Chapter 51 Counter Calculation

When everyone arrived at the Youth League Office, even the public security comrades came, and a group of people were making a lot of noise outside the commune.

Chen Shengli and the arrested Xiao Hongbin both denied that they released the banned book to slander the educated youth. Xiao Hongbin stiffened his neck and said loudly: "I searched the banned book out of the educated youth's room, but before I could tell Captain Chen, the people from the Five-Star Brigade showed up. They were unwilling to admit that the banned book belonged to the educated youth, so they slandered me."

Chen Shengli heaved a sigh of relief when he heard this. He thought this kid was smart and knew to direct the criticism at the people of the Five-Star Brigade.

Upon hearing this, many educated youth began to refute it.

The commune secretary felt a headache when he heard them all saying what they wanted to say. He asked them to stop immediately and said, "Since you have already reported it to the police, the police will handle everything."

Chen Jian and his two companions went forward to inquire. At this time, the two officials who had gone to the educated youth site of the Five-Star Brigade to check also came back. After parking his bicycle, he hurriedly said, "Secretary, the house of the educated youth site has been turned upside down. Even the pots in the kitchen have been smashed."

"The clothes of several male educated youth were torn and they couldn't wear anything at all." After saying this, the young official glanced at the little red-haired girls, and the disgust in his eyes was self-evident: "Also, the female educated youth reported that they had lost something."

"One of them lost fifteen yuan, and the word plum was written on the big group."

"Someone else lost five yuan, three grain coupons worth one jin, and one meat coupon worth five liang."

Another silent clerk cursed in his heart when he thought of the educated youth center, saying that they were a bunch of people who took advantage of their power.

Upon hearing this, Chen Shengli glanced coldly at his subordinates, "You sons of bitches! I told them to keep their hands and feet under control, but they refused to listen."

Huo Lanci spoke at the right time: "In that case, then search them. Everyone who went to the educated youth site today must be searched."

"On what grounds?" Chen Shengli looked at Huo Lanci and found that he was so handsome. He was jealous and spoke even more rudely: "We are just following the rules. You have no right to search us."

Huo Lanci pressed on: "You are feeling guilty."

He glanced at the people present, then pointed at Xiao Hongbin who was caught by the team leader and said, "You asked them to stuff banned books into the educated youth camp. I'm sure there are more than one. You must be carrying banned books or some letters that cannot be seen in public."

Chen Shengli gritted his teeth and said, "No."

"What nonsense! You didn't get the permission of the brigade when you searched the educated youth site. Now you are asked to prove your innocence but you are here to deny it and say you are not guilty. Who will believe you?" Zhou Ping'an was already a little impatient: "Secretary, three public security comrades, this matter must be investigated thoroughly. I will not allow my members to be charged with crimes for no reason."

Chen Shengli wanted to say something, but Huo Lanci and Li Wenzhou looked at each other, and they quickly took a few steps forward. Li Wenzhou hugged Chen Shengli from behind, and Huo Lanci reached into his trouser pocket and took out a palm-sized book.

It all happened so fast that no one could react.

Huo Lanci looked at the title and sneered, "Fire Avoidance Diagram." He opened the book and took a look, "It's quite clear. I'm sure Comrade Chen has read it a lot."

Chen Shengli's face turned very ugly. He kept struggling and shouting: "You are wronging me, you are wronging me. This is not mine. You deliberately stuffed it into my trouser pocket. You are slandering me."

He knew very well the consequences of finding the fire-avoiding map on someone's body.

Li Wenzhou pushed the man away, with a scornful smile on his face: "It was found in front of so many people, and you still refuse to admit it."

Secretary Zhou was furious. He and the team leader stared at Chen Shengli, wishing they could poke holes in him. "Just tell me why you didn't let the police search you. It turns out you were the black-hearted member who slandered my members."

The three police officers and the commune secretary all thought this was a very bad thing and demanded a body search regardless of whether Xiao Hongbin was willing or not.

