The market was bustling with people.
The stalls were filled with all kinds of goods, and the stall owners shouted loudly to attract customers. People who bought vegetables shuttled between the stalls, selecting fresh ingredients and bargaining.
At this time, more than a dozen military district investigators sent by Captain Wang were dressed in neat military green uniforms, holding notebooks and pens in their hands, and were questioning witnesses with serious and focused expressions.
An investigator walked up to a stall and politely asked a meat vendor, "Hello, we are military investigators and would like to know what happened here before. Did you see anything?"
"What's going on? I don't know." The butcher frowned, his eyes full of impatience. He waved his butcher knife and said fiercely, "Go away, stop asking questions here. If you don't want to buy anything, don't stand here and block my business. I don't want to cause trouble. Go ask somewhere else."
The investigator did not give up easily and continued to explain patiently: "We just want to know the truth of the matter. We will not cause you any trouble. If you know anything, please tell us."
The stall owner was not moved at all, but became even angrier.
"I said I don't know, and if you don't leave, I will be rude!"
As he spoke, he sorted the meat on the stall, as if hinting to the investigators to leave quickly.
The investigator sighed helplessly and could only turn around and leave the stall to continue looking for other possible witnesses.
However, most of these stall owners were afraid of getting into trouble and were unwilling to cooperate with the investigation. They looked at the investigators with hesitation and said: I don’t know, I didn’t see it.
The female investigator continued to patiently explain to everyone: "Don't worry, we just want to know the truth. If someone deliberately conceals something, they will be held responsible."
However, all the stall owners did not see it and their descriptions were almost the same.
Only one stall owner hesitated and whispered, "I...I dare not say, you should ask someone else."
Another young fish stall owner also shook his head: "Yeah, we can't afford to offend Boss Shen... go ask someone else."
"Who is Boss Shen?" The investigator seemed to have grasped a life-saving straw and asked, "What does this have to do with Boss Shen?"
"No! It doesn't matter..." The fishmonger immediately changed the subject: "I heard about it, too..."
"I just said that our current investigation is to find out the truth of the matter. If someone deliberately conceals it, they will be held responsible."
"What does this have to do with me?" The fishmonger slapped his thigh anxiously, "Who told that man not to know his own weight! He dared to compete with Boss Shen for people! Who is Boss Shen? He is a jade tycoon on the border! If he stamps his feet, we will all follow him. Who dares to provoke him? He even dared to fight and hit Boss Shen in the face. Does it matter who started it first?"
Watching the fishmonger collapse and chase the people away, an old man with a face full of justice stood nearby, shouting as if he was defending justice!
"What a bastard! What Boss Shen! What's wrong with you vendors? Is it a big deal to sell goods? I saw it. It was the gang of hooligans who provoked the man. They provoked his wife, which man would not fight? If it were me, an old man like me, I would beat them too!"
"Yes!" Another lady next to him also said, "That guy is pretty nice. Last time my potatoes were scattered all over the floor, he helped me pick them up and carry them. He doesn't seem like the type of person who would start a trouble-making!"
When the old man and the old woman said this, many onlookers nearby also started talking about it.
"These small vendors are just timid. They are afraid of Boss Shen and dare not tell the truth."
"Boss Shen is too overbearing. Is there no one to control him? He doubled the price of the rough stones last time, and he hasn't lowered it back yet!"
"What's so great about Boss Shen? You can't just do whatever you want just because you're rich and powerful!"
"Look at these vendors, they are just ordinary people, helping the evildoers, they have no sense of justice at all."
"People like Boss Shen should be punished."
"The small vendors don't dare to offend Boss Shen, but they let the good people suffer!"
"No matter how powerful Boss Shen is, he can't be unreasonable."
"It's time for these bosses to tone down their arrogance."
The crowd was talking about it, and a few of them spoke the most vividly, obviously having witnessed the incident at the scene, so they were quickly invited to the entrance of the camp by the investigators.
Also invited was the 'locked up' Chen Yu, with two guards behind him, holding his hands and controlling him.
When those people saw Chen Yu being arrested, they felt that the world was unfair and immediately told him everything exactly as it happened!
Not far away came Shen Yueying's echoing voice: "That's right! Chen Yu is a good man. He is usually very upright in the army! He won't do that!"
Shen Rongrong was stunned.
Today's sister seems to have been reborn.
Is there any big plan to be implemented?
Both parties were present. Commander Wang, as the leader of the military region, stood in the middle with a dignified look and made his final statement in a steady voice.
"After our comprehensive investigation, the facts have become clear. Comrade Chen Yu acted in self-defense when faced with provocation. However, as a soldier, there were also inappropriate aspects in the way he handled the matter."
Chen Yu was not far away, standing straight and listening carefully to his leader's words.
Then, Captain Wang turned to the gang and said sternly, "You provoked the soldiers without reason, which is extremely bad. But considering that you are also injured, we will arrange for doctors to treat you. At the same time, the police will take you away for further investigation and education. I hope you will not cause trouble again in the future, otherwise you will be severely punished according to law."
Just as he finished speaking, several cars came from a distance, and more than a dozen policemen wearing big hats got out.
When the gang saw this, they immediately panicked.
The leading thug turned pale and stammered, “Don’t…don’t, we know we’re wrong. Don’t arrest us…”
But the police took them away without mercy.
They were forced to leave the military zone gate with their heads down and faces full of regret under police escort.
The other people who were "watching" at the beginning immediately scattered, leaving only the righteous people who were brought over later.
There was a buzz of discussion among the crowd, and many expressed appreciation and approval for the way the military district leaders handled the situation.
"The leader handled it fairly." "That's how it should be!" "Deal with Boss Shen too!"
Shen Rongrong was infected by this enthusiasm and watched the scene with tears in her eyes.
Chen Yu was soon released. He saw Shen Yueying, who had been holding Shen Rongrong's hand tightly, let go of Rongrong with disgust and took a few steps back.
Chen Yu's eyes showed gratitude, and before he could say anything, Shen Yueying took the initiative to speak.
"Don't thank me. I just took your money and that's why I'm meddling in your business."
"Yeah." It was like saying everything without saying anything. Chen Yu took Shen Rongrong's hand and said, "Then we'll go first."
"Go away." Shen Yueying also breathed a sigh of relief, but she was still unforgiving. She snorted and looked at Shen Rongrong: "Be more careful in the future and don't cause trouble again."
Shen Rongrong watched Shen Yueying pick up her bag and leave, and followed Chen Yu back home.
As soon as I went upstairs and turned the corner, I saw several big red laundry basins placed in front of my house, and the basins were full of lively fish.
A man stood next to the big red basin and smiled brightly: "Are you back?"