Wang Ren saw Captain Jiang bringing the child, Si Geng, and she looked around at everyone with a serious tone. "Don't think that just because Si Geng hasn't been caught, you can learn from him. Let me tell you, if I find out that any of you have stolen something again, I will report it to the police, and you will face severe punishment! Even stealing from your own family is unacceptable!"
Wang Ren didn't trust the people in this courtyard at all. She was genuinely worried that if she didn't make her point clear, she would soon find her own child stealing money from their own home. If that happened, she would be driven crazy!
As soon as Wang Ren finished speaking, the children who had been tempted to follow Si Geng's example quickly withdrew their thoughts. After issuing her warning, Wang Ren planned to leave with her team.
"Wait! Wang Ren, I have a question. Since the Jia family is so wealthy, shouldn't they return the money everyone donated to them?" Yi Zhonghai glared at the speaker. Ever since the Jia family had reported losing a large sum of money, he had been worried that the residents of the courtyard would bring up how he had previously donated to them! Now that he saw Wang Ren about to leave, someone actually dared to mention it!
"What do you mean by glaring at me, Yi Zhonghai? Damn it! Over the years, how much money did you get me to donate under the pretense of helping the Jia family through tough times? If the Jia family is so rich now, why can't I ask for my money back?"
"Exactly! Yi Zhonghai, hurry up and return our donations!" With someone leading the charge, others in the courtyard began to shout as well.
Hearing their demands, Wang Ren could no longer contain her anger. "Yi Zhonghai, tell me! Did you really organize donations for the Jia family?"
If it weren't for her concern about how this might affect her promotion next year, Wang Ren would have loved to send this troublemaker Yi Zhonghai straight into custody!
"Yes, I did organize donations for the Jia family," Yi Zhonghai began to defend himself. "That was because they came to me saying they were in dire straits and couldn't get by anymore. As one of the elders in this courtyard, I couldn't just ignore them. I organized everyone to donate; I never expected they would have so much money!"
Seeing Yi Zhonghai still trying to argue his case filled Wang Ren with disappointment. She regretted allowing such a person to manage affairs in the courtyard in the first place. Who knew how many things he had done under this guise of authority that she was unaware of?
Fortunately, she had already removed him from his position! No, she needed to investigate other courtyards and see if other managers were like Yi Zhonghai and had done things she didn't know about!
"Yi Zhonghai, stop making excuses! As a former manager, don't you know that organizing donations requires reporting and approval from the street office? If the Jia family was truly in need, our street office would have assessed their situation and provided assistance without needing you to organize donations!"
"It's getting late today. Tomorrow after work, I will come back to your courtyard personally and supervise you as you return the donations!"
Upon hearing that they were supposed to return the money, Yi Zhonghai panicked. "Wang Ren, those donations have already gone to the Jia family! What am I supposed to use to pay everyone back?"
Qin Huairu also cried out in distress. "Yes, Wang Ren! Our family used to be well-off, but as you've seen, now we have nothing left because Si Geng took all our money! We truly can't pay everyone back!"
"Wang Ren, we don't have a single cent left now. Please help us; otherwise, we really won't be able to survive!"
Wang Ren was momentarily speechless by Qin Huairu's plea. Goodness! Their family hadn't even returned those fraudulent donations yet and now they were crying for help again? She had never seen such shameless people!
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