Chapter 24

Another comrade in the front row showed his public security ID.

As far as Xu Wen knew, this speculation office was similar to the later Industrial and Commercial Bureau.

She is a student, why would the criminal investigation department and the Industrial and Commercial Bureau come after her?

Xu Wen asked in confusion: "I am Xu Wen. What do you want to talk to me about?"

When the Xu family heard this, they all gathered around.

Xu Wen had no choice but to go out and give up his position at the door.

Xu Wen was the first to run out, and Xu Qie and Sang Xiaoqing were the last to run out, supporting their grandmother.

"You are suspected of committing the crime of speculation. Please come with us."

Zhu Meizhen got anxious when she heard this. She immediately stood in front of Xu Wen and asked the comrades from the speculation office and several police comrades: "Are you mistaken? My son Wenwen is still a student. How could he be guilty of speculation?"

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"Comrade, have you got the wrong person?"

Everyone in the Xu family discussed this matter, and everyone thought it was a misunderstanding.

The comrade standing at the front glanced behind him and gave a commanding look.

"Comrade Xu Wen, are these notes and books yours?"

One of the staff members in the speculation office opened his bag and held it towards Xu Wen.

Xu Wen looked down and saw that the notebook was indeed his. As for the books, the covers looked like the ones Wen Yiming had given him. He nodded and said, "They are mine."

"Then we found the right person! Please come back with us for investigation." The public security comrade said impartially, took out a piece of paper and held it in front of Xu Wen, "This is an arrest warrant."

Xu Wen was confused, but he couldn't resist and nodded.

Zhu Meizhen refused to move aside: "Comrade, we are really not breaking the law by asking, you can't just arrest people randomly!"

The leading comrade looked at the Xu family members who were blocking Xu Wen in three layers and three layers behind them and said, "Comrade, please rest assured. We will not let a bad person go nor will we wrongly accuse a good person. Now we ask Comrade Xu Wen to follow us to find out the truth of the matter. If she is innocent, we will naturally let her go. However, if she really has violated the law, we will also severely punish Comrade Xu Wen according to the law. If you hinder the performance of official duties, we can also hold you accountable."

Xu Wen struggled to break free from Xu Wen's grip, turned around and looked at the Xu family, and said, "Grandma, Mom, Dad, Brother and Sister-in-law, Xiao Qie, a person with a clear conscience has nothing to fear. I didn't do anything and I will be back soon. Don't worry!" Then he took a step forward and said to the comrades in the speculation office, "Let's go!"

The Xu family watched Xu Wen being taken away reluctantly and were panicked.

"What should I do?" Grandma banged her cane anxiously.

Zhu Meizhen became so angry that her eyes rolled back and she fainted.

Xu Wen carried Zhu Meizhen back into the house and placed her on the kang.

Grandma quickly pinched Zhu Meizhen's philtrum to wake her up.

Zhu Meizhen burst into tears as soon as she opened her eyes. "What happened? She was about to get married, and what if her comrade wanted to cancel the engagement? How could she be involved in speculation and profiteering?"

No one in the Xu family could answer Zhu Meizhen's question. The only sound in the small room was her sobbing.

After a while, Xu Qiushi stood up and walked out. "I'll go find the captain. He has acquaintances in the commune. Let's ask him to help find out what's going on."

Xu Wen shook his head. "Those people are not from our commune. They should be from the county or city. I'm afraid the people from the commune won't be able to find out anything."

He left home late and didn't see the words on his work permit.

Zhu Meizhen became even more desperate when she heard this and started crying while slapping her thigh.

After all, grandma was 70 years old and had experienced a lot, so she was relatively calm. She told Xu Wen, "Wenzi, go find Yuanzheng. I saw that on the day he got engaged to Wenwen, the two commune officials were very nice to him. Go ask him if he has any way to find out."

"Okay." Xu Wen responded and walked out.

Grandma waved her hand, "That's enough. Nothing can be solved if you stay at home. Go to work and go to school. You can hear more things when you go out! We watched him grow up. He has always been well-behaved. I think this is just a misunderstanding. Don't worry too much."

Having said that, the family still looked worried, and no one knew what Xu Wen's situation was.

Xu Wen himself doesn't know.

She thought about it all the time but couldn't figure out how she was involved in speculation and profiteering, and it was so serious that a case had been filed.

Xu Wen was handed over to the comrades of the Criminal Investigation Team in person by the comrades from the Speculation Office.

Then he was taken to the interrogation room for interrogation.

According to the public security comrades, Xu Wen was the leader and principal offender of a criminal speculation gang, and the amount of money involved was too large, so he had to bear criminal responsibility.

