Courtyard House: My System - Artificial Human

However, Xu Fugui didn't stoop to her level. He had his own ideas and directly asked Jia Dongxu.

"Then let me ask you, you were gone for so long after get off work, your master had already come back, what were you doing?"

Xu Fugui snorted coldly and went straight to Jin Lu to speculate.

"Officer Jin, I think Liu Haizhong and his gang were deliberately seeking revenge. That's why they arranged for Jia Dongxu to trap my Da Mao, and they even split up the master and apprentice to try and fool everyone! If Lao Yan hadn't been guarding the door the whole time and seen Jia Dongxu come back at the end, they might have actually succeeded!"

"Moreover, the method of using sacks was first used by Jia Dongxu and his group. Besides them, I really can't think of anyone else who would use sacks on my Damao!"

Normally, the burden of proof lies with the person who has the suspicion.

But now that Jin Lu has Lin Weidong's arrangements, he naturally sides with the Xu family. He nodded and looked at Jia Dongxu to ask.

"Jia Dongxu, the facts are indeed as Master Xu said. It was your group who first put the sacks on your head. Now what do you have to say for yourself? What did you do after get off work? Can anyone testify to that?"

"I... I'm just wandering around, what else could I possibly do!"

Under the pressure of Jin Lu's uniform, Jia Dongxu answered subconsciously.

But Jia Dongxu immediately realized what he had done and hesitated. With so many people watching, he would be in trouble if he told the truth.

Lin Weidong had arranged for people to keep an eye on him these past two days in order to get him, so he naturally knew what Jia Dongxu had been doing.

He cleared his throat and began to speak.

"Ahem, Dongxu, you're clearly not telling the truth. Whatever you did is another matter, but as long as you can prove you didn't have time to put the sack on, that's enough, isn't it? What are you trying to hide? Did you actually do something else bad?"

Lin Weidong hasn't been involved in any of the institute's affairs for a long time.

When he suddenly spoke today, not only was Jia Dongxu terrified, but everyone else also subconsciously looked over.

The thought of her days in the labor camp filled Jia Zhangshi with dread. Could it be that she had offended Lin Weidong in some way?

Unable to understand or comprehend it, she became even more flustered and shook Jia Dongxu's arm, trying to persuade him.

"Dongxu, hurry up and tell me! Whatever you've been doing, just tell me!"

Jia Dongxu was under immense pressure, glancing at his toes.

"I...how could I do anything wrong? I was just playing dominoes with my coworkers! There are people in the factory who can vouch for me!"

As soon as Jia Dongxu said this, the way people in the courtyard looked at him immediately changed.

Let's assume he's telling the truth... But don't you know what kind of life your family is living?

Your mother complains every day that she's too poor to afford food, yet you still have spare money to play around with.

"Oh! So he just went to play cards! That's not a bad thing, and if someone can vouch for him, it seems you really wronged Dongxu, Master Xu!"

Lin Weidong nodded calmly as he made his conclusion.

Xu Fugui's face turned ashen, but he knew how much Lou Zhenhua valued Lin Weidong.

He dared not refute at all at this moment, even if Lin Weidong turned black into white today, he would accept it!

However, Lin Weidong wasn't targeting the Xu family. Even Xu Damao being put in a sack was Fan Jinyou's own idea, and he was just going along with it.

Lin Weidong changed the subject and suddenly looked at Jia Dongxu.

"Hey! That's not right, Dongxu. I remember you gave all your salary to your mother... How come you still have money to gamble? Where did you get the money?"

As Lin Weidong asked his question, everyone in the courtyard turned to look at Jia Dongxu.

It's not uncommon for men in Beijing to play cards, but you can't get ahead in the game if you don't have money!

Jia Zhangshi often boasted that Jia Dongxu was filial and handed over all his salary to her.

If that's the case... Jia Dongxu has some kind of unexplained income!

If it involves unexplained income, it's either theft or robbery; it's definitely not from a legitimate source!

Jia Dongxu's reputation is once again in jeopardy, and he can't help but panic.

Faced with the disapproving looks from everyone and his mother's questioning gaze, he could only answer honestly.

"I...I didn't finish paying. After the factory reformed wages, the apprentices' wages also increased to 17.5 yuan a month, but I only gave my mother 14 yuan."

"What?! Dongxu, how could you... how could you do this? Where's the money? Where's the rest?"

Jia Dongxu scratched his head, and while declining, pulled out the only two cents he had left from his pocket...

"Only two cents left? What about the rest? Did you lose it all?"

"No... I even spent some money on cigarettes."

Jia Zhangshi's triangular eyes suddenly widened to their maximum size; she could hardly believe her eyes and ears.

For three yuan and fifty cents, you could buy hundreds of steamed buns at a breakfast stall!

Even when I went to weigh the meat, I could buy almost five pounds!

It just vanished so easily?

"How could you do this, Dongxu! Oh, Lao Jia! Come up here and see your unfilial son! I'm at home eating cornbread to save food! He takes money out to gamble and doesn't even bring it home! Lao Jia..."

Jia Zhangshi was extremely disappointed and started wailing at the top of her lungs.

These past few months, the family has been struggling to make ends meet. Not to mention the monthly food expenses, there's the twelve yuan we had to pay for that vixen's clothes, plus the forty yuan we spent on Jia Dongxu's apprenticeship.

They've already spent half of her savings for her funeral!

She worried about Jia Dongxu's salary every day, hoping that her family's situation would improve after she became his apprentice.

I never expected my son to play tricks on me.

If you get a raise, why don't you take it home and save it? You're just wasting it!

Most of the people present were middle-aged. If you put yourself in their shoes, it would be hard not to be saddened by such a thing.

At this moment, Jia Zhangshi's wailing moved everyone present. After all, which family doesn't have a troublesome child?

But Lin Weidong wasn't going to listen to her crying. He cleared his throat to attract everyone's attention and began to lecture Jia Dongxu.

"Dongxu, you've handled this so recklessly! I remember when you first came out, your mother was praising you to everyone she met for your reformation and how much you'd improved. Everyone thought you'd turned over a new leaf, but look at you... sigh!"

"Even if you don't care what we outsiders think, you should at least feel sorry for your mother! She lives on cornbread every day, doesn't even eat meat, and still scrimps and saves on shoe soles to earn money for the family. And you, you gamble away more than three yuan! I think you're deliberately trying to change for the better!"

Jia Zhangshi initially agreed with what she heard, thinking that Lin Weidong understood her quite well, but she panicked as she listened to the later parts.

Why does that tone sound so dissatisfying? Is he going to punish Dongxu again?

Oh dear, that won't do!

Thinking of this, she forgot to call out to Lao Jia, and quickly got up, slapping and hitting Jia Dongxu while shouting to divert everyone's attention.

"I'll beat you to death, you unfilial son! I'll beat you to death!"

Lin Weidong didn't care what Jia Dongxu thought.

However, when he saw Jia Zhangshi's status bar after being interrupted, he was extremely dissatisfied.

You damn Jia Zhangshi, I'm disciplining your son and you dare to be ungrateful?!

Since that's the case, let's leave a landmine for you two to deal with yourselves!