Chapter 414: Caught in the act

"Don't be impatient, let me take my time. My stomach is cramping."

After a while, Liang Fugui's nervousness finally eased a little. He felt a little puzzled.

Impossible, how could they know my actions? I must have been too nervous just now and was hallucinating.

Yes, that's definitely the case.

He was unwilling to return empty-handed, so he breathed a sigh of relief and said, "Come on, let's go in together this time."

Erdanzi's eyes widened in disbelief. "You still want to go in? You're courting death!"

"Stop talking nonsense. We must have been too scared just now and had an illusion. If there really was someone this time, I would have retreated without you saying anything."

“This, this, this…”

"What the hell, you pig brain, think about it carefully. If there really is someone inside, why would they make a sound when they see the thief? We must have heard it wrong."

Liang Fugui was absolutely certain that no one was inside. If a thief had broken into his house, he would have kept silent and would have caught the thief red-handed.

Erdanzi didn't dare to disobey, so he had to climb up again and listened for a while. The whole yard was quiet, with only the sound of the wind in his ears.

Liang Fugui also climbed up carefully. He glared at Erdanzi fiercely and said, "You are just scaring yourself. No one is talking to you."

"Maybe I was too nervous and heard it wrong."

"Go down quickly and lead the way."

"Okay, fine, but if you still can't find the secret recipe, you can't bother me again in the future."

"Shut up! If you dare to talk nonsense again, I will send you to see the King of Hell."

After Liang Fugui finished speaking, the two of them jumped down one after another.

Because the wall was too high, they both fell head over heels.

"Ouch, it hurts so much." Liang Fugui stood up, holding his buttocks, and cursed softly, "You really have money to burn, why build such a high wall!"

Erdanzi felt relieved when he saw this. He deserved it, he really deserved it! Why didn’t he throw you to death?

You lack great virtue, yet you still have the nerve to complain about the height of other people's walls. It's right to build them high, just to prevent villains like you...

Seeing him lying motionless on the ground, Liang Fugui cursed in a low voice, "If you haven't fallen to death, get up quickly."

"Brother, wait a moment, let me catch my breath, I think I sprained my waist."

"You are as stupid as a pig."

As soon as Liang Fugui finished speaking, he heard a stern shout, "Don't move! Otherwise, don't blame me for being rude!"

This shout almost sent Liang Fugui away, and he stood there in a daze as if he were stupid.

Erdanzi's heart skipped a beat, almost jumping out of his throat.

It’s over, we’ve been caught!

He felt very aggrieved and could not help but complain.

"I told you someone was talking, but you didn't listen. Now look what happened. You've been caught!"

"Stop talking nonsense and run!" Liang Fugui came to his senses, turned around and started climbing up the wall with his hands and feet.

Seeing that they were about to run away, Chen Dabao, who was hiding in the dark, raised his crossbow and shot at them.

There was a sound of "pa", and in the moonlight, they saw an arrow shot into the wall. They were so frightened that they fell to the ground at the same time.

They looked at Dabao and Chen Qingqing, who was holding a lantern, walking towards them with horror on their faces.

Dabao sneered disdainfully, "Behave yourself, or the bow and arrow in my hand will be blind."

Erdanzi quickly raised his hands and said, "Don't, don't shoot. It's me, it's me, Erdanzi. I won't move."

Chen Qingqing glared at the two of them and shouted, "What do you want to do by climbing over the wall and breaking into a private house in the middle of the night?"

Liang Fugui's mind raced, trying to come up with an excuse to get away with it. "Qing girl, this is a misunderstanding. We...we just drank too much and wandered off to the wrong place, thinking it was a friend's house."

"Yes, yes, we both drank too much." Erdanzi also quickly agreed.

"Drunk? Can you climb over the wall after drinking?"

Chen Qingqing frowned, not wanting to waste time talking to them. "Dabao, tie them up first, then go get the village head."

"Okay, I'll go right away."

Dabao tied the two men up tightly and then turned to look for Wu Baoan.

When Erdanzi heard this, his heart skipped a beat. "No, no, no, don't ask Wu Baoan to come over. I, we are really joking!"

"Yes, yes, Erdanzi and I were just joking. We wanted to see who could climb up the wall of your house, but we didn't expect to fall down accidentally. We really didn't mean to come to your house." Liang Fugui was also scared, and he kept talking nonsense.

Chen Qingqing sneered, "Are you kidding me? Do you think I'm a three-year-old? You'd better wait until you tell the official about this!"

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Not long after, Wu Baoan hurried over and asked, "What's going on, Qing girl? I heard there were thieves in the sugar factory?"

Chen Qingqing nodded, "Yes, Uncle Security, we caught two thieves who wanted to steal something."

"Where is the thief? I want to see what he looks like. He is so bold and presumptuous. He must be handed over to the authorities for severe punishment!"

"Just the two of them." Chen Qingqing pointed at Liang Fugui and Erdanzi who were squatting beside them.

Wu Baoan stepped forward, holding up the lantern and taking a look, was immediately surprised, "Why are you two here?"

Erdanzi panicked and started crying, "Li Zheng, you have to make the decision for me! Yes, it was Liang Fugui who forced me to come here with a kitchen knife..."

"Shut up!" Wu Baoan originally thought they were thieves from outside, but he didn't expect them to be from the village. He couldn't help but get furious. "What a good thing you two did!"

Liang Fugui also recovered from his panic and quickly begged for mercy, "Village head, please spare me. I was bewildered for a moment and made a big mistake. We were caught as soon as we came in. We didn't do anything. Please don't send us to the authorities!"

Without waiting for Wu Baoan to say anything, Erdanzi got angry and pointed at Liang Fugui, "Shut your stinky mouth! What do you mean by 'we'? Get the hell out of here! It's you who's been bewitched. If it weren't for you, I'd still be sleeping at home right now!"

After saying that, he looked at Wu Baoan with grievance.

"Village head, listen to me, this has nothing to do with me. I've wanted to complain to you for a long time, but I just couldn't bring myself to do it. It's so damn embarrassing..."

"Erdanzi, ah Erdanzi, you still know how to embarrass yourself!"

Wu Baoan scolded him harshly without waiting for him to finish his words.

"You're such a jerk with no ambition. You could live a good life, but you're still doing this kind of petty theft. Are you worthy of Qing Ya? If it weren't for her, you would have starved to death long ago. Just wait for jail time!"

"No, no, no, that's not it. I beg you, Lizheng, can you please just listen to what I have to say?"

"You've been caught in the act, what else do you have to say?" Wu Baoan glared at him.

Erdanzi was so anxious that he kept hitting his head, crying and snotting.

"Qing girl, please believe me, I'm not the kind of ungrateful person. I feel wronged, even more wronged than Dou E. Please let me say a few words, okay?"

Although Chen Qingqing knew that Erdanzi was forced, if he didn't covet the other person's wife, he wouldn't be used as a tool. All of this was his own fault, so she didn't say anything.

Instead, he looked at Wu Baoan and said, "Uncle Lizheng, you have to make the decision for me."

"That's right. Why would they become thieves when doing something else? We must not let them off easily." Dabao also joined in.

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