Based on the principle of leniency to those who confess and severity to those who resist, we hope Xu Wen will explain the facts of his crime clearly so as to reduce his sentence.

In this era, there is actually no clear definition or regulation of the crime of speculation and profiteering. The judicial department usually classifies the behavior of individual business owners who make a profit from the price difference as speculation and profiteering.

Depending on the amount involved in the case, the offender may be reported for criticism at the least or sentenced to prison at the most serious level.

Ordinary cases will be handled by the speculation office, while serious cases will be transferred to the criminal police.

In those days, there were no specialized economic investigation departments, and economic crimes were also handled by criminal investigation.

And Xu Wen inexplicably became the leader of a speculative criminal gang involving a sum of hundreds of thousands of yuan!

The key point is that there is no shortage of witnesses or physical evidence.

Especially the physical evidence, Xu Wenhun has hundreds of mouths on his body, and he can’t wash them away even if he jumps into the Yellow River.

The ironclad evidence was the notes and book she had just personally claimed.

The books were the textbooks that Wen Yiming had sent them. Each of them had been ripped open in the middle, and inside were piles of brand new big knots.

The fatal evidence was the two bankbooks with large amounts of money written in her name tucked inside the notebook that Xu Wen lent to Wen Yiming.

The signature on the passbook was in her handwriting. The total amount of money in the two passbooks was 50,000 yuan, enough for Xu Wen to be sentenced to three to five years.

These days, 200 yuan is enough to feed and support their entire family for a whole year, so you can imagine what an astronomical figure 50,000 yuan is.

Xu Wen admitted that the notes and the book were his, but he denied that the money was his. He could not explain how he got the money.

Of course she could say that the money was given by Wen Yiming, but why did Wen Yiming give her such a large sum of money?

She said she didn't know, so the criminal investigation comrades asked her why Xu Wen's name was on the passbook again?

There were no answers to these questions because she didn't know either.

Xu Wen didn't know, but Wen Yiming did. It was he and his brothers and sisters who reported Xu Wen.

To be precise, after Wen Yiming and the others were arrested, they passed the blame to Xu Wen.

Wen Yiming's testimony was that he was dating Xu Wen, whose family was not well off, his sister-in-law was pregnant, and his family wanted to buy land to build a house, so they forced him to make money.

If he doesn't agree with Xu Wen, he will marry someone else.

That other person is of course Lu Yuanzheng.

In order to force him to make money, Xu Wen quickly married Lu Yuanzheng.

Wen Yiming was afraid of losing Xu Wen, so she took a risk and bought goods from the south to sell. She sent the money she earned to Xu Wen overnight to ask her not to marry Lu Yuanzheng. Xu Wen accepted the money and agreed to break off the engagement with Lu Yuanzheng.

Wen Yiming met Xu Wen several times in public places, all of which were witnessed by witnesses.

His brothers and sisters also said that when Wen Yiming was doing business in the south, he received the news that Xu Wen was in trouble and rushed back without saying a word, and lost thousands of dollars in vain.

Xu Wen and Lu Yuanzheng's engagement was indeed very hasty. They skipped several important rituals, which made people feel very hasty. Who would believe it if they said there was nothing fishy?

This was the first time in Xu Wen's life that he entered a place like the interrogation room of the criminal police team. He was a little scared and nervous.

Coupled with the strict and impartial attitude of the staff, I couldn't concentrate and think. I was so scared that my whole body was shaking and my teeth were chattering.

Xu Wen didn't know whether Wen Yiming had planned to frame her or just wanted to catch her as a scapegoat. In short, every step was carefully planned, and it was all a trap for her.

She would rather it be the former. If it was the latter, it would be too scary.

Disaster struck, and Xu Wen was caught off guard. He didn't even know where to start proving himself. He just denied it and refused to acknowledge Wen Yiming's accusation.

The existing physical evidence is extremely unfavorable to Xu Wen. If she cannot find evidence in her favor, she will be imprisoned.

Xu Wen took a deep breath, trying to calm himself down and think carefully.

But I just can't do it.

She was so scared.

The interrogation room was dark and windowless, making it particularly depressing. The interrogators repeatedly put pressure on Xu Wen.

Xu Wen was really scared and tears were welling up in his eyes.

I feel even more scared than when I first came to this era. I also feel wronged and hopeless.

At this time, there was a knock on the door of the interrogation room, and an officer with four pockets walked in.

The two comrades in charge of the interrogation stood up and shouted in unison: "Captain."

The captain glanced at Xu Wen, whispered something to the two comrades, looked at Xu Wen again, and left.

