Reborn in a virtual world, before the house was taken away

"Qi Zhiqing, don't panic. Explain the situation clearly so that everyone knows what happened and there's an explanation."

At this point, Ma Mingchuan had no choice but to step forward and say a few words.

Qi Hongsheng had calmed down a bit by this point. He organized his thoughts before speaking:

“The money and tickets in my suitcase are all gone. There was a total of 682 yuan in money and several nationally valid tickets, but I didn’t count them. I saw this money the day before yesterday and took out two tickets and a 100-yuan note. Just now, I opened the suitcase to take out some more, but I found that everything was gone, even the small bag containing the money was gone.”

After saying all this, he realized that the money and tickets might be lost forever. He turned red with anger and trembled all over. This was all his possessions. If they were lost and couldn't be found, how would he live in the future?

Standing next to him, Zhuang Shan also looked anxious and nodded repeatedly in agreement with his statement.

She knew that Qi Hongsheng had come from a family that had spoiled him since he was a child. When he went to the countryside, his family had scraped together a lot of money and ration coupons to make things easier for him.

After everyone understood what had happened, they were also somewhat helpless. You said you lost your money, and it was locked in a box. You had the key to the box yourself, and there were no signs of the box being pried open. What are we supposed to do?

But if it were really lost, it would be more than six hundred yuan, which is a huge sum of money. No one could make the decision for him, so for a moment, after hearing his words, everyone was speechless.

Well, you know how it is, they were speechless.

No matter where it gets spread, it's something that will offend people.

Suddenly, a soft, gentle female voice came from over.

“You said it was still there the day before yesterday, which means it was lost in the past two days. So everyone should think about whether anyone is temporarily alone in the educated youth compound. Only if someone is alone can we take action.”

Upon hearing this, Feng Qingqing smirked. Look, this woman is about to stir up trouble again, she can drag anything into this.

When the other educated youth heard her say that, they thought about it carefully, and then looked at Feng Qingqing, who was standing motionless to the side, with a strange expression.

Upon hearing this, everyone felt like a million grass mud horses were galloping through their minds. Damn it, is this ever going to end? The same trick, the same method, targeting the same person.

If you're going to bully people, can't you at least find a different way? This makes us look stupid.

Another awkward silence ensued. Good heavens, even Feng Qingqing found the atmosphere incredibly awkward.

Finally, not wanting to argue further, she simply said:

"We suggest reporting this to the police so they can investigate and clear us of suspicion. Of course, the decision is ultimately yours."

After saying that, she pulled Hu Fangming back into the house to talk. Of course, this time she knew that he had really lost the money, but whether it was real or fake, it was his own fault. She would just have to see how he would act like a sycophant when he was broke.

After Feng Qingqing and the other person left, the others remained silent. Eventually, unable to resist the hunger, some went to cook, some went to wash up, and some went about their own business.

After all, someone has already given the advice, and how to do it is not something that outsiders like them can decide.

There was no other way, so Qi Hongsheng, Zhuang Shan, and the Jiang siblings discussed it and decided to report it to the police. After all, this wasn't just 200 yuan; it was a huge amount that needed to be addressed. Moreover, it was a real theft, and letting it go unnoticed would only embolden the thief.

The group split into two groups. One group went to the brigade leader's house and told him what had just happened.

Another group went to the commune's police station to report the case, telling the police the whole story and asking when the police could come to the scene to investigate.

When Jiang Yun and Zhuang Shan told the brigade leader about the incident at his home and explained that the other two had already reported it to the police station, the brigade leader's expression was beyond ugly.

This new batch of educated youth, especially those few surnamed Jiang and their close friends, are simply clueless. They've only been here a few days, and one thing after another has happened. It seems the educated youth compound will never be peaceful again.

After the two left, Xiong Baoguo, the youngest son who had just returned home, looked at their retreating figures and said to his mother:

"Mom, are these two new educated youths? They're both really pretty."

That roguish look on his face didn't make him seem like a good person. But calling him a roguish person wasn't entirely wrong.

Xiong Tianhua has three sons. The eldest is in the army, the second works in the county, and only the youngest son has always been by his side. Being the youngest, he is inevitably spoiled. This has resulted in him being unable to find suitable employment.

Unable to find workers in the city and unwilling to work in the fields for work points, he spends all his time hanging out with his cronies. He's in his twenties and still doesn't have a proper job.

But he had a sweet tongue since he was a child and knew how to please his parents. Although the brigade leader and his wife knew that this couldn't go on for long, they couldn't bring themselves to discipline him because he always managed to coax them.

Upon hearing this, Ye Dahua, the team leader's wife, glanced at her youngest son:

"She's an educated youth sent to the countryside. Don't overthink it. She has high standards."

She knew that her son had a bad reputation in the brigade, with rumors of him being a hooligan or a petty thug, but he was still her son, and she couldn't just ignore him.

And here we are again, talking about it.

“You’re not getting any younger, and it’s not good to just drift along like this. Why don’t you come work in the fields with me tomorrow…” Before Ye Dahua could finish speaking, her youngest son had already pushed open the door and entered the house, clearly impatient with her old clichés.

Helpless, Ye Dahua could only sigh deeply; her children were a burden.

She sighed in this room, and the brigade leader in the other room was also sighing. "What kind of mess is this? How come they've become addicted to losing money, and the amounts are not small. If they get caught, they could be sentenced to prison. If that happens, it's impossible for them to be recognized as an advanced brigade this year or the year after."

Thinking about this, I wanted to sigh again. Couldn't these educated youths just be a little less troublesome?

He didn't complain, but he still had to do what needed to be done.

It wasn't very late yet, so he got up and walked towards the brigade headquarters. He needed to inform the other officers so that they wouldn't be unaware of the situation when the police arrived.

Just as Feng Qingqing and the other person were talking and chatting and were about to fall asleep, they heard a noise outside the door. The noise was quite loud and included several men's voices.

Feng Qingqing snapped out of her daze and her mind cleared instantly. She quickly called Hu Fangming to get up together. At this point, no one could sleep. They should wait until the police had clarified the situation and left before going to sleep.

Feng Qingqing got dressed and pushed open the door. She saw a lot of people standing in the courtyard. Upon closer inspection, she saw Qi Hongsheng and Jiang Hongjun, and three other police officers, all wearing uniforms. They probably thought that losing more than 600 yuan was a big case, so they even sent an extra person.

When the police arrived, they first made everyone in the educated youth compound stand in the courtyard. Meanwhile, some people had already gone to call the brigade leader and other cadres from the brigade when the police arrived.

Before the captain arrived, the police officers first observed the area around the yard, including the structure of the house, the yard, and the walls.

After they had become more familiar with the situation, the captain and several others arrived.

Of the three police officers, one who was clearly the leader spoke up:

"We are police officers from Huyang Commune Police Station. Today, we received a report from Qi Hongsheng, a former educated youth from Lanshan Brigade, saying that 682 yuan he had put in a box in his room was missing and suspected to have been stolen. Because the amount is relatively large, the three of us have come to investigate. We ask everyone here to cooperate and thank you in advance."

After the police finished speaking, everyone nodded in agreement, indicating that they would cooperate with the police in handling the case according to the law.

Seeing everyone's reaction, the leader, called Zhou Gong'an, said:

"I heard that someone in your youth compound had their money stolen a couple of days ago. Is that true?"

After he finished speaking, he looked at the captain, signaling him to answer the question.

The captain nodded reluctantly.