Chapter 797: Public is Public, Private is Private

"Comrades, my master is indeed inside, but I'm getting married today! I'll open a separate table for you. You guys eat slowly, and if there's anything, we'll talk after the banquet, okay?"

"No, no, it's an emergency! We must see Director Li immediately..."

When Li Ye arrived at the entrance, Wang Jianqiang had already started talking to Wu Kezhang Li and the others. Listening to Cao Kezhang's tone, it was indeed his grandfather they were looking for.

Li Ye walked up and said half-jokingly, "Cao Kezhang, what kind of emergency is it that makes you run from Qingshui County to a wedding in Beijing to arrest someone?"

"Arrest someone? No, no, no..."

Cao Kezhang's face was uncertain when he heard Li Ye's words, but then he slapped his thigh and raised his voice to cry: "Oh my, forty thousand! Forty thousand embezzled! Director Li must give us an explanation..."

Li Ye's eyebrows immediately stood up.

Although he didn't understand the process of handling a case, he also knew that Cao Kezhang in front of him was not right.

In '87, a case of embezzling forty thousand in a small county was definitely a major case. The normal process was to take the suspect away without saying a word, and then use various interrogation methods to guide the suspect to confess all the problems.

But now, facing the family of the "suspect" Li Zhongfa, Cao Kezhang, who was in the know, actually revealed the amount involved so straightforwardly. Was this to tip off Li Zhongfa?

Li Ye was suspicious in his heart and turned to look at the case-handling personnel, only to find that their eyes were wandering, and they didn't stop this Cao Kezhang from crying and shouting.

【That's not right! If my grandfather embezzled forty thousand, how did our family live just average before?】

In the few years after Li Zhongfa resumed work, the family was indeed a little better off, but only a little. They even made a scene at home over a watch; how could they have forty thousand?

This was not right!

Li Ye grabbed Cao Kezhang by the collar and shouted coldly: "Cao, shut up! If you dare to talk nonsense again, believe it or not, I'll knock out your front teeth right now?"

"I didn't... didn't talk nonsense, didn't... Captain Hou, Captain Hou..."

Cao Kezhang was lifted up and immediately panicked, seeking help from the case-handling personnel.

That case-handling person came over helplessly to persuade: "Comrade Li Ye, don't be impulsive. We received orders to come and find Li Zhongfa to assist in the investigation of the case..."

Li Ye was waiting for Captain Hou's explanation, so he threw Cao Kezhang to the side: "You assist in the investigation, then assist in the investigation. Why are you randomly biting people? And with such a loud voice, who are you slandering?"

Wang Jianqiang was also so angry that his face turned red, and he came over to punch Cao Kezhang: "Are you here to make trouble? I'm getting married today, are you going against me?"

"Qiangzi, don't move."

A deep shout sounded, and Li Zhongfa, having received the news, finally rushed over from the private room inside.

And rushing over with him were Li Ye's little uncle-in-law Zhao Yuanchao, Watching Watching Watching Jin Peng, grandmother Wu Juying, sister Li Yue, and others.

Seeing Zhao Yuanchao, the few case-handling personnel hurriedly went over to exchange a few words.

Although for such a big case, Zhao Yuanchao's face definitely wouldn't work well, but the little uncle-in-law was now a deputy director, so they had to take care of the human relationship.

Seeing Li Zhongfa come over, Cao Kezhang hurriedly said: "Director Li, we finally found you. The matter in our unit has already alarmed the county leaders. You must help recover the country's losses!"

Li Zhongfa waved his hand and said faintly: "Don't be busy yet. Tell me what that forty thousand is all about first."

Cao Kezhang was stunned and said sheepishly: "Should we talk about it here? Should we find another place..."

"Talk about it here."

Li Zhongfa said mockingly: "Isn't it because you want to shout so that everyone knows? Is it because there is a deficit in your unit, and now that you can't plug it, you want to find someone to fill the hole?

But why did you find me? You don't want me to take money personally to fill your unit's big hole, do you?"

"..."

Li Zhongfa's series of questions made Li Ye feel a bit unbelievable.

But looking at the expressions of those case-handling personnel, it seemed that they had all been guessed by Li Zhongfa. They knew in their hearts that Li Zhongfa hadn't embezzled, and they were just here to assist Cao Kezhang in recovering the losses.

This was truly an absurd era. In order not to let the grasshoppers on the same rope suffer, they had to find someone to fill the hole.

But why find Li Zhongfa to fill the hole? Was it just because people said the Li family had money?

But the Li family was not easy to provoke either!

At this time, Cao Kezhang finally revealed the truth: "Director Li, back then you recommended your grandson-in-law to join our grain system, but now he has absconded with the money, and before absconding, he said he was coming to Beijing to find you..."

