At any time, alerting the police is a big deal, especially in this era.
Wang Nan came out of the dormitory angrily and went to find a few good friends he usually got along with, and told them about his grievances in their dormitory. Hearing those people denouncing Jiang Yiliu with him, he felt refreshed.
You see, there are other people who agree with him. He thinks he has done nothing wrong and it’s just that the other party is too stingy.
He had not yet come to his senses when two uniformed police officers knocked on the dormitory door, walked up to them and asked who Wang Nan was. By the time he realized what was happening, he had already been handcuffed by the police.
"Why are you arresting me? I'm a student of Huaqing University. Why are you arresting me?" Wang Nan waved his hands to resist the other party's actions, while shouting loudly. The few people who had just accused Jiang Yiliu of being cold-blooded were already scared to death when the police appeared. How could they say anything for him? They watched Wang Nan being taken away by the police.
"Let me go, I didn't do anything, why are you arresting me?" Wang Nan protested loudly all the way. Many students saw this and pointed at Wang Nan, which made Wang Nan even more angry. By the time he arrived at the police station, his voice was hoarse.
"What's going on?"
An old policeman looked at Wang Nan who was brought in curiously and asked.
"This guy damaged my roommate's stuff worth one thousand dollars. He called the police and there are a bunch of witnesses. So I brought him here. The one who called the police will come over to take a statement later." The young policeman who brought Wang Nan here explained to the old policeman.
"One thousand dollars!"
The old policeman looked at Wang Nan in surprise. How could he be so careless as to damage someone else's valuable belongings? Judging from the other person's clothes, he didn't look like a wealthy person. Could he afford the compensation?
"He's a student of Huaqing University, but he doesn't even know that taking something without permission is considered stealing." The young policeman was also very depressed. He didn't expect that this top university would have such students. After listening to the words of those classmates who testified, he was puzzled for a long time.
Wang Nan's face turned red with anger as he looked at the two policemen who were chatting happily and didn't take him seriously at all. He never thought that he was arrested and taken to the police station because Jiang Yilu reported him.
He had already returned his clothes to him, what else did he want? Wang Nan felt that he was too innocent.
"I am innocent. I returned those two pieces of clothing to him a long time ago. I didn't steal anything from him." If he went to the police station, he would have a criminal record. If he was convicted, his future would be ruined. Jiang Yilu was too vicious. For two pieces of clothing that he had returned to him a long time ago, he actually wanted to ruin his second half of life.
"Why are you in such a hurry? If you are not guilty, we will naturally let you go."
The young police officer pushed him, nodded to the old police officer, and led Wang Nan inside. Not long after, Jiang Yiliu, Jiang Wencheng, and several classmates who volunteered to testify for him appeared in the police station.
"Hurry up and ask them to let me go. I have returned the clothes to you. What else do you want?" Wang Nan couldn't control his anger when he saw Jiang Yilu appear. He stood up and pointed at Jiang Yilu with his shackled hands and spoke harshly.
"Sit down! Who told you to stand up?" The young policeman glared at Wang Nan and pushed him down.
"I've returned it. You can call it returning even if it's ruined like this."
Jiang Wencheng was furious when he thought that this matter was caused by the other party. Not only did he wrongly accuse Wang Dongsheng, but he also broke his promise to Yu Xiaobao. Now that his clothes were ruined, he felt even more guilty.
"Police Officer Lin, this is the clothes that the other party damaged." Jiang Yilu had just communicated with them when the police officers first arrived at the school. He knew that the other party's surname was Lin, so he directly called him Police Officer Lin.
He took out the two wrinkled cheongsams and put them on the table.
"Look, the dress is in good condition. Why are you arresting me?" Wang Nan looked at the cheongsam on the table and was immediately filled with confidence. The dress was right here, and there was no tear in it. He wanted to see what grounds Jiang Yilu had to sue him.
As for the two policemen who came to arrest him, Wang Nan looked at the young police officer with resentment. They handcuffed him in public, and he didn't know how the news would spread in the school. When he got out, he would definitely sue this policeman who couldn't distinguish right from wrong.
"Do you think clothes are damaged only when they have a tear?" Jiang Yilu sneered, picked up the cheongsam and showed it in front of everyone.
Silk is actually a very delicate fabric because it is very easy to get pulled or worn out. The reason why those excellent embroiderers treat their hands more carefully than their faces is that when using these precious fabrics, if their hands are a little rough, they will damage the delicate fabrics.
Although ignoring the wrinkles on the cheongsam that Jiang Yilu held up, one could still see its original elegance and beauty. However, the small piece of fabric at the waist was scratched and torn by the rough cement floor, completely ruining the dress.
The wrinkles may be ironed out by various methods, but if there are flaws in the fabric and embroidery, the cheongsam will become waste.
Wang Nan didn't know all this, so she threw the cheongsam on the ground to vent her anger. If he knew this, he would never do such a thing even if he had the courage.
After all, no matter how stupid he was, he knew he couldn't afford to pay for the clothes.
The police officer surnamed Lin also had an unusual family background, so he naturally knew what this tiny flaw meant for a cheongsam. He looked at Wang Nan, who still didn't understand what was going on, and yelled at him to release the man immediately.
