Chapter 408 Arrest
The next day, people from the police station came to Taoyuan Village again.
To their slight surprise, the two cows had been found.
According to the villagers, the cows had been brought back the night before by plane. That shocked them even more. The officers hadn’t even been on a normal airline, let alone a private plan. But the cows enjoyed that privilege before they did. They understood that some kind of big shot was hiding at Taoyuan Village. Therefore, they paid extra attention to this case.
After their investigation and the clues received by the man who sent back the cows, Officer Li confirmed that there was an insider who worked with the outsiders.
Hearing Officer Li’s conclusion, the villagers started to discuss and guess.
“Someone has sold out the Little Cattle King again. Could it be true?” Some villagers simply couldn’t believe such a fact. “The police said this, so it has to be true. The police won’t lie to us.” To them, the police still had a lot of prestige. “Then who is the traitor?”
Even the most ignorant villager knew that this was a crime. If they were caught, they would go to jail. This was stealing!
There was already a person in jail from Taoyuan Village. They really couldn’t afford another to damage the village’s reputation.
The lives of the villagers in Taoyuan Village had been getting better and better. Every household had received a large sum of money. This made the surrounding villages extremely envious.
Some of the envious villagers said sourly, “Humph, so what if their lives are getting better? They still have someone in prison. Who will willingly marry there?”
“Exactly. I heard their famous university graduate also got pregnant before she married. She doesn’t even know who the father of the child is.”
“Hehe, what’s even funnier is that she actually kept the bastard. How is she going to marry in the future?”
“Hehe, she’s so rich now. When the time comes, she can just find a man to be her husband.”
It was like this in the countryside. When one person committed a crime, they would think that there was something wrong with the moral character of the entire village.
“If another person from our village gets sent to jail, our reputation will worsen.” Some villagers said worriedly, “How will our children get married in the future?”
The surrounding people were quiet for a moment.
“Who do you think this traitor is?”
“Do you think it’s Xiao Chengcai?” Someone carefully muttered and guessed, “After all, the enmity between Xiao Chengcai and the Xiao Zhengyang family is getting bigger and bigger. Xiao Lingyu had taken away the mountain rental Xiao Chengcai’s family should get.”
“Xiao Chengcai’s mother was so angry that she rolled on the ground and scolded the Xiao family for days.”
“But what can she do? If she didn’t fork out the money, Xiao Chengcai would go to jail. Xiao Chengcai’s mother doted on her youngest child but without Xiao Chengcai, who was going to support the family? She won’t be able to work.”
“The culprit is most likely related to Xiao Chengcai.”
“That might not be the case. Xiao Chengcai’s family isn’t the only ones who are at odds with Xiao Zhengyang. There’s also Xiao Fuqi’s family.” Someone guessed.
“That’s true.”
The guesses revolved around those few families. But more people guessed that it was Xiao Chengcai.
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When Xiao Chengcai heard this, he was angry that his entire face turned purple.
He explained loudly, “It’s not me. Don’t blame me for this.”
Someone sneered, “But you have a criminal record. Everyone will naturally guess that it’s you. Of course, as long as you don’t do anything wrong, the police won’t arrest you.” When Xiao Chengcai heard this, he was embarrassed, angry, and helpless. He had become the target of contempt and disdain of the whole village.
He divorced Zhang Xiaolan only for the sake of his family’s children and to lighten the burden on the family. So why did everyone look down on him?
Xiao Chengcai did hate the Xiao Family, but he knew self-preservation. So he really wasn’t involved this time. Why did no one believe him? At this moment, Xiao Chengcai felt helpless and wronged.
Xiao Lingyu and Gong Tianhao naturally didn’t care about the thoughts of the villagers.
Since they knew that Zhang Chunjiao was the culprit, they naturally gave all the evidence and clues to the police.
As for the real cattle thieves, Gong Tianhao thought about it and didn’t hand them over to the police. After all, this involved Xiao Lingyu and Taoyuan Village’s secret about the Little Cattle King. The fewer people who knew about it, the better.
Therefore, those people were moved to other places by Gong Tianhao. Gong Tianhao told the Xing An Town police that the thieves managed to escape after they were interrogated.
When Officer Li and the other two heard this, the corners of their mouths twitched. ‘This is clearly a lie!’ However, they had no choice but to believe it. It was obvious that this big shot had his own reasons, and it was not something they could question.
From the clues provided by Situ Xing, Officer Li went directly to Xiao Fuqi’s house.
Some busybodies immediately exclaimed, “Could it really be Xiao Fuqi’s doing?”
“It has to be it. Otherwise, why would the police go to his place?”
“Well, the two families have a deep grudge, so I’m not surprised.” Many people followed. When they entered and saw the scene in the courtyard, many people were still stunned.
“Fuck, what’s going on?”
Officer Li narrowed his eyes when he saw Zhang Chunjiao tied up under the tree. Her clothes were disheveled, and her face was bruised and swollen. He sternly asked, “What’s going on?”
A woman immediately went forward to untie Zhang Chunjiao. After all, this was not a pretty sight.
Xiao Fuqi didn’t come out despite the big commotion in the yard. So some villagers went to look for him.
Xiao Fuqi was hugging his money bag and sleeping soundly.
