Chapter 361 The Orphanage's Lies: The Handsome Flower Boy 61
Not long after the Shen family returned home, they sent over a large quantity of mountain produce.
The mushrooms and wild vegetables picked on the mountain were dried and saved little by little. Only a few bags could be saved up throughout the year. It was only because Shen Ci ate a few extra bites when she was in Shenjia Village that she said they were delicious.
Now, my family has sent almost everything they have, including some new rice. There's nothing lacking in the city, so they mostly sent mountain products and dried goods.
Seven days after the whistleblower letter was sent, Beijing experienced its heaviest snowfall of the winter.
After breakfast, snowflakes began to fall and continued until the afternoon, covering the entire Xicheng District in a layer of silvery white.
In the Ministry of Education's residential compound, several children were having a snowball fight and playing in the snow, not afraid of the cold at all.
Shen Ci parked his car at the entrance of the alley and turned off the engine.
She glanced at Lu Jinnian beside her, noticing that he was wearing thick, warm clothes and gloves, and only then did she feel relieved.
"Are you cold? Open the car window a crack."
Lu Jinnian shook his head. He had just finished school when his mother said she would take him to see what was going on. He didn't know why they ended up here.
This place... I've never been here before, but there's a sign that says it's the Ministry of Education's staff quarters.
Lu Jinnian had a vague guess in his mind.
Shen Ci glanced at his watch; it was only 4:50 PM, and most workplaces were about to close for the day.
"Wait a little longer."
Just after five o'clock, three jeeps drove up, their license plates belonging to different organizations, and all stopped here.
The car door opened, and seven or eight men got out, some wearing military uniforms and others wearing Zhongshan suits.
Everyone looked serious. The one in the lead was a middle-aged man in his forties wearing black-rimmed glasses and holding a brown paper file folder.
The group went straight upstairs, their destination very clear.
Lu Jinnian immediately sat up straight.
When there was a rapid knocking on the door, Director Wang was lying on the bed reading his newly acquired book, "The Heart of a Young Girl."
The old lady was stewing cabbage in the kitchen. Wang Xiuying hadn't returned from school yet because of a teaching and research activity. Zhou Weimin, on the other hand, was unusually punctual and had just entered the house, taking off his coat.
Who is it?
The old lady wiped her hands and went to open the door.
When the door opened, five or six strange men were standing outside. The old lady was stunned; something was wrong.
Who are you looking for?
The middle-aged man at the front showed his work certificate.
"Does Comrade Wang Zhenguo live here?"
"We are from the Municipal Bureau of Culture's Anti-Pornography and Anti-Illegal Publications Office. We received a report from the public that this place is suspected of illegally possessing and circulating prohibited publications."
"Huh? What did you say?"
The old lady didn't understand; her family had never encountered such a situation before.
At this moment, Zhou Weimin walked over, and upon seeing the work ID, his expression instantly changed. He knew very well what this meant.
"Comrade, is there a mistake?"
My father-in-law is a retired cadre, and our family are all intellectuals who work in the education sector. How could we possibly break the law?
A young cadre stepped forward from behind the middle-aged man, blocking the doorway with one leg to prevent them from closing it.
"Are you kidding me? We'll find out once we check."
Please cooperate with our work.
There was another series of footsteps on the stairs, and this time two cadres in dark blue uniforms came up. Zhou Weimin recognized them immediately.
These are officials from the Ministry of Education's discipline inspection department; their appearance at my doorstep is definitely not a good thing.
The two were taken aback when they saw people from the Cultural Affairs Bureau at the door.
"Old Zhao, you guys are here too?"
"Old Li? What's going on here?"
Discipline Inspection Officer Li looked at Zhou Weimin with a complicated expression.
"We received a report that Comrade Zhou Weimin's family members were privately possessing banned books, which had a very bad influence."
Deputy Section Chief Zhou, please cooperate with the investigation along with your family.
Zhou Weimin was dumbfounded. Why were they all starting to report him? What had he done to deserve this?
Sweat began to bead on Zhou Weimin's forehead. He was stunned as he looked at the large number of staff members in front of him. He hadn't finished dealing with the previous wave, and the next wave was already here.
The banned books are just my brother-in-law's bunch of random books, aren't they?
Didn't he tell me to get rid of it? Why is it still here?
Inside the room, Director Wang heard the noise and hurriedly stuffed the book into the blanket.
But it was too late. The people from the Cultural Bureau went straight into the living room and immediately saw the bed piled high with books. Who told him not to close the door usually?
The middle-aged cadre stepped forward, picked up a book at random. It was wrapped in kraft paper. He tore off the cover, instantly revealing the erotic cover inside.
What are these?
"Uh, this, this is my personal, literary hobby..."
Director Wang offered a rambling, incoherent excuse: "Books are everywhere, and there's no time to collect them!"
Moreover, he usually covers these books with book covers whenever he has time, so generally no one comes to his house to look through them, let alone tear off the book covers to read them.
The middle-aged man sneered, opened the book, and found the descriptions inside to be utterly obscene, causing him to frown deeply; every single word had to be censored.
This is supposed to be a love of literature? What kind of literature is this?
"A love of literature?"
Confiscate everything! Count the quantity!
"No way! I paid for all of these!"
Director Wang disregarded everything else and rushed forward, crying and shouting, but was held down by two young cadres.
These are all his treasures! It took a lot of effort to get one of them; he went through many channels and spent a lot of money.
At this moment, the old lady realized that these people had come to ransack her home, and she screamed.
"Damn it! What right do you have to search my house! What business is it of yours what books my son reads!"
Old man! Old man, come out here quickly!
The Wang family are all cultured and educated people, but this old lady is the old man's childhood sweetheart, so she has to be a bit more assertive.
Wang Zhenguo staggered out of the inner room and saw the scene; his blood pressure spiked.
He was recuperating at home and thought that guests had come to visit, so he didn't go out to check. He didn't expect that the people who came to ransack his house were there.
"Nonsense! Utter nonsense! I'm a retired cadre from the Ministry of Education! Which unit are you from? I need to see your leader!"
Old Li from the discipline inspection department sighed. This was indeed an old acquaintance, a very important figure in the past.
"Deputy Director Wang, please don't get agitated."
We also handle things officially.
The complaint letters were not only sent to us, but also to the Bureau of Culture, the Public Security Bureau, and even the Municipal Party Committee's Publicity Department.
And it even included photos.
He pulled out several black-and-white photos from his briefcase. They showed Director Wang lying on the bed reading a book. The photos were so clear that even the words on the pages were legible.
Several of the photos are close-ups, showing the mountain of banned books piled up on the bed.
With his plump calves sticking out high, Director Wang, wearing a white sleeveless vest, lay on the bed, not feeling cold despite the heating in his home.
He had a perverted grin on his face.
She was wearing white socks, and I don't know what she saw, but her feet were crossed, making it look like a private photo.
When Wang Zhenguo saw this photo, his vision went black and he almost fainted. Why did his son look so flirtatious?
He doesn't look like a proper man at all. Just these few photos circulating online are enough to make others laugh their heads off.
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