I sympathize with his stupidity, but I am also disgusted by his roguery.
"This is the contract I signed with the buyer. The buyer has already paid a deposit of 100 yuan. The price of these two cheongsams is clearly stated in this contract."
Jiang Yilu took out two contracts and handed them to Lin Gongan. Lin Gongan took the contract and looked at the signature of the buyer. His expression flickered slightly, and the way he looked at Jiang Yilu was different.
The other party actually had contact with those ladies, he is definitely not an ordinary person.
At this moment, he looked at Wang Nan with even more sympathy, not because he felt that he was pitiful and innocent, but because he felt that he had damaged the clothes that those ladies had customized, and he was worried about his future.
"He framed me, and the clothes were still in good condition when I returned them to him."
Wang Nan was not a fool. He knew from the look on the policeman's face that the small mark might have caused irreparable damage to the two clothes. But he couldn't admit it, because if he did, he would be finished.
Jiang Yilu ignored the other party's sophistry. He brought so many witnesses, and all of them could prove that the clothes were damaged because of him. His dying struggles were of no use at all.
******
"Are we going too far?"
One of the students who followed Jiang Yiliu to the Public Security Bureau to testify said this softly when he came out of the Public Security Bureau. After the excitement, think carefully, if the charges are proven, Wang Nan's life will be ruined.
I was admitted to university with great difficulty, and he has several children in his hometown.
Is it too much?
Jiang Yiliu didn't think so at all. He was really fed up with Wang Nan's behavior of forcing another person to fulfill his "kindness" when he wanted to help others. Moreover, Wang Nan's leaving without saying goodbye completely touched his bottom line. If the other party had admitted his mistake at that time, he might have let him go. But the other party still refused to repent and damaged the two clothes that his elder sister had worked so hard to make. This was something he couldn't tolerate.
Forgiving him again and again will only make him more arrogant and less taken seriously.
He is neither Wang Nan's father nor Wang Nan's mother. Why should he sacrifice himself and put himself in a difficult position just to let a roommate, with whom he has no feelings, step on his head again and again, just to fulfill his "boundless love".
"What's so excessive about it? When he damaged the clothes, didn't he ever think about whether it was excessive or not? It's worth a thousand yuan, and the clothes were ordered by someone else. Now the clothes are ruined, and I don't know how I'm going to compensate the person who ordered the clothes." Jiang Wencheng said angrily. With his fiery temper, he really wanted to beat the other person up before the police came. Now, he didn't think Xiaobao had done anything excessive.
Do you have to be kind to bad people? You are not a fool. Who would do such a stupid thing?
The person who was speaking hesitated. He felt that what Jiang Wencheng said made sense, but he couldn't help but feel some sympathy for Wang Nan.
******
The news that Wang Nan was taken away by the police spread like wildfire in Huaqing the next day. After all, this was the first time since the Cultural Revolution that a student from Huaqing was taken away by the police for stealing and damaging his roommate's finances.
All those who know the whole story are roughly divided into two factions. One faction, like Jiang Wencheng, thinks that Wang Nan deserves what he got, while the other faction thinks that Jiang Yiliu went too far and that Wang Nan did not deserve this. Neither faction is convinced by the other, and they express their opinions to each other in an attempt to change the other's attitude.
The tense final review turned into a heated campus debate because of this incident, but it had no effect on Jiang Yilu.
He didn't think there was anything wrong with what he did, so he naturally wouldn't be sad because of the opposing voices.
He had explained the matter of the clothes to Xia Ai over the phone, and the two cheongsams would be sent later. Since he was at fault, he would be compensated with two matching clutch bags. The old ladies who were on good terms with Mrs. Bai were all well-educated and kind. After knowing the cause and effect of the incident, they did not blame Jiang Yiliu. Instead, they were very understanding and agreed to delay the delivery of the clothes and rejected his compensation.
Although the other party refused, it did not mean that Jiang Yiliu would not send it. After sending a telegram to his eldest sister to ask her to make two more cheongsams, he also sent her several handbag patterns to give her some inspiration. Of course, he did not mention the cheongsam being destroyed, and he would bear all the losses. He told his eldest sister that the two ladies really liked the clothes she made, so they ordered two more and asked for matching handbags. Because they were urgent, he asked his eldest sister to make these two first.
Jiang Dani was far away in Chongqing and Sichuan, and she had no doubts at all.
After Jiang Yilu dealt with this matter, he put it out of his mind. This incident was just an episode in his life, and he couldn't just focus on it.
Grandpa Ruan's letter told him to go to Haicheng as soon as he got the holiday. He had already obtained a pass, and they would go to Gangcheng to see Ruan Ruan together.
It is not easy to get a pass to Gangcheng now. Jiang Yilu didn't know how Grandpa Ruan did it, but when he thought about seeing Ruan Ruan, he was excited and nervous.
He had to arrange everything in the capital before leaving for the port city. He would be gone for at least half a month, which was a big challenge for a newly opened hot pot restaurant. He had to make sure that the store could operate normally during his absence.
"You, are you Jiang Yiliu classmate? I am Wang Nan's wife. Do you still remember me?"
Jiang Yilu finished his last exam and came out of the examination room. When he was about to leave, he was stopped by a gentle but somewhat haggard woman.
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