Chapter 23: Stealing Fish

Sihe Academy

With a strange feeling in his heart, Cao Weiguo hurried home.

Pushing the door open and seeing the three fish in the laundry basin and the water stains all over the floor, he was furious.

"Who stole my fish!"

"Who stole the fish! Get out here!"

Drunk, Cao Weiguo couldn't suppress the anger in his heart and rushed out the door, shouting with a flushed face.

"Stolen?"

"That sounds like Cao Weiguo's voice!"

"Cao Weiguo's fish was stolen?"

"Serves him right!"

"There's a thief in the courtyard!"

Soon, the residents of the Sihe Academy rushed to the back yard.

Yi Haizhong, who also lived in the back yard, was already "surveying" the scene.

Yi Zhonghai and Yi Fugui also arrived one after another, and Lou Xiaoe also came to Cao's door.

"I caught six fish in Houhai!"

"I gave one to Yi Fugui, braised one, and kept four in the basin."

"I went to Xu Damao's house for a drink at noon, and when I came back, I found one fish missing—the biggest one."

"That fish weighed over seven jin; I couldn't even bear to eat it myself, planning to use it as a gift!"

Yi Zhonghai looked at the furious Cao Weiguo, knowing this matter wouldn't end easily.

And there was a thief in the courtyard—this was no small matter.

Yi Haizhong directly announced a courtyard-wide meeting, and the residents at home were all called to the back yard.

"Today, a very malicious incident occurred in our Sihe Academy!"

"The fish Cao Weiguo kept in his room was stolen! This is burglary! This is a criminal act! It seriously affects the reputation of our Sihe Academy!"

Yi Haizhong puffed out his chest and waved his hands majestically, while Yi Zhonghai and Yi Fugui also looked serious.

Yi Zhonghai said with a straight face: "Stealing others' property is no small matter, but if the person who did it comes forward voluntarily to admit their mistake, we can treat them leniently for the sake of being neighbors."

Burglary!

Criminal act!

The residents who arrived all became serious.

This matter was truly not small!

Even if a fish isn't worth much, if it goes to the police station and you get caught, you'll have to go to jail, or even prison.

Cao Weiguo said with a flushed face: "Whoever stole the fish, stand out. Let me see who has such guts!"

The whole scene was silent; everyone looked at each other, and no one spoke.

Yi Fugui pushed his glasses: "Don't hide it. If you remain stubborn, it won't end well if it goes to the police station."

Jia Zhangshi's body trembled, and Cao Weiguo, who had long been suspicious, shouted angrily: "Aunt Zhang, was it your family who stole it!"

Suddenly, all eyes were focused on her, and Jia Zhangshi shouted in panic: "You're making false accusations! My Banggeng is so well-behaved, how could he steal things!"

Cao Weiguo sneered: "Aunt Zhang, I didn't say it was Banggeng."

Shazhu and Yi Zhonghai's faces changed instantly, and the residents looked at Jia Zhangshi with strange expressions.

Was this a confession without being asked?

Those who eat others' food have short mouths; those who take others' things have short hands.

Yi Fugui scanned the circle and stared at Jia Zhangshi, asking: "Why didn't your three children come?"

Jia Zhangshi: "Why would the children come for such a trivial matter?"

Cao Weiguo said angrily: "Three Uncles, I want to go to the Jia house to take a look."

Jia Zhangshi shouted anxiously: "Who do you think you are? Why should you go to my house? I don't agree."

Yi Zhonghai said with a straight face: "Weiguo, you can't be impulsive about this."

He also suspected Banggeng, but Banggeng's father was his apprentice.

He also wanted Banggeng to provide for his old age, and he didn't want anything to happen to Banggeng.

Yi Haizhong, seeing this, spoke up: "I think we should go to the Jia house to check. If it's not there, it will clear Banggeng's name."

Jia Zhangshi shouted: "Why! Why! You're just bullying our Jia family! Bullying us orphans and widows!"

Shazhu jumped out and looked at Cao Weiguo with contempt: "Cao Weiguo, you're a grown man—is it interesting to bully an old woman and a child? Isn't it just a fish? Is it worth it?"

Cao Weiguo glared at Shazhu with a belly full of anger: "Shazhu, why do you jump out every time something happens to the Jia family? Don't blame me for being impolite if you keep talking nonsense."

"Hey! A toad yawning—what a big tone! Try being impolite!"

Shazhu prided himself on being undefeated in the world, so why would he be afraid of Cao Weiguo?

He rolled up his sleeves and prepared to strike, ready to take the opportunity to vent his anger and get revenge.

Cao Weiguo said with cold eyes: "Shazhu, I advise you not to be foolish. If the courtyard can't handle this, then I'll go to the police station. Don't blame me if someone has to go to prison."

Jia Zhangshi shouted anxiously: "You can't go to the police station!"

Cao Weiguo ignored Jia Zhangshi and turned to look at the three Uncles: "Are the three Uncles going to the Jia house? Give me a decision."

Yi Haizhong pounded the table: "Everyone, let's go to the Jia house together."

"Go to the Jia house!"

Yi Haizhong took the lead, and a crowd of people rushed straight to the Jia house.

Jia Zhangshi opened her arms to block them, but was pushed aside by Yi Haizhong.

"Bullying people! Bullying people!"

"Bang!"

Cao Weiguo pushed open the door of the Jia house, and the three children, Banggeng, Xiaodang, and Huaihua, were full of panic and fear.

"There's a fish smell!"

"There are fish bones here!"

A group of people rushed into the Jia house, and the whole room smelled of fish. ===== CHAPTER 25 =====