Chapter 24

Liu Guangtian even found fish bones and fish thorns under the broom.

Yi Fugui clapped his hands and shouted: "Hey! Jia Zhangshi, it really was your family that stole the fish!"

Yi Zhonghai's face turned black with ugliness, and Cao Weiguo glared at Jia Zhangshi angrily.

"Jia Zhangshi, come with me to the police station!"

Jia Zhangshi shouted: "Go to what police station? I bought this fish."

Yi Fugui asked: "Where did you buy it?"

Jia Zhangshi replied: "Bought it at the vegetable market."

Yi Fugui had an expression that saw right through her: "Hmph, you haven't left the house since this morning; how did you go to the vegetable market?"

Yi Haizhong looked at Banggeng seriously: "Banggeng, where did the fish you ate come from?"

Banggeng lied: "I picked it up."

Cao Weiguo sneered: "Picked it up from my room, right."

Banggeng was speechless, and Jia Zhangshi, seeing that the matter was exposed, sat on the ground and wailed:

"Bullying people! Old Jia, Dongxu, come back and see—bad people have rushed into our house to bully us."

Everyone in the Sihe Academy had witnessed Jia Zhangshi's "soul-summoning art"; her wailing and crying were top-notch.

Sitting on the ground crying and wiping tears, it was as if she had suffered a great injustice.

The neighbors of the Sihe Academy were used to it and avoided the wailing Jia Zhangshi with disgust.

Now that the stolen goods were found, the Jia family couldn't deny it even if they wanted to.

Cao Weiguo was full of anger: "Jia Zhangshi, Banggeng, come with me to the police station!"

At this time, Yi Zhonghai wanted to protect the Jia family but had no way to save the situation.

With so many residents in the courtyard watching, he couldn't unreasonably favor the Jia family.

If things went wrong, he would be caught by someone and kicked off his position as the First Uncle.

"Weiguo, after all, we are neighbors. As the saying goes, distant relatives are not as good as close neighbors. The Jia family is so poor, and Banggeng is still young. Just be magnanimous and forgive them. A fish doesn't mean much to you; just let Banggeng apologize to you and let it be."

Hearing Yi Zhonghai's words, the fire in Cao Weiguo's heart flared up.

"Yi Zhonghai, is this how you act as the First Uncle? Unable to distinguish right from wrong! Indulging in illegal and criminal behavior!"

Cao Weiguo pointed at Banggeng: "He's committing burglary at such a young age; what will he do when he grows up—murder and arson?"

Jia Zhangshi cursed: "Cao Weiguo, you're full of nonsense. Our Banggeng is fine; he'll definitely be more successful than you in the future."

Cao Weiguo grabbed Banggeng by the shoulder, lifted him up, and walked out: "Successful? I'll send him to prison now and let him grow up successful."

"Cao Weiguo, put Banggeng down!"

"Murder! Cao Weiguo is going to kill someone!"

Banggeng struggled like a madman, and Jia Zhangshi shouted in panic.

Yi Zhonghai stopped Cao Weiguo and shouted indignantly: "Cao Weiguo, stand still! You're not yet a member of the Sihe Academy, and you're so heartless. Banggeng is only in the fifth grade; if he goes to prison, his life will be ruined. Are you going to ruin a child over a fish!"

These words made the residents present feel sympathetic; Banggeng was just a child and looked pitiful.

They couldn't bear to send a child to prison.

Cao Weiguo carried Banggeng and sneered: "Alright, I can give Banggeng a chance, but there must be compensation. Ten yuan to teach him and the Jia family a lesson. If the Jia family pays, this matter ends here. If they don't pay, don't blame me for being heartless."

"10 yuan!"

"Cao Weiguo is taking advantage of the situation!"

"10 yuan—that's half a month's wages for me!"

"The Jia family has really stumbled this time."

"That's how it should be done. If the Jia family doesn't learn a lesson, Banggeng's habit of petty theft won't change."

"Cao Weiguo's heart is dark enough."

As soon as Cao Weiguo's words came out, the whole place was in an uproar, and the residents discussed it heatedly.

Hearing that they had to pay money, and 10 yuan at that, this was going to be the death of her.

Jia Zhangshi sat on the ground and wailed: "Cao Weiguo is bullying people too much. 10 yuan for a fish—this is extortion. He's truly wicked and trying to force my whole family to death."

Cao Weiguo became more and more annoyed listening to Jia Zhangshi's wailing: "Alright, not giving money suits me just fine. If I don't send Banggeng to prison, I won't feel better." ===== CHAPTER 26 =====