Everyone around was shocked when they heard this. Chu Ping and his mother-in-law Qian Shi were the first to react and hurriedly stepped forward to ask: "Master, is there any misunderstanding? I am My nephew and his wife are good people, how could they defraud people of money? Is this a mistake?"
"Good guys and bad guys, the county magistrate will make his own decision when the time comes!"
Qian felt that the head official did not believe what he meant, and the county magistrate made the final decision! If not, we just want to take the person away. Then what will happen if the beating turns into a trick? He quickly asked for help from the onlookers: "What can we do? Isn't this an injustice? The two children were sold for just paper money. Who in this village doesn't know? How can you just cheat money when you say it's money! Folks? Let’s help our colleagues and tell them, these are two good boys!”
The villagers looked left and right, and they all felt that Qian's words were reasonable. The young couple of the Chu family didn't look like that kind of people! It's just that in front of a group of tall and powerful officials, wearing official uniforms and carrying swords at their waists, it's better to do more than to do less.
The fat aunt hesitated for a long time, and finally gritted her teeth and spoke. The young couple of the Chu family are indeed good people: "Yes, the officials, have you made a mistake somewhere? These two people are doing business." Someone who is affordable and honest will not be the one who cheats people out of their money!"
The young police officer who had just spoken to Ding An saw that the villagers were starting to question them one by one. With a "swish" sound, he pulled out half of the knife from his waist, stood up and threatened: "The government is handling the case. Is it your turn to interrupt? Why don't you want to go back with me and hang out?"
This time it was like clicking the mute button. Not only did the onlookers, who had been apprehensive just now, dare not speak, but even the fat aunt and cousin Qian were also frightened.
Ding An frowned when he saw this, and just as he was about to step forward, he saw Chu Yi on the opposite side moving first.
Chu Yi helped Qian back who was startled, handed Qian and his wife to Chu Ping, comforted him softly, and then stepped forward and said to Ding An: "This official brother, this matter has nothing to do with other people. , I am the owner of this shop, and we will definitely cooperate with the government if they want to investigate the case, but please don’t scare the women at home."
Ding An looked at Chu Yi, who was neither humble nor arrogant in front of him, nodded, and motioned to his men to sheath their swords: "Boss Chu, as long as you are willing to cooperate with the investigation, I guarantee that none of my men will do this again. If this matter is really related to You have nothing to do with it. After it is confirmed, I will restore your innocence."
"Thank you."
Ding An has been observing this young man and woman since just now. They seem to be a couple. Their reactions are not like most criminals. They don't have the usual guilty conscience to avoid, or even want to take advantage of the opportunity to escape. I don't know what the reason is. It really has nothing to do with them, they are still thoughtful and habitual criminals!
"Come here, open the doors of the shop and workshop, and go in to search."
"yes!"
Soon several officials found a large amount of prepared banknotes and paper money from the shop. Ding An stepped forward to look at it, and he was suspicious, why was it different from what he saw at the county government office!
Ding An asked his subordinates who had just collected evidence from the workshop: "Have you found anything in the workshop?"
The subordinate shook his head and handed the thing in his hand to Ding An: "Boss, there is no such thing. There are either some cut papers in the workshop, or something like an ingot, something not mentioned. Banknotes.”
"Have you seen any molds, printing plates or the like?"
The subordinate shook his head again: "No."
Ding An walked up to Chu Yi with the banknotes and paper money in his hand: "You made this kind of paper money yourself, right? Why don't you see anything like a mold printing plate?"
Chu Yi calmly replied: "I asked my cousin to help me make the banknotes and paper money. She has the mold."
"Okay, Boss Chu has to go to the county office with us and pick up the mold directly on the way."
Seeing that these officials were going to take away Chu Yi, Shen Luzhu quickly broke away from Chu Xiuxiu's hand and stepped forward quickly: "I'm with you!"
"Azhu, be obedient and I'll be back soon."
Shen Luzhu shook his head, passed Chu Yi and walked directly to Ding An: "If you want to arrest me, take me away with you!"
"Azhu!"
Ding An's eyes wandered between the two of them several times, and he really didn't understand why the girl insisted on following: "Are you sure?"
"Brother, official officer, you don't have to listen to her!"
Shen Luzhu ignored Chu Yi's obstruction and continued to say to Ding An: "I am his wife and the owner of this shop. What is done in the workshop, how it is done, and what is sold in the shop are all my ideas!"
Ding An looked at the woman in front of him calmly, and then ordered the men beside him: "Take her with you."
"yes!"
"Cousin-in-law!"
"Xiuxiu, please be obedient at home and help my sister-in-law take care of Chuli. When he comes back from school, tell him that his brother and I are fine and will be back soon. Let him eat and study well at home, and Xiuxiu So do you, Xiu, my sister-in-law will test your homework when she comes back!"
As she spoke, Shen Luzhu was in Xiuxiu's ear, and whispered in a voice that only two people could hear: "Xiuxiu, the money in the shop is also under the kang cabinet in the cousin's room. You reach out and touch the banknotes in the mezzanine. When no one is around, you can take it out and put it away yourself, and the house will be left to you."
"Cousin-in-law!" Chu Xiuxiu looked at her cousin-in-law in shock!
Shen Luzhu patted Xiuxiu on the shoulder, turned to Mrs. Qian and said, "Uncle and aunt, I will leave my family to you for the time being."
After Shen Luzhu finished speaking, he walked to Chu Yi and stood next to him, turning his head and grinning at him.
"Azhu..."
"Chu Yi, we haven't done anything before. We just went to cooperate with the investigation. At most, we just asked questions, right?"
Chu Yi sighed: "Then what else do you have to do?"
Shen Luzhu said and wrapped his hands around Chu Yi's arms: "You are my husband-in-law. Of course I have to follow you anytime and anywhere. Don't even think about getting rid of me!"
