Chapter 81: The Chen Family's Breakdown

Hearing the sound, Liu Chuxue thought: They're here.

She stood in a hidden spot, watching many people glance over at the commotion.

Then an even sharper voice rang out: "Who the hell did this?"

After that came a man's roar: "What despicable thing stole from my home?"

Within moments, the crowd outside the Chen family gate was full.

Looking at the bare walls of his home, Chen Jiefang stared in disbelief and said: "Dad, did our family really get robbed?"

The Chen elder couldn't spare a moment to reply, heading straight for the backyard. Seeing the scene in the backyard, he lost his soul, muttering to himself: "It's over, it's over."

Chen Jiefang, who had chased after him, didn't catch what he said: "Dad, what did you say?"

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

It seems those two jars were indeed secretly hoarded by the Chen elder; he hadn't even told his son. This could only mean those two jars contained something of dubious origin.

Judging by this matter, the old man was probably no upright gentleman either; the righteousness he displayed daily was likely just put on for show.

In the front courtyard, the Chen family's daughter-in-law was holding two crying children, trying to soothe them, when she heard her mother-in-law, Yan Qingshuang, shout: "Cry, cry, cry! All you know how to do is cry. You two money-losing goods have cried away all the family's good luck."

Chen Weidong was already annoyed at heart. Hearing his own mother call his two daughters money-losing goods, he said somewhat unhappily: "Mom, what nonsense are you talking? Besides, what does this have to do with them?"

The front courtyard hadn't even settled down when Chen Jiefang's shouting came from the backyard: "Dad, Dad, what's wrong with you? Don't scare me! Weidong, Weiping, come quickly! Your grandpa has fainted!"

Hearing this shout, the few people in the front courtyard ignored everything else and ran straight to the backyard.

However, by the time they arrived, the Chen elder had already been pinched awake by Chen Jiefang's desperate pressing of the philtrum. He then said somewhat indistinctly: "Quick, quickly go report to the Public Security Bureau."

Chen Jiefang reacted at that moment, turning to look at his eldest son: "Right, Weidong, go report the case immediately."

After Chen Weiping left, the Chen elder rested for quite a while before being helped back to the main hall by his son and daughter-in-law.

The police station wasn't actually too far from the Chen family home. They arrived at the Chen family home quickly. After viewing the scene, they were momentarily incredulous; what kind of thief could leave the Chen family with bare walls in a single night?

Afterwards, they followed procedure to question the Chen family members. However, when asked who had opened the main door first this morning, the Chen family members all froze.

Only then did they realize Chen Weiping had never appeared.

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

Chen Jiefang hurried forward: "Yes."

The newcomer, with a cold face, said: "Chen Weiping was caught red-handed last night for lewd behavior. We are here to understand the situation."

The veteran police officer handling the theft case walked over to the young police officer who had just entered: "Xiao Wang, what's going on?"

The police officer called Xiao Wang was also somewhat puzzled: "Brother Lu, why are you here?"

"Just received a report of a home theft. What's the situation on your end?"

Police officer Xiao Wang recounted the events of the late night: "That's how it happened."

The veteran police officer immediately formed a guess in his heart.

Over there, upon learning Chen Weiping had been arrested, and moreover for having an illicit affair with someone in the middle of the night, every member of the Chen family had a terrible expression.

The Chen elder, on the spot, angrily cursed: "This rebellious scoundrel! How could he do such a thing?"

He nearly fainted from anger again, but Chen Jiefang hurriedly helped him catch his breath, and only then did he recover.

The mother, Yan Qingshuang, kept repeating: "Impossible. My son could never do such a thing. He must have been plotted against."