Siheyuan: Start with a Truck Driver

Chapter 1208 Zhou Zhi was arrested

Liu Changyi looked Zhou Xiaoe up and down, left and right.

I have to say that Zhou Xiao'e is such a good actress that he didn't even notice anything unusual on her face.

Although Liu Changyi still had some doubts in his heart, he could only give up for the time being. He said to Zhou Xiao'e with a serious look: "Okay, Zhou Xiao'e, remember, if you meet those two outsiders again, you must report it to the security department of the Lanhua Automobile Factory in time. This is not a joke. It is related to Chen Fang's case. Don't take it lightly."

Zhou Xiao'e was guilty of her crime, but she pretended to be calm and relieved when she heard this. She patted her chest and assured him, "Don't worry, leader. I will definitely remember this. If I run into them, I will call your security department immediately. There will be no delay."

Liu Changyi nodded, turned around and was about to leave with the security officers.

But at this moment, Zhou Xiao'e suddenly remembered something, and hurriedly stepped forward to stop Liu Changyi, and said anxiously: "Leader, look at this... Can you help me talk to everyone, Chen Fang must have been wronged, and now these people in the hospital are pointing fingers at me, I feel really bad."

Only then did Liu Changyi realize that at some point, the residents in the compound had all gathered around him, whispering and pointing at Zhou Xiaoe.

He cleared his throat and raised his voice to the residents, "Everyone, please be quiet for a moment. Our security department is still investigating Chen Fang's case, and there is no definite conclusion yet. Please do not speculate or spread false information at will, so as not to cause unnecessary panic and misunderstanding. Once we have investigated thoroughly, we will give you an explanation."

After hearing what Liu Changyi said, the residents gradually dispersed, although some of them were still grumbling. Liu Changyi looked at Zhou Xiaoe and said, "Okay, don't worry too much, just cooperate with our investigation." After that, he left with the security officers.

"This guy is really a fool!"

Zhou Xiao'e muttered to herself, and just as she looked up, she saw several residents staring at her with strange eyes, with curiosity and suspicion in their eyes, as if they wanted to see through her. Zhou Xiao'e was already angry because of Chen Fang's matter, and now she couldn't help being stared at by these eyes.

She put her hands on her hips and yelled at the residents: "What are you looking at? What's so good about it? You all have nothing better to do than to sit here and think about what you are thinking about? My Chen Fang was wrongly accused. If you keep looking around and gossiping like this, I'll never let you go!"

"Hey, what are you talking about? We are just concerned about you, but you start cursing at us. Isn't that unreasonable?"

Zhou Xiao'e was not willing to give up and continued to scold, "Care? I think you just want to watch the fun and can't stand seeing others doing well! It's not your turn to point fingers at my family's affairs, get out of here!"

"Why are you like this? Comrade Chang Yi has already said that he is investigating. Why are you so angry? Maybe there really is something wrong."

Zhou Xiao'e was furious when she heard this. She jumped up and down and cursed, "You know nothing! Do you have any evidence? If you don't have any, don't talk nonsense here. I'll sue you for slander! I know best what kind of person my Chen Fang is. If you keep talking nonsense, I'll fight you!"

When the residents saw Zhou Xiao'e's tantrum, they didn't want to bother with her anymore, so they shook their heads and dispersed.

Zhou Xiao'e looked at their departing backs, still panting heavily, and kept muttering: "A bunch of nosy guys, wait for Chen Fang to come out, and see how I deal with you..."

After returning to the house, Zhou Xiao'e slammed the door shut, then suddenly leaned against the door panel. She was stunned for a moment, and then burst into laughter.

"Humph, these people are so easy to fool. I played them all around. Liu Changyi, Liu Changyi, you are very smart, but you still didn't see any flaws from me."

After laughing for a long time, she gradually stopped laughing and a smug look appeared on her face.

But soon, her eyes became worried again, and she muttered to herself: "But this is not a long-term solution. Can Chen Fang hold on in there? And I don't know if Liu Guangtian and the others are reliable. If something goes wrong, it will be all over..."

Thinking of this, her originally smug expression disappeared instantly, replaced by a face full of sorrow.

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On the other side, Liu Changyi hurried back to the steel mill. He went straight to the door of the factory director's office, raised his hand and knocked on the door gently, and after hearing the voice of "Come in", he pushed the door open and walked in.

