As for the matter at hand, their presence wouldn't have made any difference.
Hearing Ye Cheng say that they didn't need to go, the Chen brothers looked at him with gratitude. To be honest, they were quite afraid of going to the police station.
Finally, Widow Zhang went to her room to change her clothes and, accompanied by Ye Cheng, went to the police station.
There wasn't enough room in the police car, so Ye Cheng had to follow on his motorcycle.
The road was dark at night. Following the police car, Ye Cheng kept thinking about how to resolve the situation.
If it's just crayfish, the probability of food poisoning is very small. It's more likely to be rhabdomyolysis, which should be fine as long as you seek medical attention in time.
Judging from Liu's attitude today, it shouldn't be a very serious matter. If someone had died, he wouldn't have reacted this way.
After arriving at the police station, Widow Zhang was taken inside. Ye Cheng wanted to go in with her, but Chief Liu wouldn't allow it.
"Ye Cheng, this is the investigation phase. You're not a lawyer, so you can't go in right now. Just wait outside. We'll call you if we need anything."
After saying that, Liu didn't care anymore and led Widow Zhang inside.
Ye Cheng had originally wanted to help explain, but now he could only sit there idly.
Ye Cheng didn't recognize the two police officers on duty in the duty room, and they ignored him when he asked them a few questions, so Ye Cheng couldn't do anything about it.
Just as he was worrying about it, Ye Guowei called, and Ye Cheng answered.
"Acheng, how are you? Are you alright?"
Jiang Yunxiang was also involved in this shrimp sale, as Ye Guowei was worried about something going wrong.
"Brother, I'm at the police station. Aunt Zhang has been called in. I'm waiting outside."
Did they say what the situation was?
"No, I don't know anyone here, so I can't get any information," Ye Cheng said helplessly.
"That's not right. I remember Chen Shichao from the village works at the police station, but it seems he's not a permanent employee. You can ask him."
After hanging up the phone, Ye Cheng took out a pack of cigarettes and went to the duty room.
"Brother, is Chen Shichao here today?"
The police officer on duty looked up at Ye Cheng and asked expressionlessly,
"know?"
"Yes, from the same village."
Upon hearing that they were from the same village, the police officer on duty accepted the cigarette and pointed behind him.
"He's behind me, I'll go call him, you wait a moment."
"Okay, thank you for your help."
In a place like a police station, it's too difficult to get things done without connections.
I could have asked Zhao Zhiming, but I felt bad asking him every time. Besides, it's the town's police station now, so asking him might not be of any use.
Soon, Chen Shichao came out from behind, looking haggard, and waved to Ye Cheng.
"You're the second son of the Ye family, right? You're looking for me?"
"Brother Chen, it's me." Ye Cheng went up and offered him a cigarette.
Chen Shichao and Ye Cheng are of the same generation, but Chen Shichao is about the same age as Ye Guowei. Because he spends most of his time in town, he doesn't see Ye Cheng very often.
Chen Shichao took the cigarette, lit it, took a deep breath, and said, "What's wrong? What do you need me for?"
"Brother Chen, Aunt Zhang from the village was taken in for questioning by Officer Liu. Could you help me find out what happened?"
“Aunt Zhang? Which Aunt Zhang?” Chen Shichao asked.
"It's Widow Zhang."
“Oh, her? I know her.” Chen Shichao nodded.
Widow Zhang was quite well-known in the village, after all, she was the only widow.
"What crime were you arrested on?"
"They said it was food poisoning, that is, they took some stuff to the city to sell, and then they came to arrest people tonight. We don't know the specifics, so we're wondering if Brother Chen could help us find out?"
Chen Shichao frowned. "Director Liu is interrogating me personally? Then I can't go in. But I can ask around. You wait outside."
After saying that, Chen Shichao was about to go inside when Ye Cheng quickly stuffed two packs of cigarettes into his hand. "Brother Chen, you'll need these when you're making arrangements."
Chen Shichao nodded slightly and walked to the back.
Ye Cheng waited patiently in the duty room. Half an hour had passed since he went in, and he wondered how things were going with Widow Zhang's inquiries.
Chen Shichao went in for ten minutes and came out quickly. After looking around, he made a gesture to Ye Cheng and walked out.
Ye Cheng understood and followed him out.
The two found a quiet spot to stand. Chen Shichao looked around to make sure no one was watching before he began to speak.
"Well, Ye's second son, since we're from the same village, I'll give you a brief explanation, but you can't say I told you, understand?"
"Brother, don't worry, I understand that."
Seeing Ye Cheng's bright expression, Chen Shichao was quite satisfied. He continued...
"Well, this matter is that in the afternoon, Director Liu received a call from the city, saying that a citizen reported that he had been hospitalized due to food poisoning after eating crayfish. This person knows someone in the city bureau, so the city bureau took this matter quite seriously and investigated. That's roughly the situation."
After Chen Shichao finished speaking, Ye Cheng nodded and then asked, "Brother Chen, do you know how serious the matter of being hospitalized is?"
Chen Shichao shook his head, "I don't know the specifics, but it's definitely not serious. Otherwise, he would have been handcuffed long ago. It's just that he has connections."
Don't worry, these kinds of things usually just involve you paying money to settle the matter. However, since it's a case personally overseen by Director Liu, you might have to pay a bit more.
Hearing Chen Shichao say this, Ye Cheng felt much more at ease. He could accept losing money, but if he caused Widow Zhang to go to jail, he would be committing a grave sin.
After Chen Shichao finished talking to Ye Cheng, he went to sleep. There were so many cases now, and they were calling the police about everything. They were extremely busy.
Ye Cheng waited another half hour before Liu Su came out, with Widow Zhang following behind, looking terrified.
Upon seeing Ye Cheng, Widow Zhang instinctively wanted to rush over for help, but was stopped by the police behind her. She could only shout,
"Ah Cheng, they're trying to arrest me. Can you help me think of a way?"
Liu glanced at Ye Cheng and said calmly, "He's still here? Let me tell you about the situation."
"Therefore, Zhang Xiuqin has admitted that she caused food poisoning to others by selling crayfish, and we need to detain her according to the law."
Before Liu could finish speaking, Ye rudely interrupted him.
"That won't do, you can't detain her."
Liu had never been so directly offended before, and he was momentarily stunned, remaining frozen for a full three seconds.
When he realized what was happening, he flew into a rage and shouted at Ye Cheng,
"Ye Cheng, who do you think you are? Do you think you can interfere with our police work? And you say it's no good? Do you think you're some kind of superior? Let me tell you, we're acting in accordance with the law, do you understand?"
Ye Cheng's retort startled Chen Shichao, who was following behind Liu Suo.
This guy seemed so well-behaved just now, but he's so arrogant, talking back to Officer Liu to his face and saying he can't be arrested. Does he really think this is a village?
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