When Xiao Fang was arrested, he did not have a wallet on him.

The wallets that Xiao Fang had stolen before had already been handed over to Cao Laoliu. The one he had just stolen was also stuffed into someone else's pocket by Xiao Fang when someone was complaining that their wallet was missing.

Although the police did not find any evidence on the spot, they still arrested Xiao Fang.

Xiao Fang is a repeat offender; he's been arrested and taken to the police station several times. He's the kind of person who never changes his ways.

Ding Ermei's words were like a knife to Xiao Fang's heart. Xiao Fang immediately got angry and slapped Ermei across the face.

Ding Ermei was definitely not happy and started crying on the spot.

Ding Ermei's thinking was very simple.

This is a police station. If Xiao Fang assaults someone here, will the police let him get away with it?

As a result, the police came over, gave them a few words of reprimand, told them to behave themselves, and then left.

Most of the police were patrolling the streets today, and the few who stayed behind were busy with routine tasks and preparing to provide support outside at any time. There wasn't even time to interrogate the few who were arrested; there was no time to deal with them. As long as no one was killed, that was fine.

After the police left, Ding Ermei was beaten up by Xiao Fang, who covered her mouth.

Xiao Fang also threatened Ding Ermei, saying that if she called the police again, he would beat her up again after the police left. He also threatened to beat her up every time he saw Ding Ermei after they left.

When she encountered a ruthless person like Xiao Fang, Ding Ermei was afraid and stayed quietly in the corner like a chicken.

However, Ding Ermei hadn't eaten for two meals, and her stomach was growling with hunger.

Xiao Fang came to talk to Ding Ermei, and Ding Ermei forced herself to stay alert, afraid that Xiao Fang might take his anger out on her if he was in a bad mood.

This time, Xiao Fang came to get information out of them.

These three scoundrels, Xiao Fang and his two friends, are always up to no good in cheating and swindling.

Since I'm just idling around here anyway, I might as well try to scam some money from Ding Ermei.

"Old woman, are all your family members dead?" Xiao Fang said deliberately.

"What nonsense are you talking about? My family has so many people! More than a dozen people, big and small." Ding Ermei was very angry and forgot her fear.

"I've seen you come in for so long, and no one has brought you bedding or food. If someone at home were here, wouldn't they bring you food?" Xiao Fang glanced at Ding Ermei with a mocking smile.

“They…they don’t know I’m here! Yes, yes, they shouldn’t know I’m here!” Ding Ermei’s words seemed more like she was talking to herself.

Ding Ermei always felt that she was still very important to their family.

"Old woman, who else is in your family?" Xiao Fang asked.

“I have three sons and one daughter, all of whom are married. One of my sons is an officer in the army, and my daughter married into a family in the county town. They all receive government-subsidized food rations, and my husband is a retired worker.” Ding Ermei, who was used to showing off, revealed her family’s situation as soon as she opened her mouth.

"Your son's a military officer? That's really impressive. He must send a lot of money back home every month, right?" Xiao Fang said, while winking at two young men not far away.

"Not much." This time, Ding Ermei was more cautious.

"Old woman, how did you get in? Tell me!" Xiao Wu came over and asked.

“I…I robbed my daughter-in-law of five yuan at the market. The police said it wasn’t allowed, so I…I scratched the policeman’s face.” Ding Ermei glanced at Xiao Fang and said.

"Wow! I thought you were a coward, but I didn't expect you to even dare to hit the police. You're really something!" Xiao Fang gave Ding Ermei a thumbs up.

Ding Ermei remained silent.

If Ding Ermei had known that hitting the police would get her arrested, she would never have dared to do it.

It's too late for regrets now.

“Old woman, do you want to go out? If your family doesn’t know you’ve been arrested and keeps not bringing you food, you’ll definitely starve to death in a couple of days,” Xiao Yuan said.

"Can I go out today?" Ding Ermei's eyes lit up.

"It's definitely impossible for you to get out today. However, I have a really capable friend. If you're willing to give me this, I'll have him put in a good word for you after I get out tomorrow." Xiao Wu stretched out his fingers and pursed them, making a counting motion.

"How much will it cost?" Ding Ermei's eyes lit up.

"I want two..."

Before Xiao Wu could finish speaking, Xiao Fang kicked him.

"Twenty yuan? Can I give it to you after I get out?" Ding Ermei weighed the options in her mind. Twenty yuan versus starving to death here, she decided to give the money.

"It's not twenty, it's two hundred." At Xiao Fang's prompting, Xiao Wu changed his mind.

"No, I don't have that much money." Ding Ermei shook her head vigorously.

Between two hundred dollars and her life, Ding Ermei decided to choose the latter.

"How much do you have?" Xiao Wu asked.

“I…I only have fifty,” Ding Ermei said, steeling her heart.

Xiao Wu and the others exchanged glances.

"Old woman, isn't your son a military officer? Military officers have very good benefits, with several hundred yuan in allowances a year! You don't even have two hundred yuan in your hand, and you still say he's filial?" Xiao Fang hurriedly added fuel to the fire.

“Your daughter is a worker in the county town, and she married into a good family. Why wouldn’t she give you money?” Xiao Wu said.

"And your old man, isn't he a retired worker? You're not bragging, are you? A family like that can't come up with two hundred yuan?" Xiao Yuan also expressed disbelief.

“My Meimei has a hard time too, raising a child, and my husband spends all his money on his own. My Bingchen only makes a few hundred yuan a year? He only gives me twenty a month! That ingrate, he must be hiding it from me,” Ding Ermei said indignantly.

Xiao Fang and the others were speechless.

This old woman seems to be out of her mind. She said she has three sons and one daughter, but only one son gives her money every month, and she complains that it's not enough. She doesn't utter a single complaint about the others who don't give her any money.

“Old woman, I feel sorry for you. How about this, you can have fifty! I’ll go out tomorrow and ask my buddy to help you,” Xiao Wu said.

"Really? You're such a kind person!" Ding Ermei exclaimed with delight.

"Let's be clear from the start, fifty yuan definitely won't get you out tomorrow. Three days, I should be able to get you out within three days," Xiao Wu said with a grin.

"Three days? No way, I'll starve to death if I don't eat for three days." Ding Ermei shook her head vigorously.

"How about this? I'll have my family bring you an extra portion of food these three days. Is that alright?" Xiao Fang quickly offered a suggestion.

“That works too. But, young man, I don’t have any money on me right now. I can only give you the money when I get home.” Ding Ermei thought she had gotten a great deal and agreed.

Xiao Fang was overjoyed.

Xiao Fang and his gang of habitual offenders had long since thoroughly studied the regulations on administrative penalties.

Someone like Ding Ermei would be detained for a maximum of three days before being released.

They said they were "asking someone to intercede," but what they really meant was taking money from Ding Ermei for free.

In order to prevent Ding Ermei, this big fish, from "escaping the hook," Xiao Fang even made up an excuse, saying that he needed to write a self-criticism, and asked the police for paper, pen, and ink.

Xiao Fang wrote an IOU and asked Xiao Wu to get Ding Er Mei to put his fingerprint on it.

Ding Ermei actually pressed it.

The feeling of hunger was unbearable. Ding Ermei knew nothing and was afraid that if she didn't put her fingerprint on the document, she would starve to death here.