Liu Xiaoyuan immediately went home and found his father, Liu Haimin, who was playing his old erhu.
"Dad, I have a question for you," Ye Chen said to his father.
Upon hearing this, Liu Haimin, who was playing the erhu with his eyes closed, immediately stopped playing, opened his eyes, looked at Liu Xiaoyuan, and asked, "What is it? Go ahead and ask."
Liu Xiaoyuan said, "Dad, I'm asking you, have you been to the orange grove these past few days?"
Liu Haimin shook his head and said, "No, I haven't been there for two or three days. What's wrong? Did someone steal the oranges?"
As he said this, Liu Haimin immediately picked up his erhu and stood up from his chair.
Liu Xiaoyuan said, "Yes, Dad, the oranges in our house were stolen last night. I found this cigarette butt in the field. It's a Double Happiness brand. It must have been left by the person who stole the oranges."
After a pause, Liu Xiaoyuan continued, "Dad, look among the people you know in the village, see who smokes Double Happiness cigarettes."
The best person to ask about this is Dad, since he's a smoker and knows the village's smokers best.
People who are used to smoking a certain type of cigarette are generally not willing to switch easily unless someone gives them a different pack of cigarettes.
So, if any of the people Dad knows smoke Double Happiness cigarettes, he'll definitely remember them.
Upon hearing Liu Xiaoyuan's words, Liu Haimin immediately gritted his teeth and said, "It must be that bastard Liu Kesong who stole our oranges."
Upon hearing his father's words, Liu Xiaoyuan immediately thought of Liu Kesong, a notorious lazybones in the village. His wife did most of the farm work, while he dressed smartly every day, spending his time either playing cards or wandering around.
Moreover, many people know that this person likes to steal and cheat, and Liu Kesong is also aware that everyone knows his character, but he doesn't care and is very shameless.
"Dad, does Liu Kesong smoke Double Happiness brand cigarettes?" Liu Xiaoyuan asked his father.
Dad nodded and said, "Yes, Liu Kesong likes to smoke Double Happiness brand cigarettes."
It is now almost certain that Liu Kesong stole the oranges from the house, but we cannot be completely sure, in case it was someone else.
This possibility cannot be ruled out. Sometimes when other people hold banquets, the cigarettes distributed might be Double Happiness cigarettes, so it's also possible that it's someone else.
However, in Liu Xiaoyuan's opinion, Liu Kesong was still the most suspicious person, so Liu Xiaoyuan decided to go and investigate Liu Kesong.
Now that Liu Xiaoyuan is a cultivator, he naturally has a hundred ways to make Liu Kesong confess honestly.
When Liu Xiaoyuan arrived at Liu Kesong's house, he found that the guy was not home, so he had to look for him elsewhere.
After searching for a while, Liu Xiaoyuan finally found Liu Kesong at the card table.
"Uncle, I need to talk to you about something." Liu Xiaoyuan walked up to Liu Kesong and said with a smile.
At present, it is only suspected that Liu Kesong is the thief who stole the oranges, but it cannot be confirmed yet. Therefore, Liu Xiaoyuan still politely calls Liu Kesong "uncle".
Liu Kesong glanced at Liu Xiaoyuan and said, "I don't have time, I don't have time to talk to you."
Seeing that Liu Kesong was refusing to listen to reason and was about to be punished, Liu Xiaoyuan laughed and then used his supernatural powers to make Liu Kesong obediently follow him out.
Once outside, Liu Xiaoyuan asked, "Tell me, did you steal the oranges from my house last night?"
Liu Kesong answered honestly, "Yes, I stole the oranges from your house last night. I picked some oranges from you, and I thought your oranges must be good, so last night I took a bag and stole your oranges."
Upon hearing Liu Kesong's words, Liu Xiaoyuan immediately brought him back to his senses.
When Liu Kesong regained consciousness, he felt very strange. How did he suddenly appear here? Wasn't he just playing cards?
"Liu Kesong, you stole our oranges, and you still have the mind to play cards, huh?" Liu Xiaoyuan asked with a smile.
Upon hearing this, Liu Kesong's eyes flashed with surprise, but he quickly regained his composure and said, "Liu Xiaoyuan, you can eat whatever you want, but you can't say whatever you want, do you understand?"
Liu Xiaoyuan said, "You know best whether I'm talking nonsense or not. Oranges aren't worth much, but I hate petty theft the most."
Upon hearing Liu Xiaoyuan's words, Liu Kesong became furious and pointed at Liu Xiaoyuan, demanding, "Liu Xiaoyuan, how dare you speak like that? If you have the guts, say what you just said again!"
The commotion immediately alerted some villagers, who all rushed out to watch the excitement. Even those who were playing cards stopped and came over to see what was going on.
Liu Xiaoyuan said coldly, "I told you you stole our oranges, so you'd better confess honestly. I hate people like you who like to steal petty things the most."
When Liu Kesong saw Liu Xiaoyuan talking about him in front of so many people, he didn't care about anything else and was about to slap Liu Xiaoyuan.
However, before Liu Kesong could even slap Liu Xiaoyuan, Liu Xiaoyuan slapped him to the ground, drawing blood from the corner of his mouth.
"Xiao Yuan, what exactly happened? Liu Kesong is an elder, there was no need to use such force, was there?"
"Yes, Xiao Yuan, why can't we talk things out instead of resorting to violence?"
Liu Xiaoyuan said, "This Liu Kesong stole our oranges last night. I gave him a beating, which is too lenient. Otherwise, I would have called the police and sent him to the police station."
Liu Kesong stood up from the ground and said, "Liu Xiaoyuan, which eye of yours saw me stealing your oranges? What evidence do you have? Don't make baseless accusations."
Upon hearing Liu Xiaoyuan's words, everyone turned their attention to him, wondering what evidence he had.
It seems wrong to assault someone based on your guess alone, without any evidence.
Although Liu Kesong wasn't a good brother, the adults were wrong too.
Liu Xiaoyuan snorted coldly, "So, Liu Kesong, you want to tell me about evidence? Fine, I'll let you admit it yourself and see if this kind of irrefutable evidence can be considered evidence."
Liu Xiaoyuan immediately used his magic to make Liu Kesong honestly recount what had happened the night before.
Everyone was surprised to hear Liu Kesong's words, wondering why he had suddenly changed and honestly confessed his affairs.
After Liu Kesong finished explaining everything, Liu Xiaoyuan immediately withdrew his supernatural powers, allowing Liu Kesong to regain his senses.
After regaining consciousness, Liu Kesong had no recollection of what had just happened. He only saw everyone staring at him in surprise, not understanding what was going on.
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