Why does it have to be me?
Song Lan finally spoke, staring at Cui Hongxia: "I am married, which is a fact that everyone knows. Furthermore, I have clearly rejected my adoptive parents' proposal, yet you keep targeting me. Have you ever considered that what you are doing is both troubling and unfair to me?"
After a brief pause, she continued, "Perhaps you don't care about my opinions and feelings at all. After all, one of you is using me as a pawn to climb the social ladder, and the other wants to find a long-term caregiver for your son who has mental problems. But I can tell you that I have a husband and my own family, and I would never divorce and remarry because of other people's wishes."
As for what agreement you two reached, I can guess without even thinking about it.
Needless to say, the "you" Song Lan was referring to were Cui Hongxia and her adoptive parents. At this moment, Cui Hongxia's expression was extremely unpleasant. She said, "Who are you? Do I know you?"
She couldn't admit to knowing Song Lan; otherwise, it wouldn't do her any good.
To put it bluntly, it's tantamount to admitting that she was involved in what happened last night.
“Ms. Cui, you have visited my adoptive parents’ home more than once. Do you think I wouldn’t recognize you? My adoptive parents have also mentioned divorce and remarriage to me more than once. Who would believe that you didn’t play a part in all of this?”
Song Lan spoke indifferently, her face revealing no emotion whatsoever.
I don't know what you're talking about!
Cui Hongxia remained defiant.
"You are despicable and shameless! Your son is clearly an idiot, and my sister-in-law and my brother are a legally married couple, yet you conspired with my sister-in-law's adoptive parents to spread rumors throughout the factory that my sister-in-law wanted to divorce my brother and marry into your Qian family, trying to force her to submit. I think you are just delusional!"
Qin Yaxin made offensive remarks against Cui Hongxia.
“Our whole family has moved to live here at the branch factory, so why are you still harassing my sister-in-law? Given your son’s situation, don’t you think what you’re doing is harming my sister-in-law?”
With a dark expression, Qin Boyan stared at Cui Hongxia and said, "You think my Qin family has fallen, right? You think no one can protect my sister-in-law, so you rely on your family's power to look down on our Qin family. Do you think this is still a feudal society, that your family holds imperial power and can oppress the working class at will?"
"You...you stop trying to pin these accusations on me!"
Cui Hongxia glared angrily at Qin Boyan.
At this moment, Hou Qing'an walked into the interrogation room. He whispered a few words in Lin Chang'an's ear, and the next moment, Lin Chang'an said to Song Lan, "Comrade Song, thank you for coming to the station to cooperate with our work. The matter has been investigated and clarified. Now, regardless of whether Ms. Cui admits that she is the mastermind, she cannot escape her guilt!"
"Did Comrade He tell him everything he knew?"
Song Lan asked Lin Chang'an.
"Um."
Lin Chang'an nodded.
On the way to the police station, Song Lan casually asked about the case and learned that her colleague He Chunlei was also involved. She was particularly surprised at the time, wondering how such an honest man could be so easily bribed.
However, she also trusted Lin Chang'an's professional ethics and believed that he wouldn't make baseless accusations.
In fact, Lin Chang'an hadn't mentioned He Chunlei much to Song Lan before, only saying that He Chunlei was probably involved in the case and had also been summoned to the police station to cooperate with the investigation.
Song Lan was exceptionally intelligent, and considering her shift work with He Chunlei and what happened last night, she couldn't help but think that everything was too coincidental.
As her mind raced, Song Lan recalled a saying: "When there are too many coincidences, they are no longer coincidences, but rather intentional!"
Therefore, even if we don't know what He Chunlei explained, it's not hard for anyone with eyes to see the role he played in the whole thing, and it's not hard to deduce what kind of connection he had with Cui Hongxia.
"Don't go! Let me leave! I didn't do anything! You can't leave! I order you to let me go right now!"
Seeing Lin Chang'an lead Song Lan and Qin Boyan out of the interrogation room, Cui Hongxia went berserk for a moment, yelling and cursing, "Song Lan! You little bitch, don't wrong me! I don't know you, why would I bother targeting you?!"
You're the ones who're out of their minds! My Mingming is the best kid in the world. It's your good fortune that he likes a little bitch like you! Song Lan, if you don't know what's good for you, I'll make your parents lose their jobs! You bitch! Come back here right now!
Outside the police station gate.
After saying goodbye to Lin Chang'an, Song Lan pushed her bicycle and headed towards the town's middle school with Qin Boyan and his sister.
"Sister-in-law, that woman is a lunatic. Don't take her words to heart."
Worried that Song Lan's mood would be affected by the curses Cui Hongxia had uttered, Qin Boyan couldn't help but offer words of comfort.
"Yes, sister-in-law, let's not stoop to the level of a crazy woman. She's got a good plan, trying to get you to marry her stupid son. Doesn't she even know what her son is capable of?"
Qin Yaxin said coldly, "I now strongly suspect that Dad's accident is related to Deputy Factory Director Qian. Otherwise, how could he suddenly take the position that should have belonged to Dad?!"
"Don't say things like that."
Qin Boyan glanced at Qin Yaxin and lowered his voice to warn her.
“I’m not making this up; I think my guess is pretty close to the truth.”
Qin Yaxin didn't take Qin Boyan's warning seriously. She said, "It's because our family has become like this that that crazy woman dares to be arrogant in front of us."
"Listen to your second brother, there are some things we should keep to ourselves, there's no need to shout them out in front of others."
She also felt that her father-in-law's accident was related to Deputy Factory Director Qian, but everything needs evidence. Without evidence, if what they said reached the ears of those with ulterior motives, it would inevitably cause trouble again.
"..."
Qin Yaxin paused for a moment before realizing what Song Lan meant. She pursed her lips and nodded in response, "Sister-in-law, I understand." Hearing this, Song Lan turned her gaze to Qin Yaxin and raised an eyebrow, asking, "Are you sure?"
"Um."
Qin Yaxin nodded and said, "I may be a bit outspoken, but I'm not stupid."
"I'm so glad you've made progress," Song Lan said without holding back her praise. Then she added, "Remember, you can't just say whatever comes to mind. That will not only expose your shortcomings, but also give others something to hold against you."
Qin Boyan glanced at Qin Yaxin and said, "She's just a silly girl, how would she know what it means to be careful with her words and actions!"
"Second Brother, who are you calling a silly big sister? How come I don't know how to be careful with my words?!"
Giving Qin Boyan a fierce look, Qin Yaxin turned to Song Lan, her voice filled with grievance: "Sister-in-law, my second brother always bullies me, you have to stand up for me."
Song Lan laughed and said, "Okay, later your eldest brother and I will train your second brother together."
"No, please don't! Sister-in-law, you can hit me or scold me, but please don't hand me over to my older brother. He's a cold-faced devil, and I shudder whenever I see him!"
As Qin Boyan spoke, he trembled slightly, which made Song Lan burst out laughing: "Is your older brother really that scary?"
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