Xia Yulan sat aside sulking. She really couldn't understand how her daughter, who had lived with her for sixteen years, could become like this. Her education was truly a failure.
Li Shuhua took out the pipe that he had always worn around his waist, filled it with a pipe, and started smoking.
Li Wenjing stepped forward to help Xia Yulan calm down and said, "Dad, Mom, let's just consider ourselves unlucky. We can borrow money from everywhere and scrape it together. We can always pay it back. Nearly a thousand yuan is a lot, but it helps us get to know someone better, so after all, we've made a profit!"
Li Yuanshan released his clenched fists upon hearing this. Jingjing was right.
The glimmer of hope that he had for Li Yuerong, his sister who grew up with him, completely disappeared at this moment.
If it weren't for the gold bars left by grandma, their family would have had a bad ending.
Seeing that the whole family had the same attitude, Li Yonggang turned to look at Li Yuerong and said, "Rongrong, tell me the truth, did you take the money?"
Li Yuerong opened her tear-filled eyes and looked at Li Yonggang resentfully.
"Brother, they don't believe me. Do you not believe me either? Wuwu... I am your biological sister!"
Seeing Li Yuerong crying, Li Yonggang turned his face away feeling guilty. The way he asked just now made it clear that he didn't believe her.
This is his biological sister, born of the same mother. He deserves to die. How could he doubt her?
Just when Li Yonggang was falling into self-doubt, a male voice was heard.
"I know what to do!"
The person who came was none other than Chen Yibin.
Li Yonggang looked in the direction of the voice and saw Chen Yibin. He stood up from the stool and strode towards Chen Yibin. As soon as he got closer, he punched Chen Yibin in the body.
"Chen Yibin, why are you here?"
The two were once comrades in the same company. Later, Chen Yibin was transferred to a special forces unit and Li Yonggang went to another unit. The two have never had any contact since then.
Li Yonggang looked at the two crutches Chen Yibin was leaning on and asked doubtfully, "Are you the one engaged to Rongrong?"
Chen Yibin generously admitted: "It was indeed me!"
At this time, Li Yonggang had a disagreement with his own sister. He and Chen Yibin were both soldiers. It was inevitable to get injured while performing tasks. It was an honor for a soldier to be injured. How could a meritorious soldier be described as a cripple?
"Chen Yibin, you've come at the perfect time. You're one of the parties involved. Tell us what we should do about this matter!"
"That's easy. Call the police! Some people left before daybreak. They exchanged something with a young educated youth in the Youth House. She generously gave him ten yuan. Of course, this ten yuan was exactly the betrothal money our family gave. I'm a soldier, and I have special symbols on everything I own, and of course this big unity is no exception!"
"You're a soldier too, so you should know that this is a crucial clue. If we follow this lead, we'll definitely uncover the truth! Besides, nearly a thousand dollars is a huge sum. It could keep her in jail for years!"
When Li Yonggang heard that there were words on the Great Unity, he asked curiously, "What are they?"
Chen Yibin glanced at Li Yonggang. He really doubted whether this former comrade-in-arms had any brains.
"Do you think I can tell you now? Even if you don't tell me that the suspect is here, you are also his relative. I don't believe you. But after I call the police, when they arrive, I will definitely not hide anything and will tell them everything clearly."
Even at this point, Li Yonggang still believed that his sister would never do such a thing, but now that everyone said so, he felt that there must be a misunderstanding. If he wanted to resolve the misunderstanding, calling the police would be a good idea!
"Then call the police!"
Chen Yibin came with Chen's mother, who said to her, "Mom, have my dad go to town and tell him someone in our village lost money."
Chen's mother had long disliked Li Yuerong, the ungrateful woman. Now that she finally had the chance to expose her true colors and give her a good beating, she agreed very readily.
"Don't worry, son. I'll ask your dad to go to town right away. Walking is too slow, so let him ride his bike!"
In this era, ordinary families did not have bicycles, but the Chen family was not an ordinary family. They had bicycles.
Seeing that she was really going to call the police, Li Yuerong finally panicked. She quickly and secretly tugged at Li Yonggang's sleeve and whispered, "Brother, no...you can't call the police."
Li Yonggang's face turned grim upon hearing this. He said coldly, "Since you didn't take the money, why can't you call the police? The purpose of calling the police is to find the person who actually stole the money and clear your name."
Li Yuerong had no time to care about anything else at this time. Because she had stolen money that day, she left very early. She was afraid of the dark, and when she passed by the educated youth site, she somehow knocked on the door of the site.
The villagers may not have such precious things as flashlights at home, but the educated youth all came from the city, so what if they have them?
The fact was just as she expected, the educated youth who opened the door for her happened to have a flashlight.
An old flashlight cost her ten dollars, and she had no choice but to give him a big unity.
She also didn't know whether the big unity note was the Chen family's betrothal gift, the Li family's savings, or the big amount of money in Li Shuhua's pocket.
But at this moment, she didn't dare to gamble at all. What if there really were words on the money?
"Brother, I took all that money, but I didn't do it on purpose. I was just scared. What if I couldn't find our family in Kyoto? What if you all didn't want to recognize me? I had to save some money for the trip, and I couldn't live on the street, right?"
Li Yonggang looked at his biological sister Li Yuerong, and it would be a lie to say that he was not disappointed in her.
No matter how nicely you put it, stealing is stealing.
Not only did he take Chen Yibin's betrothal money, he also took the family savings, and most importantly, the brigade's money.
This amount of information was too much for him to accept.
At this moment, he felt that his own sister was too selfish. She only considered herself and did not consider the impact of her actions on others.
But what to do? This is his own sister, and he can't just ignore her. He can only turn around and go find Chen Yibin.
"Li Yuerong just said that she took the money. She admitted it. I will pay it back. As for calling the police, forget it. This is a family matter after all. The police won't interfere, right?"
Chen Yibin smiled slightly, but couldn't help but feel a hint of sarcasm towards his former comrade-in-arms.
"This is the evidence we have. If we didn't have any, would you believe us? You'd probably think we were conspiring to frame your sister!"
You know what, this is what Li Yonggang thought in his heart. After all, Li Yuerong looked so wronged just now, and her tearful look was not fake.
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