You have the right not to speak.

Officer Zhou took out his camera and took pictures of the pieces of fabric: "Well done, Haihua. This is an important discovery. Meifeng, what did you find?" The girl shook her head.

Then, they found some other clues nearby, such as footprints, imprints of suspected tools, etc. Officer Zhou recorded these clues one by one.

Thieves broke into the village. They were the former landlord Shi Jia, who was considered to be retired and returned to his hometown. An old man of high moral character lost his ancestral treasure. Some were surprised, but more were angry. The three thieves also kidnapped the old man. The news had spread long ago. When the villagers saw the three policemen coming and going at the entrance of the village for reconnaissance, they all greeted them politely and did not dare to interfere with their work.

"It seems that we are getting closer to the truth." He said with satisfaction.

At this time, the sun was already high overhead and the temperature was gradually rising. Officer Zhou handed Haihua and Meifeng a bottle of water.

He sighed and said, "Take a rest and drink some water."

The three of them sat down and discussed their next plan while drinking water.

At this time, there was a noise in the distance. Officer Zhou and the other two looked at each other and quickly ran towards the direction of the sound.

I saw a group of villagers gathered together, with a burly man standing in the middle with a package in his hand.

Officer Zhou stepped forward and asked, "What's going on?"

The man said excitedly: "Officer Zhou, I was working in the fields just now and found this package. When I opened it, I found a set of old bowls inside. Some people say it is Mr. Shi's heirloom!"

Officer Zhou took the package and checked it carefully. After confirming that it was correct, he was secretly happy: "Now I can finally return it to Mr. Shi."

However, just as they were about to leave the scene with the package, a roar suddenly came from the crowd: "This thing must have been stolen by you policemen, and now you are pretending to have found it, trying to deceive us!"

This roar was like a stone thrown into a calm lake, instantly stirring up a thousand waves. The crowd that had been gradually dispersing began to gather again, whispering to each other and looking at the police with suspicion.

Hearing this, Haihua got angry first. He widened his eyes, glared at the person who spoke, and said loudly: "Please don't slander the police at will. We have our own professional ethics and discipline requirements, and we will never do such a thing."

"I seriously suspect that you are crying thief, unable to get out by land or water, and deliberately throwing out the dirty things to cover up your tracks and disrupt the police's sight." He also deliberately leaked some news

However, the big man who was shouting did not show any weakness and continued to shout: "Humph, who knows? Maybe there is a problem within you, or maybe you deliberately created this illusion to make everyone think that you are so powerful, but it is all fake!"

The shouter's words immediately resonated with the surrounding people, who nodded in agreement, and some even started to make a scene, accusing the police of incompetence. For a moment, the scene became chaotic.

Officer Zhou glanced at them with eyes like knives and shouted angrily, "Shut up! You will be detained for seven days if you interfere with our investigation. The thieves have also kidnapped people, so the problem is serious." The mob only then began to talk in low voices and did not dare to escape.

He looked at the man who picked up the bag and said calmly: "Hello, may I ask your name? When did you find the nested bowls? Where did you find them? Come back with me to the police station to make a statement. We can only know whether it is real or not when someone from the historian comes to confirm it. There are many scammers who forge cultural relics nowadays."

The man who found the bag replied: "My name is Tan Songqin. I found a set of bowls. Is there a bonus?"

Officer Zhou's face darkened, and he said coldly, "I don't know about that. I still need to apply to my superiors. I guess they don't have it. It depends on whether Shijia is willing to pay for it or not."

He shouted again, "If anyone knows Mr. Shi, please inform his family that his things may have been found. Send someone who can speak to the police station to confirm the things. Now let's confirm the names first. Meifeng, you will be responsible for registering the names and their phone numbers and home addresses. Haihua will maintain order."

Officer Zhou opened the notebook and asked the troublemaker, "You seem to know a lot. You don't suspect that our uniforms are fake, do you? You are so smart. Please tell me your name."

The crowd was noisy again. It turned out that the village chief Shi Qingren had brought a middle-aged couple. "Officer Zhou, have you caught the thief? These two are Shi Yian, the eldest son of Mr. Shi, and his wife. They can represent Mr. Shi."

Officer Zhou pointed at the troublemaker and said sternly, "Brother Qingren, you're here at the right time. This man is from your village. He just said that we police officers are the thieves and he wanted to attack the police. I need to confirm with you first. Everyone must come back to the police station with me to record a statement."

Village chief Shi Qingren saw the troublemaker's face clearly, and his old face turned black. He cursed angrily: "You second-rate guy, you still want to attack the police. You just got released and you want to go back in? How can this be Officer Zhou? A thief, if you don't want to live here, get out of Shijing Village."

: "Don't let us implicate Shijing and have our allowance deducted for another three months."

The second-rate guy was shocked: "I... don't have any"

Officer Zhou understood the hints from the village chief and pretended to be surprised, saying, "Being in jail is not an excuse to say anything. Erliuzi, Tan Songqin, and the eldest son and wife of the Shi family, you need to come back to the police station with us to record your statements. The police station driver is on break today, so you can ride your bikes here and get there in an hour."

Officer Zhou pointed at the man and the man who picked up the bag and said loudly with a cold face: "All of you who I mentioned are suspects. Come back to the police station with me to record your statements. The Shi family will come and confirm the truth."

: "Meifeng, have you registered yet?"

Meifeng responded sweetly, "Officer Zhou, there are two more waiting."

Officer Zhou said coldly: "Those who have registered their names and are not related can go away."

After Meifeng completed the registration, Officer Zhou took the four people to the police station. Along the way, the man named Tan Songqin kept muttering, trying to explain that he just picked up the package by chance and was not a thief. The second-rate guy remained silent, as if thinking about something.

When they arrived at the police station, Officer Zhou asked the others to wait outside, leaving only the Shi couple. He handed the package to Shi Yian and asked him to confirm whether it was the Shi family heirloom. Shi Yian carefully checked it, a hint of surprise flashed in his eyes, and he nodded repeatedly.

After the formalities for claiming the old items were completed, Officer Zhou finally felt relieved and decided to investigate the case further. After questioning, he learned that the Shi family had no enemies and the theft seemed to be a random incident.

However, the appearance of the second-rate man made him feel a little puzzled. Why did this person deliberately stir up trouble? Could he be related to the theft? Officer Zhou decided to secretly observe the second-rate man to see if he could find more clues.

After asking a few routine questions, seeing that they were answering properly and not making trouble, and signed their names in cooperation, they were allowed to go back first. Since the thief had not been found, the two were still the biggest suspects and were ordered not to leave Zhenlong within 7 days.