"I didn't," Banggeng said, his face filled with terror. He had thought that as long as he listened to his mother and stayed home, everything would be fine. He never expected the police to drag him out of the house.
"Everyone saw it, and Banggeng still won't behave!" Director Zhang shouted at Banggeng.
“I didn’t steal it,” Banggeng said, sticking his neck out.
Seeing this, Yi Zhonghai's eyes were full of heartache: "Director Zhang, maybe the old lady's eyesight is failing and she's mistaken!"
“Yes, everyone in our compound knows the old lady. She’s usually deaf and blind. What if she’s mistaken?” Madam Jia Zhangshi quickly added.
Although the deaf old woman stared at the two of them with a blank expression, the fact that she was gripping her cane tightly proved that she was not at peace inside.
Seeing Jia Dang and Huaihua rushing to watch the commotion from the back of the crowd, Ma Hua immediately took out two pieces of candy from his pocket, squatted down, and said, "Huaihua, have some candy!"
After seeing the two children accept the candy, Ma Hua remarked with emotion, "Hey, everyone says roast chicken is delicious, but I think my candy is even more fragrant than roast chicken, don't you think!"
"No, this candy doesn't smell as good as the chicken my brother roasted for me this afternoon!" Huaihua said innocently. Jia Dang immediately sensed that something was wrong and tried to pull Huaihua away, but when he looked up, he saw that all the adults in the courtyard were staring at him.
She burst into tears: "It wasn't me, it wasn't me, it was my brother, it was my brother who stole it!" Jia Dang broke down in tears.
Upon hearing this, Qin Huairu could no longer hold back and cried out to Ma Hua in despair, "Ma Hua, what have we done to you? Do you really dislike the Jia family that much? Are you trying to force our family to our death?"
Seeing that her scheme had been exposed, Jia Zhangshi swung her claws at Ma Hua, but Ma Hua dodged and slapped her across the face, saying, "Pah! It was clearly your child who did wrong!"
You're actually trying to cover this up and find someone to take the blame? It's disgusting! No wonder Banggeng started stealing at such a young age; it's all your fault! You've corrupted the child. This is your own fault.
Upon hearing this, Qin Huairu immediately clutched her chest in anguish. Ma Hua's words felt like a steel needle piercing her heart. Was it that she didn't want to teach? It was all this old woman's fault; she always protected Banggeng.
"You're talking nonsense! It's just an old hen! I'll pay for it, okay? Ma Hua, I've never seen such a vicious man as you! Xu Damao hasn't even said anything yet, and you're already arguing about such trivial matters!" Sha Zhu shouted, sticking out his neck.
Upon hearing this, everyone immediately gave Sha Zhu a malicious look. Yes, no one was as generous to the widow's family as you, Sha Zhu. Actually, everyone in the yard knew from the beginning that Bang Geng was a thief, but unfortunately, he only stole from Sha Zhu's house. At first, they even told Sha Zhu...
Unfortunately, Sha Zhu simply mocked them for meddling, and later they got used to it; as long as they didn't steal from their own house, it was fine.
Only Bang-ge still thought his thieving skills were exceptionally high, and that Sha-zhu was too stupid to notice.
"Silly Zhu, don't you find that ridiculous? Back when you stole from the factory canteen and I took the blame, why didn't you complain to the leaders? Now that Widow Qin's family is in trouble, you're all panicked? Tsk tsk,"
"But don't think you're so clean, Sha Zhu. Wasn't that half-eaten rooster in the casserole stolen from the factory by you? Pshaw, in the end, you two are the same kind of people, both thieves!"
Ma Hua chuckled and said slowly.
Director Zhang sighed inwardly. It seemed he would have to take Sha Zhu away this time. He glanced at his gloomy-faced subordinate beside him, patted him on the shoulder, and said nothing.
"Alright, shut up, both of you. We'll find out what happened sooner or later. Okay, Bang Geng and He Yuzhu, come with us," Director Zhang said directly, there was no need to waste any more time.
"Director Zhang, this is just a child being greedy, we don't need to take him away!" Yi Zhonghai said anxiously from the side.
Qin Huairu looked at Director Zhang with teary eyes: "Director Zhang, I know we didn't teach the child well, but Banggeng is still so young, he's still a child. Look, how about we forgive him this time? I beg you, I'll kneel down and beg you!"
As Qin Huairu spoke, she was about to kneel down before Director Zhang. Director Zhang took two steps back and immediately rebuked her: "Qin Huairu, let me tell you, we are the people's police, we will not wrong an innocent person. Kneeling down now will only increase your punishment with the beating!"
Director Zhang was also startled by Qin Huairu's actions. Luckily, he was quick-witted; if word got out that people were kneeling and begging him for mercy, how would he ever live again?
Qin Huairu could only look at Yi Zhonghai with hopeful eyes. Seeing Yi Zhonghai shake his head, she had no choice but to give up her plan to kneel. Jia Zhangshi originally wanted to step forward to stop her, but she was afraid that she would be taken away with her.
As soon as the police left, Jia Zhangshi immediately berated Qin Huairu: "You useless piece of trash, now look what happened! Bang Geng has been taken away! You jinx!"
After saying that, he stretched out his hand and slapped Qin Huairu across the face.
Qin Huairu didn't dodge, but coldly stared at Jia Zhangshi: "Hit me, hit me, just beat me to death! Every time I taught Banggeng, you were the one causing trouble. Now look what you've got, Banggeng has been arrested."
"You're still blaming me? Let me tell you, you're just hoping Bang Geng is alright. If anything happens to Bang Geng, Dong Xu won't let you off the hook!"
Yi Zhonghai flew into a rage, his bloodshot eyes fixed coldly on Ma Hua: "Ma Hua, you've made such a scene! Are you happy now? Are you satisfied?"
"Not bad," Ma Hua smiled indifferently, and pushed the cart directly towards the backyard. The police had already left, so why bother talking to Yi Zhonghai and the others?
As soon as Ma Hua entered the house, he was chilled by the cold air inside. He tightened his clothes and prepared to light the stove.
Before MCA could even light the stove, an urgent knock came from the door: "MCA, open the door for me!"
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