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Chapter 642 Chapter 641 Determined not to pay

After Wang Yang finished speaking, he took his schoolbag and walked out the door, leaving space and time for Tang Zhitong and the Liu family to discuss how to deal with the situation first.

He said he was smoking, but in fact he was using the opportunity to organize the transcript of the chicken stealing case.

"Anzi, I've watched you grow up, and I know you're a good kid. You see the Liu family is in a difficult situation right now, can we wait a while before dealing with this matter?" Lu Dexian approached Tang Zhitong, smiling, trying to get some time.

"Uncle Lu, it's not that I don't give you face. Who doesn't have difficulties now? Is this the reason why Liu Jiaming stole the chicken?
Why didn't others steal, but only the Liu family did? Don't use difficulties as an excuse to embarrass yourself!

If I give the Liu family some slack today, the threshold of my house will be broken tomorrow, do you believe it?" Tang Zhitong glanced at Lu Dexian and was unwilling to pay attention to him.

Bah! Who the hell did you watch grow up? I give you face!

I have dealt with him several times in the past year, but has Lu Dexian ever been fair? I don't know why the street wants him, and they still let him work as a joint security guard.

"Who asked your family to raise chickens? Can't the child go and borrow one if he's hungry?" After hearing Tang Zhitong's words, Liu Chengzhi imitated his mother's behavior completely. Her unreasonable and unreasonable spirit was exactly like that of his mother.

"What? My family raises chickens, but do I need your approval? Why are you so nosy? Do I need your approval before I can eat anything in the lake?

Besides, you call this borrowing?
Neighbors, listen to this, is this human language?

As a neighbor for several years, I would also like to give you a piece of advice.

When you are young, you steal needles; when you grow up, you steal gold!
Last year, there was a lazy and dishonest kid in Qinghe who stole several hundred dollars from the factory and several hundred kilograms of food coupons. His legs were broken by his widowed mother, but it did not prevent him from being sent to the labor camp.

That's what we call educating children, you're just spoiling them!

"Spoiling a child is like killing him. If you continue like this, your family won't be able to find a wife in the future. Even if you pay for it, no one will want you!"

Tang Zhitong was still not satisfied after speaking so he added: "You will be shot sooner or later!"

Tang Zhitong's words touched the hearts of the neighbors. The onlookers nodded continuously, and some even applauded.

No matter how distorted Liu Chengzhi's values ​​were, he knew that what Tang Zhitong said made sense. But when the residents started to make fun of him, he couldn't hold back his face. He pulled Liu Jiaming from Chu Chunxue's arms and started to scold him: "I told you not to learn your lesson at such a young age! I told you not to steal!"

Liu Chengzhi made a fatal move. Liu Jiaming felt a burning pain on his butt. He screamed in pain and struggled to get into Chu Chunxue's arms.

Even if her son had many faults, he was still a piece of flesh and blood from his mother. Chu Chunxue couldn't help but opened her arms to protect Liu Jiaming.

"And you! How do you take care of your child? How could such a good child steal a chicken?!" Liu Chengzhi was furious. After beating the child, he slapped Chu Chunxue twice in public.

After watching a good show, Tang Zhitong added fuel to the fire in a sly way: "After beating the child, he beat his wife. How impressive. Don't you know who spoils the child in your family? Is it your wife's turn to speak?

Don't bring this mess of your family to shame everyone, but don't educate the child in front of me. If you want to beat him, wait until I get home. If you beat him behind closed doors, who are you beating him for now?"

After hearing this, Liu Chengzhi was so angry that his lungs were about to explode, but he saw Lu Dexian gesturing to him to shut up. Even though he was impulsive, he knew that now was not the time to quarrel with Tang Zhitong. He glared at Tang Zhitong angrily, waiting for Lu Dexian to "do justice."

"Anzi, look, the child has been beaten, so it's time for you to vent your anger, right?" Lu Dexian felt sorry for Liu Jiaming, but it was difficult for him to stop him. After all, everyone was watching, and if it was too obvious, it would be detrimental to the future work.

"Hey, Uncle Lu, are you calling me? I thought Liu Chengzhi has realized that he has spoiled his child." Tang Zhitong didn't respond to Lu Dexian at all, and would not follow his train of thought and fall into the trap of moral kidnapping.

Lu Dexian was choked by Tang Zhitong, and his breath stagnated, but he had to get on with things, so he could only bite his teeth and swallow it: "Then how do you want to deal with it?"

"It has been natural to repay debts since ancient times. Liu Jiaming stole my chicken, so he should return it first, right?" Tang Zhitong didn't care about the chicken, but Zhang Guifang did. Moreover, Tang Zhitong knew that his mother was very distressed after losing the chicken, so he had to get the chicken back no matter what.

