Chapter 20: The thief is found]
Ye Qingyue explained the whole story in a few words.
It involved feudal superstition and beating people.
Seeing the miserable look on Ye Xianghong's face, the police did not try to smooth things over and directly handcuffed Grandma Li.
During this period, Grandma Li had to stay in the police station to receive ideological education.
Grandma Li did not even have the courage to resist. She trembled in handcuffs like a quail.
The captain said, "Qingyue girl, why don't you send your mother to the county hospital?"
"I... don't want to go to the hospital..."
Without waiting for Ye Qingyue to answer, Ye Xianghong slowly opened her eyes and said in a hoarse voice, "I can't... spend money indiscriminately." She had
just woken up and her throat was dry.
The onlookers felt a little sad when they heard it.
It's like this, and she still wants to save money.
Yes, her husband's pension was stolen by that damn thief.
A family of three, including a sickly child, how could they survive without spending more than 40 yuan?
The police also heard from the captain that the family was having a hard time, so they stepped forward and said, "Comrade, don't worry, we will definitely catch the thief!"
When Granny Li heard this, she shuddered and looked panicked.
Wang Shengying, who was standing by, saw her expression and found it strange, so she secretly stared at her.
"I have some medicinal wine at home, I'll give you some."
The captain also said, "If you really feel uncomfortable, don't force yourself, go to the hospital, you can still earn money, but if something happens to your body, you can't make it up."
Ye Xianghong nodded, "Captain, thank you."
The captain waved his hand, "We are all from the same village, we should help each other."
He went into the house to get the medicinal wine. The police also asked Ye Qingyue about the thief last night, "Did you see what the thief looked like? What was he wearing?"
Ye Qingyue said, "He was wearing a dark blue short-sleeved shirt and gray pants. He looked..."
She deliberately paused for a few seconds and secretly glanced at Granny Li's face, full of guilt.
Then she slowly said, "I didn't see it clearly."
Granny Li breathed a sigh of relief.
"But..."
With a turn, Granny Li's heart was lifted again.
"When he fell last night, he seemed to have hit his mouth and bled. I even took the captain and the others to see the bloodstains."
Granny Li's expression changed drastically when Ye Qingyue said this.
She was guilty of being a thief last night, so she dared to come out to inquire about the situation in the morning. She happened to meet Ye Xianghong, and she couldn't help but stepped forward to stop her and cursed her to vent her anger.
But she didn't expect that she would be handcuffed by the police just for cursing someone.
After listening to Ye Qingyue's description of the thief, she found out that he was the opposite of her son.
Granny Li was a little anxious, and she wanted to run back right now to tell her old man and go to the county to hide her son.
But the police were watching closely, and Granny Li didn't dare to move at all.
The police asked a few more questions and wrote them down responsibly. "We have roughly understood the situation. If there is any new progress, we will inform you."
These days, neighbors move around very frequently. If someone's family member gets a cut on the mouth, such an obvious injury will definitely not be kept secret.
The result will surely be found out soon.
"Thank you, police comrade. If I think of any new clues, I will also contact you." Ye Qingyue said gratefully.
Then, the police took the uneasy Grandma Li away.
The captain came out with the medicinal wine, which was taken away by Wang Shengying and handed to Ye Qingyue on his own initiative.
"It is inconvenient for you to move. Let me help you carry your things."
Wang Shengying carried the lunch box and walked to the end of the village with Ye Qingyue and the others.
Ye Qingyue sensed that Wang Shengying had something to say, so after delivering the meal to the villagers who were repairing the house, she exchanged glances with her and went to talk under the shade of the tree.
"Sister Shengying, do you have anything to tell me?" Ye Qingyue got straight to the point.
Wang Shengying said, "I saw your second uncle and second aunt last night. Your second aunt supported your second uncle and said that he had caught a cold after drinking and being exposed to the night wind, and that she wanted to send him to the county hospital."
Ye Qingyue's heart moved. This was a witness.
Then things would be much simpler.
She immediately changed her original plan and showed concern: "Is my second uncle sick? Is he okay?"
Wang Shengying: "..." Are you stupid? You
were almost forced to death by your second aunt last night, and you still have time to care about your second uncle?
Two families cannot sleep in the same quilt. If
your second aunt dares to torture you, your second uncle must not be a good person either.
Wang Shengying's image of Ye Qingyue as a "fox spirit" was completely shattered, and she became a naive person.
"Listen to me first."
Wang Shengying said, "There is a clinic in our village. Although it can't treat serious diseases, cold medicine can still be bought. I saw that your second uncle walked with a limp. Even in this condition, he still went to the county hospital instead of buying medicine directly at the village clinic. Isn't this strange?"
After a pause, Wang Shengying added, "And your second uncle also wore a mask."
These days, except for the rich city dwellers, who wears a mask when they have a cold?
Since she had hinted at it, Ye Qingyue certainly would not continue to play dumb. She covered her mouth in shock and said, "Sister Shengying, what do you mean..."
Wang Shengying saw that she finally understood and nodded with satisfaction, "I was just a little suspicious at first, but when you mentioned the thief in front of the police today, your grandmother's face kept changing. I knew there was something wrong!"
The suspicion in her heart turned into certainty.
"Shengying, what did you say to Qingyue?"
At this time, Qian Yun came over.
"How, how is this possible..."
As soon as she came, she saw Ye Qingyue covering her mouth, tears welling up in the corners of her eyes, and her legs softened and she fell to the ground.
"Qingyue!"
"Comrade Ye Qingyue!"
Qian Yun and her daughter were shocked and hurried to help Ye Qingyue.
Ye Qingyue sobbed and said, "My father just left, my cousin stole my girlfriend, my second aunt ruined my reputation, my cousin wanted to beat me to death, my grandfather cut my hand with a shovel, my grandmother hurt my mother, and now even my second uncle... came to steal my father's pension!"
Qian Yun heard this and her eyes widened. The thief last night was Ye Zhenghua? !
She asked the daughter what happened.
Wang Shengying immediately told her what happened.
Qian Yun was stunned after listening.
What kind of people are this family!
Will they not stop until they squeeze Ye Qingyue's family to death?
"How abominable!"
Qian Yun said angrily, "Shengying, you stay here, I'll go find your father."
If this matter is not dealt with seriously, the whole Xiangyang Village will be discredited.
Meanwhile, at Old Man Ye's house.
Seeing that his wife, who had gone out to inquire about the news, had not returned for a long time, Old Man Ye felt a little uneasy and paced back and forth in the house.
"When I need someone, there is no one to see!"
Old Man Ye sighed heavily. His
wife disappeared when she went out, his son and daughter-in-law were in the hospital and could not come back, his grandson worked in the county, and his granddaughter got married last night and lived in a house on the other side of the river, which was a little far away, and she probably didn't know what happened at home.
Old Man Ye didn't want to make things difficult for her, lest the rich son-in-law have a bad impression of his family.
This is the first college student in their village, and the Ye family is counting on him to become successful in the future.
Old man Ye stayed at home feeling unsure, so he went out to find out the news himself.
But as soon as he stepped out of the door, he saw Qian Yun running past and shouting to the other side of the road: "Old Wang! I found the thief from last night!"
Old man Ye twisted his foot when he landed, and his ankle was in great pain. What
did she say? !