Chapter 198: I want you to release the person

'Comrade policeman, these are newly-launched mandarins. You should try them, they're very sweet. And this is also a good, non-harmful cigarette. You patrol the streets every day to protect the social order of the Southern District. You've all worked hard. On behalf of the people of the Southern District, I thank you.'

In the courtyard of a police station in the southern district of Hangzhou City, a middle-aged woman was handing out a bag of fruit and a pack of high-quality cigarettes to the police officers in the courtyard, while also showering them with flattery.

The police officer, who looked like a leader, ate an orange and smoked a cigarette, squinting at the middle-aged woman and saying, 'I'm telling you, Zuo, don't waste your time. Do you know what your husband has done? He has committed illegal assembly, which is a very serious political offence. This matter must be strictly investigated to ensure that he has not been instructed by hostile foreign forces or other lawbreakers.'

This middle-aged woman is Li Qingyuan's wife, Zuo Huizhen. She watched as the police took Li Qingyuan to the police station in the car, and she followed immediately, concerned for her husband.

Of course, Li Qingyuan had been in business for two years, and she had picked up some knowledge of the rules from him, so although she was anxious, she still went to the market and bought two catties of tangerines and a pack of high-end cigarettes before coming to the police station. When she met the police officer, she first handed out the tangerines and smoked the cigarettes, saying kind words, in the hope of getting Li Qingyuan out of trouble. However, judging from what the police officer said, it was clear that this would be difficult.

'Police officer, my Qingyuan has always been an honest person. He even said some time ago that he wanted to join the party. How could he have any connections with foreign hostile forces or criminals? This must be a mistake.'

Zuo Huizhen said nicely, but the police officer just glared at her and said, 'Whether it's a mistake or not is not up to you to decide. It's up to the investigation results.'

'Yes, yes, everything must be determined by the results of the investigation. You must have evidence before you can say anything. I understand this principle.'

As she spoke, Zuo Huizhen took out a red envelope from her pocket and handed it to the police officer, who immediately jumped away as if he had been electrocuted, pointing at Zuo Huizhen and saying, 'What do you want? You are trying to bribe a state official in public. Do you want to be arrested as well?'

Zuo Huizhen was also anxious at his attitude: 'I definitely didn't mean it. I just wanted Qingyuan to get out as soon as possible, and I was also anxious!'

Zuo Huizhen burst into tears, sat down on the ground, and cried while slapping the floor: 'What kind of sin did I commit? My Qingyuan is such an honest person, and you arrested him, accusing him of colluding with hostile forces. This is really unjust. I told you it would be better if you just worked honestly in the factory. We have a bad social status, so we should suffer more. But you had to go into business, and now you've made a mistake, haven't you?'

'Ms. Zuo, I can understand how you feel, but can you please get up and talk?'

The officer said, 'I understand how you feel, but can you please get up and talk?' Then the officer tried to help Zuo Huizhen up, but Zuo Huizhen burst into tears: 'Damn you, Qingyuan! You shouldn't have believed in reform and opening up. Those were lies from the officials to deceive the people. No one else believed it, but you were stupid enough to believe it! And I told you not to get involved in the Baby Smile company. If someone wanted to sell the company, let them. But you wouldn't listen. Now you've been caught, haven't you?'

At the end of her speech, Zuo Huizhen pointed the finger at the police officer next to her: 'And you police officers, you can act like a bully in front of us just by putting on this mask. You want to arrest me for bribery of a state official, don't you? You can arrest me too. Since Qingyuan has been arrested, you don't care if you arrest me too. The more arrests you make, the more credit you get! Come on, don't be shy!'

Facing such a scene of a spoilt child throwing a tantrum, the police officer was also at a loss. He had said before that he was arresting her to scare her, and that he would be punished for arresting someone for no reason. He still wanted to move up the ranks!

There was nothing he could do, so the police officer had to go up to Zuo Huizhen and say, 'Ms Zuo, my child is your student. In fact, I really want to help you, but as you know, I am only the team leader in this police station, and I cannot make the decision on this matter.'

'Then who can make the decision?' Zuo Huizhen asked.

The police officer pointed upwards: 'It can only be the higher-ups. Today, the chief himself gave us the order to arrest this person. You must have offended someone, Zuo teacher. As long as the problem is resolved, we can release the person. Otherwise, no matter how much trouble you cause here, it's useless.'

Hearing this explanation, Zuo Huizhen was momentarily stunned and sat there speechless. It wasn't because the police officer was just trying to placate her, but because Zuo Huizhen understood that what he said was the truth.

How was Li Qingyuan arrested? Wasn't it because he had a conflict with Ye Jianlin? He had a scene in front of the company today, and with Ye Jianlin's hot temper, it would have been wrong for him not to do something.

It is indeed best to find the person who tied the bell to untie it, but if they were on good terms with Ye Jianlin, they would not have reached this point today.

What should I do? If I don't go to Ye Jianlin humbly, will Qingyuan be arrested for the rest of his life?

At this thought, Zuo Huizhen was filled with despair for the future. Although Li Qingyuan had never had a formal job in the past due to his family background, and the family had relied on her salary as a teacher to cover half of the household expenses, she had always felt at ease with Li Qingyuan at home. However, if Li Qingyuan were to be arrested and imprisoned in a place like that, just thinking about the situation was unacceptable to Zuo Huizhen.

