Seeing the stalemate, Secretary Yan tried to smooth things over. "Comrade Xiao, the comrade from the inspection team next to you hasn't said a word since arriving. Now that Comrade Gong Linglong is here, let him identify the person first."
Gong Linglong turned her head and took the initiative to look at the man sitting behind Meng Mu. Her eyes were frank and she allowed him to look at her and confirm.
The comrade from the inspection team looked deeply at Gong Linglong for a few seconds, then said, "The people who injured Comrades Yu Nan and Meng Xiaoying yesterday were probably two groups. One group consisted of two teenagers, and the other person who broke their kneecaps was covered with a piece of cloth, so no one could see their appearance clearly. The only thing I can confirm now is that Comrade Gong was not one of the two teenagers."
"Comrade Xiao, what do you say?" Secretary Yan kicked the ball back to Meng's mother.
"I'm sorry to have troubled Secretary Yan today. My daughter was beaten in the street. It was extremely cruel. Seeing my daughter lying on the hospital bed covered in wounds, my heart aches. I will ask the Public Security Bureau and the Inspection Team to continue tracking down the perpetrators. If there is any need in the future, please help me, Secretary Yan."
Although there was no evidence, Meng's mother still suspected Gong Linglong and planned to go back and investigate carefully.
Secretary Yan glanced at Gong Linglong and saw that she looked frank and not at all guilty, so he nodded and said, "Okay."
After Meng Mu left, Gong Linglong also apologized to the leaders: "Secretary Yan, Director Yang, I'm sorry that I got involved in this mess for no reason and caused you trouble."
"If you didn't do it, you don't need to apologize." Director Yang glanced at her.
Gong Linglong twitched her lips, feeling somewhat guilty, but she didn't show it. She added, "Actually, when I found out yesterday about Yu Nan's relationship with Yu Zhen, and that she was related to Meng Xiaoying, I really wanted to punch her. They're related to enemy spies like Gao Xuemei, and they usually have close contact with them. Anyone can beat up someone like that who collaborates with enemy spies."
Secretary Yan: “…”
Director Yang: “…”
While they were still discussing this, Meng Mu, who hadn't walked far, stopped and asked the member of the inspection team nearby, "Xiao He, do you think it was Gong Linglong?"
Xiao He's eyes flickered slightly. He knew what she meant and whispered, "Comrade Xiao, we don't have any solid evidence, nor any useful clues pointing to her. We can't conclude the case based on speculation alone."
Seeing her frown, as if dissatisfied with the answer, Xiao He advised again: "If she were an ordinary person, we could handle it easily, but she has two special identities. Evidence fabricated at random will not withstand investigation, and it will bring greater trouble to the Meng family."
Meng Mu also knew that what he said was right, but she was heartbroken when she thought of her daughter lying in bed seriously injured while the murderer was at large.
Seeing her expressionless and silent, Xiao He continued to persuade her: "Comrade Xiao, the Public Security Bureau is now conducting a thorough investigation. They may soon have clues. Please wait patiently for news."
At this point, Mother Meng had no choice but to nod and say, "Thank you for the hard work you put in today."
“It should be.”
Seeing that she had listened, Xiao He breathed a sigh of relief and said, "Comrade Xiao, I'll go back to work first."
"good."
Meng's mother nodded, and after he left, she walked towards the hospital.
When she returned to the hospital ward, many relatives and friends had come to Meng Xiaoying's ward, and the two elders of the Meng family were there to entertain them.
Seeing her return, Old Man Meng asked first, "I heard that you suspected Director Yang's assistant and just brought the inspection team over to identify him. Did you get any results?"
"No."
Without solid evidence, Mother Meng couldn't speak carelessly. She said with a gloomy face, "There was some conflict between the other party and Xiaoying. It just so happened that Yu Nan accidentally scalded her mother yesterday. Not long after, Yu Nan and Xiaoying were beaten like this. I thought the timing was too coincidental, so I went over to ask around."
"Mom, have you found any suspicious points? Do you think Gong Linglong did it?" Meng Xiaoying asked in a hoarse voice.
"There is no evidence."
Mother Meng replied with four words, then asked, "Xiaoying, besides your feud with Gong Linglong, do you have any grudges against anyone else?"
"Mom, I don't." Meng Xiaoying answered without thinking.
"Think about it carefully."
Meng's mother usually protected her blindly, but she suddenly remembered what Captain Xue had said to her on the phone. Her daughter's temper must have offended other people, and she didn't even realize it.
Meng Xiaoying was a little impatient, but when she thought about the two teenagers who beat her and that they looked familiar, she swallowed the words that were about to come out of her mouth.
"Xiaoying, this is a serious matter. Please think carefully."
"The Meng family is in trouble right now. Countless eyes are watching us, and many people want to bring us down. We have to be extra cautious in what we say and do. If we're not careful, we'll fall into a trap set by others."
"There's something fishy about you and your cousin being beaten in the street. You and your brother and sister-in-law probably have a lot of suspects in your mind, but you can't investigate as loudly as before."
"If we don't have solid evidence and randomly confront someone, it will have a very negative impact and arouse others' resentment towards us. Then our whole family will be pointed out and talked about, which will be very detrimental to everyone's reputation and work."
The person who spoke was the second aunt of the Meng family. She had just come over and learned that her eldest sister-in-law had gone to look for the suspect. She immediately blamed her eldest sister-in-law for acting impulsively.
Now the sister-in-law came back, and she also said to her face: "Sister-in-law, you are usually very smart, why are you confused today?"
"The person you two suspect is a civil servant from the Ministry of Civil Affairs, and a military wife. You blindly rushed over to question her without even a clue, relying solely on your own assumptions. How do you expect Secretary Yan and the others to view the Meng family?"
"This matter will spread quickly. Those who have a grudge against the Meng family might curse us behind our backs as mad dogs biting people indiscriminately."
Being described as a "mad dog", Meng's mother's face, which was already gloomy, turned even darker. She glared at her and said, "How can you talk like that?"
"I'm telling the truth."
Second Aunt Meng choked and turned to look at Meng Xiaoying again, "Xiaoying, Second Aunt is still the same as before, calm down and think carefully."
"Since you're sure those two thugs look familiar, they must be people we come into contact with on a regular basis. Eliminate everyone you know and have met one by one in your mind. Don't make any more random suspicions until you're sure of their identities."
Meng Xiaoying had been thinking about this before, but couldn't remember it. She said in a hoarse voice, "I'm sure it wasn't from the army or the art troupe. I knew him from my family. My cousin should have seen it clearly at the time. Let her help me think about it."
"I told her about it this morning, and she said it looked familiar." Mother Meng continued.
As soon as she finished speaking, a woman about the same age as Meng Xiaoying rushed into the ward, her face full of panic: "Grandpa, Auntie, something happened, something serious."
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