As they approached, An Moxue and Chu Dongmei realized that it wasn't just two policemen who had come, but also the postman who delivered mail to Peach Blossom Village; the three of them were each riding a bicycle.
"Comrade, over here." Chu Dongmei waved and called out to the group.
When they arrived in front of the two men, all three got out of the car. The young policeman who had been receiving them at the police station said, "Comrades, we've brought along some colleagues from the post office. We'll have a confrontation later so we can solve the case as quickly as possible."
The group walked into the village while talking.
Chu Dongmei said, "Comrade, we educated youth suspect that other educated youth may have lost their mail. Could you please go to the educated youth settlement to conduct an investigation first?"
"No problem, we also brought the post office records, so we can know the result immediately."
"Comrades, you are so thoughtful."
"Okay, let's go to the educated youth settlement first! Once we get there, you can go to the village and find the village chief. What do you think?"
"Okay, I'll take you back to the educated youth settlement and then go find the village chief. Comrade, I should add something: I also lost three letters. If it's verified, can I get my lost items back?"
"It's hard to say, but don't worry, if they don't have anything to compensate, the sentence will be severe. They won't get off easy."
"That's good."
Upon arriving at the educated youth settlement, Chu Dongmei said, "Comrade, this is the educated youth settlement. Please come in."
Hearing the noise outside, the educated youth inside the house all ran out.
Chu Dongmei said, "Comrades, please invite the three comrades into the house. I'm going to find the village chief."
After Chu Dongmei finished speaking, two male educated youths came out and invited the three people into the house.
An Moxue and Chu Dongmei turned and left the courtyard, heading towards the village chief's house.
When Chu Dongmei saw the village chief, she immediately told him about the lost email and that she had reported it to the police, but the village chief's attitude puzzled her.
The village chief said, "Let's go to the educated youth settlement first. Once we get the results from their investigation, we'll notify the village officials to investigate the village."
Chu Dongmei was stunned for a moment. Seeing this, An Moxue gently nudged her, and she came to her senses and said, "Okay."
The group left the yard. The big news had finally come out. The village chief's aunt's eyes lit up. She locked the door and chased after them.
The village chief said, "Tell me what happened?"
"Yes! After I left your house, I went to the village office. Accountant Huang was there, and I asked him to check the mail for me, but he wouldn't move and insisted that there was none. So I had to go to the town post office to check, and that's when I found out that the mail was lost. I reported it to the police. There are money orders and packages here!"
"Understood. If this was done by someone from the village, we will not tolerate it."
At this point, Chu Dongmei felt even more uncomfortable. Shouldn't the village chief have scolded her first before asking her to drop the police report?
Chu Dongmei was completely baffled and couldn't figure it out, so she had no choice but to put it aside.
When the group returned to the educated youth settlement, two police officers and a postman were checking the information against a notebook.
You wouldn't believe it until you check; what a shocking discovery! We've checked two people's records so far, and both have lost items, especially their packages.
The arrival of the village chief put the educated youth on edge, fearing that he would say, "Village matters should be resolved within the village itself," which would undoubtedly make it more difficult to investigate the truth.
Fortunately, the village chief came into the house and did not disturb the three people's work until they finished checking another educated youth. A policeman said, "This comrade's mail is also missing. Comrade, come and take a look." Immediately, an educated youth went over, looked down, and saw the result. He was furious. Not every family is well-off. Some families save every penny to send their children a little something, only to have it embezzled. Who would be happy about that?
The educated youth whispered among themselves, their faces ashen.
As time went on, the situation of all the educated youth's mail was finally clarified, and it was confirmed that the mail was not lost at the post office, but was lost after being delivered to the village.
The educated youth were more agitated and angry than ever before. How could their families' hard-earned savings have been so inexplicably stolen? If it weren't for An's arrival, would they have been deceived again and suffered even greater losses?
Both police officers were surprised, not expecting the total amount of money involved to be so staggering. They had initially thought that if it was just Chu Zhiqing alone, once the money was returned and the village pressured her, she might be dealt with within the village. Now, they had to investigate and sentence her, and it might even come to the death penalty.
One of the police officers said, "Village chief, please gather all the village officials who may have come into contact with these emails. The total amount has been accumulated over several years and is enormous. We must investigate this thoroughly."
The village chief said, "Besides me, there's the accountant, the militia company commander, and the scorekeeper. Even if others have contact with us, only the accountant and I can issue letters of introduction like this. No one else can. Let's go to the village office. It's a bigger place and more suitable for our investigation later."
The police officer said, "Okay, let's call the village officials over first!"
The village chief pointed to a few educated youths and said, "Go find these people and meet us at the village office. Don't tell us what it's about yet."
After the village chief finished speaking, the educated youth unleashed their anger. One of them said to the police, "Comrade, this is clearly a case of village officials stealing from each other. Please make sure to find out the truth."
"Yes, we must find out the truth. We will write home to find out what's missing and we must thoroughly investigate the murderer."
"Yes, this is not a coincidence. It has been going on for several years in a row. It's possible that villagers' mail has been lost."
"Yes, please go back and check Peach Blossom Village thoroughly!"
"Yes, we must investigate."
"If that doesn't work, we'll go to the educated youth office and to the higher-level leaders."
"We will not give up until we find out the truth and the thief."
"These are parasites on society and criminals against the nation."
"If they are found, they must be severely punished."
One person said to the village chief, "Village chief, it's certain that the village officials did this. How can you prove your innocence? How can we believe you?"
The village chief, with an air of righteous indignation, said, "It's understandable that everyone suspects me. I didn't do it, and I'm not afraid of being investigated. After the police investigation is over, you can check every village cadre's home. I didn't do it or take anything, so I'm not afraid of being investigated. What do you all think?"
The educated youth thought it was feasible after hearing what the village chief said, so they agreed.
The village chief also sent a young intellectual to fetch the deputy commander of the militia company.
The educated youth had no reason to criticize the village chief's actions; it was the only option at the moment.
The village chief was quite satisfied with the behavior of these educated youths and was determined to make a big scene!
An Moxue saw that the village chief's aunt couldn't help but smile, her face filled with undisguised pride and joy.
He tugged at Chu Dongmei's sleeve, gestured towards the village aunt, and glanced over.
What Chu Dongmei saw was the smug look on the village chief's aunt's face.
An Moxue leaned close to Chu Dongmei's ear and said, "The village chief should be cleared of suspicion. The couple should know who did it, and they don't get along with the village chief. Do you have anyone in mind?"
"Yes, Accountant Huang. The post office staff also said that Accountant Huang received the last letter."
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