Siheyuan: Fighting against the beasts under the pressure of the system

Yan Fugui's eyes were dull and he was muttering to himself.

"Why are there so many? Why are there so many?"

Liu Haizhong's face was stiff and he stood there awkwardly. This number was beyond his expectation. He thought that nothing valuable was lost from Zhang Minghui's house.

Cheng Lide and his wife looked at each other and looked at Zhang Minghui with concern. It was no wonder that Zhang Minghui got angry after losing so much money. This child really had a hard time.

The backyard is now silent, and the air seems to have frozen. Everyone is stunned for a long time, shocked by the number. They did not expect that Zhang Minghui's family suffered such a huge loss.

No wonder Zhang Minghui called the police.

Zhang Minghui saw that his neighbors were silent, so he started talking.

"We all live in the same compound. I don't want to take this too far. If anyone has taken it, please return the money and things before I call the police. If the police come soon, please do so."

"It's too late to say anything."

Zhang Minghui didn't believe that the greedy old man Jia Zhang would return the money.

As soon as Zhang Minghui finished speaking, the place suddenly became as lively as a vegetable market, with noisy voices ringing out non-stop. People started talking one after another.

Qin Huairu was like an ant on a hot pan, whispering to Jia Dongxu.

"Dongxu, it seems that mom took this money, please persuade mom to return it!"

Jia Dongxu's face turned dark. He didn't expect that it was his mother who did such a good thing. He pulled Jia Zhang's arm and comforted her in a low voice.

"Mom, if you took it, return it quickly. The amount is too large. If they find out, it will be a disaster."

The flesh on Jia Zhang's face trembled. She glanced at Zhang Minghui, then turned back and spoke in Jia Dongxu's ear.

"Dongxu, I know what's going on. I'm not afraid of the police coming to investigate. They don't have any evidence, so what can they do to me? This money is enough for our family to live well for a while, so don't worry about it."

After everyone discussed for a while, they all turned their attention to Jia Zhangshi. Liu Haizhong turned around and looked at the Jia family and spoke.

"Sister-in-law Jia, this amount is too large. We have lived next door to each other for many years. It would be embarrassing if this matter got out. If you know who did it."

"Return the money quickly and don't hurt the relationship."

Jia Zhang put her hands on her hips, her face was covered with flesh, her triangular eyes glared, and she shouted loudly.

"Liu Haizhong, what nonsense are you talking about! How dare you wrongly accuse me? I, Jia Zhang, dare to take responsibility for my actions. If I didn't do it, why do you wrongly accuse me?"

Okay, Zhang Minghui has been waiting for this sentence!

Zhang Minghui pushed his bicycle all the way to the central courtyard. This time no one stopped him because everyone knew that something big was going to happen in the courtyard.

When he rode his bike to the police station, he saw an elderly policeman sweeping snow. Zhang Minghui pretended to be anxious, grabbed the policeman and spoke loudly.

"Comrade from the Public Security Bureau, when I got home from get off work today, I found that my house had been robbed. I lost 240 yuan, two cans of food, and a small bag of White Rabbit candy."

When the older policeman heard the amount, his face changed immediately. He threw the broom on the ground, pulled Zhang Minghui quickly into the house, poured Zhang Minghui a glass of water, and began to record the money.

After listening to Zhang Minghui's introduction, the senior police officer knew that this was an internal thief. This made it much easier to deal with. If it was someone from outside, it would be really difficult to investigate.

He called over two young police officers nearby and asked them to follow Zhang Minghui back to the hospital for investigation.

When the few people rode their bikes to the entrance of the alley, they were seen by neighbors who were sweeping snow at the entrance of the alley. When they saw Zhang Minghui coming with several police officers, the neighbors quickly put down their brooms.

He started running towards his yard and began to spread the message.

After entering the yard, Yan Fugui stared at several policemen with a bitter face. Seeing the neighbors behind him all looking into the yard, Yan Fugui slapped his forehead.

He turned around and went back into the house, sighing.

The public security comrades followed Zhang Minghui to the backyard without stopping, and Zhang Minghui began to introduce.

"The big footprint is yours, and the small footprint is the thief's."

After several policemen looked at each other, they understood what was going on. The backyard was crowded with people, all staring at the policemen intently.

The elderly policeman's surname was Zhang, and he was a relative of Zhang Minghui. He saw the small footprints on the ground and ran straight into the house. After arriving at the west room, Zhang Minghui pointed out where the money was lost.

Public Security Zhang looked back at Zhang Minghui and started asking questions.

"Little comrade, you are more familiar with the situation in your hospital. Which child do you think did it?"

Zhang Minghui pretended to hesitate, paused for a few seconds, and opened his mouth to speak.

"Comrade Public Security, if I hadn't lost so much money, I really wouldn't have wanted to call the police. As you know, we all live in the same compound and have been neighbors for many years."

"It wouldn't sound good if this got out."

"But they were too ruthless. They stole more than 240 yuan. I can't save that much money in a year. This is going to kill me!"

Several public security comrades nodded in understanding. It would be painful for anyone to have so much money.

"Public Security Officer Zhang, there is a kid in our courtyard named Jia Geng who has a habit of stealing things. It is his grandmother who instructs him from behind."

"Everyone saw that the Jia family had a hard time, so they did some small things secretly, and didn't make a big fuss about it. Unexpectedly, they made a bigger and bigger fuss."

Policeman Zhang started talking.

"Comrade, we understand your suspicion, but suspicion alone is not enough. We must have solid evidence, don't you agree?"

Zhang Minghui was silent for a while, then he slapped his thigh and started talking as if he remembered something.

"Comrade Public Security, yes, I remember now. After I got the money back, I was watching my sister doing homework at night. I was bored, so I wrote down the serial number on the RMB."

"Will this help solve the case?"

Public Security Officer Zhang's eyes lit up. This was great. This was important evidence. The money was lost today and must not have been spent. As long as he could find it, he could check it with the number Zhang Minghui had written down.

Then the case is solved.

Zhang Minghui turned around and went into the house. After a while, he took out a small notebook and handed it to Zhang Gongan. Zhang Gongan saw that all the numbers were there and smiled happily.

"It's enough to have this thing. I'll ask the neighbors in the yard and do a survey."

When Zhang Gongan went out, he saw that the backyard was already crowded with people, so he asked loudly.

"Excuse me, is the steward of the courtyard here?"

Liu Haizhong and Yan Fugui came out, and Zhang Gongan pulled them aside to talk.

Facing the police, Liu Haizhong and Yan Fugui dared not hide anything and introduced the situation of the Jia family, as well as the child Banggeng, who did show signs of petty theft on a daily basis.

A lot of things were lost in every household in the yard.

After understanding the situation, Zhang Gongan went straight to the Jia family in the Central Courtyard, arrived at the door of the Jia family, and shouted loudly.

"Is little Jia Geng at home?"