"Okay! Return it!" Lu Dexian made the decision immediately, making Liu Chengzhi on the side anxious.

“Otherwise it would have to be Uncle Lu, who did it promptly.

I won't make things difficult for Liu Chengzhi. There's nowhere to buy a chicken so late at night, so just send me a hen tomorrow.

You are open-minded, so I can't be stingy. The one Liu Jiaming stole is the biggest one in my house, weighing more than four kilograms.

I'm not talking nonsense. When you return the chickens, you can grab a chicken from my house and weigh it in front of everyone. If it's less than four pounds, I won't charge a penny.

Today, for your sake, Uncle Lu, as long as the hens returned are not less than four catties, we will let this matter go." Lu Dexian made the decision, and Tang Zhitong was not stingy with his compliments. Not only did he give him a thumbs up, but he also used the honorific "you" for the first time tonight.

When the residents watching nearby heard Tang Zhitong say that a hen weighed more than four pounds, their saliva almost dripped to the ground.

Aunt Zhang was definitely not the only one who saw Liu Jiaming's little trick. Others who saw it simply thought that since everyone lived in the same yard, it was better to have less trouble than more. But it was uncomfortable to point out that a chicken thief could get half a chicken.

"We have been neighbors for many years, how can I not trust you?

You see, the live chicken sold in the butcher shop is 68 cents per pound. Let's calculate based on four pounds, the total is 2.72 yuan. So, I'll give you 3 yuan, okay?" Lu Dexian counted on his fingers with a righteous manner and calculated the bill for Tang Zhitong, and finally rounded it up to an even number.

When Tang Zhitong heard what Lu Dexian said, he laughed out of anger: "Hey~ So I have to do you a favor and thank you, right?" "What's the thank you or not? We have been good neighbors for more than ten years." Lu Dexian was thick-skinned and might have blushed, but the light in the yard was dim and others couldn't see it.

"Uncle Lu, are you really stupid, or are you pretending to be stupid even though you know the truth?"

"A four-pound chicken costs three yuan, and it's not my turn to buy it. You have a lot of face, why don't you try it?"

"You just said that a chicken costs three dollars. I'm generous, so I'll give you thirty!"

"I won't ask you to pay a penny, I'll just ask you to run errands. You have to buy me ten four-pound chickens from the butcher's shop tomorrow."

"Ten chickens have been received. I will not pursue the matter of Liu Jiaming stealing my chickens. Not only will I not pursue it, but I will also give you a chicken as a thank you."

"What do you think? Am I kind and righteous?" Tang Zhitong didn't hold back this time. He thought that Lu Dexian knew the importance of this time. He didn't expect that he was still trying to be clever with him at this critical moment. He immediately ignored the face of the "big boss" and fired directly at his face.

After all this, Tang Zhitong was still not satisfied, and added a sarcastic remark: "Uncle Lu, children are immature, but adults cannot be ignorant. Don't you think this is true?"

The breathing of a group of residents behind Tang Zhitong became much heavier. It was so satisfying to hear that. If they hadn't been concerned about their last bit of dignity in front of Lu Dexian, they would have probably applauded.

"I'm just thinking that you have a good family background and you're a cadre, so you should be considerate of the masses." Lu Dexian embarrassedly tried to save face.

"Oh? What's the matter? Have new instructions come down today? Are you trying to organize the family assets of the landlords' sons and cadres?" He pretended to be ignorant even though he knew the truth, as if everyone knows how to do it. Tang Zhitong not only knows how to do it, but he also knows how to put accusations on others!

This time, the residents behind couldn't hold it back anymore. First one person covered his mouth and laughed, and then they all started laughing as if it was contagious, and the laughter became louder and louder.

Wang Yang squatted at the gate and finished his cigarette. He put his notebook on his knees, holding a flashlight in one hand and writing with the other. Despite his busy schedule, he kept listening to the noises in the yard. After hearing what Tang Zhitong said, he couldn't help but grin.

When the laughter reached Lu Dexian's ears, it was like his face was being stepped on and trampled on. He could no longer hold it in and turned around and left angrily.

As soon as the master of moral kidnapping left, Tang Zhitong turned his attention to Liu Chengzhi again: "Bai Bai has lived with Old Lu Bai for a long time. I thought he could be the head of the Liu family, but I didn't expect that it would fall on you in the end. Liu Chengzhi, what's the matter? Are you going to return this chicken or not?"

"You don't have a chicken, and you have to live! If you want a chicken, go ask the wild dogs in Lei Zhenkou. It's not for my children to eat!" Liu Chengzhi was like a piece of meat on a rolling pin. He ignored Tang Zhitong and made up his mind not to return it. He knew that chickens were no longer available in the butcher's shop. If he wanted to buy some, he had to go to the rural market. However, the price was beyond his ability to afford, fifty yuan per chicken!

