Chapter 93 Being a Fool
Dong Gongan said calmly, "Comrade Cui Tianhao is in the police station, so we came to ask Comrade Zhang Quan some questions."
When they heard that it was related to the Cui family, Zhang Quan and Zhang Quan's mother looked at each other and immediately understood what was going on.
"Our Quanzi knows nothing, you can't take him away," Zhang Quan's mother said without moving, holding out her arms, "We have a good junior high school student. How can he still have a good reputation after he goes to jail?"
"Then can we ignore Comrade Fang Hongye's reputation?" Dong Gongan asked in a deep voice.
Zhang Quan's face flushed. "I really don't know anything. I'm not familiar with Cui Tianhao and Fang Hongye."
The village chief and his two sons went up the mountain and have been gone for three days. It is unknown when they will return. There are only women at home. They don't have any ideas, but they also know that this is a chance to clear Fang Hongye's name, and it may be the only time!
"How come you didn't know? You talked about it when my Shengzi was drinking. During physical education class, you clearly saw Cui Goudan put a pen into my Hongye's schoolbag, but you didn't say anything. When you graduated from junior high school, you took this matter to ask the Cui family for a scorekeeper. Don't you feel guilty?
"What have you done to a good girl in our family?" The village head's wife, Shengli Niang, patted her chest and cried in pain: "She was a good girl who could have been admitted to a key high school and become a city dweller, but she was delayed at home and her marriage was not going well!"
"Why are you blaming my son? If you want to find someone, go find the Cui family. Anyway, my son knows nothing and did nothing!"
"Okay, I'm just taking Comrade Zhang Quan back to the police station to find out the situation. He just needs to tell us everything he knows clearly, and then he can go home." Public Security Dong said at the right time.
"Public Security Comrade, Cui Goudan, no, is the crime Cui Tianhao committed serious?" Cui Chengjun went around to seek connections, and only Cui's close relatives couldn't help but ask a question.
Everyone pricked up their ears to listen, this was the biggest gossip in the village in a long time!
"He didn't actively cooperate with our work. Even with the evidence in front of him, he still refused to admit it. He was hoping that he could hold on until he was released." Dong Gongan said vaguely, then looked at Zhang Quan: "Comrade Zhang Quan, I hope you don't learn from him. We'll go to the police station to record a statement and will be back soon."
"I," Zhang Quan was just an ordinary person after all. He did not have the ability to withstand pressure like Cui Tianhao and Qi Yunlan. The thought of being taken to police station, the spit of the villagers alone would be enough to pull him down from the position of scorekeeper.
So he gritted his teeth and said, "Okay, I'll tell you, but you all have to testify for me! I didn't do anything wrong. If my scorekeeper was fired, it must be revenge from the Cui family."
"Okay, you're no braver than a mouse, what big thing can you do? The scorekeeper is yours, you can't run away!" a man shouted, and the others followed suit.
"Our village is not controlled by the Cui family. Everyone has sharp eyes. If your scorekeeper is really fired, we will go to the commune to seek justice for you."
Zhang Quan took a deep breath and said, "I remember it very clearly. It was when we were in the third grade. Cui Tianhao asked for leave to go to the bathroom during physical education class. I was hungry and asked for leave too. When I got to the classroom, I saw him put his pen into Fang Hongye's schoolbag.
But, this, this is none of my business, and his father is the village party secretary. So I, a primary school student, did not say anything, watching Cui Tianhao frame Fang Hongye in front of all the teachers and students in the school.
I kept this in my mind and felt really guilty, so I couldn't help but tell Brother Fang about it when we were drinking."
As soon as he finished speaking, everyone was in an uproar.
The perfect image of the Cui family and even Cui Tianhao was suddenly stripped away, leaving behind a shameful side.
"You're talking nonsense," the close relative of the Cui family replied, "Do you have any evidence for what you said? How old were you back then? How could Tianhao, such a hard-working and kind person, do something like framing a female classmate? Why did he do that?
Didn't you just make it up because you saw that he was in police custody and didn't want to go to the police station to cooperate with the investigation? "
"Yes, Cui Goudan is such a good person. He always brings us gifts when he comes to town. He is good-looking, polite, and well-educated. He is a good candidate for a son-in-law in the town. Why would he find trouble to frame the girl from the Fang family?
There are so many teachers and students here, are they all fools, letting others deceive them? Or are the Fang family members colluding with you to bring down the Cui family?"
Everyone was talking about it. How come it was brought up today after so many years?
It's too easy to overturn all eight versions with just a few sentences, right?
Maybe the Fang family really was trying to take advantage of the Cui family's misfortune and clear Fang Hongye of the charges.
Dong Gongan shouted: "Quiet!"
The guys all shut up.
"I have already contacted some teachers and students from that time before I came here," said Dong Gongan, who did go to the school first before coming here. "The incident was a big deal back then, and many teachers remember it vividly. The physical education teacher did remember that Cui Tianhao had asked for leave for a while, and he even kept the note!"
As he said this, he took out a yellowed piece of paper from his pocket and said, "The time, place, and handwriting are all correct. The reason for the leave is that I have a stomachache and need to go to the toilet."
"Cui Tianhao's pen was always in the attention of students, and even the teacher would glance at it from time to time. The physical education teacher said that since Cui Tianhao put the pen in his pocket, he no longer jumped around in physical education class. That day, when Cui Tianhao came back from the toilet, there was no pen in his pocket, and he played basketball with his classmates, which was unusual.
The teacher thought he wanted to play basketball and put the pen back first. But before the second class started, Cui Tianhao shouted that his pen was lost.
Many of my classmates at that time also remember this incident.
"Please ask," Dong Gongan looked at everyone present, "How can there be so many coincidences in the world? Zhang Quanneng helped Comrade Fang Hongye lie, so the other teachers and students can't help her lie too, right?"
Everyone followed this and thought that there was actually more than one version of the story. Fang Hongye's excellence was obvious to all, so there was a saying that Fang Hongye was framed, and some people even produced some evidence. But before this rumor became popular, it was suppressed by the Cui family's attitude of being a victim, and another rumor to destroy Fang Hongye spread throughout the area.
"Back then, Comrade Fang Hongye's academic performance was very good, surpassing Cui Tianhao. Since Fang Hongye was forced to return home, Cui Tianhao has become the top student in the grade and the new favorite of the teacher. Later, he was successfully admitted to the town's junior high school and high school, and became an employee of the leather shoe factory. This year, he served as the director of the production department.
Coincidentally, anyone who stands in his way doesn’t end well. ” Dong Gongan said calmly.
(End of this chapter)
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