Robbing Money

Father Zhou was dumbfounded and hurriedly asked a villager beside him, "What happened?"

"They came to arrest Zhou Junjie. No idea why."

The crowd automatically parted, and two staff members escorted Zhou Junjie out, one on either side.

Pan Daidi cried out, "Why are you arresting my son? Did you make a mistake?"

They had already said everything they could say and confessed everything they needed to confess. As for what could not be said, they did not let a single word slip. The staff paid her no further attention, put Zhou Junjie in the car, and drove away.

Pan Daidi did not dare stop them. She was afraid she would be locked up again.

Seeing this, Zhou Junjie's wife hurried back into the house.

Only after the car had driven away did the villagers dare approach Pan Daidi and ask her about it.

"Daidi, what did your Junjie do?"

Pan Daidi stubbornly insisted, "My Junjie did nothing wrong! Don't spout nonsense! He was only taken back to assist with an investigation!"

With that, she slammed the Courtyard Gate shut.

The villagers clearly did not believe her, and everyone began discussing it animatedly.

"What do you think he did to get arrested?"

"He must have been making money through some shady channel. No wonder he earned so much."

"What shady channel?"

"Didn't Pan Daidi say he had connections over on Hong Kong Island? I bet it was smuggling."

"To make that much money, it was either smuggling or selling drugs."

"Smuggling really is lucrative. No wonder he came back after more than a year with a car and a big house."

"He even dared to do that? What nerve!"

The crowd dispersed, and Jiang Xia's family returned home.

Mother Zhou had stayed home the whole time. When she saw