After speaking, He Wenlin squeezed out a few tears, hoping to gain sympathy.
At this moment, the man who had been fighting with Song Bo pointed at Song Bo and said, "He's the one who cut the power lines! It was him! He deserved to be beaten!"
Song Bo was also afraid of the police and ignored his pain, loudly protesting, "I cut my own electrical wires, not anyone else's! Officer, look how badly they beat me! I want to go to the hospital for a medical examination, and I want them to pay me back!"
"What's all the noise about? Shut up! All of you, come with me to the station!"
Upon hearing that he was to go to the police station, Song Bo panicked: "Officer, there's no need to go to the police station... it's all a small matter..."
"What trivial matter?" Mr. He roared. "We all heard it just now, you bastard, you cut the power line!"
"Stop arguing, let's go to the station and explain things clearly."
As soon as the policeman finished speaking, everyone was taken to the police station.
When he arrived at the police station, Song Bo panicked even more: "Comrade, as long as they compensate me some money and apologize to me, this matter can be settled, and there's no need for all this trouble."
He Wenlin: "Who said we're settling with you? The house is yours, but you rented it to us. You maliciously cut the power lines, which has caused us a lot of trouble. Besides, cutting power lines constitutes the crime of damaging electrical equipment, which can lead to jail time. You're so ignorant about the law!"
Upon hearing this, the two policemen looked at He Wenlin in surprise.
When Song Bo heard that this was illegal and would lead to jail time, and that the police did not deny it, his legs went weak: "You, you, you stop spreading these alarmist rumors. I cut the electrical wires in my own house."
Aunt He said sternly, "But you've already rented the house to me. You knew we were going to have a production job at night, yet you deliberately cut the power lines, making it impossible for us to produce. Your behavior is outrageous."
Mr. He said angrily, "First, you raised the rent. In less than three months, it went from 560 to 1,500. The contract is just for show. We're not renting anymore. Then you came to my shop, scared my daughter and my nephew, and even tried to hit us. Now you've cut the power lines, making it impossible for us to do our business. I hit you. I'll accept whatever punishment the government gives me, but I don't regret it!"
"To put it mildly, you're damaging electrical equipment; to put it more seriously, you're undermining the country's economic development," He Wenlin said righteously. "The country encourages individual development and economic construction. We outsiders just heard about Jiang..."
"The provincial policies are good, and I heard that the Shaoxing government is doing a great job, welcoming us outsiders. That's why we traveled all this way to do some small business here. If everyone were like you, who would dare to rent a place here to do business in the future? You're a rotten apple, ruining this place's reputation!"
He Wenlin spoke with righteous indignation, and her words resonated powerfully!
Unfortunately, Yan Hua, the vice mayor of Shaoxing in charge of the economy, overheard it.
Yan Hua frowned and looked at the police station chief: "Chief Sun, what's going on?"
"Mayor Yan, please wait a moment, I'll go and find out." Chief Sun immediately called out to the policeman who had just brought Song Bo and the others back, "Old Liu."
Old Liu immediately walked over: "Chief."
"What happened?"
"It's like this..." Old Liu then told Director Sun the whole story.
Yan Hua, who was standing to the side, frowned even more deeply upon hearing this.
"This matter must be thoroughly investigated and dealt with seriously. We cannot allow this kind of rotten apple to ruin the reputation of Shaocheng. What that little girl said earlier was right. If everyone were like him, who would dare to invest in Shaocheng in the future?"
The City Square Underground City is planning to attract investment, and Times Square is also preparing to be built. If everyone is like Song Bo, who would dare to invest here?
In recent years, more and more people have come here to invest, build factories, and do business, which has led to an increase in everyone's living standards and per capita income.
"Mayor Yan, rest assured, we will investigate this matter as soon as possible and bring justice to the people!"
"Once the matter is thoroughly investigated, if it is indeed the landlord's fault, it must be dealt with seriously!"
"yes!"
...
He Wenlin had no idea that her words had reached the ears of the vice mayor.
Because of these few words from the police station, the work efficiency of the police officers at the station has greatly improved.
Song Bo himself had previously admitted that he cut the power line, a statement that the police had overheard. In addition, there were testimonies from village leaders and Ruan Jinhong (the person who fought with Song Bo), so Song Bo had no way to deny it.
As soon as the police brought him into the interrogation room, he was terrified. As soon as the police asked him any questions, he immediately told them everything.
"Officer, I only cut my own electrical wires, not anyone else's. I didn't break the law."
Song Bo insisted that he was cutting his own electrical wires, so it wasn't illegal!
"But you knew that people needed electricity to do business, yet you deliberately damaged it. This behavior is too egregious and constitutes a violation of the law. In serious cases, you could be charged with the crime of damaging electrical equipment. That little girl wasn't trying to fool you."
"Ah?" Song Bo was really scared. "Officer, I didn't know. If I had known it was illegal, I definitely wouldn't have done it. Officer, am I going to jail? I don't want to go to jail, comrade. I just wanted to vent my anger and get revenge on them. If I had known it was illegal, I definitely wouldn't have done it."
Song Bo panicked; he was truly panicked.
"Just because it's not illegal, you can cut my hair?" the policeman said in a deep voice. "You had a contract, and you breached it first. If everyone did what you did, wouldn't things be chaotic?"
"Then, then, then I'll pay them back. Isn't it enough that I'll pay them back and apologize?"
Song Bo never expected that simply cutting his own electrical wires would cause such a big problem!
The police then contacted Mr. and Mrs. He and told them that Song Bo had confessed. Although Song Bo's actions were illegal, they did not constitute a criminal offense, and he would be temporarily detained.
Mr. and Mrs. He can also demand that he make corresponding compensation.
If both parties can reach an agreement on compensation, that would be ideal. If not, then legal proceedings should be initiated.
"Can we go back now?" Aunt He asked cautiously.
The main reason is that He's father just laid a hand on Song Bo in front of the police, and He's mother is worried that He's father will also be detained.
The police officer looked at Mr. He and said, "Fists won't solve anything. We'll let it go this time because you're the victim. We hope you can control your temper. Luckily, Song Bo is alright. If something had happened, you would have been in the wrong even if you were in the right."
"Thank you, officers. Don't worry, I'll definitely give my dad a good talking-to when we get back," He Wenlin assured him repeatedly. "We'll be going now, sorry for the trouble."
He Wenlin and her family of three quickly got up and left.
As soon as they left, the village leaders and Ruan Jinhong quickly followed.
“You can’t leave.” The policeman stopped Nguyen Kim Hong.
"Officer, Song Bo and I only had a small disagreement. It's not like you have to arrest me." Ruan Jinhong was also extremely flustered.
"Song Bo said you blackmailed him, is that true?"
Ruan Jinhong glanced at He Wenlin, who knew that this matter could not be kept secret, and took the initiative to stand up and say: "Uncle Ruan did not extort him, because I hired Uncle Ruan to extort Song Bo! I also tricked the village chief into being a witness."
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