Siheyuan: Yan Jiekuang's carefree life

"What?!" Wang Xia was surprised and asked, "Liu Haizhong, are you sure?!"

"How could I make a mistake about such an important matter?!" Liu Haizhong replied awkwardly, and then repeated to Director Wang what Yan Jiekuang had said about the deaf old lady, adding fuel to the fire.

After listening to Liu Haizhong's narration, Wang Xia frowned and asked very seriously: "Comrade Liu Haizhong, is what you said true?!"

Liu Haizhong answered decisively: "Director Wang, of course what I said is true. If you don't believe it, you can go to the courtyard to investigate. Many people were there at the time."

Wang Xia said, "I already know about this matter. You go back first! If there is any problem, I will send someone to find you."

"Okay!" Liu Haizhong responded, and said, "Director Wang, you are busy! I will leave first!"

After Wang Xia sent Liu Haizhong out of the office, she pondered for a while, walked to the door of Comrade Qiao Jiang's office next door, who was in charge of public security, and knocked on the door. Qiao Jiang heard the knock and shouted, "Come in!"

Wang Xia pushed the door open and walked into the office, saying, "Xiao Qiao, you're just right! I have something to ask you."

Qiao Jiang asked: "Director Wang, what's the matter?!"

Wang Xia said, "When it was still the Military Control Commission, you were in charge of the public security in this area. You are considered an old man. I want to ask, how much do you know about No. 95 Nanluoguxiang?!"

Qiao Jiang thought for a moment and said, "No. 95 Nanluoguxiang has been the most advanced courtyard house in our area for several years. Usually there are no messy things. Even if there are, the manager of their courtyard can basically handle it. There are no other problems."

Wang Xia then asked: "There is a five-guarantee household in Courtyard 95. What is going on?!"

Qiao Jiang replied: "I'm not too sure about this matter."

Wang Xia continued to ask: "How could you, who is in charge of public security, not know?!"

Qiao Jiang replied, "When the Military Control Commission first moved in, it was still very chaotic. Because of the staffing problem, the entire area was divided into several blocks. The Military Control Commission members were divided into groups of two, responsible for the population registration and class registration of each block. The No. 95 courtyard in Nanluoguxiang was under the charge of Comrade Wu Futian and Comrade Jiang Meng, the then directors of the Military Control Commission. If you want to know the specific situation, you can go and ask them."

"Wu Futian?!" Wang Xia muttered thoughtfully, and then asked: "When you checked the registration information, did you find any problems with false reporting?!"

Qiao Jiang replied, "Of course there are, and there are quite a few. After all, Sijiu City is the capital, and there are quite a few old people. Many old people whose families have fallen on hard times are afraid that we will liquidate them, so many of them deliberately lie about their family backgrounds." Then Qiao Jiang asked, "Director Wang, is there anything wrong with the courtyard at No. 95 Nanluoguxiang?!"

Wang Xia nodded and said, "At present, there are big problems with this yard."

Qiao Jiang's expression changed instantly and he asked, "Director Wang, what do you want me to do?!"

Wang Xia replied: "I don't need you to do anything at the moment. I'll come back to you after I've investigated it thoroughly."

Watching Wang Xia leave the office, Qiao Jiang finally breathed a sigh of relief and thought to himself, "It seems that Wu Futian is in big trouble this time!"

Wang Xia returned to her office, opened the drawer of her desk, and took out a notebook. Opening the notebook, Wang Xia quickly found Wu Futian's contact information. Wang Xia picked up the phone on the desk and dialed a number. Not long after, the call was connected. However, the voice coming from the other end of the phone was not Wu Futian's, but a female comrade: "Hello! This is Jinmen Material Company, who are you looking for?!"

Wang Xia said, "Hello, comrade! I am the director of the Luoguxiang Subdistrict Office in Sijiu City. I want to see Comrade Wu Futian."

"What do you want from him?!"

Wang Xia said, "He used to be the director of our military control committee. I have something I want to ask him about."

The person on the other end of the phone hesitated for a few seconds and said, "He was arrested for some things some time ago. He is currently detained in the Xicheng Detention Center in Sijiucheng. If you want to find him, go there!" Then the phone was hung up.

Wang Xia frowned as she heard the busy tone on the phone. As she hung up, she muttered to herself, "It seems that this Wu Futian is not that simple!" Then Wang Xia said hello to the people from the street office and pushed her bicycle out of the street office gate.

More than half an hour later, Wang Xia arrived at the district and reported the incident to the district leaders. Then Wang Xia took the letter of introduction from the district and took two comrades from the district to the Xicheng Detention Center. Wang Xia showed the letter of introduction and work permit, and the detention center staff took her into the visiting room. After about ten minutes, Wu Futian was brought in. Wu Futian was stunned when he saw Wang Xia, then walked over to sit opposite Wang Xia and the other two.

Wang Xia asked: "Wu Futian, do you still recognize me?!"

Wu Futian replied, "Yes! How could I not recognize him?!" Then he asked, "What do you want to see me for today?!"

Wang Xia said, "No. 95, Nanluoguxiang, you should be familiar with it, right?!"

When Wu Futian heard Wang Xia mention No. 95 Nanluoguxiang, he couldn't help but smile bitterly and said, "Of course I'm familiar with it."

"I'm glad you're familiar with it!" Wang Xia echoed, and asked, "Who registered the five-guarantee households in Yard 95? What's going on? Can you tell me about it?!"

Wu Futian seemed to be lost in memories. He stared at Wang Xia with empty eyes for a while, then sighed deeply and said, "My fate today also started from No. 95 Nanluoguxiang Courtyard. Jiang Meng and I were responsible for the personnel registration and class registration of No. 95 Nanluoguxiang Courtyard. On the second day of registration, a man named Yi Zhonghai from the courtyard came to me with an old lady. I was going to handle the matter impartially, but just when I was about to drive them away, I received a call from Director Yang of the Red Star Steel Rolling Mill. Director Yang said that the old lady had done him a favor. He wanted me to help her with the class registration. Later, for the sake of my old comrade, I helped her. After sending the person away, I found a small wooden box on the table. I opened the wooden box and found two small yellow croakers. Later, when I was applying for the five-guarantee household, the old lady found me again. And it was Director Yang who called. That time I accepted five small yellow croakers from the old lady."

Wang Xia looked at Wu Futian with regret and asked, "Do you know the true identity of that old lady?!"

Wu Futian replied: "I only know that this old lady is a concubine of a prince. I have no idea about the details. If you want to know, you can go to Director Yang of the Red Star Steel Rolling Mill."

Wang Xia then asked, “When you were registering your ingredients, how many people asked you for help?!”

Wu Futian was immediately stumped by the question. After two or three minutes, Wu Futian answered: "It's been a long time, and I can't remember some of them. But they are all concentrated in the No. 95 courtyard. Oh, right! You can check the registration form of that year. Those with red dots in front of their names on the registration form are problematic." Then he asked: "How long will my sentence be?!"

Wang Xia replied: "I'm not sure about that. As long as you tell the truth, you will be lenient."