Chapter 4: My Child Couldn't Possibly Have Committed a Crime!

Boom! Boom! Boom!

The room door was knocked on, and Zhou Chun, who was busy washing vegetables in the kitchen, shouted, "Lao Liu, someone is knocking at the door, go and take a look."

Liu Jianguo, who was reading the newspaper on the sofa, stood up lazily upon hearing this and walked to the door very casually: "Who is it?"

He asked while opening the door.

Both of them were veteran teachers who had taught their whole lives; their family was not exactly wealthy or noble, but they had always been very confident regarding education.

From a young age, they had never relaxed for a single moment in their son's education, and their son had lived up to their expectations, always being their pride and joy.

Now that he had even been admitted to a well-known domestic university, they would always bring their son up whenever they went out and spoke to others.

Therefore, when Liu Jianguo opened the door and saw several police officers, he was only a little confused: "Eh? Comrades, this is..."

The lead criminal police officer, Lao Zhang, was a veteran criminal police officer from Qingshan County. He smiled upon hearing this and said, "May I ask if this is Liu Xu's home?"

While asking the question, Lao Zhang was still muttering to himself; as a seasoned veteran criminal police officer, it could be said there wasn't a strange case he hadn't seen, but this case was truly a first!

If one called it theft, that was absolutely correct, and it was enough to reach an especially huge amount.

But, it also felt very strange... In short, it was the kind of thing that made one want to complain but left one speechless.

One could only say, that kid couldn't be a fool, could he!

Liu Jianguo nodded upon hearing this and said, "This is Liu Xu's home, I am Liu Xu's father, Liu Jianguo. I don't know what business you comrades have with Liu Xu?"

Upon knowing that these people were here to find his son, Liu Jianguo didn't think too much about it; after all, in his perception, his son Liu Xu had always been associated with words like "well-behaved, sensible, and studious."

As for committing a crime?

These two words could simply never be associated with his own son...

Just at this moment, Zhou Chun also walked over while wiping her hands, asking, "Lao Liu, who is it exactly?"

However, when she walked to the door and saw the several police officers, she was equally confused.

Lao Zhang smiled and said, "Oh, so you are Liu Xu's parents. Is Liu Xu at home right now?"

The couple, Liu Jianguo and his wife, looked at each other and said, "Xiao Xu is not at home, comrade. Do you have business with him?"

Click! The door of the neighbor across the hall opened, and some neighbors in the corridor also looked over.

This was a very old residential Small Residential District, an old apartment building where all the residents were old neighbors who knew each other well and were very familiar with one another.

Many of them were even from the same workplace.

Therefore, after seeing the police arrive at Liu Jianguo's home, everyone came out to take a look, and some even asked questions all at once.

Lao Zhang looked around and still said, "Hmm... there are some questions I would like to ask Liu Xu. Do you two know where he is?"

Hearing this, some nervousness suddenly appeared on the faces of Liu Jianguo and his wife, and they said, "It's not that, comrade, what exactly are you looking for Xiao Xu for? Why would you suddenly want to ask questions for no reason?"

Lao Zhang was experienced, so he didn't say much upon hearing this, only saying, "You two, don't be anxious. Why don't we go inside and talk?"

He had already looked through the files before coming, so he naturally knew that this couple cared very much about their reputation.

However, they were good people, teachers for their whole lives.

Under such circumstances, saying it directly—not to mention things like tipping off—was enough to make the couple lose face.

Yet, Lao Zhang had not expected that for the current Liu Jianguo and his wife, Liu Xu was their pride!

And now, their own pride had actually been sought out by the police for questioning; this was simply an insult to their pride!

"No need, comrade. If you have any business with Xiao Xu, just say it directly. Coming here suddenly like this for no reason, someone who didn't know might think my Xiao Xu committed some crime," Zhou Chun immediately began to shout.

Her thinking was also very simple; it was just like how many people are suddenly taken away by the police—actually just to answer some questions—but after it spreads, many people will look at them with strange eyes.

That was Zhou Chun's thought. With so many neighbors present, we have to make things clear; you can't just say you want to find my son for questioning without being clear.

