The police officer at the door showed Wen Shouyi the arrest warrant signed by the court and said with a serious expression, “Lawyer Wen, is it? Please step aside and don’t obstruct us from carrying out our official duties.”
Wen Shouyi was unmoved and nodded slightly. She said, “I think there must be some misunderstanding.”
She stared at Gu Nianzhi, who was standing behind the police officers, and said calmly, “Miss Gu, I remember you were still very weak in your wheelchair yesterday. How did you manage to stand up today? Are you with the police?”
Since Gu Nianzhi had dared to come, she was naturally prepared.
She smiled, then said, “I was in a wheelchair yesterday, but I wasn’t very weak. At the He family’s Christmas party yesterday, so many people saw me dancing. How could I be weak? Lawyer Wen, since you’re a lawyer, you should watch your words.”
“Exaggerating has a special term in court. It’s called perjury.” Gu Nianzhi smiled sweetly, but her words were harsh.
Wen Shouyi choked.
She remembered that not only had Gu Nianzhi danced with He Zhichu in a wheelchair yesterday, but she had also been picked up by the Deputy Chief Counsel of the Soviet Union, Peter, then danced on the instep of his feet…
From this perspective, she really hadn’t been “too weak” last night.
“… Oh right, if you could dance yesterday, then why did you have to be in a wheelchair? That’s so strange…” Wen Shouyi nodded gracefully. “Aren’t you misleading others?”
“How did I mislead others?” Gu Nianzhi’s voice was crisp and clear, and she didn’t want to take any verbal losses. “My health state was different from Lawyer Wen’s expectations, so you think I’m misleading you?”
Wen Shouyi: “…”
“My expectations? What expectations would I have?” Wen Shouyi retorted subconsciously. “I don’t know you very well, so I don’t have any expectations about your health.”
“That’s good then. Since you don’t have any expectations, how did I mislead you?” Gu Nianzhi pouted. “Which law says that normal people can’t sit in a wheelchair?”
“You’re being unreasonable.” Wen Shouyi was finally getting a little angry. “Normal people will assume that a person in a wheelchair is seriously ill and can’t walk on her own.”
“That’s right. I was seriously injured more than a month ago and I’m still recovering. I came back from C City yesterday and was very tired, so I was in a wheelchair last night.” Gu Nianzhi shrugged. “I’m sorry, I wasn’t so injured that I couldn’t stand up. I really did mislead you. I apologize.”
Wen Shouyi was a little sullen. “You’re such a troublemaker. I’m not talking to you.”
Her gaze shifted to the police officers in front of the door, and she said, “I’m a lawyer. Let me see your arrest warrants.”
The police officer once again placed the arrest warrants in front of her.
Wen Shouyi looked at them at a glance and raised her eyebrows. “Aren’t you mistaken? The case of the missing minor eight years ago should have been closed with the return of the client. Why is it still in the cold case file of your bureau?”
“The person who reported the case did not request for the case to be closed. Moreover, the client is now suing your parents for kidnapping her eight years ago. Please don’t stop us from carrying out our official duties.” The policeman lost his patience at this time. He pushed Wen Shouyi away and rushed into the house.
Inside, two middle-aged men and women dressed in plain clothes stood in the middle of the living room at a loss. They stuttered, “You… what are you doing? We are law-abiding citizens!”
The police officer took out an arrest warrant and said, “May I ask if you are Wen Dayou? Are you Liang Meili? Are the two people on here you two?”
The arrest warrant had the name and identity documents of the criminal suspect on it. To arrest people, one had to verify their identities.
These two people were in their fifties. As they worked as gardeners all year round, they worked outdoors. Their skin was dark and rough, and they looked older than their actual age. Anyone would believe that they were in their sixties.
“It’s us, but we didn’t do anything illegal,” Wen Dayou and Liang Meili said in unison. They looked at Wen Shouyi nervously.
Wen Shouyi walked over and stayed by their side. She said softly, “Dad, Mom, don’t be afraid. There must be a misunderstanding. You two go with the police first. I’ll go with you. I’ll bail you out immediately.”
Wen Dayou and Liang Meili then obediently reached out their hands and let the police handcuff them. They then put a paper bag over their heads to cover their faces and went out of the He family’s workers’ room.
The Chief of the police headquarters was in He Chengjian’s meeting room at the moment. The commisioner was in the meeting room.
“General He, there’s been a new development in the case of the missing minors reported by Young Master He eight years ago.”
He reported the situation of Gu Nianzhi’s report to He Chengjian.
