"Oh, he's Comrade Sun, sent down from above to gain experience. He's a member of the county revolutionary committee who transferred here."
County Revolutionary Committee?
Zhao Youcai narrowed his eyes slightly.
The group of people who caused trouble at my house last time have already been taken to the police station and the truth has been revealed.
Captain Qi even told me about this, and now that someone has died in Sunjia Village, this Comrade Sun has suddenly appeared.
Zhao Youcai became increasingly certain that this was a conspiracy against him, and he couldn't help but curse those wicked ancestors to the eighteenth generation in his heart.
Comrade Sun, who was suddenly called out, seemed flustered and stuffed his hands back into his pockets, looking rather suspicious as if afraid that others would notice something was wrong.
The police officer who led the way to Zhaojiagou to take Zhao Youcai to the bureau to cooperate with the investigation narrowed his eyes and also paid attention to Comrade Sun's every move.
Compared to the new colleague, the old man Zhao Youcai, whom they often interacted with and who would occasionally feed them, was more popular.
"Comrade Zhao, don't be too nervous. We're just going to the bureau to cooperate with the investigation. We will definitely not let any innocent person be harmed."
It's hard to say what others are like, but do you think they don't know whether Zhao Youcai is really the murderer?
Team Leader Qi slept at Zhao Youcai's house last night. Although he was slightly tipsy, he wasn't completely asleep.
If Zhao Youcai really went to Sunjia Village to kill someone, the round trip would take so long that even a pig would wake up by now.
When Zhao Youcai arrived at the police station, he was taken directly to the interrogation room.
To avoid any potential cover-up, Captain Qi and other people who had a good relationship with Zhao Youcai did not appear in front of him.
After all, it was a major murder case. In order to show that the town took it seriously, the people who came to interrogate the suspects were the deputy director of the police station, a director who was about to retire, and a person who was about to be transferred to work in the county revolutionary committee.
"I heard that the deceased, Sun Tiedan, visited your house yesterday?" the interrogator asked seriously.
Zhao Youcai nodded.
"Why did the deceased go to your house yesterday? To our knowledge, no one in your family is related to the deceased."
These are facts that everyone knows; the police can get the answers from anyone they ask.
Zhao Youcai knew that although these were all empty words, they were a necessary procedure, so he maintained a serious expression and answered them in a very cooperative manner.
“Yesterday was my third son’s wedding, and we held a banquet. Sun Tiedan was definitely not among the guests, nor was anyone from Sunjia Village.”
The interrogator continued, "Oh? We only said the deceased's name was Sun Tiedan, not that he was from Sunjia Village. How did you know that?"
Zhao Youcai shrugged. “My daughter married Sun Tiezhu from Sunjia Village and has been abused for many years. My two sons sell cloth in various nearby villages, so they will naturally visit their sister.”
Zhao Youcai remained calm. "I am a father who loves his daughter dearly. Knowing that my daughter suffered so much after getting married, I was really heartbroken. So I brought my daughter back. Sun Tiezhu and his mother brought a lot of people from their village to our Zhao Family Village to cause trouble. This matter has caused quite a stir, and I guess many people have heard about it."
The interrogator nodded; the matter was on file with the police station. Furthermore, Wang Guilan, Zhao Tiezhu and his mother, along with Sun Tiedan and others who had caused the most trouble, had all been imprisoned for a considerable period.
Looking at the previous files again, it was the day after those people were released and returned home, which was also the day after Zhao Youcai's family held their wedding banquet.
It's quite possible that those people, driven by a desire for revenge, went to Zhao Youcai's house and caused trouble.
“I’ve asked a lot of people and learned about what happened yesterday. All three of them took rat poison to your Zhao Family Village, but you made preparations and arrangements beforehand. Did you know in advance that they would retaliate against you?”
Zhao Youcai frowned, sensing something different in the other person's words.
When I first arrived at the interrogation room, I could tolerate their barrage of questions, but if they had ulterior motives and wanted to frame me, then I would not tolerate it.
"I don't know what they're thinking. I just want to be cautious. After all, our family's reputation has changed a lot, and we've been in the spotlight a bit lately, so it's always good to be careful."
Zhao Youcai is unsure whether the person sitting opposite him is a good guy or not. Given the uncertainty of friend or foe, it's best to minimize Captain Qi's presence in the group.
If the other party and Captain Qi are on opposite sides, and Captain Qi kindly reminds you to be careful, but you end up losing your job because of your own actions, then you've truly handed someone a knife.
"According to you, you knew in advance that someone was going to harm you, so the rat poison they used must be related to you, right?"
After asking the questions, the interrogator's face was serious, as if Zhao Youcai was the undisputed perpetrator.
"Comrade, does that mean I, the person who was poisoned, have become a suspect in your case?"
Upon hearing this nonsensical conclusion, Zhao Youcai immediately flew into a rage.
Who in their right to conduct a case would talk to a suspect like this?
Putting aside the fact that he himself had no intention of killing anyone, Zhao Youcai strongly suspected that the person in front of him had suffered from polio as a child and was now experiencing its aftereffects, based on the way this person had come to this conclusion.
Do they really think this old man, who's lived his whole life in Zhaojiagou, is so unsophisticated that they can just let him set up word traps for him?
Zhao Youcai was also unhappy at this moment. "I don't know what you mean by asking this. If you want to put a big label on me, just do it directly. Why did you have to call me here to go through all the procedures?"
The other person's face darkened instantly, and he became displeased, slamming his fist on the table at Zhao Youcai.
"Answer whatever I ask you. Why are you changing the subject for no reason? Are you guilty?"
Zhao Youcai looked at him with disdain and immediately lost his temper.
"You're handling this murder case by throwing accusations around like this just to rush to close it, aren't you? Fine, close it then. But if the news gets back to the military region that I, an old man who has served the country well, have been wronged, how will you, the interrogator, handle that? You'd better think about it yourself."
Seeing that the other party was acting like a rogue, Zhao Youcai went even further and used his connections to his own military background.
After saying that, he slammed the personal honor medal that the military region had given him onto the table, startling the other person so much that the veins on his forehead throbbed violently.
"I've helped the country catch enemy spies before, and the country certainly won't let a patriot like me be falsely accused."
After staring at the medals on the table and confirming that they were indeed genuine, the interrogator was so frightened that a layer of sweat seeped down his back, soaking even his undershirt.
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