If you are questioned by you for no reason, how will others look at us in the future!

Lao Zhang naturally heard the meaning in the other party's words and could only say, "Teacher Liu, why don't we go inside and talk? Look, let me introduce myself. I am Zhang Shuguo from our Qingshan County Criminal Police Team, and this is my police badge."

He truly did not want to say anything to Zhou Chun from the bottom of his heart; when it comes to issues involving children, mothers are always the most prone to being impulsive.

It would have been fine if he hadn't said it, but as soon as he did, Zhou Chun was instantly furious!

"What do you mean? What do you mean by this? You are a criminal police officer, what exactly is the situation with my son that you need to question him? Speak clearly! If you don't make it clear today, I won't be finished with you!" Zhou Chun roared there.

"If you don't make it clear today, I will go and file a complaint against you! Is there no law anymore!"

"That's right, comrade, tell us what exactly is going on. We watched Xiao Xu grow up; he has always been very well-behaved since he was little, his studies are good, and he just got into a top-tier university."

"Comrades, is there some misunderstanding? That child Xiao Xu is too well-behaved, he only knows how to study, how could he possibly..."

The neighbors to the left and right also began to help speak up. Of course, some were truly helping, while others just wanted to watch the spectacle.

Lao Zhang glanced around, and helplessness appeared on his face once again.

Before coming, he had actually anticipated that it wouldn't go very smoothly, and his colleagues from Jingzhou City were already on their way.

For a case with such a large amount of money involved but not much danger or severity, if he messed it up, that would be truly embarrassing.

Therefore, Lao Zhang signaled, and then someone stepped forward and took out a piece of paper.

"Fine, then I will speak directly. Liu Xu is suspected of theft, and the amount is especially huge, which has already violated the Criminal Law. This is a Notice of Criminal Detention!"

Handing over the Notification Letter, Lao Zhang then continued, "So, you two, and everyone else here, if you know where Liu Xu is, please inform us."

"And everyone here is an educated person; concealing information or tipping off are both illegal acts. I believe you all know the consequences, so I won't say much more."

Upon hearing Lao Zhang's words and seeing that Notice of Criminal Detention, Zhou Chun felt as if she had been struck by a bolt of lightning!

It was as if a bolt of thunder had suddenly struck her head, smashing her pride—the pride she had always held—into pieces.

She wanted to refute it, wanted to say that this was simply impossible. Xiao Xu was such a well-behaved and good child, how could he possibly commit theft? It wasn't as if the family didn't give him money to spend.

And it was an especially huge amount, violating the Criminal Law.

But the Notification Letter was real, and Liu Xu's information on it was clear as day.

Over here, seeing that Zhou Chun was about to faint, Liu Jianguo hurriedly supported her and said, "What's wrong? Are you okay? Get up quickly."

"Lao Liu, our Xiao Xu, how could our Xiao Xu commit a crime..." Zhou Chun said with a dazed expression.

The neighbors around them also stopped talking. The police had come to the door, and they were carrying a Notice of Criminal Detention; there was simply no need to say anything more.

It was just that some people also had very strange expressions on their faces; Liu Xu had actually committed theft, and the amount was exceptionally large!

However, there were also some people who felt a sense of inexplicable relief in their hearts.

From childhood to adulthood, Liu Xu had always been "the child of someone else's family"—not only was he sensible, but his grades were also exceptionally good!

But if it were only that Liu Xu was outstanding, that would be one thing; the key was that his parents would hang this name on their lips every single day.

We know your kid has good grades and is well-behaved and sensible, but so what? That is your family's child, not mine.

Is it really necessary to talk about it every time you see someone!

It's fine now; Liu Xu is about to be arrested, so let's see what you have to say now.

It is not strange to have such thoughts; human thinking is inherently very complex, otherwise, how could there be a saying like "you can know a person's face but not their heart"?

"Alright, you two, so where exactly is Liu Xu?"

Yesterday, this humble one thought I had set the scheduled update, but when I woke up today, I discovered it hadn't updated... Speechless. Continuing to ask for follows, votes, and investments!

(End of this chapter)