She wasn't that scared when facing the police. She was a 70-year-old old lady and hadn't caused any trouble or committed any crime. What could the police do to her?
"If you don't explain things clearly today, don't expect me to give you a penny. You guys in big hats think we are not from the city and want to bully us? My son is afraid of you, but I, an old lady, am not!" Old Mrs. Qian spoke with full confidence and made it clear to the two policemen.
The police officer knew she was a tough nut to crack when he saw the old lady like this. He didn't waste any time talking to her, but instead said to Qian Jincai, "Explain to the old lady why she had to pay this money. Pay it quickly and resolve the matter. Don't waste our time."
He paused, then continued, "By the way, take out your ID card. We need to register."
Qian Jincai could only pull Old Lady Qian aside and whispered the whole story to her. Old Lady Qian was so angry that she wanted to hit someone.
None of the three grown men in the family is really capable. This family really can't do without her.
Although she didn't want to give the money, she was afraid that the matter would get out of hand, so she turned her back, untied the cloth strip tied around her waist, took out 600 yuan from the small pocket on her underwear, and handed it to Qian Jincai. Qian Jincai then handed the money to Sun Qi.
The police officer said again: "ID card!"
It seemed that he could not avoid the identity check, so he had to find his ID card from his bag and let the police register it.
The police officer looked at the black and white portrait and name above and asked: "Qian Jincai! What's his relationship with Qian Jindou? Are they really from the same family?"
When they heard the police mention the name "Qian Jindou," they were so nervous that they dared not speak. Even Mrs. Qian, who had been so arrogant just a moment ago, lowered her head and dared not say a word.
The police immediately confirmed the relationship between this family and Qian Jindou and asked solemnly, "Were you involved in his affairs?"
"No, no, absolutely not. He hasn't been home for several years, and we don't know what he is doing outside!" The Qian family denied it in unison.
"Since it has nothing to do with him, why were you so nervous in the hotel just now?" the police asked again.
Qian Jincai said hurriedly: "We are afraid of being implicated by him. We are all innocent. Comrade police officer, you have to believe us..."
The police officer responded: "Then why are you and your family moving to the provincial capital now?"
The Qian family could only answer truthfully: "Because of Qian Jindou's incident, the villagers kept coming to our house to make trouble. We couldn't stay in the village any longer, so we left..."
After the police completed the registration, they did not bother them anymore. They just told them to obey the law and be good people, and then left with Sun Qi.
After the men left, Qian Meijuan's heart-wrenching cries were heard from the hotel room. It was Old Lady Qian who had assaulted her. She had heard that Qian Meijuan had let slip what had happened at home, so she blamed her for it all.
None of the three grown men in the Qian family came out to speak a fair word for Qian Meijuan, and they tacitly acknowledged that this disaster was caused by Qian Meijuan alone.
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