Chapter 437 The Effect of Perjury
Chen Yang sat down again, took a deep breath, tried to calm herself down, and continued to sort out the information. She found a letter from many years ago, written by an old friend to her father. The letter mentioned some of the project cooperation in those years, with clear funds and formal procedures. This letter may be the key evidence to prove her father's innocence.
"Brother, read this letter." Chen Yang handed the letter to Chen Hai.
Chen Hai took the letter and read it carefully, with a glimmer of hope in his eyes: "This letter is very important. We must find this old friend as soon as possible and ask him to come forward to testify."
However, the process of finding the old friend was not smooth. They asked around and learned that the old friend had moved out of his original residence and changed his phone number. Chen Hai and Chen Yang could only run around the city with some vague clues.
At the same time, Hou Liangping was also busy. He firmly believed that the evidence he had was true and reliable, and that Chen Yanshi's family had corruption problems. He continued to investigate in depth, but gradually found some doubts in the process, but his stubbornness made him unwilling to give up his point of view easily.
During an investigation, Hou Liangping accidentally discovered some new clues that seemed to conflict with his previous judgment. He began to re-examine the whole incident and was shaken. However, his self-esteem prevented him from immediately stopping the investigation of Chen Yanshi's family.
Hou Liangping went further and further on the road of investigation. Although he was already wavering in his heart, he still did not stop. He knew that once he admitted that he might be wrong, it would be a huge blow to the confidence he had been building up.
Chen Yanshi's life has been in chaos since his house burned down. His reputation among the neighbors has also been affected, and some people who don't know the truth have started to point fingers at him. Chen Yanshi is angry and helpless, and he doesn't understand why Hou Liangping is targeting him.
Chen Hai and Chen Yang worked hard to clear up the injustice for their father and ran around to collect evidence. They constantly contacted their father's old acquaintances and former partners, hoping to find strong witnesses to refute Hou Liangping's unwarranted accusations.
During Hou Liangping's reinvestigation, he was under increasing pressure. On the one hand, he was struggling internally, as the new clues he discovered constantly challenged his original understanding; on the other hand, his superiors began to question his investigation, as the evidence seemed increasingly weak and unreasonable.
One day, Hou Liangping ran into Chen Yang on the street. The moment Chen Yang saw him, his eyes were filled with anger. "Hou Liangping, how long are you going to make trouble? My father has lived an innocent life, but for your own self-esteem, you have ruined our family. Isn't it bad enough?" Chen Yang's voice was trembling, and she tried hard to control her emotions.
Hou Liangping opened his mouth, wanting to explain but not knowing where to start. "Chen Yang, I... I know something might be wrong, but I can't just give up now." His eyes revealed a hint of stubbornness and confusion.
Chen Yang walked forward angrily, "You can't give up? What about our family? Because of your stubbornness, my father is now struggling for his reputation every day. Our lives have been completely messed up by you."
Just when the two were at a stalemate, Chen Hai rushed over. When he saw Hou Liangping, his face was not looking good. "Hou Liangping, let's make things clear today. If you continue to act unreasonably, we will not sit idly by and wait for death."
Hou Liangping looked at Chen Hai and Chen Yang, feeling guilty. But he still gritted his teeth and said, "Give me some time, I will find out. If I am really wrong, I will bear all the consequences."
Chen Hai sneered: "Do you think it's useful for you to say this now? We don't believe you anymore." After that, he pulled Chen Yang and turned away. Hou Liangping stood there, looking at their backs as they left, feeling mixed emotions.
After returning home, Chen Hai and Chen Yang continued to discuss countermeasures. They decided to compile the collected evidence into a book and report the situation directly to a higher-level department, hoping to get a fair treatment.
After careful consideration, Hou Liangping decided to re-examine all the evidence and investigate from the very beginning. He returned to his unit and applied for access to all the materials related to the previous case, conducting research and analysis day and night.
In the process, he discovered some details that he had overlooked before. It turned out that the so-called key evidence had many loopholes and was likely deliberately forged or misleading. Hou Liangping realized that he might have really made a big mistake.
He began to look for clues again, trying to find the source of the falsified evidence. After some twists and turns, he found that behind all this was a person who had a business competitor relationship with Chen Yanshi. This person bribed some people and forged evidence to frame Chen Yanshi.
After Hou Liangping knew the truth, he immediately went to find Chen Hai and Chen Yang. He came to Chen Yanshi's house and saw Chen Yanshi's tired face, which made him feel even more guilty. "Mr. Chen, Chen Hai, Chen Yang, I found out the truth. I wrongly accused you. Someone is behind all this." Hou Liangping lowered his head and did not dare to look them in the eye.
Chen Yanshi looked at Hou Liangping, sighed and said, "Liangping, I know you may have been misled. But your behavior this time really brought great harm to our family."
Chen Hai said: "Now that you know the truth, what are you going to do?"
Hou Liangping raised his head and said firmly: "I will make the truth public and clear your family's name. And I will help you bring the person behind this to justice."
Chen Yang looked at Hou Liangping from the side, and his anger subsided a little. "I hope you can do what you said this time."
In the following days, Hou Liangping actively cooperated with Chen Hai and Chen Yang to collect evidence to expose the mastermind. They looked for witnesses everywhere and communicated and coordinated with relevant departments. In the process, Hou Liangping gradually won some trust from Chen Hai and Chen Yang.
Chen Hai, Chen Yang and Hou Liangping were sitting in the living room of Chen Yanshi's house. The atmosphere was somewhat solemn.
Chen Hai was the first to break the silence: "Hou Liangping, let's lay things out and make things clear today. From the beginning when you suspected my father of corruption, to later finding out that he was framed, there are too many questions in between. The trust between us has also become fragmented because of this incident. You have to give us an explanation."
Hou Liangping lowered his head slightly, with a guilty look on his face: "Chen Hai, I know I was extremely wrong. When I first received the so-called evidence, I did not conduct a deeper investigation and verification. I was too conceited at the time and felt that my judgment would not be wrong. Moreover, the evidence seemed very convincing, so I was determined to investigate further."