He Chengjian suddenly opened his eyes. “It was actually done by our gardener, Wen Dayou, and his wife, Liang Meili? !”
“Yes, that’s what Miss Gu said. She even brought out some evidence.” The commisioner hesitated for a moment, then said, “Actually, the other evidence that she provided is not very strong. The strongest evidence is actually her. She was the victim back then. She said that these two were the ones who kidnapped her, so we have to file a case and investigate. We have to go through the procedures.”
He Chengjian pondered over it for a moment and said, “Just follow the law and find out the truth. Wen Dayou and his wife are servants of the He family, but Gu Nianzhi is the savior of the He family. You should know about the history between her and the He family very clearly.”
The director of the police headquarters breathed a sigh of relief and quickly said, “Commisioner He, that’s great to hear from you! We’ll definitely do what the law says! We’ll definitely do what the law says!”
This was a case where the higher-ups were the most afraid of pressure.
Now that the higher-ups had let them find out the truth, their work would be much easier.
..
The police took Wen Dayou and Liang Meili to the detention center of the Imperial Police Headquarters.
Wen Shouyi followed them to the coroner’s court to apply for bail.
Gu Nianzhi did not want the couple to be released on bail, so she followed them.
When she arrived, Wen Shouyi was arguing with the judge’s clerk.
“My client has the right to be released on bail according to the law. We will pay bail, so you can ask for whatever you want.” Wen Shouyi looked like she had a lot of money.
“The suspects in this case have just been taken into custody. The court is very busy and won’t process their bail money so quickly. Please go back and wait patiently.” The judge’s clerk looked like she was doing her job and was not willing to compromise.
Wen Shouyi begged her for a long time, but she still shook her head. Unable to help, she said, “There has been a lot of pressure from all the cases. We are really busy. This is also a old case. We really need to wait a few days. How about this? I’ll write an expedited application to the judge and see if the judge will settle the bail issue for your client earlier.”
Gu Nianzhi smiled as she stood at the door and watched for a while. Seeing that the court had handled the case well, she did not say anything more.
Seeing that Wen Shouyi was about to turn around and come out, Gu Nianzhi moved aside.
As soon as Wen Shouyi stepped out of the door, she saw Gu Nianzhi standing by the door while smiling at her.
She felt sullen, but her expression remained calm.
She was in no hurry to leave. She looked at Gu Nianzhi and said slowly, “Gu Nianzhi, are you really going to make things difficult for my parents?”
“How am I making things difficult for your parents?” Gu Nianzhi stopped smiling and said with a sullen expression on her face, “Why did your parents make things difficult for me in the first place? They kidnapped me at my birthday party, so didn’t they think of leaving me a way out? !”
“You’re so ridiculous.” Wen Shouyi looked disapproving, as if she didn’t think Gu Nianzhi had any concrete evidence. “Who told you that my parents had something to do with your disappearance eight years ago? Who would spread rumors like that? Aren’t they afraid of getting retribution?!”
Gu Nianzhi narrowed her eyes and said leisurely, “Just retribution is enough for spreading rumors? Lawyer Wen, you’re really magnanimous. If someone else spreaded rumors about my parents, I’ll make sure they go to jail for the rest of their lives!”
Wen Shouyi smiled. “Miss Gu, you’re young and impetuous. Did you forget the law in a moment of anger? — People won’t be in prison for the rest of their lives just for spreading rumors, will they?”
“You still remember that you’re a lawyer?” Gu Nianzhi scoffed and shook her right index finger. “Spreading rumors won’t get you retribution either, so it’s best if you don’t talk about such meaningless things. It doesn’t suit your image as a lawyer.”
“In that case, there’s no need for us to argue here.” Wen Shouyi sized Gu Nianzhi up, then said with a hint of pity, “You really don’t know what happened eight years ago? Do you think you can vent your personal anger by colluding with the police to bring my parents here? You’re underestimating our legal system too much.”
“I’m not underestimating your legal system,” Gu Nianzhi said calmly, “Of course I submitted concrete evidence before the police applied for an arrest warrant. Lawyer Wen, don’t play dumb. You know exactly what happened eight years ago.”
Wen Shouyi was also suspicious when she saw how confident Gu Nianzhi was. She wondered if something had gone wrong?
In a flash, she thought through everything.
She thought about how Gu Xiangwen had appeared at the last minute and had secretly taken Gu Nianzhi away from Qin Yaoguang’s men at the airport. She calmed down again.
Gu Xiangwen had done it to begin with. What was there to be afraid of? !
