After asking Ye Wanwan a few questions, Li Hao had her taken away, but not back to her previous room.
The second person to be interrogated was Zhao Mingzhe.
Zhao Mingzhe appeared to be the calmest of the three, but his unsteady steps and the way he tightly gripped the hem of his clothes betrayed his unease.
"Where is Ye Wanwan? Where did you take her?"
Zhao Mingzhe didn't see Ye Wanwan in the room, and a look of panic flashed in his eyes.
"We are educated youth sent to the countryside, full of enthusiasm to support rural development. Is this how you treat us? You've arrested us here for no reason. I want to see your leaders, and I will report today's events truthfully! You must give me an explanation!"
Li Hao grabbed a book from the table and threw it at the table, yelling, "Shut up!"
He rolled up his sleeves, grabbed Zhao Mingzhe by the collar, lifted him up like a chicken, and slammed him against the wall. "So what if you're an educated youth? Does being an educated youth make you superior? Does being an educated youth exempt you from legal punishment? You want to see our leaders? Do you think our leaders are so bored that you can just see them whenever you want? Who do you think you are? Let me tell you! Our superiors have already given the order in this case: anyone involved with the criminals will be severely punished!"
You think we arrest people without any evidence? Let me tell you, that wanted criminal has already confessed. The person who hired them was wearing the same clothes you're wearing that day, and he also had a silver pen in his breast pocket. His build and gait match yours perfectly..."
"This is impossible! I didn't do anything! You're talking nonsense! I have no idea what happened!" Zhao Mingzhe didn't expect that even though he said he would report it to his superiors, these people were unmoved. It seems they really have something to rely on and are not afraid of these things.
He could no longer suppress his panic. "I haven't left Qingshan Village at all these days. You can go to the village and the educated youth settlement to ask if you don't believe me!"
"Oh, right, I remember now. A few days ago, Dong Jianhua often went out alone and sometimes didn't return to the educated youth dormitory to sleep until very late. I don't know if what you're talking about has anything to do with him."
Li Hao frowned. "Are you telling the truth? You should know that giving false testimony and framing an innocent person is a crime punishable by imprisonment."
Zhao Mingzhe's heart pounded when he heard the words "sentenced," and he quickly assured them, "I swear I'm telling the truth."
They had originally planned to use this incident as leverage against Tung Chee-hwa, but now it seems they should prioritize their own safety.
He absolutely cannot leave a stain on his record; if he fails the political review, he will never be able to return to the city.
He absolutely cannot spend his whole life in this godforsaken place in the countryside!
Thinking of this, without Li Hao asking, Zhao Mingzhe poured out his mind about Tung Chee-hwa's whereabouts during this period.
"Officer, everything I said is true. If you don't believe me, you can have someone investigate."
Li Hao released Zhao Mingzhe, pondered for a moment, and said, "Bring Tung Chee-hwa and Ye Wanwan here, and let the three of them confront each other."
Zhao Mingzhe clenched his fists in anger, secretly memorizing Li Hao's appearance in his heart.
Soon, Tung Chee-hwa and Yip Wan-wan were brought in.
Li Hao didn't beat around the bush. "Dong Jianhua, Zhao Mingzhe said that four days ago, after you finished work, you didn't go back to the educated youth settlement for dinner. You secretly left the village alone and didn't return until midnight. Is that right?"
Upon hearing this, Tung Chee-hwa's eyes widened in shock, then he glared at Zhao Mingzhe with resentment, "Zhao Mingzhe, you betrayed me!"
Upon hearing this, Ye Wanwan cursed him as an idiot in her heart. She knew that Dong Jianhua was beyond saving.
Tung Chee-hwa realized he had misspoke and wanted to make amends, but it was too late. Li Hao's questions came at him like a machine gun, giving him no time to think, and each one was preceded by "Zhao Mingzhe said".
Tung Chee-hwa's psychological defenses were on the verge of collapse. Under Li Hao's relentless questioning, he crumbled completely, and in the end, all he could think about was "it's all over."
Li Hao: "Tung Chee-hwa, do you agree with what Zhao Mingzhe said?"
Tung Chee-hwa's eyes were bloodshot, like a wild beast that had lost its mind. He lunged at Zhao Mingzhe viciously, yelling, "Zhao Mingzhe, you son of a bitch, I'll beat you to death! If you don't let me have a good time, I'll drag you down with me even if I die!"
Zhao Mingzhe was a weak and feeble-looking young man. During the months he was sent to the countryside, he did the easiest jobs. He was no match for Dong Jianhua, who worked in the fields all day long. After Dong Jianhua tackled him to the ground and punched him hard a few times, he saw stars and didn't even have the strength to fight back.
Li Hao inwardly despised Zhao Mingzhe, thinking that the guy was all show and no substance, good-looking but useless.
No wonder his sister-in-law wanted to break off the engagement!
When Ye Wanwan saw Zhao Mingzhe being hit, she screamed and rushed over to pull Dong Jianhua away.
"Brother Dong, stop! Stop!"
Seeing that Ye Wanwan had chosen to help Zhao Mingzhe at this moment, Dong Jianhua was even more provoked. He grabbed Ye Wanwan's hair and slapped her hard across the face. "You slut! Ye Wanwan, you whore! Didn't you say that you and Zhao Mingzhe were completely innocent? You liar!"
"Officer, I want to report someone! I want to report Ye Wanwan and Zhao Mingzhe for having an affair! Arrest those two scoundrels immediately!"
"Tung Chee-hwa, you're insane! Police officer, he's talking nonsense!" Ye Wanwan screamed.
Dong Jianhua sneered, "Police officers, this Ye Wanwan not only had an affair with Zhao Mingzhe, but she also cheated on me and deceived my feelings. She said she wanted to date me, but she tricked me into paying off her debts and buying her food and other necessities. If you don't believe me, you can go to the educated youth settlement and ask her if she owes me more than seventy yuan and a lot of money! This woman is vicious. She kept talking badly about Ye Weiwei in my ear and instigating me, which is why I was deceived and wanted to target Ye Weiwei."
Li Hao's voice was stern, "So, you paid someone to intercept Ye Weiwei on the way, intending to take advantage of her and then have her kidnapped by human traffickers?"
Tung Chee-hwa defended himself: "I, I didn't know those people were human traffickers. I just paid them to teach her a lesson... It was Ye Wanwan! It was Ye Wanwan who said I couldn't do this kind of thing myself, lest someone find something to use against me, implying that I should pay people to do it."
Ye Wanwan's face was as white as paper, her body trembling like a feather in the wind. "I didn't! Dong Jianhua, how could you do this? I admit you've taken good care of me and protected me, but that doesn't mean you can force me to be your girlfriend! I've told you before that I only see you as a friend, and I have someone I like. You can't slander my innocence like this! You...you've gone too far!"
Zhao Mingzhe had recovered by now and said, "Officer, I can testify that Dong Jianhua has been harassing Comrade Ye Wanwan. He clearly wants to drag her down with him after his bad deeds have been exposed. This man has a problem with his thinking."
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