Chapter 310: A Complete Man

In an interrogation room at the Forest General Bureau's Procuratorate.

Hearing that the reason for his arrest was suspicion of fraud related to housing reconstruction funds, Li Xian felt devastated.

The interrogation room was similar to a hotel room, empty and sparse. It was not like those TV shows with a single iron chair with built-in shackles and handcuffs, a high interrogation platform, computers, and spotlights.

Instead, there was a large office desk, with Li Xian on one side and two procurators from the Forest General Bureau on the other.

The room was cold. Li Xian had been brought in without his coat, wearing only a shirt and a knitted vest that Su Ya had made a few days ago.

"Li Xian, let me ask you again. Did you and your father falsify the damage of the houses at the Eight-Nine Forest Farm, exaggerating the damage to claim a total of 17,500 yuan in compensation?"

The questioner was Xing Jiajun, a department head and the person in charge of the case.

After being asked this question multiple times, Li Xian smiled slightly but remained silent.

Reflecting on the whole situation during the trip here, Li Xian thought it seemed more complicated than it appeared. The housing compensation of the Eight-Nine Forest Farm was not a significant matter to warrant the attention of the Forest General Bureau—only a little over ten thousand yuan.

In a generous estimate, a bureaucrat's trivial matter wouldn't cause such a commotion. Why go through all this trouble?

After much consideration, Li Xian decided that speaking further might lead him into a trap.

So he remained silent.

After an indeterminate amount of time, Xing Jiajun assessed Li Xian once more, "Li Xian, I advise you to come clean as soon as possible. Resistance is futile."

"What time is it?"

Li Xian, who had been silent, suddenly spoke, surprising him.

"It's 7:15."

Xing Jiajun glanced at his watch and replied.

Hearing this time, Li Xian yawned. "I usually go to bed at 9:30. Where am I staying tonight?"

"You think you can still sleep after not clarifying the issue?" The other recorder got angry, standing up abruptly. There were many people treated in the procuratorate, but none had ever emphasized their daily routine and lodging like this!

It was a bit too arrogant!

At that moment, the phone in front of them rang. Xing Jiajun answered it, and after hearing the name of the caller, he signaled his partner with a subtle shake of the head.

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"Why are you here?!"

In a detention room at the procuratorate, Li Xian stared wide-eyed at Su Ya and Wang Zhiye on the other side of the iron bars.

He still wore handcuffs, and after staying in the interrogation room for over four hours, his lips had turned blue from the cold.

Not wanting to worry Su Ya, he forced a grin despite the shivering.

Seeing his determined look, Su Ya's tears flowed uncontrollably. She took off her coat and ran towards him, but was stopped by a guard.

Perhaps influenced by the emotional scene, Wang Zhiye also started to cry.

Wiping her tears, she walked up to the two obstructing officers. "Let them through."

"Sorry, family members are not allowed to meet until the interrogation is over."

"I said let them through!" Wang Zhiye shouted at the officer. When he did not move, she pulled out a mobile phone from her pocket, dialed a number, said a few words, and handed it to the officer, sniffling, "Take it!"

This act made the officer hesitate. He looked at Xing Jiajun.

The latter sighed, looking troubled, and walked over to answer the phone. After a brief conversation, he hung up and waved the guards away, taking a seat by the side to watch TV.

With the obstruction removed, Su Ya and Wang Zhiye finally approached Li Xian.

Li Daoyun had been car sick on the way here and was settled in a hotel by Wang Zhiye. Not wanting Li Xian to worry, she had kept him uninformed but mentioned that Xu Chaoyang had arrived in Ice City and was working on the matter.

Knowing Xu Chaoyang was handling things, Li Xian felt somewhat reassured.

"Do you know the reason?" Li Xian asked through the bars.

"The situation is complex. Uncle Xu didn't say much over the phone, just mentioned the connection between the Berry Research Institute and Han Wenzhong."

This explained a lot.

Looking at the iron bars in front of him, Li Xian sighed deeply.

They say a man who hasn't been in prison isn't a complete man.

But why does being complete feel so uncomfortable?

"When will I get out?"

After a moment of silence, he asked.

"Hard to say." Wang Zhiye hesitated before speaking the truth. "The other party's background is very deep. Even for me to see you, my father and my second uncle had to be called in."

Hearing this, Su Ya's tears flowed even more.

"Why are you crying?" Li Xian, feeling frustrated, sighed and made a face at Su Ya. "Looks like I might be done for this time."

Su Ya quickly shook her head. The young girl, unaware of the deeper issues, didn't even believe the fraud story. She waved her hands, though her tears continued to flow.

"Alas, it's a pity that I, a twenty-two-year-old young man who hasn't even married, am going to prison. Xiaoya, maybe I should ask the procuratorate for some leniency. Let's finish today's matters first. If anything happens to me in prison, at least the Li family will have a legacy."

Su Ya, initially worried, found his attempt at humor futile and blushed, smacking him through the bars.

Seeing Su Ya stop crying, Li Xian grinned.

While Wang Zhiye looked at the two with a mix of annoyance and affection, the procurators began to mutter in astonishment.

"Wow, these people are so rich! The bidding amounts to millions or even tens of millions, it's incredible."

Hearing their discussion, Li Xian cast a suspicious glance at the TV that had captured their attention.

On the screen was the CCTV advertising bidding gala for 1994.

It was already past nine, and the gala had entered its later stages. The two hosts, led by staff from the notary office, were unveiling the bid results one by one.

"Shandong, Kongfu Family Wine, fifteen million!"

"Guangzhou, Sun God, nineteen million nine hundred ninety-nine thousand!"

"Shandong, Kongfu Feast Wine, twenty-six million six hundred thousand!!"

"Bangye, Bangye White, thirty-two million!!!"