Although he didn't believe Lin Guanghui's words, he still had to go with him. If this guy was really lying, he would make him know the price of slandering other educated youth and show him his arrogance.
The brigade leader and Lin Guanghui arrived at the educated youth settlement together.
Upon seeing the captain, Lin Qingyan asked, "Captain, what should we do if someone steals someone else's things again? Should we report it to the police directly?"
The brigade leader didn't actually want villagers or educated youth to report to the police, as that would affect the brigade's chances of being recognized as an advanced unit.
“Lin Zhiqing, if anyone in this brigade steals someone else’s things, they should be compensated double the value of the stolen goods, and for more serious cases, the matter should be handed over to the police.”
There was no other way; while evaluating advanced individuals in the brigade was important, the personal interests of the commune members and educated youth could not be ignored, so the decision had to be made on a case-by-case basis.
Lin Qingyan pointed to her bedding in the yard, which had just been laid on the ground and was still covered in dust.
“Captain, this Comrade Lin Guanghui stole my bedding while I was out of the dormitory. I asked him to return it, but he refused at first. Later, he threw my bedding on the ground and insulted me and Yi Zhiqing.”
Lin Guanghui said, "Sister, sister, how can taking my sister's bedding be considered stealing?"
"Your sister? Your sister is Lin Sisi. Why don't you go and take her bedding? You're just deliberately bullying her."
"Sis, isn't it because I feel you're good to me?"
"Pah!" Lin Qingyan spat at him, then went back into the house and took out a certificate of severing ties with her father, showing it to everyone: "My father married my stepmother not long after my mother died. My stepmother had two children with her, Lin Sisi and Lin Guanghui. When I was at home, their whole family bullied me. I severed ties with my father before I went to the countryside. I have no relationship with my father anymore, and even less with his stepchildren. Lin Guanghui knew this a long time ago, but he still took my bedding. Isn't that stealing?"
Lin Sisi quickly said, "Qingyan, when have we ever bullied you? Are you determined to sever ties with us?"
"Alright, I'm not going to talk to you anymore, it's pointless. Anyway, Lin Guanghui taking my bedding is theft, please, Captain, do me justice."
The captain looked at Lin Guanghui: "This is different from what you told me. You knew you weren't related to them anymore, yet you deliberately took their bedding. What is that if not theft?"
“I, I didn’t know she had severed ties with our family.”
"But why didn't you give me my bedding when I asked you for it?" Lin Qingyan said, "You took my bedding, what am I supposed to use? You're not just stealing, you're robbing me. Oh, right, I also had fifty yuan under the bedding, he must have taken that too. Captain, please do me justice and make him return my fifty yuan."
Actually, she wanted to say more, but she knew that Lin Guanghui wouldn't give it to her without evidence. She was just trying to teach Lin Guanghui a lesson.
If she talks too much, others will assume she's very rich, and that would be bad if she attracted the attention of malicious people.
"You're talking nonsense! There's no money under your shop at all. Don't try to extort me!" Lin Guanghui immediately lost his composure and jumped up on the spot in anger.
"Ha, would a thief admit to stealing someone else's things?"
"I didn't steal it. Who can prove I stole your things?"
"Who can prove you didn't steal it?"
"I."
"Anyway, if I have less money, it's because you took it."
Lin Guanghui was speechless. How did he end up being accused of being a thief?
He looked at the captain and said, "Uncle, I really didn't steal her money, only her bedding."
"You admit you stole her bedding?" the captain said slowly, staring intently at Lin Guanghui.
"I... I didn't call that stealing."
The brigade leader waved his hand, "Alright, you don't need to argue anymore. I understand what happened. You came here and, because you didn't have any blankets, you took them from Lin Zhiqing when she wasn't around."
"But I've already given it to her."
"Does returning something mean the thief never stole it? If we hadn't been so insistent on getting it back, would you have given it to us? You even threw my bedding on the floor."
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