Siheyuan: The Era of Struggle

Chapter 315 Framed
The scene was a bit noisy. Li Jiefang was angry again. He heard someone scolding him, but he didn't recognize it was He Yuanchao's voice. He turned around with a frown and looked in the direction of the noise.

"Director... Director."

Li Jiefang was startled to see that the person who ridiculed him was He Yuanchao. He stammered with his eyebrows drooping and eyes drooping: "Director, I... Li Dagui..."

"What's wrong with you? Can you ignore the factory's rules and regulations?"

He Yuanchao, who had already walked up to the group of people escorting Li Dagui, did not give Li Jiefang a chance to explain. He nodded to the two police officers who followed him, then with a gloomy face, interrupted him coldly and scolded:
"I'm telling you, Li Jiefang, you can't just hit anyone for any reason in the Security Department. Now get back here and reflect on your actions and write an apology."

Li Jiefang was criticized and punished for such a small matter, and a young policeman who was with him in arresting Li Dagui could not stand it anymore.

The young police officer stepped forward, stood in front of He Yuanchao and spoke on behalf of Li Jiefang, saying, "Comrade Director, this matter is really not Comrade Li Jiefang's fault. It's really that this criminal was too arrogant.

If I hadn't been slow, I would have been the one to give him the slap."

After saying this cheerfully, seeing that He Yuanchao looked unmoved, the young police officer continued:

"It was wrong for Comrade Li Jiefang to hit someone, but considering that he was injured on duty, can you please not punish him this time?"

As he spoke, the young policeman pulled up Li Jiefang's left arm and showed He Yuanchao his hand that had been wrapped in cloth.

Although the condition of the wound could not be seen, the fact that the cloth was almost completely soaked with blood indicated that the injury was certainly serious.

They are all leading cadres who hold guns and manage a lot of people. Lian Shouren can especially understand what He Yuanchao is doing now. Otherwise, his subordinates are too unruly and unrestrained, and sooner or later they will get into trouble and implicate them.

He had no intention of interfering in the security department's internal affairs, but when he saw He Yuanchao looking at Li Jiefang's injured hand with a conflicted look in his eyes, he instantly understood what was going on.

After all this fuss, it turns out that Liu Bei was just throwing his child to set an example for himself.

It seems a bit unreasonable if I don't go up and sing a few songs when others have set up the stage. Well, in order not to waste time in handling the case, I will give them this face.

After consoling himself, Lian Shouren walked to He Yuanchao's side, glanced at Li Jiefang's hand and said:
"Director He, what this police comrade said is right. It's just a small matter. It's inevitable to get angry during the investigation."

After saying that, he glanced at the beaten Li Dagui, who was handcuffed and stiff-necked, looking unruly, and said with a smile:
"Besides, this comrade doesn't look like he has any problem. Comrade Li is very measured in his actions. I think we should forget about this matter and focus on our business."

Seeing that there were people with the same interests as him, the young policeman smiled at Lian Shouren and followed suit. Everyone present, especially the five or six people from the Security Department, looked at He Yuanchao and waited for the result.

With Lian Shouren's help, He Yuanchao stopped pretending and pointed at Li Jiefang, still with a bad face, saying: "What are you still doing here? Go to the factory clinic and get your hand treated."

The show was over. When He Yuanchao saw Li Jiefang opening his mouth to speak, he quickly signaled him to get out with his eyes. Then he began to order other people from the security department to take Li Dagui to the interrogation room.

When the security guards present saw Li Jiefang walking out of the detention room with his head hung low, they all smiled, shouted "yes" at the top of their voices, and then stepped forward to push Li Dagui.

The two police officers were probably still waiting for the security guards to finish their interrogation. They took Li Dagui back to the station, so they had no intention of leaving. After hearing what He Yuanchao said, they immediately joined the security guards. He Yuanchao saw the actions of the two police officers and guessed their thoughts at once.

He called out to the two police officers and was about to explain the ownership of the case. Unexpectedly, Li Dagui, who was pushed by the security guard and staggered, suddenly broke free from the people who were pulling him like crazy after he stood up. He rushed to He Yuanchao and pointed at him and said to a police officer:

"Comrade, I report him for impersonating a police officer."

Hearing Li Da Kui's lunatic words, everyone present looked at each other in surprise, and then quickly burst into laughter. The two police officers were laughing so hard that they almost fell over.

Why would an official of He Yuanchao's rank pretend to be a police officer? Why? Because of the low salary, or because of the excitement of the dangerous work?

You have to know that the public security, procuratorial and judicial departments in this era were not as popular as they are in later generations. At present, any cadres with some ability and background would choose to work in major state-owned factories.

Not only are the benefits good and the bonuses generous, but the opportunities for promotion are also much greater than in the government offices.

Of course, those who have good connections, plenty of money, and greater ambitions are not included in the majority of people.

Hearing the mockery in the laughter, Li Dagui immediately became angry and shouted with a red face and thick neck: "What the hell are you laughing at? If you don't believe me, you can go to the Longfu Temple Market Management Office to investigate."

After shouting, seeing that everyone stopped smiling and looked at him, Li Dagui raised his hands, pointed at He Yuanchao and said with a firm tone:

"He and three women posed as police officers. There must be something fishy going on here. You must investigate as soon as possible. Don't let these bad guys get involved in our revolutionary ranks."

After hearing what Li Da Kui said, everyone began to glance at He Yuanchao out of the corner of their eyes, not because of the impersonation of a public security officer, but because they were quite interested in the big scandal.

Looking at He Yuanchao's sturdy and strong physique, the three of them seemed capable of handling him. If it weren't for the awe in their hearts, some young security guards would even want to ask Li Dagui about the specific details of what happened.

Lian Shouren is an old member of the National Security Bureau and is no stranger to such things. In order to delay the progress of the case, some enemy spies resorted to all kinds of tricks such as slander, libel, rumor and confusion.

Li Dagui's thoughts at the moment were just a small matter to him. If it was at Guoan, he would not even bother to watch it and would have been dragged into the house to deal with the real business.

However, he also understood the local officials. After all, they were bound by rules and regulations. Once they were involved in something, no matter whether they were right or wrong, they had to avoid it and put on a show even if they had to pretend.

Seeing that He Yuanchao was accused and couldn't say anything to Li Dagui, Lian Shouren didn't care about anything else in order to solve the case as soon as possible. He directly said to Zhang Ershuang who was standing behind the two police officers:
"What are you still standing there for? Hurry up and take this Li Dagui to the interrogation room."

Zhang Ershuang knew Lian Shouren's identity. After hearing what he said, he first glanced at He Yuanchao. Seeing that his director did not express any opinion, he felt relieved.

He replied "yes", then quickly stepped forward, grabbed Li Dagui's handcuffs, and dragged him towards the interrogation room.

Upon seeing this, everyone present, except He Yuanchao who was accused, reacted now and realized that now was not the time to just watch the fun. They quickly started to shout about what they should do and get themselves busy first, so as to avoid being noticed by their superiors and being given trouble in the future.

(End of this chapter)