Chapter 97 Chapter 97 Witness
Shu Niannian's eyes flashed with surprise. She didn't expect that Ye Jinhong would appear at such a critical moment.
The leader in the Zhongshan suit had a changed expression the moment he saw Ye Jinhong. He hurriedly walked to Ye Jinhong in panic and bent down to shake hands with him. Ye Jinhong put his hands behind his back and said coldly, "Wang Peng, you and Wang Fei are so bold. I just spared your lives the day before yesterday, but you two turned your back on me and ran to my fiancée's house to make trouble. Are you looking for death?!"
Ye Jinhong spoke in a very soft voice, but Wang Peng in the Zhongshan suit was frightened to death. He turned around and glanced at Shu Niannian who was surrounded by people. Is this Ye Jinhong's fiancée? !
Isn't this just a little country girl? !
How did these two people who had nothing in common become an engaged couple? !
Wang Peng looked at Shu Niannian, then at Ye Jinhong, beads of sweat appeared on his forehead, but he still carefully confirmed in a low voice, "Ye Tuan, is this really your fiancée?"
Ye Jinhong nodded.
Wang Peng was still struggling, "Yes, please ask Miss Shu Niannian to go to the Education Bureau to cooperate in the investigation. This order was issued by the Second Army."
Seeing that Wang Peng still didn't want to let her go, Ye Jinhong stopped talking nonsense with him. He stretched out his hand to push Wang Peng aside and made a gesture. Dozens of plainclothes officers behind him quickly took down the uniformed soldiers surrounding Shu Niannian. The uniformed soldier in the lead was named Wang Fei, the younger brother of Wang Peng in Zhongshan suit. After Ye Jinhong's men took them down, Wang Fei stared at Ye Jinhong unconvinced. Ye Jinhong raised his knee and hit Wang Fei in the stomach, then kicked him to the ground. Wang Peng wanted Ye Jinhong to fight him, so he quickly came over and hugged Ye Jinhong's legs, "Captain Ye, spare me! Spare me! We brothers came here to invite Miss Shu Niannian to the Education Bureau because we received an order!"
Ye Jinhong looked at Li Guifen with messy hair, Shu Wenhui and Shu Wenqiang who were breathing heavily, and Shu Guodong whose pants were covered with dust. He shook his legs, pushed Wang Peng away, and then kicked Wang Fei three meters away.
With a "bang", the moment Wang Fei landed on the ground, there was a pig-killing-like howl and billowing dust and smoke.
Well, Ye Jinhong kicked him into the pile of wood ash. Today, Shu Niannian's family had a big feast, with frying, deep-frying, cooking and everything else. The big stove was burning brightly, and there was a lot of wood ash. Aunt Zhang put the wood ash she had taken out from the stove into a pile. At this moment, Wang Fei fell on his buttocks on the wood ash that was covered with sparks, and he was burned and screamed for his parents!
Aunt Zhang glanced at the howling Wang Fei, spat, and said, "You deserve it! Why didn't I burn you to death!"
Ye Jinhong stepped forward and held Shu Niannian's hand. He stroked the back of Shu Niannian's hand with his thumb comfortingly and asked, "Are you scared?"
Shu Niannian shook her head. "No, it's just that they slandered me like this and took me away in public, as if it was confirmed that I cheated in the college entrance examination. In this way, even if I later prove that I did not cheat in the college entrance examination, public opinion will be unfavorable to me."
Ye Jinhong frowned, no matter who set up this trap, that person wanted to kill people, so vicious!
If they want to break the impasse, they can only prove Shu Niannian's innocence on the spot. As long as Shu Niannian is taken away today, rumors will follow Shu Niannian forever. No matter who mentions Shu Niannian's college entrance examination results in the future, others will say that she was taken away for investigation by the Education Bureau on the day of the celebration banquet.
Why were you taken away by the Education Bureau for investigation?
Because she was suspected of cheating in the college entrance examination.
If this rumor is not clarified in time, Shu Niannian's reputation will be greatly damaged.
Ye Jinhong took Shu Niannian's hand and asked, "What do you think is the best thing for you now?"
Shu Niannian thought she would be taken to the Education Bureau today to cooperate with the investigation, but she didn't expect Ye Jinhong to arrive in time to resolve the deadlock for her.
"First, I want someone from the Education Bureau to come to my house to check my college entrance exam scores with me. Second, I want to know who reported me and what the basis for the report was. Third, I want to know whether the Education Bureau can arrest the person directly without any investigation after receiving the report call. Can you help me with these three requests?"
Ye Jinhong squeezed Shu Niannian's hand and said with a smile, "That must be done! Just wait patiently, I will make arrangements. I will definitely get to the bottom of this matter today!"
After that, Ye Jinhong asked someone to ask Wang Peng to call his boss and tell him that it was me who said it. He should immediately bring the evidence of the report to Shujia Village and check my fiancée's college entrance examination results on the spot.
Wang Peng nodded repeatedly, naturally no one refused.
While Ye Jinhong was arranging for the Education Bureau to collect evidence, Shu Niannian was not idle either. She asked Aunt Zhang to light the fire in the stove again and prepare for dinner.
Shu Niannian took the village party secretary's loud speaker, stood in the middle of the yard, and said with a smile, "Thank you all for coming to my graduation banquet. This is a big event in my life. It's just that I'm in a little trouble now, so I would like to ask everyone to be my witness!"
Having said that, Shu Niannian urged everyone to bow deeply.
