Chapter 42: Qiao Jian's case emerges

The first object Zheng Haotian visited was Qiao Zhengqing's mother.

Qiao's mother squinted and stared at Zheng Haotian and said, "Isn't this Director Mo?" It's been ten years, and I'm still so young, and I'm not getting old at all! I'm not an old woman, this hair is white, old! ”

Qiao Zhengqing said: "Mom, your eyes are dazzled, and you are looking at the wrong person." He is not Director Mo, he is the leader of the task force, and he wants to re-investigate his father's case. ”

Qiao's mother approached Zheng Haotian and squinted for a while. "Don't lie to me, you're Director Mo! Why are you lying to me? I remember what you told me ten years ago, because you were afraid that I would talk nonsense to others, so you came to test me. I am an honest person, how dare I talk nonsense? Old Joe is gone, I still count on Zhengqing to retire and send him to the end, do I dare to talk nonsense? Didn't the letter left by Lao Qiao give it to you, Lao Qiao asked you to check those two people, how did they go, those two are still doing well! But Old Joe died unjustly, so much so that my son can't even raise his head until now. It's all to blame Lao Qiao, what kind of matchmaker to be, the rest of the team has a wife at home, what kind of excitement are you going to make, what museum beauty do you want to introduce to him! Now you know that it is powerful, not only did the surnamed Yu not appreciate it, but planted it on your head, and you suffered it yourself. ”

Zheng Haotian's eyes lit up. "Aunt Qiao, you repeat, what kind of letter is it, and what kind of stolen goods are planted?"

Qiao's mother said: "Director Mo, you are so funny, you are still testing me!" I found the letter from Old Joe's pocket. Lao Qiao said in the letter that he heard the Yu team members and the Zhou team members quarreling and revealed that the stolen treasures were related to them. also said that he used to joke with the rest of the team and act as a matchmaker, but who knew that the two of them turned the fake into reality, and in the end they splashed a basin of dirty water on Lao Qiao. Ah, isn't it all written in the letter, and come and ask me! I won't tell you, I always don't believe in people, Director Mo put a hundred hearts, my old woman won't talk nonsense. I'm tired and need to rest. ”

After Qiao's mother finished chattering, she turned around and walked to the back room, but Qiao Zhengqing couldn't pull it.

Qiao Zhengqing smiled awkwardly: "Team Leader Zheng, don't laugh, my mother is old and stimulated, and her brain is a little confused." ”

Zheng Haotian said: "No! Mrs. Jo was in a clear mind, and the information she provided was valuable. But I can see that she still has concerns in her heart, which is no wonder, after all, it has been more than ten years, and the truth has not yet been revealed. ”

Qiao Zhengqing truthfully reported to Zheng Haotian that Zhou Jianxing sold the dragon pattern plum bottle, Zheng Haotian was quite interested, and went to Rong Bao Zhai to find Manager Xu the next day.

Manager Xu was very excited. "I have been looking forward to this day for a long time, Director Qiao has been wronged for more than ten years, and it is time to rehabilitate Zhaoxue."

Manager Xu led Zheng Haotian to the Rong Bao Zhai warehouse and carefully opened the box containing the dragon pattern plum bottle.

Zheng Haotian said: "It's really a treasure, no wonder some people use its crooked brains." This is an important clue, but unfortunately it is not 100% certain, this is what Qiao Zhengqing told me, is that so? ”

Manager Xu said: "That's true. This dragon pattern plum vase is not the only surviving product, so it cannot be completely concluded that this is Mr. Long's copied material. ”

Zheng Haotian said: "You are an expert, I believe in you." You originally worked in a museum, can you talk about the relationship between Director Qiao, Zhou Jianxing, Yu Shunli and Shen Beijia? ”

Manager Xu said: "I remember that Zhou Jianxing and Yu Shunli were stationed in the museum in late August 68, when the name was the Sanjiang City Cultural and Educational System Propaganda Team, and the workers' big brother came to the place where intellectuals gathered to be leaders. Zhou Jianxing was originally well-known in the city, and he went to our cultural and educational system to make a report on Lei Feng, his deeds are quite real, his language is simple, close to life, and we all respect him. Within a few days of coming to the museum, he was very familiar with us, and his sons Zhou Guodong and Zhou Guoliang often came to the museum to play. ”

Zheng Haotian said: "So, Zhou Jianxing is a good comrade, Yu Shunli works in the same factory as him, and he was ordered to participate in the propaganda team at the same time, the relationship between the two should be extraordinary, but then they turned against each other and resolutely opposed forming a family, burying the happiness of their children?" ”

Manager Xu said: "This is also what I can't figure out. On the night when I heard that Mr. Long's house-raiding materials were stolen, Zhou Jianxing, Yu Shunli and Shen Beijia were all outside the warehouse, and there was a fierce quarrel between them. Because of this, they didn't even notice that the thieves were calmly stealing Mr. Long's rare treasures in the inner library across the wall from them. ”

