Mei Yueqin sighed and said, "He probably didn't want you to worry."
Wu An took out his phone, intending to call Old Fu, but after thinking about it, he didn't make the call.
Old Fu must have his reasons for not telling him.
He said, "Sister-in-law, please call your aunt and ask her about the situation for me."
Mei Yueqin nodded and went back inside to get her phone.
Call them.
The call connected shortly after, and Mei Donghai's voice came through the receiver: "Hello, Yueqin."
The elderly couple only had one mobile phone.
It's an old-fashioned phone.
I'm getting old and can't really use a smartphone anymore, so I just leave it at home to use as a telephone.
"Dad, is Mom home?" Mei Yueqin paused and said, "I wanted to ask Grandpa Fu about the broken window last night. Do you know anything about it?"
Mei Donghai said, "I know, but now the whole village is full of rumors about the Chen family taking revenge."
"Your mother was just saying that she was worried the Chen family might retaliate against you."
Mei Yueqin: "Anything else?"
Mei Donghai countered, "What else could it be?"
Wu An asked, "Did they only break the glass? Did Lao Fu suffer any other losses?"
"Everyone says it's the Chen family's revenge, but is there any evidence or has anyone witnessed it?"
Mei Donghai said, "I don't know."
"Should I go out and ask around?"
"But I'm pretty sure it's true. Someone who would do something like this must have a deep-seated grudge."
"Old Fu has always been a peaceful person in the village, but he's having a big falling out with the Chen family now."
Wu An said, "Never mind."
"I'll just ask Lao Fu directly."
Just as I was about to hang up, I heard my wife's voice asking from the receiver, "Is everything alright at your house?"
Yue Qing said, "Mom, don't worry, everything will be fine in our family."
“A-An installed surveillance cameras at the front door of his house.”
"If any fool tries to cause trouble, we can catch them red-handed in no time."
"Good, good, good." The old woman breathed a sigh of relief and praised, "A-An's thinking is quite thorough."
Mei Yueqin smiled and said, "That's right, he's different from before."
He said several times that he wanted to come home with me to visit relatives.
"I was thinking of going back after my brother and sister-in-law were home."
"Alright, alright, it's been a long time since you've come," the old woman exclaimed. "What's the rush? Let A'an come and play anytime."
"Okay," Wu An replied.
Then he got up, walked to the side, and called Old Fu.
Not long after.
Old Fu connected.
"Are you home yet?" Wu An greeted him, getting straight to the point: "Aside from the broken window yesterday, was there any other damage?"
Old Fu, who was on the other end of the phone, was sitting on the bed eating peanuts and drinking a little wine. He smiled wryly and said, "It's already reached your ears so quickly."
"If I hadn't heard about it, you weren't planning on telling me?"
"Hmph, what's there to say?" Old Fu said, taking a sip of his drink, chuckling, and continuing, "By the time we got home, things were already like that, and we couldn't find anything."
"Let the Chen family vent their anger, and that's it."
“We still have to investigate.” Wu An paused, then said, “We can’t just let it go like this.”
Old Fu was stunned for a moment: "Huh?"
"Call the police first."
"But……"
"If we just let it go like this, it will only embolden them to take advantage of us."
"I……"
Old Fu suddenly paused in his speech.
Immediately afterward, Wu An heard a cracking sound, followed by a "bang," and hurriedly asked, "Old Fu, what happened?"
After a while, Old Fu said, "Another brick flew into the house."
"This time it was alright, apart from the window glass, nothing was broken."
He couldn't help but feel a little relieved; thankfully, he had taken all the medicinal wine that had been left outside back inside the night before.
Otherwise, the medicinal wine would definitely be ruined where the brick just fell.
Wu An said, "We must call the police."
Old Fu readily agreed this time: "Okay."
As it turned out, Wu An was right; he wanted to let it go, but some people were not willing to accept that.
Actually, he didn't intend to pursue the matter or call the police, not only because he felt he wouldn't find anything out, but also because he knew that the Chen family was definitely the ones who smashed his window.
Not only did he know, but the whole village knew.
But that didn't work!
"I'll call Officer Yu. You wait at home." Wu An paused, then said, "Don't stay home alone."
"Go find a place with lots of people."
"Many people don't go out to work on rainy days, so there must be a card game venue. Find a card game venue to stay at."
The other party dared to throw bricks repeatedly, even in broad daylight. Who knows what they might do that would be even more extreme?
"Okay, I understand," Old Fu said. "You should also be careful."
"I don't know if this will implicate you."
Actually, he wasn't flustered at all when this happened.
He's a recipient of the "Five Guarantees" (a government welfare program for the elderly, disabled, and orphans), and he's single and has no family to worry about. The other party wouldn't dare to really do anything to him, nor would they dare to push him too far.
So, let's just let the window be smashed last night and let the Chen family vent their anger.
But as it turned out, they had no intention of letting the matter rest.
This is no longer something he can resolve by suffering a loss, so he is very worried that it will implicate Wu An.
Boss Chen is very shrewd; he'll definitely be able to find out that Wu An was helping him behind the scenes.
Wu An and the Chen family already had conflicts, and this will likely escalate because of him.
Thinking about this, Old Fu felt uneasy.
Wu An said, "Don't worry about me."
Do you believe me?
"Trust me, and leave the rest to me."
Old Fu responded.
Wu An felt that the Chen family's actions were not only to vent their anger, but also to serve as a warning.
This is not a warning to Old Fu.
Instead, it was a warning to him.
Perhaps it will be his turn next time.
He didn't say anything more.
After hanging up, I called Yu Kailang again.
Yu Kailang was still furious when he heard this; it was simply outrageous.
Liu Long listened from the side, a hint of excitement in his eyes.
Hang up the phone.
Yu Kailang then said, "Master, about this matter..."
"What else is there to say? We should do what we're supposed to do while we're in these clothes." Liu Long picked up the car keys on the table and urged, "Stop dawdling, hurry up, speed is of the essence, don't you understand?"
Yu Kailang was taken aback. So this was a case, but in the end, he was also trying to help Wu An. His master must know that.
It's pouring rain outside, how come she's even more enthusiastic than him?
...
Wu An put down his phone and pondered what to do next.
Mei Yueqin finished her call and came over to ask, "Did you call the police?"
Wu An nodded.
"Is it the Chen family?"
"Old Fu means the Chen family."
Mei Yueqin snorted and said, "The Chen family really doesn't want to suffer any loss; they always have to get their revenge."
"I reckon calling the police won't do any good."
"Don't get your hopes up too high. It's nighttime and raining. Even if there are security cameras, we don't know if they'll be able to capture it."
"I reckon the Chen family only dares to pull these kinds of shady tricks."
"After a while, it will all be forgotten and nothing will happen."
Wu An remained silent.
But he didn't just let it go!
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