"What's the rush? The best time to do bad things is when it's late at night and everyone is quiet. It's still early."
Xu Weiguo remained convinced that Director Chen would come over tonight.
"Alright, if you say you'll come, then you'll come. I'm going to take a nap first. Call me when you hear any noise."
Fang Hui stood for more than two hours, and his legs were almost numb.
Because Xu Jingui's house was in the middle of the alley and there was nowhere nearby to take cover, they stood in the alley opposite his house.
Moreover, because they were afraid that making too much noise would be noticed by Director Chen who came later, they all stood close to the wall.
Fang Hui said he needed to take a nap, so he could only stand up.
However, he leaned against Xu Weiguo's back and then pressed his body weight directly onto him.
Regardless of whether Xu Weiguo was willing or not, he was simply exhausted.
Xu Weiguo wanted to push Fang Hui away, but he was afraid that making a loud noise would wake up the people nearby, so he could only let him be.
After waiting for almost another hour, just when Xu Weiguo was about to give up, finally, someone arrived!
Xu Weiguo quickly nudged Fang Hui and whispered, "Wake up, Director Chen is here!"
Director Chen didn't come alone; he brought several of his colleagues from the bureau with him.
They skillfully jumped down from the wall and opened the door to Xu Jingui's house from the inside.
Director Chen swaggered in like that.
From Xu Weiguo and Fang Hui's perspective, it wasn't very clear how they acted after they went inside.
However, not long after, they heard screams coming from inside.
They exchanged a glance and decided to hold back for now.
Given the short timeframe, Director Chen likely hasn't yet located where the evidence is.
Moreover, if the noise is loud enough, it will likely wake up the people nearby.
The first to be woken up were Grandpa Xu and his family, but before they could even warn the others, their mouths were covered and they were tied up.
The person who screamed was Xu Daya.
Because she and Chen Ermei slept in the same room, but were separated by a curtain.
After Director Chen's men came in, they assumed that only Chen Ermei was there. After tying her up, they started searching through her belongings.
Then, Xu Daya, who was awakened by their noise, screamed as soon as she realized that there were people around.
At this moment, Lin Chunyan was also awakened by the screams. She glanced at Da Bao and Xiao Bao and found that they were still sleeping, so she didn't wake them up.
He quietly got out of bed, picked up a stool, and went outside.
However, she did not rush out, but instead hid behind the door.
Lin Chunyan heard the sounds of rummaging through drawers and cabinets outside, and she instinctively felt that these people would also break into her room.
Sure enough, a few minutes later, Lin Chunyan saw someone with a knife pry open the door latch.
After the door was pushed open, the person outside did not come in immediately, seemingly observing whether the person inside the room had woken up.
Despite her inner panic, Lin Chunyan tried her best to remain calm and not make any noise.
The person outside thought the people inside were still asleep, so he tiptoed in with a rope.
After he walked in, Lin Chunyan picked up a stool and slammed it down on his head, knocking him to the ground.
Then she ran quickly to the bedside, picked up Da Bao and Xiao Bao in each arm, and rushed out into the yard to shout for help.
"Help! Murder! Help!"
"Help! Someone has broken into the house and is robbing us!"
After calling out a few times, Lin Chunyan realized that Da Bao and the others had woken up. She said anxiously, "Da Bao, you and your brother stay here and don't move."
Then Lin Chunyan started throwing whatever she could pick up into the neighbor's yard. She finally managed to wake up the people in the neighbor's yard too.
"Are you crazy?! Throwing things here in the middle of the night!"
Hearing noises from the neighboring yard, Lin Chunyan continued to shout, "Help! Someone's stealing my things! Help!"
Director Chen and the others, who were searching through other rooms, also heard Lin Chunyan's cries for help.
Director Chen couldn't help but curse, "A bunch of useless idiots! They can't even handle a few women!"
Although he hasn't found what he's looking for yet, the current situation can no longer continue.
Director Chen ordered his men to carry the unconscious man away, fearing that if they waited any longer, it would be too late.
However, even if we leave now, it will be too late.
Because the thing Lin Chunyan threw had smashed one of the households' pots, they had already stormed over in anger.
It is well known that Chinese people are generally warm-hearted, even if it is the middle of the night!
When one place is in trouble, people from all sides watch.
Everyone who was awake in the neighboring courtyard came out, forming a large, bustling crowd that had already arrived at Xu Jingui's door.
They ran right into Director Chen and his group.
Seeing so many people approaching, Lin Chunyan quickly grabbed her two babies and retreated into the crowd to ensure her safety.
Director Chen was already cursing under his breath. If there were only a few people, they could just knock them unconscious and leave.
But now that there's a large group of people, if they force their way in, it's uncertain who will knock whom out.
"It's a misunderstanding, it's all a misunderstanding."
Seeing that things were not going well, Director Chen wanted to gloss over the matter first.
Although the others were unaware of the truth, seeing their demeanor, they also did not believe it was a misunderstanding.
"What misunderstanding? Breaking into someone's house in the middle of the night, you're either trying to steal or kill them!"
"Exactly! Look at the mess this yard is in, who would believe it's a misunderstanding?"
"That's right, that's right! Who are you people? Tell us honestly, or we'll call the police!"
Because Director Chen and his group came out in plain clothes, no one except Lin Chunyan knew their identities.
When Lin Chunyan heard them say they were going to report it to the police, she immediately said, "You can't report it to the police! He's the police chief! I'm reporting it to the Revolutionary Committee!"
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"What?! The police are actually leading a robbery?! Is that true?!"
"Wow! Look at that bureau chief, he's so fat, you can tell at a glance he's no good!"
"Yeah, that's terrifying! The police don't arrest the thieves, they just become the thieves themselves!"
"Could it be that their family committed a crime, and the police are here to find evidence?"
"Are you stupid? Wouldn't it be better to look for evidence openly during the day? Coming over in the middle of the night, there's definitely something fishy going on!"
Xu Weiguo and Fang Hui, who had been waiting all night, felt it was time for them to take the stage.
He made a dazzling entrance with a group of brothers.
"Make way! We received a report from the public that someone has broken into a house and committed a robbery here. Please come over!"
Upon seeing the arrival of the onlookers, they excitedly exclaimed, "They're here! Arrest them!"
No one questioned why Fang Hui and his group arrived so quickly; instead, they were all excited and told to go and arrest the people.
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