Chapter 280 Joining in the Fun

Chapter 280 Joining in the Fun

After hearing Shen Xiaoxiao's words, the brigade leader nodded slightly, then turned around and shouted loudly to the crowd behind him, "That's right, folks, don't go in, just wait here."

"If so many people rush in at once, the evidence will be destroyed, and even if we call the police, we won't be able to catch them."

Those villagers who had originally intended to join in the fun and go in to take a look, after hearing the brigade leader's words, were still very curious.

But he had no choice but to obediently stop and stand still.

However, they still craned their necks and peered into the house, trying to glean some information from the cracks in the door or window.

Just then, Dai Xingyun and Xiahou Jie quickly stepped forward, and it was clear from their appearance that they were going to follow them inside.

The captain sized them up and, knowing they had been eating with Xiao Xiao's family, stopped trying to stop them.

The moment he entered, the sight before him made the captain gasp in shock.

The house was in complete disarray, with furniture smashed to pieces, broken porcelain shards and debris scattered all over the floor, and even the walls bearing numerous obvious scratches.

The whole room looked terrible.

The captain frowned deeply and forced out a sentence through gritted teeth: "Call the police! We must call the police immediately! This is simply outrageous!"

"We must find this despicable thief!" His voice trembled with anger.

Standing to the side, Xiahou Jie could no longer contain himself after seeing the mess inside the house.

"Captain, let me go to your house and ride my bicycle to the town to report the crime."

After listening, the captain nodded decisively without hesitation and quickly replied, "Okay, no problem. Go now, and remember to be quick!"

After receiving such a decisive approval from the captain, Xiahou Jie took a deep breath, then strode forward with his strong legs and ran quickly toward the direction of the captain's house.

Before long, Xiahou Jie arrived at the captain's house.

He was already panting heavily from running all the way, but he didn't have time to rest and adjust. He just supported his knees with his hands, bent over, and gasped for breath.

At the same time, he raised his voice and shouted at the top of his lungs, "Auntie, are you home? I urgently need to borrow the team leader's bicycle!"

At this time, the brigade leader's wife had gone home early to cook dinner and was unaware of what had happened at Shen Xiaoxiao's house.

Hearing Xiahou Jie's shouts from outside the door, she quickly put down the vegetables she was washing, hurried to the door, opened it, and asked, "Xiahou, you're here so late. Is something urgent?"

Xiahou Jie didn't have time to explain further, and simply replied, "The captain told me to come and push my bicycle to the town police station to report a crime." After saying that, he hurriedly rushed into the yard, pushed his bicycle, and ran outside.

"Hey, why are you running? The bicycle is locked, I need to get the key to unlock it."

Hearing what the brigade leader's wife said, Xiahou Jie carried his bicycle back.

"You just said you called the police, what do you want to call the police for?" The captain's wife, Lin Xier, was intrigued.

"Auntie, hurry up and get the keys, the road will be difficult to walk on after dark." Xiahou Jie was sweating profusely with anxiety.

"Alright, alright, stop rushing me! I'll go get it for you right away."

As they were talking, Lin Xier ran into the house and soon came out with a bunch of keys, which she quickly handed to Xiahou Jie.

Xiahou Jie moved with practiced skill and agility. After taking the key, he inserted it into the lock without hesitation and turned it gently. The lock, which was originally tightly closed, opened with a "click".

Immediately afterwards, he leaped onto the bicycle, pushed off hard on the pedals, and the bike sped away.

At this moment, Lin Xier could no longer suppress her intense curiosity. After hesitating, she finally made up her mind to untie the apron tied around her waist and then walked hurriedly towards the door.

Before long, she arrived at the place where the crowd had gathered.

Perhaps joining in the fun is truly an innate human instinct; as soon as I arrived, I spotted my close friends.

Before I could even ask them what was going on, their words, which had been stuck in their throats for a long time, poured out of their mouths like beans spilling from a bamboo tube.

Even though the police hadn't arrived yet and there wasn't much to see, the men, women, and children still chose to stay and lingered.

Faced with this situation, the captain had no choice but to ignore them.

People sat together in groups of three or five, talking enthusiastically about various topics; or they whispered and murmured, sharing their guesses and opinions about the matter.

They chatted idly while quietly waiting for the police to arrive.

Meanwhile, Dai Xingyun stayed by Shen Xiaoxiao and her husband Shen Zishan's side the whole time, and the group of them racked their brains trying to figure out who they had offended that made them so vengeful.

Dai Xingyun frowned, looking at Shen Xiaoxiao with a serious expression, and slowly said, "Xiaoxiao, don't you think this happened too coincidentally?"

Shen Xiaoxiao stared at Dai Xingyun with a puzzled look in her eyes and asked softly, "What did you think of?"

Dai Xingyun frowned and replied with a serious expression, "Think about it, isn't this too much of a coincidence! Of all times, the house was burgled right when we received our acceptance letters."

“I think there’s definitely something wrong here!” Then, he blurted out all the thoughts in his mind without holding anything back.

After listening to Dai Xingyun's words, Shen Xiaoxiao fell into deep thought.

After a long while, she slowly spoke, "Now that you mention it, it does seem a bit strange. But who in our village would steal my college acceptance letter?"

"Besides, even if someone really did steal it, does that mean he can go to school just by having this notice? That's impossible!" After saying that, she gently shook her head.

"Xiaoxiao, don't be so naive! Is impersonation the only possibility?"

"Actually, there might be another reason—pure jealousy! Maybe that person didn't pass the exam themselves, so they can't stand seeing you go to university."

"He had an extreme idea: he wanted to tear up and destroy your acceptance letter," Dai Xingyun analyzed with a serious expression.

Hearing this, Shen Xiaoxiao looked confused and muttered to herself, "But I really can't understand it. I usually get along well with everyone in the village."

"I've never had any arguments or disputes with anyone. What kind of person could have gone to such lengths?"

“Look at our house now, it’s a complete mess! They not only stole all the rice, flour, cooking oil and other things, but they also destroyed some items that couldn’t be moved easily. It’s a total disaster.”

"If it's really driven by jealousy as you say, then that's terrifying."

Just then, a series of hurried footsteps approached, and it turned out that Xiahou Jie had arrived at the Shen family's residence with several police officers.