Seeing Su Ruyi's face turn extremely pale, everyone understood what was going on. They figured she must have gone to that dilapidated thatched hut to steal something yesterday.
Whether she succeeded or not is another matter, but she was beaten up, and no one knows who the assailant was.
Upon hearing Luo Yunhe's words, the village chief immediately nodded in agreement, ordered someone to measure Su Ruyi's feet, and then quickly led her to the dilapidated thatched hut.
During the foot measurement process, Su Ruyi tried to hide, but there were too many people around, and she had nowhere to hide.
"Village Chief!" The person in charge of measuring feet rushed back and whispered a few words in the village chief's ear.
Upon hearing this, the village chief's face grew even darker, and he coldly snorted, "Su Ruyi, since you dared to steal and took fifty taels of silver from someone else, then hand it over immediately!"
Upon hearing this, Su Ruyi nearly collapsed to the ground, terrified.
His original intention was to steal some things from before, and it would have been even better if he could steal some silver. However, he didn't steal anything and was inexplicably beaten up.
Her heart was filled with terror at that moment. "I... I didn't steal it. I'm the victim. I'm clearly the victim. Why are you framing me like this? I didn't steal it..."
"I've only just woken up, and I'm already here. If I were to steal, then search me. See if I have those 50 taels of silver on me!"
Su Ruyi screamed while glaring fiercely at the people around her.
"Stop accusing my daughter! I know her better than you do. How could she possibly steal money?"
If you ask me, I'd say that was definitely something that bitch said on purpose; she's framing her.
Who knows if she actually has 50 taels of silver? Maybe she's just saying that on purpose to scam us!
Madam Su quickly shielded her daughter behind her and spoke fiercely to those around her.
“Village chief, why don’t we just report this to the authorities? After all, this is 50 taels of silver, not just five coins. This is all I have left. If we lose it, how will we survive?”
"Why don't we just report it to the authorities and let them investigate? If the authorities ultimately determine that they didn't steal the money, then I'll just accept my fate!" Luo Yunhe said pitifully.
When the surrounding villagers heard that the matter was going to be reported to the authorities, their faces turned grim, and they all glared at Su Chenshi and her daughter with hostility.
"Report it! You must report it!" Su Jingxing didn't want his family to be tarnished by his younger sister's actions, so he spoke up directly. After all, his reputation was the most important thing in his carpentry business, and this matter had to be investigated thoroughly. Otherwise, even if he continued to run the business, it might not go well in the future.
"No way! Why did your family steal someone's money and then immediately return it, instead of dawdling here about reporting it to the authorities? You're trying to ruin our whole village!"
"That's right! Putting aside whether we can declare it through customs or resolve the issue, outsiders will think something terrible must have happened in our village. If they find out that so much money has been stolen from our village, what will they think of us? They might even think we're full of thieves. How will our children ever get married?"
"Yes, my child is still young, but he can't bear such a stigma. We absolutely cannot report him to the authorities!"
"Yes, yes, we can't let Moonlit Village's reputation be ruined like this!"
"But I really didn't steal his money. I was beaten up and I fainted there. I haven't been home since. You can search me if you don't believe me..." Su Ruyi was furious.
Do you not know whether you stole it or not? They're trying to frame me, but I absolutely cannot admit it.
"Village chief, what do you think about this..."
"We really can't report the village chief. How about this, let's just do what he said and search him directly. What if we actually find something on him?"
Upon hearing this, Luo Yunhe's eyes darted around. Although he didn't know if the Su family would carry a large amount of silver, the village chief knew that he also had a lot of loose silver on him.
Moreover, he said he lost 50 taels of silver, but he didn't specify whether it was 50 taels of loose silver or an integer of 50 taels.
Regardless of whether the Su family actually brought that much silver, let's drag them all into a search. What if we're lucky and they really do have 50 taels of silver on them?
Having figured this out, Luo Yunhe stood up when everyone was strongly against reporting to the authorities: "Everyone, the silver has been missing for so long, it might not even be on him anymore. If we're going to search people, then let's search everyone from the Su family who are here!"
After all, the village chief knew exactly what kind of silver I had.
"What if Su Ruyi was the one who stole the money, and then transferred it to someone else? That's anyone's guess!"
"Luo Yunhe, you little bitch, you're talking nonsense! I didn't steal your money! Don't try to frame me! If you dare to spout nonsense here, believe me, I'll beat you up one day!"
"Oh dear, everyone heard that! He admitted it! If I ever get into trouble in the future, I hope you can all help me. If she really beats me to death one day, please report it to the authorities for me..."
"Village chief, if you disagree with my proposal, then we'll have no choice but to report this to the authorities!"
The villagers in the small village are very simple and honest. No one wants such a big thing to happen in the village and cause damage to their reputation. They also value their reputation very much.
"search!"
"Yes, yes, we'll take care of the women's weight loss, and the men are yours to handle!"
The villagers have already started to form teams on their own, with women standing together and men standing together. They are eager to try it out, and as long as the village chief gives the order, they will not hesitate to step forward and search the bodies.
Madam Su tightly protected Su Ruyi, and kept backing away herself, watching the villagers warily.
"Search!" The village chief couldn't stand it anymore. As the head of the village, he had to be fair and impartial, especially in front of so many people.
Upon hearing the village chief's words, the villagers swarmed towards the Su family.
Although Su Shan sat silently in the corner, his face was already very long. He felt a sense of humiliation at being searched, but he didn't say anything and could only obediently let them grope him.
Su Jingxing's expression was also very unpleasant. Seeing these people groping him, he was also getting angry.
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