Chapter 592: Losing Money

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The onlookers gradually dispersed, and the burned house was sprayed with water, giving off bursts of white gas.

All the residents whose houses were burned down went to the police station. Among them, the first household suffered the heaviest losses. Basically, there was no time to save the things in the house. The following households were okay, and the losses were not huge.

"Uncle, it's lucky that no one died. Relax!" Xu Taiping and Ah Tu comforted Ah Tu as they walked towards the police station.

"Hey! It's really lucky." Ah Tu sighed and said, "If I burn a few people to death, then how can I still have the dignity to stay in our town!"

The two people quickly arrived at the police station.

There were about ten or twenty people gathered at the police station, all victims of the fire.

"Anyway, whoever burns our house will have to pay compensation. This is the Chinese New Year, and our house was burned down. Who are we provoking?"

"That's right, don't even think about having a good time this year, hey!"

Everyone stood in the courtyard at the entrance of the police station and talked about it.

"Don't worry, everyone, we have already retrieved the surveillance video. There happens to be surveillance over there. If we look at the surveillance, we will soon be able to determine who lit the fire!" Zhou Jun said to everyone.

After listening to Zhou Jun's words, Ah Tu kept praying in his heart that the fire was not caused by fireworks. However, reality was destined to disappoint Ah Tu. Not long after, Zhou Jun brought news. The surveillance showed that it was Xiao Mo and others who set off the fire. Fireworks ignited the roof of the first house, causing the fire.

Xu Taiping and Atu both watched the video, which clearly recorded the entire process of the fireworks falling on the roof and then catching fire.

In other words, the fire this time was indeed caused by Xiao Mo setting off fireworks.

Xiao Mo wanted to throw the blame away, but he couldn't.

"Ah Tu, you can do whatever you want. Although we are all fellow villagers, your son burned my house down. You have to admit it!"

"Yes, Ah Tu, we usually have a good relationship. If it's a small matter, I won't argue with you. But there is nothing I can do about this house matter. I have to argue with your boy!"

People around him said to Ah Tu one after another.

"Everything happened because of my son, and our family will pay whatever compensation is due!" Ah Tu said seriously.

"A Tu, do you have money to compensate?" someone asked.

"After all these years, my family still has some foundation. If the house is sold at worst, the compensation will be adequate. Don't worry, everyone!" Atu said.

Xu Taiping stood beside Ah Tu and didn't say anything else, because this incident was indeed caused by Ah Tu's son Xiao Mo. If he burned down someone else's house, he would definitely have to pay for it.

"Uncle Tu, I'm going to ask Zhou Jun how to handle this matter." Xu Taiping said to Ah Tu in a low voice.

"Okay, I'll trouble you!" A Tu said gratefully. At this time, A Tu seemed to be more than ten years older than when Xu Taiping met him, and his whole person looked inexplicably vicissitudes of life.

Xu Taiping walked into the police station and found Zhou Jun.

"In this matter, you can just pay the money. If the money is in place, you shouldn't have to go to jail." Zhou Jun told Xu Taiping the simple situation.

"How much does it cost?" Xu Taiping asked.

"There's no way to calculate this, because there are things in the house, and it's not just an empty house. However, for rural people, there are definitely not many valuable things in the house. In total, a compensation of 300,000 yuan should be enough for a family. , a total of four houses, ah, more than one million, and this does not include the house you demolished!" Zhou Jun said.

"More than one million, so much?!" Xu Taiping asked in surprise.

"There are four two-story buildings. The construction area of ​​each one must be two to three hundred square meters. One thousand yuan per square meter is not much, right?" Zhou Jun asked.

"What if we don't lose money?" Xu Taiping asked.

"It's easy if you don't pay compensation. If you hand it over to the court, Xiao Mo will definitely go to jail. However, because Xiao Mo is over 18 and an adult, even if the court awards the money, it will be done by Xiao Mo. Compensation has nothing to do with his father, but if he does this, then their family will no longer be able to stay in Chiyan Town, and they will be despised by everyone. In fact, Taiping, this matter is more private. I think it would be better for you to be the coordinator!" Zhou Jun said.

"How do you say it?" Xu Taiping asked.

"You just saved someone and then stopped the spread of the fire. Now everyone is giving you a thumbs up. If you go ahead and say something, maybe everyone will listen to you and deal with this matter in a minor way! As long as you If you are willing to resolve this matter privately, then our police station will not meddle in other people's business," Zhou Jun said.

"I understand!" Xu Taiping nodded, then turned and left.

"Taiping, you have to talk to someone about Zhiyun's house. You have demolished her house, and you don't know where she will live next. It's not that you don't know that our place is very cold at night. "Zhou Jun said.

