HCB Chapter 234 His mouth is the toughest thing about him!
Chapter 234 His mouth is the toughest thing about him!
Although he was still a little uneasy, Li Guofu forced himself to calm down by thinking about his plans.
Pretending to be completely unaffected.
Little did he know, Lao Wu could already tell that Li Guofu was feeling somewhat guilty.
"I originally came here today to ask you about the murder committed by educated youth in your village, but I've also received a report that you're hiding cultural relics and trading them privately," Old Wu said calmly, his hands behind his back.
Xiao Feng, who was standing to the side, was stunned when he heard this.
That's not what they said before we came, is it?
Why has the story changed?
The four police officers who had followed them exchanged glances.
Although the actual purpose was to investigate cultural relics, wasn't the plan to investigate corruption before coming here, and then accidentally uncover the cultural relics issue?
Why is it different from what we agreed on?
Why did you start by going straight to the point?
Wasn't it said that we were afraid of alerting the enemy?
Now? Not afraid anymore?
Village chief Li Guofu hadn't expected that the police officer in front of him would be so direct about the cultural relics.
These words caught Li Guofu off guard.
But he forced himself to calm down and spoke with a smile.
"Officer, is there some misunderstanding? I'm the village head of this village. How could I possibly have any connection with cultural relics?"
"Besides, I've lived in Kaoshan Village my whole life and I've never heard of any cultural relics there. Are you sure you're not mistaken?"
"You said you received a report. Who reported it? Is there any evidence?" Li Guofu's composure was indeed strong.
Although flustered, he didn't show it on the surface, instead putting on an act as if he had suffered a great injustice.
The daughter-in-law, who was standing nearby, was also taken aback when she heard the conversation between the two parties.
How did this get involved with cultural relics? What are those things? How could someone report something like this?
Although I'm used to swindling people in the past, it's always just a few dollars. Cultural relics? That sounds like something extraordinary.
Could my father-in-law really be involved in trafficking cultural relics...?
Old Wu stood opposite Li Guofu, watching Li Guofu put on a show, a smile playing on his lips.
"Whether you did it or not, shouldn't you know very well in your heart?" Old Wu said, his imposing aura evident.
To be honest, he's a soldier after all; his aura of authority is so strong that even Li Baobei's mother is a little scared.
“I’m really being wronged. Just tell me who reported me. We can confront them face to face. I’m an upright person with a clear conscience,” Li Guofu said, head held high and face serious.
If it weren't for the irrefutable evidence, Lao Wu would almost have believed it.
Old Wu smiled, pointed to the kitchen, and then pointed to the main room.
"You can't see the person who reported you for now, but there is evidence. Do you want to see it?" Old Wu spoke again.
Li Guofu secretly breathed a sigh of relief when he saw the two places Lao Wu pointed to.
“I will naturally not admit to something I didn’t do. Since the police officers have suspicions, and there are things they have to suspect, then you can investigate.” Li Guofu said with a serious expression.
Judging from Li Guofu's behavior, the police officers and Xiao Feng have basically confirmed that the two places Gu Nan mentioned earlier probably do not contain cultural relics.
Otherwise, Li Guofu wouldn't be in this predicament, still stubbornly refusing to admit his mistakes.
There was no fear at all.
In fact, when he heard Lao Wu's words, he felt a sense of relief.
"Then please." Old Wu didn't seem to care at all and gestured for him to proceed.
Clearly, this was to have Li Guofu take him to see the main room first.
After the group entered the main room, they discovered the entrance to a cellar under a carpet near the window.
Old Wu lifted the wooden board covering the metal plate, pointed to the iron plate below and the lock on the iron plate, indicating to Li Guofu to open it.
Li Guofu took out his key, walked over, and squatted down next to the cellar entrance.
Then Li Guofu looked up at Lao Wu.
“Officer, if the cellar is opened and there are no cultural relics as you claim, then I have been falsely accused. How should this matter be settled?” Li Guofu said, revealing a smile that he often wore.
"Just because it's not here doesn't mean it's not here anywhere else!" Old Wu said with a smile, then nodded to Li Guofu to unlock the lock.
Li Guofu felt that there was something more to what the police officer was saying.
But we can only open this lock first.
After the lock was opened, the metal plate was lifted.
Old Wu took out a flashlight and shone it into the cellar.
There was almost nothing inside.
Old Wu went straight down into the cellar. He found only some discarded plates and bowls, some straw, and some rusty farm tools.
There was nothing else.
Moreover, these plates and bowls look completely unrelated to cultural relics.
They are just ordinary, broken or old plates and bowls.
"Have you found anything?" Xiao Feng asked Lao Wu with a worried look on his face.
Old Wu came up from the cellar and shook his head.
There wasn't much inside, which was something Lao Wu had expected, so he wasn't too disappointed.
However, Xiao Feng felt a sense of disappointment after seeing that Lao Wu had gone down and found nothing.
"Officer, I told you I'm a law-abiding citizen! My family really didn't hide any cultural relics." Now, Li Guofu had a legitimate reason to explain his innocence.
It was around this time that Li Guofu's eldest son returned.
That's Li Baobei's father.
Upon entering, Li Baobei's mother, who was in the courtyard, instantly felt as if she had found her pillar of support.
"Honey, you're back! Go inside quickly and see what's going on. Someone's reported Dad, saying he's involved in some kind of cultural relic trafficking."
When Li Baobei's mother saw her husband return, she quickly went to greet him and briefly explained the situation to him.
Then he hurriedly went into the main room.
"father?"
Li Guofu responded and told his eldest son the details.
Li Jinshu was immediately displeased.
"Even if it's you, you can't just slander people without any evidence, can you? Now that you've investigated and inspected the cellar, shouldn't you give us an explanation?" Li Jinshu said to Lao Wu, his neck stiff.
These words made Old Wu laugh.
"We've only checked the cellar, haven't we? There are other places we haven't looked at yet, right?" Old Wu's first words were addressed to Li Guofu's son, while the latter part was addressed to Li Guofu himself.
Li Guofu always felt that Lao Wu's words had a hidden meaning, but he also felt that he had done his job very discreetly and should not be discovered.