When Lin Chunying saw that she wouldn't admit it, she immediately looked at Qiao Qiqi, on the verge of tears.
It was one thing for this mother-in-law and daughter-in-law to steal things from his house before, but this time the money was their daughter's dowry! If they don't get it back, how will she compensate them?
Thinking of this, Lin Chunying's voice immediately became tearful, "Sister-in-law, please, that money really was Qiqi's betrothal money! Please give it back to us!"
But Zhao Yuxiang wasn't buying it. Since the money was already in her pocket, she was absolutely not going to take it out!
"I'll say it one last time, all the money I have is mine. If you keep making trouble, don't blame me for being impolite!"
With that, Zhao Yuxiang turned to leave.
Qiao Qiqi naturally wouldn't let her leave. Seeing that the two were stubborn, she directly said to Lin Chunying, "Mother, since they won't admit it, then let's report it to the police! Let the police thoroughly investigate which bastard stole my money, and also those things that were stolen from our house before, investigate them all thoroughly!"
A flicker of panic flashed across Zhao Yumei's eyes. Although she wanted to take advantage of the situation, if something were to be discovered... that would be terrible!
Just as she was thinking this, Lu Xiufen suddenly shouted defiantly, "Go ahead and report it! Who's afraid of who? We said we didn't take it, and we didn't take it. Even if the police come, we still won't take it!"
Zhao Yuxiang looked at Lu Xiufen and saw that she was very calm. She knew that her mother-in-law was the most cunning, and she must be very confident to say such a thing.
She immediately stopped being afraid and shouted back, "Yeah, who's afraid of who?!"
And so, the four of them went directly to the commune brigade.
The captain of the Qingyang Brigade is named Su Shangjin. He is in his forties and works in the brigade.
When Su Shangjin saw the group enter, he immediately noticed Lin Chunying's red eyes and quickly asked, "Sister-in-law, what's wrong? Did something happen at home?"
Lin Chunying's lips moved as if she wanted to explain the situation, but tears involuntarily streamed down her face.
Qiao Qiqi was about to explain when Zhao Yuxiang interrupted her.
"Captain, we've come to ask you to help us contact the town's police station and get two officers to come down. The mother and daughter have accused my mother-in-law and me of stealing money from their family. We want the police to uphold justice and clear our names."
Su Shangjin was taken aback.
Although I haven't figured out the whole story yet, I've already guessed the outcome.
His sharp gaze swept over Zhao Yuxiang and Lu Xiufen, then turned to Lin Chunying: "Sister-in-law, can you tell me in detail how you lost your money?"
Lin Chunying was so anxious that she couldn't speak.
Qiao Qiqi patted her hand reassuringly and answered for her: "My mother put my betrothal money in the cabinet in the house just now. It was only about ten minutes. When she went back in to look for it, she couldn't find it. Then she saw Lü Xiufen suddenly run out of the house. We chased after her and saw her meet Zhao Yuxiang on the way. I saw her stuff the money into Zhao Yuxiang's hand, but Zhao Yuxiang denied it."
After hearing what had happened, Su Shangjin's face darkened immediately.
The things Lu Xiufen had done in the past that made people gossip about her had spread far and wide. As a comrade who worked with Qiao Weiguo, he was naturally aware of his family's affairs.
He had encountered Lu Xiufen frequently bringing gifts to her eldest son's house several times in the village and had reminded Qiao Weiguo twice, but Qiao Weiguo always seemed indifferent, so he didn't say anything more.
Upon hearing that Lu Xiufen dared to steal even her granddaughter's betrothal gifts, and a huge sum of over 110 yuan at that, Su Shangjin immediately said with a serious expression, "Grandma, don't say I didn't warn you. It's easy for the police to come over today, but if it's found out that you two really took the betrothal money, you and your mother-in-law will both go to jail! So I advise you to take the money out quickly. As long as the police don't come, this matter is easy to resolve, but if the police do come, then things will be beyond my control."
Su Shangjin said this entirely out of respect for Qiao Weiguo, hoping that the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law could see the error of their ways and avoid irreparable consequences.
But Lu Xiufen stubbornly refused to admit her mistake, insisting, "I didn't steal any money, don't make false accusations!"
As he spoke, he turned his empty pockets inside out again to prove his innocence.
Qiao Qiqi looked at him coldly and said directly to Su Shangjin, "The money is with Zhao Yuxiang."
Su Shangjin immediately looked at Zhao Yuxiang.
Zhao Yuxiang was initially quite apprehensive, somewhat intimidated by Su Shangjin's earlier words, but when she met Lu Xiufen's gaze, she immediately felt more confident.
"She said she saw my mother-in-law give me money, and I even said the money was my own! She must have seen that I had money on me, so she wanted to swindle me out of my money. Let me tell you! No way!"
Seeing that both sides had conflicting accounts, Su Shangjin directly asked Zhao Yuxiang, "You say all the money on you is yours, then tell me, how much money do you have in total?"
How would Zhao Yuxiang know if she hadn't checked? But thinking that Qiao Qiqi's betrothal gift was one hundred yuan, plus what she had on her, she said, "I have more than one hundred and twenty yuan on me."
Su Shangjin then asked Qiao Qiqi, "How much was your betrothal gift in total?"
Qiao Qiqi: "One hundred and thirteen yuan and seventy-six cents." After saying that, she immediately added: "Since Auntie said there is more than one hundred and twenty yuan, then let's take it out and let the brigade leader check it."
Su Shangjin also had the same plan.
But Zhao Yuxiang hesitated. It was easy to give the money away, but what if she couldn't get it back?
When her gaze met Su Shangjin's, and considering his high prestige in the village and his fair character, she hesitated before taking out the banknotes.
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