"No, it couldn't have been done by Chen Feng."
Just as Yan Bugui was adding fuel to the fire and trying to continue smearing Chen Feng, He Yushui stepped forward.
"Yushui, what are you doing? Get back here right now and don't interfere with the police investigation."
He Yuzhu never expected that there would actually be a traitor within the He Family.
"I won't! I can't just stand by and watch you frame an innocent person. Chen Feng went to the countryside to collect supplies yesterday, so there's no way he could be the killer."
"You..."
He Yuzhu's greasy face darkened instantly. He hadn't expected that even after he spoke out like that, He Yushui would still disobey him. This made He Yuzhu feel that his authority had been challenged, and he reached out, intending to teach He Yushui a lesson.
"Stop! What do you think you're doing?"
"Do you actually intend to hit someone right in front of the police?"
Seeing that He Yuzhu was actually about to make a move, Bai Ling immediately stepped in front of him, her cold face radiating an inviolable, authoritative presence.
"I..."
He Yuzhu was dumbfounded!
How could he possibly dare to hit someone in front of the police?!
Yet...
He still wanted to argue a few points.
After all, He Yushui was his own biological sister; surely it was fine for him, as her older brother, to discipline his sister a little.
Seeing that He Yuzhu still wanted to say something, Yi Zhonghai hurried forward to stop him.
"Zhuzi, that's enough. The police are right here, so you better behave yourself. Do you want to end up in jail for hitting someone? If you do that, what's going to happen to your job?"
"First Uncle, no... they wouldn't, right? Yushui is my sister!"
He Yuzhu said, speechless.
"Sister? Just because she's your biological sister, does that mean you can just hit people whenever you want?"
"If that's the case, how is this any different from the old society? What do they even need us police officers for?"
Hearing this, Bai Ling's expression grew even colder.
The look she directed at He Yuzhu was filled with undisguised disgust.
As a woman herself, she was naturally well aware of the current plight of women.
Valuing men over women was a tradition dating back to ancient times.
But this was already a new era, a new society.
It emphasized equality for all, and that women hold up half the sky.
Yet some people still clung to backward ideologies—it was simply sickening!
Bai Ling's blazing anger caused Zheng Zhaoyang, Hao Pingchuan, and the others to twitch the corners of their mouths, and the looks they directed at He Yuzhu turned unfriendly as well.
Although Bai Ling's words bordered on exaggeration, there was nothing fundamentally wrong with what she said.
Even if that young woman just now was his sister, the police were still standing right here, and he had actually wanted to hit someone in front of them.
Wasn't that putting far too little regard in their authority?
"Your name is He Yuzhu, right? Come here, let's have a talk..."
Zheng Zhaoyang walked toward He Yuzhu, intending to pull him aside for a conversation.
This sight scared He Yuzhu out of his wits!
"No, no... Comrade Police officer, I know I was wrong, I won't hit her anymore, I..."
"Comrade Police officer, look, Zhuzi already knows he was wrong. Please let him off this once!"
Yi Zhonghai hurriedly intercepted Zheng Zhaoyang; he certainly didn't want anything bad to happen to He Yuzhu.
Zheng Zhaoyang had merely wanted to scare He Yuzhu a little and had no intention of actually doing anything to him.
After all, He Yuzhu hadn't actually struck the blow; even if they wanted to make an issue of it, it would amount to nothing more than a verbal reprimand. Now seeing that the other party knew he was in the wrong, Zheng Zhaoyang readily took the opportunity to back down gracefully.
"Comrade He Yuzhu, let this be the last time!"
"Right, right... the last time, absolutely the last time!"
He Yuzhu breathed a sigh of relief, feeling very much like someone who had just cheated death.
Just then, however, Hao Pingchuan sought out Yan Bugui.
"Teacher Yan, you mentioned earlier that Liu Haizhong and Chen Feng had bad blood between them, and you even guessed that this matter was done by the other party. So where is Chen Feng, and what kind of conflict is there between him and Liu Haizhong?"
This!
Yan Bugui didn't know how to answer.
Of course he knew where Chen Feng had gone, and as for the conflict between Chen Feng and Liu Haizhong, he was even more clear on that.
It was just that these words were impossible to speak aloud!
He couldn't possibly tell the police that Liu Haizhong, serving as the courtyard supervisor/manager of the Quadrangle Courtyard, had taken the lead in isolating and bullying Chen Feng in an attempt to seize Chen Feng's family property!
If those words were to slip out, he would be cursed to death by everyone!
"What is it, Teacher Yan? Do you not know where Chen Feng went, or are you saying you don't want to tell us?"
Hao Pingchuan's fierce gaze was so chilling that cold sweat broke out all over Yan Bugui's forehead.
Regret!
Yan Bugui was filled with regret!
Why on earth did he have to stick his nose into this excitement?
Wasn't it just that Chen Feng had caused him to lose face a few times?
Was face really that important?
At that moment, Yan Bugui desperately wanted to slap himself across the face!
Seeing this, Yi Zhonghai's heart was filled with helplessness.
Pig-headed teammates!
Another pig-headed teammate!
Although Yi Zhonghai had always looked down on Yan Bugui in the past, this was hardly the time to be petty.
"Comrade Police officer, I know where Chen Feng went. Teacher Yan is not an employee of our Rolling Mill, so he isn't clear about Chen Feng's whereabouts or other such matters."
"Everything he said just now was just hearsay."
"Ah! Yes, yes... Comrade Police officer, everything I said before was just something I heard from other people."
How clever was Yan Bugui!
As soon as Yi Zhonghai spoke up, he knew how to smooth the words back over.
"Is that so?"
How could Hao Pingchuan so easily believe Yan Bugui's words? From the man's demeanor alone, he could tell that he was hiding something.
To disparage another person like that clearly indicated that there was also bad blood between this man and the one named Chen Feng.
Of course, this had nothing to do with the current case!
However, Hao Pingchuan had no intention of letting Yan Bugui off the hook just like that. Providing false information to police officers—how could they possibly let him brush it off so easily?
"Teacher Yan, you need to understand that we are police officers handling a case here, not just shooting the breeze. Every word you say could bring various unexpected complications and factors into this case. If you are deliberately framing someone out of other motives, you will bear legal responsibility."
"In severe cases, that means going to jail."
What?
Going to jail!
Hao Pingchuan's single sentence scared Yan Bugui so badly that he collapsed straight onto the ground, feeling as though the sky were falling in!
He couldn't go to jail; if he went to jail, his entire family would starve to death!
"No, no... Comrade Police officer, I... I didn't frame anyone. Everything I said just now was just something I heard from other people, it wasn't my original intention. Comrade Police officer, I don't want to go to jail!"
"My whole family relies entirely on my salary alone to live. If I go to jail, then my whole family is finished!"
Yan Bugui was truly terrified!
He grabbed onto Hao Pingchuan's thigh, snot and tears streaming down his face, looking utterly pitiful.
Good grief!
Looking at the disgusting Yan Bugui, Hao Pingchuan almost threw up his breakfast.
"Teacher Yan, get up first. I didn't say you were definitely going to jail; I was just telling you that whenever you face questioning by the police, you must always tell the truth and be an honest person!"
"Yes, yes... Comrade Police officer, I... I will definitely be an honest person from now on!"
Supported by Hao Pingchuan, Yan Bugui trembling stood back up.