Huang Hupo checked all the doors and windows in the house, making sure they were all fastened, then pulled out the fire stick from the stove and held it in his hand.
Jiang Yun held her handbag tightly. The letter of introduction and work notebook were in the bag and she had to carry them with her.
Huang Hupo went out and asked the people who were still watching the excitement outside, "Where's the beggar? Where did he run to? Did you see him?"
Those people all tucked their hands into their sleeves, either not reacting woodenly or shaking their heads.
An auntie asked, "Sister, are you still going to settle accounts with others?"
Huang Hupo said, "My boss is at home, and he dared to steal things. I must catch him. If I can't catch him, I will report him to the village chief!"
The aunt snorted, "Oh, you don't come back so often. Are you trying to show off in front of your boss? This rascal has pried open your window more than once, and you've never been this angry before."
Huang Hupo was too angry to bother paying attention to the man. She turned around and supported Jiang Jun's arm: "Deputy Team Leader Jiang, be careful, don't slip."
Jiang Yun silently used the flashlight to illuminate the way.
When they arrived at the village chief's house, they heard someone making a noise inside.
Huang Hupo listened carefully and said, "Deputy Team Leader Jiang, the leper has been caught and brought to the village chief!"
The people gathered at the village chief's door saw the flashlight and the faintly discernible firestick in the darkness and shouted, "Here comes the leper!"
The crowd made way.
After Jiang Jun and Huang Hupo left, Mayor Zhou took out a bottle of wine and said he wanted to toast the leaders, but Qin Xiao refused.
After they finished their meal, they had just cleared the table and the water for tea had not yet boiled. Before they had time to talk about work, a few people came over with their scabby arms twisted to complain.
When Qin Xiao heard this, he immediately asked Xiao Fang to go to Huang Hupo's house to check the situation.
Mayor Zhou was terrified. These scoundrels didn't even consider the time or who was coming. They couldn't help but grope when they saw a woman. Isn't this just adding to the chaos? This is just sabotaging the situation: "Village Chief Pi! The security in the village is already so bad? And there are still petty thefts! Where are the militia?"
Village Chief Pi smiled apologetically and said, "Well, the militia is responsible for catching spies and bad guys. The public security in our village has always been good. We have never lost a grain of rice or a needle!"
The young man with the leprous skin twisted his voice and said, "The leprous skin just pried open the window of Sister Huang's bedroom. Sister Huang and her friends found him and he ran away after they started shouting."
Mayor Zhou felt his scalp tingle when he saw the stern expression on Qin Xiao's face. "Village Chief Pi, this scoundrel Pi is too lawless! I'll have the militia lock him up immediately and interrogate him overnight to make him confess the truth!"
Village Chief Pi tried to smooth things over: "Well, Laizi has never seen city people before, so he just wants to see their clothes. Everyone in the village knows that Laizi always envies people's leather boots and polished hair when he sees them in the movies, right?"
The leper also begged for mercy: "Ouch, please be gentle, my arm hurts!"
Just at this moment Huang Hupo and Jiang Jun came in.
Qin Xiao stepped forward: "Deputy Team Leader Jiang, are you okay?"
Jiang Jun shook his head. "He was holding a wooden stick and trying to pick at my coat. My handbag was right under it, and it was full of important information!"
Perhaps due to her preconceived notions, Jiang Yun always thought that Pi Laizi was being instructed by someone to stop her from conducting a deeper investigation.
Regardless of whether the things were stolen or not, at least she was frightened. Whether she stayed to continue the investigation or not would affect the mood of the investigator.
Jiang Yun believed that this was a serious interference and there was a crime called obstructing public service.
Qin Xiao's expression was unusually serious. "Town Mayor Zhou, Village Chief Pi, I think he's deliberately causing trouble and sabotaging things! The information Deputy Team Leader Jiang brought is very important. If Pi Laizi really succeeds and passes it on to spies or something, then I think we should send two people back to town to call the police."
When Pi Laizi heard this, he was terrified: "Village Chief, Fourth Uncle, I'm not a spy. I haven't done anything bad. Please let me go! Please let them release me!"
Village Chief Pi was frightened by what Qin Xiao and Mayor Zhou said, but he still put on a smile to smooth things over: "Director Qin, Mayor Zhou, Laizi is an orphan. He has no parents and no one to teach him since he was a child. But I can guarantee that he is definitely not a bad person, and he doesn't know any spies. He definitely didn't go there to steal anything. He never steals other people's things. At most, he just touches them with his hands..."
When these words came out, Qin Xiao was shocked!
This behavior is more disgusting than murder and arson!
Qin Xiao turned his face away in disgust, resisting the urge to kick Pi Laizi. He gritted his teeth and said to Mayor Zhou, "Send someone to call the police right now!"
The leper was so frightened that he trembled and cried out with a sad face, "I really didn't steal anything! The window was opened, and my stick wasn't long enough to reach the clothes. They started shouting, and I ran away."
Huang Hupo asked, "Deputy Team Leader Jiang, did the beggar touch your things?"
Jiang Jun didn't understand what these people were talking about. When he heard Huang Hupo's question, he said, "When I saw him, he had just pried open the window."
Qin Xiao said, "Whether they stole something or not, the nature of this is equally evil! They must be brought to justice! Severely!"
The people outside the door heard a whisper of discussion:
"Yes, they should be paraded through the streets!"
"Hang a sign around your neck and throw rocks at him!"
"Now I can spit in his face!"
Pi Laizi's legs went limp and he knelt on the ground: "Fourth Uncle, please, please say something nice to them. I really didn't go there to steal anything. I just wanted to eavesdrop on the wall and scare them after they fell asleep..."
Qin Xiao couldn't bear to listen any longer: "Xiao Fang, when the police come, have Pi Laizi repeat these words again!"
As for the charges, it was not simply the charge of being a hooligan who wanted to molest women. Pi Laizi also wanted to steal important information from the working group. His attitude was extremely reactionary, and the masses had to be mobilized to report and expose Pi Laizi.
Huang Hupo held Jiang Jun's arm, her whole body trembling non-stop, tears of anger flowing non-stop.
Jiang Jun patted Huang Hubo's arm and said, "Chief Huang, don't be sad. It's not your fault!"
Qin Xiao coughed forcefully, and after everyone inside and outside the room quieted down, he said, "Town Mayor Zhou, have the militia lock up Pi Laizi now. When the police arrive later, you and I will personally join the interrogation!"
Mayor Zhou was speechless at this moment. He cursed Village Chief Pi to death in his heart and wished he could skin Village Chief Pi alive to vent his anger.
Qin Xiao looked at Jiang Jun and asked, "Deputy Team Leader Jiang, when the police arrive, I'll have to trouble you to testify! They might need to see the information in your bag. Is that okay?"
Jiang Jun nodded: "No problem! I'll wait here!"
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