The man frowned and pondered for a moment before saying, "I really can't tell you, because this letter is an anonymous tip."
Upon hearing this, a knowing glint flashed in Shen Xiaoxiao's eyes. She crossed her arms and coldly replied, "So you dare to come here and vandalize everything just because of an anonymous letter of complaint from an unknown source?"
"Hmph! So how are we going to resolve this now? Either you go and find that anonymous whistleblower who's been hiding in the shadows;"
"Either you honestly compensate me for my losses, a total of two hundred and twenty-four yuan, not a penny less!"
The man inwardly groaned. If this woman really had some kind of relationship with Director Wei, he would be in deep trouble.
Thinking of this, he gritted his teeth and said, "Fine, I guess I'll just have to accept my bad luck this time!" With that, he reached into his pocket with trembling hands and rummaged around, pulling out all the banknotes inside at once.
However, after careful calculation, it was discovered that the money was far from enough to cover the compensation.
He turned to his companions and roared fiercely, "Hand over all your money now!" Although they were unwilling, they obediently complied under the man's intimidation.
In no time, the man had robbed everyone of their money.
After counting, they finally managed to gather 224 yuan and handed it to Shen Xiaoxiao.
Surprisingly, even after paying the compensation, this group of people still had more than ten yuan left, indicating that they had gained a lot from the people.
"We've given you the money as compensation and apology. We were wrong this time." The man lowered his head deeply, his tone filled with remorse.
Xiahou Jie was about to say something when Dai Xingyun raised his hand to stop him, saying softly, "Don't speak yet, let Xiaoxiao handle this herself."
Upon hearing this, Xiahou Jie had no choice but to shut his mouth and stand quietly watching how things would unfold.
At this moment, Shen Xiaoxiao glanced at the crowd in front of her expressionlessly, then waved her hand and said, "Alright, you can all leave!"
"I'm being merciful this time and letting you off the hook. You won't find someone as easy to talk to as me again next time!"
"With your arrogant and domineering attitude, you'll run into people you can't afford to mess with sooner or later."
After saying this, she ignored the group and turned to busy herself with other things.
The group of guys who had come with such arrogance now looked like wilted eggplants, drooping their heads and slinking away from the Shen family's courtyard.
All that remained was a mess on the ground and the angry yet helpless looks in the eyes of the Shen family members.
After the group of people wearing red armbands had completely left, Shen Xiaoxiao didn't dare to delay for a moment and hurriedly ran into the house to carefully check the damage.
Stepping inside, the scene was utterly appalling—the cabinets were smashed to pieces, and the clothes inside were scattered haphazardly everywhere; even the bed frame had been forcibly pried open.
Seeing this, Shen Xiaoxiao's father, Shen Zishan, trembled with rage, stamping his feet and cursing, "These lawless bastards! They actually went too far, not one of them is any good!"
Ma Aning, her face streaked with tears, slumped in a chair, sobbing and muttering to herself, "What did our family do to deserve this? Why do we have to suffer such a calamity?"
Shen Xiaoxiao felt a pang of sadness and squatted down to tidy up the things on the ground.
Dai Xingyun walked slowly and steadily to Shen Xiaoxiao. He bent down slightly and comforted her in an extremely gentle voice.
"Xiaoxiao, don't be too sad or upset. Believe me, I will do everything I can to find out who is behind this and make them pay for it."
Shen Xiaoxiao looked up at Dai Xingyun and said in a slightly trembling voice, "Xingyun, I don't know why, but I have a bad feeling in my heart."
“Our village has always been quiet and peaceful, and nothing major has ever happened. But this time, someone suddenly reported our family to the authorities, which is really strange.”
Dai Xingyun nodded thoughtfully, indicating that he agreed with Shen Xiaoxiao's opinion.
His eyes were firm, and he was determined to find the person who reported him.
He held Shen Xiaoxiao's hand tightly and said sincerely, "Xiaoxiao, don't worry. I will investigate this matter thoroughly and find out who is behind it."
The villagers who had just been standing at a distance, watching but not daring to approach, swarmed into the Shen family's courtyard as soon as the group of people who came to investigate had left.
Everyone started talking at once.
"Oh my god! What's going on here? We're all honest and law-abiding villagers, how did we end up attracting these people wearing red armbands?"
Aunt Qin patted her chest in fear and asked with lingering apprehension.
"Yeah, Brother Shan, please tell everyone what's going on!"
Shen Yiyan, standing to the side, also looked anxious, eager to know the truth.
Shen Zishan sighed helplessly, then shook his head and replied solemnly, "Sigh... We asked those people for the specific reason, and they told us that they received a letter of complaint saying that we had contraband in our house."
The villagers' whispers grew louder. Why did this happen? If this is the consequence for anyone who reports it, how are they supposed to live?
In the following days, the villagers were filled with anxiety.
The group returned to the Revolutionary Committee. The man became increasingly unwilling to accept it. What if she had lied to him? All that money he had spent would have gone down the drain. He turned around and went to Director Wei's office door, then knocked on the door!
A cold voice came from inside. The man pushed open the door and greeted him with a bow and scrape, "Director Wei, we received an anonymous tip today that Shen Zishan's family in Shenjia Village is hiding contraband. We searched the house but found nothing. Their daughter said she knows you!"
Director Wei raised his head and looked at the man. "What Shenjia Village? Do you know me? What's his daughter's name?"
"His daughter's name is Shen Xiaoxiao," the man thought, his anger rising. "If they dare to lie to me, I'll make them wish they were dead."
“Shen Xiaoxiao, that name sounds familiar,” Director Wei thought for a long time but couldn’t remember.
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