Zheng Haotian said: "What are they arguing about? ”

Manager Xu said: "After the robbery happened, I once reported this situation to Mo Renjie, and I don't know what happened later. ”

Zheng Haotian pondered: "The situation you reacted to is very important. Some things are really weird. Thank you, Manager Xu. ”

Zheng Haotian made a report to Secretary Ren that night. Several doubts were raised, one is that the dragon pattern plum bottle sold by Zhou Jianxing's family is exactly the same as Mr. Long's family, is it really a coincidence? The second is that the letter written by Qiao Jianyi before his death has been handed over to Deputy Director Mo, why is the letter not stored in the case file? The third is that Qiao Jianyi's letter prompted the investigation of Zhou Jianxing and Yu Shunli, why did Deputy Director Mo never mention this matter? Fourth, on the night of the robbery, what did the two propaganda team members quarrel about? Fifth, why did Zhou Jianxing torture Qiao Jianyi to extract a confession, punch and kick him, and isolate Qiao Jianyi for examination with just an anonymous letter, why was it so hasty?

Ren Binquan said: "You've got to the point. These doubts were already placed there 10 years ago, and some leading comrades turned a blind eye to them. Why don't you dig deeper along these clues? Qiao Jianyi didn't give the letter directly to Mo Renjie for anything, but wanted to commit suicide by jumping off the building, which didn't make sense. ”

Zheng Haotian said: "What should be the next step, please ask Secretary Ren for instructions." ”

Ren Binquan said: "You can find relevant personnel separately to understand the situation, but be careful not to startle the snake." I predict that they will not talk about anything useful, that anything can happen in the middle of the decade, that they must be prepared for a protracted war, and that they will have to take a delaying tactic if necessary. ”

According to the instructions of Secretary Ren, Zheng Haotian asked Mo Renjie, Zhou Jianxing, Yu Shunli and Shen Beijia respectively to understand the situation, and as expected, nothing was found.

Mo Renjie smiled and told him, little brother, you are young and lack social experience. Don't you want to think about it, what was the political climate at that time? Qiao Jianyi is a criminal suspect who has been reported, can he believe his words? What is even more intolerable is that he actually pointed the spearhead at the propaganda team, isn't this a counterattack by the class enemy? In those days, I went to investigate the propaganda team based on Qiao Jianyi's suspicions and guesses, this was not looking for death!

Zhou Jianxing, Yu Shunli and Shen Beijia replied surprisingly consistently, and they all said that the three of them quarreled together on the night of the accident because of some misunderstanding in private borrowing money. Feeling deeply guilty, they were outside the warehouse, thinking they were safe, but the thieves took advantage of the loophole: the three of them were arguing outside, and the thieves took the opportunity to break through the window and commit crimes in the warehouse.

As for the reason for the violence against Qiao Jianyi, he was motivated by revolutionary indignation and hated the theft; In addition, Qiao Jianyi was stubborn and refused to admit his guilt. They had no choice but to act rudely, and although they had excessively violated the policy, they also greatly increased the morale of the proletariat and destroyed the prestige of the bourgeoisie. Qiao Jianyi committed suicide in fear of crime, proving that Qiao Jianyi was a thief from another angle.

Zhou Jianxing also asked rhetorically, ten years have passed since this incident, and the theft of the capitalist's personal belongings is not a major event, and it is worthy of such a stirring up of the municipal party committee? If a museum treasure is stolen, that's a different story. It's just a capitalist, what's the harm in exploiting the blood and sweat of the people, and spitting out a little?

Zheng Haotian said with a smile: "There are requirements above, and the municipal party committee has no choice but to do so. Everything still has to be realistic, and it really can't be found out in the end, so it can only be silenced, what do you say? ”

Zhou Jianxing nodded, with a faint smile.

After listening to Zheng Haotian's report, Ren Binquan instructed the open investigation to be changed to a secret visit, spread the secret line, and fight a protracted war. Zheng Haotian reported the situation to Manager Xu and Qiao Zhengqing respectively, and both of them understood the helplessness of the task force and expressed their willingness to cooperate to the end.

At a meeting of the municipal party committee, Ren Binquan mentioned this matter by the way, saying that after understanding, it was indeed a headless case, and it was not of great significance to continue the investigation. Gozeqi said: In that case, the task force should be withdrawn. Ren Binquan said that he would hang it for the time being, otherwise it would be difficult to explain to the family members of the above and Qiao Jianyi. Gozeqi said that he was right. To do a good job of comforting the family, the party's policy is to focus on performance, tell the leader of the machine tool factory, do not disdain his children. I heard that Qiao Jianyi's son is an intellectual, as long as he performs well, he can still be reused. Seeing that everyone had no objections, Ren Binquan instructed the secretary to do it, asking the machine tool factory to create a good political atmosphere for all comrades who had contributed to the four modernizations.