The originally noisy scene became silent, and everyone looked at Shu Niannian in unison. There was regret, suspicion, and sympathy in their eyes.
Shu Niannian continued to speak while facing these gazes, "I got my college entrance examination results based on my own ability, but was maliciously slandered as having cheated. I absolutely cannot accept this slander. However, the leaders of the Education Bureau will come to my house later to verify on the spot whether my results were obtained by myself. I want everyone to come together as witnesses. After the banquet, stay and judge with the comrades from the Education Bureau whether my college entrance examination results are true!"
The yard was full of people, and most of the elders had watched Shu Niannian grow up. When their younger generations were wronged, of course they would stay and support Shu Niannian.
The village party secretary was the first to speak up, "Don't worry, I will definitely stay! If the Education Bureau dares to slander you, I will be the first to disagree!"
The village party secretary raised his arm and called out, and the villagers of Shujia Village responded one after another, "Don't worry, Nian Nian, we will definitely support you!"
"I can't let you suffer any injustice!"
Aunt Zhang slammed the spoon heavily on the stove and said angrily, "If they are unreasonable, let's go and file a complaint with the emperor together! I just don't believe it. We are in the Ming Dynasty, and there are still such things as calling a horse a zebra and confusing right and wrong?!"
Aunt Zhang's words resonated with everyone, and everyone nodded in agreement.
"What era is this? Are there still people who want to cover the sky with one hand?"
"I believe that the country is still fair and just, it's just that some pests are making trouble!"
The atmosphere was a bit solemn, Shu Niannian smiled and said, "First of all, I promise that my grades are absolutely true! Believe me! I will never let you down. It's just that someone made a scene at my graduation banquet. If I can't nip the rumor in the bud in time, the public opinion will be very unfavorable to me. Since someone has taken the trouble to come to my house to set up a stage and perform a play, wouldn't it be a waste if we don't just watch it? Dear uncles, aunts, grandpas, aunts, relatives and friends, please sit down and eat and drink well. The banquet will start soon. You can eat and watch the show. I don't need you to stand up for me. I just need you to bear witness for me. The grades I got through hard work and real talent are not something that anyone can slander casually."
Shu Niannian was not angry or emotional. She spoke in a calm voice and smiled as she asked everyone to sit down and watch the show.
His calm and confident look put everyone present at ease.
But Li Guifen was still worried. She had no doubt that Shu Niannian's grades were fake. After all, Niannian was always the top student in the grade in every monthly exam in her senior year. During the Chinese New Year, the teacher said during the home visit that Niannian would definitely be admitted to a good university.
But facing the Education Bureau's aggressive call for accountability, Li Guifen still felt that this was a serious matter.
Shu Niannian patted Li Guifen's hand and comforted her, "Mom, believe me! It's okay! You can go to eat and watch the show too, it's safe, no problem!"
Shu Niannian patted her chest, as if saying, "Mom, you go drink some water, I'll sweep up the garbage on the ground."
Li Guifen was worried that Shu Niannian would be scared because she had never experienced this before, but she didn't expect Shu Niannian to be so fearless in the face of danger.
Is this kid so carefree now? Li Guifen was pressed into her seat waiting for the banquet, thinking anxiously.
The wine and food for the table were already prepared. Aunt Zhang lit the fire, and in just a few minutes, the fragrance wafted through the yard again!
Life in the countryside is hard now. Families with better conditions can eat dumplings once a month, while families with poor conditions cannot smell meat for half a year.
So, when the red-skinned and juicy pork elbow was served to the table, everyone was drooling with greed!
Li Guifen was willing to spend money and she bought enough ingredients. Aunt Zhang first blanched the pork elbow to remove the fishy smell, then coated the pork elbow with a layer of honey and fried it in oil. Then, she put the pork elbow into a pot with spices and cooked it until it was soft. The aroma made everyone in the yard drool.
When it comes to hosting a wedding banquet at home, Shu Guodong and Li Guifen are both people who know etiquette, so even if they are worried right now, they have to entertain the guests at home properly.
There is plenty of pork elbow, braised fish, chicken stewed with wild mushrooms, crispy pork, pork rib soup, egg soup and more!
The guests who came today were very satisfied with the meal.
It is time-consuming and laborious to hold a banquet in the countryside. All the tables, chairs and benches have to be arranged by oneself. Logically, everyone should leave as soon as possible after the banquet. Only after the guests have left can the host free up his hands and feet to clean up the scene, return the tables, chairs and benches to the neighbors, fold the leftovers together and share them with relatives and friends. These are the famous banquet dishes in the countryside.
However, today was a special day. The guests did not leave after eating and drinking. Li Guifen put a handful of candy on each table and asked Aunt Zhang to boil a large pot of water so that the thirsty guests could drink water.
Just as Aunt Zhang boiled the water, Wang Peng led a man with a big belly, a shiny slicked-back hair and a watch into the yard.
In the 1980s, slicked-back hair was a symbol of status and taste. People in later generations would just think that slicked-back hair looked greasy. However, due to the scarcity of materials in the 1980s, hair oil was a luxury item that was difficult to buy even with money and tickets.
Just by looking at the big-bellied man's attire, Shu Niannian felt that he was a corrupt official.
Seeing Shu Niannian's handsome eyebrows twisted together, Ye Jinhong whispered in Shu Niannian's ear, "This man is the director of the Education Bureau, his name is Wu Youde, and he is the next person I want to investigate thoroughly."
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