"Are you sure you want to say that?"
"You were the one who hurt me first. Don't blame me for turning against you. You forced me to do this."
Shen Mo looked at his hysterical look and was too lazy to waste words with such a person.
She rolled her eyes at him coldly, as if she were looking at a pile of unsightly garbage, and then said in a very calm tone:
"Well, in that case, there's nothing I can do."
After saying that, she shrugged her shoulders nonchalantly, then turned around decisively, hugged the book, and left without looking back.
Zhang Wei couldn't stand her aloof attitude and was about to spread rumors.
A slightly hurried voice sounded not far away:
"Zhang Wei, Zhang Wei, quick, the Academic Affairs Office is calling you. It's urgent. They said it's from your family!"
In the Academic Affairs Office, an old black telephone lay on the table.
Zhang Wei grabbed the receiver and asked, "Hello, who is that?"
His mother's voice came from the other end of the phone:
"Qiwei, Qiwei, your brother, your brother was fired from the tax bureau... He lost his job. They said... they said he committed a serious offense... He embezzled public funds... Now... Now he's been taken away for investigation, and his house... Our house has been searched. Woohoo, is there anything you can do to help your brother?"
Zhang Wei felt his eyes go dark.
Your house was raided?
How is this possible?
His brother Zhang Qiang is the greatest pride of their family.
Although he is just a section chief in the tax bureau, he is also a well-known figure among them.
It is the confidence that allows their family to stand tall in front of relatives and neighbors.
It is what Zhang Wei can brag about in college.
"Mom...Mom...you...say it again...are you mistaken?"
"What's wrong?! He's been arrested! The house has been turned upside down! The neighbors are watching! Xiaowei...what should we do...if your brother really goes to jail...our family...wuwuwu...Xiaowei, don't you know a lot of people?"
"That's impossible. Let me think about it and ask my classmates if they can help."
Zhang Wei thought about it carefully and decided that spreading rumors was not that important to him now. He had to help his elder brother first.
He knew quite a few classmates, and their families had some connections.
If I ask them for help now, maybe I can get my brother’s sentence reduced by a few years before the matter is finally determined, or... maybe I can save him a big deal?
The first person he thought of was his roommate Li Jianshe.
Li Jianshe's father was the section chief of a certain bureau in the city. He was quite impressive in the dormitory at that time, and Zhang Wei often tried to curry favor with him.
"Jianshe! Jianshe! Please help me!" Zhang Wei rushed to the dormitory and pushed open the half-closed door.
Li Jianshe was sitting on the bed reading a newspaper. He was startled and frowned immediately: "What's the matter?"
"Jianshe, we have such a good relationship, please do me a favor." Zhang Wei rushed over, grabbed Li Weiguo's arm, and recounted what happened at home incoherently, emphasizing that his brother was wronged and it was a work error, and asked Li Weiguo to ask his father to help him smooth things over.
After hearing this, Li Jianshe's expression changed, his eyes flickered, and he calmly pulled his arm out of Zhang Wei's hand and moved to the side.
"Zhang Wei... this... this is a huge matter. It's embezzlement of public funds! This is no small matter! My dad... my dad is just a section chief. How could he care about the tax bureau's affairs? Besides, this case has been opened for investigation. Who would dare to interfere? Isn't this just asking for trouble?"
Li Jianshe's tone was clearly evasive.
"Jianshe, we are good brothers. Your father must know me. Please, say a word for me. I will pay any price!" Zhang Wei was so anxious that he wanted to catch him.
"No, no, no." Li Weiguo stood up suddenly as if avoiding the plague and took two steps back.
"Zhang Wei, it's not that I don't want to help you, it's just that I really can't. This matter... Well, you should go home quickly. I... I have things to do, so I'll be out first."
After saying that, he grabbed the book on the table and fled out of the dormitory without even looking at Zhang Wei.
Zhang Wei's heart sank.
But he was unwilling to give up, and he thought of Wang Yuanchao from the next class.
Wang Yuanchao's uncle seemed to work in a district revolutionary committee and he had boasted about it a lot in the past.
He rushed to the study room that Wang Yuanchao often went to, and indeed found it.
"Aid Korea! Aid Korea, brothers!" Zhang Wei rushed over crying.
When Wang Yuanchao saw that it was him, his face darkened. Before Zhang Wei could speak, he lowered his voice and said with a hint of warning:
"Zhang Wei? Are you still thinking about running around? We've all heard a little bit about your family's affairs."
"Yuan Chao, please help me and let your uncle..." Zhang Wei said anxiously.
"Stop!" Wang Yuanchao interrupted him immediately and looked at Zhou vigilantly.
"Zhang Wei, for the sake of our friendship, I advise you to stop struggling. Pack your things quickly and think about your own escape route!"
"What do you mean?" Zhang Wei's heart sank.
Wang Yuanchao leaned closer, looking at him with complicated eyes. "You've messed with someone you shouldn't have. The higher-ups... have spoken. They're going to conduct a thorough investigation! Your brother's case is... it's an example to scare the monkeys. Anyone who dares to get involved will suffer. You... you better take care of yourself!"
After saying this, he hurriedly packed up his books, as if afraid of being contaminated by some bad luck, and left quickly without looking back.
Zhang Wei was left standing there dumbfounded.
Zhang Wei did not give up, and stumbled to find a few classmates who had a good relationship with him and whose families seemed to have some social background.
The results were no exception.
Either they avoid us or they say "I can't help you" or "I can't do anything" through the crack in the door, and then quickly close the door.
A follower who had been quite fawning over him turned pale with fear when he saw him coming, and waved his hands repeatedly:
"Brother Wei, no, Zhang Wei, please forgive me! My father is just a workshop director, nothing more!
This matter in your family is…huge. I heard…I heard that you offended the big shots above. You…you should leave quickly and don’t implicate me!”
"Big creature...involved..."
Zhang Wei sat dejectedly on the cold steps of the playground, chewing on these two words unconsciously in his mouth, unable to figure out the meaning.
Or rather, he didn't want to believe it! This was ridiculous.
There must be something wrong!
Maybe my brother really did commit a crime and just happened to be caught in the crossfire? Or maybe it was a coincidence?
No, I can't just sit there and wait for death! I have to find a way! My brother is still in there, and our family can't be destroyed like this!
Suddenly he thought of Wang Dafeng.
They both agreed to date each other, although he was forced into it.
Wang Dafeng's family seems to have some connections, so it would be great if she was willing to help.
"Wang Dafeng! Comrade Wang Dafeng! Come down! I have something urgent to talk to you about! Wang Dafeng!"
His shouting sounded particularly abrupt and shrill in the dormitory building, attracting many girls to stick their heads out of the windows, pointing and talking.
Soon, a tall and strong figure appeared at the entrance of the corridor.
Wang Dafeng walked out with a frown on his face and a bad look on his face.
"Zhang Wei? What are you yelling about? You think it's not embarrassing enough?" Wang Dafeng walked up to him, put her hands on her hips, and said in a dissatisfied tone.
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