Chapter 15: Reporting to the Police

"Ma'am, when will you be back?"

Wang Ma did not dare to speak too loudly, but since the lady was usually good to her, she did not want that bandit-like mother and daughter to touch the lady's things.

"I'll be back this afternoon. Is something the matter?"

Si Rong guessed something in her heart, "Did Shen Yun go into my room?"

"Yes."

"Wang Ma, don't worry about it for now. Wait until I get back."

Si Rong suddenly thought of something, and a smile tugged at the corners of her mouth.

This Shen Yun, having taken advantage of her time and again, it was time for her to cough some of it back up.

After finishing her meal at home, Si Rong returned to the Shen residence.

"Shen Lan, I'm so scared, come back quickly!"

Shen Lan was working when he suddenly received a call from home.

Hearing the tearful tone in Si Rong's voice, his heart tightened instantly.

Although most of the time, Si Rong was delicate and pampered.

But she would never disturb his work for no reason.

"What's wrong?" Shen Lan picked up his coat, preparing to go home immediately.

"A thief broke into the house!"

"Then protect yourself first, I'll be back right away!"

Shen Lan hung up the phone and then rushed home without stopping.

At home, Si Rong had already called the police, and the public security officers were standing in the living room recording the items Si Rong said were missing.

"One gold thousand-thread bracelet, one white jade Guanyin, two jade imperial concubine bracelets, and one mutton-fat jade necklace. Ms. Si, are there any others?"

Si Rong shook her head slightly, "I can't think of anything else for now, just these."

Shen Lan stepped forward, half-embraced her, and looked her over, "Are you alright?"

Si Rong shook her head, "I'm fine, it's just that those pieces of jewelry were stolen; they were all dowry items my grandmother saved up for me."

"As long as you're fine, those are just worldly possessions."

He vaguely heard that those items sounded somewhat familiar, but for a moment he couldn't recall where he had heard of them.

"Shen Lan, those things are not just jewelry to me, they are keepsakes."

The public security comrade reviewed the records, "Ms. Si, rest assured, we will definitely help you find these items."

For some reason, Shen Lan found it very unpleasant to hear the public security comrade address Si Rong as Ms. Si.

"Public security comrade, my name is Shen Lan, I am the County Magistrate of our Huaiyang City, and this is my wife."

Although he was a Deputy County Magistrate, Shen Lan always introduced himself as the County Magistrate.

Not only did it sound more pleasant, but more importantly, in just over a month, he would be the legitimate County Magistrate.

The two young officers who came for such a minor case looked at each other, and one asked the other, "Isn't our County Magistrate surnamed Ma?"

Shen Lan:...

He suddenly felt he had lost face, "I am Deputy County Magistrate Shen."

Si Rong used a great deal of effort to keep herself from mocking him out loud.

Shen Lan really knew how to gild his own lily, always passing himself off as the County Magistrate.

It was a pity he didn't know that the position of County Magistrate was already something he would spend his whole life seeking but never attain.

"Very well, Deputy County Magistrate Shen, our station will certainly take this theft case very seriously..."

Just then, the Shen mother and daughter returned.

Seeing the police in the house, Shen Mu was greatly startled, "Good heavens, what is this about?"

"Mom, a thief broke into our house. I lost quite a few things, so I called the police to have the officers help look for them."

Shen Mu's heart skipped a beat.

Shen Yun was instantly so scared that she shrank behind Shen Mu.

What was Si Rong's game? Those things were just things she had taken to use before, why call the police suddenly?

Besides, today she hadn't found any jewelry in Si Rong's bedroom at all, not even cash.

Shen Mu was so angered by this move of Si Rong's that her vision blurred, "You are nearly forty years old, how can you still be so unreasonable? If some small things are lost, they are lost, why trouble the public security comrades to make this trip?"

Could it be on purpose?

Soon Shen Mu dismissed this thought; Si Rong was not that kind of petty person, she probably thought those things were truly lost.

"Mom, you're wrong there. Those aren't just ordinary small pieces of jewelry; put together, they are worth over twenty thousand yuan!" Si Rong seemed dissatisfied with her reaction, "You are my mother-in-law, why are you speaking up for the thief?"

Hearing her keep saying "thief" over and over, Shen Yun didn't even dare to lift her head.

Seeing this, how could Shen Lan not understand? However, Si Rong was always sensible, so he wanted to pull Si Rong aside and find some excuse to withdraw the report.

"What's wrong?" Si Rong asked, knowing the answer.

"I'll buy you more jewelry later, just send them away first!" Shen Lan whispered.

Si Rong certainly couldn't give up so easily this time, so she pretended not to understand Shen Lan's hint, "Why? What about the thief who stole my things?"

Shen Lan frowned; Si Rong seemed a bit disobedient today.

"Those pieces of jewelry, maybe Xiao Yun took them to play with," he could only patiently whisper in Si Rong's ear.

"What?!" Si Rong widened her eyes instantly, looking completely incredulous, "Xiao Yun stole those things!"

The volume was so loud that the faces of the Shen family members turned red instantly.

Especially Shen Lan, who felt an unprecedented sense of shame.

The footsteps at the door were likely the neighbors; perhaps within two days, these family matters would be known to everyone in the residential complex.

Si Rong is truly something! Why must she obsess over those gold and silver ornaments that have no real meaning!

Shen Lan suddenly felt that Si Rong had become somewhat vulgar.

Shen Yun's face turned deathly pale, "I, I, Brother~"

She looked toward Shen Lan for help.

But Si Rong had already lunged over, grabbed her shoulders, and shook her back and forth frantically, "Xiao Yun, I treated you so well, yet you actually stole my things?"

"What do you mean 'stole'?" Shen Mu hurriedly went to pull her away, "We are all one family, how can you say that about your younger sister?"

This is simply too much!

She wished she could tear the mouth of this capitalist daughter-in-law to shreds!

She had thought that such a reprimand would make Si Rong afraid, but she hadn't expected Si Rong to simply fall to the ground in response.

"Wuu wuu, does that mean if family members commit murder, it doesn't count as murder?"

Si Rong's words left the public security officers stunned.

Even an honest official finds it hard to settle family disputes; the situation before them was giving them a headache.

"Then, you should return the things you took to your sister-in-law as soon as possible!"

One public security officer advised.

"That's right! Those things have special significance to your sister-in-law," Si Rong didn't intend to have a falling out with her mother-in-law and sister-in-law right now, "Xiao Yun, your sister-in-law doesn't want to see the police take you away either! Your sister-in-law would be very heartbroken if that happened."

Shen Yun:...

She stared at Si Rong with hateful eyes, heh~

It serves her brother right for having a family outside, it serves Si Rong right for being spun around in circles, it really serves them right!

If Li Xuan were her sister-in-law right now, she definitely wouldn't treat her like this.