Chapter 31: Stealing chicken but losing rice
Chapter 31: Stealing chicken but losing rice
"Comrade police! Comrade police! It was me who shouted!" Jia Zhang suddenly rushed to Xie Yong.
"I have something to say too." Jia Zhang said quickly, and the saliva in her mouth almost sprayed on Xie Yong's face.
Xie Yong took a step back calmly and reached out to wipe the spit off his face.
"How disgusting!" Some people in the crowd frowned in disgust, and even Yi Zhonghai and Jia Dongxu instinctively took a few steps away.
"Auntie, do you have anything to say?" Xie Yong said calmly. He knew when to say it and when not to say it. Xie Yong still had a strong professional ethics.
"I was also beaten by others." Jia Zhang said aggrievedly.
"What's going on, Auntie? Please tell me slowly." Upon hearing this, Xie Yong immediately became serious.
"In the afternoon, these people ganged up on me and didn't let me fight back. Especially this woman from the Chen family, she beat me the hardest. You can see that this part is all red."
As Jia Zhang said this, she pulled up her sleeves to reveal the scars on her body, and pointed out the women who had beaten her viciously.
Xie Yong took a quick look and saw that there were indeed obvious scars, clearly signs of a violent attack.
Then he turned his gaze to the ladies who were named and found that they looked guilty and uneasy, and did not dare to look him in the eye.
This was not the end. Jia Zhang immediately added, "I also want to report that Li Kailang stole meat! He stole three pounds of pork!"
Xie Yong turned around and looked at Li Kailang, "Comrade Li Kailang, what do you think about this matter?"
Xie Yong didn't dare to jump to conclusions at the beginning, as he was deeply impressed by Li Kailang's appearance before.
"That's what I want to talk about!" Li Kailang immediately said.
When Xie Yong heard this, his head suddenly began to ache.
"This old Mrs. Yu! Oh no! Jia Zhang, she just mentioned that she was beaten, but she didn't mention why she was beaten!" Li Kailang asked.
Xie Yong nodded and motioned Li Kailang to continue.
"This Jia Zhang saw that I had some meat on my hands, and without even asking me a single question, she came up to grab it.
So, several ladies came to protect me in order to protect my property from being infringed.
At the same time, they criticized Jia Zhang's snatching behavior. Is this illegal? Police comrade.
Xie Yong still nodded slightly and looked at the ladies. They also kept nodding, afraid that Xie Yong couldn't see it.
Li Kailang continued, "But this old woman Yu not only refused to accept criticism, but also wanted to beat people up. Look, several ladies have injuries on their bodies, and these were all caused by old woman Yu."
Several ladies also stood up and showed their scars. Xie Yong also saw those scars, which were obviously scratches from fighting.
"Then how did these injuries come about?" Xie Yong asked. Although he could see them, oral description was still necessary.
"When Jia Zhang came to grab the meat, we ladies tried to stop her. But we didn't expect that she not only didn't stop, but also wanted to beat people. These scars were left when we stopped her." Aunt Chen confessed truthfully.
"You mean to say that you ladies are joining together to attack this Jia Zhang?" Xie Yong asked seriously.
Just as Aunt Chen was about to nod, Li Kailang suddenly said, "Police comrade, you can't say that! We are acting bravely!
This Jia Zhang wanted to steal things and was ready to hit someone! Auntie stopped him to protect my pork from being violated!
And we didn’t hit her! We just stopped her!”
Jia Zhang suddenly said, "You are talking nonsense. They clearly beat me. They just wanted to buy meat. How could they be so kind as to help you?"
Jia Zhang pointed at several middle-aged women excitedly, her eyes were wide open and her face was full of resentment.
"Auntie Jia, please wait until Comrade Li Kailang finishes speaking!" Xie Yong said seriously, looking at the frightened eyes of the ladies. Li Kailang retorted: "It is true that these ladies wanted to buy meat, but I did not sell it to them. I gave it to them out of kindness."
"At least they still bought it, but this old woman Yu wanted to snatch it away. The key is that she couldn't snatch it away, and she still wanted me to give it all to her. Police comrade, tell me how this makes sense."
"You're talking nonsense. I clearly took it, not robbed it." Jia Zhang retorted.
"Comrade police officer, look at her, she is still quibbling. Even children know that they should not steal other people's things, but this old lady Yu doesn't know it." Li Kailang pointed at Jia Zhang.
"Auntie Jia, is that so?" Xie Yong stared at Jia Zhang, as if trying to find some flaws in her eyes.
Jia Zhang was frightened by being stared at, and she was timid and didn't dare to look Xie Yong in the eye.
Yi Zhonghai saw that something was not right and quickly came out to smooth things over:
"Xiao Li, you and Aunt Jia are so old, don't quarrel over such a small matter. We are neighbors, and we should help each other.
Besides, it’s just some meat, it’s not worth it.”
Yi Zhonghai's words directly turned the act of snatching meat into mutual help among neighbors.
As soon as he finished speaking, Li Kailang refuted without any hesitation: "Yi Zhonghai, you and Jia Zhang are so close, are you two having an affair?"
As soon as Li Kailang said this, the situation reversed instantly, from mutual help to Yi Zhonghai's favoritism.
Several ladies began to talk among themselves, while Yi Zhonghai was embarrassed and didn't know how to respond.
Originally, Yi Zhonghai's interruption made Xie Yong a little confused, but Li Kailang's words made Xie Yong dare not easily believe Yi Zhonghai's words.
Jia Dongxu suddenly yelled, "Li Kailang, shut up, I won't allow you to slander my mother!"
Xie Yong also said: "Comrade Li, you should not say such unfounded words."
After all, reputation is still very important at this time, and such remarks cannot be made casually without solid evidence.
"Okay, in that case, let's say if there is evidence, this old woman Jia Yu wants to steal my flesh, this behavior should be sentenced to several years in prison."
Xie Yong looked embarrassed and said, "Comrade Li, although Jia Zhang's behavior of snatching pork is indeed inappropriate."
"But given that the amount involved was relatively small and the pork was not actually stolen, we can only give a verbal warning and at most pay a little more money."
"But we will keep a record of Jia Zhang's behavior this time. If something like this happens again next time, we will give you a satisfactory answer."
When Jia Zhang heard that she would not be arrested, she felt relieved. She knew that she would be fine as long as she did not go to jail.
Suddenly, Jia Zhang thought: "Comrade police, he hasn't told me where the pork came from."
Everyone's attention was diverted to this issue by Jia Zhang.
Xie Yong also looked at Li Kailang, "Comrade Li, can you explain it now?"
“Of course, since everyone wants to know, it’s not that I can’t tell them, but this old lady Yu always says that my pork is stolen. If I can explain clearly where my pork came from.
That old woman Yu has ruined my reputation many times. I wonder how the police will judge her?"
Xie Yong frowned and pondered for a moment, unable to make a judgment. He said calmly: "Don't worry, Comrade Li, we will give you a fair judgment."
(End of this chapter)