Liu Xiaowei hadn't eaten anything since morning, and he had walked in the bright sun for several hours. Then he was frightened again. Now he was so hungry that his chest was pressed against his back and his eyes were black.
When Liu Tiezhu called him, he threw himself at the door and cried, "Dad, you're here. I'm going to starve to death."
Liu Tiezhu hurried over and handed the lunch box through a small window on the door: "Eat quickly."
Liu Xiaowei devoured it, burping and rolling his eyes while trying to swallow.
Liu Tiezhu whispered: "Xiaowei, how about we return the money to others."
Liu Xiaowei suddenly raised his head: "No! What should I give back to others? It's my money, which I earned through so much hardship!"
Liu Tiezhu moved his lips, and finally sighed without saying anything.
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When Liu Tiezhu came out, he timidly asked the police: "When can Liu Xiaowei come out?"
The policeman didn't even raise his head: "If you can clear your suspicion, you can't be detained for more than forty-eight hours."
When Liu Tiezhu heard this, he was secretly delighted: In other words, Liu Xiaowei could come out after staying in here for one night at most.
The police added: "If the evidence is conclusive, he will be transferred directly to the court, detained until the court pronounces the sentence, and then transferred to prison to serve his sentence. The evidence of Liu Xiaowei's theft of state property is conclusive. Unless the unit where the theft was committed withdraws the report, he will definitely go to court."
Liu Tiezhu's legs felt weak when he heard this: "Then how do you get the unit to cancel the report?"
The policeman smiled coldly: "He stole other people's things. How do you think you can cancel the report? The first step is to get the things back and return them to them."
Liu Tiezhu glanced at Li Wenjun.
Li Wenjun looked into the distance with his arms folded as if the matter had nothing to do with him.
Liu Tiezhu could only say: "Thank you." and then came out with Li Wenjun.
Liu Tiezhu blushed and asked Li Wenjun: "Well, nephew, can you go to the county scrap collection station and buy back the things Liu Xiaowei sold?"
Li Wenjun sighed: "I went to ask. The scrap collection station said that only the owner can buy it back. I am not the owner. The maintenance workshop is."
Liu Tiezhu said: "Then ask the maintenance shop to buy it back."
Li Wenjun glanced at him lightly: "The maintenance workshop said that if you don't return the stolen money to them, they won't be able to buy it. Otherwise, others will suffer losses in vain."
Liu Tiezhu was anxious: "Isn't it just fifty yuan? If you still lack the fifty yuan, why don't you just pay it for us?"
Li Wenjun looked at him coolly.
Ten minutes ago, Liu Tiezhu said that if he didn't cause any trouble to them, he would now shamelessly ask them to give him fifty yuan for free.
Only then did Liu Tiezhu realize that he was slapping himself in the face by saying this, and stammered: "I don't know where Liu Xiaowei hid the fifty yuan, otherwise he would have handed it over long ago."
Li Wenjun sighed softly: "I want to help you, but the director of the scrap collection station said that he kept a secret and memorized the numbers of the five Unity notes given to Liu Xiaowei. If you don't see those five notes, you will definitely know that they are not stolen money.
, refused to release the stolen goods. He was afraid that someone would exonerate Liu Xiaowei."
Liu Tiezhu looked suspicious: "No way. Why would someone write down the number when giving money?"
Li Wenjun took out the note and began to read: "iiivii1325159."
Liu Tiezhu was completely confused: "Really, how can this be good?" He was so excited when he got the five "Great Unity" cards that he held them and looked at them for a long time. The number on the first one ended with this.
How would Li Wenjun know if the scrap collection station hadn't recorded it?
Li Wenjun twitched the corner of his mouth, put the piece of paper away again, and comforted him: "It's okay, you can still give Liu Xiaowei five meals from now until he is transferred to the court. Ask slowly, and you can always find out."
Damn it, you are expecting him to be handed over to the court!!
Liu Tiezhu almost yelled, but he could only hold it back.
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In the evening, when Liu Tiezhu delivered food to Liu Xiaowei.
Liu Xiaowei had no intention of eating anymore, so he grabbed Liu Tiezhu and asked, "Can Li Wenjun do it? Why hasn't he redeemed his things yet?! Did he do it on purpose?"
Liu Tiezhu said: "The scrap collection station said that only the owner can buy it back. Li Wenjun is not the owner. The maintenance workshop is."
Liu Xiaowei updated and added: "Then ask Li Wenjun to go to the maintenance workshop to redeem it. Isn't Li Wenjun very familiar with the people in the maintenance workshop?"
Liu Tiezhu was like a repeater, repeating Li Wenjun's words again: "The maintenance workshop said that if you don't return the stolen money to them, they will not go back to redeem it."
Liu Xiaowei said: "Let Li Wenjun pay for it."
Liu Tiezhu said: "The director of the scrap collection station has memorized the numbers of the five unity tickets given to you. If you don't see the five tickets, you will not be redeemed. Otherwise, the stolen goods will be sold."
Isn't this a dead end?
Liu Xiaowei was also going crazy. He squatted down holding his head and said, "What should I do? I don't want to spend the night here. It's cold, wet and dark here."
Liu Tiezhu said: "Xiaowei, this money is not yours in the first place, so you should hand it over. You have to hand it over anyway. If you hand it over earlier, you will avoid suffering."
Liu Xiaowei frowned: "No, this must be Li Wenjun's trick. I won't hand it over to see if he can lock me up until I die."
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At night, Liu Xiaowei huddled on the hard concrete bed, listening to the conversation of the two policemen on duty outside.
"Has Liu Xiaowei been detained for forty-eight hours long?"
"No, it won't arrive until tomorrow. But it's not enough. If the reporting unit doesn't cancel the report, we will report it to the County Public Security Bureau tomorrow, and then there will be nothing for us. We will wait for the County Public Security Bureau to investigate the case and report it to the court for trial.
.However, there is no doubt in this case and there is nothing to investigate. The County Public Security Bureau just went through the motions and handed it over directly to the court."
"How many years do you think the sentence will be?"
"His situation is more serious. If the amount is fifty yuan, if the amount of theft or damage to public property exceeds ten yuan, you will be sentenced to life imprisonment. Last time, Wang Xiaoshan paid all the money to others, so he was sentenced to thirty years. I think
If Liu Xiaowei refuses to compensate, he will probably be sentenced to death."
When Liu Xiaowei heard this, his hands and feet were cold: No way, fifty yuan will cost his life?
The two police officers continued to speak.
"He's not cracking down yet. If he does, and it's a gang crime, fifty cents will be the death penalty."
"Why is it not a gang crime? We searched the room where they lived in the guest house on the spot and couldn't find the fifty yuan. There must be an accomplice hiding it for him."
"The only people sharing a room with him were an old man and a child."
"Isn't that also an accessory? If found out, the old man will be sent to jail and the child will be sent to a juvenile detention center. It's not like you have never seen this kind of situation."
Liu Xiaowei became more and more desperate, and he didn't expect that Dandan would be involved.
If Dandan ends up in a juvenile detention center, wouldn't his whole life be over?
