—Story Synopsis—
The Great Liang Dynasty had well and truly fallen.
As the rebel army approached the city gates and the capital was on the verge of collapse, the idle Prince Shen Sh...
Chapter 25 Chapter 25 Part 2
Early in the morning, the people of Yangliu Brigade heard an incredible thing. Shen Hong, Shen Lihui and Shen Minbing from the old Shen family ran to steal bricks from Shen Laoqi's house in the middle of the night, but were caught on the way by the brave members of the commune.
The weird thing is, not only did they steal bricks, they also carried them in baskets.
It is said that when they were caught, they were sweating profusely and fell to the ground because they were so tired. It is also said that the noise they made when they fell was so loud that it woke up the members living nearby, which is why they were caught.
What's even more bizarre is that when these three guys were caught doing something bad, someone called them stupid and they actually broke down on the spot.
Especially Shen Hong, it is said that he almost got into a fight with the person who was talking, and he kept yelling something like "You are the one who is stupid if you are framed, and your whole family is stupid" etc. Fortunately, there were many men at the scene, otherwise he would have been almost caught.
What's even more bizarre is that these three guys confessed to their theft. After all, they were caught red-handed and there was no way for them to deny it. However, they refused to admit that they were caught by the brave members of the society. They insisted that someone was plotting against them from behind and demanded that Zhou Mancang, who was found by someone, must help them find this sinister villain.
Not to mention Zhou Mancang and the people at the scene, even the members who heard about it the next day thought that the three guys from the Shen family had problems with their brains.
Even if someone really plotted against you from behind, is that a sinister villain? That is a hero who saw injustice and took action in time.
As for why they stole bricks from their uncle's house, the reason was quite bizarre. It was said that Shen Laoqi's family made their father work for free and did not give them any food, so they wanted to teach Shen Laoqi a lesson.
However, although they said this, most people still think that they probably still want to steal bricks to exchange for money.
It is said that their original plan was to place the bricks in the cellar of Mr. Shen's house, so they carried the bricks to the village.
In fact, if you think about it, you will understand. I guess he wanted to store the bricks in the cellar for a while and take them out for disposal after the storm has passed.
Few people here dig cellars. Mr. Shen dug a cellar under the woodshed. Not many people knew about this. Even if they knew about it, they probably wouldn't remember it after the incident of throwing bricks at Mr. Shen's house broke out.
If you say they are stupid, it seems that they have thought it over carefully. But if you say they are smart, what they did cannot be called smart.
However, as it was the middle of the night, Zhou Mancang did not call their parents and grandparents out, but directly locked them in an empty room in the brigade headquarters, preparing to deal with them during the day.
It is said that when these three guys were asked to carry the bricks back, they became exhausted after a short while and had to ask the members who were watching to help carry the bricks back.
Don't take on a job if you don't have the skills. It's no wonder that someone who can't even carry a load gets caught halfway through his career.
In short, there are a lot of "rumors" about the whole incident, and soon, these bizarre "rumors" were exaggerated and spread more and more outrageously, and became more and more widely spread.
The people in the first and second rooms of the Shen family did not notice that their son was missing at night. When they got up in the morning and called people for dinner, they found no one in the house. When they went out, they heard about what happened the night before, and the two families were immediately in an uproar.
So, when Shen Moer had finished her breakfast and was getting ready to start work, people from the first and second rooms came to her door in a mighty force, even Tian Fang, who had seldom gone out recently, showed up.
"Seventh Brother, that's your nephew. He's just a child who doesn't know much. He just wants to take a few bricks home to build a chicken coop or dog kennel. Don't make a big deal out of it. Isn't their father still helping you build a house?" Shen Shengli said with a gloomy face, "Last night, we should have made a big deal out of a small matter. How could the captain still lock him up?"
Shen Hong is the eldest son and grandson of the Shen family. He usually listens to his grandfather the most. This time he did this because he wanted to vent his anger for his father. Shen Shengli not only did not think that his grandson did something wrong, on the contrary, he felt that his grandson was not the kind of coward who would keep silent when being bullied.
Shen Yongjun also said: "My Minbing is not the kind of person who is short-sighted. In fact, when it comes down to it, the cause of this incident is that his father worked for your family and you didn't provide him with food. We are certainly not petty about this. Although you don't provide food, didn't our Jianye Construction still come to work? But the child felt uncomfortable seeing this, so he did this in a hurry. After all, it was actually the child's filial piety. As his uncle, you can't hold it against the child just because of this, right?" Well, after being told this by the two brothers, Shen Hong and the others' heartless running to their uncle's house in the middle of the night to steal things turned out to be the result of the children's ignorance, or even a filial piety!