'Alright, Miss Zuo, you can get up first. It's not a good thing to keep sitting on the ground,'

The police station officer said, 'You should get up, it's not a good idea to keep sitting on the floor.' Zuo Huizhen suddenly reacted and hurriedly grabbed the officer's arm, saying, 'Comrade, I beg you to help, I know you can definitely let my Qingyuan go, he really hasn't done anything wrong!'

'Teacher Zuo, why are you being so unreasonable? I told you I can't make the decision...'

Before the officer could finish his sentence, he was interrupted by a calm voice, 'You can make the decision, let the person go.'

The police officer was already annoyed by Zuo Huizhen's nagging, and now someone else was causing trouble. Damn it, I don't arrest women, but I'm afraid to arrest anyone else?

'Who the hell dares to speak like that in the police station? Do you believe I will arrest you right now?' The police officer stood up and said angrily.

The man who came was a young man in his twenties. A faint smile spread across the corners of his mouth. 'Hello, comrade. My name is Zhou Ming. I've come to pick up Comrade Li Qingyuan. Please cooperate and release the person immediately.'

This young man was Zhou Ming. He entered through the front door of the police station. Of course, he didn't come alone. He came in with a very pretty woman, and there seemed to be some people behind them, but the police officer didn't look closely.

'Damn!' The officer was amused by Zhou Ming's words. "There really is nothing strange under the sun. What kind of devils and monsters dare to come to the police station and act up? You want me to release the person. Who do you think you are, the head of public security?'

'I'm definitely not the head of public security anymore, but I did bring the head of public security with me. Do you think that will work?" Zhou Ming said.

These words made the police officer freeze for a moment, and while he was in a daze, a middle-aged man in his forties, who had accompanied Zhou Ming, walked up to him and said, 'Hello, I'm the director of public security for the Nancheng District. Where is your leader?'

The police officer's eyes widened at that moment, because although he was only a small police officer in a police station, he had the honour of meeting the chief when the unit organised a study session. He just didn't pay attention at the beginning, but now he was immediately startled when he saw his appearance. He immediately stood straight and saluted, 'Hello, Chief, welcome to our police station to inspect our work!'

The chief nodded to him with a nod and asked, 'Is your leader not here?'

'Chief, our leader just went out for something, I'll call them right away.'

The police officer said he was going to find someone to make the call, but the chief waved his hand: 'Never mind if he's not here, you're here anyway. I know that a comrade Li Qingyuan was just brought here, right? Release the person immediately.'

'Chief, but this is the leader...'

The police officer originally subconsciously wanted to avoid something, but as the chief glared at him, he immediately changed his tone and said, 'No problem, release the person immediately!'

After saying this, the police officer immediately took the person back to the police station to release him. On this side, Zhou Ming and Su Han came to Zuo Huizhen's side and helped her up: 'Teacher Zuo, don't worry, Director Li will be released soon.'

Zuo Huizhen was looking at Zhou Ming blankly at this time, in a completely disbelieving manner: "Can Qingyuan really be released?'

At this time, the police chief walked up and said: "Teacher Zuo, don't worry, I am the public security director of Nancheng District, if you are not confident with me speaking, then who are you confident with?'

Public security director?

Zuo Huizhen turned to the director, her emotions running high again: 'Director, you really came just in time. You are truly a good cadre of the people, a living Bao Qingtian. Thank you so much, if it weren't for you, my family's Qingyuan would be suffering inside!'

The Public Security Bureau Director felt a little embarrassed at Zuo Huizhen's words: 'Teacher Zuo, this is what I should do. It was all my mistakes at work that caused the comrades below to act recklessly. I also want to apologize to you and Comrade Li Qingyuan. If it weren't for this Mr. Zhou Ming, I'm afraid I wouldn't have known.'

A single sentence led to Zhou Ming, which made Zuo Huizhen stunned again: Zhou Ming?

In fact, just now, when Zuo Huizhen was at her most desperate, she hadn't thought of Zhou Ming. After all, it was because of him that Li Qingyuan had done those things. Now that Li Qingyuan had been arrested, his boss had to bear some responsibility no matter what. But then Zuo Huizhen thought that Zhou Ming was just an ordinary businessman. This matter was in the hands of the authorities, so what could a businessman like him do?

So in the end, Zuo Huizhen didn't think much of him, but now she didn't expect that this businessman, Zhou Ming, could actually bring a public security bureau chief directly. Could it be that they just happened to know each other?

A sound of footsteps came, and it was the police officer from the police station leading Li Qingyuan out. Zuo Huizhen was just an ordinary woman, and she couldn't think of so many twists and turns. She could only bow deeply to Zhou Ming and say, 'Thank you very much, Boss Zhou, for your help!'

'In fact, I should be the one saying sorry. After all, it was because of me that Chairman Li got into this trouble,' said Zhou Ming, helping her up. Seeing that Zuo Huizhen still wanted to say something, Zhou Ming said, 'Okay, your husband is out now. I think he really needs you right now. Go to him.'

Zuo Huizhen nodded, and ran over to Li Qingyuan.

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