Siheyuan: I just want to live

Not long after, a burst of hurried and powerful footsteps came from afar, and several uniformed, heroic public security officers arrived at the courtyard as quickly as the wind.

They walked into the backyard with firm steps, and looked around sharply. When their eyes fell on the door of Xu Damao's house, the scene in front of them made them understand clearly - many residents gathered here, and it was obvious that this family had encountered misfortune.

The leading policeman standing in front of the team had a serious and decisive expression. He shouted loudly without hesitation.

"Please make way! Fellow villagers, please step back a little so that we can enter the house and investigate the situation!"

The sound was as loud as a bell, as if it could penetrate the clouds.

The originally noisy crowd turned around after hearing the shout.

When they saw that the person coming was actually a public security comrade who was upholding justice and peace, awe appeared on their faces, and they consciously moved to the sides to make way for him.

The originally crowded scene suddenly became spacious.

Seeing the people cooperate so well, the police were very pleased and quickened their pace towards Xu Damao's house. Each step was steady and powerful.

They are fully aware of the heavy responsibility and must find out the truth as soon as possible and give justice to the victims.

Xu Damao caught a glimpse of the public security personnel from afar, and as if he had seen a savior, he hurried forward in two steps.

With a flattering look on his face, he tightly grasped the hand of the leading policeman and shouted anxiously, "Oh, police comrades, I have been waiting for you for so long, and finally you are here!"

"Take a quick look inside this house! I really don't know which damned bastard is so cruel and crazy as to rob my house!"

As Xu Damao spoke, he pointed inside the house, his face filled with a mixture of anger and helplessness.

The police officer held by Xu Damao did not break free from his hand, but instead said softly, "Comrade, please be patient! Please believe in the ability of our public security organs. We will do our best to help you recover your stolen property!"

Then, he turned around and told his colleagues behind him: "Everyone, go in and investigate carefully, and be careful to protect the evidence at the scene."

After receiving the order, the other police officers acted quickly and filed into Xu Damao's home. At this time, Xu Damao calmed down a little, but still seemed a little anxious.

The public security officer, with a serious expression and upright posture, led Xu Damao to a relatively secluded place and took out a slightly old but extremely neat notebook from his arms.

At the same time, the public security officer stared at Xu Damao, who was a little uneasy in front of him, with a sharp gaze, and asked in a calm tone.

"Comrade, do you know when something is lost?"

After hearing what Gongwen said, Xu Damao thought about it carefully and said, "My things were still there before I went to bed last night, but when I woke up this morning, my house was empty! Maybe they were lost after I fell asleep last night!"

The police officer continued to ask, "Comrade, please think carefully about the approximate value of the property lost from your home. Do you still remember it?"

Xu Damao's heart tightened when he heard this, but he quickly calmed down and replied: "Well... As for the private money I hid, I remember the amount clearly."

"But as for how much my wife's wedding clothes are worth, I really don't know."

After saying this, Xu smiled helplessly. He still thought that the thief had stolen his wife's dowry as well.

The public security officer was obviously quite surprised by this answer and frowned slightly. After all, usually the reporter should have a better understanding of the situation of the stolen property in his home.

However, facing this person who seemed a little confused, he could only continue to ask patiently.

Then the public security officer asked: "So, where is your wife now? Is she near the crime scene?"

Xu Damao hesitated for a moment, then shook his head and explained anxiously, "Oh, she's not at home! My wife went back to her parents' home early yesterday morning and hasn't come back yet!"

"And it happened so suddenly that I didn't even have time to tell her what happened here!"

At this point, Xu Damao couldn't help but sigh, his face full of worry. If Lou Xiao'e knew that he had been hiding his private money from her and stealing her dowry, she would beat him to death!

After hearing what Xu Damao said, the public security officer asked again: "What's your wife's name? Where is her family home? Please tell me so that I can send someone to notify her that she will come. After all, if we don't know the specific circumstances of the stolen property, it will be difficult for us to file a case for investigation."

Xu Damao did not think deeply about the police's question and answered casually: "My wife's name is Lou Xiao'e, Lou Zhenhua's daughter. I think she should be in Lou Mansion now!"

