"You...you..."

Wei Quan couldn't straighten his tongue, his eyes widened in disbelief.

"Clang." The gold bar fell out of the bag.

Wei Sheng tried to run away, but was pinned against the wall by the people behind him.

Inside the main room were Party Secretary Qin, Old Party Secretary Lin, a policeman in uniform, and Lu Yunshen.

A dark figure loomed at the doorway. Lin Ziyan stepped inside and coldly stared at Wei Quan, who was so terrified he wet his pants.

The thief was caught red-handed; these two won't be getting out of the station easily after today.

"Wei Quan, Wei Sheng, you've even started stealing from the village?"

"I heard you two were dishonest in town before, and it seems the rumors weren't unfounded." Secretary Qin said, his face darkening as he shoved the bottom of the pot, clearly disappointed in them.

Old Party Secretary Lin narrowed his eyes. "Was it the same two of you last time?"

Wei Quan and Wei Sheng shook their heads vigorously at the same time.

Old Party Secretary Lin snorted coldly. "A guilty conscience needs no accuser. Denying it so quickly only confirms that it was the two of them."

"Secretary Qin, Secretary Lin, we know we were wrong, please don't let the police take us away..." Wei Quan immediately knelt down and begged for mercy, still clinging to a sliver of hope.

He thought that since the theft had happened, the village secretary would definitely be reprimanded by the higher-ups, so it would be better for everyone to downplay the incident.

However, he was too naive. The police arrived, caught red-handed, and there was nothing he could say in his defense.

Wei Sheng's face turned ashen; he was completely stunned.

If you get arrested, you'll get at least a ten-year sentence, and the amount involved is huge.

He didn't beg for mercy at all; he simply gave up struggling.

The police handcuffed his hands.

"Officer, you're handling this officially, we'll cooperate." Secretary Qin's lips trembled with anger.

So now you know to beg for mercy?

He's done something so shameful, he'll never know where to put his face again.

Haibi Village lost its title as an outstanding village this year.

"Captain, there are 14 gold bars in total, plus the one we got from the recycling shop owner last time, making a total of 15," a police officer said seriously.

"take away."

Lin Ziyan looked at Wei Sheng and the other person with a gloomy gaze.

Lu Yun Shen gently put his arm around her shoulder, pursed his lips and said nothing.

"Ah... I don't want to go, I don't want to go to jail..." Wei Quan shouted loudly.

Wei Sheng was like a wilted eggplant, listless and unresponsive.

Police cars were parked in front of the Lin family's house. Several elderly women at the door heard the heart-wrenching screams and almost fell over.

An old woman immediately ran home to call people to come and see what was going on.

They were on their way to worship at the temple when they forgot their things and had to turn back.

I didn't expect to see a police car.

When Wei Sheng and Wei Quan were brought out, a large group of elderly people had gathered in front of the Lin family's house.

"Isn't this the boy from the Wei family?"

"Is the other one Wei Quan who lives in town? That damned bastard, what brings him to the Lin family's house?"

"That scream just now almost made me fall over. I think they came to steal from the Lin family."

People were discussing it, but they were stopped by the police and didn't dare to go any further.

"Officer, what did they do?" an old woman asked.

"Stealing." After saying that, the policeman immediately got into the police car.

Secretary Qin's face was cold, and his neck was red with anger.

…

That night, news spread throughout the village that Wei Sheng had been caught stealing from Lin's house.

When Wei Er returned to the village from the port, he saw everyone pointing at him and talking about him.

He ignored it, shut his ears, and rode his bicycle home.

When I got home, the stove was cold and there was nothing to eat.

"Li Zhaodi, where the hell have you been!" Wei Er kicked the red bucket by the door and shouted loudly.

Li Zhaodi was squatting in the corner crying when she heard the sound and came back to her senses.

She was stunned when she returned from the temple and heard the news.

"His dad, Asheng has been arrested by the police." Li Zhaodi hurriedly wiped away her tears.

She tried to stand up, but her legs went numb from squatting for too long, and she sat down on the ground with a thud.

Wei Er was striking a match to light a cigarette when his hand trembled and the match fell to the ground.

"What did you say? Who was arrested by the police?" He immediately strode up to her and pulled Li Zhaodi up.

Thinking of the looks in the eyes of those people at the village entrance, Wei Er felt a wave of dizziness.

"Asheng, he got caught stealing from the Lin family," Li Zhaodi murmured.

Clang!

Wei Er fainted at the doorway, bumped into a wooden post, and his head was immediately cut open, blood flowing down his forehead.

Li Zhaodi's legs felt like they were being crushed by a heavy object, and she was so frightened that she couldn't move at all.

She tried to shout, but found that no sound came out.

The door opened at that moment.

"Mother, why don't you turn on the lights at home?" Wei Caixia casually turned on the yard lights.

Li Zhaodi opened her mouth but couldn't make a sound.

When Wei Caixia saw the person who had fallen, her eyes widened, and she immediately ran out of the house to call for help.

Finally, Wei Er was lifted onto an oxcart and taken to the town's health center.

For the next two days, Wei Er's door remained tightly shut, not because no one was home, but because he was too ashamed to show his face.

When villagers pass by their house, they instinctively lower their voices, afraid of offending the family.

"What kind of mess is this?" Aunt Chen muttered to herself at the shrimp farm.

The chubby girl immediately said, "I heard from Ade that Wei Sheng has become addicted to gambling and owes a lot of money to loan sharks due to the compounding interest."

They were probably driven to desperation by loan sharks.

Aunt Huang sighed upon hearing this. Although Wei Er's family used to be a bit slovenly, they were still considered to have some savings in the village.

Now... we're back to square one.

"Don't tell anyone. Wei Sheng's family doesn't know yet, but it's spread throughout the casino."

"Last time Ade delivered shrimp over there, he overheard someone talking about it," the chubby girl continued.

Aunt Huang and Aunt Chen exchanged a glance, their eyes understanding each other.

No wonder he took the risk of becoming a thief; it turns out he was hiding gambling debts from his family.

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