Shortly after the Qian family had lunch, people from the town police station came to investigate the case of the Qian family losing one thousand yuan.

When Mrs. Qian saw the uniformed policeman, she was startled. It was because the "big hat" police had been coming to her house too often recently.

When she heard that the police were here to investigate the theft at home, Mrs. Qian breathed a sigh of relief. As if she had seen a savior, she grabbed the police officer's hand and refused to let go: "Police officer, you have to help us. If we can't get the money back, it will cost us our lives..."

For rural families these days, a thousand yuan isn't a lot, but it's not a small amount either. If one relies solely on farming and has no other means of livelihood, saving that much money would take a long time. Many children have to drop out of school because their families can't afford, or are unwilling to spend, the two or three hundred yuan in tuition per semester.

The police comrades looked at the crying old lady Qian and the sighing and sad old man Qian, and felt very sympathetic to their plight.

But the case cannot be solved just by saying it, they have to investigate the scene first to look for clues.

The police said to Mrs. Qian and Mr. Qian, "Auntie, uncle, don't worry. Take us to the scene first! Oh, by the way, you didn't destroy any traces at the scene, did you?"

When Mrs. Qian heard this, her heart skipped a beat. Before she could think of how to respond, the police had already followed her into the house.

The scene inside the house truly shocked the two policemen. They saw all kinds of pillowcases, quilt covers, and old clothes scattered on the floor and on the kang, the scene was in a state of chaos.

They frowned, looking at the empty cabinets and the room with nowhere to step, and asked, "Did a thief rummage through all this? This thief is really wicked. He just stole the money and made it look like a house-raid!"

Old Mrs. Qian stammered in response, "Um, officer, officer, I found this myself. I went to the cabinet to look for the money at noon, but couldn't find it. I got anxious and started looking through everything. In the end, I turned everything out of the cabinet, but still couldn't find the small flowered cloth bag containing the money. This is killing me."

I don’t know which bastard would do such a wicked thing that would destroy my entire family lineage. If I catch him, I’ll chop off his hands and paws~”

As Mrs. Qian spoke, her emotions became more and more excited, and she began to curse and swear. If she knew that the money was stolen by her most proud grandson, she would not know how she would react.

The police officer didn't have time to listen to Mrs. Qian's nagging and interrupted directly: "Auntie, Auntie, please calm down first. The key to the problem now is to have clues to solve the case. You see, you have destroyed the scene so much that there is no trace left. This is going to be difficult."

When Old Man Qian heard this, he became a little anxious and said quickly, "Comrade police, you must help us investigate this matter. You can't just ignore us~"

Old Lady Qian followed suit and said, "Aren't you responsible for finding evidence to solve the case? If the evidence is out in the open, we can find it ourselves. Why would we need to report it?"

I'm telling you, if you're too lazy to bother with my family's affairs, I'm going to complain to your company. I want to see how many idle people your company has employed. If you can't even catch the people who lost their money, what else can I expect from you?

It didn't take long for Old Lady Qian to pretend, as her unreasonable nature was exposed.

The little sympathy the police officer had for the old couple had completely disappeared because of what Old Lady Qian said.

A police officer said to the old lady, "Auntie, handling cases is our job responsibility. We will definitely do our best to investigate, but not all cases can be solved.

Let's not talk about anything else now. First, tell us specifically when the money was put in the cabinet, whether the cabinet was locked, and what the cabinet was like when you discovered the money was stolen. Have there been any suspicious people in the house in the past two days..."

The police asked a series of questions about the case. Old Mrs. Qian put away her unreasonable attitude and began to respond seriously.

She said, "My second son came home yesterday and gave me a thousand yuan. He's a filial son. He works outside and can't come home all the time, but he sends money to my husband and me every month. Yesterday, he had time to come back and gave me so much money again..."

The police officer interrupted, "Auntie, let's not talk about anything else first, let's talk about the lost money first!"

Old Mrs. Qian replied, "Oh, my second son gave me this money. I put it in my pocket for fear of losing it, so when no one was in the room, I wrapped it in a small piece of flowered cloth and stuffed it inside a small cotton mattress in the middle of the cabinet."

As she spoke, Old Mrs. Qian found the small cotton mattress that was one meter square from the pile of clothes.

The police officer asked again, "We just checked, and the locks on your cabinet are all working properly. Did you lock the cabinet after you put the money in?"

Old Mrs. Qian replied, "I locked it. This cabinet is always locked. I'm the only one with the key. I'm in charge of all the money in the house, so I can't be careless! If something hadn't happened to my eldest grandson today, I wouldn't have noticed the money was gone if I needed it!"

"You mean, when you found the money missing, the cabinet was still intact and there was no sign that anyone had touched it?" the police officer asked.

Old Mrs. Qian nodded and said, "That's right. The money was gone during my sleep last night. Something happened at home today, and a lot of outsiders came. I don't know if some wicked person took it away."

The police officer said, "Judging from the current situation, it's more likely that the crime was committed by an acquaintance. Where do you usually keep your keys? Does anyone else know?"

Mrs. Qian answered truthfully, "The key is always tied to my belt. No one can get it. I can only take it off when I undress before going to bed."

At this point, the police made a rough assessment: "Auntie, please don't mind me saying this, but we can't rule out the possibility that a family member or someone you know committed the crime. Especially someone who knew where you kept your keys and where you hid your money. How could an outsider take the money without anyone noticing?"

When Old Mrs. Qian heard this, she thought it made sense, but who in the family was so bold as to steal her money?

How could I not notice someone coming into the house, taking the key and opening the cabinet when I was sleeping at night?

Even if I didn't hear it, didn't the old man hear it either? Oh, right, the second son's wife and two children slept in the same room with them last night. Could it be the second son's wife?

Then she shook her head, denying the speculation. Putting aside the fact that the second son had offered the money, even if his wife disagreed, she was still the daughter of a wealthy family. How could she possibly do something so shady? She automatically blocked out the idea that the second son and his wife had stolen the child.

Then she thought of her eldest daughter-in-law Yu Min, and she felt that she had revealed the truth.