"Found it!"
Xu Damao shouted loudly, almost bursting into tears.
He quickly pulled out all the money and food coupons from his cotton shoes, and upon closer inspection, he realized that these were the very possessions he had hidden in the tin box.
"Officer, this is the money and food coupons I lost."
"I don't remember the exact number of the receipts, but the amount should be 195 yuan, I remember that very clearly."
The two police officers counted the money inside the two cotton shoes together, and it was exactly one hundred and ninety-five yuan, not a penny off.
Being able to state the exact amount of money, which matches the amount hidden inside the cotton shoes, proves that this money is the money stolen from Xu Damao's house.
"These money and receipts are considered evidence. We'll keep them for now, and then return them to you after we go to the police station to make a record."
The middle-aged policeman took the money in his hand, nodded to Xu Damao, and comforted him, telling him to relax. Now that the money had been found, there would be no further mishaps. Then he turned and looked at Wang Dabao again.
Wang Dabao glanced at the cotton shoes on the ground, and the middle-aged policeman immediately understood.
Then, the shoe prints on the cotton shoes on the ground and the cloth were compared, and the results showed that both the sole pattern and the size matched.
In other words, the one who went to Xu Damao's house to commit theft and vandalism was Banggeng, who was sitting on the kang (a heated brick bed).
When the money was found, Jia Zhangshi and Qin Huairu were completely dumbfounded.
They could already foresee Bang Geng's fate; having stolen such a large sum of money and having the police find evidence on the spot, he would definitely end up in a juvenile detention center.
What kind of people are locked up in juvenile detention centers? They are absolutely social scum, mostly orphans who have been left unattended and uncared for. My own son, Banggeng, is only ten years old and he has to be locked up with these people. I don't even want to imagine the consequences.
"Officer, you must have made a mistake. Our family has no idea why this money appeared!"
Qin Huairu immediately jumped off the kang (a heated brick bed), approached the middle-aged policeman, and pleaded, "Could you please investigate this matter more thoroughly? My Banggeng is only ten years old; he would never do such a thing!"
Qin Huairu cried with tears streaming down her face, reaching out to grab the middle-aged policeman's arm, but afraid of angering him. Luckily, Sha Zhu didn't see her like this, otherwise he would have been heartbroken for his good Sister Qin.
"Now that the evidence is conclusive and the victim can clearly state the amount of money stolen, are you still trying to deny it?"
The middle-aged policeman, his eyelids drooping, turned to look at the terrified Banggeng. "Being young is no excuse for shirking responsibility. Come with us to the police station and explain everything."
"I didn't steal it."
Seeing the young policeman coming to arrest him, Banggeng shouted and jumped onto the edge of the kang (a heated brick bed), "Shazhu told me to go in and get it."
When Jia Zhangshi saw that the police were about to arrest her beloved grandson, she immediately stepped in front of Bang Geng, fearing that her grandson would suffer even the slightest harm.
“You can’t arrest him. Even if my grandson made a mistake, he’s still a child. The money has been found, and Xu Damao hasn’t suffered any losses. Why don’t we just let this matter go? At worst, we’ll compensate him for the damaged furniture.”
Jia Zhangshi spread her arms wide, like a mother hen protecting her chicks, and shielded the stick behind her.
Yi Zhonghai and Liu Haizhong stood silently to the side; things had developed to this point, and it was no longer something they could interfere with.
However, seeing Jia Zhangshi making a scene in front of the police, Liu Haizhong was still eager to see her learn a lesson.
When Yi Zhonghai heard the name "Sha Zhu" from Bang Geng, his face paled even more.
Combining this with what Sha Zhu said earlier, Yi Zhonghai could guess that the theft was probably instigated by Sha Zhu to do Bang Geng. The reason was simple: Sha Zhu suspected that Xu Damao was behind the incident involving the big red underwear last night.
Today's events were entirely due to Sha Zhu's revenge.
"You little bastard, you steal money from other people's homes and cause damage, and you call that 'taking'?"
Xu Damao's face no longer showed the aggrieved look he had before entering the house. Now that the money and tickets had been found, he felt at ease. The next thing to do was to get the compensation and punish the culprits, Bang Geng and Sha Zhu.
“Officer, even now this kid still shows no remorse, and the ‘stupid Zhu’ he’s talking about is a prime suspect. I suggest we arrest them and interrogate them severely.”
Xu Damao was eager to try, and as soon as the police gave the order, Xu Damao would definitely rush onto the kang (a heated brick bed) and hold down the stick.
Wang Dabao put his hand on Xu Damao's shoulder: "Damao, the police officers are more experienced than you in handling these kinds of things. You don't need to give them any pointers. The money has been found now, so just wait for the results."
"Comrade Wang is right. The police have their own principles. As the victim of the theft, you don't need to worry about anything else."
The middle-aged policeman smiled at Wang Dabao, then looked at Banggeng standing on the kang again, "The 'stupid Zhu' you mentioned has been taken into custody. Now you should get off the kang and come with us to the police station to explain the details of the crime."
"At that time, the specific responsibility will be clearly defined."
If an adult were speaking to a police officer like that, these two would probably have subdued them by force long ago.
Faced with a ten-year-old child, and in front of Wang Dabao, the deputy director of the station, and the suspect's parents, the two police officers did not forcibly arrest him. Instead, they tried to persuade the suspect to come to the station and cooperate with the investigation.
Clearly, Bang Geng is no ordinary kid.
"I've already said this has nothing to do with me, so why are you arresting me?"
Banggeng didn't care that he was missing a shoe; he ran to the window in two steps, opened it, and was about to jump out.
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