Chapter 344 The awful Old Lady Gu was sent to the police station!
"Splash—"
Three red paper packets fell out of Grandma Gu's arms.
From Gu Zhenghai's sleeve, a handful of White Rabbit milk candies and a pack of imported cigarettes that Huo Wenxuan had just placed on the table fell out.
Even ten-year-old Gu Baozu found the bullet casing pendant that Commander Zheng had just given to Ping An in his pocket.
The expressions on the faces of all the guests changed.
The three red paper packets also had the name written on them.
“This…this is the red envelope I just gave to the child!” Academician Qian’s wife pointed to one of them, her face full of shock. “I clearly put it in the child’s stroller just now.”
“That’s mine,” a regimental commander said, pointing to another one. “I just gave it to the orderly to put on the gift-receiving table.”
The perpetrator was caught red-handed.
This is no longer a family matter.
This is theft.
Moreover, the theft of guests' belongings occurred at the home of a military region leader.
Its nature is extremely heinous.
Grandma Gu looked at the things on the ground, rolled her eyes, and was about to pretend to faint.
“Dr. Su.” Gu Beichen turned his head.
Su Yue was prepared. She took out a silver needle from her pocket and walked over with a smile.
"Second Grandma, it's alright if you faint. With this injection, I guarantee all your ailments will be cured. It will just hurt a little, like being burned, but please bear with it."
Looking at the long needle that gleamed with a cold light, Old Lady Gu dared not faint. She forced herself to catch her breath, rolling her eyes and panting heavily.
"take away."
Gu Beichen waved.
"Take him to the police station. Make sure you have all the evidence. File a case for theft."
“The amount involved is huge, and the circumstances are serious.” Su Yue added coolly from the side, “Second Grandma, the prison food is plentiful, so don’t worry about going hungry.”
"I won't go! I won't go!" Old Mrs. Gu struggled frantically. "Those are red envelopes! They were given by relatives! How can that be considered stealing!"
“That’s for the child.” Su Yue looked at her coldly. “Taking it without the owner’s permission is stealing. Besides, what kind of relatives are you? My dad just said we’re no longer related.”
Without another word, the guard dragged the family of four out like a dead dog.
Gu Baozu cried so hard that snot and tears streamed down his face, and the candy in his hand was scattered all over the ground.
"Daddy, save me! Grandma, save me!"
Gu Zhenghai shrank back, not daring to say a word, and let the guards push him out.
The mournful cries gradually faded into the distance, until they disappeared at the gate of the compound.
The courtyard returned to silence.
The atmosphere was a little awkward.
"Um..." Huo Wenxuan touched his nose, trying to find a way to get over the matter.
"I'm sorry to have made a fool of myself in front of everyone." Gu Zhengfeng sighed and cupped his hands in apology to the crowd. "It's a misfortune for our family to produce such a scoundrel. I apologize for spoiling everyone's fun today."
"Old Gu, what kind of talk is that!" Commander Zheng slammed his hand on the table. "This isn't a downer; this is eliminating a menace! That kind of person should have been sent to jail long ago! Today's performance was satisfying!"
“Exactly!” Academician Qian echoed, “We are witnessing history. These feudal remnants and greedy villains must be dealt with by the iron fist of the law.”
The guests offered words of comfort.
In order to show their support, many people even took out their wallets again and insisted on giving the child a red envelope to calm their nerves.
"No, no, no, everyone is too kind," Zhang Huilan hurriedly declined, her eyes red-rimmed.
It wasn't that I felt wronged, it was that I was moved.
It is also a form of liberation.
The huge weight that has been pressing on my heart for decades has finally been lifted today.
Su Yue watched this scene with a slight smile on her lips.
She turned around and picked up the Seagull camera from the table.
"Dad, Mom, Beichen."
"Come on, let's take a family photo."
Without those annoying people, even the air feels fresher.
The sun is shining brightly.
Gu Zhengfeng and Zhang Huilan sat in the middle of the armchair, each holding a child in their arms.
Gu Beichen stood behind Zhang Huilan, one hand on the back of his mother's chair and the other around Su Yue's waist.
Huo Wenxuan, Gu Beixiao, Chu Jingya... and Chen Xinyue, all crowded at the back, smiling broadly.
"preparation--"
Su Yue adjusted the focus.
In the footage, Gu Ningjing was still sobbing, but she was clutching the gold bar tightly in her hand. Gu Ping'an stared at the camera with a serious expression, holding the scalpel in his hand like a little guard.
Gu Beichen looked down at Su Yue's profile.
At that moment, he didn't look at the camera.
All the deep affection was captured in that one look.
"eggplant!"
"Crack!"
The shutter is pressed.
This moment of happiness was forever captured on film, becoming the warmest backdrop of this era.
......
On the third day of the Lunar New Year, the sea breeze was still howling, carrying a salty and damp chill.
A military green Jiefang truck was parked in front of the town's guesthouse, its exhaust pipe sputtering out black smoke.
Grandma Gu and her family of four were "invited" onto the truck bed by several heavily armed guards. The manner of their arrival was more like escorting prisoners than seeing off relatives.
Old Mrs. Gu was still throwing a tantrum in the truck bed, screaming and crying out for justice, as if she were going to die.
"drive."
Gu Beichen stood beside the jeep and coldly uttered two words.
Xiao Li floored the accelerator, the truck roared, kicking up a cloud of dust, leaving Old Lady Gu's shrill cries far behind.
This trip was not just a simple return to my hometown.
The police station has already opened a case. The amount stolen is huge. When they get back to their hometown, local commune officials will be waiting for them.
A copy of the family division document will also be sent over, so that they will be completely unable to hold their heads up in their hometown.
The atmosphere in the main room of the Gu family was somewhat somber.
Gu Zhengfeng sat in the armchair, puffing on his pipe. His usually dignified face was now scrunched up like a crumpled old newspaper.
"Huilan, this matter... is my fault for not handling it well." He tapped his pipe, his voice muffled, "I've made you suffer because of this."
Zhang Huilan was wiping the table when she heard this. She threw the rag into the basin of water, splashing a few drops of water.
"It's no big deal." Without turning her head, she quickly tidied up. "Decades of old grudges have been burned to ashes today. From now on, we'll live our lives in peace and quiet."
Su Yue sat at the octagonal table, holding a red notebook in her hand, the abacus beads clicking loudly.
“Mom is right.” She stopped what she was doing and wrote down an account. “Out with the old, in with the new. We’ve managed to get rid of all the bad luck this year.”
She turned the notebook around and pushed it in front of Gu Beichen.
"Look, these are the gifts we received during the Spring Festival. Commander Zheng gave us bullet casing safety amulets, Academician Qian gave us books, and the regimental commanders gave us local specialties. We should return the favor."
Gu Beichen glanced at the densely packed list and raised an eyebrow slightly.
"so much?"
"What do you think?" Su Yue took out a White Rabbit milk candy from her pocket, unwrapped it, and popped it into her mouth. "Before, you were a bachelor regimental commander, only one person to feed and no one to worry about. Now you're the chief of staff, and you have a family, so these social obligations are inevitable. I've already thought of the return gift. We won't give anything fancy, just a gift box of 'Qiongzhou Blue' products, plus the dried seafood that Wenxuan brought from Southeast Asia."
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