Fang Yuyan chuckled and said loudly, "Chen Rong, I'm checking yours."
Before Chen Rong could answer, she excitedly ran into the room.
Chen Rong, no longer bothering to pretend to be weak, ran inside as well.
Half an hour later, after they had checked each other's belongings, they found no money, but a handwritten copy of "The Heart of a Young Girl" flew out of the room.
One of the male educated youths turned pale instantly, took a few steps back, and tried to snatch the book by pushing through the crowd.
Qin Chuan, who was leisurely fanning himself with a palm leaf fan under the big tree, immediately rushed forward, grabbed him, and pressed down on his shoulder. The male educated youth fell to his knees with a thud, kicking up a cloud of dust.
The educated youth at the scene were stunned, their jaws dropped open, staring at Sun An in disbelief. "Young man, you've got some nerve! You dare to copy this kind of book and keep it."
Tsk tsk!
Yunling also stood up and gave Sun An a thumbs up.
The onlookers at the gate, unaware of what had happened, asked questions all at once. Qin Baoguo ordered his deputy captain, Zhou Yan, to chase them away, and then slammed the gate of the educated youth settlement shut.
Sun An, pale-faced and with tears streaming down his face, crawled to Qin Baoguo's side, hugged his leg, and pleaded, crying, "I was wrong, Captain, I know I was wrong. Can you please not report me? I really know I was wrong. My parents only have me as their son. I can't let anything happen to me, or what will happen to them?"
Qin Baoguo's face was grim. He kicked him away and said in a deep voice, "Now you know you were wrong? When you were reading this book, how could you not know? How could you forget that you still have parents to support?"
With so many people present, it's impossible to hide it. If he protects Sun An today, he'll probably be reported tomorrow.
Sun An was filled with regret. He shouldn't have impulsively kept the manuscript. He shouldn't have taken advantage of the fact that no one was going through his things and hid the manuscript under his pillow. Looking at Qin Baoguo's cold eyes, he trembled and pitifully said, "As long as you don't tell anyone, no one will know. Can you please pretend that we never found out about this, considering our past relationship? I really know I was wrong. From now on, I'll serve you like a slave."
Sun An immediately knelt down and kowtowed repeatedly.
The scene was completely silent.
He looked up at Tian Gang, whose eyes darted away. He was terrified; he dared not get involved in something like this.
Seeing his despair, Chen Rong, who was such a good dog who always helped her and stood up for her, stepped forward and said, "Since... he knows he was wrong, he can just destroy this book."
Sun An was so moved he almost cried.
Rongrong is so good; she's definitely someone he likes.
Fang Yuyan sneered, "You want to be a good person? I don't want to be one. So many people came today. If we help him cover it up now, who will take responsibility if the truth comes out later?"
Li Sui, a female educated youth who rushed back from outside, agreed, saying, "I think Yuyan is right. We can't hide this kind of thing just because we want to."
He has only himself to blame; he dares to read any book.
Qin Baoguo sighed: "Third brother, go to the police station now."
Qin Chuan responded and turned to walk outside, but Sun An grabbed his leg tightly.
He kicked it away.
Sun An's eyes were filled with resentment.
He looked at the educated youth present and said, "We've spent so much time together in the past, how can you be so cold-blooded?"
Tian Gang frowned: "Sun An, it's not that we don't want to help you, but we can't. The book you copied is a banned book, explicitly prohibited by the state. You are breaking the law knowingly."
Fang Yuyan nodded repeatedly.
Sun An's eyes were bloodshot as he stared intently at Tian Gang.
Tian Gang sighed, looked left and right, but wouldn't look at him.
Yunling also deeply realized the cruelty of this era, and that she should be more cautious and low-key in the future, and not be careless.
Don't do things you shouldn't do.
An hour later, the police finally arrived and took Sun An away on the spot, confiscating the handwritten manuscript.
He also criticized and educated everyone present.
Fang Yuyan glanced at the captain, whose face was dark and gloomy. However, she still mustered up the courage to tell the police that she had lost one hundred yuan. The police returned and investigated, but they couldn't find out anything.
She glared at Chen Rong, her eyes filled with resentment.
They suspected that this damned woman was the thief, and they kept an eye on her all the time. Apart from her, who else in the educated youth settlement knew that they had a hundred yuan?
Tian Gang was blind to fall for this two-faced woman.
After Sun An was taken away, Qin Baoguo looked at the group of educated youth and warned them: "You are from the city, you should know the Party's policies. You had better behave yourselves. If you commit any more crimes, don't blame me for being ruthless."
His gaze, sharp as a cold knife, swept over everyone present. He said in a chilling voice, "One hundred yuan is no small sum. If I find out you stole it here, this brigade won't tolerate you. I'm giving you one last chance. You'd better return the money to me tomorrow."
On the way home, Qin Tiantian said enviously, "Fang Zhiqing is really rich. I've never seen so much money in my life."
Yunling: "You'll have it too in the future."
Qin Tiantian clenched her fist: "I believe I can earn this much money."
Liu Yun scoffed.
Qin Tiantian snorted coldly: "Sister-in-law, what do you mean?"
Liu Yun looked at her with an innocent expression.
Qin Tiantian glared at her, ran behind her, picked a handful of cockleburs from the roadside, and threw them on her head.
Qin Baoguo felt annoyed when he thought of those educated youth. They didn't do their jobs properly all day and just caused trouble. He glanced at Yunling, who was well-behaved and obedient. She was alright for now, but who knew what would happen in the long run.
Yunling didn't notice at all that she had gotten away with three things this time: stealing money, stealing chickens, and reading forbidden books.
The system gave her three rewards: a pound of sunflower seeds, a pound of milk candy, a pound of beef jerky, and three points, for a total of five points.
Hehehe, so happy.
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