The raid on Xu Damao's house made Wang Dabao realize the crisis and forced him to pay attention to the awakening of the talent of the "Stick Thief Saint".
When I first moved into the compound, I saw this bastard loitering around his own window. Although he broke a front tooth that time, it obviously didn't help at all.
Instead, it made the kid even more hostile towards him.
Although Wang Dabao later renovated the house and replaced the doors and windows, it is certain that if Bang Geng gets the chance, he will definitely cause a huge amount of damage to his own house, just like he did to Xu Damao's house.
There's no way you can guard against thieves for a thousand days if you're a thief for a thousand days.
The existence of Banggeng's identity as a master thief is always a hidden danger; if one is not careful, his home could be robbed.
Wang Dabao felt it was best to nip it in the bud at the early stage of talent awakening and teach this little brat a good lesson. If the lesson wasn't enough, then he would have to trouble the police to send the kid to a juvenile detention center and let the delinquent teenagers there help guide him.
"Look carefully, everyone. These are the thief's footprints that I picked up from the trampled bedding."
Xu Damao unfolded the cloth, held the edges with both hands, and shook it from side to side to show the neighbors. "Look carefully, everyone. This is not an adult's footprint. It is obviously the footprint of a child of about ten years old."
"Oh my, it really is a child's footprint. Our neighborhood hasn't had such a big theft in years. How did these adults raise their child?"
“There are only two children in our compound with such big footprints: Yan Jiekuang from the Yan family in the front yard and Jia Banggeng from the Jia family in the middle yard. But I heard that the Yan family’s child is still recovering from an illness. Besides, that child doesn’t seem like the type to steal. But the Jia family’s child is a different story.”
“I don’t think it’s the Yan family’s Jie Kuang. That kid is sensible. He knows to greet people whenever he sees them. But that Jia family’s guy is really a scoundrel. He only knows how to glare at people. I’m so old, and I have to go out of my way to talk to him. I only get a reply if he’s in a good mood.”
"That's right, that kid Banggeng doesn't look like a good person. Don't you think a family like the Jia family could raise a sensible child?"
“Yan Bugui is a teacher. Even if the children he educates are bad, they wouldn’t stole anything.”
Yan Bugui listened to the whispers of his neighbors and felt a surge of pride.
The people's voices are clear; if the two children were placed together, no one would suspect that their own Yan Jiekuang would do such a petty theft.
Seeing Xu Damao produce the evidence, Jia Zhangshi's triangular eyes widened, her fat cheeks trembled, and she gritted her teeth: "Xu Damao, you are a real scoundrel! To frame my Banggeng, you actually did such a thing! Tell me, did you steal my Banggeng's shoes and step on the bedding to make this?!"
Jia Dongxu and Yi Zhonghai were both taken aback.
Hesitation appeared in Jia Dongxu's eyes. After all, he hadn't even entered his home after get off work, and he hadn't had time to confirm with Jia Zhangshi whether the theft at Xu Damao's house was the work of Bang Geng.
Yi Zhonghai, however, was different. When he saw Xu Damao produce the evidence, he began to believe it, but because of what he had just said, he was now in a difficult position.
"Xu Damao, hand over the evidence to me and Lao Yan to take a look."
Liu Haizhong pushed Jia Dongxu and Jia Zhangshi aside and came to Xu Damao. "Don't worry, hand over the evidence to us. If the evidence is true, we guarantee you justice."
Xu Damao glanced at Liu Haizhong: "Liu Haizhong, although we had a grudge before, you are the manager of the compound, so I will call you Second Uncle out of respect. Keep this evidence safe. I hope you and Third Uncle can help me find this thief and give the residents of the compound justice."
When Yi Zhonghai saw that Liu Haizhong and Xu Damao didn't mention him, this old man, his face immediately darkened.
“Xu Damao, if the evidence wasn’t fabricated by you, our manager will definitely find the thief.”
After saying that, Yi Zhonghai took two steps forward and reached out to take it.
To everyone's surprise, Xu Damao withdrew his hand. "Hey, old man, it's not that I don't believe you, but Jia Dongxu is your apprentice. Now that I suspect Bang Geng is a thief, you should understand the principle of avoiding suspicion, right?!"
Yi Zhonghai stood there awkwardly, his outstretched hand frozen in mid-air, unsure how to retract it.
Yan Bugui stepped in to smooth things over: "Old Yi, what Da Mao said makes sense. Bang Geng is actually your grand-disciple. You really are not suitable to handle this matter. In my opinion, you should leave this to me and Lao Liu."
"Hmph."
Liu Haizhong snorted, "Old Yi, everyone just heard you shouting for Xu Damao to produce evidence. It's understandable that Xu Damao doesn't believe you. I hope you can recognize your own position."
After a moment's hesitation, Liu Haizhong spoke to Yi Zhonghai again.
“Old Yi, a lot has happened in the compound lately, and you seem a bit off. As the second oldest in the compound, I have the right and the obligation to remind you to reflect on your behavior. Also, your personal qualities and spirit of dedication need improvement!”
With his eyelids drooping, Liu Haizhong began to berate Yi Zhonghai in front of many people.
Seeing that Yi Zhonghai's breathing was getting heavier and heavier, Liu Haizhong stopped talking and then turned to Xu Damao: "Xu Damao, since you still call me Second Uncle, then I have to live up to my status as the manager. Rest assured and hand over the evidence to me, and I will definitely handle it impartially."
Liu Haizhong took the piece of cloth from Xu Damao and began to examine it with Yan Bugui.
"Guangtian, go home and bring the ruler."
Since the footprints were on the surface of a cotton quilt, the pattern on the soles of the shoes was somewhat blurry. After studying them for a while, Liu Haizhong and Yan Bugui decided to measure the size of the footprints before making any plans.
Liu Haizhong's house was right across from Xu Damao's house. The two houses were located in the east and west wing rooms of the north courtyard. In less than a minute, Liu Guangtian ran back.
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