Siheyuan: Fishing for All Things

"Yes, the house belongs to Jin Yaner now." Lin Shaowen chuckled.

"Shaowen, you are so mean." Zhang Xiaoyu scolded, "They were about to fight, but you were watching the show."

"Isn't this normal?" Qin Huairu said with a smile, "I don't know how many times there were fights in the yard for our house."

"Tsk tsk tsk, they are really unlucky to live in the same yard with you." Ran Qiuye sighed.

"What are you talking about?" Lin Shaowen laughed and scolded, "I am unlucky because I live with them."

"Hahaha."

Everyone laughed in unison.

Suddenly, the gate of the yard was knocked.

"Who is it?" Qin Jingru shouted.

"Old Lin, open the door, I am Lin Gang."

Lin Gang's voice was a little low, which made Lin Shaowen startled.

Qin Huairu saw this and immediately asked everyone to return to their own homes.

Qin Jingru then ran to open the door.

Lin Gang and Xu Shen were both standing outside the door, along with two middle-aged men with serious faces.

"Old Lin, this is Comrade Wei Yanan from the Revolutionary Committee, and that is Comrade Xu Yonggui, the Deputy Minister of the Ministry of Education. They want to know something from you..." Xu Shen said in a deep voice.

"Please come in."

Lin Shaowen made way.

In the study.

Wei Yanan looked at the furnishings in Lin Shaowen's house and couldn't help but marvel at them. "Professor Lin has a rich family history and a rich collection of books."

"They are all left by my father, not worth mentioning." Lin Shaowen said modestly.

Qin Jingru served a few cups of hot tea and returned to the bedroom.

"Professor Lin, I came to you this time to find out some information." Xu Yonggui said in a deep voice, "Someone reported that Qin Zhong and Zhang Yuyang violated the rules. You have obviously obtained the doctoral degree, but they still withheld it from you and forced you to continue to do academic research. Is this true?"

"No."

Lin Shaowen said seriously, "I do academic research voluntarily, and no one has ever forced me."

"But your degree came in June of that year, and you continued to publish papers in newspapers and magazines until December. During this half year, neither Union Medical College nor the steel mill received the news that you passed the exam."

Wei Yanan chuckled, "We received a report that Qin Zhong and Zhang Yuyang had done this before, and we found several people involved, and they all admitted it."

"Professor Lin, for your future, you'd better tell the truth." Xu Yonggui frowned.

"No means no, what truth should I tell?" Lin Shaowen said in a deep voice, "I don't know what the situation is for others, but for me... the degree certificate has been issued to me a long time ago, but I was busy with work, so I didn't go to say hello to Union Medical College and the steel mill."

"Comrade Lin Shaowen, condoning crime is also a crime." Wei Yanan said in a gloomy way, "This time Zhang Yuyang and Qin Zhong probably can't get away, you can tell the truth..."

"Director Wei, are you trying to induce a confession?" Lin Shaowen lit a cigarette and said leisurely, "I have been working for so many years and have been completely loyal to the organization. Besides, this matter also concerns my future... I will naturally not tell lies."

"Professor Lin, you have to be responsible for every word you say." Xu Yonggui said coldly, "If we ask Zhang Yuyang and Qin Zhong something, you will have to bear joint liability at that time."

"I am responsible for every word I say." Lin Shaowen said seriously.

"Professor Lin, can I borrow your desk for a while?" Xu Yonggui stood up and said.

"Please go ahead."

Lin Shaowen nodded with a smile, then looked at Xu Shen and Lin Gang.

The two had no expression on their faces at this time, without any emotional fluctuations.

"Professor Lin has become the deputy director of the Seventh Department at such a young age. It's really the case that the younger generation pushes the older generation forward." Wei Yanan said with a smile.

"Revolutionary work is not about status." Lin Shaowen chuckled, "I am just a brick, I will be moved wherever I am needed. Whether I am studying medicine or being a cadre, I am contributing to the organization."

"Well said."

Wei Yanan clapped his hands, looked at the decoration in the house, and said softly, "Professor Lin is very conscious, but our Revolutionary Committee also has our own code of conduct... So do you think you can let our people come in and search."

"Director Wei, don't go too far." Xu Shen said suddenly, "Minister Lin's work is related to our Seventh Division, and our Seventh Division has a lot of confidential documents. If your people come in and search, if you lose any important documents, you can't bear the responsibility."

"Minister Xu, what you said is serious." Wei Yanan hurriedly laughed and said, "Isn't that what I said? Since Minister Lin's home has confidential documents from the Seventh Division, it is naturally difficult for us to do it."

Lin Shaowen looked at his smiling faceThe guy looked smiling, but every word he said was either "coercion" or "bribery", and he was joking about searching the house. If Xu Shen didn't speak, or if Lin Shaowen's attitude was a little softer, he might have been really scared by him. For a long while. Xu Yonggui came over with a confession, handed it to Lin Shaowen and said, "Professor Lin, take a look at this confession and see if there is any problem. If there is no problem, just sign it." "But I want to remind you that as long as you sign, if the things we find out in the future are not consistent with what you said... then you have to bear certain responsibilities." "No problem." Lin Shaowen took a look at the confession, confirmed that there was no problem, and handed it to Xu Shen again, "Minister Xu, you also take a look at my confession. If the confession is altered in the future, you can also be a witness." "Okay." Xu Shen took the confession, put on his glasses, and read it carefully for a long time before handing it back to him. "Minister Xu, Director Wei... I'll say this first. I've signed the confession, but if you use a false confession to induce Dean Zhang and Dean Qin, don't blame me for complaining to our department." Lin Shaowen chuckled.

Damn, this kid is young, but he's very smart.

Wei Yanan complained in his heart.

"Don't worry, we have always handled cases legally and in compliance with regulations." Xu Yonggui assured.

"Okay."

Lin Shaowen sat at the desk and copied a copy of the confession. "You take the original copy with you. For the remaining copy, please sign and seal it with your signatures."

"Professor Lin, this is unnecessary, right?" Wei Yanan smiled, "You don't trust our Revolutionary Committee, and you don't trust the Ministry of Education and the Seventh Department."

"It's better to be careful, Director Wei, you go first."

Lin Shaowen handed over the ink pad with a smile.

Wei Yanan was quite hesitant.

But Xu Yonggui, Xu Shen and Lin Gang signed their names and stamped their fingerprints directly.

Helplessly, he could only do as he was told.

"Professor Lin, sorry to bother you. We will contact you if there are any follow-up questions." Xu Yonggui extended his hand.

"Thank you, Minister Xu."

Lin Shaowen shook hands with him with a smile, but a trace of worry flashed in his eyes.