"That's right! Didn't Yi Zhonghai say that the Jia family was struggling? How could they have over eight hundred yuan? Could it be that Jia Zhangshi is trying to frame someone?"
When Qin Huairu heard that her mother-in-law's pension had been stolen, her expression changed immediately. She hurried home and checked her hiding place for money, only to find that her own savings were also missing!
Now, Qin Huairu's face turned pale as she rushed out, "Yi Dage, my money is gone too!"
Her voice was tinged with tears as she spoke.
"What? Qin Huairu's money is also missing? Is there really a thief in our courtyard? Everyone, check if you've lost any money!"
Before long, everyone gathered. "I haven't lost anything at home."
"Neither have I!"
Only Yi Zhonghai's face darkened; he was missing over fifteen hundred yuan, which was the living expenses sent by He Daqing for He Yuzhu and his siblings. To his dismay, all that remained in the box was a letter; the money and tickets were gone!
When Jia Zhangshi heard that others hadn't lost anything, she suddenly shouted, "It must be that wretched Qin Jingru who stole my money! Otherwise, how could this happen? She came to my house today, and now my money is missing while she's nowhere to be found! She must have stolen my money and run away!"
"Mother-in-law, how could it be Jingru who stole the money?"
Qin Huairu was shocked that Jia Zhangshi would suspect Qin Jingru. This couldn't happen; if Qin Jingru were labeled a thief, how could the Qin family ever hold their heads high again? She quickly defended her.
Just as Qin Huairu began to speak up, Jia Zhangshi slapped her across the face. "How dare you protect that thief! Tell me! Did you two conspire to steal my pension?"
Yi Zhonghai realized that if Jia Zhangshi continued to make a scene like this, it would never end. He directly intervened, "Enough, Jia Saozi! Stop this nonsense!"
Then he looked around at the neighbors who had gathered to watch and said, "Everyone has heard it; our courtyard has been robbed. I'm saying this: if one of us acted foolishly and took this money, step forward now and return it. We can pretend this never happened!"
"If you don’t step forward now and the police find out later, don’t blame us for not considering our neighborly ties!"
After Yi Zhonghai finished speaking and waited for a moment without anyone stepping forward, he asked again, "Alright, I've given you a chance. If you didn't take it, then don't blame us!"
"Banggeng! Go report this to the police!"
Yi Zhonghai called out to Banggeng, who had been silent all along, telling him to go report the theft.
Banggeng stood there foolishly, not really hearing Yi Zhonghai's shout. He felt a bit flustered at that moment!
The money at home and Yi Zhonghai's money were both taken by him; he didn't know whether he should step forward or not!
Seeing Banggeng ignoring him, Yi Zhonghai frowned and prepared to call out again when Jia Zhangshi interjected angrily, "Yi Zhonghai, what do you mean by this? It's late at night; are you sending my grandson out alone? What if something happens to him?"
Yi Zhonghai no longer shouted for help, saying to Jia Zhangshi, "Song Dayou, go report to the police. Tell them our courtyard has been robbed and a large sum of money has been stolen!"
As Bang Geng watched Song Dayou run off, he felt a rush of anxiety, beads of sweat forming on his forehead.
The people in the courtyard didn’t notice Bang Geng’s expression, but Wang Jiefang did. A faint smile crept onto his lips. He hadn’t expected that a little hypnosis would lead Bang Geng to act so decisively, managing to steal everything from his own home and even taking from Yi Zhonghai's!
Hehe, this is getting more and more interesting!
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