Siheyuan: Revenge of the Stupid Pillar

Ma Hongjun continued to ask: "Then who do you think is lying?"

Wang Qiang thought for a moment and said calmly, "I am more inclined to believe that the Jia family's mother-in-law and daughter-in-law are lying."

"Tell me your reasons."

"There are two reasons. First, Yi Zhonghai and Liu Haizhong are both high-income earners. There is no need for them to take huge risks to defraud their neighbors of their money."

"Secondly, the Jia family's mother-in-law and daughter-in-law must have thought of dragging Yi Zhonghai and others into this because they saw that the donations were too large and they were afraid of having to pay compensation."

Ma Hongjun nodded slightly and said seriously: "You make sense, let's continue the interrogation!"

"understand!"

Second interrogation.

When Yi Zhonghai, Liu Haizhong and Yan Bugui heard that Qin Huairu's mother-in-law and daughter-in-law said that they all shared the donation, they instantly flew into a rage and cursed the Jia family's mother-in-law and daughter-in-law for being ungrateful.

The public security comrades were experienced in interrogation, and Yi Zhonghai and others were quickly defeated after being interrogated repeatedly.

Yi Zhonghai explained that the reason he organized everyone to donate to the Jia family many times was not only to gain fame, but also to gain Qin Huairu's gratitude so that he could repay the favor in the future and have Qin Huairu provide for his old age.

Liu Haizhong and Yan Bugui also confessed that they really did not know that the Jia family had received compensation from the factory. The reason they cooperated with Yi Zhonghai was simply to gain fame and establish their own prestige so that they could better control the courtyard.

Qin Huairu and Jia Zhang also confessed that all the donations fell into their hands. The reason they dragged Yi Zhonghai and the other two into the trap was because they had almost spent all the donations and simply could not afford to pay so much money.

After the case was investigated thoroughly, Ma Hongjun made a preliminary judgment that Yi Zhonghai, Qin Huairu and Jia Zhangshi were guilty of fraud and were detained by the police station awaiting the final judgment.

Although Liu Haizhong and Yan Bugui were suspected of being accomplices, considering that they were not aware of the crime, they were fined 50 yuan each and were allowed to go home after paying the fine.

(The author lacks legal knowledge and knows that such a judgment is definitely not reasonable. I hope everyone will understand!)

Although Liu Haizhong and Yan Bugui came out, their faces were gloomy, as if their father had died.

The reason why Liu Haizhong was angry was not only because he lost face by being taken to the police station, but also because he felt that he had been tricked by Yi Zhonghai, which made him feel extremely insulted.

The reason why Yan Bugui was angry was simple: it was because of money. The fifty yuan fine made him feel heartbroken and miserable.

When everyone saw Liu Haizhong and Yan Bugui coming out, they immediately surrounded them.

Wang Shufen asked with concern: "Old Liu, are you okay?"

Liu Haizhong's face turned pale as he said, "I have always behaved uprightly and honestly throughout my life. I have never committed any crime. How could I be in trouble?"

Li Guifang asked anxiously: "Old Liu, where is my old Yi?"

Liu Haizhong said angrily: "How should I know? That bastard has caused me so much harm. He would better die in prison."

After Liu Haizhong finished speaking, he left angrily.

When Li Guifang saw Liu Haizhong leaving, she hurriedly grabbed Yan Bugui's arm and asked anxiously:

"Old Yan, why hasn't my old Yi come out yet?"

Yan Bugui was also full of resentment towards Yi Zhonghai, but seeing Li Guifang's worried face, he sighed and said in a deep voice:

"Old Yi can't get out for the time being, and he will probably be sentenced!"

After saying this, Yan Bugui left with an ugly look on his face.

Upon hearing this, Li Guifang felt dizzy and staggered back a few steps before sitting down on the ground.

When Li Guifang fell, no one around her helped her up. Instead, everyone looked at her with contempt and cursed her, saying "she deserved it."

At this time, Ma Hongjun walked out and everyone surrounded him again.

"Director Ma, when can we get our money back?"

"Yes! We are still waiting for money to buy rice."

Ma Hongjun pressed his hand down and said loudly:

"Ladies and gentlemen, the case has been investigated thoroughly. This is indeed a fraud case. Our police station will recover your money as soon as possible."

"Director Ma, how long is as soon as possible?"

"Within five days! It's getting late, everyone should go back!"

"Thank you, Director Ma!"

"Thank you, Director Ma!"

After receiving a positive answer, everyone left satisfied, except Li Guifang who stayed.

Li Guifang grabbed Ma Hongjun and was about to kneel on the ground.

Ma Hongjun was horrified, and he held Li Guifang tightly, frowning and saying, "Comrade, what are you doing?"

Li Guifang burst into tears and said, "Director Ma, I am Yi Zhonghai's lover. Can you please not sentence my old Yi to jail? We are willing to compensate our neighbors for the money they have been defrauded of."

Ma Hongjun said seriously, "Comrade, the law is ruthless. Anyone who commits a crime will be punished by law, and no one is exempt."

"I have something else to do, please help yourself!"

Li Guifang cried and said, "Director Ma, can I see my old Yi?"

Ma Hongjun thought for a moment and said to the police officer beside him, "Xiao Li, take this female comrade to the detention room to see Yi Zhonghai."

"Yes!"

A moment later, Li Guifang saw Yi Zhonghai, who looked dejected, in the meeting room.

Li Guifang said anxiously: "Lao Yi, what should we do? Everyone says you will be sentenced."

Yi Zhonghai said dejectedly: "Old lady, I'm in trouble this time. There is a high probability that I will be sentenced!"

Li Guifang asked urgently: "What should we do then?"

Yi Zhonghai said with a serious face: "Old lady, you have to do two things next."

“First, we must obtain forgiveness from all the neighbors and have them sign a letter of understanding.”

"Second, go find Director Yang of the steel mill. I am one of the only four eighth-level fitters in the factory. He can't just ignore me. Find a way to get him to rescue me."

"But you said before that you offended him. Will he really come to save you?" Li Guixiang hesitated.

"I think so. After all, I am a talent in the factory. He can't let personal interests take precedence over public ones."

“But the most important thing is to get a letter of forgiveness from the neighbors. As long as they don’t mind, I will give a light sentence or even no sentence at all,” Yi Zhonghai said excitedly.

Li Guifang said with difficulty: "Lao Yi, the neighbors are very resentful of you. If you want to gain their forgiveness, you must return their money double. The base amount is more than one thousand. If you double it, it will be more than two thousand!"

Yi Zhonghai said with a painful look on his face: "Two thousand is just two thousand. I can earn money again after spending it, but if I go to jail and something happens to me, everything will be over."

Li Guifang said angrily, "This is all caused by the Jia family, and all the donations were given to the Jia family. Why should we pay? We must make the Jia family return all the donations."

Yi Zhonghai said with a face full of resentment: "I guess they have almost spent all the money."

"But you're right. We can't let Qin Huairu and her husband get away with it. You should find a way to meet them and squeeze all their money out. If it's not enough, we can make up for it."