Chapter 208
In the end, Uncle Zhang still argued with the milk station. The milk station would not compensate him for the lost milk, but they would deliver milk to him as usual tomorrow, and the money for the lost bottle would not be deducted. They also replaced him with a new milk box.
Since that day, Uncle Zhang would sit at the gate of the yard at four o'clock every afternoon waiting for the milkman to take the milk home as soon as possible. He had never used the new milk box.
But his house is safe, but other houses are stolen, today this one, tomorrow that one, like a guerrilla war. Even the milk station has a headache, after all, bottles are lost every day, and it is difficult to report the loss to the higher-ups.
Fortunately, Su Miao's milk had never been stolen, because her family was open for business when the milkman came to deliver milk, so he would deliver the milk directly to the store to avoid opening the boxes.
One evening, many neighbors were busy cooking when they suddenly heard a shrill cat cry, as if the cat was fighting with a wild beast, which was very creepy.
Even in the noisy Su Ji restaurant, it could be heard clearly, and the diners were all looking outside.
"What's going on? What cat is meowing so miserably?"
"Maybe it's in heat. There's a night cat near my house that's been meowing like that every night lately, like a ghost."
"Huh? Doesn't a cat in heat make the same sound as a baby crying? Why is it screaming like that?"
"This is an old cat. This is how old cats meow. It's okay during the day, but I can't sleep at night if I hear it."
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The diners' guess was answered after more than ten minutes, and the milk thief was caught.
He was a 12-year-old boy in a residential area. Because he was very naughty since he was young, everyone called him Xiaoye.
Xiaoye's family didn't order milk for him. That day, he saw two children strolling and drinking milk in the residential area, which made him very greedy.
When I passed by the gate of Uncle Zhang's yard, I saw the shaky lock ring and suddenly I had some inappropriate thoughts.
He went home, took out a pair of pliers and hid them in his bag. While there was no one in the alley during dinner time, he quickly pried open the milk box, put the fresh milk in his bag and took it away.
After he succeeded, he didn't dare to drink immediately. He kept hiding in the quilt. He also ran out to see Uncle Zhang cursing at the gate of the yard. He was very nervous, fearing that he would be caught in the next second.
It wasn't until the crowd at the gate of Uncle Zhang's yard gradually dispersed that he finally let go of his worries.
When he turned off the lights at night and drank the fragrant milk for the first time in his bed, the Pandora's box in his heart was completely overturned.
Whenever he had free time, he would scout out the residential area to see which houses had fewer people coming and going, which families were late in getting milk, and which houses had boxes that were easier to pry open.
He originally lived in a residential area, so no one would suspect him of wandering around here.
He also made a plan not to steal from the same house continuously, but to take turns and wait until the one in front of him let down his guard before stealing.
Today he went to Uncle Wu's house, whom he had been eyeing for a long time, to steal milk. Just as he pried open the box, a big cat jumped out from the side and started scratching him.
He scratched and cried at the same time, so Xiaoye couldn't run away for a while.
When Uncle Wu heard the noise at home, he ran out to see what was going on. Seeing the milk box that had been pried open and the pliers in Xiaoye's hand, he had no idea what was going on. He was caught just like that.
Ono was dragged back home. Many neighbors followed him to see what was happening. Some of those whose milk had been stolen also followed him angrily to demand an explanation.
Ono's family lived in a large courtyard with several other families. They were all having dinner when they saw a large group of neighbors coming in with Ono in their hands. They hurried to call his parents out.
"What...what happened?"
Ono's parents have become accustomed to their son getting into trouble every day, and it is common for people to come to their home, but they have never seen such a large-scale incident as this one.
Uncle Wu said angrily, "Your child stole milk! My family caught him red-handed!"
Stealing? This is a very bad behavior! Ono's parents looked at their son and saw that he lowered his head and didn't say anything, so they knew that what happened was probably true.
The couple's faces turned red with embarrassment, and Ono's father picked up the thin bamboo stick at the yard and hit his son.
"I told you to steal! Steal! You didn't learn the good things, but learned this. You've made me lose face. I'm going to beat you to death today!"
Anyone who has experience as a parent knows that the thinner the stick, the more painful it is. Xiaoye rolled on the ground in pain.
The "whooshing" sound made by the stick as it cut through the air was scary to hear.
After whipping Ono's father seven or eight times, everyone still couldn't bear it and stopped him.
"Alright, alright! Stop beating him. Just educate him properly in the future. Do you really want to beat him to death?"
"Alright, alright, it's already happened. It's no use beating him up. Let's see how to resolve it next."
Xiao Ye's father asked sternly, "Did you steal all the milk that's been missing for a while?"
Ono was beaten so hard that his whole body was in pain, but he didn't dare to lie and nodded and said yes.
Xiao Ye's mother said to everyone with guilt: "We didn't teach our child well. We are really sorry for everyone. We will compensate the child for the stolen milk."
After saying that, he turned around and went back to his room to get his wallet. We were all neighbors, and if someone's milk was lost, they would curse at the doorstep. Everyone knew it.
Therefore, no one took advantage of the situation and falsely reported compensation. However, except for Mr. Zhang's family at the beginning, the other families whose bottles were stolen were not exempted from paying for the bottles, so they also had to pay compensation.
After calculating the total compensation, the neighbors found that they had to pay for ten bottles of milk and several glass bottles. After taking the money and giving the child a few words of advice, they all left. After all, the child was raised by them, so it was not appropriate to keep pestering him.
Ono's parents found the ten milk bottles under his bed and were so angry that they wanted to beat him again.
This time he took advantage of the opportunity and ran out. That evening, people in the entire residential area saw a couple of parents holding sticks and running around in the alleys chasing their crying child.
Su Miao did not go to watch the fun. He heard the details from the gossip team the next day.
She had previously thought that the person who could steal milk for so many days without alerting the residents must be someone living in the community, and most likely a child, because people are less wary of children. Now it seems that she was right.
After this incident, the big cat in Uncle Wu's family became famous. Uncle Wu would carry the cat out for a walk every day. When people saw it, they would go up and give it a few tugs, praising it as a good cat.
Uncle Wu said proudly, "Look, my cat is black and white. Doesn't it look like a cow? Isn't it normal for a cow cat to guard the milk?"
Some children thought the big cat looked very similar to the Black Cat Sheriff in the cartoon, so they surrounded it and shouted "Black Cat Sheriff! Black Cat Sheriff!"
The big cat was not shy either and responded with meows. Over time, Black Cat Sheriff became its name.
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