Old Secretary Du Jianguo watched Xu Zhongmin wipe the sweat from his forehead. He raised his lips slightly and said with a deliberately embarrassed look, "Director Xu, ever since the case of the secret agent poisoning the old leader was solved, the higher-ups have been asking us to protect Chu Zhiqing's safety. Nothing can happen to our Qingshan Brigade."
Now that such a big thing has happened, and Chu Zhiqing suspects that it is another frame-up by spies, this is not as simple as reading a banned book.
Please wait for me to consult with the higher-ups and see what instructions the county or the city government gives you before you make a decision!"
Du Jianguo was about to leave, but Xu Zhongmin hurriedly stopped him, smiled awkwardly and whispered, "Old Party Secretary, please don't leave yet. What I did just now was indeed inappropriate.
You don’t know, as soon as I found these banned books, I was so anxious that I was confused.
I lost my vigilance for a moment and had long forgotten my identity as Chu Zhiqing. Thanks to you for reminding me, I now realize the seriousness of the problem. You are right, this matter must be treated with caution."
After saying this, he coughed dryly and said to Chu Jingqiu in an official tone, "Chu Zhiqing, I'm extremely saddened to have found such books from your Zhiqing Youth Camp. I really feel a bit disappointed with some of the Zhiqing Youth. In my anxiety, I didn't think much about it.
Now think about it carefully, as the descendant of the old leader, this is very likely a frame-up against you by the spies.
Since you can prove that someone framed you and Shi Zhiqing, I will give you a chance today to prove your innocence."
Zheng Hongjuan's face was clearly filled with panic. She hurriedly said, "Director Xu, how can we overturn this irrefutable evidence? It's just a waste of time.
I don't think there is any need to waste any more time. They just want to delay and avoid punishment.
If you take them all away for investigation, you will definitely be able to find out the truth."
Chu Jingqiu said calmly, "Zheng Hongjuan, I have no grudge against you, and I don't know who ordered you to frame me and Shi Zhiqing.
Don't be anxious or feel guilty. You will definitely have a chance to perform on stage soon. Prepare well and wait for your performance!"
She glanced at Xu Zhongmin without any emotion, "First of all, I would like to thank Director Xu for giving me a chance to prove my innocence.
She glanced in Shi Aihong's direction and said, "Please ask these two female comrades to release Shi Zhiqing first. It's not appropriate for Shi Zhiqing to be held captive by you before the truth of the matter is found out."
Even if Shi Zhiqing read these two books, with so many people watching, she can't escape. Otherwise, if it is found out that she was wrongly accused, wouldn't everyone be happy? "
The two female comrades from the Revolutionary Committee looked at Xu Zhongmin, who nodded, and they let go of Shi Aihong.
Chu Jingqiu walked up to Shi Aihong and combed her braids, "Aihong, we have nothing to fear from our own shadows. Even if we are falsely accused, we must not be defeated mentally.
Hold your head high, straighten your clothes, and use your actions to prove that we have been wronged, so that everyone can see our unyielding spirit."
Chu Jingqiu tidied Shi Aihong's clothes and looked at Xu Zhongmin calmly. "Director Xu, could you please let me see the signatures on those two books? I can use handwriting identification to find out the true owner of these two books."
Xu Zhongmin signaled his subordinates to bring the two books over, and Chu Jingqiu looked at the handwriting carefully.
Then he took out a pen from his jacket pocket, took out a small notebook from his shoulder bag, and tore off a piece of paper from it.
He quickly wrote a few words on the book and handed it to Xu Zhongmin, "Director Xu, look at the words written on the cover, they look like dog crawling.
Compare it with the words I wrote on this piece of paper. Although they look somewhat similar, it is obvious that they were not written by the same person!
Moreover, the ink of the handwriting is obviously newly written. If I had bought this book six years ago, the ink would definitely not look so bright!
With such a clear discrepancy, it's clear at a glance that this is a clear frame-up."
Xu Zhongmin nodded. "It's true that it wasn't written by one person. The handwriting on it is indeed newly added. But this only proves that the book is not yours. It doesn't prove that Shi Zhiqing hasn't read it."
Shi Aihong swallowed nervously and looked at Chu Jingqiu with hope in her eyes.
Chu Jingqiu raised the corner of his mouth slightly, "I just want you to take a preliminary look. This matter is not as simple as it seems on the surface."
The old branch secretary also took it and compared it, "Chu Zhiqing's handwriting is really good. The words in these two books look very soft. Although I tried my best to imitate her handwriting, it doesn't look as powerful as Chu Zhiqing's.
Director Xu, this young Chu Zhiqing and Shi Zhiqing must have been wrongly accused. Let's hurry up and have Chu Zhiqing find the bad guy!"
Xu Zhongmin nodded helplessly, "Chu Zhiqing, it's up to you now. I hope you will live up to our expectations and find the bad element hiding among the people."
Chu Jingqiu looked at the educated youth in the courtyard and said loudly, "Comrades, everyone has seen what happened today. Shi Zhiqing and I were wronged. The person who wronged us must be someone from our educated youth camp.
I hope everyone will cooperate with me and pull out the poisonous snake hiding in our educated youth site. If she is not pulled out, you may be the ones who are framed one day.
I hope everyone will hand over their notebooks so I can conduct handwriting identification and find the person who framed us."
Qin Yilan snorted coldly, "You prove your innocence, why do you want us to take out our notebooks? Are you doing this to suspect that we are all bad people?"
Zheng Hongjuan also echoed: "Exactly. He did something bad, but he still wants to drag everyone down with him. He really has bad intentions, and yet he speaks so nicely."
Chu Jingqiu sneered and said, "If you don't do anything wrong, you don't have to worry about ghosts knocking on your door. Could it be that you two did this?
Isn't it just a matter of looking at the notebook to eliminate suspicion? Anyone who doesn't even dare to take the notebook must have something to hide."
Wu Shuangshuang and the male educated youth ran to their rooms without saying a word, took out their notebooks and put them on the stool in the yard.
The old Party branch secretary Du Jianguo looked at Qin Yilan and Zheng Hongjuan and said unhappily, "What are you talking about? Take it away quickly, or we'll have the comrades from the Revolutionary Committee search your room directly."
The two of them slowly returned to the room, took out their notebooks, and placed them on the stool reluctantly.
Chu Jingqiu looked at the old branch secretary and said with a smile, "Secretary Du, could you please check if there are any names written on the covers of these notebooks? To be fair, you can cover the names.
Otherwise, if I find out the real owner of the book, she will say that I am retaliating against her or wrongly accusing her."
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