The two comrades began to clear the things on the table. Before leaving, they asked Xu, "Wait here for a while."

Xu Wen didn't know what happened, but she was somewhat relieved. Without the aggressive interrogators, she finally had time to think about the whole story.

Try to extract useful information from the interrogation and analyze how to save yourself.

Lu Yuanzheng came at this time.

He pushed open the door and turned his back to the bright light in the corridor, like a hero coming against the light.

The moment Xu Wen raised her head and saw Lu Yuanzheng clearly, the tears she had been holding back for a long time burst out.

I don't know why I felt relieved and all the panic in my heart disappeared.

Like a child who has been bullied and meets his parents, all that is left is a sense of grievance and the peace of mind of being protected.

Xu Wen wanted to stand up, but found his legs were too weak to move.

Lu Yuanzheng stopped in front of Xu Wen, stretched out his big hand and rubbed her head, just like he usually did to Dongsheng, and said softly: "I'm sorry, I'm late."

Xu Wen shook his head, opened his arms to hug Lu Yuanzheng, buried his head in his waist, and burst into tears.

Lu Yuanzheng froze for a moment, raised his hand and gently patted Xu Wen on the back, comforting her: "Don't be afraid! I'm here."

Xu Wen was not the kind of girl who would just cry when she encountered trouble. She calmed down after venting for a short while, loosened her arms around Lu Yuanzheng's waist, wiped her tears, and asked him with a strong nasal voice: "Why are you here?"

"My second brother notified me. A retired comrade of mine happened to be in this team, so he asked for a favor and came to see you. They have already told me the whole story. Believe me, you will be fine."

There was a knock on the door of the interrogation room.

Xu Wen and Lu Yuanzheng turned back at the same time.

Xu Wen looked at the four pockets he had just seen, stood at the door, and coughed lightly, "Well... this is an interrogation room, you should be careful of the impact. Also, I want to tell you not to be too happy too soon."

Lu Yuanzheng pointed at the four pockets and asked Xu: "He is my old comrade Lao He, and he is also the captain here."

These days, all uniforms, including military uniforms, have no shoulder straps, and officers and subordinates are distinguished by their pockets.

Those with four pockets on their shirts are cadres, and those with two pockets are non-official.

Xu Wen nodded and greeted, "Hello, Captain He."

"Hello, sister-in-law!" Captain He walked in, sat down at the interrogator's seat, looked up at Lu Yuanzheng and said, "Zhengzi, we have just read the evidence you provided. It really saved us a lot of trouble and was able to prove Wen Yiming's guilt, but there is still a little short of clearing sister-in-law of suspicion, so you can't take sister-in-law away now. This is the rule, please don't make it difficult for me."

Although Xu Wen was very puzzled, Captain He was obviously much older than Lu Yuanzheng, why did he call her sister-in-law? And they were not married yet. However, Captain He looked serious and was not joking. He talked about business again, so she didn't want to dwell on this trivial matter.

At least it is a trivial matter compared to the crime of speculation.

Lu Yuanzheng didn't pay attention to this little thing, or rather, he didn't think it was a big deal. He frowned and asked the captain, "What else is missing?"

"You may not know this since you just arrived, but Wen Yiming accused my sister-in-law of being the mastermind. He also pointed out my sister-in-law as a tainted witness. The stolen money was indeed found in my sister-in-law's dormitory, and two of the large deposits were indeed written in my sister-in-law's name. Wen Yiming and my sister-in-law..." Captain He glanced at Xu Wen, "There are witnesses to their meeting, including the note that showed the stolen money was given to my sister-in-law this time."

If this were a friend, Captain He would not say anything, as it would seem like he was trying to sow discord. But he is also a law enforcement officer and must act impartially. No matter how unpleasant the words are, he must tell the truth.

"The only thing that doesn't match is that Wen Yiming said that your sister-in-law broke off the engagement with you after receiving the money." Captain He added.

Xu Wen's face turned pale, feeling ashamed and embarrassed. He looked at Lu Yuanzheng and explained subconsciously, "I didn't even know there was money in the notebook and the book." So that was not the reason why he wanted to cancel the engagement.

Lu Yuanzheng nodded, "I know."

This is indeed a bit tricky.

When Wen Yiming was delivering notes to Xu Wen, he was standing on the main road near the dormitory and many people saw him.

However, it was difficult for Xu Wen to prove that he did not know there was money and passbook inside.

It is hard to explain these things, but it still cannot be separated from the matter of Wen Yiming.

The small interrogation room fell into silence.

"Actually, there is another way..."

"I have a way to prove myself!"

Lu Yuanzheng and Xu Wen spoke at the same time.