"Here, this is three thousand yuan in cash. That's basically all the money my family has. It was raised by relatives who knew we were coming to Beijing and asked us to bring some things with us. Do you really want it?" Zhao Qinglan repeated.
"Yes, why wouldn't I want it?" The cow mother had long since stopped howling, and she got up with remarkable speed when she saw the money.
Just as she reached out to take the money from Zhao Qinglan's hand, Zhao Qinglan grabbed the money and wouldn't let go.
"Give it to me!" the cow mother said anxiously.
Zhao Qinglan glanced towards the alley entrance and saw the figure she had been waiting for, and immediately let go of his hand.
Because Zhao Qinglan released her quickly, Niu Mu lost her balance and almost fell to the ground, but her son caught her in time.
However, when they saw the money in their hands, the three of them were all incredibly excited. It was three thousand yuan! They had only embarrassed themselves a little, but they had already received it. It was like a windfall.
The onlookers were shocked. That was three thousand yuan! And they just gave it away like that?
Just as everyone was having mixed feelings, Ding Yu walked up to them with two police officers.
"Make way, make way." Ding Yu made way for everyone and walked in with two police officers.
The Niu family was no longer afraid when they saw the police.
“Police officers, it’s them. They’re determined to break in and cause trouble,” Ding Yu said, pointing at the Niu family of three.
"Not only did they cause trouble, they also extorted money. Police officers, everyone can testify for me. They asked for three thousand yuan right off the bat, or they'd never let us off the hook today," Zhao Qinglan added at the opportune moment.
"Exactly, that's how they ate."
"They were originally asking for a thousand, but immediately changed their minds to three thousand."
"What kind of people are these, neighbors?"
The cow mother became dissatisfied upon hearing this. "What does this have to do with you? You're just being sour grapes." Then she turned to the police.
"Comrade, our two families have already reconciled."
The police naturally saw the money in her hand.
"Is this the three thousand yuan you got from them?"
"Yes, this is what she gave to my daughter as compensation," she said matter-of-factly.
“Officer, my family didn’t do anything to her daughter. Who would want to pay money for no reason? Her daughter is determined to target my son. When my family refused, they came to our door to cause trouble and demanded 3,000 yuan in compensation before they would stop. Isn’t this extortion?” Zhao Qinglan said with a “wronged” expression.
"Hey, what's wrong with you? You clearly promised to pay, but now you're going back on your word," the Niu family's son chimed in.
"So you asked for the three thousand yuan on your own initiative?" the police officer confirmed.
“Yes.” The Niu family’s son nodded.
"Alright, take them away." With that, he and his colleague stepped forward to pull the Niu family of three away.
"Hey, officers, what right do you have to arrest people?" the Niu family's son shouted.
"That's right, why are you arresting us? We had this planned in advance," the cow mother quickly shouted.
The daughter-in-law of the Niu family could only cry and say, "I'm innocent! I'm innocent!" Her legs were about to go weak with fear.
"You are now suspected of extortion, involving a huge sum of money. Come with us to the station."
Both sides admitted that with physical evidence right in front of them, why weren't they taking the person away? There were still so many people watching, they had to handle this case quickly and efficiently.
Ignoring the Niu family's cries of pain, the two police officers took the three of them away, and also ordered the person who reported the case to come along. Zhao Qinglan planned to go with Ding Yu.
The remaining group of onlookers sighed with emotion, but they all felt that the Niu family deserved it. However, a very few clever and perceptive people glanced at Zhao Qinglan a few more times.
"Sigh, this money was scraped together by our relatives to help us buy big items," Zhao Qinglan deliberately emphasized loudly before leaving with Ding Yu.
Suddenly taking out three thousand yuan, what if it attracts the attention of thieves or criminals? Even if she really has money, she has to keep a low profile.
Anyway, the people in the alley didn't know their specific situation, so they assumed that the money was something they had worked hard to scrape together, and therefore wouldn't have any other thoughts about them.
The three thousand yuan was naturally taken away by the police, and it will be returned once the case is cleared up.
After everyone had left, Grandpa Dou and the others went back inside. Only then did the children, who had been hiding by the door watching what happened next, begin to sigh with emotion.
"Old ginger is spicier," the eldest son said, expressing his deep admiration for his mother.
"So Mom had already thought it through all along." Erwa scratched his head and grinned foolishly.
“Mom already said, would she let herself be taken advantage of?” Xiaoduo said with a smile.
Only the third child smiled and didn't say anything. But after his mother said that, he knew it was a trap.
The matter was actually quite simple. When they were taken to the police station, the Niu family of three were still protesting their innocence, but they gradually managed to explain everything clearly.
Even if there are some omissions, Zhao Qinglan will make some additions.
In the end, Niu's mother was the principal offender, while Niu's son and daughter-in-law became accomplices. The three thousand yuan was returned to Zhao Qinglan on the spot, and the three members of the Niu family were detained pending further punishment.
Actually, Zhao Qinglan didn't mean to set a trap on purpose. It's just that the Niu family was really too hateful. Besides, it wasn't her who asked them for three thousand yuan.
In the end, it all comes down to their greed.
The three members of the Niu family were taken away. Some of the neighbors in the same courtyard, after watching the commotion, went back and knocked on the Niu family's door.
Niu Xiangyun was exhausted and lying on the bed, sulking.
"Xiangyun, Xiangyun, your mother, your brother, and your sister-in-law have all been arrested by the police."
"What?!" Niu Xiangyun immediately sat up and ran to open the door.
"What's going on? Why are the police arresting my mom and brother?"
"It was because your mom and the others said they would stand up for you, so they extorted three thousand yuan from the family in front of you. As soon as they got the money, the police came and took them away. I don't know anything else."
After saying that, the neighbor left.
Niu Xiangyun was dumbfounded. How could this be?
She stood there stunned for a moment, then quickly got dressed. Thinking of her nephew, she ran to her brother's room.
"Jiaqing, stay home and don't wander around. I'm going out for a bit."
"Oh," responded one of the children playing there.
Niu Xiangyun then went out and ran to the police station.
Her father had disappeared again, so she had to go and see what was going on.
She paused briefly as she passed by Zhao Qinglan's house, but quickly quickened her pace.
When Zhao Qinglan and Ding Yu left the police station, they bumped into Niu Xiangyun, who was rushing over.
However, Niu Xiangyun had no intention of bothering anyone at the moment. She just glanced at it and quickly went inside.
On the way home, Zhao Qinglan said slowly to Ding Yu, "People shouldn't be too greedy. You can only eat what you're capable of. Few greedy people end up well."
Ding Yu now greatly admires Zhao Qinglan, this strong female boss, and nodded repeatedly as she listened to her.
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