Zhou Yunwan's suitcase was open on the ground, the things inside were in a mess, and the folded clothes were scattered in a heap, as if someone had deliberately messed it up.
Zhou Yunwan stood beside her with a serious expression, while Shen Yanli put his arm around her shoulders, seemingly comforting her softly.
Anyone who sees this will first think that something was thief!
Gao Menglan was surprised for two seconds, then she gloated, but soon realized something and spoke up: "I didn't do this! I didn't go through your box."
If there really was a thief and something was stolen, Zhou Yunwan would definitely suspect her first. After all, their relationship was not good, and now they lived together, so she was the most suspicious.
Zhou Yunwan glanced at her and said nothing. Her expression didn't reveal what she was thinking.
Gao Menglan pursed her lips and was about to continue speaking when she suddenly fell silent. She rushed to her box and rummaged through it. Only after she was sure that nothing valuable was missing did she breathe a sigh of relief.
Gao Menglan covered her chest and secretly rejoiced: "Fortunately, I didn't lose anything."
The second daughter-in-law of the Liu family, who followed closely, stood on tiptoe and took a look inside. She frowned when she saw the mess in the box. She had clearly put everything back to its original place after use and had not messed up the box at all. How could it become like this?
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When Liu Lao's wife saw the situation in the house, her face changed and she asked hesitantly, "Comrade Zhou, what happened?"
Zhou Yunwan looked at the people at the door and frowned, "As soon as I opened the box, I found that the things had been turned over."
She spoke tactfully, but everyone could tell that she had probably encountered a thief.
The leader, Old Man Liu, immediately looked gloomy.
What happened before has already damaged the reputation of the Liu family. If news of a thief comes out now, how will others view the Liu family?
Nothing happened in other families, but the two female comrades living in their house had accidents one after another. How could he explain this to the village chief? How should I explain this to the crew?
Shooting a movie in their village is a harmless thing in itself, but if it continues like this, the reputation of the entire village will probably be ruined by their Liu family.
Old Man Liu quickly asked, "Comrade Zhou, what did you lose?"
I hope nothing valuable was lost, otherwise this matter might become a big deal.
Zhou Yunwan was silent for two seconds. She did not answer his question directly, but changed the subject and asked, "I wonder if any suspicious people have entered or left this room since I left yesterday at noon?"
The village was very dark at night, and candles were commonly used for lighting. Zhou Yunwan and Gao Menglan usually went to bed after washing up. But since she was not there yesterday, it was even less likely that Gao Menglan would go out for a wandering. She stayed in the house the whole time until dawn.
Old Man Liu knew from listening to her that she probably didn't suspect her family. He thought for a while before speaking, "Except for the time in the afternoon when no one was home, there were people at home at noon and at night. And I was at home guarding it. It's unlikely that someone would come in and out without my knowledge."
The Liu family's house is located next to the main road and has only one entrance and exit. Old man Liu usually does carpentry work in the main room, and anyone coming in and out cannot escape his eyes.
But in order to prevent omissions, he added: "Second brother, go ask the old lady next door now. She usually likes to cool off under the shade of the trees in the afternoon. Maybe she saw it."
Not long after, the second son of the Liu family came back, but he shook his head, indicating that no one had been there.
As soon as these words were spoken, the atmosphere fell into a stalemate.
At this moment, someone broke the deadlock: "Since no one has come to our house, I'm afraid you made a mistake, right?"
Everyone looked at the second daughter-in-law of the Liu family at the back of the crowd. The latter felt uncomfortable with everyone's gaze. She moved her eyes around and continued, "We haven't had a thief in Chenjiagou for many years. How could it be such a coincidence that you ran into him? I think it's probably a misunderstanding."
Hearing this, Gao Menglan at the side also spoke up: "That's right, if there really was a thief, how come he didn't steal from me when we live in the same room? I think you made a mistake and wasted everyone's time. We didn't even get to eat. If you continue, it will delay the filming."
Zhou Yunwan was not annoyed, but curled her lips slightly and said indifferently: "A thief commits a crime, do you think he would let you see it?"
"Today they are looking through my boxes, tomorrow it may be yours, and the day after tomorrow it may be someone else's in the crew."
"You may not take it seriously, but I won't let it go. I will definitely report this matter to the village chief and ask him to pay more attention to it, so that others will not suffer from it."
This was Zhou Yunwan’s purpose, to make a big deal out of it and let everyone else know about it.
On the one hand, it can warn the thief not to commit crimes again, and on the other hand, it can also observe the reactions of the crowd, and perhaps use this to catch the thief.
So what if you make a fuss about nothing? In this unfamiliar place, she has to do her best to use all means to protect herself, otherwise when the situation becomes more and more serious, she will be the only one who suffers.
When Zhou Yunwan said this, her usual gentle tone changed and became a little sharper. Anyone with a discerning eye could see that she was not going to let the matter rest peacefully.
Gao Menglan, who originally didn't take it seriously, became silent after what she said and stopped saying things like it was a waste of time. People will only take things seriously when it involves their own interests. Indeed, what if? What if the thief's next target is her?
Zhou Yunwan closed the box, then glanced at Shen Yanli, who immediately understood: “Let’s go buy a lock later and lock the box to avoid further trouble.”
After that, Shen Yanli was going to go to the village chief’s house with Zhou Yunwan, and go to the supply and marketing cooperative to buy a lock.
Gao Menglan hurriedly said, "Can you buy me a lock? I'll give you the money when you come back later."
Since it was something that was convenient for her, Zhou Yunwan didn't refuse.
But before they could leave the Liu family's yard, Old Man Liu chased them out, his wrinkled face full of embarrassment. He hesitated for a moment before speaking: "Comrade Zhou, can you please not report this to the village?"
Zhou Yunwan glanced at Shen Yanli beside her, and then looked at the old man Liu in front of her: "Why?"
Old man Liu couldn't hold back his face, so he sighed and whispered, "I'm afraid the villagers will talk about our family again."
With just one sentence, Zhou Yunwan roughly understood the reason. Every family has its own problems. Given the situation of the third child of the Liu family, the whole family must have suffered a lot of strange looks. And with the recent incident with Gao Menglan, it is estimated that many people also said unpleasant things about her.
Her brows immediately furrowed, and after hesitating for a long time, she finally chose to refuse: "Other matters can be discussed, but this one is not. After all, it involves my property and personal safety, and I cannot give in."
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