Shen Yanshan stood at the street corner and casually took out a cigarette from his pocket. The cigarette twirled a few times between his slender fingers, but Shen Yanshan was too lazy to light it. His eyes were fixed on the crossroads.
Ma Tian was standing there boredly.
Huzi, Hei Gou and A Fei were following behind Shen Yanshan.
Hei Hou leaned closer to Brother Shen. "Brother Shen, these old men and women have been standing here for almost half a morning. They've got quite a lot of energy. Shall we make our move now?"
Shen Yanshan stared at Ma Tian's impatient actions, then casually put the unlit cigarette back into the cigarette case.
"Go. Deal with it cleanly."
"Sure thing! We'll make sure it's taken care of properly."
Hei Hou rubbed his hands together, his face full of eagerness.
He had learned so many tricks from Brother Shen, and finally it was time to put them to use.
He couldn't wait to teach these bastards a lesson. He wanted to see if these shameless people would still dare to cause trouble at Sister - in - law's workplace.
...
Ma Tian was getting really annoyed waiting by the roadside. The more he thought about it, the more he felt that this whole thing was unreliable. After a whole morning, not only did he not see any important people, he didn't even see a sign of anything.
Could it be that his cousin had tricked him?
What if there were no leaders coming for inspection today? Wouldn't he have waited here for nothing?
Ma Tian couldn't stand it anymore.
He decided to wait for at most another quarter of an hour. After that, he would go and tell his mom that he wasn't going to wait any longer.
The weather was really unbearably hot.
Just then,
a tall and a thin man walked past him. They were chatting away, and Ma Tian didn't know what they were talking about.
Ma Tian was in a really bad mood. He casually glanced over there,
and his eyes widened instantly.
Damn it! There were more than a dozen "Da Tuan Jie" notes sticking out of that man's trouser pocket.
The thin man was chatting animatedly with the strong man beside him and didn't notice at all that the money in his pocket was about to fall out.
Ma Tian stared at the money and swallowed hard. He silently said in his heart: Fall out, fall out quickly.
As if the money could read his mind, it just happened to fall out when the two men turned at the intersection ahead.
Holy crap!
Ma Tian quickly stepped forward. He looked around and saw that there was no one on the street. He quickly stuffed the money into his pocket.
He had made it!
This trip was really worth it!
There were so many opportunities in the big city!
Ma Tian was overjoyed. He was about to leave with the money. Otherwise, when those people realized the money was gone, they would definitely come back to look for it.
Just as he took a step, a big hand reached out from behind and firmly pressed on his shoulder.
He turned around and saw Huzi smiling at him. "Brother, my friend's money seems to be missing. Did you see it just now?"
Ma Tian quickly shook his head. "No, no. I don't know. Don't ask me."
Huzi pretended to be a nice guy. "Really? Then I'll look for it again."
On the other side, Hei Hou quickly stepped forward, reached into Ma Tian's pocket and took out the money that had just fallen on the ground. He shouted loudly, "Damn it! You son of a bitch stole our money?"
There were people stealing money on the street!
The scattered crowd immediately looked over.
The police soon came over. They showed their IDs to Ma Tian and said, "We're from the police station. Someone reported that there was a theft at the north crossroads. Who reported the case?"
Huzi quickly raised his hand in the crowd. "Comrade policeman! I reported the case. This guy stole our money, and we caught him red - handed."
Ma Tian felt like he was in a hopeless situation. He was on the verge of tears. "I really didn't steal his money. I picked this money up from the ground. It was right here! Really!"
Huzi frowned. "Now you admit that you saw the money? Then why did you say you didn't see it when I asked you just now? Comrade policeman, this guy's words don't match up."
Hei Gou insisted, "Uncle policeman, this guy is the thief! My money was in my pocket properly. How could it have fallen out by itself?"
More than a dozen "Da Tuan Jie" notes, one hundred and fifty or sixty yuan in total.
It was enough for an ordinary clerk's salary for three or four months.
Who wouldn't carry the money carefully in their pocket? Would they just go and scatter it at the crossroads?
The policeman looked at Ma Tian's nervous and shrinking appearance. His suspicion of Ma Tian deepened.
"This matter needs to be investigated at the police station. Please come with us."
Huzi cooperated actively. "Sure thing, Comrade policeman."
When Ma Tian heard that the police were going to arrest him, he panicked. He stammered, "Policeman, policeman, I really didn't do it. I really didn't steal the money! I really picked it up. If you don't believe me... I don't want it. I'll give the money back to them."
The policeman was already a bit impatient. "It's no use what you say now. Please cooperate with our investigation."
The police had seen many such people.
They would swear they didn't do it before there was evidence, and then start to repent desperately when there was evidence.
If they really didn't want to cause trouble, they shouldn't have reached out.
Once they did, they couldn't escape.
They were too lazy to waste time with Ma Tian and directly escorted him back to the police station.
After the police left, the onlookers also dispersed.
...
At this time,
Grandma Li noticed that there seemed to be a lot of people gathered at the crossroads where Ma Tian had been waiting.
Could it be that the leaders had come?
That boy Ma Tian didn't even come to tell them.
A Fei walked past Grandma Li and the others as if nothing had happened.
Grandma Li saw him coming from that direction and quickly stepped forward to ask him, "Hey, I see it's really lively over there. Is there some big leader coming?"
A Fei wanted to laugh inside. They were still waiting for the big leaders at this time.
He pretended to be an innocent onlooker who knew nothing. "No. It seems that someone stole something and was arrested by the police. His name is Ma Tian, I think."
"What? Say that again!"
When Ma Tian's mother heard that the police had arrested her son,
it was like the sky was falling.
She grabbed A Fei's hand and asked anxiously, "Are you sure you heard right? Ma Tian is my son. How could he be arrested by the police? Is there a mistake?"
How could it be possible?
Xiaotian had just come to the city. He was not familiar with the place. How could he have committed a crime?
A Fei withdrew his hand as if he was disgusted. "You're his mom? I don't know if there's a mistake. But he should be at the police station now. You should go and check it out quickly."
After saying that, he quickly slipped away.
Mission accomplished!
It was time to go back and report to Brother Shen!
Grandma Li's head had already been dizzy from the sun. Now her temples were throbbing with pain. She quickly walked towards the crossroads where Ma Tian had been waiting.
Sure enough, there was no one there.
"Oh no!"
Ma Tian's mother slapped her thigh. "My Xiaotian is not that kind of person! It was really a bad idea to come here today. Otherwise, this wouldn't have happened."
It was Grandpa Li who was still calm at this time. He reminded them, "We should go to the police station quickly! The child is still there. Let's find out what's going on!"