“Comrade Lu Yi, you just said that you were Comrade Jiang’s savior. In this case, there is a possibility of false testimony, so it cannot be proven that this matter is unrelated to you.”
Cheng Lei was meticulous and understood that Jiang Yu had been brought in at the last minute, and that he had only analyzed the key points of what he heard. He also seemed to have heard that the person lying on the ground was Comrade Jiang's younger sister, but regardless of the relationship, she couldn't be a witness.
Lu Yi glanced at Jiang Yu, then at the crime scene not far away, his expression a mixture of bitterness and unease. He was now in a dilemma. If he didn't protect Jiang Meier, it would be disastrous if she revealed her situation. But if he accused Bai Na, he would completely offend Cui Jin. If even one department disapproved when he returned to the city to arrange his work, all his efforts over the years would be in vain.
Between two evils, choose the lesser. Under Cheng Lei's repeated questioning, Lu Yi closed his eyes and blamed all the problems on Jiang Meier.
"Officer, I remember now, it was Jiang Meier who struck first. If Comrade Bai Na hadn't knocked her unconscious with a brick, she probably would have been strangled to death. This is a classic case of self-defense!"
His gaze was resolute, and most people present believed him without question. Cui Jin, who was protecting his niece, breathed a sigh of relief. Because the police were present, he couldn't speak up to 'remind' Lu Yi. Fortunately, the kid knew what was going on and blamed everything on that woman. Once this was resolved, he'd settle accounts with Lu Yi properly for seducing his niece and making a scene by calling the police without permission.
"Yes, that's it."
Bai Na knelt on the ground, looking as if she had lost her mind. She nudged Cui Jin and rushed to admit it, appearing extremely disheveled.
Upon hearing this, Jiang Meier, who was on the ground, scrambled to her feet, pointed at the man, and charged at him like a madwoman, only to be stopped by a quick-thinking policeman. While everyone was still wondering how the person lying on the ground could stand up, Jiang Yu had already found a good spot to watch the show.
She shook her hand, put it in her pocket, and muttered to herself: "If only I had a bag of sunflower seeds."
"Lu Yi, Lu Zhiqing (educated youth)."
Jiang Meier, with tears streaming down her face, accused the other party of wrongdoing.
"I heard that the educated youth didn't go home for the Spring Festival this year, and I came to keep you company because I felt sorry for you. But I was inexplicably beaten with a brick by this crazy woman, and now you're lying to the police here. I must have been blind."
After saying that, Jiang Meier was about to tear it apart. She felt sorry for the man, so she vented her resentment on Bai Na.
Not only were the onlookers bewildered, but even the police were baffled by her bizarre actions. Wasn't this just the result of a cheating boyfriend seeing two women at once? Shouldn't their normal reaction be to condemn him together? Why were they tearing each other apart?
Seeing that she dared to make a move, Bai Na also got anxious and rolled up her sleeves, ready to fight back.
The police dragged Jiang Meier away, while Cui Jin hugged Bai Na. After separating the two, Lu Yi's mouth continued to open and close, stirring things up. The scene descended into chaos, and Cui Jin's buttocks were kicked by someone.
That's enough.
Cheng Lei frowned, staring intently at the farce, and shouted.
"Anyone who disrupts the order will be arrested and locked up for half a month. We'll deal with them after they've made enough of a fuss."
The air fell silent, and many villagers whispered among themselves.
"The Jiang family's parenting is really something else. Both of their daughters are completely infatuated with the same educated youth, and they've lost all sense of shame."
"And you're right, one of them is a wife who cheated on her husband, and the other dared to be alone with a man before they were even engaged, saying she was keeping him company, but who knows what kind of company she was keeping him company."
The women's voices disturbed Jiang Yu. She picked at her ears, walked up to them, and looked at them with curiosity.
"Aunties, what are you talking about? Tell me too."
The intelligence station group was startled by her close-up face, and they waved their hands sheepishly, backing away repeatedly.
"No, it's nothing, we're just chatting."
Jiang Yu smiled, secretly thinking that using magic to defeat magic was a sure-fire method.
Seeing that Jiang Meier was still able to fight despite bleeding a little, Cheng Lei figured she wasn't seriously injured and prepared to take her to the police station to give a statement. Before leaving, he specifically consulted the town mayor, Chen Tao.
As the town's top official and the main person in charge of this group of educated youth sent to the countryside, he should have severely criticized the matter. However, he needed to wait until the police finished their work and had a general understanding of the situation before drawing a conclusion.
He was used to accepting gifts from Cui Jin, and now that things had gotten out of hand, he had to help him clean up the mess. So, as long as he could get the police officers on his side and prevent Bai Na from getting a stain on her record, there probably wouldn't be any problems.
But Lu Yi and Jiang Meier are different. As the ringleaders, they should be punished and take the blame.
Before getting into the police car, Chen Tao deliberately gave Cui Jin a wink, which the latter immediately understood. The subtle gesture was so obvious that most people wouldn't notice it.
"Officer, why can she bring her family to accompany her, but we can't? Is it because she's a sent-down youth that she's treated differently from others?"
Jiang Meier looked at Cui Jin in the other car and shouted that they didn't treat ordinary people like human beings and were giving the perpetrators preferential treatment. The police, fearing misunderstanding, coldly replied:
"If you have family members who want to accompany you, they can certainly come along."
She didn't even dare to inform her own father, fearing that if her fish-stealing was exposed, he would beat her up. Why would she bother with family? They would just complain a bit.
Jiang Yu was secretly relieved that the plague god had finally left. She was about to go to the village chief to ask about the Yuhong Class when that annoying voice came over.
"Jiang Yu, are you deaf or blind? Can't you see I'm being slandered? Stop standing there pretending to be innocent, get in the car now."
Because the noise was too loud, the driver stopped the car without his supervisor's permission. Jiang Yu, watching her shouting, wished she could stuff a rag into her mouth.
Unable to resist the villagers' eagerness to watch the spectacle, they specifically reminded Song E before getting on the bus to remember to tell her child. The village chief and his wife knew that Jiang Yu had been dragged into this mess, and they were indignant. They wanted to say something, but seeing the town mayor there, they felt powerless to do so.
Once inside the police station, the three were interrogated separately. Cui Jin sat in a seat in the lobby, looking at Jiang Yu beside him, hesitant to speak. He worried that this woman would ask Shen Ying for help for her younger sister. If that happened, forget about finding anyone; if it alerted anyone in the city, even he would be in deep trouble.
In contrast, Jiang Yu not only didn't care, but also chatted with other comrades, probably asking about the judgments for those who owe money and don't pay it back.
After waiting for about ten minutes, she sat back down, staring blankly at the ceiling, already having a plan in mind. Since she was already here, she might as well take this opportunity to get her money back. She was certain Lu Yi wouldn't lie in front of the police officers. She could only blame Jiang Meier for insisting on bringing her along; she wouldn't be responsible for anything that happened.
"Are you Comrade Jiang Yu?"
Cui Jin spent two minutes doing some mental preparation and gathering intelligence.
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