When he heard someone call out to him, he opened his eyes in a daze and muttered, “Who is this? It’s still so early!”
He was dreaming that he was hugging two beautiful women on his left and right. The other villagers shouted outside his door, and the women disappeared. He shouted angrily, “Who is shouting outside? Don’t you know you’d be struck by lightning after disturbing someone’s sweet dream?”
The person outside was angry when he heard this. He sneered, “Xiao Fuqi, the sun is about to rise. Why are you still dreaming? Don’t you know that the police are here?”
When he heard the word police, Xiao Fuqi shuddered.
He asked suspiciously, “Police? Why are they here?”
“Shouldn’t you know the reason why? Didn’t you collude with outsiders to sell out the Little Cattle King?” Since the police were there, Xiao Fuqi’s family was most likely the criminal. So the person was not afraid of pointing this out. When Xiao Fu heard it, he was instantly angry. He got up from the bed in a huff and walked to the door. “Xiao Chenglin, what are you talking about? You’re not pinning this on me! Or else I’ll not be polite to you.”
As stingy as Xiao Fuqi was, he would never commit a crime like stealing. “Xiao Fuqi, why are you mad at me?” Xiao Chenglin chuckled, “You should be mad at the police officers. They are in your yard right now.”
“What?” Xiao Fuqi’s expression suddenly changed, and then he strode toward his own courtyard.
In the courtyard, after the villagers untied Zhang Chunjiao, someone asked, “Chunjiao, what happened?”.
Someone who witnessed the scene yesterday night said, “Dongxiu, you didn’t know? She was beaten by Xiao Fuqi last night!”
“Did Xiao Fuqi get drunk last time?” Dong Xiu asked in puzzlement, “But why would he tie her under the tree? How long have you been tied up here already?” Zhang Chunjiao had been tied up for a whole night and couldn’t move. Now her entire body was stiff and numb. The wounds all over her body didn’t help. She was mosquito food. The night was terrible. Her wounds were a little inflamed, and her body felt a little hot.
The moment the rope was untied, she immediately fell to the ground.
Zhang Chunjiao’s current appearance made some people sympathize with her.
“Chunjiao, are you okay? Can you stand up?” Dongxiu supported her and immediately scolded, “Is Xiao Fuqi crazy? How can he hit his wife like this? Is he even a man?”
Someone beside her said, “Dongxiu, it was understandable based on what happened yesterday night.” Someone frowned slightly and didn’t understand. The villager explained, “Didn’t the Xiao Family find the cows and have them sent back by the place yesterday night?”
“Yea, I was at the sunning field too.” A villager immediately nodded in agreement.
“Yes, most of us were there… But at that moment, Zhang Chunjiao was at home trying to pack all the money to run away from home. She was caught by Xiao Fuqi. It was why he was so furious.”
“Ah! Chunjiao, is that true?” Dongxiu asked, “Why did you suddenly want to leave? Why would you take away all the money? What about your son and daughter?”.
Zhang Chunjiao’s eyes dimmed, and a guilty look flashed across her eyes.
She said weakly, “I… I don’t want to leave either. But Xiao Fuqi beats me every day. I can’t stand it anymore.”
These words won some sympathy from some people.
At this moment, Xiao Fuqi rushed over and saw a police officer in a police uniform standing in the courtyard, looking at Zhang Chunjiao with a serious face.
Xiao Fuqi’s heart skipped a beat. He had a bad premonition, and he couldn’t control his nervousness and fear.
Xiao Fuqi walked up to them and called out carefully, “Officers, may I ask why you are here?”
“The police are here?!” A sharp voice said. After Xiao Fuqi appeared, Zhang Chunjiao finally noticed the few officers standing in the courtyard. Feeling guilty, she suddenly felt nervous, afraid, and terrified. She couldn’t help but scream.
This earned her many people’s confused looks.
At this time, Officer Li took out the relevant documents and said with a serious face, “Zhang Chunjiao, you are suspected of committing a theft. Please come with us.”
Everyone was stunned. So it was really Zhang Chunjiao. They thought the culprit was Xiao Fuqi. But the real winner was actually his wife.
Then again, when they remembered Zhang Chunjiao’s character, it was not that surprising anymore.
“No, no, I didn’t steal the cow. You can’t arrest me!” Zhang Chunjiao suddenly exploded with force. She struggled and explained fiercely.
However, her explanation felt weak to the villagers, much less the officers. “You damn woman.” Xiao Fuqi reacted and immediately scolded Zhang Chunjiao angrily, “I was wondering why you suddenly packed the pack and decided to run. So you had done something horrible. I’ll beat you to death!” After saying that, Xiao Fuqi walked quickly to Zhang Chunjiao, grabbed her hair, and gave her a slap.
Dongxiu, who previously supported Zhang Chunjiao, had already moved away. The officers came to arrest Zhang Chunjiao. It was clear that Zhang Chunjiao had committed a serious mistake and violated the law. Dongxiu didn’t want to get involved.
Zhang Chunjiao did not have any support. She immediately raised her hand to block Xiao Fuqi’s slap.
When Xiao Fuqi wanted to give her another big slap, Police Officer Li could not stand it anymore and shouted, “Stop!”
