Chapter 481

Qu Caifeng was speechless.

Yes, she had chosen not to pursue it; after all, those were her own biological parents and younger brother. At their age, kneeling on the ground and begging her, what else could she do?

But she hadn't known that her parents had settled the matter privately with the other party.

Lu Qiaoge looked at Qu Caifeng's shifting expression, raised her eyebrows, and continued in a slow, leisurely tone: "Returning to the main point of what you just said, isn't it just that Tan Ying wasn't locked up either?"

"In order to save you, Tan Ying had to break her fool of a brother's leg. You should know that a fool has immense brute strength and is very vicious; he once beat his newlywed wife to death. Ordinarily, two or three men couldn't even pin him down. So, Tan Ying almost went to jail for your sake. She is your savior, but from the tone of your words just now, it sounds like you want to return kindness with enmity?"

Before Lu Qiaoge had entered, Qu Caifeng felt she was completely in the right, but ever since Lu Qiaoge stood before her, she felt she was speechless on every count.

This was even more true at this moment.

The crowd began to discuss the matter.

"Qu Caifeng, why have you stopped talking? Factory Director Lu has said so much to you; this is giving you an explanation, isn't it?"

"I just understood it now. So it turns out that Qu Caifeng is feeling uncomfortable because Tan Ying has a job now, isn't that it?"

"I don't understand this. Tan Ying is also an oppressed girl who has suffered, and she even risked her life to save her. Why is Qu Caifeng the one who finds her an eyesore?"

"Qu Caifeng, I've heard about this matter too. If it weren't for Tan Ying hardening her heart, who knows what would have happened to you."

"That's right. If it weren't for Lu Qiaoge, Shao Le, and Chen Zhi persistently tracking down your whereabouts, who knows what kind of suffering you, Qu Caifeng, would have endured."

"Besides, everything was caused by your parents' greed and heartlessness, yet you actually chose to forgive them and not pursue it."

Someone like this deserves whatever end they meet.

Qu Caifeng finally spoke up to argue: "My parents are so old, how could I pursue it? I had no choice either. And as for the Tan family, I feel that Tan Ying didn't have good intentions. Why didn't she just send me out directly instead of making me risk my life?"

Lu Qiaoge let out a cold laugh: "Do you mean to say you wanted Tan Ying to risk her life against her own parents? You can forgive the parents who harmed you, so what right do you have to demand that Tan Ying also be hard-hearted toward her parents?"

Lu Qiaoge: "If you feel it's unfair, you can file a new appeal; the Public Security Bureau will certainly accept it. If you feel that's not secure, you can also go to the Security Department and have our comrades in the Security Department help you seek justice..."

Qu Caifeng's face turned pale. If she were to pursue the Tan family, then the Tan family would certainly drag her parents and family members into it and not let go.

Either send everyone in, or shut up?

Could she do that?

Her parents could not only kneel and kowtow to beg for mercy, but they could also threaten her by drinking pesticide.

Someone sneered: "Qu Caifeng, do you still want an explanation? But I think, before asking for an explanation, shouldn't you go and say thank you to Comrade Tan Ying?"

Someone else said: "Qu Caifeng, you're quite wealthy; you took out three hundred yuan in bride price just like that."

Qu Caifeng bit her lip and didn't make a sound.

Lu Qiaoge sighed: "Truth be told, you, Qu Caifeng, are not innocent either."

Qu Caifeng's eyes widened; she had finally found a point to refute.

"Lu Qiaoge, what do you mean? How can you speak like that? You are a cadre at the Neighborhood Office..."

Lu Qiaoge interrupted her and said: "If you hadn't promised to give your brother three hundred yuan as a bride price, the Tan family would never have agreed to marry Tan Ying off. Speaking of which, Comrade Qu Caifeng, can you tell us where this three hundred yuan came from?"

Qu Caifeng: "..."

She suddenly regretted coming to Lu Qiaoge to ask for an explanation.

"I... I... I saved it all myself, is that not allowed?"

Lu Qiaoge smiled, but she walked over to the telephone and made a call to the Security Department: "... Yes, this is Lu Qiaoge. Qu Caifeng is at the Xiang Yang Neighborhood Office, asking me for an explanation. She is mainly dissatisfied with the punishment given to the Tan family, especially Tan Ying.

Since she is dissatisfied, she should go to the relevant departments, not come to the Neighborhood Office to find me, right?

Of course, it's no problem to find me, since I was involved in it.

Since that's the case, I also want to raise my concerns, which is whether there is a problem with the origin of Qu Caifeng's so-called three hundred yuan bride price.

You should send someone to take her to the Security Department. I suspect her three hundred yuan is activity funding provided by local special agents; otherwise, she wouldn't have come to cause me trouble..."

Qu Caifeng's face changed drastically, and she pointed a trembling finger at Lu Qiaoge: "You... you are slandering me, you... you are harming me, you..."

Lu Qiaoge seemed very puzzled: "I am just raising my concerns, just like you suspected that I colluded with the Tan family to harm you.

And please note, it is to take you away, not to arrest you.

Wouldn't it be fine if you go to the Security Department and clarify the source of the money? Since you also feel dissatisfied with the punishment of the Tan family, you can just entrust the comrades in the Security Department to help you file a new appeal. I am helping you, so what are you in such a rush for?"

The crowd looked at each other in dismay.

That's right, Qu Caifeng, what are you in such a rush for?

Could it be that this three hundred yuan was really extorted?

Oh my, that would be breaking the law.

Qu Caifeng suddenly felt that she was lifting a rock only to drop it on her own feet.

The Security Department...

No, don't be afraid, just insist that you saved it yourself.

But she still really wanted to leave.

But if she ran away now, wouldn't people think she had a guilty conscience?

While Qu Caifeng was in a dilemma, Deputy Director Huang, who had been standing at the door, spoke up: "Qu Caifeng, go to my office and wait. Rest assured, the truth cannot be faked, and the fake cannot be true. If you haven't done something, no one can frame you."

That's right, the truth cannot be faked, and the fake cannot be true!

Qu Caifeng had originally thought she could hold out, but the Security Department also had its methods.

If you really worked hard to save three hundred yuan, when others slander your money as having an unknown origin, you wouldn't feel guilty, but rather aggrieved and angry.

Not to mention that the Security Department can not only interrogate but also identify fingerprints.

That three hundred yuan was saved by Cheng Wen's mother. Although there were many fingerprints on the money, it was new, and the fingerprints were not complex, so the old lady's fingerprints on it were still very clear.

If they really investigated, they could still find out.

It was also because some of the money was given by Cheng Wen or Lin Xiaomin, so their fingerprints were on it too.

Finally, the so-called agreement was brought out by Qu Caifeng.

Mother Cheng was criticized and educated, but Qu Caifeng was suspected of extortion and blackmail, and she had even forced Mother Cheng to jump into the river. Considering many factors, especially since Lin Xiaomin was already a great painter and had published comic books that were even on the shelves at the Xinhua Bookstore in Jiangcheng.

As far as the military factory was concerned, it was also a glorious thing.

So it wasn't punished in the open, and many people didn't know about it, but Lu Qiaoge did.

The final result was that Qu Caifeng not only lost her job but was also sent to a farm to serve a three-year labor sentence.