But this tactic wasn't used at the Public Security Bureau. The police directly warned her, "Ms. Feng Lin, the mediation is over. If you continue to pester me, I can take compulsory measures."
"Forced, compulsory measures?" Feng Lin was confused. What was that?
"Yes, compulsory measures!" the police officer said sternly, "We'll arrest you and lock you up for a day!"
When Feng Lin heard that she was going to be locked up, she panicked and quickly got up from the ground in shame. "Well, comrade Public Security, I'm not trying to cheat on you, but we've come all the way from home, you can't let us go back empty-handed..."
The police were amused when they heard this: "What? You found out you couldn't get the inheritance, so you just extorted money?"
Feng Lin's face showed an embarrassed expression. "Comrade Public Security, please don't say such harsh words... No matter what, my eldest sister is alone. Her family is gone. Shouldn't she give our family some compensation? How can this be considered extortion?"
The police were speechless: "Your elder sister is sick, it's not something else, what does it have to do with them? And they even paid for your elder sister's treatment."
"Then I don't care. Anyway, my eldest sister is lost to her family, so she has to compensate our family." Feng Lin insisted that she just wanted money.
Seeing this, Feng Juan said coldly, "There is no compensation. I can tell you for sure, I won't give you a penny."
"Then we won't leave!" Feng Lin said, "We'll just waste time with you!"
"If you want to waste time in the capital, then go ahead and see who can outlast the other in the end." Feng Juan didn't care.
The capital is big and it is not easy to live there.
Food, clothing, and shelter all cost money. They would be exhausted in a few days.
Feng Lin was about to say something, but her son Feng Yong pulled her aside and asked her to whisper something.
The mother and son hid aside and whispered for a long time. Finally, Feng Lin stood up and said, "Xiaojuan, we are all from the same village and have relatives. It's really not worth making such a fuss over such a small matter."
"How about this? We don't want Eldest Sister's inheritance, and you don't have to give us any compensation. We'll move her grave back to our hometown so she can rest in peace. That way, we won't need the cemetery in the capital. You can just return the money you paid for it and we'll be done with it."
Feng Juan sneered in her heart after hearing this.
I thought to myself that this mother and son were really wicked people who could even calculate the money for the grave of a dead person.
Feng Juan refused outright: "No need. Aunt Feng has lived in the capital for decades and has long considered this place her home. Before she died, she told me she wanted to be buried here so she can be closer to us in the future. So, there's no need to move the grave. I don't agree."
Feng Lin was anxious when she heard this. "Impossible. Who doesn't want to return to their roots when they get old? Besides, we weren't by her side when she passed away. How could we know if she said these words?"
Feng Juan said expressionlessly, "So what? I won't agree to relocating the graves anyway. If you have the guts, go over my shoulder and find the cemetery manager."
cemetery……
They didn't even know which cemetery Aunt Feng was buried in, so where could they find the person in charge?
Feng Lin: "That's my eldest sister. I want to move her grave back to my hometown. You have no relationship with her, so why don't you agree?"
"Besides, the cemetery was purchased with the money from my eldest sister's own passbook."
She muttered, "City people are always so fussy. Back home, when someone dies, they just find a random place to bury them. But in the city, you have to spend money on some stupid cemetery. It's a complete waste of money."
Feng Juan acted as if she couldn't hear her complaints and turned to ask the public security officer, "Comrade Public Security, is the mediation over? Can I leave now?"
The public security officer nodded and said, "Yes, the mediation is over. Just sign your name and you can leave."
Feng Juan nodded, bent down and signed where the police officer's finger was.
Feng Lin said anxiously, "I haven't agreed yet! She can't leave!"
Feng Juan ignored her. After all, even the police were on her side now. They were at their wit's end and couldn't cause any trouble.
After Feng Juan signed the document, she picked up her briefcase and left.
Feng Lin was unwilling to give in, but because the police were watching from the sidelines, her son Feng Yong also pulled her arm and advised her, "Mom, it's over. If you continue to make a fuss, it will become a joke."
Feng Lin could only glare at Feng Juan's back and let her walk out of the mediation room.
After Feng Juan left, the police placed the mediation agreement in front of them and said, "The mediation is over. Please sign it, both of you."
Feng Lin said angrily, "I can't read."
"If you can't read, just put your fingerprints down," said the police officer.
Feng Lin was unwilling to do so. She couldn't help but glance at the police and complained, "Comrade Public Security, it was us who called the police, why are you always bothering her?"
The police were somewhat speechless, and patiently said, "We, the police, are not targeting anyone, but the evidence. If you can produce evidence, the police will target you too."
Feng Lin: “…”
She has no evidence.
The police officer said, "Big sister, listen to my advice. Stop being unreasonable. You definitely won't get the money. After all, they're not at fault at all, so of course they're being stubborn. So, let's stop here. Sign the document and quickly buy a ticket back home. Beijing is not a place to stay."
He was too reluctant to even stay in a guesthouse and had to sleep in the lobby of the Public Security Bureau for a night. What could he possibly use to waste time with them?
The key point is, given the current situation, there's no point in wasting any more time.
Feng Yong sighed and took the lead in pressing his fingerprint on the mediation document. After that, he whispered to Feng Lin, "Mom, put your fingerprint on it."
"Feng Juan is different now. She's very stubborn now, and we can't control her. Let's go home. It's no use for us to keep pushing her."
"Are you leaving just like that? You don't want the money?" Feng Lin was really unwilling.
"The key is whether we can do it or not."
Feng Yong had seen through her. Feng Juan had become a very different person after becoming the wife of a high-ranking official. She didn't even take rural people like them seriously.
So there is nothing you can do even if you are unwilling.
I can't match their means, and I can't defeat them in a head-on confrontation, so I can only admit defeat.
After leaving the Public Security Bureau, Feng Lin calculated the round-trip fare and felt a pang of pain in her heart. "Son, let's not take the train when we go back. The train tickets are too expensive. We've lost more than ten yuan on this trip, which is enough to buy half a sewing machine."
Feng Yong said helplessly, "Mom, if we don't take the train, do we have to take the bus? We both get carsick, and the whole journey won't be painful enough."
Feng Lin: “…”
So even though the mother and son finally bought train tickets to go home, Feng Lin felt sorry for the money. On the way back, she kept saying that she shouldn't have listened to her daughter-in-law's instigation to ask for money, and that she had lost a lot of money on this trip.
Of course, she would not admit that she was also at fault, and naturally put all the blame on her daughter-in-law who had instigated her.
So when she returns, her daughter-in-law who urged her to go to Beijing will naturally not have a good time either.
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