Wang Weidong was sitting at his desk, concentrating on the documents on the table. When Liu Changyi came in, he put down the documents in his hand, raised his head and asked, "What's the situation?"

Liu Changyi walked to the desk and said with a slightly serious expression: "Director, I just came back from Chen Fang's house. I talked to his wife Zhou Xiao'e about the situation. According to her, Chen Fang did have two friends from other places who came to visit, but they have already left. From her reaction, she didn't find anything unusual for the time being. I told her to notify the security department in time if she ran into those two people again."

Wang Weidong frowned slightly, thought for a moment and asked, "Do you think her words are credible?"

Liu Changyi hesitated for a moment and said, "Director, I carefully observed Zhou Xiao'e's expression and reaction. She looked very shocked and anxious. She didn't look like she was lying. So, I think this might just be a misunderstanding. Maybe Chen Fang was just kind-hearted and took his friends to visit the factory. But because he didn't report it according to the procedures, he aroused our suspicion."

Wang Weidong leaned back in his chair, crossed his hands on his chest, and after thinking for a moment, he said, "Even though you said that, I still think this matter is not that simple. A worker bringing friends into the factory late at night is not in compliance with regulations. And those two so-called friends ran away as soon as they saw the security department. Isn't this strange?"

Liu Changyi was shocked when he heard Wang Weidong's words.

He really neglected this matter just now.

You know, with the release of the printer, big foreign companies are eyeing this piece of fat meat, and their security department has uncovered several attempts to steal data.

However, Liu Changyi was also puzzled. How could the testimonies of Chen Fang and Chen Fang's wife match each other?

He scratched his head and said in confusion, "Director, this is indeed a bit strange. Their statements are surprisingly consistent. Logically speaking, if Chen Fang really had a problem and his wife didn't know about it, they shouldn't have said things so consistently."

Wang Weidong narrowed his eyes slightly and reminded him, "Changyi, have you ever thought that Chen Fang's wife might have met with Chen Fang and colluded with him in advance?"

When Liu Changyi heard this, he quickly waved his hands and said, "Director, I don't think that's possible.

After Chen Fang was arrested, he was kept in the security department. We kept him under strict surveillance and outsiders had no chance to get close to him. How could his wife possibly meet him?

Moreover, when we went to his house, she acted very surprised, and it didn’t seem like she had met Chen Fang before.”

"People's hearts are unpredictable, Changyi. I believe that your security department has strict discipline, but there are bound to be some bad apples."

Hearing Wang Weidong's words, Liu Changyi looked serious, his eyes revealed determination, and said: "Director, don't worry, I will investigate this matter thoroughly and will not let go of any suspicious points. If there are really internal personnel involved, I will definitely not tolerate it."

After leaving the factory director's office, Liu Changyi rushed back to the security department without stopping. As soon as he arrived at the security department, he immediately issued an order to call a meeting of all security officers.

At this time, Zhou Zhi was on duty when he was suddenly notified by security officer Xiao Liu to attend a meeting.

When Zhou Zhi heard the news, his heart skipped a beat and he felt inexplicably guilty.

He looked around and saw that there was no one around, so he pulled Xiao Liu and asked in a low voice: "Xiao Liu, why do you suddenly need a meeting? What happened?"

Xiao Liu also looked confused. He shrugged helplessly and said, "I don't know either. The section chief just came back and asked me to notify everyone to hold a meeting, but he didn't say anything specific."

Zhou Zhi became increasingly uneasy. He tried to calm himself, but his mind couldn't help but emerge with the scene of him helping Zhou Xiao'e meet Chen Fang.

He prayed secretly that the meeting was not held because this matter was discovered.

But he comforted himself, thinking that it couldn't be such a coincidence, as he had been very careful at the time.

With such mixed feelings, Zhou Zhi followed Xiao Liu to the meeting room.

At this time, the conference room was already filled with security officers, and everyone was whispering about this sudden meeting. Zhou Zhi found a seat and sat down, looking towards the door from time to time.

Liu Changyi walked into the meeting room with a serious face, and scanned the security officers present with a sharp gaze, and then said loudly: "I called everyone here today because I have something very serious to talk about. Someone in our security department abused his power and brought outsiders into the security department without permission, and even met with the detained person!

This behavior seriously violates discipline, damages the image of our security department, and poses a great threat to the safety of the factory!"

