Chapter 71: Rural Absurd Past Events Chapter 71

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Protagonist:

Li Xiulan

At this time, many uncles and aunties were cooling off and chatting at the village entrance, and they were all startled by Li Xiulan's shouting and cursing.

Casting curious glances, they gathered toward Li Xiulan.

Even Yang Yunxia, the boss of the convenience store, and Zhong Jianguo of the village health station, came out to see what was happening.

"Xiulan, what's wrong?"

Old Doctor Zhong Jianguo, seeing Li Xiulan's flustered and furious appearance, hurriedly asked with concern.

"I don't know who stole my cement and steel bars!"

Li Xiulan cried from anger.

At least ten bags of the cement she had placed at the village entrance were missing, and two-thirds of the steel bars were gone!

That's at least over a thousand yuan in losses!

"Could you be misremembering? Who would steal your cement and steel bars?"

A villager couldn't help but mutter.

"I couldn't possibly be misremembering! I counted them before I went back yesterday!"

Li Xiulan spoke with an angry tone, sweeping her gaze over the crowd of villagers:

"Whoever stole my cement and steel bars, you'd better step forward honestly! Otherwise, if I find out, I will absolutely not let him off!"

The villagers whispered and discussed among themselves.

Some sympathized with Li Xiulan, some minded their own business and stayed aloof, and some even showed a hint of gloating.

"I bet a thief has entered the village!"

Li Yunxia came over at this time; she was quite sympathetic toward Li Xiulan's misfortune.

"Sister-in-law Xiulan, why don't you report it to the police right away!"

However, Li Xiulan seemed not to hear Li Yunxia's words; she seemed possessed, her lips trembling as she muttered to herself:

"It must be Yang Xiaocai, it must be him, this dog bastard!"

The first person Li Xiulan thought of was Yang Xiaocai, because recently she had been on very bad terms with Yang Xiaocai.

She suspected Yang Xiaocai of secretly causing trouble and stealing her steel bars and cement, which was not without reason.

Li Xiulan immediately turned around and ran toward Yang Xiaocai's house.

Some rubbernecking villagers swarmed after her.

"Yang Xiaocai, get out here!"

When Li Xiulan arrived at Yang Xiaocai's door, she banged on his gate like a madwoman.

The heavy iron gate was banged with urgent "bang bang bang" sounds.

"Li Xiulan, what the hell are you doing! Are you out of your mind!"

Yang Xiaocai originally didn't get along with Li Xiulan; seeing her bang on his own gate like this, how could he stand it?

So as soon as he came out, he didn't give Li Xiulan a good face.

"I'm asking you, were the steel bars and cement I placed at the village entrance stolen by you!"

Li Xiulan asked directly, her tone filled with raging anger.

"What do I want your steel bars and cement for? Don't slander me!"

Yang Xiaocai was speechless.

Although he found Li Xiulan very displeasing to the eye, he wasn't so shameless as to be a thief!

"If it wasn't you, who was it? You return my steel bars and cement right away!"

Li Xiulan was convinced it was Yang Xiaocai who stole them.

Because besides Yang Xiaocai, she couldn't think of a second person.

With so much steel bars and cement stolen in one night, it definitely required an insider from the village.

And Yang Xiaocai was the most suspicious!

"I didn't steal your things, don't talk nonsense! If you keep talking nonsense, don't blame me for being rude to you!"

Yang Xiaocai didn't give Li Xiulan a good face.

The two were about to come into conflict.

It was Old Doctor Zhong Jianguo who came out to mediate.

He hurriedly said:

"You two don't argue; hurry up and call the police, and let the police investigate!"

Li Yunxia also hurriedly said:

"That's right, let the police investigate!"

Li Xiulan pointed at Yang Xiaocai, gnashing her teeth as she cursed:

"Once the police investigate and find out the truth, I'll see how you quibble then!"

She immediately returned to the village entrance and used Li Yunxia's convenience store phone to report it to the police.

About half an hour later, a police car came from the Town Police Station to Shanggou Village.

Four police officers got out of the car, one of whom was none other than Guo Fuqiang, the Police Station Chief of the Town Police Station.

The conflict between Li Xiulan and Yang Dafu a few years ago had been personally handled by Guo Fuqiang.

Now Guo Fuqiang came to Shanggou Village again, and when he saw Li Xiulan, he almost failed to recognize her.

First, he was very busy at work and came into contact with many people; too much time had passed, so forgetting Li Xiulan was normal.

Second, Li Xiulan had changed too much. The Li Xiulan of a few years ago had dazzled Guo Fuqiang at first sight, and he secretly sighed that in these poor mountains and bad waters, such a beautiful woman could still be raised, and this woman had given birth to three children yet could still maintain such perfection!

But now, when Guo Fuqiang saw Li Xiulan again, Li Xiulan was almost no different from an ordinary village woman.

Her skin was dull, her appearance haggard, her figure out of shape, her temper shrewish, and in her words and actions there was no longer gentleness and virtue; she was no longer that village beauty pitied by all...

One could only say that life was the most ruthless aging poison; it could not only steal a person's outward beauty but also steal a person's inner radiance.

"Comrade Police, this dog thing stole my steel bars and cement, and he still won't admit it; hurry up and arrest him!"

Seeing Guo Fuqiang and the other police, Li Xiulan without further ado demanded that the police arrest Yang Xiaocai.

Yang Xiaocai lost his composure and hurriedly explained:

"Comrade Police, this shrew is spitting blood; I absolutely did not steal her things. You shouldn't listen to her one-sided words. Saying I stole things, at least you should produce evidence, right?"

"Alright, stop making noise!" Guo Fuqiang's face was stern: "We will investigate this clearly!"

Then he looked at Li Xiulan:

"You speak first; exactly what happened?"

Guo Fuqiang took Li Xiulan to one side, had Li Xiulan explain the situation alone, and made a statement/record.

After questioning Li Xiulan, he then interrogated Yang Xiaocai.

After investigation, Guo Fuqiang learned that Li Xiulan and Yang Xiaocai had a conflict over building a house, which was why Li Xiulan suspected Yang Xiaocai.

However, Yang Xiaocai should not be the thief; last night Yang Xiaocai played mahjong at someone else's home and only returned in the morning, with villagers who could testify.

Guo Fuqiang then interrogated several related villagers.

In the end, they still could not determine who the thief was.

At this point he carefully analyzed: what would a thief steal steel bars and cement for? Nothing more than to sell for money!

To sell for money, it was very likely they would steal it and haul it to the scrap yard to sell!

And in this town, there were only two scrap yards!

So he immediately adjusted his thinking!

Hurriedly taking Li Xiulan to the scrap yard in town to investigate!

As expected, at the scrap yard at the street corner, Guo Fuqiang helped Li Xiulan find those stolen steel bars!

Those steel bars had not yet been processed; they were placed at the gate of the scrap yard, and Li Xiulan could recognize them at a glance.

Guo Fuqiang then went to ask the scrap yard boss: who sold these steel bars to him?

The scrap yard boss, seeing Guo Fuqiang in police uniform, dared not cheat and hurriedly confessed honestly.

"It was a middle-aged man named He Dashu from Shanggou Village who sold them to me."

This case was finally solved!

Yang Xiaocai was indeed wronged!

Li Xiulan's face was full of surprise:

"Damn He Dashu! I have no grudge or enmity with him; why would he steal my things?"

Guo Fuqiang said:

"Return to the village, arrest him and question him, and the truth will naturally come to light!"