Chapter 214 Refusing to Admit
Chen Qingqing snorted coldly and pointed at the cloth bag on the ground. "You caught him red-handed and still want to deny it. How shameless!"
Old Mrs. Chen swayed and almost fainted.
Ever since she separated from the eldest wife, she felt like she had fallen into Chen Qingqing's trap.
In the past, this damn girl couldn't even make a fart after three kicks, and her brain was stupid and not very smart.
But now, not only is she becoming smarter, she can even make money. Why is she getting better and better?
I wanted to steal some bricks to build three large tiled houses so that the villagers could see that they were living well.
But how did this damn girl find out? The more Old Mrs. Chen thought about it, the angrier she became, and her teeth were itching with anger.
Thinking of the more than a thousand bricks in the house, she couldn't help but shudder.
No, I must not admit to stealing the bricks. If they find out, returning the bricks will be a small matter, but if they expel me from Nanshan Village, that would be disastrous.
Thinking of this, Old Lady Chen started to act like a rogue. "Who are you scolding? What do you mean by catching someone red-handed? I just put a few bricks in my pocket to play with. Why are you accusing me?"
Erdanzi came forward from behind holding a lantern. Qing Yatou hired him to guard the materials for one night and paid him ten cents. Now, a thief had come under his nose, and he looked very annoyed.
"Okay, old lady, stop quibbling. We've been watching you for a long time. Just return the stolen bricks and we'll be done with it. If you keep choking on this, you'll be in trouble!"
Old Mrs. Chen knew that she would never admit it even if she was beaten to death. If she said it out loud, it would be troublesome.
She frowned and said angrily, "Erdan, shut up right there! Don't try to pin the blame on me. I'm telling you, if you dare to spit on me again, be careful. I'll teach you a lesson on behalf of your father, as your elder."
"Bah!" Erdanzi spat fiercely, "The facts are right in front of you, and you're still stubborn. Do you really think I'm stupid?"
"Believe it or not, I just can't sleep so I'm playing with bricks here."
"You are really good at making excuses. Could it be that Uncle Zhonghou is just bored and is exercising with bricks in his arms?" Wu Baoan walked out from the darkness with an angry look on his face.
Old Mrs. Chen's face turned pale. She then realized that Old Man Chen was standing there like an idiot, holding a pile of bricks. She chuckled and said, "Security guard, you guessed it right. Your Uncle Zhonghou and I have been suffering from insomnia for the past two nights, so we got up to exercise at night."
Wu Baoan's face was gloomy, and he said sternly, "You're getting worse as you get older. You've done such a petty theft, and you're still playing dumb. Tell me quickly, how many bricks did you steal?"
"Yes, tell us quickly, how many bricks were stolen? No more quibbling, just tell the truth." Erdanzi also joined in.
Seeing this, Old Man Chen panicked and couldn't speak clearly. "Bai Bao Bao, Bao An, why are you here too? This, this, this, this, this is all a misunderstanding. We are upright and honest. How could we do such a thing as stealing? This is a joke!"
"Yes, security guard, now that you are here, you have to make the decision for us old couple!"
Old Mrs. Chen quickly pretended to be wronged and suffered a great injustice, raised her hand and pointed at Chen Qingqing,
"That damn girl must be mad at me for kicking her family out, so she's deliberately wronging us. You have to stand up for us!"
Seeing them secretly moving the blue bricks into the house and still confusing right and wrong, Chen Zhanshan's face was so gloomy that water could be squeezed out of it.
This is how he was filial and obedient to his parents for decades.
He stole first and then kept calling his beloved daughter a dead girl.
He was so angry that his whole body was shaking, and he shouted at them by name, "Chen Zhonghou, Wu Fang, shut up! You are so stubborn even though the facts are before your eyes. You are really hopeless."
Wu Baoan's face darkened. "Uncle Zhonghou, Auntie, we have so many eyes watching you two take the bricks home, so stop talking nonsense!"
Old Mrs. Chen's face froze. Although she felt guilty, no one dared to do anything to her as long as she didn't admit it.
She stiffened her neck and said, "What do you mean, security guard? You are obviously biased towards this damn girl and wrongly accusing a good person!"
Although Wu Baoan felt that the old couple's behavior was shameful, they were Chen Zhanshan's biological parents after all. If things really got out of hand, Zhanshan would feel bad.
He patiently persuaded her, "Auntie, please stop being stubborn. Apologize to Qing girl and return the blue bricks. It will be as if this incident never happened. Otherwise, I can't help you."
Mrs. Chen and the others thought they were trying to trick her, so they put on a clear conscience and spread their hands.
"I didn't do anything, why are you helping me? Don't be a nice guy here, I don't need you."
Seeing that Old Lady Chen refused to admit anything, Chen Qingqing really wanted to report to the police immediately and make sure they received the punishment they deserved.
But when she turned around and saw Chen Zhanshan's disappointed and tangled eyes, Chen Qingqing's heart softened again.
It's not impossible to do something extreme, but it will inevitably leave pain in Chen Zhanshan's heart.
Forget it. Sending Old Mrs. Chen to the authorities would only result in legal punishment. She would only get temporary relief, but it would be more satisfying to watch them slowly become lonely.
She raised her eyebrows and smiled, "Mrs. Chen, since you refuse to admit it, please don't cry later."
Old Mrs. Chen's breathing tightened. "What are you going to do?"
"What are you doing? You're just being stubborn. I'll leave you speechless." After saying that, Chen Qingqing ignored Old Lady Chen and turned to walk towards her home.
Others followed closely behind.
Old man Chen was so anxious that he almost wet his pants. "Old lady, this is bad! It looks like they are going to our house!"
"What are you still doing standing there like an idiot? Stop them immediately. Don't let them into the house." Old Mrs. Chen was so frightened that her face turned pale. She quickly ran after them and said, "What are you doing, you stupid girl? Stop right there."
Old man Chen knew how serious the consequences would be if they discovered the blue bricks all over the house. He used all his strength and finally chased Chen Qingqing and others to his doorstep and stopped them.
"All of you stop right there! I'm reminding you that trespassing is illegal!"
"Yes, you are trespassing." Old Lady Chen followed closely and shouted a warning, "Breaking into someone else's house in the middle of the night is burglary. If I report you to the authorities, you will all lose your heads."
Chen Qingqing scoffed. "Go ahead and file a complaint. According to Daning law, stealing someone else's property is punishable by thirty strokes of the cane and up to three years in prison. In serious cases, the property will be confiscated and the person will be exiled. Just wait for your arrest!"
"You, you, you're talking nonsense. Who the hell stole it? Don't spit blood on others."
"We'll know if anything was stolen once we go in and take a look."
"You dare? This is my home. If anyone dares to go in, I will fight him to the death."
"Yes, I see who dares to take even half a step forward. All of you retreat with me." Old man Chen picked up a wooden stick from the ground and started gesturing...
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