Chapter 101

Wan Ping'an smiled.

Shazhu was truly too "smart"—he was smart to a fault!

Officer Liu nodded.

Wan Ping'an had a point.

Seeing Officer Liu nod, Deaf Old Lady's legs went soft. If Shazhu hadn't supported her, she definitely would have fallen to the ground.

"Officer Liu, you must not misunderstand us."

"We didn't let him farm, it really wasn't blood-sucking or exploitation; we just wanted him to learn to share and not eat alone!"

Deaf Old Lady explained tremblingly.

She absolutely couldn't be labeled as a big landlord or big bourgeoisie restorationist!

"Officer Liu, the Old Lady is right. We just want to help Wan Ping'an, let him learn to be united, learn to share!"

"There is absolutely no intention of blood-sucking or exploitation!"

Yi Zhonghai's clothes were soaked with cold sweat.

"Is your sophistry useful?"

"You don't let me farm unless I divide what I grow with you. If this isn't exploitation, what is it?"

"If this isn't blood-sucking, what is it?"

"You are big landlords and big bourgeoisie restorationists!"

Wan Ping'an pointed at Deaf Old Lady and Yi Zhonghai's noses and scolded.

Xu Damao's eyes were shining!

Deaf Old Lady and Yi Zhonghai were about to take a big fall!

"Deaf Old Lady, Master Yi, please come back with me to assist in the investigation!"

Officer Liu stated his position.

"Officer Liu, we really aren't big landlord or big bourgeoisie restorationists. We really just wanted to help Wan Ping'an!"

"His parents both died, no one educated him, and he grew up crooked!"

"As an elder in the courtyard, I have the responsibility and the obligation to help him grow. If there's no credit, so be it, but how can there be a fault?"

Deaf Old Lady spouted another crooked theory.

"A joke!"

"If you really wanted to help me and discovered I grew up crooked, you could have reported it to the neighborhood office, you could have called the police, or you could have done ideological work with me."

"But how did you do it?"

"Forbidding me from farming, wanting to starve me to death—is that what you call helping me?"

"Officer, Deaf Old Lady definitely has a problem. Please take her back and investigate her carefully."

Zhao Dongfang was amused.

Such a crooked theory—who would believe it?

Officer Liu nodded; Wan Ping'an made sense.

Officer Xiao Song had already taken out the handcuffs; as long as Officer Liu nodded, he would handcuff Deaf Old Lady and Yi Zhonghai.

"Wan Ping'an, how can you have no respect for the old?"

"The Old Lady is so old, and her health isn't good, yet you still want to send her to jail. Do you have no conscience at all?"

Shazhu couldn't stand it anymore.

He thought the Old Lady was good to him, and more importantly, there was Qin Huairu.

He had his eye on Qin Huairu and wanted to intercept her but didn't dare to act, yet he was intercepted by Wan Ping'an. He regarded Wan Ping'an as his rival.

Defeating Wan Ping'an would give him a chance to be with Qin Huairu.

*Hmph!*

Wan Ping'an couldn't be bothered to pay attention to Shazhu.

"Ping'an, can you listen to me for two sentences?"

"Our hearts were good, but the methods might have been a bit inappropriate. We are all neighbors; friction is inevitable. Just talk it out and it will be fine."

"The Old Lady is so old; if you really send her in, what if something happens to her? Can you bear it?"

Yi Zhonghai started playing the emotional card.

He was using the "moral kidnapping" technique!

Many people nodded, agreeing with Yi Zhonghai's view.

Even if Deaf Old Lady was wrong, she shouldn't be sent in; after all, she was old, and if she were sent in, she might not come out.

"I don't have a job and a salary like you guys. Farming is my way of making a living."

"Forbidding me from farming is forcing me to death."

"Deaf Old Lady wants to force me to death, so don't blame me for being cruel. She broke the law; it's only right to arrest her. Her life or death has nothing to do with me!"

Wan Ping'an's attitude was firm.

It had to be handled according to the law and regulations!

"You, you, how can you have no compassion?"

Yi Zhonghai was a bit exasperated.

"Yi Zhonghai, instead of worrying about Deaf Old Lady, you'd better worry about yourself."

"Deaf Old Lady forbade me from farming, and you forced me along with her. You two are accomplices. Do you think you can run?"

"You were removed as First Master and are being investigated, and you have the suspicion of big landlord and big bourgeoisie restorationist thought. Guess what will happen if this reaches the factory?"

"Will the rolling mill reuse someone with ideological problems?"

"Even if you aren't fired, you will definitely be demoted. You have your own troubles; do you have the heart to worry about others?"

Wan Ping'an mocked.

Yi Zhonghai broke out in a cold sweat again, soaking his clothes.

If Wan Ping'an hadn't said it, he wouldn't have thought of it.

Wan Ping'an was right; if the factory found out, they would definitely deal with him.

If the matter blew up, his job definitely wouldn't be saved.

"What exactly do you want?"

Yi Zhonghai looked at Wan Ping'an.

"If you kowtow and admit your mistake, I'll consider letting you go. Deaf Old Lady, you too—kowtow and admit your mistake, and I won't pursue it."

Wan Ping'an looked at the two with a smile.

"Yi Zhonghai, is it losing your job or kowtowing? You choose one!"

Wan Ping'an pressed step by step.

He applied pressure to Yi Zhonghai.

"Dear, if you are fired because of ideological problems, other factories won't want you either. You, you, you—just bow your head once!"

The First Master's wife squeezed to the front of the crowd.

She looked at Wan Ping'an with resentment and persuaded Yi Zhonghai hesitantly.

"Ping'an, I was wrong!"

Yi Zhonghai gritted his teeth.

Finally, he closed his eyes.

He knelt before Wan Ping'an.

A huge sense of shame made his hatred for Wan Ping'an double instantly.

He swore in his heart that if he had the chance, he would definitely finish off Wan Ping'an, tear him into pieces, and finally grind his bones to dust!

"That's more like it!"

"Alright, I won't ask the officers to take you away."

"Deaf Old Lady, it's your turn. Do you choose to kowtow and admit your mistake, or be taken away?"

Wan Ping'an nodded with satisfaction.

Shazhu looked at Yi Zhonghai in disbelief. He actually knelt and apologized to Wan Ping'an?

It wasn't just Shazhu; everyone was stunned, and then they all reacted. If he lost his job, Yi Zhonghai would have a hard time even surviving.

He wasn't like Wan Ping'an, who had land at home and knew how to farm.