Old Xu quickly stood up and explained, "Officer, we were just playing mahjong for fun, we didn't do anything else."
"This doesn't warrant arresting and detaining us, does it?"
The police ignored him and asked with a serious expression, "Who is He Ligen?"
He Ligen, who had been sitting casually in his chair as if nothing had happened, turned pale with fright when he heard that the police had come to see him.
He quickly stood up, rubbing his hands together and offering an embarrassed explanation.
"I am He Ligen, and I am also the village chief of this village. Is something wrong in our village, and do you need me to take you to find someone?"
"Something has happened, but we're looking for you."
The police took handcuffs out of their pockets and arrested He Ligen on the spot.
"You are suspected of illegally buying and selling other people's school records. We will take you to the police station for investigation in accordance with the law. Please cooperate."
I never expected that my boast would be exposed so quickly.
He Ligen's face turned green. He was anxious and panicked. His hands were cuffed and he couldn't move at all, but he still had to pretend to be innocent and kind, and argued:
"Officers, I'm innocent! I don't know what you're talking about. My daughter got into university on her own merit. Why would I pay money to buy someone else's enrollment?"
"You must have mistaken me for someone else, officers. I can cooperate fully with your investigation, but I am truly innocent!"
The police remained unmoved.
“If we didn’t have evidence, we wouldn’t have come to you.”
"If you don't want to be punished for obstructing official business, you'd better behave yourself."
He Ligen's face turned deathly pale, and he quickly shut his mouth, daring not to say anything more.
Old Man Xu, Mrs. Hao, and Old Lady Tang were all stunned by their conversation.
What kind of buying and selling of student records?
Isn't He Shuhui the only college student in the He family? Could it be that she bought her place in school from someone else?
Everyone's not stupid. If they think about what He Ligen just said, they can guess that He Shuhui's student status must have been stolen by them.
No wonder that old man bullied that little girl like that!
Recalling He Ligen's disgusting face when he belittled Shen Zhihuan, everyone was shocked and extremely angry.
Even though He Ligen had already been taken away by the police, people would still spit at his back and curse him as a "bastard"!
Panyun Village is a small place, so the news that the police had arrived in police cars spread throughout the entire village in no time.
People came out to watch the commotion and witnessed He Ligen being taken away in a police car. Several police officers then headed towards the He family's house.
This is clearly an attempt to take He Ligen's wife, Li Liucui, away with him!
He Ligen was not a good village chief, and there were quite a few people in the village who were dissatisfied with him.
It was a rare opportunity to see him make a scene, and no one wanted to miss it. So, they called their friends and followed the police car, making their way to the He family's house in a grand procession.
Li Liucui was lounging on the bed, watching TV and eating sunflower seeds, looking quite happy.
Hearing someone open the door behind her, she didn't even bother to turn her head, and started yelling at the top of her lungs.
"Why are you back so early today? How much did you win, Lao He? Last time you squeezed five yuan out of that old man from the Xu family, you must have won more this time, right?"
Upon hearing this, Old Man Xu, Mrs. Hao, and Old Lady Tang couldn't help but glance at He Ligen.
If they remembered correctly, that old bastard He Ligen had lost several dollars to them last time before he stormed off in a huff.
He was concerned about his reputation and was afraid of being scolded by his wife if he lost money, so he had to pay out of his own pocket and pretend to have won a great victory.
The villagers' strange looks made He Ligen's old face flush with embarrassment.
Li Liucui didn't hear him say anything and didn't mind. She continued eating sunflower seeds happily, saying:
"Oh right, there's something important I almost forgot to tell you. Our daughter called last night and said she's found a boyfriend in the city."
"That man is said to be a very capable military officer. With such a capable son-in-law, we old folks can finally enjoy our retirement. Who knows, he might even promote you to village chief."
That old hag, she has no self-control, and her words are getting more and more outrageous.
He Ligen's old face flushed red, fearing that the police might overhear something they shouldn't, and he quickly whispered a reprimand:
"Don't you know what kind of occasion this is? Shut up right now!"
"Hey, I'm about to become an official's wife, and you still dare to yell at me!"
Li Liucui angrily threw her hands full of sunflower seed shells, and was about to confront He Ligen when she turned around and found that her house was already crowded with people.
Two uniformed police officers stood behind He Ligen, tightly controlling his arms.
Her face turned deathly pale instantly. Without even waiting for the police to speak, she knew from He Ligen's deathly expression that her family must have committed a crime.
"You must be Li Liucui. Please come with us."
Seeing Li Liucui slumped on the ground, she was then lifted up by several police officers and handcuffed.
The villagers who came to watch the drama unfolded with great interest, but their doubts only deepened.
"What did the He family do to deserve this? They actually had the police come to the village in a police car and arrest the couple."
Standing in the crowd, Sister Liu and Aunt Zhang exchanged a glance, feeling inexplicably uneasy.
"Although He Ligen is not a very good village chief, he doesn't have any enemies in the village, and he has never committed any crimes."
"If we're talking about conflicts with him, the only one was when the Shen family severed ties."
"The sudden arrest of He Ligen and his wife, could it be related to our Huan'er?"
The older women speculated that perhaps Shen Zhihuan had embarrassed He Ligen in public, and that he was holding a grudge and had done something to retaliate.
But to their surprise, the reality was far more complicated than they had imagined.
"Isn't it related to the second daughter of the Shen family?"
Hao's wife patted her chest, still feeling a bit shaken.
“He Ligen and Li Liucui always talk about how amazing their daughter Shuhui’s college entrance exam scores are and how good the university she got into is.”
"We really thought she was something special! Luckily, the police came just now and told us the truth. That's when we found out that He Shuhui's student status was stolen from Shen Zhihuan!"
Old Xu and Old Mrs. Tang also stepped forward to testify.
“The three of us were playing mahjong with He Ligen just now, and we heard everything the police officers said when they came in to arrest him.”
"This family bullied the young girl, not only stealing her school registration, but also slandering Shen Zhihuan's reputation, telling her that if she couldn't get into university, she would have to go out and sell herself."
"Pah! He really has no shame."
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