Hunting 81: Gathering Goods in the Mountains, I Spoil My Ex-Wife to the Extreme

"What...what's wrong with me?"

He didn't know how much time had passed when Wang Yuanchao slowly woke up. He looked around at the pitch-black surroundings, his mind still hazy, and he couldn't quite figure out what had happened.

But soon after, he felt a dull pain in the back of his head, and he immediately remembered what had happened.

He was walking home through the alley after having dinner at a small restaurant when he felt a sharp pain in the back of his neck and then lost consciousness.

So, this is what I'm doing...

Thinking of this, Wang Yuanchao hurriedly reached into his pocket where he had hidden his money.

But when he put his hand inside, he froze instantly.

Immediately afterwards, he searched all his pockets but couldn't find a single penny.

So, I've been robbed in the middle of the night!

When Wang Yuanchao realized what had happened, he immediately panicked.

If I had known, I would have known that he had 57.6 yuan in his pocket, which he had gotten from his mother, and over 100 yuan that he had secretly taken from where his mother hid her money. Apart from spending 85 cents on a meal at a small restaurant, all the remaining money was on him.

Now that the money is gone, where is he going to find 57.6 yuan to compensate the grocery store for its losses? Where is he going to get the money to treat Manager Niu to a meal, improve his relationship with him, and reduce his punishment?

Also, what would be Mother's reaction if she found out?

Being verbally abused mercilessly is probably the least of your worries.

At this moment, Wang Yuanchao felt a little uneasy.

However, no matter what, you should call the police first.

Thinking about it, Wang Yuanchao got up from the ground.

But as soon as he moved, he suddenly felt that he could barely feel his legs.

He didn't know how long he had been lying outside, but his legs were numb from the cold.

He quickly rubbed his numb legs to relieve the pain, then groped his way to the flashlight in the dark. After turning it on, he leaned against the wall, struggled to his feet, and limped toward the commune police station.

I don't know how long I walked before I finally arrived at the commune police station in the dark.

"Officer, I need to report a crime, I need to report a crime."

Upon arriving at the commune police station, Wang Yuanchao anxiously shouted, startling a police officer who was dozing in the duty room.

The police officer rubbed his eyes and looked closely: "Wang Yuanchao, it's you again?"

It turned out that the police officer on duty was one of the two police officers who had gone to the commune health center with Wang Yuanchao and Feng Cuilan yesterday.

"Officer, I've been robbed! I've been robbed!"

Wang Yuanchao, oblivious to the other party's dissatisfaction, continued speaking.

Upon hearing this, the police officers in the duty room immediately perked up and quickly ushered Wang Yuanchao into the duty room.

"Tell me, what's going on?"

After Wang Yuanchao sat down, the police officer took out a notebook to take notes while asking questions.

Then, Wang Yuanchao recounted in detail his journey from leaving the small restaurant to returning to Kuanshi Lane, being knocked unconscious, waking up to find himself robbed, and how much money he was robbed of.

But before running the small restaurant, Wang Yuanchao didn't say a word about what he did at home.

After the police officer finished recording everything, he couldn't help but think to himself, "Wang Yuanchao's family has really had a lot of problems. There's domestic violence against his wife, being beaten by his wife's family, and even being thrown into the latrine."

Because of this behavior, the mother and son were too embarrassed to go to the police station to report it yesterday. They accused the guilty party of being bullied by their wife's family.

However, according to gossip from colleagues at the institute, Wang Yuanchao got into a conflict with someone at the commune's grocery store today, beat up a young man, and is now being pressured by his wife's family to get a divorce.

Now, he has come to the police station to report that he was knocked unconscious and that all his money was stolen.

Hey, why does he have so many things going on in his life?

However, Wang Yuanchao hasn't even seen the person who robbed him, so this case is going to be difficult.

Even the police officers couldn't help but suspect that Wang Yuanchao's claim of robbery was a complete fabrication.

In those days, how hard was it to make money? He worked as a sales clerk at the commune's grocery store, earning only thirty-odd yuan a month. How did he manage to carry over a hundred yuan with him?

Moreover, he didn't even see the robber, nor did he have any eyewitnesses. He claimed that he was woken up by the cold and ran to the police station to report the crime. Can you believe that?

However, given the large amount of money Wang Yuanchao claimed was robbed, the police still opened a case for him.

But it's hard to say when this case will be solved.

After all, Wang Yuanchao didn't even see what the robber looked like, and there were no eyewitnesses.

"Hey, officer, do you think my two former brothers-in-law might have done this?"

Suddenly, Wang Yuanchao said.

He suspected that it might have been his two former brothers-in-law who did it.

"They're unfamiliar with this place. Would they really stay in the commune, watching you eat at a small restaurant and then knock you unconscious in Kuanshi Lane?"

"Besides, it's freezing cold right now, do they even have the time for that?"

