Perhaps he committed other crimes that haven't been discovered, but these lives were real, and in any case, he is not innocent.
What he didn't say was that they actually preferred the second option, and his own attitude was one aspect of that.
On the other hand, someone found a person unconscious on the mountain, and at the same time, a second person was found in a cave nearby. The two people's testimonies were surprisingly consistent: they were ambushed while they were secretly digging for treasure.
Before she could even vent her anger, he looked at her like that, and she immediately forced a dry laugh, looked away, and suddenly felt a little guilty.
Did he figure out that he had taken everything?
Cheng Chao certainly didn't possess such supernatural powers; he definitely couldn't see through this fantastical event.
However, based on his understanding of Jian Dan, he knew she must have done something, otherwise she wouldn't have that expression.
"So, what happened to those educated youth?"
Such a thing could not be a secret in a village. The villagers all saw it with their own eyes, and to put it bluntly, no one is innocent.
At a time when even holding hands could lead to public criticism, it's not hard to imagine the humiliation they would face if they continued living in that village.
Cheng Chao had been accompanying the police recently and had witnessed the embarrassing situation firsthand. Several female educated youths stood pale-faced on one side, while the villagers on the other side pointed and whispered without any restraint, their eyes filled with contempt and disdain. Even as outsiders, they felt uneasy.
"I originally thought those villagers were unaware of the situation, but after investigating, I found out that Old Li is good at winning people's hearts. Small favors he usually gives are enough to make them devoted to him."
Now, people almost treat the police and us like enemies. You wouldn't believe it, those villagers kept watching us until we walked a long way away, as if they were afraid we would take their things away.
"What a pity! I wonder which hero it was. They robbed us so cleanly, saving us a lot of trouble. If they really were robbing the rich to help the poor, and the money went to ordinary people, that would be wonderful."
Upon hearing this, Jian Dan also sneered, even feeling fortunate that he had taken those things away earlier. Otherwise, given the villagers' protectiveness, it seemed that the investigators would not have fared well against these local bullies.
"Of course! In their eyes, you're just an eyesore, preventing them from getting so many good things. You're blocking them from making money."
“Yes,” Cheng Chao said with a self-deprecating laugh.
"We thought we were going to rescue them, but in their eyes, we were the bad guys who ruined their lives. I guess from beginning to end, only those few female educated youths will remember our kindness."
Oh, not really. Two of the female educated youth married local villagers, and they deliberately misled us, trying to lead us to a trap in the back mountains. If we hadn't reacted quickly, we would have fallen for their trick.
"They still want to target you?"
Cheng Chao paused for a moment, then shook his head.
"Later we also checked the trap. It wasn't very lethal, but it was quite troublesome. If we had really been lured in, it would have definitely wasted a lot of time."
Simple was so angry she laughed.
"With your saintly... bodhisattva-like hearts, you're thinking of saving people from dire straits, but they're thinking of dragging you in instead."
"Yes, after we came back, Secretary Lin of the commune said that this bandit den was rotten to the core."
It wasn't really appropriate for someone in his position to say that, but since there were no outsiders around, he could just make a few complaints and then move on.
After a while, Jian Dan couldn't help but ask a question.
"Brother, in situations like this, if they really confiscate things, what do you guys do?"
Cheng Chao's eyelids twitched. Something? So, it was here.
On the surface, he showed no surprise, as if he hadn't grasped the subtle implication.
"If it's our unit's mission, then naturally we should find the victims and return the money to them. If we really can't find them, we should confiscate the money and find an opportunity to use it on the people."
However, this is not under our jurisdiction; it belongs to the police. We are just assisting them.
However, it seems that Secretary Lin previously said that it needed to be reported to higher authorities, possibly to the county or provincial finance department. After all, this bandit den has long been officially listed, unlike some minor cases that they can handle themselves.
Even though it's known that these families are wealthy, the higher-ups are still unwilling to let them go, and now everyone is poor.
Moreover, this is a government department after all, unlike those low-level soldiers who can raid homes or vandalize property at will. Even if they had such intentions, they would have to find a respectable excuse on the surface.
People have pride too!
The separation of military and political affairs is simple and clear.
But those in the finance department have also become somewhat shameless.
During special times, chaos is inevitable everywhere, which she could understand. However, she was even more glad that she acted early and didn't leave those things to others.
She was unwilling to accept either being divided up by the villagers or being handed over to the government.
Since you're taking something from someone else, don't be afraid of them taking it from you.
Thinking about it that way made me feel a bit better, and I was even in the mood to joke around again.
"Brother, if that's the case, then the person who took the things did a good deed?"
Cheng Chao felt a jolt of fear, and hesitated before uttering his words.
"It depends on how you look at it; you can't simply say it's a good thing or a bad thing."
From a case-handling perspective, we naturally hope for complete evidence. Even if it's a criminal, even if we are law enforcers, we hope to judge every person who has made a mistake according to the law.
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