"But I didn't dare to report it to the commune, since the commune and our brigade leader were in cahoots."
At this point, the short man paused before continuing with a half-threatening tone:
“If the police officers feel this matter is too difficult, or if they dare not take action because the captain and Zhao Youcai are cousins, I can go to the Revolutionary Committee.”
The Revolutionary Committee has so much power.
They're the kind of people who dare to meddle even in the affairs of the police.
The man who filed the complaint was clearly determined. Even if the police officers didn't handle the matter out of respect for Zhao Youcai, they would have to think it over carefully.
They were either trying to curry favor with Zhao Youcai, who might not even care about them, or they were thinking about their own futures.
The short man believed that any normal person would make the most correct judgment.
Unfortunately, he truly underestimated Zhao Youcai's power and even more so, his connections.
Zhao Youcai's gaze at the man at this moment was filled with unspeakable emotions.
Is this person mentally challenged?
He forgot where his dozen or so bicycles came from.
Even the Revolutionary Committee, which is good at exploiting others, has to offer generous gifts when they come to their own home. Yet here he is threatening the police officers.
Putting aside whether he could even get through the Revolutionary Committee route, the fact that he dared to threaten police officers in front of them while sitting in the interrogation room of the Public Security Bureau is quite audacious.
Not only were Zhao Youcai and Director Qi, the two bystanders, disdainful, but even the two policemen sitting in the interrogation room asking questions were amused by their anger.
The two of them showed no respect for each other, simply asking a casual question.
"I've never seen anyone threaten someone on someone else's turf before. Comrade, you're very brave."
The short man looked shocked, as if he had just realized what a stupid thing he had done.
He quickly waved his hand with a forced smile, trying to explain what he had just done.
"I just said those things in a fit of anger. Everyone knows how hard the police work, how could I dare to cause them trouble?"
The two police officers ignored his comment and started chirping crickets right in front of him without any hesitation.
"What do you think? Should we just lock him up in jail and let him calm down for a few days? Anyway, what he did just now was definitely provocative. Then we can go to Zhao Jia Gou and get the people he falsely accused to testify, and this matter can be resolved immediately."
"I don't think it's a big problem. Your idea is pretty good."
The short man who had complained fell silent, dejected, and slumped to the ground like a lump of mud.
Unfortunately, the police officers still wouldn't let go of the opportunity to torment him, and continued to say things that made him even more mentally broken.
"We'll ask around later if this person has any relatives or friends. The family that raised this kind of thing must be no pushovers. We'll put in the effort to figure out a way to bring them all in, so they don't cause any more trouble."
Zhao Youcai thought to himself: You guys are just fooling that silly guy.
Anyone with a brain who's been educated would see your statement as recklessly flirting with the edge of illegality.
Zhao Youcai glanced at Chief Qi and saw that his expression was also particularly unpleasant. Suddenly, he felt a little sorry for the two policemen.
Although they said it on purpose, it's absolutely impossible for them to actually do it. But the director overheard them, and they're definitely going to get a scolding.
The two policemen only stopped talking when the short man with poor mental fortitude finally fainted from fright.
The two men simply reached out and dragged the person out, then randomly found a clean solitary confinement cell and locked him up.
He was all smiles, ready to go back and claim credit from Director Qi, but as soon as he opened the door, he saw Director Qi's face, as black as the bottom of a pot.
Alarm bells rang in the minds of the two young policemen, and they finally realized where they had gone wrong.
It’s over!
He was so busy trying to scare that bastard with his words that he ended up getting a beating!
At this moment, both of their pleading eyes fell on Zhao Youcai.
They knew very well that the only person who could save them from this dire situation was Comrade Zhao Youcai.
Zhao Youcai actually wanted to say that he had no right to speak, since this was a private matter for the Public Security Bureau behind closed doors.
For an outsider like him to point fingers and give unsolicited advice is not only taking himself too seriously, but also disrespecting Director Qi.
But what the two policemen did made him feel much better. In any case, they had stood up for him and his cousin, and it wouldn't be right to do nothing at all.
"Why are you all staring at him? He's my friend, do you think he'd speak up for you?"
Fortunately, Director Qi spoke quickly, which made Zhao Youcai breathe a sigh of relief.
"Hey bro, go inside and wait a bit. I'll take you home after I've finished scolding those two brats."
Zhao Youcai nodded hurriedly and made his escape, silently wishing the two young policemen who were being scolded with their heads down a good night.
...
Zhaojiagou.
The home of a short man.
The whole family gathered in the short man's room, waiting anxiously.
The short man's wife was so anxious that her eyes were red and her eyelashes were still wet, clearly indicating that she had just been crying.
"Why hasn't he come back yet? Could something have happened? If you ask me, Mom, you shouldn't have encouraged him to go to the county. He made baseless accusations against people; he's probably been arrested by the police."
The old woman with slanted, triangular eyes glanced at her daughter-in-law with displeasure, muttering curses under her breath.
"Whose fault is it? If your belly had been strong enough to produce a boy, I wouldn't have let your man take such a risk!"
The old lady was most proud of her ability to give birth to sons. Apart from the mother-in-law of Zhao Youcai's youngest son, she had given birth to the most sons in the entire Zhao Family Village.
The sons and daughters-in-law were all very capable; none of them gave birth to any children who would bring them financial loss. Only this daughter-in-law gave birth to four girls in a row.
The whole family lived crammed into one courtyard. Girls naturally earned fewer work points than boys, and even when things were distributed per person, they didn't receive more than boys.
Now her eldest grandson is doing well; he's been admitted to the best middle school in the county. But the family doesn't have the money to support his education!
The whole family got together and pondered for several days, finally arriving at a conclusion—
Try to become the brigade leader of Zhaojiagou, and steal some of the brigade's good stuff to sell and use to pay for the children's tuition!
After all, these days there are government subsidies for university students, but it doesn't say that there are subsidies for high school students.
This was originally something that the eldest son's family should have done, but the old lady said so.
What if his grandson becomes an official someday? Having a father with a criminal record is definitely not a good idea.
Hiring outsiders won't work either; what if they demand an exorbitant price? We have to use our own people.
So, after much deliberation, they chose their youngest son, who was destined to have no sons.
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