Chapter 554
Dong Fugui softened his tone and said, "I'm so sorry, store owner. I originally came here to get married, and I don't have any money with me. I'll come back tomorrow to get married."
Under normal circumstances, if the wedding goes smoothly, they know the addresses of the bride and groom, and remember their relatives and friends, then they can indeed settle the bill later.
However, now that the situation has become like this, whether the marriage will be successful is another matter. It will all be in vain if this person runs away.
Su Miao shook his head and said, "We're a small business, so we don't sell on credit. Your home isn't far from here, so let's go back with you to get the money."
When Dong Fugui heard what Su Miao said, his face turned pale and blue, and he secretly cursed the shop owner in his heart for being so unkind.
He gritted his teeth, forced a smile and said:
"Shopkeeper, you're putting me in a difficult position. My house is a mess right now, so I don't have the energy to go back and get the money. You know where I live, and I can't run away."
Su Miao insisted, "Sir, it's not that we don't trust you, but this is the store's rule and it can't be broken.
Your friends are all here, why don't you borrow some money from them to settle the bill first, so we don't have to go back and forth."
After hearing this, Dong Fugui's eyes began to flicker. He glanced at his friends. Some of them looked embarrassed, while others turned their heads away. It was obvious that they were not willing to lend him money in this embarrassing situation.
Dong Fugui was angry but helpless. He glared at Wang Chunhua and her daughter fiercely, thinking that all this was caused by them!
"Okay, it's my bad luck!" Dong Fugui squeezed out a word from between his teeth.
"Then come back with me to get the money, both of you! Come back with me and talk! Stop embarrassing me!"
When Wang Chunhua heard that Dong Fugui was going to take her home, she stood up swiftly from the ground and followed him closely with her daughter in her arms.
Su Miao and Su Yuan were following Dong Fugui home. When they reached the entrance of the alley, a cold wind blew, making them feel scared.
Dong Fugui walked ahead with his head down, speeding up his pace from time to time, as if he wanted to leave the trouble behind him far behind.
Su Miao and his father looked at each other, quickened their pace and followed closely, fearing that the man would suddenly run away.
Before the group reached the slum where Dong Fugui rented a house, they heard a loud commotion coming from the yard.
Su Miao had a bad feeling in his heart. Dong Fugui also stopped. Perhaps he was really afraid of being beaten up. He said to his friend next to him:
"Da Zhuang, please help me go in and see what happened."
"Okay, Brother Dong, if they start to attack, I'll send you a signal."
Dong Fugui's friend tiptoed in, and the noise in the yard became louder.
After about a minute, Da Zhuang's voice suddenly came from the yard:
"Sister-in-law! What you're doing is wrong! After all, our Brother Dong really wants to marry you, and he paid you a full 5,000 yuan betrothal gift! How could you call the police and have him arrested?"
When Dong Fugui heard the words "call the police", his face turned pale!
Several friends around him shouted at him to hurry up and go outside to avoid the limelight. Just as he turned around to run, Su Miao and Su Yuanzheng stopped him.
"Comrade Dong! Then our final payment!"
"Oh my! I'm about to be arrested and I'm not going to pay the balance! If I go to jail, you won't get a penny."
At this moment, two policemen walked out of the yard, followed by Xiaoyun and her relatives and friends. Her eyes were red and swollen, and her face was full of tears, but she showed a sense of determination.
Dong Fugui saw this scene and was about to run away. Seeing that the Su family father and daughter were still blocking his way, he shouted anxiously:
"If you can't, just go to my house and take whatever you can find that's suitable!"
"Dong Fugui is there! That's the one!" Xiaoyun saw the crowd twenty meters away and pointed at Dong Fugui and shouted.
Dong Fugui and several strong men quickly surrounded him, stood in front of him, and started to negotiate with the police, constantly saying nice things and persuading him that it was just a family conflict and he could solve it himself.
The scene suddenly became chaotic, with sounds of pushing, shoving and shouting being heard everywhere.
Before the police came over, Dong Fugui had already rushed back without caring about anything, taking advantage of the chaos.
Like a slippery loach, it slipped into the path and disappeared into the depths of the alley.
Seeing how crazy he was, Su Yuanzheng quickly stood aside to protect his daughter. If she got hurt for two hundred dollars, it would be a waste of time and effort.
Wang Chunhua also took her daughter and followed her husband.
Su Miao stamped her feet in anger:
"That's outrageous! Dad! He ran away with the money he owed us. According to the agreement, if we breach the contract and can't pay the balance on the same day, he'll have to pay triple the amount!"
Su Yuanzheng also looked helpless and sighed. It was bad luck to encounter such a thing.
"But he's already escaped. What else can we do? Or should we call the police and ask them to help me recover the money while they arrest him?"
Su Miao shook his head: "We can't wait in this situation. The woman has already called the police and might sue him for marriage fraud.
He didn't want to be caught. If he gritted his teeth and ran back to his hometown, where could he be caught? It's not easy to handle cases across provinces now, and it's not a big case.
Didn’t he just tell us to go inside the house and look for it? Let’s go in then!”
The woman was still crying outside, and Su Miao and Su Yuanzheng took advantage of the chaos to sneak into the yard.
It was easy to find the house that Dong Fugui rented. The door was wide open and there was a big red wedding character pasted on it.
Su Miao looked around and said to his father, "We don't know where the money is hidden. It's not a good idea to go through the boxes and cabinets. Go call the strong man and we will move the TV and washing machine to pay off the debt."
"No, let's go back together. It's too dangerous for you to be here alone."
"It's not dangerous! The police are here. If a fight breaks out, I'll definitely stay away. Go back and call for help. The girl's family might have cleared out the place in no time."
Su Yuanzheng had just been out for a while when the girl's family came in and took out their belongings.
They said to the police, "Comrade, Dong Fugui is a marriage fraud! Our family should ask him for compensation!"
Now that he has run away, we will move back the things he bought for the wedding, purely as compensation.
A police officer said: "It's best to wait until we find the person before discussing compensation. This house is rented, how do you know which things are his and which are the landlord's?"
"We know! We were all there when he rented the place, and the landlord only left a bed and a table. The rest of the appliances were bought second-hand, costing several thousand!
Besides, my daughter and he have already obtained a marriage certificate in Beijing, so the things in this house belong to my daughter!"
The two public security comrades could not stop them. After all, the facts of the case were already very clear. If they caught the person, they would order him to compensate the victim.
But since they were there, they couldn't let these people take things at will, so they said:
"How about this, make a list of what you took and we'll keep it on file. If we find the person later, we can discuss it with you. After all, it's not clear whether your certificate was obtained legally."
Seeing them rummaging through boxes and drawers, Su Miao quickly said to the public security officer, "Comrade! Their wedding banquet is being held in our restaurant today.
"They started a fight halfway through, not only did they smash things but they didn't even pay the balance! Can't they let the woman settle the money first?"
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