Half an hour ago.

Ino community, Linda's house.

"Ha ha……"

There was a burst of laughter in the restaurant.

Linda, Val, the little fat man, and grandma were sitting at the dining table, eating and chatting.

Although grandma is sometimes unreliable, she is a good chatterer and will rarely be left alone as long as she is around.

Grandma drank a glass of red wine and said, "Linda, I haven't eaten your cooking for a long time, but your cooking skills are still so good. I have to say that you have completely inherited my talent for cooking."

Linda spread her hands and said, "You don't need to say the last sentence."

Val smiled and said, "Speaking of which, I haven't eaten my mother's cooking for a long time. Where have you been this year and why haven't you contacted us?"

"Oh... I have had a very fulfilling life this year and have done a lot of things.

I went to Africa to help poor and hungry children. I couldn't imagine that there were still places in the world that didn't have enough to eat.

I volunteered there and donated some medicine and food.

Later... I went to China again. China is a large country with a large population. There are rich places and poor mountainous areas. In poor places, you have to walk a long way to go to school.

So...I donated and built a Hope Primary School."

"Wow..." The little fat man looked surprised, "Grandma, you are so great, you have done so many good things.

Africa and China are both places I yearn for, but I have never been there.

But I heard from my brother that China’s population is declining like a cliff, and many rural schools have been abolished because they can’t recruit students. Why are we still building Hope Primary Schools?”

Grandma was a little embarrassed, "Uh... how have you been studying lately?"

Val smiled, "What a family that loves each other."

Linda stood up and pointed to the plate on the table, "Lunch is over.

I cooked the food today, I leave these to you, I believe you can do a good job."

Grandma shook her right hand, "Yesterday, in order to prepare a surprise for you, I accidentally twisted my hand while hiding it in the box.

So, I leave it to you." Grandma looked at Val and the little fat man.

Linda was already used to this scene, but her eyes were attracted by the ring on her grandmother's finger, "Is the diamond ring you are wearing real?"

Grandma smiled and shook her right hand, "Do you think I will wear a fake one?"

"Mom, where did you get so much money to buy a diamond ring?" Although Val didn't know the price of diamonds, he could still tell the size. This diamond was about the size of a soybean grain, and it was definitely not cheap.

“Buying a diamond ring?

nonono, if a woman needs to buy a diamond ring by herself, then she has failed too much.

This was given to me by someone else."

Val grabbed his mother's hand and looked at it carefully, "Why should you accept such an expensive gift from others?"

"I don't want it either, but they insist on giving it to me. This makes me very distressed..." The look on my grandmother's face has nothing to do with distress.

Linda sat back on the chair again, "Who gave it to you?"

The grandmother was a little dissatisfied with her daughter's tone, "Looking at your tone, I thought your grandmother was resurrected."

Linda asked, "So... you still want to piss her off again?"

"How many times have I told you, it's not me who makes your grandma mad." Grandma lowered her voice, "Actually, I have always suspected it was your Aunt Sophie, but I was afraid of being beaten, so I never asked her..."

Val quipped, "I wouldn't be surprised if Aunt Sophie hit someone."

Linda was speechless.

Grandma looked at Linda's right hand and said, "You are still young...you should start over and forget about that bad boy.

When you got married, I felt that you two were not suitable and that he was just a passer-by in your life."

Linda glanced at the little fat man and said, "Mom, it's not the right time to talk about this.

Instead of caring about me, you should think more about Val."

Grandma held Val's hand and said, "My dear, you really should find a companion."

Val took out his hand, "Hey, why are you pointing your finger at me? Do you think I won't be able to find a girlfriend?

How is that possible? I have a date."

Linda said, "Then bring your girlfriend back, like Jack."

The little fat man winked at Val.

Val sighed and refused to admit defeat, "I will..."

"Woooo..."

Suddenly a siren sounded outside.

Linda went to the window to check and found three police cars parked outside the yard.

"Why are there police cars outside?"

The little fat man asked, "Could it be that you are here to see me?"

"Luke is off today, and there are patrol police outside..." After Linda finished speaking, she looked at her brother unkindly, "Val, what's going on?"

Val showed an innocent look on his face, "This is your home, how do I know what's going on? How do you know they are here to find me?"

Outside the window, the patrolman got out of the car and walked into the yard. Linda urged, "Jack, call your brother."

…

after an hour.

A Mercedes-Benz G500 drove into the community.

The car stopped on the side of the road, Luke got out of the car and saw a familiar police officer.

"John."

"Hi, Luke, I'm about to contact you." John walked over.

"What's the matter?"

"My friend and I made an appointment to watch the game, but he had something to do and couldn't go. Do you want to go with us?"

"when?"

"tonight."

"what match."

John pretended to smile mysteriously, "You'll find out when you get there."

"See you tonight." Luke looked into the house, "What happened here?"

"A fraud case, a small matter." John asked, "What are you doing here?"

"My mother lives here."

"Wow..." John raised his eyebrows, showing an unexpected look, "Uh... maybe there is some misunderstanding.

How old is your mother?"

"Less than fifty."

John breathed a sigh of relief, "Then it has nothing to do with her. We are investigating an old lady about seventy years old."

"I'll go in and take a look."

John said, "Are you still going tonight?"

"why not?"

Luke entered the house. Two patrol policemen were sitting in the living room asking questions. The little fat man was not downstairs. Grandma and Linda were sitting on the sofa, and Val was standing aside.

Linda saw her son and breathed a sigh of relief, as if she had found her backbone.

Grandma also stood up, pointed at Luke and said, "This is my grandson, he is also a policeman."

The two questioning police officers looked at Luke, including Lucy, an acquaintance, and asked, "Luke, is this your home?"

"Yes, my mother's house.

What happened?"

Lucy said, "We received a call from a gentleman who claimed that one of his diamond rings had been stolen.

The caller provided the suspect's name, Jenna Dean, and we found it here.

The diamond ring on her hand is consistent with the description of the reporter."

Grandma Jenna Dean defended, "I didn't steal anything. This was a false accusation! I was the one who should call the police, not him."

Lucy said, "But the person who reported the crime has a purchase certificate for the diamond ring, which is consistent with the serial number of the diamond ring you are wearing."
To be continued...