"What's the point of me taking your rotten life! You're a father, but you can give birth but can't raise the baby. You're a disgrace to a man! If I were you, I would have untied my belt and tied myself to the beam and committed suicide." Tang Zhitong spat at Liu Chengzhi. Liu Chengzhi couldn't beat him a year ago, and now, looking at his small body that had exercised too much on a woman's belly, he was no match for him.

Seeing that the chicken was not coming back, Tang Zhitong did not intend to let the Liu family go. He turned around and said to the residents who were watching the excitement:
"Listen, old men, listen, listen, Liu Jiaming stole my chicken, and Liu Chengzhi told me to ask the wild dog for it, is this human language?
This thing is a piece of meat, everyone should take good care of their own things in the future, so as not to let everyone go to the stray dogs to beg for it. "

Tang Zhitong actually didn't care whether his chickens were eaten by wild dogs or stolen and eaten or sold by Liu Jiaming. None of this mattered. What mattered was killing the chicken to scare the monkeys, and using the residents' mouths to let the neighbors know that if someone stole something from his home, he would lose three teeth!
Wang Yang was listening outside, and seeing that the talks were falling apart, he put away his pen and notebook and walked in: "How did the talks go?"

"None of them are sincere and there's no way we can reach an agreement. I won't waste my time with them. Let's just leave it at that!" Tang Zhitong nodded at Wang Yang and replied with some helplessness.

Wang Yang also nodded and walked straight to the door of Liu's house: "Liu Chengzhi, right? Take a look at this record. If there is no problem, please sign and put your fingerprints."

When Liu Chengzhi heard Tang Zhitong say "Let's just leave it at that", he thought that the matter was over. Plus, Wang Yang spoke in a friendly manner, so he felt happy. Although he didn't get to eat the chicken that the child stole, his family didn't suffer any loss, and he didn't have to compensate for the chicken. He could save at least three dollars!
As for the transcript mentioned by Wang Yang, Liu Chengzhi took a rough look at it. It was nothing more than who made the corrections, what the child said, what the evidence was, etc. It did not contradict the facts, so Liu Chengzhi signed it and put his fingerprints on it.

Wang Yang put the notebook in his pocket and said to Liu Jiaming and Chu Chunxue, "Alright, don't be reluctant to let go. The child is still young and will be released one day. If you can't teach him well, let the juvenile detention center help you educate him."

"What?! Isn't it just stealing a chicken? Why are you arresting him? He's just a child?!" Chu Chunxue was furious when she heard this. She hugged Liu Jiaming tightly in her arms and refused to let go.

Liu Chengzhi was feeling complacent just now, but now he was dumbfounded. Why was his own child going to be sent to a juvenile detention center out of the blue?

When they heard about the arrest, the residents behind also started talking. Before liberation, they had only heard of relocation centers and orphanages. After liberation, they also heard of welfare homes and juvenile detention centers, but these were too far away from ordinary people. No child in the entire flower market had ever been sent there.

"Every country has its laws, and every family has its rules. This is the first time Liu Jiaming has been discovered. If we don't take action now while there is still time, should we wait for him to steal everything in the yard and then be arrested and shot?!" Wang Yang said this to Liu Chengzhi and his wife, as well as to the residents.

The residents who were watching the fun had no nerve to add insult to injury because of Lu Dexian's presence. But now that Lu had gone back home, these people no longer cared and started to cheer and applaud, all supporting sending Liu Jiaming to the juvenile detention center.

As the saying goes, a broken home is worth a fortune. Living in the same yard with a petty thief, you can't leave someone at home all the time to guard against him, right? As long as he is caught, this trouble will be solved.

"Jiaming, hurry up! Apologize to your Uncle Tang!" Seeing her husband dumbfounded, Chu Chunxue no longer cared about the man's face at home. She wanted to save the child first and pulled Liu Jiaming to Tang Zhitong.

Liu Jiaming was crying so hard that he was out of breath. He was dragged to Tang Zhitong by his mother. He just cried and didn't know how to apologize. After being slapped by Chu Chunxue, he said intermittently: "I... I... I was wrong."

"What's wrong?" Tang Zhitong became much more friendly when facing a child who looked similar to Fengzhi.

But Liu Jiaming stammered and couldn't say anything, and Chu Chunxue anxiously taught her son how to speak.

"Alas, you don't know that you are wrong, you just feel scared." Tang Zhitong sighed, shook his head, and spoke directly without waiting for Liu Jiaming to finish learning.

Seeing Tang Zhitong was about to turn around and leave, Chu Chunxue knelt down resolutely...

(End of this chapter)