"Don't forget, your third brother-in-law makes a lot of money hunting over there. Do you think he'd even look at the pittance in your pocket?"

As the police officer spoke, he looked at Wang Yuanchao with disdain, thinking to himself, "Could this guy be deliberately staging this robbery to frame his ex-wife's family because his own mother was taught a lesson by them?"

If that's the case, then that's incredibly malicious.

With such a vicious mind, how good can this person be?

"Then... what should we do about this?" Wang Yuanchao asked hesitantly.

"What can we do? Send the police out."

After the police officer finished speaking, he called another police officer from the dormitory who was on duty with him but had been relieved to rest in the dormitory, and together they went to Kuanshi Lane to respond to a call.

However, it was late at night, pitch black everywhere, and freezing cold. As soon as they stepped out of the warm duty room, the two police officers and Wang Yuanchao couldn't help but shrink their necks.

The police officer who received Wang Yuanchao checked the time; it wasn't even midnight yet.

He glanced at Wang Yuanchao, who was leading the way, and thought to himself, "It's a good thing you woke up early, otherwise you would have frozen to death if you had been in this kind of weather for half the night."

"Officers, you have to solve this case for me!"

On the way to Kuanshi Lane, Wang Yuanchao said.

"You'll definitely be notified when the case is solved, don't worry."

"That's what the police officer who received Wang Yuanchao said."

However, before they even reached Kuanshi Lane, they heard a series of ghostly wails and howls coming from the darkness.

"What's that sound? It's kind of creepy."

"I don't know, could it be a stray cat in heat?"

"Get lost! It's freezing cold, would wildcats be calling for mates at this hour?"

Upon hearing the wailing and howling, the two police officers exchanged a glance and then spoke.

But when Wang Yuanchao heard the sound coming from the cold night wind, he felt terrible.

Because he recognized the voice; it was his mother's voice.

He remembered that he mixed sleeping pills into water, and his mother fell asleep after drinking it.

So, has his mother woken up?

But what's wrong with her? Why is she wailing and howling like a ghost in the middle of the night?

"It's my mother's voice!"

After Wang Yuanchao finished speaking, he hurriedly ran home.

Seeing this, the two police officers quickly followed.

Before they even reached Wang Yuanchao's house, they saw some neighbors from the alleyway, carrying flashlights and wearing thick cotton coats, coming out of their homes.

"What's going on? What's that old hag Feng Cuilan is howling like a ghost in the middle of the night?"

"It's the middle of the night, and I can't even get some peace and quiet. Can't a person get any sleep?"

"My eldest grandson was so frightened by this old hag's voice that he cried at home. I need to talk to her about it."

"Wang Yuanchao is really something. His mother is wailing and screaming at home, and he doesn't even know how to do anything about it."

"..."

The neighbors chattered amongst themselves as they walked toward Wang Yuanchao's house.

In the darkness, a neighbor suddenly saw Wang Yuanchao and two police officers and was almost startled: "Oh my, Wang Yuanchao, are you trying to scare me to death? Your mother is wailing like a ghost in the middle of the night, and you're not even doing anything about it."

The neighbor started complaining as soon as he saw Wang Yuanchao.

Wang Yuanchao ignored his neighbor's complaints and quickened his pace considerably.

When he arrived home, he saw many neighbors from the alley crowding in front of his house, and his mother's voice came from inside.

"Wang Yuanchao, you damned wolf cub! You fed me sleeping pills and secretly took my retirement savings! Waaah... God, please have mercy and send down a lightning bolt to strike this wolf cub dead."

"You bastard, you beast, you son of a bitch! I raised you with so much hardship, and this is how you repay me? This is how you show filial piety?"

"Old Wang, open your eyes! Look at what your precious son has done! Come back and take him away..."

"..."

Feng Cuilan's wailing and howling continued to come from inside the house. If it weren't for the fact that Feng Cuilan had committed many evil deeds in the past and offended all the neighbors in this alley, people might have sympathized with her.

But now, why is everyone feeling an inexplicable joy that they can't stop?

Although Feng Cuilan usually bullies people in the alley, she was right about one thing: Wang Yuanchao was someone she raised, yet he fed her sleeping pills and took away her savings for retirement. He really is a bastard.

Even the two police officers who came with Wang Yuanchao looked at him differently at this moment.

Damn it, instead of sleeping at home in the middle of the night, you came to the police station to report that you were robbed. It turns out that you fed your own mother sleeping pills, and after she fell asleep, you took all the retirement money she had saved.

Thinking about this, the two police officers had doubts about Wang Yuanchao's robbery. They thought that the kid was probably lying.

But at this moment, they haven't done anything to Wang Yuanchao yet.

As for Wang Yuanchao secretly taking away his mother's savings for retirement, it's ultimately a family matter, and the police have no say in it. The neighborhood committee has to handle it.