The captain keenly sensed something was amiss. "What are you doing at the ghost market?"
Jiang Ci: "..."
She knew this problem would arise.
This kind of thing is really complicated to explain.
Jiang Ci pointed to Zhou Mingli beside her, "Zhou Lao Er beat me up before and took all the grain and grain coupons I had earned from my work points. He didn't leave any for me and the children. I was also very hungry, so I went out to find something to eat."
“I walked to a place where people said there was a ghost market nearby. I thought I would wait until the ghost market opened and then go to the Red Armband to report it. I could get a reward, and at least I could eat something.”
“I was staking out nearby and saw Li Hudao appear with the pottery bowl. He covered his face before entering the ghost market and sold the pottery bowl inside.”
This was the original owner's experience; she even managed to report this place and received a reward.
The captain was speechless, and Zhou Mingli looked up at the sky.
Although it refers to him, it doesn't refer to him.
The captain had no idea that the soul inside Zhou Lao Er's body had changed. He slapped Zhou Mingli hard on the back and said, "Be nicer to your wife from now on!"
Zhou Mingli: "...Hmm."
"I understand the situation. I will personally explain Li Hu's case to the police when they arrive."
The captain pondered for a moment and said, "He definitely didn't do this on his own; he must have had accomplices."
Jiang Ci spoke up quietly at this moment, "Captain, you can't tell anyone about this except the police. Zhou Mingli trusted you, so he told you about it. I didn't hide anything from him either. Right now, the enemy is in the dark while we are in the light. If you spread this around, those gangs might find out, and it will be difficult to arrest people later."
The captain glared at her. "Do I need you to remind me?"
Selling cultural relics is an infringement on state property! Li Hu is not only in a labor camp, but this time he'll probably be in jail.
Upon hearing this big secret, the captain was filled with worry and walked out with his hands behind his back, looking distressed.
Jiang Ci and Zhou Mingli remained calm and showed no emotion as they walked out with the captain.
Fortunately, the captain was a man who could keep his composure. After returning to the crowd, he had adjusted his emotions and didn't seem like he had just heard a big secret.
Just then, the people from the educated youth settlement and Zhou Laoda's wife also rushed over.
Whether anyone sympathized with Li Hu or not is unknown, but the educated youth at the settlement took out all of Li Hu's money, and after careful counting, it amounted to about a hundred yuan!
The captain's face darkened when he saw the money.
When Zhou Laoda's wife saw that he was covered in blood, she cried out and rushed over to him.
"Boss, what happened to you! What happened to you! Who beat you up like this? Waaaaah..."
Zhou Laoda's wife was crying miserably. Dr. Niu, who had already finished bandaging Zhou Laoda, said, "If you shake him again, your husband will die! Take these four to the town hospital right away. My skills are limited, I can only bandage their external wounds, I can't do much else."
Zhou's eldest daughter-in-law was devastated. "How could this happen? How could this happen?!"
"Where will we get the money for the hospital? We're broke!" Zhou's wife wailed. "Captain, my husband is so badly injured, the people who beat him should pay for his medical expenses! Captain, you have to help my family, please..."
When the captain heard what Zhou Laoda's wife said, he was so angry that he laughed. "Your husband went to Zhou Laoer's house and committed a crime. He brought this on himself, and you still want others to pay for his medical expenses. Have you no shame!"
Upon hearing the name "Zhou the Second," Zhou's eldest daughter-in-law's eyes flashed with malice, and she immediately lunged at Jiang Ci and Zhou Mingli, yelling, "Are you two even human?! He's your own brother! How could you beat him like this?!"
"Zhou Lao Er! You beat your own brother into this state, aren't you afraid your parents will crawl up from the ground and come after you?!"
"Hurry up and pay my family's medical bills! Let me tell you, if anything happens to your brother, you'll have to support him from now on! Otherwise, I'll never forgive you!"
Jiang Ci and Zhou Mingli dodged, and Zhou's eldest daughter-in-law missed her target. Zhou Mingli showed no mercy to the woman and kicked her away. She sat on the ground, crying and cursing.
Jiang Ci sneered at Zhou Laoda's wife, "You're really going against the grain. I haven't even held Zhou Laoda accountable yet, and you're already spouting nonsense."
"I'd like to see how this never ends. Are you going to sneak into my house in the middle of the night and commit a crime, just like your man?"
Zhou's eldest daughter-in-law's face turned red and white in turns. She burst into tears and started throwing a tantrum, "This is outrageous! My own brother bullied me, and he won't even admit it! It's truly outrageous!"
Aunt Lian couldn't stand it anymore and came out to say to Zhou Laoda's wife, "It wasn't Zhou Laoer who hit your husband! It was Li Hu! Your husband is shameless, sneaking into Zhou Laoer's house to steal in the middle of the night, and you're still complaining?"
Zhou Laoda's wife's sobs choked, "Li Hu? Where's Li Hu!"
The crowd silently made way for him, and on the hospital bed opposite where Boss Zhou was lying was Li Hu, who was covered in blood.
Zhou's eldest daughter-in-law's desire to lash out froze, and she didn't know how to vent her emotions for a moment.
A kind person added, "By the way, your man and Li Hu were fighting each other. They ended up like this because they hit each other."
Zhou's eldest daughter-in-law collapsed to the ground, completely motionless.
At this moment, the brigade leader came out, looked at Zhou Laoda's wife, and said coldly, "Are you done crying? If you're done crying, then take out the money. Your husband and Li Hu smashed Zhou Lao Er's house to pieces, you have to compensate them for their losses!"
The people at the educated youth settlement had no objections to this, since they didn't have to pay for it themselves; they were just taking Li Hu's money. Li Hu was still unconscious, and no one was taking charge of things for him, so the person who took charge became the brigade leader.
The captain took the money from Li Hu, took out three ten-yuan bills, and handed them to Zhou Mingli. "Consider this Li Hu's compensation to you. Zhou Lao's family should also give thirty yuan to his second son's family, otherwise..."
The captain narrowed his eyes. "When the police come, they won't let you off easy."
Even if Li Hu loses money, he still has to go to jail, but Boss Zhou...
Before Jiang Ci and Zhou Mingli could say anything, Zhou's eldest daughter-in-law started crying, "My family has no money...we have no money!"
"Second brother's wife, are you trying to drive your sister-in-law and nephew to their deaths?"
Zhou Mingli glanced at her indifferently and said to the captain, "Captain, we don't want money. When the police come, handle it as they see fit. If it's burglary or fighting, arrest them if they should be arrested, or send them to a labor camp if they should be sent. Please make sure not a single one is let go."
The villagers who had been listening quietly to Zhou Mingli's words all gasped in shock.
This means they're not planning to reconcile!
Zhou's eldest daughter-in-law was utterly devastated. "What did you say?!"
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