Chapter 801: What Had the Neighborhood Committee Aunties Been Up To?
Wang Shouyi had been prepared for this all along. He'd put on this act today for exactly this reason. After hearing Director Song's question, he answered without hesitation. "Director Song, you know about this. The girl from the Qiao family and the boy from the Xu family were dating, right? They broke up after things went sour between them. Afterward, the girl from the Qiao family wouldn't accept it and kept threatening to kill herself, pulling that stunt every few days. At first, the boy from the Xu family thought she was serious and tried to talk her out of it. But later, he realized she was faking it and trying to use it to pressure him, so he became even more determined to break up. Unexpectedly, when the girl from the Qiao family saw how firm he was, she stopped making empty threats and actually killed herself. The Qiao family immediately kicked up a fuss and insisted that someone pay with their life. Yes, I asked you about this before, remember? You said to detain them if warranted, so I did. But you didn't approve it. Without your approval, what else could I do? I had to let them go."
Hearing the commotion inside and Wang Shouyi's complaints, Director Song remembered what this was about. Of course he knew Wang Shouyi was doing it on purpose, putting on a show for him. Displeased, he said, "So you're just letting them make all this noise?"
Wang Shouyi wasn't worried that Director Song would see through him. He simply acted as if he hadn't understood, looking at Director Song with a hurt expression like a doormat. "You want me to stop them? What else can I do? I can't detain