Rebirth 78: After being jilted at the altar, I reached the pinnacle!

Well, this Zhou guy's scheme is quite elaborate; it turns out he even bribed this old policeman.

No wonder the old policeman hadn't said a word; he was waiting for the right moment to kill him with one blow.

“Interesting,” Li Hanliang said, making no attempt to hide his mockery. “Officer, we presented so much evidence that was in our favor, but you wouldn’t listen. Now you’re just listening to this fake cafeteria worker’s side of the story and you’re already condescending to question him.”

"What do you mean by this?" Police officers in this era still had their tempers and weren't afraid of complaints. The old man slammed his hand on the table, his bull-like eyes almost popping out of their sockets.

"Uncle Hui, I also think we shouldn't just listen to the chef's side of the story, right?" Li Tao reminded him.

Wang Jianghui waved his hand, "You don't need to worry about it, you don't have enough experience to handle this case."

He then looked at the witness and asked, "Are you sure you only saw two girls enter the room first?"

"Yes, I was an assistant in the kitchen. At that time, all the chefs were busy, and no one really paid attention to them. I was relatively free, so I saw it very clearly."

Well, that's well-reasoned and convincing.

Li Hanliang looked at Zhou Pengfei and realized that he had indeed underestimated him.

Zhou Pengfei was too lazy to pay any attention to Li Hanliang at this point.

In his eyes, this country boy was just an ant, someone he could crush with a single step.

Zhou Pengfei glanced at his watch, stood up, and apologized, "Officers, I still have some work to do, so I have to go now."

Upon hearing this, Wang Jianghui nodded hurriedly, "Principal Zhou, please go ahead and get busy. This isn't really your business. Catching the thief is something I can handle with the students."

After saying that, he looked at the two girls and asked, "Are you two sure what the witness said is true?"

However, before Chen Shuyun and Pei Shuxin could answer, Wang Jianghui sighed, "You two are also victims in this matter. I know that you young girls are inexperienced and easily deceived by these hooligans in society."

"Li Tao, see the two young ladies out as well. I'll take care of the rest."

Li Hanliang narrowed his eyes, understanding Zhou Pengfei's ultimate goal.

That bastard wants to separate the three of them so he can grab the evidence.

Pei Shuxin understood this as well. She glanced at Li Hanliang and then immediately said, "Okay. But I don't want the police to come and take me. I want someone from our factory to pick me up!"

"Young lady, what do you mean by this?" Wang Jianghui asked very kindly.

Pei Shuxin also had her reasons, "You arrested me on the street and took me to the police station, and you were arrested with a man. If this gets out, what will happen to my reputation? What will happen to my job?"

"Now that you've clarified things and confirmed that this matter has nothing to do with me, you should also make things clear to our factory director or manager! Otherwise, I won't leave. I must get justice for myself!"

Chen Shuyun also said, "That's right, I won't leave until we can prove our innocence!"

Li Tao looked at Wang Jianghui and asked for his opinion.

Wang Jianghui's goal was to get the two people to leave, regardless of how they left.

His reputation and whether or not he needed to speak with the factory manager were not matters of consideration.

Since finding someone in the factory could make them obey and leave, he would naturally agree.

“Ladies, your requests are very reasonable,” Wang Jianghui waved his hand and called over a young policeman. “Go to the textile factory and call a leader over.”

Li Hanliang couldn't help but sigh inwardly, thinking how incredibly clever Pei Shuxin was.

As long as someone tells Pei Jianjun about this, their safety can be guaranteed.

After all, given Pei Jianjun's mischievous nature, he would surely realize they were in danger. Without anyone urging him, this protective brother would be able to wreak havoc.

About twenty minutes later, Pei Jianjun came in with a frown.

He first gave Li Hanliang a very dissatisfied look, then looked at Pei Shuxin to check if she was injured.

“Brother, let’s go home? Shuyun was scared and wants to come with us too,” Pei Shuxin said, glancing nervously at Wang Jianghui. “These policemen are so unreasonable. We were just walking peacefully on the street when we were arrested. I’m worried they might go back on their word, and what if we get arrested again on the way back?”

"Brother, call home and ask Uncle Qiang to come pick us up."

Upon hearing Pei Shuxin's words, Wang Jianghui's eyes widened in disbelief.

What?

This young female worker actually calls Pei Jianjun "brother"?

You know, Pei Jianjun is that person's son!

But how come he had never heard of the Pei family having another daughter? That's impossible! He was in charge of household registration in this area and was very familiar with the people in these large families.

Although these people's household registrations do not belong to the county, especially the Pei family, they only live in the county town, but their household registrations and interpersonal relationships are actually in the provincial capital.

However, the Pei family had been settled in Anfeng County for five years. Ever since Pei Jianjun was transferred to the textile factory, the family had been there. As a veteran policeman in Anfeng County, how could he possibly miss Miss Pei?

"Director Pei, look at this..." He stepped forward, wanting to test whether the two were siblings.

Before he could finish speaking, Pei Jianjun gave him an unpleasant look, then pushed him aside and picked up the phone to call the police station.

The call was answered quickly, and he only said one sentence, "Uncle Qiang, could you please come to the police station to pick us up?"

After saying that, he hung up the phone and pulled his sister to sit down on a waiting chair.

Seeing Pei Jianjun's attitude, what else could Wang Jianghui ask? Everything was written all over Pei Jianjun's face!

Of course, what Pei Jianjun was glaring at right now wasn't just Wang Jianghui; the most important person was Li Hanliang.

This country bumpkin actually dared to abduct his own sister to the police station! He must have a death wish!

Li Hanliang felt a chill run down his spine under his gaze. To be honest, ever since he learned that Pei Jianjun might be his future brother-in-law, Li Hanliang had felt a sense of fear towards him based on ethical principles.

Fortunately, the two are currently only exchanging glances, neither uttering a single word.

Pei Jianjun's consideration for his sister's reputation in public made Li Hanliang feel gratified, and he also developed some goodwill towards this brother-in-law with questionable conduct.

A short while later, a burly man in his fifties, wearing a Zhongshan suit, walked in.

He had a half-scar on his face, but his expression was very upright.

At first glance, the scar appears to be a hero's medal.

"What happened?" Lin Qiang asked.

Upon seeing his aura, Li Hanliang gained some understanding of the man's identity.

It seems this person was at least a deputy general or something similar. So, that means Pei Shuxin's father, Old Pei, was once...

Before he could think any further, Lin Qiang's gaze fell on him. "You're the little hooligan who sneaked into our Pei family's house that night?"