Not to mention that Shen Moer and Shen Shaoyuan were dumbfounded, they couldn't believe that there were such shameless people in the world who could talk to themselves so confidently. Even Chen Zhuangzhuang, who came over to start work, was a little dumbfounded.
Fu Mingze and Zheng Jiamin also came. Zheng Jiamin was a mischievous person and couldn't help but mutter in a low voice: "Does this mean that the team still has to hold a meeting to praise them?"
Chen Zhuangzhuang and others immediately burst into laughter.
"We are dealing with family affairs here. What does an educated youth like you have to do with it? Why are you complaining?" Shen Jianping's wife immediately scolded him. Shen Hong was her most valued son. They were in a hurry here, and these people were not satisfied with watching the fun but also making sarcastic remarks. It was not easy to offend the villagers, and she was not afraid of the educated youth who had no roots.
Shen Shaoyuan glanced at her and said calmly: "The elders are talking, what are you talking about here?"
He paused and said, "Although you are so shameless and want to directly say black is white, no matter how exaggerated your words are, stealing is stealing, and you can't deny that you caught the person red-handed. Besides, the person is detained by the brigade. If you want him back, go find the brigade leader. There is no point in arguing with me."
"Oh, by the way, it seems that the captain asked Zhou Peijun to ride a bicycle to call the police early in the morning. They should be here soon." Shen Shaoyuan said while looking in the direction of the commune.
When they heard that they had to call the police, the people in the first and second rooms turned pale, and Shen Shengli panicked: "Why did they alarm the police? This is a family matter?!"
Shen Yongjun also became anxious: "Seventh Brother, that's your nephew!"
As he was talking, someone next to him said, "Hey, is that someone from the public security department?"
Sure enough, several bicycles came on the village road. In addition to Zhou Peijun from their brigade, there were three police officers wearing type 66 uniforms with military green tops and dark blue pants.
"My Minbing!" Tian Fang burst into tears. "Seventh Brother, how can you be so cruel? Even if I have offended you, Minbing is just a child, how can you have the heart to take revenge on him?! It's just a few bricks, but you want to send the child to jail. How can you be so cruel?!"
Well, she and Shen Yongjun are really a couple, and as soon as she opened her mouth, Shen Minbing became a victim of revenge.
The public security personnel were led by Zhou Peijun directly into the brigade office. Only then did everyone notice that the brigade leader Zhou Mancang and the militia leader Zhou Qingguo had been waiting at the brigade office at some point.
The people from the first and second branches of the old Shen family didn't bother to get entangled with Shen Shaoyuan, and they all ran to the brigade headquarters at once.
The public security comrades were very efficient and quickly understood the situation. They dragged out Shen Hongsa, who had been detained for most of the night and looked a little listless, and prepared to take him back to the commune for further interrogation.
"Comrade Public Security, my nephew took a few bricks from my uncle's house. It's not a big deal, right? How can you arrest him so casually?"
"They are still young and ignorant. We can discipline them properly when we get back. There is no need. There is really no need to take them to the commune."
A group of people stopped three police officers.
Shen Hongsan also began to struggle immediately.
"Dad, Grandpa, we were just joking with Uncle Seven. We wanted to hide these bricks to make him anxious. We didn't mean to steal them!"
"Yes, yes, we were just joking with Uncle Seven. Besides, we are his nephews. It's just a few bricks. It wouldn't be too much for him to give us some. Why did he have to call the police?"
“Grandma, Mom, save me, please save me, I don’t want to go to the police station, I don’t want to be in jail, please save me, wuwuwuwuwuwuwuwuwu…”
The three police officers immediately stopped them: "Behave yourself!"
The older one said with a serious expression, "No matter whose property it is, stealing is stealing. It is a criminal act and cannot be forgiven by family discipline. Of course, we can only determine the nature of the case after the interrogation. Don't worry, we will not condone crime, nor will we wrongly accuse good people. Now please ask your family members to move aside and do not hinder our investigation. If you obstruct us, you will have to go to the commune police station with them."
After all, he is a police officer. When he looks serious, his eyes are like sharp swords, making people dare not look directly at him.
The people in the old Shen family looked at each other in bewilderment. Although Shen Shengli and Shen Yongjun looked righteous when they were at Shen Shaoyuan's house, they were actually nervous when they saw the police. After being glared at by the police comrades, they almost lost their legs. If they were all like this, the others would be even more so. So they didn't dare to stop them and silently made way.
The public security comrades quickly left with their men.
"Seventh Brother, if you are so ruthless, don't blame us for being ruthless too. The children have been taken away, and Jianping and the others have no intention of building a house for your family." After the police left, Shen Shengli said with a gloomy face.
This is a sign of giving up directly.