In the morning, the Xia family was shocked by the news brought by the brigade leader.
What does it mean that Xia Shitou was caught stealing coal?
“How could my Shi Tou steal anything? You must be mistaken!” Li Cao shouted at the captain in front of him, his eyes wide with disbelief.
"They were caught red-handed, how could there be any mistake? I just came to inform you that Xia Shitou has been taken away by the police!" the captain replied with a serious expression.
They caught him yesterday themselves, but he didn't say it directly. Instead, a few old women started arguing with him.
"Oh dear, Captain, you really have to talk to the police officers! You've watched Shi Tou grow up, you know. He may be a little confused sometimes, but he would never steal public property!" Li Cao pleaded, tightly gripping the captain's arm.
"I really can't help with this. You should go to the police station today. Maybe you can see Xia Shitou in person and ask him about the situation. It's no use telling me anything now." The captain shook his head helplessly and gently shook off her hand.
Early in the morning, Xia Wan was still sound asleep when she vaguely heard a commotion outside. Without a doubt, it was the brigade leader coming to tell her that Xia Shitou had been arrested.
Sigh, she stayed up too late last night and is so sleepy now that she doesn't even feel like getting up to join in the fun.
Not long after, the brigade leader left, and the courtyard gradually quieted down, except for Old Lady Xia, who continued to shout and curse:
"They're all such a handful! Our family isn't short of food, yet they still go out and steal government property. They've completely disgraced the Xia family!"
"What are you all standing there for? Hurry up and eat, then go to town and ask around!"
"Taozi, come out here! What time is it? Get up and take your aunt to the police station to ask her some questions!"
Xia Wan wasn't sure if her brother had heard the noise, but the commotion was giving her a splitting headache.
She rubbed her temples, stretched lazily, and then slowly got out of bed.
Xia Wan slowly walked to the door, gently pushed it open, and looked outside. The scene before her eyes made her eyes widen in surprise. Good heavens, apart from her father who was unable to leave the house due to health reasons, everyone else in the yard had gathered together!
Grandma Xia was standing in the middle of the courtyard, adopting the dignified posture of an elder, and directing Xia Tao to go to the city to inquire about Xia Shitou's specific situation.
However, Xia Tao looked unwilling, muttering to himself that he was the one who reported it to the police yesterday, and he already knew the whole story. He really didn't want to get involved in this troublesome matter again.
So he quickly made an excuse and said, "Grandma, you know I have to go to work today, I really don't have time to go to the city."
Upon hearing this, Old Lady Xia glared at him fiercely and said irritably, "What are you doing working in the brigade when you're a city worker? Just let that brat Xia Wan go by herself!"
Upon hearing this, Li Cao, who was standing to the side, immediately showed a bitter smile and quickly interjected, "Taozi, your uncle is taking care of your grandfather at the hospital right now. He doesn't have time to go to the police station."
"How about this, you and Xia Wan go with your aunt to find out what happened. After all, we're all family. You know your brother; they must have misunderstood him. We should try to help him!"
She was actually planning to have Xia Wan go there.
You know, the two policemen who came to present the banner last time seemed to be very familiar with Xia Wan. If Xia Wan were to step in, she might actually be able to get some influence!
However, it must be said that Li Cao was indeed overthinking things this time!
Xia Tao shook his head frantically, almost turning it into a rattle drum, and said urgently, "Isn't Uncle still at the hospital? In the end, it's Uncle who has to handle this kind of thing. My sister and I don't know anything, how could we possibly handle such an important matter?"
He himself didn't want to go, yet he still tried to get his sister to go with him?
You know, Xiao Wan was the one who took down all those people yesterday. It's already a miracle that she didn't take the opportunity to kick them while they were down. How could we expect her to save them?
Seeing Xia Tao's repeated excuses, Li Cao felt a surge of anger and shouted, "Our family needs help right now! You're the only man in the house right now, shouldn't you help your older brother? Xia Tao, don't forget how we used to take care of your father with all our might!"
Hearing this, Xia Wan couldn't help but burst out laughing.
Li Cao is really shameless; he actually dared to say such things, as if he thinks everyone is an idiot.
Xia Wan retorted without hesitation, "Stop trying to claim all the good things for yourself! Your family isn't the one who actually takes care of my father at all. Instead, your family just takes the benefits but never does anything practical! Right, Third Aunt?"
Regardless of the circumstances, Xia Jiandang did help take care of her father. As for Xia Jianjun's family, what right do they have to say they helped?
Wu Lanhua was quite cooperative, nodding seriously: "Your third uncle has helped you a lot."
Xia Wan smiled and said, "I remember everything, Third Aunt."
Without giving Li Cao any chance to speak, he quickly glanced at Li Zhenzhen, who was standing there blankly, seemingly lost in thought, and then continued:
"I'm giving you a piece of advice: hurry up and go find your uncle to see if he has any good ideas to save your son. Don't just sit here foolishly wasting your precious time!"
Of course, if you don't take Xia Shitou seriously at all, then just pretend I said nothing. After all, you still have Xia Yuanbao, right?
He paused briefly, then sighed deeply and continued, "Well, to tell you the truth, Xia Shitou is probably definitely not going to get out this time!"
After all, the captain said he was caught red-handed, with the evidence all there. Even if they had extraordinary abilities, they probably couldn't have changed anything!
Just then, Old Mrs. Xia, who had been silent all along, heard Xia Wan's words and completely disregarded her fear and apprehension towards Xia Wan. She stretched out a trembling finger, pointed it directly at Xia Wan, and began to curse loudly.
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