security Bureau, unable to sleep. She missed her daughter and Zhao Yunsheng. She only hoped that the police would quickly apprehend Lu Yanfen's superiors and accomplices, so that her trick would be worthwhile.
The news that Wang Ying was taken away by the Public Security Bureau caused an uproar in the non-staple food factory the next day, and all kinds of rumors spread.
Shao Pengyu was stunned when he got to work. Wang Ying had actually been arrested and detained at the Public Security Bureau. Could she really be a spy? But he hadn't discovered anything in the past year... No one had contacted him since Wang Ying was arrested yesterday, and he had no idea what had happened.
After hearing this, Qian Tongsheng broke out in a cold sweat. Fortunately, he had helped Wang Ying for a few days at the beginning and had not intervened afterwards, so he should not be implicated. However, Wang Ying did not look like someone who would commit a crime!
Qian Tongsheng went to ask Director Zhao, and Director Zhao only said that Wang Ying was assisting the police in investigating the case.
Who would believe that? Who would live at the Public Security Bureau to assist in the investigation? Besides, what kind of employee at a food factory would she be helping with the investigation? She must have committed a crime and been arrested!
"What do you think about the director's matter?" Zhou Qianjin asked the others during lunch.
"The director has definitely been wronged!" Xu Lili said. "We're with the director every day. How could we not know what kind of person she is?"
"I don't believe it either!" Tian Yulan said. Her college entrance exam results had already come out. She had a perfect score in math, and her other scores were high, too. She had a good chance of being accepted, and was just waiting for the acceptance letter. "I'll go to the Public Security Bureau and ask on my day off."
"I'm going too!" said Xu Lili.
"Then I'll go too!" Zhou Qianjin said.
Wu Haiyang was a little hesitant, but finally said, "Then let's go together!"
Shao Pengyu was sitting not far away and could hear several people talking. He thought to himself, I'll go and ask tonight!
That night, Shao Pengyu found the leader who had been assigned to Wang Ying's care. The leader simply told him to wait for news and told him nothing else. Shao Pengyu was very depressed. He felt that Wang Ying was not a spy, but she had indeed been arrested...
Wang Ying stayed at the Public Security Bureau, occasionally being arranged to meet with Lu Yanfen. Most of the time, she was alone in her room, with meals delivered to her. She asked police officers for some books and magazines, which she would read when she had nothing to do. If she weren't worried about her family and friends, this would be a rare moment of leisure.
On the third day that Wang Ying stayed at the Public Security Bureau, Gu Mei returned from Beijing. As soon as she came back, she heard that Wang Ying had been arrested, and she clamored for her grandfather to come and get him out.
How could Mr. Gu listen to her? Gu Mei called Gu Xuan again. When Gu Xuan heard that Wang Ying was in trouble, he rushed back.
The two siblings went to the Public Security Bureau to inquire, insisting they must see Wang Ying. Gu Xuan somehow found a lawyer to accompany them, saying that even if they couldn't see him, they had to let the lawyer meet him.
But the police said that Wang Ying had not committed any crime and was assisting in the investigation, so he did not need to meet with a lawyer. In short, neither the Gu siblings nor their lawyer had seen anyone.
Several of Wang Ying's subordinates also came, but of course they didn't see him. The old Wang couple came every other day, and Chen Xiuqin came at the same time as them to bring Wang Ying food.
On the seventh day of Wang Ying's stay at the Public Security Bureau, Director Xiang returned from Shanghai. He also used his connections to ask for a meeting with Wang Ying, but of course he was met with resistance everywhere.
Every time someone came to see Wang Ying, the female police officer would tell her.
"You have a good lover, family, friends, and teachers," the female police officer said to Wang Ying.
Wang Ying heard that Director Xiang had returned and was still using connections for her. Her eyes reddened slightly. "It's really hard for him. With his personality, he still needs connections."
"He cares about you very much and said he is willing to vouch for you."
Wang Ying finally wiped away her tears: "Comrade, can you please be faster? I don't care about myself, but I can't bear to leave those people outside..."
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