Chen Wenjun cried even harder, "You people are just heartless! I set up a stall on the street today and sold fish all day, didn't go anywhere else. That's fish I saved up for more than half a month, and now they're all sold. My pockets are cleaner than my face. You say I have no money, did I give all my fish away for free?
I know you all look down on us from the Dang family, but I live a clean life, earning money by selling fish with my own hands, not stealing or robbing. Suddenly hit by disaster, and now being falsely accused by you too, it's too much!"
The neighbors couldn't stand listening anymore.
They all started blaming the Liu family.
The police officer, seeing Liu Yongguo's lack of cooperation, said coldly, "Arrest them!"
"No! No, no... we'll pay... no! We'll give the money back, we'll give it back!" Ma Cuihua shouted through gritted teeth, occasionally smacking her thighs and crying out loud. She had a belly full of grievances, but couldn't say anything. Even if she did, no one would believe her.
This was not how things were supposed to turn out, so why was the misfortune falling on them instead?
The police officer, exasperated, shouted, "Hurry up!"
Ma Cuihua staggered, leaning on the cabinet to stand up, and was about to go inside to get the money.
"Stop!" Lin Qin, holding Liu Yaya, blocked her, "And you falsely accused me, we need to settle the score for making me bleed too!"
Ma Cuihua's chest heaved with anger, "You... you wretch, how dare you call me to account!"
Lin Qin gave her a cold glance and turned to the officer, "Officer, my case isn't closed yet! All four of them have confessed. I demand severe punishment!"
"Hiss!" The surrounding neighbors gasped in shock, bewildered by the unfamiliar Lin Qin.
They were supposed to be one family, how did it turn into such a deadly feud? Or was it that the rabbit, pushed into a corner, was now turning to bite back?
The Lin Qin they knew had never been this fierce!
The neighborhood director hastily stepped forward to console Lin Qin, "I know you've been wronged by this incident, but spreading this won't bring any glory. Your husband is still in college, about to graduate, I hear. What if this affects his job placement?"
The neighborhood director wanted to use Liu Yongming to make Lin Qin compromise, not knowing that the person Lin Qin hated most was that scumbag!
He was the mastermind behind all this tonight, wanting to get rid of her, an uneducated wife, so he could rightfully marry someone more suitable.
"Fine!" The director's expression relaxed, but then Lin Qin continued calmly, "If it's not dignified to make a scene here, I'll just go to Yongming's school and find him there, ask his teachers and classmates to judge this matter for me. If he can't even handle things at home, then he's not fit for school!"
"What nonsense are you talking about!" The neighborhood director was displeased.
Only a few people from their neighborhood were attending college, Liu Yongming was one of them, a pride of their area. If Lin Qin really caused a scene at Yongming's school, it would ruin him.
"Do you have any sense, you brat? That's your husband! If you ruin him, will you get any good out of it? Are you out of your mind?" Li Lian scolded Lin Qin harshly.
Even Lin Yi didn't approve of her actions.
Lin Qin remained unmoved, "If you want me not to go, they must compensate me and apologize sincerely, until I'm satisfied."
"Dream on!" Ma Cuihua barked back without thinking, looking at Lin Qin with eyes full of loathing, as if she wanted to tear her to pieces.
Lin Qin sneered, "Fifty bucks! If I don't get my money today, no one will have peace! I'll go to the newspaper, go to Liu Yongming's school, I'll keep causing trouble until you're all done!"
Her frantic, reckless demeanor made everyone present darken their faces.
The police officer spoke up in time, "Since Lin Qin has proposed a settlement plan, you should consider it. Plus, she needs treatment for her head injury. This case won't close, and if anything happens later, she can come after you for responsibility at any time."
The police officer's words were subtle, but the neighborhood director understood. Seeing Ma Cuihua about to argue, he immediately glared fiercely, "Go get the money to compensate, you shameless old fools! You're reaping what you sowed. Yongming is really unlucky to have family like you!"
Ma Cuihua only saw darkness in front of her.
Fifty-three dollars and twenty-five cents, plus another fifty, that's over a hundred dollars!
Their family only had about four hundred in savings now, and taking out that much at once, Ma Cuihua simply couldn't bring herself to move.
Afraid she might pull some trick again, Lin Qin immediately said, "Officer, I know where she hides her money. You come with me, I'll get it myself, so she can't accuse me of stealing it later!"
"Lin Qin... you... very well! Wait and see!" Ma Cuihua glared at her venomously for a long time, finally grit her teeth and went back to the room to get the money.
Xu Manzhi secretly pinched Liu Yongguo's waist in distress, that was over a hundred dollars!
When Ma Cuihua shakily brought out the money, the police officer quickly took it, counted it, and handed fifty dollars to Lin Qin, giving the rest to Chen Wenjun.
Before leaving, he didn't forget to scold the Liu family.
The neighborhood director shook his head in disappointment, thinking that although the Liu family was hateful, Lin Qin wasn't innocent either. Her antics today would only make her life in the Liu family more difficult.
Chen Wenjun, getting the money, immediately packed his stuff to leave.
Before leaving, he gave Lin Qin a deep look but said nothing.
The four from the Liu family didn't dare to stop him.
Lin Qin watched him leave, then turned to give Liu Yaya to Lin Yi, "Dad, I'll pack my things and go live with you for a few days. Later, I'll go to the clinic to get my head wound treated."
"Alright! Dad will go with you!" Lin Yi, filled with anger, didn't want his daughter to stay at the Liu family any longer.
Ma Cuihua saw Lin Qin about to leave and refused to let her, throwing a tantrum on the ground, cursing Lin Qin for being unfilial.
Which made Lin Yi even angrier.
Lin Qin drove everyone out of the house, quickly packed her things, locked the door, and left with Lin Yi without looking back, completely ignoring Ma Cuihua's theatrics.
Behind her were Ma Cuihua's unpleasant curses.
Xu Manzhi went back inside full of suppressed anger.
Liu Yongguo hurried in to console her, "Wife, this won't just end so easily, rest assured, that fifty dollars will soon be back in our hands."
"Easy for you to say! Didn't you see Lin Qin's arrogant look today, she even dared to hit her own mother-in-law, she'll walk all over me too! And that fifty-three dollars and twenty-five cents, what about that? Are we just going to swallow this dumb loss?" Xu Manzhi raged, pointing angrily at Liu Yongguo.
Liu Yongguo was incredibly frustrated, "What else can we do? Should I really go to jail?"
"You didn't steal that money, why should you go to jail? Why should we pay compensation?" Xu Manzhi was indignant.
Fifty dollars! It would take their family more than half a year to save up that much!
At this moment, Liu Yongguo was also filled with regret. Had he known there was a problem with that person in the alley, how could he have been so foolish to bring him back to try and pocket those three dollars? The plan failed, and now he lost over fifty! No, it was over a hundred!