Early in the morning, the police who came to arrest them said that if they confessed, they would be treated leniently, while those who resisted would be treated severely. If the Wu Xiushi brothers wanted to seek leniency, they should quickly return the illegal gains. Otherwise, they would definitely end up in jail.
Although Wen Yulong's detention had not yet been made public, the crime Wu Xiushi and his gang committed was linked to Wen Yulong. When the police came to his house, Wu Xiushi even pulled up Wen Yulong's "flag," hoping the police would show him some leniency.
The police told the Wu family that Wen Yulong had been arrested and would receive the punishment he deserved. The Wu brothers were told to confess everything they knew and seek leniency.
Therefore, in Zhang Meihua's eyes, their family was implicated by Wu Xiuli and Wen Yulong. Otherwise, they could run a small business, and although they could not make much money, at least they had done nothing wrong and they felt at ease!
"Sister-in-law, you can't say that. I asked you to add a little bit of fake stuff, but you made all of it fake. Can you blame me for this? You can only blame yourself for being brainless!" Wu Xiuli was very angry when her sister-in-law pointed at her nose and scolded her.
Wu Xiuli was giving her family advice, hoping they could make more money. Who let their greed lead them to mix in a little fake goods, turning it into mostly fake goods? Did Zhang Meihua blame her? Humph! She even blamed Zhang Meihua and the others for harming Wen Yulong!
"No matter what, we're all on the same page now. If we want those three men to be safe, the police said they'll have to return the money first." Zhang Meihua thought of the tens of thousands of yuan Wu Xiuli had taken over the past two years, and her eyes flashed as she set her sights on Wu Xiuli. Her sister-in-law had a share of that money, and if they wanted a return, she definitely had to give her the money. Otherwise, they'd have to fill Wu Xiuli's hole, and the whole family would be left with nothing.
"Money? What money?" Wu Xiuli wouldn't follow Zhang Meihua's plan. Once the money was in her hands, it belonged to her, Wu Xiuli. Not even Wen Yulong could take a cent from it.
On this side, Wu Xiuli and her family were arguing about money, but Wen Yulong knew nothing about it.
Wen Yulong had no idea that Wu Xiuli had taken "kickbacks" from Wu Xiushi. Even though he was put in solitary confinement by Commander Yuan, Wen Yulong was still very open-minded in his heart.
Wen Yulong thought that while he was responsible for the substandard military supplies, it wasn't a huge responsibility. After all, he was also a victim, deceived by his brother-in-law, Wu Xiushi. Wen Yulong was ready. As soon as he was released from confinement, he would immediately return the substandard goods to his brother-in-law and his men and have him replace them with higher-quality ones. He absolutely couldn't let the troops suffer any losses.
After the Wu Xiushi brothers were taken to the Public Security Bureau, they couldn't withstand the police's repeated interrogations. In less than an hour, the two brothers confessed everything. The police were dumbfounded. They had seen bold people before, but they had never seen such audacity as the Wu Xiushi brothers, who even dared to counterfeit military supplies. Did they think the food bags on their necks were too strong?
Wu Xiushi admitted to the police that his company supplied goods to the military region where Wen Yulong was located, and it was Wen Yulong's wife and their younger sister who made the connection. Wen Yulong's wife took half of the money earned from adulterating these goods.
The confessions of the Wu Xiushi brothers put Wen Yulong in a very unfavorable situation.
If Wen Yulong had not accepted the money, the substandard military supplies would have been a dereliction of duty. However, if he had accepted the money, the matter would have been considered intentional corruption and bribery. The consequences of subjective guilt and careless error were vastly different for Wen Yulong.
After Commander Yuan received a call from the Public Security Bureau Chief, he was so angry that he threw the phone down.
When Wen Yulong was transferred to their military region through He Shumin's connections, Commander Yuan was a bit puzzled. Wen Yiran had plenty of power, not to mention Wen Yulong's relative, General Zhou. How could his transfer be connected to the He family?
Over the past two years, Commander Yuan had been very kind to Wen Yulong, out of respect for General Zhou. But what happened to Wen Yulong? He had actually caused such a huge mess for him. Now, Yuan Datou had become a laughing stock among his fellow officers.
Commander Yuan walked back and forth in the office for more than half an hour before he suppressed his inner anger.
They're the military, a sturdy, ironclad army. Corruption is a gamble. Wen Yulong has made such a blunder; he's definitely out of the picture. Whether he'll be demobilized or imprisoned depends on whether Wen Yulong truly knew nothing or feigned ignorance. Ugh! That guy! You really can't be so cautious. If it were Yuan Datou from twenty years ago, regardless of whether Wen Yulong was Wen Yiran's son or Zhou Zhixin's relative, he'd have dealt with him with all his might. Who allowed Wen Yulong to smear the very word "soldier"?
But now Commander Yuan is middle-aged and has more concerns in all aspects. He is not afraid of offending the Wen and Zhou families, but he has a family to support. Even if he is not afraid, how can his wife and children not be frightened?
Commander Yuan suppressed his inner rage and reported Wen Yulong's case to his superiors.
Commander Yuan's report shocked Zhou Zhixin. He was troubled by the thought of such an unreliable in-law. If Wen Ziqing hadn't been so outstanding, Zhou Zhixin would have urged his daughter to kick that fool out.
For Wen Ziqing's sake, Zhou Zhixin decided to conduct a thorough investigation. Regardless, the military wouldn't let a bad guy off the hook, but they wouldn't wrongly accuse a good guy. If Wen Yulong was truly derelict in his duty, he would be punished accordingly. If the charge of corruption was true, he would definitely be sentenced to life imprisonment.
After consulting with the top leadership, Zhou Zhixin set up a special investigation team to investigate Wen Yulong's "suspected corruption" case.
Thanks to the investigation of the investigation team, the truth of the matter soon came to light.
Wu Xiuli didn't dare lie to the investigation team. The money was indeed in Wu Xiuli's account, and Wen Yulong was finally cleared of the charge of "embezzlement."
But such a Wen Yulong was no longer suitable to stay in the Kyoto Military Region. After this incident, Wen Yulong lost all his prestige in the Kyoto Military Region and became a "fool" that many soldiers talked about privately.
Wen Yulong did not take the money, but Wu Xiuli took the money without telling him. As Wu Xiuli's husband, it is not right for Wen Yulong to say that he has no responsibility at all.
Wen Yulong was punished with a transfer to another job.
Commander Yuan reassigned a person to take charge of logistics and replaced a batch of military supplies produced by regular manufacturers.
As for the two brothers of the Wu family, after being detained for half a month, they obediently took away the pile of messy goods in the warehouse of the Logistics Department of the Kyoto Military Region, and obediently returned the illegal gains of the past few years to the army.
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