Originally, for the victims, returning the stolen goods should be a happy thing.
But according to Gan Xingfan, the head of the Song family, Song Qianshi, transferred his money. The government searched the Song mansion from top to bottom but did not find much silver, so they had to sell the mansion at a discount.
"Everyone, the Song Mansion has been confiscated by the government, and the money it was exchanged for will serve as compensation. The head of the Pang family, out of kindness, decided to buy the Song Mansion as a donation to compensate the townspeople for their losses."
"Okay, townspeople who are not involved in this can leave first."
The previous victims all stayed at the scene, hoping that their belongings would be returned to them.
However, many townspeople who had not been robbed also stayed where they were, hoping to pretend to be victims and gain benefits.
There's nothing to lose anyway, so I might as well give it a try. Maybe I can get some bargains.
There are many townspeople who have this idea, and the government cannot prove that he has not been robbed anyway.
"Since the stolen goods were all exchanged for money, there is no relevant evidence to prove who was stolen, so this donation will only be paid to the townspeople who reported the case."
"Of course, if there is evidence to prove that it was indeed stolen by the Song family, I will allow you to file a report."
"But there must be evidence, otherwise there will be a fine in this case!"
"As for the value of the losses, which is difficult to determine, we'll leave it to the townspeople to negotiate among themselves. If they can't agree, we'll divide it according to the reported proportions!"
Gan Xingfan's words undoubtedly poured cold water on those townspeople who wanted to take advantage. They never expected that the mayor would be so disregardful of the interests of the people!
"Sir, how can you handle this so arbitrarily?"
"That's right! I haven't had time to report it yet!"
"You will undoubtedly chill the hearts of the townspeople!"
Of course, those who said these things included townspeople who did not report the crime, but more of them were those who were not robbed and wanted to take advantage of the situation.
In response, another wave of townspeople quickly supported Gan Xingfan.
In fact, there is only so much money. If other people get involved, the interests of those who reported the case will inevitably be harmed!
The cake is so small that even after it is cut, it may not be enough to feed the victims. Why should they give a piece to others?
"You guys haven't had anything stolen from you, so why are you still staying here?" One of the victims took the lead and challenged a mortal enemy.
"How do you know nothing was stolen from me?" the enemy immediately asked.
"Then why didn't you report it?"
"I...why do you care so much? There were a lot of people there that day."
"Haha, I guess they're trying to take advantage of the situation and defraud charity funds!"
"you……"
Many people followed this rhythm and started arguing, which was exactly the effect Lin Tongxi wanted.
In this day and age without cameras, who knows whose things have been stolen and who has not?
Of course, the authorities could have used torture to extract confessions, but the thieves were a group of children, which was too cruel. Lin Tongxi didn't want to do such a thing.
Most of the townspeople who stayed on the scene without reporting the crime were taking advantage, and there was no need to spend so much money to prove that they had not been robbed.
The best way to deal with this is to create a confrontation between victims and non-victims, which will reduce the pressure on the government.
This is also the reason why Gan Xingfan asked the other townspeople to leave first. If too many people are present, once they are incited, the power of the non-victims may overwhelm the government!
The current situation is still good. The townspeople who want to take advantage of the victim are obviously unable to persuade him.
After all, they are quite insecure. They just want to take advantage of others. Not only do they have no evidence, they may also be fined by the government.
"Alright! If you have evidence to prove that the Song family stole it, come up. If you don't have evidence, I will not only fine you, but also give you twenty lashes of the board! Is it a normal person who doesn't report the theft in time?" Gan Xingfan acted like a mayor and intimidated all the townspeople present.
Seeing this, those who wanted to take advantage of the situation quickly left in shame, leaving only those who had reported the case to be distributed.
This way, things will be easier.
Then, Lin Tongxi distributed a list of all the reports from those who reported the cases, causing the reporters to question each other's rationality and pushing the difficult parts to the townspeople to deal with.
After all, there is a lack of evidence, and it would be too troublesome for the government to question it. It would be better to leave it to those who have close interests in the charity funds to question.
After countless arguments, the issue of compensation for the townspeople was finally discussed and a relatively peaceful solution was reached.
On the other hand, the site selection for Anjifang was also quickly resolved.
Mrs. Du Wuchen, who was burned to death earlier, made some preparations and finally decided to go back to her mother's home. Before leaving, she happened to be selling the Du Mansion and Wucaotang.
While discussing with Gan Xingfan, Lin Tongxi noticed this place, discussed with Mrs. Du, and bought the two places.
One was purchased with private money, and the other was purchased with government funds.
Because of the incident of Du Wuchen being burned to death, wealthy people stayed away from the Du family's property, thinking that it had bad feng shui.
Of course, as far as the Feng Shui master is concerned, there is actually no problem.
But something like this will scare others to some extent.
But no matter what, Mrs. Du was eager to make a move, and even though Lin Tongxi lowered the price a lot, she still decided to agree to the deal.
Mrs. Du was about to finish packing and was thinking about her next step when she saw a masked man who she was very familiar with.
"Madam, have you contacted Chutian County?" The man took off his mask and it was Du Wuchen, who was supposed to have died in the fire.
Mrs. Du nodded and gave a satisfactory answer: "Yes, there was news from above that the person in charge there had an accident, and they asked you to take charge."
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