Just as Sun Bailing finished making a phone call to let Cheng Yi and Gu Xiu return to Beijing for the funeral, a commotion arose downstairs.
Not long after, Aunt Shi, her face pale, went upstairs and knocked on the door.
"Commander Sun, the political commissar says you need to come downstairs..."
Why would the political commissar come looking for him? Sun Bailing went downstairs, and Hua Li and Luo Shicheng followed him downstairs.
When Sun Bailing saw Kong Dahong and several people from the Political Department, his expression turned serious.
Kong Dahong's expression was serious. "Commander Sun, Xiao Rong has reported that you had an improper relationship with a capitalist's daughter during the Liberation period. Please come with me."
Hua Li became anxious upon hearing this and tried to speak, but Sun Bailing stopped her.
Sun Bailing said, "Political Commissar, if I'm not mistaken, Xiao Rong is referring to me and Shen Suyin, right?"
“That’s right…” Kong Dahong nodded.
Sun Bailing told Kong Dahong to wait a moment, then turned and went upstairs. He quickly came down and handed Kong Dahong a document.
"Shen Suyin and I are legally married; this is our marriage certificate from back then..."
Kong Dahong took it and examined it carefully; it was indeed genuine.
This old-style marriage certificate is also recognized by the new law, but it must be exchanged for a new marriage certificate after verification. However, Shen Suyin is not in the country, so she cannot exchange it. Nevertheless, it is still valid as evidence of a legal marriage.
Sun Bailing then handed the Beijing property deed that Luo Shicheng had returned to him to Kong Dahong.
“These are the betrothal gifts that Shen Suyin gave me back then. We have both the formal betrothal ceremony and the legally recognized marriage certificate. There is no question of any improper relationship between us.”
Everyone present was stunned. Kong Dahong took the deed and saw that it was real. He asked Sun Bailing in disbelief.
"Shen Suyin offered you a betrothal gift?"
Shouldn't it be the man who gives betrothal gifts to the woman? Why did Sun Bailing change it? Or is he too young to understand the old customs?
Sun Bailing frankly stated, "My family is small... my wife didn't want to leave home, so I became her live-in son-in-law. Of course, she was the one who gave me the betrothal gifts. Is there a problem?"
How could you, a grown man, willingly accept betrothal gifts and marry into your father-in-law's family? How could you even bring yourself to say that? Kong Dahong returned the house deed and marriage certificate to Sun Bailing, feeling a strange sense of insecurity.
"Regardless of your marital status with Shen Suyin, it is an indisputable fact that you had close contact with capitalists, so you must come back with me to investigate. Please."
Since it involved political issues, Sun Bailing couldn't avoid being taken away for investigation. He put the house deed and marriage certificate back in his study, changed into his outdoor clothes, and was about to leave with Kong Dahong.
“Dad…” The father and daughter had just reunited when Sun Bailing was falsely accused and was about to be taken away. Hua Li was reluctant to let him go.
Sun Bailing was also reluctant, and with a dark face, he instructed Luo Shicheng.
“Take good care of my daughter. If even a single hair on her head is missing, I will hold you responsible.”
Luo Shicheng seized the opportunity, saying, "Dad, don't worry, I will take good care of Hua Li and wait for you to come back."
If it were any other time, Sun Bailing would have broken Luo Shicheng's legs if Luo Shicheng had dared to call him "Dad," but now the situation was beyond his control, and Sun Bailing had no choice but to accept it.
Sun Bailing glared fiercely at the shameless Luo Shicheng and reluctantly hummed in agreement.
"Who is Hua Li?" Yang Daocheng and Chu Tonghai barged in from outside, followed by several guards.
Hua Li replied, "Yes, that's me."
"Take him away..." Yang Daocheng gave the order, and the guards came forward to arrest Hua Li, but Luo Shicheng blocked them.
"Doesn't Commander Yang need to give an explanation for taking my wife away?"
Chu Tonghai angrily pointed at Hua Li, "Hua Li held a grudge because Li Mingzhu accused her of having an improper relationship with Chen Yuanshan, and actually poisoned Li Mingzhu to death. You still want an explanation? You should return Li Mingzhu to me first."
What? Li Mingzhu is dead?
This news came like a thunderbolt, catching everyone off guard.
When Yang Daocheng and Chu Tonghai came in, Luo Yan quietly took Xiao Xiu upstairs. Now that she came down and heard that Li Mingzhu was dead, her eyes looked like ice.
"Beat the bad boy! Beat the bad boy!"
Luo Yan rushed over and punched Chu Tonghai in the leg with her little fist.
Chu Tonghai felt as if Luo Yan's little fists were like small iron hammers, hitting him so hard that his bones felt like they were about to break.
Fearing that Luo Yan would be taken advantage of, Hua Li went up, picked up Luo Yan, and stepped back to distance himself from Chu Tonghai.
Luo Yan couldn't hit Chu Tonghai, so she pointed her little finger at him and called him in a cute but fierce way.
"You naughty boy! Eat it!"
Kong Dahong didn't understand, but he was quite surprised that Xiao Biga was so fierce. Normally, he would have teased him a lot, but now he could only endure it.
Hua Li said after Luo Yan reminded him.
"You said I poisoned Li Mingzhu, but we ate the same food, and Li Mingzhu served the chicken soup. How come we're all fine but she's the one who got sick?"
Chu Tonghai insisted that Hua Li was the one who did it.
"Li Mingzhu was fine at home, but she became poisoned not long after she brought you chicken soup. It must have been you who did it."
Hua Li sneered, "Unless it's a highly toxic poison, the effects of poisoning will take time. Li Mingzhu only stayed in our house for a total of ten minutes. According to your statement, I even suspect that she was poisoned in your house and came here just to frame us."
Aunt Shi immediately chimed in, “After Madam Chu’s incident, Mr. Chu brought people to our house and forbade Aunt Zheng and me from telling Chief Sun, and also forbade us from calling Xiao Chen. They locked Aunt Zheng and me up and confiscated all the tableware we used at the time. Everything I said is true. Please, leaders, see for yourselves.”
Controlling the nanny and preventing her from notifying Sun Bailing is a problem in itself, not to mention that she took away all the evidence. Even if Yang Daocheng wanted to protect Chu Tonghai, he wouldn't dare with the political commissar present.
At this moment, another group of people walked in, and the middle-aged man in the lead looked down at Luo Yan, who was being held in Hua Li's arms.
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