For Wang Dazhuang's mother, it was simple: the TV was still there, not broken; the sofa was still there, not damaged; the closet full of clothes was still there, nothing was missing; the bottles and jars on the dressing table were still there, nothing was missing. Basically, there was no loss.
However, I still need to call my husband right away.
Meanwhile, two police officers had already arrived at the police station not far from the district.
Judging from the scene, it did indeed look like a burglary, and a very brazen one at that: the door appeared to have been forcibly pried open, the large cabinets in the room had been almost completely overturned, and various items were scattered all over the floor.
This scene looks more like a looting.
"What did you lose? How much is it worth?" one of the police officers asked.
The question was spot on, but neither Wang Dazhuang nor his mother could answer it. Because, as of now, they hadn't actually discovered anything missing.
So the dog barked twice: "Woof woof woof! Woof woof!" (Translation: My kennel! It's not gone!)
"Didn't the dog bark when the thief came in?" another police officer asked.
“It came out with me, and we were only gone for about half an hour. When we came back home, it was like this,” Wang Dazhuang explained.
That makes sense. If the dog isn't home to watch over, why is it always running in and out with people?
But that's beside the point. Thieves will still steal whether there's a dog or not. After all, dogs these days are getting smarter and their barking depends on their owners. If they really encounter a burglar, saving the dog's life will definitely be their top priority.
Even a dog's life is gone; does erecting a memorial archway mean it can be reincarnated as a human?
Moreover, there's nothing good about being a person. Writer's dog, exam dog, single dog, overtime dog, tired like a dog, these are all descriptive terms.
In fact, dogs are much happier than the humans mentioned above.
At this moment, Wang Dazhuang's mother had already dialed her husband's number: "Old Wang, our house has been burgled. It's been ransacked, even the drawer where you keep your underwear has been taken out."
"What?!"
The person on the other end of the phone was clearly very surprised.
"The police have arrived, but they still don't know what's missing from our house."
Wang Dazhuang's mother then handed the phone to one of the police officers. The officer, somewhat embarrassed, could only say into the phone, "We are police officers from the Jiahe Community Police Station. We received a report that your house has been broken into. The room appears to have been ransacked, and we initially suspect that an outsider did indeed enter."
If it weren't for the police, Lao Wang really wouldn't have believed it. He often watched various videos, like wives calling their husbands to say their house had been burgled, and then coaxing them out of their hidden stash of money in just a few words. Lao Wang swore he would never fall for such a trick.
But now, it's really been robbed.
"Dazhuang's mom, hurry up and check the bathroom, in the toilet tank..."
Upon hearing this, Wang Dazhuang's mother rushed into the bathroom.
Seeing this, the two policemen followed, and Li Lechen, out of curiosity, also joined them.
"The toilet tank lid is open!" Wang Dazhuang's mother exclaimed.
"This is terrible!" Old Wang thought with a start on the other end of the phone. He knew that the water tank contained a full thousand yuan of his secret stash of money—his largest sum ever.
Still somewhat persistent, he asked, "In the water tank, there's a black plastic bag with a mineral water bottle inside. And inside the bottle are ten hundred-yuan bills. Take a look..."
"There's no black plastic bag in the water tank!" Wang Dazhuang's mother exclaimed again, but then she noticed a black plastic bag lying in the bathtub, next to a mineral water bottle.
Surprisingly, the mineral water bottle was still stuffed with colorful banknotes.
This secret stash of money was carefully crafted.
Surprisingly, it wasn't stolen.
Could it be because it's stuck in a mineral water bottle?
What a stupid thief! Why didn't he just cut it open with scissors?
Suddenly, I felt like I had gained something unexpected.
Indeed, for Wang Dazhuang's mother, being able to find the secret stash of money that Lao Wang had hidden was a relief, even if it was stolen.
However, when it came to finding the mineral water bottle, Wang Dazhuang's mother didn't answer on the phone. Instead, she put on an exaggerated crying voice and continued to ask, "Husband, where else can we get money? Our house has been completely ransacked this time."
"And also, there's an envelope inside the pillow you sleep on. Go check it out!"
Holy crap! You can guard against it day and night, but it's impossible to prevent someone from secretly hiding money from you!
Who would have thought that Old Wang would secretly slip money under his wife's pillow?
This is the origin of the saying that the more dangerous a place is, the safer it is.
Upon hearing this, Wang Dazhuang's mother rushed back to the bedroom, only to find that the bed had been turned upside down and both pillows had been pulled out of their pillowcases.
However, a slightly thicker envelope was tossed aside, with several Mao Zedong bills peeking out.
The pillow was turned over, and the envelope was found, but the money was still there.
Seeing this, the two police officers looked at each other in bewilderment.
Based on what I saw upon entering, it certainly looked like a burglary, and a pretty brazen one at that. But money was found in two extremely hidden places, and the money was still there—what's going on?
By this time, Wang Dazhuang's mother was getting angrier. Her face darkened as she said into the phone, "The pillows have been turned over, and there are no envelopes. Do you think there's anywhere else you might be hiding money?"
"And, and there's more..."
Sure enough, there are more!
Then, while Lao Wang was on the phone, his wife was in the room verifying the situation. From the mop hose to the gaps in the sliding door, from the pockets of the coat at the bottom of the trunk to the chandelier shade that hadn't been cleaned in ages, they searched more than a dozen places inside and out and found a huge amount of his secret stash of money.
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