Siheyuan: Banggeng and I are classmates

The deaf old lady squinted at He Daqing and said, "You have aged a lot. You are only fifty-four, but you look like you are in your sixties or seventies."

Li Hua, who was sitting next to him, was holding a notebook and writing quickly.

He Daqing shook his head and said in a low voice: "When a person leaves his hometown and becomes despised, and is worried and anxious all day long, how can he not get old quickly?"

"It's nothing like you, old lady. You have my son by your side to take care of you, and you don't have to worry about everything, so you don't age easily."

When the deaf old lady heard what He Daqing meant, her eyes darkened and she said, "Daqing, you know, I have no children, and I have always treated you as my son and Zhuzi as my grandson—"

"I know!"

He Daqing interrupted with a roar, "I know the relationship between you and my father, so I believed your and my father's lies at first and treated you as my own mother, but what happened?

In 37, my father was killed by those bastards in Zhaohe. You threatened me with the three-year-old Zhuzi and asked me to do things for them. When your backer in the Ministry of Public Security fell in 51, you threatened me with Zhuzi and Yushui and asked me to hide in another place. You also told me not to worry about Zhuzi and Yushui!

"What's the result? Silly Zhu is already 30 years old and still hasn't married. Is this what you mean by him treating you like a grandson? I think you know that Zhuzi can serve you until you die, so you don't want him to have another family, lest he fail to serve you well, right?"

The deaf old lady cried out in injustice when she heard this, and quickly explained: "Daqing, it's not that I don't worry about Zhuzi's marriage, it's mainly because he is just like you in the beginning, he insists on getting close to the daughter-in-law of the Jia family.

"Old Jia was living well at first, and you were willing to listen to my advice, so you didn't become the pillar you are now. But Zhuzi is different. Don't you know how stubborn he is? After Xiao Jia left, he didn't listen to me no matter what I said, and just clung to that little widow of the Jia family—"

"Cough cough!"

Before the deaf old lady could continue, Li Hua interrupted her with a cough. What kind of nonsense was this? Both the father and the son were eyeing the daughter-in-law of the Jia family?

The deaf old lady was interrupted by Li Hua and did not continue to speak. She only said: "It is useless to say more. You can go back to the yard and ask to find out whether what I said is true or not!"

Unexpectedly, upon hearing this, He Daqing became even more agitated. His face flushed as he struggled and cursed on the interrogation chair.

“I’m going back, can I go back?

Have you seen Zhuzi? He was almost beaten to death by them, and he was not involved in anything. If I tell you all the things you forced me to do, I will not be able to go back, and I will probably be arrested and shot."

Before the deaf old lady could answer, Li Hua next to her gave her a look, and the policeman sitting next to him rushed forward and covered the deaf old lady's mouth tightly.

He stood up and shouted:

"He Daqing, I don't think you have studied our policies carefully. Don't say that you did all these things because Ruan Hongmei threatened your children's lives. Even if you are really a traitor and a traitor, as long as you can confess and explain the crimes you have committed, we will definitely give you a lighter sentence. If we can find other hidden traitors, it is not impossible to reduce your sentence or even make meritorious contributions!"

He Daqing naturally knew about this policy, but he looked at the deaf old lady with some doubt. It had been 37 years since he took over the deaf old lady's relationship. Who knew what other relationships she had hidden in the decades before that.

If I really confess, they will seek revenge on me.

Before Li Hua could persuade her again, the deaf old lady clapped her hands a few times and covered her body with her hands. Seeing that she had calmed down, Li Hua waved his hand to let the policeman let go.

After her mouth was released, the deaf old lady's eyes were slightly red and she stared at He Daqing.

"Daqing, I really treat you as my own son and Zhuzi as my own grandson. I asked you to go to Baoding to protect your family's lives and to prevent them from easily attacking us. Apart from this, I, the old lady, have no other choice."

"I am sorry for your father. He served me wholeheartedly for decades, but he lost his life because of me. You three -"

As she spoke, the deaf old lady could no longer hold back her tears, which rolled down her cheeks, and the light of friendship shone through the misery.

"You three have done your best for me, the old lady. I am the one who has let you down. But I just wanted to give you a chance to make a contribution, so I was so cruel that I watched Zhuzi suffer without saying a word!"

As the deaf old lady spoke, she became dispirited and slumped down in the interrogation chair, looking at the incandescent light above her head.

"Tell me everything you can remember. I forced you to do this with my gun and my life. I admit all the crimes!"

"No one will seek revenge on you. These stinky rats are hiding, so why would they come out for others?"

After saying this, the deaf old lady's eyes became dull, and she stared at the light bulb and murmured softly: "Prince, cook, it's all a lie..."

Li Hua turned his head and signaled, and the two policemen next to him immediately stepped forward to uncuff the deaf old lady and helped her out of the interrogation room.

Li Hua moved the interrogation chair where the deaf old lady had just sat and moved his own table and chair over.

After sitting down, Li Hua put his hands on the table and said, "He Daqing, can you confess now? The sooner you confess, the sooner we can investigate clearly, and you and He Yuzhu can go back earlier."

He Daqing's eyes were already red at this time, and he just sat there in a daze. It was not until he heard Li Hua talking about He Yuzhu that he came back to his senses and nodded and said:

"Okay, I'll tell you everything!"

"..."

Following He Daqing's instructions, Li Hua called in the police officers waiting at the door from time to time, and then each of them led a team and, according to He Daqing's instructions, arrested all those who had had any communication or cooperation with the nuclear power plant.

All the spearmen lined up outside were put to use at this time.

It has to be said that professional chefs have wide social circles. There are often more than ten people at a table. If it is a large-scale cocktail party, it would be even more impressive, with at least dozens or even hundreds of people.

Many of these people tried their best to whitewash themselves during the subsequent regime changes, and then transformed themselves into various officials.

There are too many to list. Li Hua became more and more panicked as he looked at the notebook in his hand, because the highest person involved was the Minister of the Ministry of Metallurgical Industry - a ministerial-level official.

As for the leader who once registered the five-guarantee household for the deaf old lady, there is no need to investigate further. It was a section-level secretary in the district who handled it specially!

After arriving here, Li Hua did not dare to take any more action. Instead, he went out and called the municipal police station.

Police stations at this level don’t even have the authority to investigate cadres of this level, let alone arrest them.

When he looked at He Daqing again, his eyes were full of awe.

No wonder this man remained calm and expressionless from the moment he was caught to the moment he saw his son being beaten up like that, to the moment he talked and quarreled with the deaf old lady, etc. He really is a powerful character.

They had thought they could catch a big fish this time, but they never dared to imagine it would be this big!