amaotonovel Chapter 236 When the wall falls, everyone pushes it down; when the drum is broken, everyone beats it
Chapter 236 When the wall falls, everyone pushes it down; when the drum is broken, everyone beats it
"What's this?" Old Wu asked Li Guofu with a smile, pointing to the two jars that had been carried up.
Li Guofu was now sweating profusely.
“These are some things passed down from my ancestors. I was afraid the younger generation would squander them, so I hid them here. Is that alright?” Li Guofu replied, trying to appear calm.
"Really?" Old Wu asked the police officer to open the two jars.
The opening of this pickle jar is made of something resembling a rice bowl, and it's upside down.
However, the lid-like thing on these two jars was also sealed with cement.
Unless you break it, it will remain unopenable.
“Can you put cultural relics in this jar? Don’t go too far!” Li Guofu blocked the way, refusing to let the police officers forcibly smash the jar.
Old Wu waved his hand, and Xiao Feng came up and grabbed Li Guofu's arm, pulling him away.
Li Jinshu tried to stop them, but was pulled back by the police officers standing nearby.
At the same time, another police officer smashed the two jars in front of him.
With two cracking sounds, the jars shattered. One jar was glittering with gold, while the other was filled with ten-yuan bills.
Bundles upon bundles, quite a lot of them.
Inside that glittering jar were gold bars and gold jewelry in large quantities.
Li Guofu was dumbfounded.
Li Jinshu was also dumbfounded.
Although Li Jinshu knew there was a lot of money inside, he didn't expect it to be so much.
At this moment, Li Baobei's mother, who was standing outside the kitchen, was also seeing so much gold and so much money for the first time.
Everyone was confused.
She knew her family was wealthy, but she didn't know they were this wealthy.
If she knew she was so rich, why would she go around extorting people?
If she had known she had so much gold and money at home, she wouldn't have cared about the pittance she got from extorting people.
Li Baobei's mother's eyes lit up when she saw so much money in the kitchen.
I was overjoyed.
But before she could rejoice for long, she suddenly realized that the police had found it during their search. Could it be... that she couldn't keep it?
Damn it, if I had known this day would come, why didn't my father-in-law take out the money and spend it? Wouldn't it have been better than having it found by the police?
Li Baobei's mother has not yet realized the seriousness of the problem.
The police officers present were also quite shocked, as it was the first time they had ever seen so much gold and money.
"Tell me, where did you get the money?" Old Wu asked Li Guofu with a nonchalant look.
Li Guofu blurted it out.
“Didn’t I already say? It’s been passed down in my family for generations,” Li Guofu said, sticking out his neck.
Li Jinshu, who was standing to the side, also chimed in, "It's just like what my dad said, it's something passed down from our ancestors."
Upon hearing this, Old Wu couldn't help but laugh.
"Your ancestors? These ten-yuan notes, could they have been passed down from your ancestors?" Old Wu found this explanation hilarious.
It should be noted that the ten-yuan note was only issued in 1966, and it's only 1976 now, yet they blatantly claim it was passed down from their ancestors.
Upon seeing Lao Wu laugh out loud, Li Guofu seemed to realize something and quickly changed his tune.
"I exchanged gold for the Great Unity, and the gold was passed down from my ancestors." After changing his story, Li Guofu also felt that something was amiss.
But he really had no better reason.
"Good, good, good. Your ancestors were poor farmers, yet they were able to pass on so much gold to your descendants?" Old Wu didn't want to waste any more words with Li Guofu at this point, because Gu Nan and Su Niannian were still waiting at the cemetery.
A police officer and Xiao Feng were assigned to stay behind and guard this area.
Old Wu immediately ordered his men to escort Li Guofu outside.
"What are you doing?" Li Guofu was being held down, and at that moment he felt that he was finished.
Li Guofu couldn't explain the source of so much money and gold.
Now that he's being forced to leave again, Li Guofu feels like he's doomed.
"Didn't you want to know who reported you? I'll take you there now." Old Wu said, waving his hand as he led three policemen and Li Guofu out.
The commotion attracted many villagers to come over.
Li Jinshu and his wife were not taken away, but Li Jinshu was also taken into custody.
They were guarded by the remaining police officer and Xiao Feng.
A large number of villagers had already gathered at the entrance to watch the spectacle.
Everyone was talking at once, discussing why so many police officers had come to the village chief's house.
Why was the village chief taken away? Where are they going?
"Look, Li Jinshu has been tied up."
"Do you see anything in the kitchen? Why is it so bright?"
"No entry into the yard!" Xiao Feng shouted from the gate when he saw villagers trying to enter Li Guofu's yard.
Although the villagers were curious, they still had to listen to what the police officers said.
Thinking that they couldn't see the commotion inside the courtyard, they decided to follow these police officers to see something else exciting.
After all, they were also curious about where the police officers were taking the village chief.
As a result, they watched as several police officers escorted the village chief straight to the village cemetery.
"What does this mean? Has the village chief done something wrong?"
"The village chief's hands are already dirty; are they going to send him straight to the cemetery to eat peanuts?"
"How could that be... Even if you're convicted, you can't be allowed to eat peanuts in the village!"
Everyone was discussing amongst themselves, their voices quite loud.
It's as if the shackles that had been used to suppress us have suddenly been broken.
Li Guofu's face turned as black as the bottom of a pot as he listened to the villagers' comments behind him.
It's truly a case of everyone kicking a man when he's down, and everyone beating a broken drum.
But as Li Guofu got closer and closer to the village cemetery, his heart grew colder and colder.
The money and gold that came out of their own stove were already inexplicable, so why were they heading towards the cemetery?
"I'm not going anymore, I'm sick, I can't walk!" Li Guofu tried to struggle, but was held down firmly by the two police officers.
"Are you trying to kill people like dirt? Have you no sense of justice?"
"Help! The police officers need..."
Before Li Guofu could finish speaking, he felt a force coming from his arms.
"You can wait until you get there before you call," Old Wu said, glancing sideways as he walked beside Li Guofu.
At that moment, Li Guofu was completely heartbroken. It seemed that he hadn't misunderstood, but that Lao Wu's words really had a hidden meaning.
Recalling everything that had just happened, Li Guofu knew that he was truly finished this time.
It's true what they say, what you fear most is what happens.
Before long, the group arrived at the cemetery.
Gu Nan had only given Lao Wu the general location and directions to the cemetery.