Siheyuan: Revenge of the Stupid Pillar

"Jingle Bell!"

As soon as Ma Hongjun returned to the office, the phone rang.

"Hello, who is it?"

"Director Ma, I'm Fang Changgui. Are the results of the interrogation out?"

Fang Changgui was originally at the police station, but because of some matters at the street office, he went back.

"The interrogation results are out. Yi Zhonghai, Qin Huairu and Jia Zhang are indeed suspected of fraud, and Yi Zhonghai is the mastermind."

"Where are Liu Haizhong and Yan Bugui?"

"They were taken advantage of because of their selfish motives. They were not responsible for much. I asked them to pay the fine and let them go."

"Director Fang, the most important thing now is to return the money to the neighbors to calm their anger."

"Director Fang, do you have time to come over?"

"Director Ma, you are right. Calming the anger of the masses is the most important thing. I will be there right away."

Fang Changgui hung up the phone and started cursing: "Yi Zhonghai, you bastard, how dare you do this?"

"I was blind to choose you as my master, but this bastard has screwed me over badly."

As the director of the sub-district office, Fang Changgui might be dismissed if he fails to handle such a serious case well within his jurisdiction.

After venting his anger, Fang Changgui rushed to the police station.

A moment later, Fang Changgui arrived at the police station and went straight to the director's office.

Ma Hongjun asked: "Director Fang, do you think Qin Huairu and her mother-in-law will be willing to give up the donation?"

Fang Changgui said without hesitation: "I'm not worried about that. They are already in custody. As long as we put a little pressure on them, they will take out the money. I'm just worried that they have already spent the money and can't take out that much money."

Ma Hongjun frowned and said, "This is exactly what I'm worried about."

Fang Changgui grinned and chuckled: "Don't worry, if the Jia family mother-in-law and daughter-in-law want a light sentence, they will find ways to raise money."

Ma Hongjun smiled suddenly: "Director Fang, you are still very insightful. Then let's go meet the Jia family's mother-in-law and daughter-in-law first!"

Fang Changgui nodded as if it was okay.

In the meeting room, Fang Changgui, Ma Hongjun and the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law of the Jia family sat opposite each other.

Jia Zhang immediately cried out for justice: "Director Ma, Director Fang, please let me go back. The money was donated by them themselves, and it has nothing to do with me."

Qin Huairu also said with tears in her eyes: "Director Ma, Director Fang, I am just a rural woman who knows nothing. If I have done anything wrong, I will definitely correct it seriously. Can you let me go home? I have three children at home who have no one to take care of them."

Ma said gloomily, "Okay, stop pretending to be innocent here. We have already investigated clearly that you two and Yi Zhonghai are suspected of fraud and will soon face sentencing. If you want to get out early, you must return all the illegally obtained donations to everyone."

Qin Huairu asked in a trembling voice: "How much money do you want to refund in total?"

Ma Hongjun frowned and said, "Didn't the interrogator tell you? The total amount of nine donations is 1,232.60 yuan."

Jia Zhang shouted, "Impossible, there definitely can't be that many."

"Snapped!"

Ma Hongjun slammed the table and said angrily, "Jia Zhang, this is not the place for you to act wildly. The exact amount of money is recorded in the account book. You can't deny it."

"To tell you the truth, if you don't return the money you cheated, you will have to spend at least ten years in prison."

Jia Zhang was frightened by Ma Hongjun's sharp eyes and trembled as she said with trembling teeth: "But...but I really don't have so much money!"

Qin Huairu burst into tears upon hearing this, and begged:

"Comrade Public Security, you can't do this. My mother-in-law and I are both in jail. What are we going to do with my three children?"

Fang Changgui said coldly: "Don't worry about this, our street office will send your three children to an orphanage."

Qin Huairu shook her head like a rattle and said loudly, "No, this is absolutely not possible. If Banggeng and the others go to the orphanage, they will definitely be bullied."

"Mother-in-law, we'll pay you back. You still have more than 400 yuan, right? I still have 200 yuan, and the sewing machine at home should be worth 100 yuan..."

"It's only seven hundred, it's not enough!"

Although Jia Zhang valued money more than her life, going to jail for ten years would probably cost her her life. In comparison, she was still willing to spend money to buy her life.

Qin Huairu was silent for a moment, looked at Ma Hongjun, and pleaded:

"Director Ma, can you let me meet Yi Zhonghai? I want to borrow some money from him."

Ma Hongjun lowered his eyes slightly, then nodded to Wang Qiang on his body.

Wang Qiang understood immediately, turned around and left, and soon brought Yi Zhonghai over.

When Qin Huairu saw Yi Zhonghai, she couldn't wait to speak:

"Master, I want to return the donations from my neighbors, but I don't have enough money. Can you lend me some?"

"Director Ma said that if I don't return the money, I will have to spend at least ten years in prison. It's okay for me to go to prison, but what about my three children?"

As Qin Huairu spoke, she burst into tears.

Yi Zhonghai narrowed his eyes slightly and said expressionlessly: "How much do you still need?"

"My mother-in-law and I calculated that if we sell the sewing machine at home, we should be able to raise 700 yuan, but we still need more than 500 yuan."

Qin Huairu spoke very cautiously, as if she was afraid that Yi Zhonghai would not lend her money.

Yi Zhonghai showed an embarrassment on his face, sighed, and said helplessly: "Okay, I'll lend you the money."

"Thank you, master!"

Qin Huairu burst into laughter when she heard this.

The matter was resolved perfectly, and both Ma Hongjun and Fang Changgui showed a slight smile on their faces.

"Cough cough!"

Ma Hongjun coughed lightly and said loudly, "In that case, the three of you should come back to the courtyard with us and return the money to the neighbors first."

After Ma Hongjun finished speaking, he gave a look to the police officer next to him.

The police understood and immediately handcuffed the three people.

Yi Zhonghai looked at the silver bracelet on his hand, his face suddenly changed, and he begged, "Director Ma, can you please not handcuff me?"

"Don't worry, I won't run away."

Fang Changgui said sternly, "What? You, Yi Zhonghai, are trying to save face now? If you had known this would happen, why did you do it in the first place?"

"I never thought that you, Yi Zhonghai, who looks like an honest man with thick eyebrows and big eyes, could do such a bastard thing. You really make me look at you in a new light!"

"Why was I so blind to choose you as my uncle?"

Yi Zhonghai was so ashamed that he shed two lines of tears and said in a choked voice:

"Director Fang, I know I have disappointed you. I am sorry for your trust in me..."

Seeing this, Fang Changgui cursed in his heart, isn't it said that Widow Qin likes to act weak to gain sympathy?

You, Yi Zhonghai, are already a fifty-year-old old man, and you're still crying like a woman. Aren't you ashamed?

Director Ma said with disgust: "Xiao Li, remove the handcuffs of Yi Zhonghai and Qin Huairu!"

Jia Zhang said weakly, "Captain Ma, can you open my handcuffs as well?"

Director Ma said coldly: "You, Jia Zhang, are a habitual offender with a bad attitude and are extremely uncooperative with our police. Your handcuffs must not be opened."