She won't clear her name; she'll throw away all the scum.

Li Zhuang panicked and tried to run away, but before he could take more than a few steps, Officer Cui, who had caught up with him, pinned him to the ground.

Officers Cui and Zhang: We originally thought that a simple matter of bride price would only require two people at most, but now it's all over. They've each arrested one person, but we haven't even seen the bride price yet. We still didn't bring enough people.

At this point, Officer Zhang had already handcuffed the man, and Officer Cui followed closely behind, shoving the two of them together.

Aunt Li looked at the two tall, imposing police officers staring at her, then sadly looked at Li Zhuang. Despite her sadness, she still spewed out her words like a machine gun: "Why are you arresting my son? He hasn't committed a crime."

Finally, the captain ordered his men to pull her away.

The two immediately squatted down and began to pull the bricks out, just as Zhao Erlaizi had instructed.

The bricks were thrown on the ground, and Officer Cui reached inside to rummage through them. Small, loose coins fell to the ground along with a small pouch embroidered with mandarin ducks, stirring up a small cloud of dust.

"Isn't this the mandarin duck embroidered by her eldest daughter-in-law?"

"Yes, among all the brigades in our brigade and the surrounding area, her embroidery skills are the best; no one else can embroider like her."

“It was indeed embroidered by him. I was chatting with her under the big banyan tree at the end of the village just last month, and this was the one she was embroidering. I can’t be mistaken.”

"Li Zhuang really went gambling and lost all the dowry."

"Damn it, I actually got infected."

The captain looked very grim. Their brigade had never had anyone arrested before, but now they were the first ones to be released!

At this moment, Officer Cui squatted down and poured out the money from his small bag, which was exactly fifty yuan and a signed IOU.

The note clearly stated, "Li Zhuang from Lijia Village Brigade borrowed 7 yuan from Zhao Qiang, with an interest rate of 10 yuan per month. The principal and interest will be repaid on July 30th."

"You not only gamble, but you also owe money?" Officer Cui questioned.

Li Zhuang remained silent.

"Li Zhuang not only lost the bride price gambling, but he also borrowed money to gamble. My God, if this were my son, I would beat him to death."

"Having a son like this is truly bad luck."

"The interest is 10 yuan a month, why doesn't Zhao Qiang just rob someone?"

"Where do you think these thugs get the money to live a life of luxury?"

"Won't this get me shot?"

"So, who is Zhao Qiang?"

"Aunt Li always boasted about how great her three sons were, but now look what happened, one of them got into gambling and got arrested. I think it's because she didn't raise him well."

"So, who is Zhao Qiang?"

"Why don't we arrest Uncle Li and Aunt Li together and teach them a lesson? Anyway, their whole family is no good."

"So, who is Zhao Qiang?"

"Ask, ask, ask! Your grandpa Zhao Qiang is handcuffed right now, try asking again!" Zhao Erlaizi cursed.

"Aren't you called Zhao Erlaizi?"

Zhao Erlaizi was already annoyed by being arrested, and then some idiot kept asking, "Who the hell is named Erlaizi? He's got no brains!"

He spat, rolled his eyes, and closed them to rest.

Although Zhao Erlaizi is a scoundrel, he has a conscience. He left a lot of money for his family, which should be enough for his mother to live on, but he won't be able to take care of her in the future.

However, he told his older brother that they should come back to this place and search it up, as they had left a lot of money there.

Just as I was thinking this, I heard Officer Zhang tapping and touching things here and there with his hands, then pulling out a brick, taking out the money inside, and then continuing the previous action.

Zhao Erlaizi's eyes widened. How did they know there were other places where money was hidden?

If Officer Zhang were to overhear his thoughts, he would surely curse inwardly, "Who do you think you are, these gamblers are all cunning enough to have multiple hiding places, not to mention where you hide your money."

These are all stolen funds.

Don't even mention that they'll search the place. After they leave, some clever villagers will probably come and search it again. If they happen to miss a few cents or a dollar, or if they're lucky enough to find another hole where money is hidden, they could become rich.

Officer Zhang knew exactly what was going on, so after he painstakingly searched the entire dilapidated house, Officer Cui took over and searched it again, leaving no corner unchecked.