Chapter 327 This is your reason for arresting us.
"Xiao Changsui, are you out of your mind? Even I doubt it!"
"Minister, your performance was terrible." The captain, Xiao Changsui, said expressionlessly.
Following Xiao Changsui, Lu Feng looked at this and that, completely at a loss for what to do.
After all, one side is allowing the release of the person, while the other is not. Moreover, the captain is awesome, daring to question the minister so readily. His courage is commendable. However, if the minister really has a problem—no, no, Lu Feng shook his head—the minister absolutely cannot have a problem. If even the minister has a problem, then this world is too terrifying.
The two faced off, and the air grew heavy.
Someone was pushing Xiao Peichuan around, looking at this and that, and he didn't know whether to leave or not.
Soon, the commotion attracted other people. Just like Xiao Peichuan's group, Xiao Taohua was also pushed over, and it seemed like they were going to torture her to extract a confession.
Seeing Xiao Taohua being dragged over, the minister's anger flared even more: "Xiao Changsui! You don't do your job properly and you're always arresting unimportant people. What exactly are you trying to do!"
It's no wonder the minister wasn't angry; his phone had been ringing non-stop ever since the Xiaotao couple arrived, with calls coming from important figures he'd never met before. These were all people of great importance calling him, even subtly mentioning the Xiaotao couple in their conversations—how could the minister not understand?
You only know if you understand it; this couple is definitely fine!
If there were really a problem, so many people wouldn't be calling him.
If this couple really had problems, he didn't even want to think about the issues it represented. He didn't even need to think about it; with so many powerful figures behind them, if something really went wrong, they wouldn't come to bail them out, let alone publicly criticize their actions in arresting them.
They couldn't even hide in time!
Xiao Changsui glanced at Lin Xiaotao, who was being pushed over there: "I'm doing something important right now."
"Do you even know who you've arrested?!"
“He’s definitely not a good person.” Xiao Changsui’s voice was firm.
"He's not a good person! Xiao Changsui, let me tell you, ever since you arrested him, my office phone hasn't stopped ringing. Do you know what those people upstairs said?! They told us to release him immediately! So, all your bullshit witnesses and evidence are completely useless. You arrested the wrong person, or even fell into a trap set by someone with ulterior motives! By arresting good people as bad people, the real bad guys are just laughing at us, and they've probably already run away. You're just wasting your time!"
"Impossible! The evidence is complete!" Xiao Changsui's eyes were bloodshot.
"What utter nonsense about having complete evidence! Can't you use your brain? Everything depends on evidence. If the evidence were really that solid, would anyone from my office call me? So many people? Are they all mentally unstable?!"
"Perhaps those people at the top also have problems."
The minister was practically driven mad by Xiao Changsui's stubbornness: "Xiao Changsui, are you out of your mind! Huh, are you out of your mind!"
This person is simply too rigid and unreasonable.
Evidence, evidence, bullshit evidence.
The minister felt he needed to take a deep breath.
Lu Feng looked at the minister, then at the captain: "Captain, maybe it really is a misunderstanding. The minister said that many calls were made from above, and it's impossible for so many people to have problems."
Xiao Changsui turned to look at him: "Perhaps they were deceived." He then looked at the minister: "Very likely!"
The minister didn't want to talk to him anymore. He waved his hand and said, "I'm the minister. Listen to me, release them all!"
The group looked at each other, then slowly released their hands that were pushing Xiao Taohua and Xiao Peichuan.
It's true that a captain with a higher rank can have a lot of influence.
Xiao Peichuan immediately went to Xiao Taohua's side: "Are you alright?"
Little Peach Blossom shook her head: "No."
Xiao Pei-chuan then looked at everyone and said, "You have indeed arrested the wrong person. Although my wife and I don't know why we got involved in this, if you don't investigate, you might let the real bad guys go."
"I'm sorry, this time it's our responsibility." The minister treated Xiao Peichuan very well.
Xiao Changsui pursed her lips, and Lu Feng quickly pulled her back.
The minister is in a bad mood right now, so the team leader absolutely must not say anything.
“It is indeed your responsibility.” Xiao Peichuan was not magnanimous at all. Wrong is wrong, no matter what the reason. Arresting them and even trying to torture them to extract confessions is something no normal person would be magnanimous about.
"Why don't you two go and rest first? Don't worry, we will definitely handle it properly."
Xiao Peichuan looked at him and asked, "So, what exactly happened?"
"This..." The minister seemed reluctant to speak.
Xiao Peichuan's face turned cold: "We are also an innocent victim of this disaster. Since we have gotten involved, we should at least know what happened."
“This is an internal secret,” Xiao Changsui added, his expression not looking good.
The minister was initially hesitant, but after hearing Xiao Changsui's words, he immediately stopped hesitating.
Xiao Pei-chuan is absolutely right. People have been arrested, and it would be unreasonable to arrest them without a reason.
And there's really no point in hiding this kind of thing.
So he explained the whole story to Xiaotaohua and her husband in detail.
The matter was simple. Just as Xiao Peichuan had guessed, something happened at the research institute. And the timing of the incident was very coincidental. The couple had just left when the entire research institute was engulfed in flames, resulting in the loss of a lot of data and even casualties.
Everyone has an alibi, and we investigated each one. There were no problems. The only problem was the couple who left earlier, Xiaotaohua and her husband.
Even the person who was caught sabotaging the research institute was the one who ultimately pointed the finger at them.
All these factors combined make the details of how the couple was arrested clear.
Little Peach Blossom didn't know before, but now she does, and she's quite bewildered.
Does she have connections with scheming bad guys at the research institute?
No, I don't think so.
She spent her days either doing experiments or wandering around with Xiao Peichuan, never seeing a stranger, let alone any suspicious individuals. Besides, the decision to go home for the New Year had been made long ago, but who knew they'd run into a group of hidden, suspicious people launching an operation.
However, there's something I still have to say: "You've really arrested the wrong people; we haven't done anything wrong."
When she said this, Little Peach Blossom looked completely innocent, with clear eyes.
The minister nodded and said, "We arrested the wrong people. We formally apologize to you and your husband. Don't worry, we admit our mistake and are very sorry for the trouble we have caused you."
Little Peach Blossom asked curiously, "Who did you catch? Besides me and Pei-chuan?"
The minister said with a wry smile, "We only caught you guys."
"Just us?" Little Peach Blossom pointed at herself in disbelief.
"Yes, to be precise, we caught one person earlier, but that person was impervious to reason. In the end, he couldn't take it anymore and revealed a few other people. However, those people had already escaped, so it's certain that they were indeed suspicious. And you two were the last names he mentioned."
"So this is your reason for arresting us?" Xiao Peichuan asked.
"Yes," the minister sighed.
(End of this chapter)
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