Upon hearing that the police had arrived, the Dong family members immediately got up. Even Dong Cui, despite yawning constantly, mustered her energy and ran over to see what had happened.
Dong Cheng finally brought Dong Cang over.
"Are you Dong Cang?" Lin Guohua asked.
When Dong Cang arrived, he remained calm. However, upon seeing Lin Guohua's stern face, and especially noticing the sharp gazes of the two tall, burly security guards standing behind Lin Guohua, he immediately felt guilty and uneasy, stammering, "I...I am..."
He was scared and instinctively looked to his elderly father and mother for help.
Madam Dong, protective of her child, quickly smiled apologetically at Lin Guohua and said, "I'm sorry, Captain Lin, my child is young and inexperienced. It's his first time meeting a high-ranking official like yourself, so he's a little nervous. Please don't misunderstand. I wonder what brings Captain Lin to our house so late at night?"
Hearing "Captain Lin" and "high-ranking official" again, Lin Guohua felt extremely pleased with Dong Mama's words. He almost couldn't help but burst into laughter, but fortunately he reacted in time and managed to keep his composure.
Lin Guohua's chubby face jiggled twice. He looked at Dong Cang with a serious expression and said, "The Fu family on Dacheng Street in town was robbed just now. Their pair of ancestral gold bracelets were stolen. You were the only one who went to their house today and saw them with your own eyes. Confess honestly, did you steal them? If you know what's good for you, return them quickly, and maybe you'll get a lighter sentence. Otherwise..."
Before she could finish speaking, Mrs. Dong suddenly exclaimed in surprise, "What the heck? The Fu family actually has ancestral gold bracelets? And a pair at that! How much do they weigh?"
As she spoke, Dong's mother turned to Dong Cheng and asked, "Have you heard Xiao Hong mention this? What does she mean? The Fu family only has two granddaughters left now, so the gold bracelet probably won't be passed down. Will it be brought to our family as part of their dowry?"
She's never worn a gold bracelet before, let alone two at once.
As Mrs. Dong thought about it, the excitement in her eyes was overflowing.
Dong Cui couldn't help but get excited too: "Mom, I want to wear a gold bracelet too. I've never worn one before."
Mrs. Dong generously waved her hand and said, "Okay, I'll lend you one to wear later."
"Thank you, Mom," Dong Cui said happily.
Dong Cheng: "..."
Benny Chou: "..."
Wei Junjie: "..."
Lin Guohua: "..."
Is that the point? Besides, those are the Fu family's things. Even if they were given to their granddaughter as dowry, they are still their property. What business is it of yours?
Dong Cheng's eyes were deep and unfathomable. They weren't even married yet, and he was already eyeing his wife's things? Hadn't he given them enough before? Why was he still coveting her possessions? Couldn't he have a conscience?
After waiting for a while and seeing no response from Dong Cheng, Dong's mother glared at him with a long face and said, "I'm asking you a question, are you deaf?"
"Mom, are you sure this is the time to talk about these things?" Dong Cheng asked in a low voice.
"What's wrong with saying this now?" Dong's mother was slow to realize what was going on. After a moment, she slapped her thigh, looked at Lin Guohua, and exclaimed, "Captain Lin, are you mistaken? Our family didn't even know the Fu family had a gold bracelet. How could my A-Cang possibly know?"
“Dong Cang went to the Fu family today and happened to see him,” Zhou Haomin said, picking up the thread.
Mrs. Dong was unaware of this and looked at Dong Cang in surprise: "Really?"
Dong Cang nodded: "When I went to town today, I ran into Fu's little Lan. I helped her carry some things back, and I did see that the gold bracelet she had put in her pocket had accidentally fallen to the ground."
"Oh dear, you were so careless! What if you broke it?" Mrs. Dong said with concern, as if her own child had been hurt.
“However, I didn’t steal it. I’ve been home all night, and my family can vouch for me. The theft at the Fu family’s residence has nothing to do with me,” Dong Cangyi said righteously.
"He really didn't go out tonight?" Zhou Haomin asked, looking at the other members of the Dong family.
The rest of the Dong family, including Dong Cheng, all nodded in unison.
Dong's parents might lie to protect their child, but after looking around, Zhou Haomin realized that Dong Cheng was the only one he could trust. Seeing him nod along, Zhou Haomin's heart sank. It seemed that this matter really had nothing to do with Dong Cang. If that was the case, the clues were probably going to run dry, and the hope of finding the pair of gold bracelets would be slim.
"If only the captain were here right now, he would definitely have a solution. He's still too green and inexperienced," Zhou Haomin couldn't help but think to himself.
Seeing Zhou Haomin frown and looking completely helpless, Lin Guohua scoffed dismissively. "That's all Zhao Bin's men are capable of; we still have to rely on him."
Lin Guohua slammed his hand on the table and pointed at the Dong family members, saying, "You say Dong Cang didn't go out tonight, but he really didn't? You are all his family, your words are not credible, I don't accept them."
After saying that, he turned to Zhou Haomin and Wei Junjie and ordered, "Search Dong Cang's house. He went to steal something and must have hidden it. Even if you have to dig three feet into the ground, you have to find it for me."
Zhou Haomin and Wei Junjie exchanged a glance, then looked at Lin Guohua and asked, "What if we can't find it even after digging three feet into the ground?"
"Impossible." Lin Guohua didn't believe it.
“Okay, as long as Deputy Captain Lin is willing to take responsibility, we’ll search high and low.” Zhou Haomin said, then turned to Dong Cheng and asked, “Where’s your shovel?”
Dong Cheng: "..." Are we really going to dig?
"It's in the storeroom," Dong Cheng said, and was about to lead them there. Anyway, if Dong Cang hadn't done it, he wasn't afraid of them digging it up.
Lin Guohua started sweating when he heard that he was to be responsible. When he saw Dong Cheng was about to take Zhou Haomin to get a shovel, he panicked and tried to stop him. Before he could even speak, Dong's mother cried out, "You can't dig! We only have a few rooms in our house. If we damage them, where will we live? My son Acang really didn't do anything. He didn't go out all night."
Dong's mother's wailing soon woke up the neighbors next door.
From next door came the old woman's booming voice: "What are you howling about in the middle of the night, like you're wailing at a funeral?"
Mother Dong immediately roared back: "That's right, we're mourning for your family."
The lights next door immediately came on, and an elderly woman with gray hair, who looked to be about eighty years old, rushed over wielding a broom. Seeing the strangers appearing at the Dong family's house in the middle of the night, she paused, then asked, "Who are you...?"
“We are from the Public Security Brigade,” Zhou Haomin said, and then told the old lady what had happened. He asked, “Grandma, you live next door. I wonder if you have noticed whether Dong Cang has left the house at night.”
"I've been out," the old lady said without hesitation.
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