When the public security officer in charge of the case heard this, the pen in his hand stopped involuntarily. Then he raised his head and looked at Xu Damao in front of him with amusement in his eyes.

He was secretly surprised in his heart: I never expected that this ordinary-looking man would be the famous son-in-law known as Lou Bancheng.

I really don't understand what's so special about this man. Why did Lou Bancheng choose him to be his son-in-law? Is there some other hidden reason?

This series of questions came to his mind, causing this experienced public security officer to fall into deep thought.

However, the policeman only thought about these questions for a moment. In the blink of an eye, he shifted his attention to Xu Damao's room and shouted loudly: "Xiao Wang! Xiao Wang! Come over here quickly!"

As the call sounded, a young police officer walked out of Xu Damao's room. He hurried to the police officer leading the team and asked, "Captain, are you calling me? What do you want me to do?"

At this time, the police officer looked at Xiao Wang seriously and said firmly: "Xiao Wang, you go to Lou Mansion immediately and find a person named Lou Xiao'e. Tell her that there was a theft in her home and ask her to come back and cooperate with our investigation! Do you understand?"

After hearing what the captain said, Xiao Wang nodded without hesitation and said, "Okay! I understand! I'll go right away!"

Before he finished speaking, he turned and ran out of the courtyard, rushing towards the Lou family's Western-style building like an arrow.

After Xiao Wang walked farther and farther away until he disappeared, the captain turned his gaze to Xu Damao again and spoke.

"Let's not talk about your daughter-in-law's dowry for now. The most important thing right now is that you should explain in detail the specific circumstances of the lost items in your home so that I can record them one by one!"

When Xu Damao heard this, he hesitated for a moment, but immediately responded.

"All the furniture in the house, as well as the rice, flour, oil, salt and other daily necessities were stolen by the hateful thief. Even clothes and quilts were stolen."

After hearing what Xu Damao said, the captain immediately picked up the pen and began to record with full concentration.

The public security personnel were carefully reading the record book. Xu Damao paused for a moment and continued, "As for cash, the estimated loss was about 3,200 yuan. And the extremely valuable gold, a total of five bars were lost! Each bar weighed ten taels!"

When the police captain heard that Xu Damao had lost so much gold, the pen in his hand suddenly stopped. Then, he looked suspicious and asked, "Gold? You still have gold?"

Facing the police's questioning, Xu Damao showed an embarrassed smile on his face and muttered softly.

"Hehehe! Actually... I accidentally saw these things hidden in my wife's dowry, and I was itching to take a few of them to play with!"

After hearing Xu Damao's explanation, the police captain immediately understood. So it was reasonable for Lou Bancheng's daughter to bring some gold as a dowry when she got married.

However, despite understanding the whole story, the police captain still couldn't help but cast a slightly contemptuous look at Xu Damao.

What kind of person is this guy? He even dares to steal his own wife's dowry! It's unbelievable!

However, considering that this matter is purely an internal family affair of someone else and is no different from stealing his father's property, it is really inconvenient for him, as a public security officer, to interfere too much.

So he just shook his head helplessly and didn't say another word.

After helping Xu Damao record everything, the police captain said to Xu Damao, "Okay, you know I've already recorded everything. I'm just waiting for your wife to come back. I'll record her dowry and then it'll be done!"

When Xu Damao heard the words of the public security captain, he thanked him repeatedly!

Chen Feng was also awakened by a knock on the door. He got up and opened the door, only to see a policeman standing at his door.

After seeing that it was the police, Chen Feng's original bad mood when waking up immediately disappeared.

He asked the police, "Comrade, is there anything wrong with you knocking on my door?"

Public Security Space Chen Feng opened the door and asked him, "The house next door to yours was robbed yesterday. Did you hear any noise last night?"

As soon as Chen Feng heard what the police said, he knew that Xu Damao was sober now, and he also found that his house was empty, so he called the police.

Although he knew it, Chen Feng still said to the police, "Whose house was robbed? Why didn't I hear anything?"

"Your house is next door to Xu Damao's!"

When the police saw Chen Feng asking, they told him whose house had been robbed. After all, this matter could not be concealed at all, so they told Chen Feng directly.