Volume 2: Storm Rising 2015 Chapter 189 I'm showing my cards
Soon, the group arrived at Guzhen Police Station. After all, according to the procedure, since the police had been called, the police must understand the relevant situation before they can take further action.
The situation had gotten to the point where the police had to be called in, and the news quickly spread in a small area. After all, Gu Town is a very small place.
When Xuhui's parents learned about the situation, they rushed to the police station without stopping. Even Zhou Dongsheng's old mother Liu Huaiying was no exception. She also rushed here after receiving the news.
For Zhou Dongsheng and Zhang Xuhui, the police station was not an unfamiliar place. It was their second time here, and both times Zhang Xuhui was the "protagonist".
After the police comrades had a general understanding of the situation, they brought all the relevant people to the mediation room for further communication. After all, none of them had met the criminal standards at the moment and did not need to be interrogated or detained in isolation.
In the mediation room, Zhou Dongsheng and Li Jiana sat on one side of the table, and Zhang Xuhui and his uncle sat on the other side.
"Comrade police officer, this is the situation. Even if my nephew was at fault, his background is definitely not clean. I know their family conditions. How could they possibly come up with 1 million in cash to start a business?"
Uncle Xuhui proudly showed off his "reasoning" to the police comrades, as if he had already obtained evidence of Zhou Dongsheng's "crime".
Zhou Dongsheng was not panicked at all. He watched Uncle Xuhui give it his all. It was really beyond Zhou Dongsheng's expectation that the matter could be brought to the police station.
But since he's here, Zhou Dongsheng is not a coward. The main thing is that he has nothing to fear if he has a clear conscience. The money came cleanly, so what does Zhou Dongsheng have to be afraid of?
This is where it all came from. It’s a bit embarrassing to talk about…
Zhang Xuhui felt a little uneasy and absent-minded. Only one question was on his mind: would he go to jail?
At this time, parents from both sides had already arrived at the scene, each concerned about the condition of their son.
"Mom, I'm fine. Why did I disturb you?" Zhou Dongsheng said easily.
"You also said that the employees in the company called me and said that you were taken to the police station. I thought something big had happened!" Liu Huaiying sat next to Zhou Dongsheng with a bad temper.
After Xuhui's parents showed concern for the situation, they looked over here with unpleasant eyes, which seemed to imply that they shared a common hatred for the enemy.
"Okay, now that both sets of parents have arrived, I will briefly explain the situation..." the policeman said in a businesslike manner.
The situation is actually simple. One party has committed corruption, while the other party has funds of unknown origin. The former has solid evidence, while the latter is nothing more than a conjecture.
However, since the police have been notified, the necessary procedures must be followed.
After the police explained the situation, both sides looked at each other with different thoughts.
Zhou Dongsheng spoke first in a leisurely manner, "This matter was originally between Xuhui and I. After all, the company is a partnership between the two of us. Considering our friendship as classmates, I don't want to hold Xuhui responsible for corruption."
"But, today Uncle Xuhui made such a mess that he even called the police. So we have to have a thorough discussion about this matter at the police station. At least I can't swallow this anger."
"Let's not talk about where my money came from. It is a foregone conclusion that Xuhui abused his power and used his power for personal gain. If he is to be held accountable, the crime of embezzlement alone is enough to send Xuhui to jail for several years. If you don't believe me, you can ask the police."
The police officer in charge of following up nodded and said in a businesslike manner: "If the amount of embezzlement by a private enterprise reaches more than 5,000 yuan, it will be prosecuted and sentenced as embezzlement.
According to Article 271 of the Criminal Law [Embezzlement], if a person in a company, enterprise or other unit uses his or her position to illegally take the property of the unit for his or her own use, and the amount is relatively large, he or she shall be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not more than five years..."
Xuhui's parents' faces also changed. They realized belatedly what a mistake their son had made. After all, in Gu Town, they had heard of similar things before.
Although Guzhen benefited from the spring breeze of reform and its economy developed rapidly in the process of industrialization, although the economy developed, the vast majority of people only had a superficial understanding of the law and had a weak legal concept.
This situation itself is an objective fact in rural areas, and in Chaoshan rural areas, clan concepts are particularly strong.
Often, matters are dealt with based on personal relationships and social conventions, and there is rarely a need to call the police or for legal intervention, so everyone's understanding of the law is even more limited.
Uncle Xuhui seemed to realize the seriousness of the matter. If his nephew went to jail because of him, would his sister and brother-in-law still let him off?
However, Uncle Xuhui still insisted: "Even if that's the case, how do you explain the 1 million yuan that you got from unknown sources? I don't believe that your family of orphans and widows with nothing can come up with so much money..."
Uncle Xuhui really carried the word "nonsense" to the end and held on to this point, but this issue is indeed hard to ignore, even Liu Huaiying is a little curious.
After all, before this, Zhou Dongsheng and Zhang Xuhui had been doing business together, and their business was booming. Not only did they build a house for their family, they even bought a car.
As a mother, Liu Huaiying felt very pleased to see her son's success in his career. She did not ask too much about business matters, after all, she could not help much.
Before today, Liu Huaiying thought that in this partnership business, Zhang Xuhui contributed more money and effort, but he didn't expect that it was his son who was "hidden" and paid out 1 million.
Although he was curious, he was his son after all, so he could ask about this matter in private. However, Uncle Xuhui's words were so harsh that Liu Huaiying was naturally unhappy.
"What's wrong with being an orphan and a widow? Why can't we come up with the money? You are useless as a man, so you think others are as useless as you?" Liu Huaiying said in a slightly fierce manner to protect his child.
After all, in the rural areas of the 1990s, Liu Huaiying was not a weak woman who dared to file for divorce and raised Zhou Dongsheng despite rumors.
This perfectly proves the saying, "Women are weak by nature, but become strong when they become mothers."
Zhou Dongsheng held down his old mother and comforted her, "Mom, don't get angry with this kind of person, let me do it."
Then he turned to the police officer and said, "There is no need for me to report my personal income to others."
The police officer nodded and said politely: "Of course, this is your personal privacy. As a non-public official, you don't need to explain the source of your personal property. We are just handling it according to the police process.
Of course, it would be better if you are willing to explain a little bit, which can help us solve this matter faster..."
At this time, everyone's eyes were focused on Zhou Dongsheng, although there was no need for Zhou Dongsheng to explain.
But now that things have come to this, Zhou Dongsheng doesn't want to hide it anymore. Not showing off one's wealth can certainly protect oneself, but sometimes showing off a little muscle can also be a way to protect oneself.
After all, there will be more and more things in the future where you will need to show off your wealth, and you won’t be able to hide it.
This matter has now reached the point where it will affect his family. Even if it is for the sake of reassuring his old mother, Zhou Dongsheng is prepared to make it clear.
After all, the money is clean and comes from legal taxable income. What's wrong with that?
Zhou Dongsheng coughed and said seriously, "Well, since the police comrades have said so, I will definitely cooperate actively. In fact, I got this money from winning the lottery."
