The older police officer had the most dealings with the Wu family. In addition to staging accidents to extort money, the family had also been reported to the police for abusing their daughter-in-law. He was the one who responded to the calls several times. The daughter-in-law, whom they had bought, was beaten so badly that she was covered in bruises and looked terrible.
He sympathized with his daughter-in-law, but there was nothing he could do to help. After all, it was a matter between husband and wife. At that time, Ah Zhen's mentally challenged husband was still alive and beat Ah Zhen every few days. Some people in the village couldn't stand it and secretly called the police.
But when the police arrived, they could only issue a few warnings; they couldn't arrest the mentally challenged husband. Even after the warnings, the beatings would continue. And every time the wicked mother-in-law responded to the police, it was always—
"You police are overstepping your bounds, even meddling in my family's domestic affairs."
So now the older policeman has returned those words to the wicked old woman, and he must feel incredibly happy. It's true what they say, the wheel of fortune turns!
The wicked old woman paused, the words sounding familiar. She quickly realized that these were the very words she had said to the police before. She felt a pang of resentment, as if she had shot herself in the foot.
"Your village's internal affairs are your own to resolve!"
The police were preparing to head home. Even though they suspected the whereabouts of the 300,000 yuan were unknown, they didn't want to investigate anymore. In any case, the wicked mother-in-law couldn't produce any evidence, so they couldn't start investigating even if they wanted to.
Moreover, they shared the same thought as the villagers: they felt they couldn't let this family get away with it; if they couldn't find a better one, it meant that God was still watching over them.
"My money... I haven't gotten my money back yet!" The wicked old woman cried out, blocking the police car and preventing the officers from leaving.
The older policeman's face darkened, and he shouted, "You're obstructing us from performing our duties. I've given you three warnings. If you don't move aside, I can arrest you and send you to the detention center!"
"First warning."
"Second warning."
“Third time, Xiao Wang, handcuff her and send her to the detention center!” the older policeman said to the younger policeman next to him.
The young policeman had long disliked the wicked old woman. He got out of the car with a pair of gleaming handcuffs. Seeing that they were serious, the old woman's legs went weak. She instinctively stepped aside and said in a trembling voice, "I didn't get in the way...no...move aside...you can't arrest me..."
"You're in the way! We all saw it! It's lucky you're in our country. If you did this abroad, we'd shoot you dead!" Tang Yuanyuan shouted.
The old woman's legs trembled even more violently, and she could no longer stand. Her youngest son got up from the ground and, showing some filial piety, helped his mother up and spoke kindly to the police.
The older police officers were just trying to scare them; the detention center was already full and they had to provide meals, so they weren't going to let the woman off easy.
"We'll let it go this time, but if you dare to obstruct us from performing our duties again, we'll lock you up for at least half a month."
The older policeman shouted, started the car, and turned to look at Ye Qingqing with a meaningful look in his eyes.
Ye Qingqing smiled and waved to him, "Take care!"
The older policeman smirked, the car started, and quickly left Wuhuang Village. The younger policeman couldn't help but say, "I think Wu Minbai's wife wasn't lying today. The 300,000 yuan was indeed switched. Actually, if they really wanted to switch it, they could just throw it somewhere and pick it up later. Master, why don't you continue investigating?"
"What's the point of investigating? This 300,000 is the money that poor woman received for selling herself. It would be better if it had really been switched, so that the family wouldn't have gotten away with it." The older policeman lit a cigarette.
He and his apprentice thought the same thing: the wicked mother-in-law hadn't lied, the money had indeed been switched, and he really didn't want to investigate.
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