"My grandson-in-law? Are you talking about Cui Aiguo?"

"Yes, yes, yes, it's Cui Aiguo. Although our county knows that Tong Mingyue is not your daughter, Director Li, we looked at your face back then to reuse him! As a result, he used your banner to misappropriate public funds..."

"Fine, fine, fine, don't give me that set. You are a clay bodhisattva crossing the river; you bite whoever you can as a straw to save your life."

Li Zhongfa interrupted Cao Kezhang coldly and then said: "I can assist you in the investigation, but you have to wait until I finish drinking this wedding wine."

"Director Li, it's really an emergency. Your grandson-in-law and his wife have disappeared together. If it's too late, they will go abroad..."

"That has nothing to do with us."

Sister Li Yue pointed angrily outside: "See that Audi 100 of mine? I just spent forty-seven thousand to buy it. If it is finally determined that this matter has anything to do with my grandfather, I will pay you this car, but if not, I will tear down your house."

"..."

The scene was silent. Everyone was stunned by sister Li Yue's words.

My sister has money, but if you dare to slander my grandfather, I'm not easy to provoke.

And Watching Watching Watching Jin Peng also stood out, pointing at the Crown outside with a smile: "My Crown is a bit old, but it's also worth thirty thousand. If this matter has anything to do with my master, I will pay you every cent, but if not..."

"I will dig up your ancestral grave!"

"..."

Cao Kezhang's tears flowed down, and he didn't even dare to cry out loud.

Li Zhongfa turned and walked inside, saying as he walked: "Open a table for them again. Yuanchao, you accompany the guests for me. It won't delay more than two hours."

"..."

Li Zhongfa turned and went in to drink. The few case-handling personnel couldn't stop him at all.

After all, there was no evidence to prove that Li Zhongfa had anything to do with Cui Aiguo absconding with the money. If it were someone else, it would be fine, but the Li family had a powerful in-law; could you not follow the rules?

Cao Kezhang was also forced to the edge. If those forty thousand couldn't be recovered, he definitely wouldn't have a good end, and this case couldn't be handled with great fanfare. It was estimated that it involved quite a bit.

But arresting Lu Xun had nothing to do with Zhou Shuren, and arresting Cui Aiguo had nothing to do with Li Zhongfa!

So this time they were begging Li Zhongfa. If Li Zhongfa didn't bird them, they had no way.

More than an hour later, Zhao Yuanchao, who was accompanying the guests, came out.

Li Zhongfa sent him to accompany the guests, actually to fish for words.

"Dad, they want to cover it up and get the money back. Cao is afraid that we won't cooperate, so he broke the pot and wanted to force us to solve it. If they catch Aiguo, it's fine. If they can't catch him... he might even go to Brother Xiao Ye's unit to shout."

Cao Kezhang probably broke his head on the way here, wanting Li Zhongfa to use his connections to find someone, so he could only break the pot and rely on Li Zhongfa to shout loudly, putting public opinion pressure on Li Zhongfa, forcing him to help catch Cui Aiguo with all his strength. If he couldn't catch him, he would have to bleed.

He thought that the rumor of "Li Zhongfa colluding with his grandson-in-law to misappropriate forty thousand" still had some lethality and was his only straw to save his life.

Li Zhongfa was silent for half a minute and then said to Wu Juying: "You go back to Qingshui County today, find Mingyue and ask where Aiguo went. Don't be polite to her anymore."

Li Zhongfa turned his head to look at Li Kaijian: "You follow your mother back to Qingshui, go and push the ancestral grave of the Cao family first. Remember, just push the grave mound, don't move the coffin or corpse."

"..."

Li Ye was stunned listening from the side.

An old killer is an old killer, he really pushes people's grave mounds!

But thinking about it, it's right. Since you dare to break the pot with me, don't blame me for becoming an enemy with you, otherwise others will think our Li family is easy to handle!

And with this kind of trouble, who cares if Li Zhongfa embezzled or not? Who believes it?

"Li Ye, go ask that girl from the Lu family if Cui Aiguo and Xia Yue have gone abroad. Back then, Xia Yue wanted to take her path to go abroad."

Li Ye was still stunned, but his grandfather gave him an uncomfortable task.

Li Ye was stunned and said, "What are you looking for her for? I'll find connections to check the exit records..."

But before Li Ye finished speaking, grandmother Wu Juying shouted sternly: "What you, what you? Why don't you go and ask quickly?"

"Eh~, I'll go ask right now."

Li Zhongfa stood up and said solemnly: "Public is public, private is private. We must fully cooperate with the public security, and we must bring the suspect to justice."

(End of chapter) ===== CHAPTER 798 =====