As the person in charge of the educated youth settlement, Lin Haiping was the first to face their questions.
“I asked him why he went out, but Zhou Han didn’t reveal his whereabouts at all. In addition, we usually have to work and study, so we didn’t pay much attention to him.”
The brigade headquarters was turned into a makeshift interrogation room. The educated youth were called in one by one, and they were so nervous that their hands were sweating as they looked at the serious expressions on those faces.
"Neither of them are sociable, and they won't tell us anything."
“They both always had money, especially Bai Rongjun. She was even seen wearing a polyester dress when she went out.”
They were really unlucky. Chen Hong had been arrested for theft and sent to a labor camp, and the captain and the police had already given them a lesson.
This time, Zhou Han and his companion were doing business in secret, and they even went to such a far place, so the police came to investigate them again.
I just hope that once all this is asked, it will be over, and that we won't have to keep having meetings like before.
What is the relationship between Bai Rongjun and Zhou Han?
As soon as Yang Fangmei entered the brigade headquarters, she broke out in a cold sweat and trembled under the piercing gaze of the interrogators. If they knew that she had liked Zhou Han before, would they also doubt her stance?
"They, they had a very good relationship, they loved each other very much, Bai Zhiqing couldn't do the work in the fields, so Zhou Han helped her with it."
Bai Rongjun couldn't get used to the food in the kitchen, so Zhou Han even took leave to go to the supply and marketing cooperative to buy dry food and canned goods.
"So you're saying they have a very good relationship, and Bai Rongjun also benefits from Zhou Han's money?"
Yang Fangmei nodded quickly. She admired Zhou Han because he was generous and capable. Who would have thought he was this kind of person?
After interrogating the educated youth, the investigators also interviewed the villagers.
"Oh my god, I knew this kid wasn't a good person. I found him sneaking out alone the other day, and I almost got caught by him when I followed him."
There was hardly any light in the middle of the night. If he hadn't been feeling guilty, how would he have noticed me following him?
"It's my fault for being too scared back then. If I had followed him the whole time, I might have found out much sooner. I wouldn't have let him do it for so long."
Aunt Tian was a little disappointed. It turned out that he wasn't having a secret rendezvous, but was doing some kind of business. If she had insisted on following him a little longer, she might have made a great contribution.
The other villagers surrounded Aunt Tian, looking at her with admiration. Although they hadn't caught him in the act, she was the only one in the village who knew he had slipped away.
"Tian Cuihua, it's still your dog nose that's able to spot anything wrong first."
The other educated youth didn't know what was going on either. They'd lived together for so long, hadn't they noticed anything at all?
The investigators interrupted them and steered the conversation back to their relationship. Like the other educated youth, the women said the two had a very good relationship.
This week, the educated youth usually doesn't talk much, but when he does something, he does something earth-shattering. Meanwhile, the educated youth Bai cries every day and seems as timid as a rabbit, yet he dares to cover up for his partner and cooperate with him.
The educated youth in Yanghe Village this year are all quite remarkable; first there was Chen Hong, and now these two are here too.
While others could leave after asking a couple of questions, Bai Jiamei became the focus of attention, sitting in the brigade headquarters talking until her throat was dry.
Bai Rongjun is Bai Jiamei's younger sister. From their birth to their arrival in the countryside, and even the past between Bai Rongjun and Zhou Han, he asked about almost everything in detail.
Unfortunately, Bai Jiamei was a newcomer and had no idea what had happened before, so she secretly resented the book for not explaining it in more detail.
When news of Zhou Han's incident reached her, she was in the field and was so frightened that she almost stabbed herself in the foot with her hoe.
She's starting to doubt whether she's actually the protagonist in this world, otherwise why would the protagonist's sister have been captured?
Following the events depicted in the book, they lived a happy and fulfilling life and even became the richest people in the world.
However, the book had already collapsed, so these things were to be expected.
Fortunately, she hadn't had a chance to tell Zhou Han about joining the group yet. As a newcomer, Bai Jiamei often forgot that in this era, such a free market was not allowed.
In addition, they were short of money during this period, so if they arrived even a little late, they would ask Zhou Han how to join in.
Investigators were most interested in Bai Jiamei and secretly investigated her relationship with Zhou Han. Since everyone said that the two sisters didn't talk to each other much, they gave up on bringing her back to the station.
“You are all from Xin’an. It’s amazing that four of you are from such a small Yanghe Village brigade.”
They opened the booklet containing information about the educated youth, and the fact that these four people shared the same place of origin was too conspicuous.
"I..." Bai Jiamei racked her brains, but she couldn't say that she had spent 300 yuan to buy the spot.
"It must be the work of that educated youth's father."
Bai Jiamei secretly breathed a sigh of relief. It wasn't wrong to push all the blame onto Zhou Han's father. After all, manipulating two people was no different from manipulating three.
Lu Ronghui was the last person to arrive. Everyone knew that she had moved away from the educated youth settlement long ago and had nothing to do with Zhou Han and the other person.
"You are all from Xin'an. Were you familiar with Zhou Han and his companion before?"
Lu Ronghui did not acknowledge Bai Rongjun's relationship with the Lu family. After pretending to hesitate for a moment, she brought up a "secret" that both of them knew.
"All I know is that when they were in Xin'an, they did some inappropriate things in someone else's house. It caused quite a stir, and the homeowner caught them red-handed. They even had to pay compensation afterwards."
"Inappropriate things?"
Lu Ronghui pretended to be a little embarrassed to say it, "After this happened, the two families immediately got engaged."
Now everyone understands.
It seems that the two have a very good relationship, but Bai Rongjun said that Zhou Han coerced her?
After asking the questions, they waved for Lu Ronghui to leave, but she remained seated on the stool for a long time before finally mustering the courage to do so.
"Comrade, I'd like to ask what kind of punishment they will receive?"
"It depends on the situation."
They certainly wouldn't reveal this to Lu Ronghui, but judging from their expressions, it was clear that the punishment wouldn't be light.
Lu Ronghui stood up to thank them before leaving the brigade headquarters. Only after walking a distance did a smile appear on her face.
So they ruined themselves?
I just don't know if they'll ever have a chance to be together again after everything they've been through.
Lu Ronghui recalled how, after discovering the change in her college application, the couple vehemently denied it, only to repeatedly hurt her feelings later.
She's said to be jealous of Lu Ronghui, jealous of her education, family, and job, but it's unknown whether she'll be able to have those things again this time.
Can the couple still be together without these things?
She did hope they could overcome all difficulties and be together. Two people in the abyss bound together would only drag each other down and sink deeper.
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