Faced with Fan Gang’s words, Lin Xiaoguai remained very calm, casting him a glance and said, "Whether I’m framing or the evidence is conclusive, you’ll find out at the police station."
Seeing her composed demeanor, Fan Gang frowned. He wasn’t a fool; Lin Xiaoguai’s attitude, devoid of any guilt, made him think.
The bystanders were extremely curious about the situation. Seeing that they were off to the police station, they started their own cars and followed. Lin Xiaoguai was pleased to see this, but the two police officers, hindered by the status of these people, dared not stop them.
"Alright, what exactly is the evidence that proves my dad stole and swindled?" Once at the police station, Fan Gang asked impatiently.
Thinking about how his elderly father had to endure such humiliation, his dissatisfaction grew. He resolved to have a serious talk with Shen Chi when he got back.
Wives aren’t meant to be indulged .
The two police officers hesitated, glancing at the eager crowd. Lin Xiaoguai nodded and said, "Show it to them."
The officers nodded, brought out the monitor Lin Xiaoguai had provided, and after making adjustments, Zhi Xin Garden’s surveillance footage soon appeared.
"This is..." Fan Gang was taken aback.
"It’s the surveillance camera from Zhi Xin Garden. Generally, any activity within the estate is captured by this camera," Lin Xiaoguai sighed inwardly. She didn’t want to reveal cameras that shouldn’t be exposed, as she wasn’t sure if such devices existed in China at that time. She called them "cameras," hoping people wouldn’t delve too deeply into it.
Fan Quanfu’s face turned green. He could have never imagined Lin Xiaoguai having such a trick up her sleeve.
A few people, noticing the change in his expression, frowned, having an idea of what was going on.
Suddenly, someone watching the video let out a light gasp. It turned out that the footage showed Fan Quanfu sneaking eggs into his basket when no one was looking. Gradually, several green onions, a bunch of garlic, a few tomatoes... Except for the first few times he went shopping at the farm, there wasn’t a day when Fan Quanfu didn’t steal something.
The onlookers let out a collective hiss. They had never imagined Fan Quanfu capable of such an act, and he clearly seemed very practiced at it.
Fan Gang’s face at this point was beyond the description of ugly. He was dutiful and honest, and seeing his father’s actions with his own eyes, he thought about all the complaints his father had made in front of him about others, which likely had plenty of exaggeration. And to think he had believed all of it.
The video hadn’t finished playing. It quickly showed Fan Quanfu passing by a gift shop, noticing only children there, then turning back to use counterfeit money to buy alcohol. The footage didn’t even miss out on the part where he stole snacks from the kids and acted shamelessly.
Even if Fan Quanfu was good at making black seem white, at this point, he was speechless.
"Mrs. Shen Chi, I was confused and wronged you. Please don’t take it to heart," Fan Gang promptly apologized to Lin Xiaoguai.
Pausing, he clenched his teeth and said, "I know what my dad did was wrong, but he’s too old to endure prison. If you’re willing to let him go, I’m willing to compensate double for the losses you incurred."
Lin Xiaoguai shook her head. As Fan Gang’s face turned ashen and he was about to say something, she turned to the two police officers, "Today’s matter, I didn’t actually file an official report, not even a statement was recorded. The only reason I did this was to give Mr. Fan a lesson. After all, as a junior, I can’t literally hit him on the head, so I had to choose this method."
On hearing this, the corners of the people’s mouths twitched. They thought, this lesson might be worse than a beating.
The two police officers, feeling disappointed, heard Lin Xiaoguai say, "Of course, just scaring Mr. Fan doesn’t seem sufficient, especially as we can’t let the two officers come here for nothing. How about this: no prison, just a few days of detention as a token gesture, treating it like a minor theft."
It wasn’t that she was merciful, but if things were really pursued, Fan Quanfu would likely not go to jail anyway, considering the stolen items weren’t worth much. And regarding the counterfeit money, he could easily claim ignorance.
Fan Quanfu felt extremely aggrieved; when had he ever suffered such a setback? And yet he found himself capsized in the gutter at the hands of a woman.
Fan Gang was about to argue, but a familiar person by his side pulled him aside and whispered, "Come on, your dad deserves some punishment. Let today’s incident go; he’s always brought shame to women’s reputations, not behaving at all like a man should."