The guard saw the girl he had chased away earlier coming back. He sat on a stool, smoking leisurely, and glanced at her sideways, but did not say anything. Liang Sumei squatted next to the guard, with a flattering smile on her face, and whispered softly: "Uncle, I was too ignorant just now." As she said that, she took out two boxes of cigarettes from her pocket, shook them in front of the guard, and pleaded pitifully: "Uncle, please be kind and let me in."

The guard glanced at his pocket and winked at her, signaling her to put the cigarette in. Then he said slowly, "Girl, you are in such a hurry to go in, I guess the thing you want to report is very important?" Liang Sumei nodded quickly.

Seeing this, the guard waved his hand and said, "Okay, you go in. But whether you can see the leader after you go in is not my business." After hearing this, Liang Sumei showed a grateful smile on her face, and she said sweetly, "Uncle, this cigarette was originally given to you. I'm still young and I don't know how to smoke this stuff." The guard heard the cleverness in her words and couldn't help but smile knowingly.

Liang Sumei was aimlessly looking around the hallways of the town government office building. Her face and clothes seemed strange and awkward to the staff. A staff member noticed her and saw that she seemed to be looking for something, so he took the initiative to walk up to her and ask, "Girl, who are you looking for?"

Liang Sumei immediately replied: "I'm looking for the director of the German Investment Association." Her voice revealed anxiety.

The staff member looked her up and down, and seemed a little suspicious of her identity, but still said, "Come with me."

Liang Sumei followed the staff silently, and the two of them walked through a long corridor and finally came to an office. There were two men in white shirts sitting in the office. The staff said to one of the men, "Chief Zhang, please take care of this matter." After that, he turned around and left.

Section Chief Zhang looked up at Liang Sumei and said, "Come in!" His tone was cold and serious, making Liang Sumei feel a little nervous.

She walked into the office quietly, trying to look polite and respectful. "Hello, I'm looking for the director of the German Investment Association."

Section Chief Zhang frowned and said, "Just tell me if you have anything to say. I'm the section chief of the German Investment Association and my last name is Zhang." There was a hint of impatience in his tone, as if he was dissatisfied with Liang Sumei's words.

Liang Sumei thought that as long as he was a leader, it would be fine, so she plucked up the courage to say, "Hello, I want to report it. Jiang Dachang, the accountant of Tianwa Village, colluded with my grandmother, Old Lady Liang, to arrange marriages and traffic in people!" Although her voice was a little trembling, her tone was extremely firm.

After listening to Liang Sumei's report, Section Chief Zhang did not show much surprise or anger. He took the agreement handed over by Liang Sumei and unfolded it to read it carefully. The agreement stated that the Jiang family exchanged 50 kilograms of food coupons and 50 kilograms of flour as a gift for Liang Sumei to become Jiang Fu's daughter-in-law. The names of Li Haifeng and Mrs. Liang were signed, and there were also their handprints as proof.

After reading the agreement, Section Chief Zhang said calmly: "Okay, I understand. You can go back." There was no hint of commitment or action in his tone.

Liang Sumei asked anxiously, "When are you going to arrest them?"

Section Chief Zhang asked back: "Who do you want to arrest?" There was a hint of sarcasm and disdain in his tone, and it seemed that he did not think the report was important.

Liang Sumei explained anxiously: "Of course we are going to catch people who are fighting against arranged marriages and the new society! I have given you all the evidence!"

Section Chief Zhang sneered: "You said one thing and we went to arrest people? Do you think Dezi is your personal guard?"

Liang Sumei felt disappointed and angry, but she did not give up and continued to argue: "But I have given you the evidence! Everyone in the village knows that my grandmother sold me to the Jiang family!" She hoped to convince Section Chief Zhang with facts.

However, Section Chief Zhang remained unmoved: "Little girl, we at German Investment Association always follow procedures when doing things. It's a great honor for you to be able to come in today. Who let you in? Do you have an appointment?" His tone was full of arrogance and indifference.

In an instant, helplessness and despair occupied Liang Sumei's heart. She realized that Section Chief Zhang was not a good person. It seemed that she had to ask the director to solve this matter.

"Chief Zhang, I won't report it anymore. Please give me the agreement." Liang Sumei was about to reach out to take the agreement.

"Little girl, what do you think our German Investment Association is for? You can go, but leave this piece of paper. Didn't you say it all? This is evidence. It may prove your so-called arranged marriage, or it may prove that you want to use the German Investment Association to satisfy your personal desires." Section Chief Zhang's words made Liang Sumei angry and humiliated, but she knew that the people cannot fight against villains, so she decided to leave first and think of other ways.

Just as she turned and walked out, a burst of shrill laughter suddenly broke out in the office.

"Chief Zhang, let me see what's written on it?" another man asked anxiously.

Section Chief Zhang handed over the note in his hand proudly.

"Eh? Li Haifeng, Jiang Fu? Aren't these your aunt and your cousin?" another man shouted in astonishment.

"That's right!" Section Chief Zhang nodded affirmatively, not hiding his joy. "I'm going to give this note to my aunt and see how she thanks me when the time comes!"

“Hahahaha…” “Hahahahahaha…” The whole office was once again filled with ridiculous laughter.

Liang Sumei frowned, racking her brains but still unable to find a useful solution. At this moment, a familiar figure suddenly appeared in her sight, and that person was walking towards her. It turned out to be Zhao Hong from the same village as her. Zhao Hong worked in the supply and marketing cooperative, and the two knew each other quite well. Zhao Hong looked at Liang Sumei with a surprised look on her face, "Xiaomei, why are you in town?"

Liang Sumei knew that Zhao Hong was kind-hearted and trustworthy, so she told the truth without hiding anything. "Xiaohong, you should also know that my grandmother sold me to the Jiang family, right? I came here this time to report it."

"You came to the Revolutionary Committee to report?" Zhao Hong's voice revealed an incredible emotion. Liang Sumei nodded, her face full of confusion.

Zhao Hong gently held Liang Sumei's hand, leaned in and whispered, "Xiaomei, you are too naive. Oh, by the way, you may not know that Jiang Fu's cousin is in the German Investment Association and is a section chief."

Liang Sumei's heart sank suddenly, and she asked hurriedly, "What's Jiang Fu's cousin's last name?"

"His surname is Zhang," Zhao Hong replied. "He has extremely bad character. He always comes to our supply and marketing cooperative to chat up and harass the salespeople."

The words Zhao Hong said next passed by Liang Sumei's ears like the wind. The moment the word "surname Zhang" reached her ears, she felt as if she was struck by lightning. Her body was shaking, as if she would faint to the ground in the next second.

"Xiaomei! Are you okay?" Zhao Hong looked at her pale face with concern, holding her shaky body tightly with both hands, fearing that she would fall down suddenly.

Liang Sumei tried hard to calm herself down and forced a smile, "Xiaohong, if you have something to do, just go and do it. I plan to go back to the village first. See you in the village." Her voice was trembling, but she still tried to stay calm.

A colleague at the side also urged Zhao Hong to come back. Zhao Hong watched her friend's distraught figure gradually walk away, her eyes full of worry, but she could not resist the urging of her colleagues and left.

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