Even though Feng Qingxue responded in great detail, Ruan Zhenghong asked her three times, every time the questions were similar, just in a different order, or she suddenly threw in a different question while Feng Qingxue was answering the previous one.
Eventually, seeing that there were no discrepancies in the answers, Ruan Zhenghong satisfactorily put away her notebook and pen.
At the same time, Wang Cuilan also saw Wu Minxian and Zou Chengfeng out.
"Thank you for your cooperation, Comrade Wang Cuilan," Wu Minxian began, "Before we arrived, we sent someone to your workplace to notify them, you can take today off without losing a day’s wage."
It meant that they would go to their workplace to confirm their identities.
Wang Cuilan responded with a cheerful laughter: "Of course, complete the investigation properly to clear the innocent party’s name!"
"Absolutely, absolutely!" Wu Minxian did not want to offend Secretary Zhang of the Committee.
Among the members of the municipal committee, who was not a person of note?
Even if an official is skilled at handling hardship and staying low key, they would not let others falsely accuse their son.
After Wu Minxian, Ruan Zhenghong, Zou Chengfeng, and others left, Wang Cuilan immediately closed the door, pulled Feng Qingxue into the house, and asked her what she had said, while recounting her own answers to the questions Wu Minxian had given her.
Upon hearing this, Feng Qingxue realized that the questions and answers were similar and corresponded with the actual situation.
"Auntie, don’t worry. When they question Aunt Chen, or go to the school and ask Tianjun, it will prove that we were all telling the truth. They will surely clear Zhang Yi’s name," said Feng Qingxue reassuringly.
Wang Cuilan sighed: "Regardless of whether Zhang Yi is innocent or not, this label won’t be easily removed from him."
Seeing the confusion on Feng Qingxue’s face, Wang Cuilan explained quietly: "Despite personal integrity being exceedingly important, people’s interest in spreading titillating rumours is more enduring. Zhang Yi and Zhao Mingfang are both children of officials. Even if the gossip isn’t true, it’s now become so infamous that it’s hard for people to change their minds. Some might add that the Zhang family used their influence to absolve Zhang Yi, insisting that Zhao Mingfang, a young and beautiful girl, wouldn’t risk her reputation on a lie. Their main argument is that they were spotted together earlier. Zhao Mingfang, despite being naive, has Zhang Yi in a bind. Poor Zhou Yulan, she’s a good girl."
At first, Feng Qingxue did not understand why Wang Cuilan felt sorry for Zhou Yulan, but then she finally got the reason.
Zhao Mingfang sure proved herself to be cruel and cunning. As they went around the machinery factory to investigate and find proof of Zhang Yi’s alleged harassment, she was spreading rumours that Zhou Yulan had no shame, accusing her of knowing that Zhang Yi was her own partner, yet still meeting him and going shopping together. Zhou Yulan eventually stopped going to work, not wanting to face her colleagues’ judgmental whispers and kept crying at home.
Both Zhou Yulan’s father and mother were ordinary employees, without any power or influence and were submissive. They had only one daughter who they cherished more than anything. Now that she was being treated unjustly, they were helpless and could do nothing to seek justice for her, feeling both furious and resentful.
They were furious at their own powerlessness, and resented Zhao Mingfang’s ruthlessness.
Before long, Zhang Yi was released. His parents accompanied him to apologize to Zhou Yulan’s family. But Zhou Yulan’s parents refused to let them in. Through the door, Zhou Yulan’s father said, "We never hoped that our girl would lead a luxurious life. We only consented to your meeting because Secretary Huang commended you. Now, we don’t want our girl to live in the shadow of such a scandal, fearing more set-ups and traps in the future."
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