Siheyuan: Rebirth 54 years ago, neighbor is stupid

Chapter 607 Brother, You Actually Knew It A Long Time Ago

Hu Yong cooperated and told the story between himself and Ma Lanlan.

In order not to cause trouble for Li Zhenmin and the law enforcement officers, he tried to be as objective as possible, but he didn't know much, so what he said could not play a substantial role in Ma Lanlan's case.

The person in charge of the interrogation was just going through the motions. If he could get useful information, that would be great, but if he didn't, it didn't matter, so his attitude towards Hu Yong was pretty good.

After the questioning, Hu Yong said anxiously, "Comrade, this is all I know. Generally speaking, Lanlan may be a little impatient, but I believe she would never do something like poisoning her own mother. I really can't think of any reason why she would do this. Please make sure to investigate it thoroughly."

The person in charge of the interrogation smiled awkwardly. He naturally knew what the situation was, but Ma Lanlan had actually committed a serious crime and he didn't know how to explain it.

Just then, there was a knock on the door.

Zheng Gui walked in and waved to his colleague: "You go out for a while, leave this to me."

After hearing this, his colleagues walked out, and Zheng Gui sat down opposite Hu Yong. Without waiting for Hu Yong to speak, he got straight to the point and said, "Comrade Hu Yong, we have already found some results about Ma Lanlan's case."

Hu Yong couldn't wait to ask: "What's the result? Can you tell me?"

Zheng Gui replied truthfully: "According to our investigation, she was involved in two cases. One is the current poisoning incident, and the other is a case of instigating others to maliciously injure someone a few years ago."

"Ah???" Hu Yong was stunned.

Zheng Gui continued, "Based on the current investigation, it has been basically confirmed that Ma Zhengguang and Meng Ping deliberately framed Ma Lanlan for the poisoning. Ma Lanlan is innocent."

"We asked you to come and cooperate with the investigation mainly because of another case she had committed. According to the current investigation, she was suspected of instigating others to maliciously injure others a few years ago. We still need to make a final confirmation of the specific results."

"Because you have a close relationship with her, after discussion, we decided to tell you the news first."

These words may not explicitly state that Ma Lanlan really did something a few years ago, but in fact, from Zheng Gui's attitude and tone, it can be heard that this matter is basically true.

The reason why there has been no conviction yet is simply because time is tight and the process has not yet been completed.

However, Hu Yong ignored this due to personal feelings, and only understood the so-called "need to be confirmed" as no conviction yet. No conviction meant that the evidence was insufficient, which meant that this matter might just be a misunderstanding.

"Comrade, please make sure to investigate thoroughly..."

Hu Yong wanted to say something else.

But Zheng Gui knew Zheng Gui's lucky mentality, and remembering Li Zhenmin's previous instructions, he did not let Hu Yong finish the rest of the words, and directly interrupted: "Comrade Hu Yong, this is what happened..."

In order to prevent Hu Yong from saying that he believed Ma Lanlan was innocent, Zheng Gui specifically recounted the whole context of the incident.

I didn't polish it, I just objectively retold the original story.

From the jealousy of her classmates to the malicious exclusion, and later having her legs broken, to the malicious threats that led to Xiao Caihong pretending to be crazy for many years, all of this was revealed.

In order to help Hu Yong better understand the matter, Zheng Gui also told him the reasons why Ma Lanlan approached him and some of the things behind it, and even mentioned the pressure Li Zhenmin was facing in his current situation.

"Comrade Hu Yong, I hope you can calm down on this matter and don't be so radical as to blame your brother's identity for bringing this upon you."

"Your brother is a top talent in the country. He is bound to attract the covetousness of criminals, so it is possible that it will affect you family members."

"It is also because of these unavoidable factors that the country will provide more preferential treatment to your family members to make up for some things. It is not your brother's intention to implicate you, nor is it an excuse for the country to put you in danger."

"Some things are inevitable. Please understand the logic behind this."

Hu Yong's mind was full of Ma Lanlan's case. Then Zheng Gui reminded him of a lot of profound truths. He couldn't digest them all at once and felt dizzy.

Seeing this, Zheng Gui stopped guiding and persuading her. He stood up and said, "That's probably what happened. If nothing unexpected happens, Ma Lanlan will be retried and convicted at a later date. If you have time, go to the hospital to visit the victim, Xiao Caihong. You can ask about your brother's...his affairs yourself. You can leave now."

It took Hu Yong a while to come back to his senses.

Then he got up and walked out of the Public Security Bureau in a daze.

Li Zhenmin had been waiting outside smoking a cigarette. When he saw Hu Yong come out, he pretended to be ignorant and asked, "Is it over? Did you encounter any difficulties?"

Hu Yong shook his head and said nothing.

Li Zhenmin didn't bother him when he saw this. He threw away the cigarette butt in his hand and said, "Get in the car and go home."

Hu Yong followed him into the car.

Then the two of them walked home without much communication along the way.

After an unknown amount of time, Hu Yong's voice finally rang out: "Brother, did you know that Lan Lan had done something wrong a long time ago? That's why you kept reminding me to be prepared."

Li Zhenmin was a little surprised. He didn't expect Hu Yong to be smarter than he thought. However, this matter could not be concealed sooner or later. After all, Xiao Caihong had been admitted to the hospital a long time ago. As long as Hu Yong went over to find out, he would find a lot of clues.

So he hummed softly.

Hu Yong's expression turned ugly, and after a while he asked with a choked voice: "Did my parents and grandma also know about this a long time ago?"

At this time, he remembered some of the reactions of his family members in recent times, which seemed very different from before, so he asked this question.

Li Zhenmin thought about it and replied, "Well, they all know. I asked them to keep this a secret, and I was the one who took the initiative to investigate Ma Lanlan."

"I didn't have a good impression of Ma Lanlan at first. I thought she wouldn't be able to do such a stupid thing. When we first met, she hinted that I should help her with work. I felt like she was deliberately trying to disgust me, as if she wanted to break up with you. She was just too embarrassed to speak up, so she deliberately provoked me and then asked me to break up with you."

"But I didn't say that. I think as long as she has good character and treats you well, you can be together. Even if she doesn't like you that much, as long as you spend more time together, your feelings will gradually improve. After all, love grows over time."

"So I investigated her, intending to understand her, and then change her for the better so that I could bring you together, but I didn't expect to find problems as soon as I investigated."

"And it's related to me, and involves some other things. Because the things involved are sensitive, I didn't tell you."

"Later, she suddenly came to you and told you that she wanted to get engaged. Because Uncle Zhao hadn't retired yet, I temporarily agreed to her proposal. I was afraid that my parents would say something, so I told them the matter and asked them to keep it a secret."

"You now know what happened next. That's what happened."

"It's not that I don't want to tell you, but some things involve another level. I can't tell you, otherwise it will attract the attention of some lawless elements and cause an alert."

"That's why everything happened so suddenly in your opinion. But from my perspective, things had already started, but you were not told. By the time they really started and you knew about it, everything was already over."

Li Zhenmin did not tell Hu Yong exactly what he had decided at the time. Instead, based on everything that had happened, he tried his best to keep the course of events and the reasons for them confidential. This was to make Hu Yong more aware of the importance of identity and status, and to make him more rational.