RNP Chapter 5: Do you think you can just take a house for free?
Chapter 5: Do you think you can just take a house for free?
Old Mo said, "Captain Chen, everything in my house has been stolen. Can I report this to the police?"
what?
Captain Chen chuckled awkwardly and said, "This is a theft case, of course you can report it. Tell me, who stole your things?"
Old Mo: "The Liu Haizhong family, the Yan Bugui family, and the Jia family."
Gaa...
Yi Zhonghai's eyes widened.
Yan Bugui looked completely bewildered.
There are many question marks on his head in his bangs.
Sha Zhu and the Jia family members, however, looked completely bewildered.
Didn't we call the police? How come he ended up calling the police instead?
"You're talking nonsense."
Jia Zhangshi couldn't hold back any longer and was the first to jump out.
"How could our Jia family have stolen from you? You convict, a born childless wretch, you slander people with your bare mouth! Captain Chen, arrest him! Arrest him now! Why did you release him again?"
"Yes, how did our Liu family steal anything from your family? Explain yourself!"
Liu Haizhong also jumped out and said something.
Yan Bugui remained calm and stood there without saying a word, while some fools were already taking the lead for him.
Old Mo remained calm and composed; Jia Zhangshi's verbal attacks did not cause him the slightest harm.
"Captain Chen, those three families have occupied my house. Even if you've occupied my house, shouldn't you return my belongings?"
Captain Chen, would you classify this as robbery or theft? I'm a bit confused, and I hope Captain Chen can clarify things for me.
Chen Qingshan nodded and said, "This is embezzlement, which is more serious than theft. Liu Haizhong, Yan Bugui, and Jia Zhangshi, I'm afraid you'll have to come with us."
Chen Qingshan decisively sided with Lao Mo.
The incident from three years ago may not seem like much, but bringing it to light has greatly impacted his career.
The gesture of goodwill was taken proactively, and everyone understood the unspoken message.
Most importantly, those people in the court who are ignorant of the law are easier to manipulate than Lao Mo. What he did was simply to do official business.
"what?"
The birds and beasts immediately cried out in alarm.
Jia Zhangshi jumped up and down, shouting, "Old Mo, what utter nonsense! The house is ours now, and everything inside is ours too. How is this embezzlement? Officer, he's a convict, he's a bad guy, arrest him!"
Chen Qingshan's expression turned serious: "Jia Zhangshi, I'm warning you, if you're going to speak, then speak. No verbal attacks allowed, or I'll have to teach you a lesson when you get back."
When Jia Zhangshi saw Liu Qingshan's serious and righteous appearance, she was so frightened that she dared not speak.
Liu Qingshan said to Lao Mo, "Lao Mo, the evidence in this matter is conclusive. How do you plan to handle it?"
Old Mo said expressionlessly, "Make them return my pots and pans, as well as my table, chairs, bed, and other things. Also, I left a thousand yuan at home when I left. That money should be returned to me as well."
In this day and age, "going on the road" means going to prison.
Upon hearing this, the animals in the courtyard immediately felt resentful.
Turns out they had a thousand yuan hidden at home! When it came time to divide the money, each family only got ten yuan. That's outrageous, absolutely outrageous.
"Bullshit! You old bastard, where did you get a thousand dollars from?"
Jia Zhangshi was extremely anxious and jumped out to start cursing.
"Exactly, Old Mo, you used to be just a handyman, where did you get a thousand dollars?"
Liu Haizhong also jumped out and said indignantly.
Old Mo remained expressionless, completely immune to their verbal attacks.
He said coldly, "You know perfectly well whether it's true or not. I can ignore the house for now, but you must return my money."
Otherwise, I will appeal to higher authorities until I win. I refuse to believe that there is no place for justice in our country.
Old Mo's words startled all the birds. Even Chen Qingshan was taken aback.
If this old man goes ahead and files a complaint regardless, every single one of them will be in trouble.
What they didn't know was that unless absolutely necessary, Old Mo wouldn't send them in; he would only send them out.
Once they're in, how are they supposed to be sent back down? Isn't that just making the game harder for ourselves?
The reason he forced them to give him money was simply because he had no money left.
Without any money to rely on, and having to work to earn money, how can I take revenge?
Yi Zhonghai, also frightened, quickly stepped forward and said, "Old Mo, can't we be a little more reasonable? Even if you really left a thousand yuan at home, wouldn't your wife spend it? Wouldn't your daughter spend it? Perhaps they've already spent it all?"
Old Mo stared at him coldly and said slowly, "Yi Zhonghai, stop pretending to be ignorant. Today you either pay up or go in. I don't like to waste words."
Yi Zhonghai understood what Lao Mo was saying.
Whether they're rich or poor, you've taken over their house. They have three large brick houses; even if you only give them a thousand yuan, you're still making a profit.
Do you really think you can just take something from someone for free?
Chen Qingshan also stepped forward to advise, "Master Yi, that's enough. Don't be so greedy. Nobody's a fool. If you can't reach an agreement, I'll have to act according to the law."
This Lao Mo is clearly different. Even if Chen Qingshan is the captain, he wouldn't dare to act recklessly. You have to be careful who you bully. Otherwise, you'd be a fool.
Yi Zhonghai's face was very ugly, and he gave Lao Mo a deep look.
He nodded: "Okay, give me some time, I'll discuss it with them."
As Yi Zhonghai spoke, he pulled the people from the Liu, Yan, and Jia families aside to discuss the matter.
Old Mo wasn't in a hurry; he stood there quietly and waited.
Chen Qingshan stood next to him and said in a low voice, "Old Mo, I did make some oversights in handling the case three years ago."
Consider it my fault! I'll help you with this today, and we can consider this past between us, okay?
Old Mo nodded, saying sparingly, "Okay."
Chen Qingshan nodded and said, "You said you were going to kill someone before, was that just something you said in anger? I know you've been wronged, but don't go down that path unless absolutely necessary. Otherwise, if you end up in my hands, don't blame me for being ruthless."
Old Mo said calmly, "Don't worry, you can't catch me."
"you."
Chen Qingshan turned to look at him, almost bursting with anger.
That bastard talks so arrogantly, it's infuriating.
"I've lost my house, my wife is dead, and my daughter is gone. My family is ruined. Now, all I want is to find my daughter."
"Captain Chen, if you help me find my daughter, I'll do whatever you tell me to do from now on, okay?"
Chen Qingshan nodded and said, "Okay, I'll look into it for you. But I haven't been paying attention to this matter before, and I'm not confident I can find out anything now. So, you should stay quiet for a while, otherwise it will be very difficult for me."
"If it's so difficult, then don't do it. My daughter is gone, and you're telling me not to look for her? Is that something a police officer should say?"
Old Mo couldn't possibly trust Chen Qingshan; he even suspected that this guy was in cahoots with Director Wang and his group.
Unfortunately, he doesn't have any evidence yet.