Chapter 79: The Collapsed Chen Family

Hearing the sound, Liu Chuxue thought to herself: It’s here.

She stood in a concealed spot, watching many people peek toward that direction upon hearing the commotion.

Then, a sharper voice rang out: "Which god-forsaken bastard did this?"

Afterward, a man’s roar was heard: "Which wicked wretch robbed my house?"

Before long, the area outside the Chen residence was crowded with people.

Looking at his home, now stripped bare, Chen Jiefang said in disbelief: "Dad, has our house really been robbed?"

Master Chen didn't have time to answer; he headed straight for the backyard. Upon seeing the scene there, he lost his soul and muttered to himself: "It's over, it's over."

Chen Jiefang, who had followed him, didn't hear clearly: "Dad, what did you say?"

The people outside didn't see it, but Chuxue, who had released her spiritual perception, saw it clearly.

It seemed those two jars were indeed Master Chen's private stash, not even disclosed to his son, which only meant the origin of those two jars was illegitimate.

Judging by this, the old man was likely no upright gentleman; that air of righteousness he displayed daily was probably just an act.

In the front courtyard, the Chen family’s granddaughter-in-law was coaxing two crying children when she heard her mother-in-law, Yan Qingshuang, roar: "Cry, cry, cry, all you know is how to cry! Our family's good fortune has all been cried away by you two money-losing goods."

Chen Weidong was already feeling annoyed. Hearing his mother curse his two daughters as money-losing goods, he said unhappily: "Mom, what nonsense are you spouting? Besides, what does this have to do with them?"

Before things had settled in the front yard, Chen Jiefang’s shout came from the backyard: "Dad, Dad, what's wrong with you? Don't scare me! Weidong, Weiping, come over quickly, your grandfather has fainted."

Hearing this, the people in the front yard didn't care about anything else and ran straight to the backyard.

By the time they arrived, Master Chen had already been pinched awake by Chen Jiefang, who was desperately pressing his philtrum. Then, he said in a slurred voice: "Quick, quick, go report this to the Gongan."

Chen Jiefang reacted then and turned to his eldest son: "Right, Weidong, go report the case quickly."

After Chen Weiping left, Master Chen took a long while to recover before being helped back to the main room by his son and daughter-in-law.

The police station wasn't very far from the Chen house, and they arrived quickly. After inspecting the scene, they were somewhat incredulous—what kind of thief could strip the Chen house bare in a single night?

Afterward, they proceeded to question the Chen family as per procedure, but when asked who had opened the main gate first that morning, the Chen family was stunned.

Only then did they realize Chen Weiping hadn't appeared at all.

Just then, people from the Revolutionary Committee and a uniformed Gongan walked in. The leader asked: "Is this Chen Weiping’s home?"

Chen Jiefang hurried forward: "Yes."

The visitor had a cold face: "Chen Weiping was caught on the spot for hooliganism last night. We are here to understand the situation."

The veteran Gongan who had come to handle the theft case walked over to the young Gongan who had just entered: "Little Wang, what's going on?"

The one called Little Wang was also puzzled: "Brother Lu, why are you here?"

"Just received a report of a theft at this house. What's going on on your end?"

Little Wang explained what had happened in the middle of the night: "That's how it is."

The veteran Gongan immediately had a guess in his heart.

Over there, the Chen family members all wore ugly expressions upon learning that Chen Weiping had been caught, and for illicit relations in the middle of the night at that.

Master Chen was so angry on the spot that he cursed: "This degenerate, how could he do such a thing?"

He almost fainted from anger again, but Chen Jiefang helped him catch his breath, and he finally recovered.

Yan Qingshuang, the mother, kept repeating: "Impossible, my son couldn't possibly do such a thing. He must have been framed." ===== CHAPTER 82 =====