Chapter 567 Cases before the Founding of the People's Republic of China
"You are from Nanluoguxiang, Courtyard No. 95, right?"
A few young men wearing green military uniforms, green military caps and red armbands got off the jeep. When they saw Wang Tiedan standing in front of the courtyard gate, they asked a question.
Wang Tiedan didn't move aside and nodded.
"Yeah, what are you doing?"
"That's good. You live here?" the young man asked in an impolite tone.
The people behind were also very arrogant and high-handed.
"I lived here before, but now I've moved out." Wang Tiedan said truthfully.
"Is there someone named Jia Zhangshi and another one named Yan Bugui?"
"Yes, there is~"
Wang Tiedan was a little confused for a moment, wondering why they came to find these two people.
A little strange.
"That's good. Take us there and find them."
"Oh oh oh~"
Wang Tiedan's attitude changed immediately. He turned around and walked into the yard first. Several young men followed in with the police.
"Tiedan is here. It's been a long time since we last met."
As soon as Wang Tiedan entered the yard, someone greeted him.
Wang Tiedan replied with a smile, revealing a group of people behind him.
The yard suddenly became quiet.
"This is the Yan family. Yan Bugui lives here."
After saying that, Wang Tiedan pointed to the intermediate court again.
"The first house you enter from here is the Jia family. There is a fat old woman in there. She is Jia Zhang."
"Good~"
The young man responded and waved his hand, and the police officer behind him immediately came forward and knocked on the door, looking for someone.
Act very quickly.
After a while, there were cries of grief from the Yan family.
"who are you?"
"What do you want to do?"
"You must have made a mistake. I am innocent."
Aunt Zhao pulled Wang Tiedan into the crowd and asked hurriedly, "Tiedan, what's going on?"
"Why are you looking for Yan Bugui?"
"That's right, he can't possibly have committed a crime, right?"
"Could something have happened to Yan Jiecheng?"
Many people also stretched their heads and asked in a low voice.
Wang Tiedan shook his head as he watched the police drag out the terrified Yan Bugui.
"I don't know either. I just met him at the door. Let's wait and see."
Before he could finish his words, a pig-slaughtering howl was heard from the middle courtyard.
"Someone come, the police are beating people, bullying orphans and widows, help!"
I knew it was Jia Zhang's voice as soon as I heard it.
After a while, Jia Zhang was dragged out and not released until the central courtyard.
Behind her was a long water stain, and the backyard residents who were hiding from the water stain with disgust on their faces.
There was such a big commotion in the yard that people in the front yard came out of their houses one after another. Together with the neighbors coming in from outside, the front yard was packed.
When Jia Zhang saw so many people, she immediately stopped crying.
The moment I saw Uncle Ni, it was like I had found a life-saving straw.
"Uncle Ni, I am innocent, please save me, I really didn't do anything~"
She wanted to crawl to Ni Ye's side, but unfortunately the police held her shoulders, making it difficult for her to move.
Yan Bugui also looked at Ni Ye and trembled with fear.
As the head of the courtyard, Uncle Ni really wanted to ask what was going on, so he pushed through the crowd and walked among the young people.
"My dear young comrade, I am the manager of the hospital. May I ask if these two people have committed any crime?"
Seeing the momentum of Mr. Ni and the crowds around him, the young man did not act rashly. He took out a stack of case files and said, "Don't be nervous, it's nothing serious. There was a theft in the yard before, and we came here just to ask about it."
As he spoke, he came to Yan Bugui who was slumped on the ground.
"Your name is Yan Bugui."
"Well, yes." Yan Bugui's voice trembled a little.
The young man looked at the case and said, "On April 4, you reported a number of things missing from your home. Is that true?"
"Yes, yes, comrade, have you found it?"
Yan Bugui became energized when he heard this, and he stood up with a push of his feet.
The residents who reported the case at the time, including Jia Zhang, were also excited.
"Yes, we lost it too."
"And my home."
"Comrade, have you found it?"
The young man waved his hand and continued asking Yan Bugui.
"According to your confession, you lost two pairs of large vases, which were Yuan Dynasty blue and white elephant-ear vases with seawater dragon patterns, right?"
"Yes, yes~"
Yan Bugui nodded repeatedly.
Some residents around had already noticed the problem, but Yan Bugui was still immersed in the joy of finding his lost property and was unaware of it.
When the young man saw the other party admit it, he looked at Jia Zhang again.
"The case file says that you lost a jade Guanyin statue that was half a meter tall, right?"
Jia Zhang really wanted to say that it was wrong. She said that she lied about the case out of vanity and to make money.
But seeing so many people around and the consequences of lying, she swallowed and nodded.
"Yes, it is."
Young nodded, put down the case file, and then asked: "Since you admit it, I want to ask, these four bottles and this jade Guanyin are very valuable, can you tell me where they came from?"
"Ah~"
Yan Bugui sat back down on the ground.
The four bottles were stolen. Could it be that the owner came to visit?
Jia Zhang was also panicked.
It was said before that it was a dowry, but this has not been checked.
Is it ok to regret now?
It was Yan Bugui who reacted quickly and raised his hand first.
"Comrade, I picked it up. It was in 46 or 47, I can't remember exactly. It was a time of chaos and war. I went to collect debts and saw several Kuomintang soldiers lying on the side of the road. Next to them was a bundle with these four bottles in it. I took them home."
The young man didn't answer and turned to look at Jia Zhang.
"What about you?"
"This jade Guanyin is my dowry and a family heirloom of my Zhang family."
Jia Zhang said this with a stiff upper lip. At this moment, she did not dare to change her testimony.
The young man smiled, looked at the two of them as if they were fools, picked up another case file and began to read it.
"On October 1946, 10, the Cao Family Courtyard at No. 27 Deshengmennei Street was robbed by soldiers, resulting in nine deaths and injuries, and the loss of a number of properties. After the Cao family reported the case, most of the items were recovered, but the Jade Guanyin and four Yuan Dynasty blue and white elephant-ear vases with seawater dragon patterns enshrined in the ancestral hall are still missing."
At this point, the young man glanced at Yan Bugui and Jia Zhangshi, and continued reading: "After the prisoners confessed, they had never been to the backyard ancestral hall. These lost items were taken by someone else."
Yan Bugui’s legs were shaking more and more violently. He didn’t expect that someone was still investigating things that happened before the founding of the People’s Republic of China?
It was so long ago that he couldn't even remember whether there was a Jade Guanyin in the ancestral hall.
Could it be that it was stolen by Jia Zhang in advance?
"Comrade, comrade, that case has nothing to do with me. There is no Jade Guanyin in my family. I reported a false case just to extort some money. Really, if you don't believe me, ask my daughter-in-law. She also knows. She is in the Intermediate Court."
Without waiting for everyone to react, Jia Zhang struggled hard and told the truth.
Stealing chickens will not lose rice.
She was not stupid. Looking at the current situation, she realized that either someone had set their sights on these lost items, or a member of the Cao family had become a high-ranking official and was still looking for the lost items.
No matter which one it is, it is better to cut off the relationship as soon as possible.