Although they said so, the young couple didn't know what would be waiting for them ahead. At the moment, the official just wanted to take them back for questioning, but what if they couldn't prove that they were not themselves? What if you encounter corrupt officials and make them scapegoats at will, taking human life lightly?
Everything is unknown, and because of this, Chu Yi wants to take on everything alone, and because of this, Shen Luzhu is determined to go with him!
No matter what they may encounter on the road ahead, at least the two of them are together, that's enough!
Chu Yi looked at his young wife who was trying to calm down in front of him and tried to comfort him with jokes. He stretched out his hand and held her trembling hand tightly: "Okay, let's go together."
"Let's go, get on the road early, we still have to get the mold!"
Following Ding An's order, the young couple was taken away from the sight of everyone in the mountain village by a group of officials. Ding An's footsteps slowed down and gradually fell to the end of the team. He waited until there were no more onlookers around. He leaned close to an older agent at the end of the team and whispered softly.
The young couple at the head of the team, who was leading the official mission to Jiang Juan's house, did not notice that the older agent quietly left the team with another agent while no one was paying attention.
At noon, the door of Jiang's house was suddenly smashed with "bang bang bang". Jiang Quan thought that that bastard Wang Tiecheng was coming to cause trouble again. He opened the door and was about to teach him a lesson when he was stopped by the man in front of him. The scene was shocking: "Cousin, cousin! What's wrong with you? Father, mother, sister, come out quickly!"
"Ayi, what's wrong with you? What happened?"
"Cousin, cousin!"
"It's okay, aunt, don't worry."
Chu Yi only had time to say this before Ding An took over. He looked at the only young woman in the Jiang family yard and asked, "Are you their cousin?"
"Yes, it's me."
"Those who are handling the case at the county government, please bring me the molds they asked you to use to make the banknotes and paper money."
Jiang Juan looked at Shen Luzhu in confusion, but before Shen Luzhu could say anything, Ding An blocked her view: "What, is there a problem?"
"Ah, no, sir, wait a moment."
Jiang Juan followed her words and took out the printing plate made by Chu Yi from the room and handed it to Ding An. Ding An shook it in his hand and continued to ask with a cold face: "Just this one, nothing else." ?”
Seeing this posture, Jiang Juan shook her head in fear: "No more."
Ding An saw that she didn't look like she was lying, so he stopped pressing and turned around to hand the printing plate to the men behind him: "Let's go!"
Seeing that her cousin and sister-in-law were about to be taken away, Jiang Juan hesitated but ran forward to stop Ding An and asked anxiously: "Master, what happened to my cousin and sister-in-law? Are you taking them there?" where?"
Ding An looked at the woman in front of him who was very scared but still rushed to stop him. After thinking about it, he answered her question: "The government is investigating the case. Take them back to cooperate with the investigation. If there are no problems, they will be released."
"Investigating the case?"
Before Jiang Juan, who looked confused, could continue to ask questions, Ding An and everyone quickly left the door of Jiang's house.
The Jiang family couldn't eat anymore. The two siblings, Jiang Juan and Jiang Quan, hurriedly went to the Chu family in Paoshan Village to inquire about the news. Before they could reach the door of the Chu family, they met Chu who had also heard the rumors and came to Chu. The second uncle of the Cui family and the cousin Cui Yan.
The four of them went to Chu's house together, and finally learned the cause and effect of the incident from Chu Ping, who was comforting Chu Li. Chu Li cried so hard that his face turned red, and while wiping his tears with his sleeves, he kept questioning Xiu Xiu. Cousin, brother and sister-in-law, what did they say when they left? When can they go home?
The Chu family was cooking a pot of porridge. In addition to the Jiang family and the Cui family, there were also the Shen family on the other side of the river. Relatives, friends or fellow villagers heard the news and came over.
Grandpa Chu and Grandma Chu were confused at first, but then they seemed to feel that the matter was a foregone conclusion and there was no room for maneuver. Grandma Chu began to keep telling people who came to tell her the relationship between herself and the paper money shop, and would occasionally A few bad words about Chu Yi and Shen Luzhu.
"This shop has nothing to do with our Chu family. The two young ones insisted on building it themselves. The old man and I didn't agree at the beginning. But look at it now, it's really a sin!"
Second Aunt Shen rolled her eyes at the old lady who was trying to distance herself from the relationship. If there weren't too many outsiders now, she would have really wanted to go up and say something to her, why did my niece make money and buy all the food and drink she sold? Dog belly?
Who would have thought that this old lady would just let go of the relationship and keep talking nonsense!
"Those two little ones don't listen to their elders. They can't be scolded, but they are always playing tricks on the family. What a big idea!"
Mother Shen and Aunt Shen really couldn't listen any more, and were about to step forward to argue, when they saw Chu Ping and his grandma Yu, the old lady, they directly stepped forward and pushed Grandma Chu: "I think you were beaten by the formation just now." Zhan is so frightened that no one even knows his own name. Qian, why don't you help your cousin into the house quickly? If you continue talking nonsense here, you may be treated as a lunatic and tied up!"
Grandma Chu had been a little afraid of her cousin-in-law who lived next door to them since she was young. However, as she got older, each family had its own affairs, and Mrs. Yu was not a nosy person. He slowly recovered, but now that he saw that the other party was threatening in his words, he still dared to make a mistake, and was sent back to the main room by Qian in despair!
This was not all yet done. Mrs. Yu stood in front of the door of the hall, facing Mr. Chu who was squatting on the steps and smoking a dry pipe. She also warned: "I say that my cousin should also take care of his own wife." That’s right, before the children have done anything, the grandma has been convicted first, for fear that others won’t know, you two old people are so partial, aren’t you!”
