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Chapter 132 What did Wang Er do wrong?

On the dam in front of Wang Er's house.

Two uniformed staff members were showing their identification to a bewildered Wang Er.

"Comrade, please cooperate with our work." One of the staff members reminded Wang Er, who hadn't yet reacted.

"Huh? Cooperate? Cooperate with what? What did I do?"

Wang Er was a bit confused. He didn't even know what he had done wrong, and he looked at the other person with an innocent expression.

"Yeah, yeah, what did they do wrong?" the onlookers asked, puzzled.

The first man to speak walked up behind Wang Er, looked around, and said impatiently, "Don't you know what you've done? Come on! If you don't cooperate, we'll have to take coercive measures!"

He was Zhang Chuan, a staff member of the Shanbian Town Police Station. As he spoke, he was about to go up and grab Wang Er, but Wang Er took several steps back to avoid him.

"I didn't do anything, don't touch me! You're bullying ordinary people, I'm going to sue you! Everyone saw it!"

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Wang Er said a few flattering words, and Zhang Chuan, who had been negotiating with him, became somewhat angry and spoke very rudely.

"Let me tell you, Wang Er, don't be so stubborn. We wouldn't be here if we didn't have evidence. My patience is running out!"

Zhou Rui witnessed all of this.

This era is not like later times. These people won't say nice things to you or be so polite. The reason they are like this now is firstly because they are afraid of something, and secondly because there are many people here now.

Because there was still one person who hadn't spoken, and Zhang Chuan seemed to admire this person, he warned Wang Er before turning around to ask the person behind him for his opinion.

"Brother Sun, what should we do if Wang Er isn't cooperating?"

"This was requested by the director himself. He is involved in another case. Since he is not cooperating, you should take coercive measures directly. I will explain to the villagers some things he did that do not involve secrets. We still need to do a good job of working with the masses."

The "Brother Sun" that Zhang Chuan referred to was named Sun Shihai. He had connections, was upright and incorruptible, and was on good terms with Zhou Shiping.

Sun Shihai was in charge of Wang Er's case, with Zhang Chuan assisting.

Upon hearing that he could finally use coercive measures, Zhang Chuan smiled.

However, before he could handcuff Wang Er, Sun Shihai added a reminder: "Avoid harming him unless absolutely necessary. The law will punish them, not us. Remember, do not vent your personal grievances."

Zhang Chuan was visibly slow to react, but he quickly agreed.

He stepped forward, took out his identification, spoke sternly, and at the same time pulled out handcuffs.

Sun Shihai then explained to the crowd, "Fellow villagers, I am Sun Shihai. I am performing my duties today, and I hope you will understand and cooperate."

He was dressed in uniform, spoke in a calm tone, had a weapon at his waist, and his gaze swept over the crowd, exuding an aura of authority.

"What did Wang Er do wrong? Is it serious?" A busybody asked, unafraid of Sun Shihai.

Sun Shihai patiently replied to the other party word by word.

"According to our investigation, Wang Er has damaged the reputation of others and repeatedly and intentionally defamed them. He is also involved in some other cases that cannot be made public. We are currently summoning him for investigation. We hope everyone understands."

Logically speaking, if it's a summons, handcuffs are usually not used. However, in this day and age, if a suspect refuses to cooperate, the officials will handcuff them and take them away without any regard for the facts.

That's understandable. If you haven't done anything wrong, what are you afraid of? Why are you hiding? Not to mention that someone might fiercely resist.

As soon as Sun Shihai finished speaking, another commotion arose in the crowd.

At this moment, Zhou's mother, Zeng Jiamei, turned her head and looked at Zhou Rui, her eyes seeming to be telling him something.

It seems that you're about to be vindicated because of what happened to you.

Zhou Rui simply smiled calmly, then nodded to his mother.

The commotion in the crowd grew louder and louder. "What did I tell you? Wang Er is no good! And his two cronies aren't any better!"

"So that means Xiao Ruizi from the Zhou family is really innocent? After all, this is the most talked-about topic lately."

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"You still have doubts? The facts are right in front of us. It's this Wang Er who spread the rumors. He's a real beast. When he first came here after the family split up, the Zhou family helped him a lot."

"As a result, they kept gossiping and even started talking nonsense lately, making Xiao Ruizi feel like she was in a bad situation."

"We misunderstood the Zhou family before, sigh~"

A group of people were talking at once. Some felt embarrassed, but most of them were cursing Wang Er. His already poor interpersonal relationships were finally exhausted at this moment.

At this moment, some people noticed the Zhou family members at the back of the crowd. Some were too embarrassed to make eye contact with the Zhou family members, and only a few apologized.

However, after this incident, Zhou Rui's reputation was finally restored, and at least he would no longer be inexplicably criticized.

Zhao Qingya stood right next to Zhou Rui and witnessed the whole thing, but Zhou Rui couldn't see her expression or guess what she was thinking.

"Brother Rui, I've always believed in you."

"Yes, I know, Xiaoya, thank you."

They each said a sentence and then fell silent, but Zhao Qingya finally smiled.

She believed it was one thing, but that didn't mean she was happy to see Zhou Rui wronged. Now that most of the filth on Zhou Rui was gone, she was genuinely happy.

On the other hand, Wang Er, who had originally wanted to hide, opened his mouth wide after hearing what Sun Shihai said.

He never expected that such a large-scale mobilization would be made over this matter.

"Comrade, I'm innocent! I've never slandered anyone. You must investigate this thoroughly!"

He was still trying to argue, but things had come to this point. Sun Shihai, hearing the shouts from behind, shook his head, turned around, and walked up to Wang Er. His tone was very cold as he said, word by word, "Wang Er, then tell me, where did this widely circulated rumor about Zhou Rui betraying his master and ancestors come from?"

Wang Er finally realized what was happening, and a sense of fear filled his heart.

It turns out it's about Zhou Rui, it turns out it's about the Zhou family, and all this fuss is happening over this?

That's giving him way too much credit.

"How would I know? I'm his elder, how could I talk nonsense? Have you investigated this thoroughly?"

Sun Shihai didn't waste any words with him and directly pulled someone out of the crowd. As soon as Wang Er saw this person, he stammered in disbelief.

This person was one of his cronies and also one of the instigators who spread rumors on his behalf.

Clearly, this person had told the staff everything in detail, leaving Wang Er speechless.

He just couldn't understand why something that could be big or small had taken him away, but he did realize something else.

Could it be that what I did has been discovered? That shouldn't be the case; I've never told anyone...