Then fifteen yuan was found on one of the children, Xiao Hongbin, and the word "plum" was written on the big group.

Soon after, they found some grain coupons, meat coupons and money from another Xiao Hongbin.

Chen Jian looked at Xiao Hongbin who was caught by the captain and said, "If you don't tell the truth, you will be sent to the northwest to work."

Xiao Hongbin was only a teenager, and he confessed everything after being frightened: "Team Leader Chen asked me to do this, and he also gave me the book."

Yu Wanqing looked at the director of the Youth Affairs Office and said, "Director, it's time for you to come forward and seek justice for us Youth Affairs."

The director of the Youth Affairs Office knew that Chen Shengli was Chen Nianxiong's nephew. He did not want to be an enemy of him. Yu Wanqing whispered: "As a person, you must always know how to give up, otherwise you will get nothing."

"We are not afraid of anything and we are willing to fight for justice. I just want to ask you, are you afraid?"

Chu Ming and the others nodded: "Yes, we dare to risk it, whether it is in the county, the city, the province, or even the capital. Once the commotion breaks out, you can forget about keeping your job."

The director of the Youth League Office was so angry that he gritted his teeth. This group of people were really cruel. They forced him and Chen Nianxiong to become enemies.

But he had to do it.

He led two colleagues through the crowd and walked to the front. He looked at the commune secretary and said, "Secretary, this matter must be dealt with seriously. Otherwise, all the brigades will follow suit and the safety of our educated youth comrades in the production team will not be guaranteed."

Since we have to offend Chen Nianxiong, we might as well offend him more severely and not give Chen Shengli a chance to turn things around.

The safety of a brigade of educated youth may not resonate with others, but what about the safety of all educated youth?

The commune secretary also understood that this matter could not be simply resolved. He looked at Chen Jian and said, "Report the matter to the county public security bureau."

Chen Jian called the militia to take Chen Shengli and his group away. He looked at Zhou Ping'an and said, "Please ask a few people to follow me back to take notes."

Ningshan Commune used to have only two police officers. This year, for some reason, three more were added. Now there are five police officers in total. The workload has been greatly reduced, and the records can be completed very quickly.

Before leaving, the director of the Youth Affairs Office looked at Yu Wanqing and others and said, "Don't worry, I will follow up on this matter and seek justice for you."

Huo Lanci nodded: "It's Director Lao who is here."

When the group walked back to the brigade, Lu Guohua said, "Brigade leader, Secretary Zhou, thank you for protecting us educated youth."

He occasionally exchanged letters with his classmates who went to the countryside with him, and knew that they were not living well in other places. They were looked down upon because they could not work, and were bullied and excluded by other members of the commune. Their lives were really miserable.

But the educated youth in the Five-Star Brigade did not have this worry.

In contrast, they are really happy.

Upon hearing this, the other educated youth hurried to express their gratitude.

The captain and Zhou Pingan looked at each other. This was one of the reasons why they were willing to help this group of children. In addition to being diligent, they also knew how to be grateful. The captain said, "No need to thank me. You are now registered in the Five-Star Brigade, and you are part of us. Whether it is me or the secretary, we should protect our own members."

Secretary Zhou nodded and said, "The premise of our protection is that you have not committed any crime. If anyone has committed any crime, the captain and I will personally send that person to the commune."

Guo Hongying quickly expressed her position: "Captain, Secretary Zhou, don't worry, we won't commit any crime. We will work diligently and try not to cause any trouble to you."

Everyone agreed with Guo Hongying's words and spoke up to express their opinions.

Secretary Zhou and the captain both smiled when they heard this.

Zhang Hongqi suddenly said, "Chen Shengli and his men would not come to search the educated youth site for no reason. There must be someone behind this."

In fact, everyone knows who it is.

Yu Wanqing thought secretly in her heart: I will take a leave tomorrow and go to the county town.