All that remained in the house were a few chamber pots, some worn shoes, socks, and underwear. The family of seven looked at the empty house, some crying and others shouting.
The commotion attracted the attention of the neighbors, who even skipped breakfast to come and see what was happening. The auntie next door, perched on the wall, provided real-time updates.
Let me tell you, the Su family's house was robbed, everything was taken. Zhao Xiaohua and Old Lady Su were crying their eyes out. The aunt was gesturing wildly as she spoke; if you didn't know better, you'd think she was performing a comedy routine.
After experiencing blurred vision and a splitting headache, Old Man Su calmed himself down and instructed his grandson, Su Wenzhong, to invite the village chief and the brigade leader over, and to tell Su Wenye to go to town to report the incident to the police.
The village chief and the brigade leader were also a bit stunned when they heard the news. If they hadn't misheard Su Wenzhong, it meant that the Su family's house had been robbed and the entire house had been emptied. Despite their confusion, they still had to go and see for themselves.
When everyone saw the village chief and the brigade leader arrive, they all rushed into Old Su's house. As soon as Old Lady Su saw the village chief and the brigade leader, she rushed up to them and started crying.
"Village chief, brigade leader, our house has been robbed! Everything's been taken, we have nothing left! How are we going to live now?" Normally, having one's house robbed is something to sympathize with, but Old Lady Su was crying so hard, her face covered in tears and snot, that the village chief and the others found it disgusting and offensive.
"Ahem," the village chief cleared his throat, trying not to look at Old Lady Su. "Let's go inside the house first. Once inside, we looked around the rooms and finally the kitchen."
The village chief and the others were shocked. It was the first time they had ever seen a thief steal so cleanly. How did he manage to do it? Putting everything else aside, there were beds to move, and people were sleeping on them. How could he have moved the beds without alerting anyone?
It's incredibly bizarre. The whole family was there, yet no one noticed. Even the neighbors next door didn't see anything; someone was moving things at night. It's completely illogical. The village chief and the others didn't know what to say; this is beyond the capabilities of ordinary people.
Su Wenye returned with two policemen. The policemen inspected the house, rooms, and kitchen. When the two men walked into the yard, they both saw shock in each other's eyes.
The police questioned Mr. Su's family for more details. They said they only discovered the bodies when they woke up in the morning, and that everyone was sleeping on the floor. The two policemen found it somewhat unbelievable; could a human possibly do such a thing?
The two policemen snapped out of their daze and quickly shook off the thoughts in their minds. This was a new society; such feudal superstitions were unacceptable. Even if they had doubts, they couldn't show them.
We inspected your house. The footprints at the scene appeared to be from you walking around; they were quite messy. However, we checked and found no damage to your front door or the doors to your house.
Furthermore, there were no signs of moving or oxcarts outside the gate. We will follow up on this matter and see if we can find any clues. If you find anything yourself, you can also let us know.
The two policemen did not explain that the case could not be investigated at all. The thief did not leave a trace, and there were so many items that it would take a lot of people to move them. But that was the problem. Even if the items were moved out of the house, they would still need to be transported away by oxcart or other vehicles.
But there wasn't a single trace of a car at the entrance. This was too eerie. It was the first time they had encountered something so bizarre since starting the job. If it weren't for the clothes they were wearing, they would have thought the house was haunted.
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