118: Chapter 118: Accident 118: Chapter 118: Accident On the open ground in front of Chen Hai’s house, it wasn’t just Chen Hai alone.
Besides Chen Zhonghua and Jiang Meixian, there were also their work helpers from their group, who were still lingering here at this time.
Looking around and feeling many eyes on him, Sun Jinzhong hemmed and hawed, hesitating to speak.
“Zhong, what’s up with your head?
Why are you just getting here now?
Both your parents have already gone back quite a while ago!”
In just a short moment, Jiang Meixian had walked over, her face full of puzzlement, looking at Sun Jinzhong and kindly asking.
“Aunt, I accidentally took a fall, landed right on my head!”
Obviously insincere, Sun Jinzhong hesitated for a while before finally coming up with such a lame excuse to respond to Jiang Meixian’s question.
“Mom, you guys go ahead with your work.
Brother Zhong is looking for me; he has something to discuss!”
Chen Hai quickly greeted his mother and then pulled Sun Jinzhong towards his room.
“Cousin, has something happened to our money?”
As soon as they entered the room and closed the door, Sun Jinzhong quickly leaned in close to Chen Hai, lowering his voice to speak.
“What’s happened, is Director Tao still dragging his feet and not willing to pay us?” Chen Hai’s face darkened as he let out a light snort.
Hearing this, Sun Jinzhong shook his head.
He continued, “This morning when I went over to Director Tao’s, he had already settled that information consulting fee with me!”
“That guy is procrastinating, sure, but when it comes to money, he really did fight for a bit more for us.
On this matter, he didn’t jerk us around!”
“A whole 12,000 yuan, a hundred “Elder Zhang” notes, two hundred “Big Solidarity” notes, such a big stack.
I counted it several times; the amount was indeed correct!”
“I wrapped the money in a newspaper, then carried it in a plastic bag, but as it turned out, I hadn’t walked far from No.1 High School when I got a few blows to the head and passed out on the spot!”
Sun Jinzhong, with a pained expression, pointed to his head wrapped in a bandage, and continued, “By the time I came to, the money was gone!”
“Fortunately, I came across a kind passerby who helped me to a nearby clinic to have my head wound briefly treated.”
“I knew you had a feast at home, but even at the clinic, I still paged you, only you didn’t return my call!”
“After resting for a while in that clinic, once my head stopped hurting so much, I immediately rushed over here to Wuyang Town.”
This guy, with a face full of shame, especially when Chen Hai stared straight at him, just wanted to find a hole to crawl into.
After all, when Chen Hai had him watching over the money from No.1 High School, he’d patted his chest and promised several times that nothing would go wrong!
The money was lost, and Sun Jinzhong truly felt ashamed in front of Chen Hai.
Did you see them clearly?”
Upon hearing from Sun Jinzhong that the money had been lost, Chen Hai looked equally grim at that moment.
“Those who robbed me, they must have sprinted out from the alley next to us.
I didn’t see anything; I just took a few hits on my forehead!”
Feeling incredibly guilty, Sun Jinzhong replied with his head lowered.
As he spoke of those people, he gritted his teeth, filled with a murderous rage.
“In broad daylight, on the street, they dared to snatch the money, what gall?”
“Right, Brother Zhong, did you call the police after the money was taken?”
Chen Hai, furrowing his brow, suddenly thought of this question and asked.
Definitely not, the sight of government officials just turns my stomach.”
“After something happens, if I go to the police, how will I show my face on the street?
My buddies, seeing me, would probably look at me with nothing but disdain!”
“The street where I got robbed is the one that leads from Yuan River straight to our East Street.”
“That spot is a bit secluded, and on an ordinary day, you hardly see anyone around, not to mention in this heat, everyone stays indoors.
If there’s no reason, no one loiters on the street…”
Sun Jinzhong explained to Chen Hai, his head shaking like a rattle.
In this day and age, people’s legal consciousness is still rather weak.
Although there are some communal phones on the streets, there’s no “Police” number to dial.
I’ve heard that in Yuedong, they’ve already introduced this special emergency number, but here in Xiangnan Province, we’ve yet to have such a thing. The rıghtful source is 𝙣𝙤𝙫𝙚𝙡•𝙛𝙞𝙧𝙚•𝙣𝙚𝙩
Maybe years from now, people would call over some trivial matter.
But at present, when something happens, people’s first thought is definitely not to call the police, but to take care of it privately.
The fact that Sun Jinzhong didn’t call the police when his money was stolen, but instead rushed to find Chen Hai in Wuyang Town, might seem inconceivable to future generations, but now, it’s not surprising at all.
“Not calling the police is better, with the government involved, it might just bring us more trouble!”
Frowning, Chen Hai paced back and forth in his room.
He was feeling frustrated, not because he was worried about not being able to find the gang that knocked out Sun Jinzhong and took his money.
His real concern was finding an excuse to leave home and head to Liuyuan County.
After all, today was the day he was hosting a banquet to celebrate his academic advancement, and just days before, he had promised his parents he’d stay put at home and not run around outside anymore!
Should he just plainly tell his parents that he had 12,000 yuan stolen and that he needed to retrieve it?
That would definitely not work.
Because then, his parents would be even more anxious than he was.
If he were to go retrieve the money, they would insist on staying by Chen Hai’s side the entire time.
If that happened, not only would it make things inconvenient for Chen Hai, but he would also worry about putting his parents in danger!
After all, anyone who’d dare to knock out Sun Jinzhong in the street and steal his money was clearly up to no good!
As for whether Sun Jinzhong might be deceiving him over this money?
Chen Hai had no worries at all since the truth would be clear after a single divination.
Despite the saying ‘you can’t judge a person’s heart by looking at their stomach’, Sun Jinzhong knew what Chen Hai was capable of.
Unless he had become hopelessly stupid, he would never fabricate a story about something !
“Dare to rob my money?
No matter who it is, if they don’t pay the price, that’s absolutely unacceptable!”
With a somewhat fearsome expression, Chen Hai stopped pacing, and with a flip of his hand, three Copper Coins appeared in his palm.
Chen Hai didn’t bother thinking about how to find an excuse to leave for Liuyuan County just yet.
Right now, he just wanted to perform a divination to see exactly what was going on with the stolen money!