After sitting here for a while, Jiang Manyue actually almost figured out what the informant meant by hiring a servant.
The so-called servant may refer to Xuemei's aunt, but the informant may not live in the compound and is not sure of the aunt's true identity. He only speculates that she was paid to do the work.
He didn't live in the compound, knew her and Lu Lin, and was free to report them. Jiang Manyue knew who it was with just her toes.
No one else could do such a thing except He Qiuya.
However, Jiang Manyue didn't want to say anything that it was definitely slander. She just said it was a misunderstanding and she just needed to explain it clearly.
She couldn't say that He Qiuya was definitely slandering her deliberately. If she did, people would say it was a misunderstanding and she wouldn't be able to explain herself.
The officer looked at Jiang Manyue with sharp eyes. "You said it was a misunderstanding, but the report clearly stated in black and white that she asked the people who worked in your house, and they were neither relatives of Comrade Lu Lin nor yours. So why did she work for your family?"
Jiang Manyue was very calm. "If the accusation letter mentioned the person who helped take care of me at my home these days, then I can explain that she was not hired by my family to do the work. She is the aunt of Comrade Cheng Jianyong's wife, Comrade Liu Xuemei. She took care of Comrade Liu Xuemei who was pregnant, and also took care of me these days when my husband was not at home."
The officer frowned. Jiang Manyue continued, "If you don't believe me, you can go to the compound and ask. My aunt is Comrade Liu Xuemei's biological aunt. She has been living in her house since last winter. She helped my family with chores these days because Lu Lin was away on a mission. She saw that I was pregnant and it was inconvenient for her, so she was just kind enough to help me with some work."
"I don't think the army has any regulations that prohibit family members from helping each other, right? I'm pregnant and my husband isn't home, so it's inconvenient for me to wash and dry clothes. My aunt is kind enough to help me. This shouldn't be a mistake, right?"
Jiang Manyue's speech was clear and calm, which was completely different from what was said in the letter of complaint, making the officer who came to question her feel a little embarrassed.
"I'll have someone verify what you said, but before we can verify it, I'll have to trouble you to wait here for a while."
The officer finished speaking and walked out with the letter of complaint. "By the way, there's some water on the table over there. If you're thirsty, you can pour it yourself. If you feel unwell, just call for help."
Jiang Manyue nodded to him, "I understand, thank you."
The officer quickly closed the door and left. Jiang Manyue sat on the chair, touched her belly, and looked calm, without any sense of nervousness.
Back in the compound, after Cheng Jianyong learned what had happened, he found out that Jiang Manyue had been taken to the Military Commission and immediately went to look for her.
"This is completely a false report! The whole compound knows that she's my lover's aunt! Lu Lin is out on a mission, and his wife is pregnant. Can't my family take care of her? When I was injured, my wife was pregnant again, and it was all thanks to Lu Lin's wife's help that we were able to get through it. Why can't my family help his family? Is this petty bourgeoisie behavior?"
Cheng Jian is so brave. If he knew who reported it, he would definitely beat him up!
"Comrade, please calm down. The Military Commission is also investigating. Once the investigation is complete, they will definitely clear her name."
The young comrades in the Military Commission Office knew that Cheng Jianyong was not someone to be trifled with when they saw the medals on his shoulders, so they hurried over to persuade him.
"How can we investigate this? Ask around the compound. Everyone knows that our two families have a good relationship. Is helping each other a mistake? Lu Lin's wife is pregnant with twins! If anything happens, how will you compensate us?"
Cheng Jianyong was not worried about anything else but that Jiang Manyue would be frightened by the people from the Military Commission. As a pregnant woman, she could not stand the shock at all!
"Well, then, if you're worried, go in and take a look. She's really fine. She's doing fine in the office."
The young comrade had no choice but to make an exception and allow Cheng Jianyong to go in to visit, but Cheng Jianyong didn't listen to him at all and asked him to quickly call the leader to come and resolve the matter.
"Comrade, investigations take time. Please don't act unreasonably here, or I'll report you."
Cheng Jianyong was so angry that he almost punched the man in the face, but was stopped by Qi Xiangrong and Kang Laishun who came after hearing the news.
"Brother Cheng, you can't fight here. Do you want to be punished?"
Cheng Jian was so angry that he gasped for breath and said in a hoarse voice, "I didn't want to do anything. It's just that he was too irritating. He even wanted to report it. Let him report it. The Military Commission just arrested people without a thorough investigation. How can this be justified?"
Qi Xiangrong also turned to look at the young comrade, "Comrade, before the Military Commission arrests someone, they must first conduct a thorough investigation. Only when there is evidence can they arrest someone, right?"
The young comrade swallowed hard and said, "Others did write letters of complaint, clearly written in black and white. Besides, we only asked Comrade Lu Lin's family to come and cooperate with the investigation, and we didn't do anything else."
Kang Laishun immediately retorted, "Why don't you go to the compound to investigate first? Why do you bring her here for investigation? She's still pregnant. If something happens in the Military Commission, can you bear the responsibility?"
The young comrade also knew that they were in the wrong this time, but he was just a young comrade and could not just let the person go. He could only quickly ask the leader for instructions. He really couldn't handle it anymore.
"Brother Cheng, don't worry. If nothing works, let's go find the commander. Lu Lin is still out there, risking his life. How can the commander just watch his wife being arrested and imprisoned by the Military Commission?"
Cheng Jianyong thought for a moment, then turned and walked out. "The Military Commission won't let him go so easily. Let's go directly to the commander and ask them to release Man Yue first."
Qi Xiangrong nodded and was about to follow, but quickly stopped Cheng Jianyong, "Let's go see if my sister-in-law is okay first. If she is, we will go. If she is, let's get her out first. Old Lu can't come back outside, so we are the ones who will help him."
After discussing it, the three of them decided to go check on Jiang Manyue first, make sure she was okay, and then go find the commander to find a way to rescue her.
Jiang Manyue, who was sitting in the office drinking water, soon met Cheng Jianyong and the other two.
"Are you here to rescue me? But the Military Commission said they won't release me until the investigation is complete."
Seeing that he was fine, the three of them breathed a sigh of relief. Qi Xiangrong quickly said, "Let's go see how you are. You can't get out for the time being. We'll go find the commander and think of a solution later."
Jiang Manyue nodded and said, "Okay, go ahead. I'm fine now. They even gave me water to drink. It's not a big problem."
Seeing this situation, the three of them felt relieved a little and hurried out to find the commander to find a solution.
Watching the three people leave, Jiang Manyue sat back in her chair. She was not panicked because she knew she would be able to get out soon.
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