The onlookers were all fascinated, their faces covered with their hands as they discussed: "See how these two usually act like such hooligans in the neighborhood, always boasting about their connections to this high-ranking official and their familiarity with that leader? Why is the director here today so cold and even annoyed? It seems these two aren't telling the truth, they're just bragging!"
Tian Yao coughed awkwardly, licking his face and saying, "Director Zou, you don't know that the Chen family and my family have had conflicts in the past. The old lady in his family beat my mother two days ago. I have already hired a lawyer to sue them for compensation. So Xiaofeng was hung on the tree in the Chen family's backyard today. It must be revenge from the Chen family. Xiaofeng can't speak now, but he can write down what happened, so he counts as a witness. As for the physical evidence, because the property management company didn't do its job well, there is no video evidence. As the owners and victims, we should bear joint liability and pay compensation!"
It would have been fine if Zou Peng hadn't listened, but when he heard what was going on, he realized that Aunt Sun had been beaten. He turned around and asked Zhang Meiling, who was standing in the yard, "Sister Zhang, was Aunt Sun beaten? What happened? Is it serious?"
Zhang Meiling didn't expect that after she left for a while, so many neighbors gathered in the backyard. When Zou Peng asked her, she vividly described the dispute between Mrs. Sun and Mrs. Wang two days ago.
The onlookers craned their necks, wishing they had more ears to hear the whole story. The Tian family, from young to old, ate their food and then fabricated lies about them. Even a stray dog would wag its tail in gratitude after being fed a few times. This family is truly despicable!
Everyone looked at Tian Yao's family with contempt and anger. Some of them even deliberately talked loudly about how the Tian family had no conscience and were worse than pigs and dogs, blah blah. Tian Yao and Zhu Manli's faces turned blue and purple, like foreign chickens.
Zou Peng suppressed his anger, raised his hand to quiet the indignant owner, and said loudly: "Let's put aside the dispute from two days ago and deal with the matter at hand!"
"Xiaoshan, Tian Yao said that you were the one who hung Tian Xiaofeng on the tree. Do you admit it?"
Qingshan smiled: "Director Zou, it wasn't me!" It was obviously Luo Wenyuan who did it, hehe!
Tian Yao wanted to go forward and argue, but was stopped by Criminal Police Xiao Wu. He rushed towards Qingshan Yun on the spot, like a toad with a shoe-horn face.
Zou Peng continued to ask: "Tian Yao, were you there when it happened?"
"No, not here."
"Then you don't count as a witness! Besides Thomas Tian himself, were there any other people present?"
Tian Yao glanced at Tian Xiaofeng and saw that his son had a bitter face, clicking his tongue and shaking his head at him. Tian Yao sighed and shook his head as well.
"Does the property have video evidence? Did patrolling security or nearby neighbors see what happened?"
Yang Ming quickly stepped forward and replied: "The camera is damaged and we have already called the police, so there is no video evidence. The patrolling security guards didn't see what happened. As for the neighbors..." Yang Ming looked at the crowd of onlookers. Everyone shook their heads and waved their hands, indicating that they didn't know.
Zou Peng roared, shocking Zhu Manli and Tian Yao. "There's no evidence at all. Zhu Manli, what gives you the right to handcuff someone? Is this how the people's police make judgments? I think you, the deputy director, don't want to do this anymore!"
When Zhu Manli heard what Zou Peng said, her legs suddenly felt weak. She had just tasted the sweetness of power. If she was really dismissed because of this incident, it would be a huge loss.
"Zou, Director Zou, I'm not... look at this..."
Zou Peng glared at her, not giving her any face at all: "What do you mean? In the absence of evidence, you can take people back to the police station, but it can only be considered as assisting the investigation. You can't use handcuffs, and you can't arbitrarily put the hat of a criminal on them! Zhu Manli, you are the deputy director, don't you know the case handling process? I will report today's incident truthfully to my superiors. You'd better come up with a reasonable explanation. Otherwise, not only will you lose your position as deputy director, I'm afraid you won't even be able to stay in the public security team! You'll be on your own!"
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