In the police station.
The Bai family dared to make a scene at the gate of the brigade, but when they saw the people in the police caps, they looked at each other and did not dare to say a word.
A cowardly look on his face.
Li Mazi took advantage of the situation and approached Bai Wei to curse, "What the hell is this? Didn't you say that we just need to make a scene at the gate, and someone will naturally come to help, and by then I will have a wife and can take some money back? But why are we in the police station now?"
Bai Wei also felt uneasy.
He really didn't lie to Li Mazi.
After Bai Yan ran away from the train station, Bai Wei wanted to continue looking for her. After all, he had already used the two hundred yuan in gifts he had received to make up for the stolen money.
But how can I find it from such a faraway place?
The Bai family had no choice but to carry a piece of pork to the town.
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...
Li Mazi had no money and no one, so naturally he was unwilling to give up.
He swung the knife and uttered a cruel word: Either the Bai family pays double the gift money, or find a woman for him.
Just when the Bai family didn't know what to do, someone suddenly came.
He claimed to be from the capital and asked whether the Bai family had a daughter named Bai Yan.
After getting confirmation, the man said that Bai Yan was now following the man and staying in the team, unwilling to leave.
As long as the Bai family can take her away from the capital, that person will also give the Bai family an extra sum of money.
Only then did the Bai family know that Bai Yan was in the capital, and that she, who only had a junior high school education, had become a translator?
Bai Wei hurriedly told Li Mazi the news.
The two men discussed it and decided that one wanted the person and the other wanted money, so they bought tickets that night and headed straight for Jingzhou.
Bai Yanren was indeed in the team, but the development of things did not seem to be as simple as Bai Wei expected.
Not only did they fail to bring the person out, but their group was also taken to the police station.
As the first witness, Lu Jili spoke first, "Captain Li, this is what happened. I was passing by the gate on a march this morning and happened to see this family blocking the gate and making trouble. The four of them had a clear division of labor. When they arrived at the gate, the two older ones lay down and pretended to be dead, while the other two were responsible for raising their voices to attract attention."
Captain Li from the police station is an acquaintance of Chen Xun, and he also knows Lu Jili and the others.
After listening to them, he nodded, turned to Bai Wei and asked again: "It's your turn."
Bai Wei rubbed his hands and smiled apologetically, "Comrade from the Public Security Bureau, we are not the ones causing trouble, but my sister was abducted..."
Lu Jili pulled a chair with a clatter, straddled him, and stared at him straight in the face.
Thinking about how Lu Jili had stepped on him just now, Bai Wei swallowed his saliva and spoke more politely, "...Comrade Public Security, this is really unfair to us! Even if I had ten times the courage, I would not dare to cause trouble in front of the army gate. There is really no other way..."
Bai Wei has been telling lies since he was a child. "My sister's name is Bai Yan. She was born in the Year of the Rabbit and just turned 20 this year. She...she was not satisfied with the marriage arranged by her family, so she ran away with a man. We asked around and found out that she is now in the capital, and he was the one who abducted her away!"
Lu Jili glanced at Meng Hechuan.
Facing Bai Wei's accusation, he said nothing and tapped his fingers lightly on the table.
Although the two brothers didn't say anything explicitly, seeing that the way Master Meng treated Bai Yan was very different now, anyone with a discerning eye could tell that something was going on between them.
Although the Bai family is full of shit, Lu Jili is not blind.
The outline between their eyebrows and the whites of their eyes are very similar, so they must be from the same family.
Thinking of this, Lu Jili felt a headache.
"Hey, old friend, tell me the truth, did Sister Yan run away from her marriage?"
Meng Hechuan glanced at him, "Is it important?"
Before Bai Yan joined the team, the brigade conducted a secret investigation on her.
However, this type of political review usually only looks at social relationships and never investigates private matters.
Meng Hechuan did use his own network of connections to check on Bai Yan, and when he first met Bai Yan, she also mentioned that she was trying to avoid her father and brother.
Therefore, Master Meng later vaguely guessed the reason why she escaped from Jinling at that time.
But many things happened one after another later, and the two confessed their love to each other. The joy clouded his head, and the well-planned Meng Hechuan ignored the fact that Bai Yan was from the family.
I didn't expect that this family would come directly to my door.
Meng Hechuan was puzzled by the appearance of the Bai family, but now was obviously not a good time to ask.
He retracted his fingers and straightened his back.
Chief Engineer Meng, who looked very cold and indifferent, said directly: "Bai Yan is an important translator of the team. I don't care if she had any previous engagements. Now she is a member of the organization. The organization has tasks for her to complete."
"That won't do!" Li Mazi jumped up.
Meng Hechuan slowly smoothed the wrinkles on his sleeves: "According to the organization, Comrade Bai Yan has never obtained a marriage certificate with anyone."
"A marriage certificate is nothing. I spent 200 bucks to buy her my wife!"
As soon as Li Mazi finished speaking, Meng Hechuan quickly glanced at Captain Li.
Captain Li reacted very quickly. He immediately frowned and changed his calm attitude. "What did you just say? A wife bought for 200 yuan? Did you know that buying and selling women is illegal?"
"How can this be considered as trafficking in women?" Li Mazi stuttered for a moment, "The Bai family accepted my gift money..."
"Nowadays, there is a marriage law that states that marriage is a voluntary act between men and women. Let me ask you, did the comrade Bai Yan you mentioned marry you voluntarily? Were you in a relationship before you got engaged to her?"
Li Mazi is an uneducated butcher who grew up in the countryside. He only knows how to kill pigs and chop meat. He has never heard of marriage law.
He answered subconsciously: "What kind of relationship is this? What kind of marriage law is this? I spent money, and she is my wife. What kind of relationship is this? What do I need her to agree to? Her parents took two hundred yuan and a watch from me, and she has to give birth to a son for my Li family!"
"If you are not in a free relationship, your act of buying a wife would constitute the crime of trafficking in women, and you will be sentenced to jail."
Li Mazi was frightened and jumped up, grabbing Bai Wei and scolding him, "I've been hurt badly by your Bai family! Not only did I lose my life and money, but now I have to go to jail? If you hadn't lied to me and told me that your bitch was in the capital, and asked me to come with you to catch people, and you would pay me after the job was done, I would not have gotten involved in this mess!"
"Wait a minute, how did you just listen to others again? Who told you that Sister Bai Yan was in the Jingzhou Aerospace Team? What do you mean you can give her money afterwards?"
Lu Jili asked.
Li Mazi has pockmarks all over his face and his mouth is useless.
Just as he was about to answer, Bai Wei covered his mouth again.
Li Mazi was still not satisfied after cursing, and shook Bai Wei back and forth, "Give me back my two hundred dollars and my watch, or I'll beat you up every time I see you in the future!"
Seeing that the commotion was almost over, Meng Hechuan stood up suddenly.
His slender, bony fingers fastened the buttons of his coat, and his black coat concealed the blue and white hospital gown.
A murderous look on his face.
"Captain Li, I remember that the city bureau is now focusing on cases of private sale of women and children in rural areas. This not only involves the abduction of human traffickers, but also the old rural custom of openly selling wives and children at a price, forming the absurdity of arranged marriages."
Before leaving, he patted Captain Li on the shoulder and said, "Captain Li, check it out carefully."
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