At this point, he paused, his tone softened a little, and then continued: "If this person can take the initiative to stand up and admit his mistakes, we will consider giving him a lighter punishment.

If we wait until it is discovered, the nature of the crime will be completely different, and we will punish them severely!"

When Zhou Zhi heard this, his heart exploded as if he was hit by a bomb.

He felt his heartbeat suddenly quicken, and all the blood in his body rushed to his head, and his face turned pale with fear.

But he still had a glimmer of hope in his heart, thinking that he had done it very secretly and no one should have seen it, so after hesitating for a long time, he still did not stand up.

At this moment, Liu Changyi shouted to the outside of the door: "Come in!"

Security officer Chen Zhi walked in.

Chen Zhi looked around, then pointed at Zhou Zhi and said loudly: "Chief, I saw it. It was Zhou Zhi who brought a young wife to the security department's detention room!"

Zhou Zhi panicked when he heard this. He stood up and pointed at Chen Zhi, saying in a trembling voice, "You are talking nonsense! I have a grudge against you, you are deliberately framing me! I have never done such a thing!"

After he finished speaking, his face flushed with anger, and he couldn't help but angrily scold Chen Zhilai: "You little villain, you always dislike me, and now you actually use such a despicable method to frame me, your conscience has been eaten by a dog!"

Chen Zhi was somewhat at a loss for words after being scolded by Zhou Zhi out of the blue, but he still said firmly: "Zhou Zhi, don't quibble. I saw it with my own eyes, and you still want to deny it!"

The conference room suddenly exploded with the other security officers whispering to each other.

Everyone's eyes shifted back and forth between Zhou Zhi and Chen Zhi, not knowing who to believe.

Liu Changyi frowned and shouted, "Be quiet!"

When the meeting room quieted down, Liu Changyi took out a file from his file bag, slowly unfolded it, stared at Zhou Zhi sharply, and said, "Look, everyone, this is the information we just found out. Zhou Zhi is a relative of Chen Fang's wife Zhou Xiao'e.

This only exacerbated the suspicion that everyone knew. The security department was strictly prohibited from having too much contact with the family members of the suspects, let alone arranging a meeting privately. "

When Zhou Zhi heard this, his heart skipped a beat and a feeling of despair surged in his heart, but he still gritted his teeth, blushed, and said loudly: "I didn't do it! Even if Zhou Xiao'e and I are relatives, it doesn't prove that I took her to see Chen Fang! These are two completely different things! You can't wrongly accuse me just based on this!"

Liu Changyi really didn't expect that Zhou Zhi would still deny it when things had developed to this point. However, he had always been fair in his work, and in order to convince Zhou Zhi and to thoroughly investigate the matter, Liu Changyi decided to look for evidence from the side.

So he took several security officers and went straight to Zhou Zhi's home.

Zhou Zhi's wife heard a knock on the door, opened it and saw Liu Changyi and others. She immediately showed a puzzled look on her face and asked curiously, "Chief Liu, what are you doing...?"

Liu Changyi looked at her seriously and said, "Mrs. Zhou Zhi, we are here because Zhou Zhi is suspected of a serious violation of discipline and may even be involved in a crime.

He is suspected of secretly arranging for Chen Fang's daughter-in-law Zhou Xiao'e to meet with the detained Chen Fang, which is a very serious matter.

When Zhou Zhi's daughter-in-law heard this, she turned pale with fear, her legs went limp, and she almost collapsed to the ground. Her lips trembled, and it took her a long time to recover. She said in panic: "This... How could this happen..."

Liu Changyi stared at her and said, "If you know anything, you'd better tell it truthfully. It will also be good for everyone to know."

Zhou Zhi's wife hesitated for a moment, her eyes full of fear and entanglement, but she finally gritted her teeth and said, "Chief Liu, I...I know about this.

Zhou Xiao'e did come to Zhou Zhi and ask him to help her meet Chen Fang. Zhou Zhi refused at first, but Zhou Xiao'e cried and made a scene, saying that Chen Fang got to where she is today because she helped Zhou Zhi, and now that she is in trouble, Zhou Zhi cannot just ignore her.

Zhou Zhi was too embarrassed to save face, so he just... agreed. But he really didn't mean to violate the rules, he just got soft-hearted and made a mistake."

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