Chapter 44: Officials Investigating Cases
Although Old Lady Lin also wanted to send Feng, the troublemaker, to jail, she still insisted that her grandchildren could not have a mother who was a thief. Now that someone spoke up for Feng, she also stood up tremblingly.
"Miss Cui, we will compensate for everything that was destroyed. Can you please let Daya Niang come out first?"
After the initial shock, Cui Qingyi regained her composure. She had left the Chen family, the den of danger and folly. She was now an independent householder. This was her house, her home.
Anyone who breaks in with malicious intent will be punished by the law, and no one can force her to forgive a thief.
Cui Qingyi is tall. She stands at the door facing a dozen people with her back straight.
"I'm afraid not. Although my Cui family is not wealthy, we do have some savings. Now that thieves have broken into our home, I don't know if any of our belongings have been lost or any of our valuables have been damaged.
I'm afraid we have to wait until the officials from the county government come to check before we can release the person.
Since someone just pleaded for mercy for the thief inside, I still don't know whether Feng was responsible for today's incident alone or if it was a conspiracy of several people. All of this needs to be determined after the officials inspect the crime scene, so I'll trouble you all to wait with me for a while."
After saying this, Cui Qingyi pointed meaningfully at the open door and the copper lock that fell on the ground, as if to say that this was evidence of all of your crimes.
From her words, she not only regarded Feng as a thief who broke into the house, but also labeled those who participated in breaking the house and those who pleaded for Feng as thieves. Some people immediately lost their composure.
The man who had used a stick to break the door lock of Cui's house quickly dropped his weapon. His wife pulled him aside and explained loudly, "Miss Cui, please don't misunderstand me. We heard Feng's screams in your yard and broke the door lock because we were afraid that the dog would bite her.
But there are so many people watching, we didn't even step foot inside your house, and the lock was also agreed to be compensated by the Lin family."
Stealing is not a glorious thing. They came out to help and cannot be involved in such things, let alone to help a scourge like Feng.
Feng was hiding in the corner, so she naturally heard Cui Qingyi's words. She endured the pain in her arm and cursed loudly, "Bah, you little bitch, who wants to steal your things?
You are so young but you look like a foxy girl. You live such an easy life without a man. Who knows where your money comes from?
You report it to the police, and I will report it to the police too. You have such a vicious dog, and I was just passing by and was dragged into this place by this mad dog. You have to pay for my medical expenses and give me this dog to kill and eat its meat."
Wow~
It is just like confusing right and wrong and shifting the blame to someone else.
The people listening outside all gasped. Feng was indeed very shameless to say such words.
The old lady almost knelt down to Feng. The idiot really couldn't see the situation clearly. She didn't know what was going on with so many people watching in the alley, and yet she was still talking nonsense.
She originally wanted to rely on her age, risk her dignity and beg for mercy, and then pay some money, hoping that the matter could be resolved. However, after she shouted so obscenely, there was no room for maneuver.
The women who had just spoken up for Feng were also a little embarrassed. These were just gossips they had said in private. How could Feng be so careless with her words?
Feng's statement almost made Cui Qingyi laugh. She was trying to confuse right and wrong.
The Dongping County officials were as efficient as ever, and upon hearing that this was a case of burglary, the county government took it very seriously. After all, Dongping County was under the management of County Magistrate Zhou, and while it wasn't a place where people wouldn't pick up things on the street or lock their doors at night, it wasn't a place where people wouldn't pick up things on the street or lock their doors at night.
But the people are considered to be law-abiding, but a case of burglary actually occurred in the county town. Isn't this a slap in the face of the county magistrate?
Four or five police officers with swords on their waists strode over, and Konjac followed behind at a trot.
Faced with the imposing officials, the crowd automatically made way. The leading official waved his token in front of the crowd and asked, "Where is the thief?"
Cui Qingyi was about to reply when Feng Shi in the yard spoke first, "Sir, help me! I'm about to be bitten to death by the dog raised by Cui's little bitch."
Cui Qingyi closed her eyes, took a deep breath, and her hands were itching badly. In her two lives, she had never seen such a foul-mouthed person. Would it be bad to beat someone in front of the officials?
The officers ignored Feng's outburst. The leader looked at Cui Qingyi and said, "You were the one who reported this to the police. Is this your house?"
Cui Qingyi bowed and quickly recounted what had happened.
Although the Dongping County police had not handled any major cases, they had caught at least fifty petty thieves, so they were considered experienced.
After listening to Cui Qingyi and looking at the damaged wooden door and copper lock, I knew what was going on.
The leading officer swept the Cui family's house, strolled to the west wall, and saw several footprints. Feng Shi was not a professional thief, so she had no intention of dealing with the footprints. Of course, it was also possible that Wang Cai had captured her as soon as she entered the yard, so she had no chance to deal with them at all.
Old Mrs. Lin watched the officer's actions without blinking, and naturally saw the obvious footprints. Her already dark red face became even darker.
She muttered to herself, it seems that she must ask Dalang to divorce Feng, this Feng is completely hopeless.
After checking the footprints, the officer walked up to Cui Qingyi and said, "Do you have a dog at home? Go tie it up and let's go in and take a look."
Cui Qingyi nodded, called out to Wangcai and pointed in the direction of the backyard.
The big black dog received the signal, wagged its tail and quickly disappeared into the backyard. The officer looked at this scene and raised his eyebrows.
Cui Qingyi didn't plan to tie up Wangcai. She was afraid that the officers would take Wangcai away. Cui Qingyi didn't know how people in this era would deal with dogs that bite people, but she couldn't take the risk.
Wangcai is a good dog that can guard the house. He should not die just because he bites a burglar.
As soon as the officer stepped into the yard, Feng rushed over crying, and it seemed that she wanted to pounce on the officer. But as soon as she got close, the officer kicked her away with his quick eyes and hands.
Cui Qingyi was following behind and saw it clearly. She really thought that Feng was not smart. Why did she pounce on someone when she had something to say?
"Cough~"
Looking at the woman who was kicked away by him, the officer coughed twice in embarrassment, thinking that he had not seen the foot clearly.
"Five, look at her!"
The leading officer called out, and a jailer named Xiaowu stepped forward to block Feng's way. Feng was about to protest her injustice, but before she could move her legs, a large knife flashing with a cold light appeared in front of her.
Feng shuddered all over and squatted there obediently.
The leading police officer inspected the courtyard and confirmed that Feng had indeed climbed over the wall from outside. He also questioned the man who had broken into the house earlier and the women who had been watching.
When facing Cui Qingyi, everyone was still able to make jokes and try to plead for Feng, but when faced with the cold-faced official, everyone dared not have any other thoughts and immediately explained the whole story clearly.
Cui Qingyi saw that a police officer holding a pen quickly recorded the testimonies of everyone present, and then asked the people being questioned to press their fingerprints one by one. His efficiency was top-notch.
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