Yan Zheng took advantage of the two-day holiday to cook delicious food for Shen Shuyi, wanting to spend quality time with her.
As autumn arrived, oranges and pomelos ripened. Shen Shuyi sat by the well, peeling and eating oranges while watching Yan Zheng prepare roasted fish and duck.
She peeled the orange and walked up to Yan Zheng. "Brother Zheng, open your mouth."
"Hmm?" When Yan Zheng looked up, his mouth was stuffed with two segments of orange.
Is it sweet?
"It's very sweet. Come sit over there. There's smoke here." Yan Zheng set up a barbecue grill in the yard, with a layer of charcoal underneath. There would be some smoke when grilling meat.
Shen Shuyi didn't leave; she stood beside him eating oranges, then peeled and ate pomelos, occasionally feeding Yan Zheng.
Yan Zheng rolled up his sleeves and got to work; he looked quite handsome with his serious expression.
Looking at the barbecue grill, Shen Shuyi said, "When it's not so hot anymore, let's build a bread oven in the yard so we can roast whole chickens and ducks during the New Year."
"A bread oven? How do you make one?" Yan Zheng didn't understand. If Shu Yi could provide the blueprints and steps, he should be able to figure it out by trial and error.
"Hmm...it's built with bricks and mud, and underneath is a semi-circular earthen stove. I'll draw it for you later," Shen Shuyi added.
"Once you come back from your mission, we can do it together when we have time."
"Okay." Yan Zheng took out the grilled fish and chopped the roast duck into pieces and arranged them on a plate.
Just as the two were about to eat, a series of noisy footsteps came from outside the courtyard. Just as Shen Shuyi was wondering what was going on, a loud knocking sounded at the door.
"Is Shen Shuyi perhaps at home?"
"Open the door quickly!"
Shen Shuyi got up and opened the courtyard gate with Yan Zheng. They immediately saw the police officers wearing armbands, followed by a large group of onlookers.
Her gaze swept across the crowd and she spotted Wang Wen and Xiao Shu, who both had ill intentions.
This has finally happened.
The leader raised his voice, "Someone reported that your identity is highly questionable."
"Therefore, we would like to ask Comrade Shen Shuyi to come with us to the Political Department."
A look of satisfaction flashed in Xiao Shu's eyes amidst the crowd.
Even if Shen Shuyi's parents-in-law are high-ranking officials in Beijing, and Yan Zheng is a regimental commander, so what?
She can never clear her name!
These glorious days are over!
Seeing that she can still live a life of luxury in the family compound, this kind of vixen should be sent to the most difficult place to receive labor education.
It's a pity she didn't see the panic in Shen Shuyi's eyes.
Shen Shuyi remained unusually calm. She pulled aside Yan Zheng, who was standing in front of her protecting her, and revealed herself, asking, "Where's the evidence?"
"There should be a procedure for arresting people, right?"
The leader looked at the tall man standing next to Shen Shuyi with such a sharp gaze that no one dared to make a move.
Yan Zheng asked coldly, "Who reported my lover?"
Instead of confronting Yan Zheng directly, the staff who came to arrest him turned their attention to Shen Shuyi.
"This is a very serious matter, and you need to be interrogated in detail by the Political Department."
"We are just doing our official business, and we hope that Commander Yan will not stop us."
Upon hearing this, everyone gasped. They had previously thought that Shen Shuyi was a wealthy young lady who was intelligent and capable, and had become a professor at the research institute.
I never imagined her family was so wicked...
If this is true, then Shen Shuyi will lose his job at the research institute.
"Take her away!"
The people in their department are always tough on people; if they catch someone, they take them away, and no one ever dares to stop them or complain.
How could Yan Zheng stand idly by and watch his lover be taken away for interrogation? He immediately stepped in front to protect Shen Shuyi.
Neighbors Chen Lian and Lin Chan also came over to stop them, saying, "Let's talk this out. How can you just drag someone away without saying a word?"
"That makes no sense at all!"
The leader sneered, "Commander Yan, are you planning to have someone obstruct us from performing our official duties?"
The more we resist, the less afraid they become; then we'll just add another crime to their list!
Wang Wen and Xiao Shu felt a little uneasy seeing that someone was still protecting Shen Shuyi.
However, most of the time it was exciting, because no one had ever been able to defy the staff of this department!
Shen Shuyi, just wait to die!
Shen Shuyi was deeply moved when she saw the group of people protecting her in front of her.
Everyone rushed to the front to protect her, so there was no reason for her to shrink back.
Shen Shuyi stepped forward, holding Yan Zheng's hand, and said in a slightly raised voice:
"Since this is all official business, let's clarify everything here. There's no reason for you to arrest me just because you received a letter of complaint, is there?"
"Or are you saying that people in your department arrest people and convict them indiscriminately without distinguishing right from wrong?"
The leader seemed a little guilty, his eyes darting around, and in a fit of rage, he threw out his whistleblower's message.
"Is your father named Shen Hui and your mother named Shi Lan? You also have an older brother named Shen Zhiwen and a younger sister named Shen Yuwei."
Shen Shuyi nodded slightly. "That's right."
"Since you're not wrong, then come with us. Don't keep talking about whether you're innocent or not!"
"etc."
"What other excuses do you have?!"
Shen Shuyi took out a newspaper she had brought from Shanghai from her pocket. "This is my letter of severance with the Shen family."
“The Shen family is the Shen family, and I am me. You have no right to arrest me for interrogation.”
Upon hearing this, Wang Wen and Xiao Shu clenched their fists; neither of them had expected this turn of events!
Unwilling to accept defeat, they were about to bring down Shen Shuyi!
Xiao Shu remarked from the crowd, "Blood ties can't be severed so easily!"
"Who knows if this letter of severance is a conspiracy by your Shen family to shift the blame? They're having a good time in Hong Kong, and we can't catch them, but how can you, as their biological daughter, renege on your debt!"
“That’s right!” Wang Wen chimed in, “You bad capitalists are the most cunning!”
As if they had received confirmation, the staff immediately became aggressive again and tried to take the person away.
"As long as you still bear the surname Shen and have the blood of the Shen family flowing through your veins, then you cannot escape your connection."
After saying that, he stepped forward to grab Chen Shuyi, but Yan Zheng grabbed his hand and twisted it behind his back.
"Try touching her."
The man was tall and imposing, his face stern and chillingly cold.
"Hey, let go!" the police officer shouted. "You won't get away with going against us!"
Yan Zheng didn't let go at all; instead, he tightened his grip even more.
"Even if I have to take off this uniform today, I will not let you slander my lover in the slightest."
Shen Shuyi gently patted Yan Zheng's hand to comfort him, then spoke coldly to the staff.
"Do you have any evidence that the Shen family has defected to Hong Kong?"
The staff member waved the whistleblower letter, saying, "This is the evidence; people from the same city witnessed it firsthand."
Shen Shuyi remained calm and composed. "Did you send anyone to Shanghai to investigate?"
"This..." The staff looked at each other in bewilderment. They hadn't had time to send someone to verify it yet, but the report was so detailed and convincing. Could it be fake?
The two sides remained deadlocked.
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