"Yes!" Xu Taiping nodded, "Speaking of which, I have something to trouble you about."

"Just tell me anything." Zhou Jun said.

"I don't have her contact information. If you can, help me contact her. She can come here or go to where I live. In short, let her find me." Xu Taiping said.

"Okay, let me contact you!" Zhou Jun nodded and said.

"Thank you!" Xu Taiping nodded, then turned and left.

At the door of the police station, many people had begun to pick up pens and paper to write down their losses.

The loss is actually easy to calculate, it is the loss of the house plus the loss of the property in the house.

Xu Taiping walked to Ah Tu and said, "Zhou Jun said that if we resolve it privately, we don't have to go through legal procedures and just pay money. If we don't resolve it privately and go through legal procedures, if you insist on not paying, Xiao Mo will go to jail." "

"It must be resolved privately!" Ah Tu said, "My little Mo is still a college student. If he goes to jail, his future future will be ruined!"

"Zhou Jun said that if calculated, it would probably cost more than one million." Xu Taiping said.

"More than one million? So much?!" A Tu asked with an ugly face.

"Uncle, don't worry, I will pay for the money." Xu Taiping said.

"No, no, no, no!" A Tu shook his head repeatedly and said, "How can I ask for your money? This is the trouble caused by that brat in my family, and we have to fight it ourselves!"

"Uncle, you have helped me a lot since I was a child. To say that, without your help, I might have gone to work a long time ago. I would definitely not be able to go to college, let alone achieve what I am now. So, I want to repay you. You are what I should do, and as the saying goes, repay a favor, and if you insist on not asking me to repay a favor, it will not be a good thing for me, and I will always feel sorry in my heart." Xu Taiping said seriously.

"No." A Tu shook his head and said, "I still have a hundred thousand yuan at home, which I have saved over the years. If I sell the house and everything, I can sell it for three to four hundred thousand yuan. I will give these to them first and then later I will make more money and pay it back slowly. I must not ask for your money."

"Uncle, just think that I can borrow it from you!" Xu Taiping looked at the stubborn Ah Tu and said helplessly.

"Then I can't pay it back!" Atu said.

"You just pay it back slowly. When Xiao Mo graduates, let Xiao Mo help you pay it back. You will definitely be able to pay it off! Think about it, who among you is willing to let you pay in installments? It's the Chinese New Year. Who doesn't want to be able to pay it off?" Get a big sum of money? At least you have to be able to survive this year stably, right?" Xu Taiping didn't agree.

Ah Tu's expression changed uncertainly. Xu Taiping was right. Few people here would be willing to let him pay in installments. If he took out a loan, he wouldn't be able to get much money. It would be even more impossible to borrow money from loan sharks. I would never borrow someone like him.

"This matter is settled!" Xu Taiping patted Ah Tu on the shoulder and said, "I will handle the money!"

Just as Xu Taiping finished speaking, Xiao Mo walked out of the police station with several of his classmates.

As soon as his classmates walked out of the police station, they distanced themselves from Xiao Mo.

Xiao Mo looked at them desperately. He didn't expect that his so-called good friends would become like this after encountering something.

"Dad!" Xiao Mo looked at his father, his eyes suddenly turned red.

"Why are you crying? You will never know what a true friend is until you encounter something. You are still young and can still grow. Just think of it as a lesson to yourself. As the old saying goes, it doesn't matter if you fall. It's okay to stand up. Yes!" Ah Tu said loudly.

Xiao Mo walked up to Ah Tu sobbing and said, "Dad, it's all my fault. I have caused trouble for our family."

"Remember from now on, don't treat anyone as your good friend! Do you understand?" Atu asked.

"I understand, Dad, do we have to pay a lot of money?" Xiao Mo asked.

"A lot." A Tu nodded. Xu Taiping was about to speak when A Tu gave Xu Taiping a look and Xu Taiping immediately shut his mouth.

"How much?" Xiao Mo asked.

"I heard people say it's more than one million!" Atu said.

"More than one million?!" Xiao Mo asked in shock, "You need that much money? Where do we get so much money!"

"Selling the house, selling the shop, in short, I will definitely help you raise the money. Let's pay back part of it first, and then you can pay it back with me after you graduate, okay?" Atu asked.

"Dad, how about I come out to work now? This will at least save you some money." Xiao Mo said.

"Have you thought about it? Haven't you always wanted to be a doctor? If you don't study now, you can only do hard work!" Atu said.

"I accept working as a coolie. As a family, we have to pay back the money first!" Xiao Mo said.

"Okay, my little Mo has grown up now!" Ah Tu patted Xiao Mo on the shoulder, then pointed to a few of Xiao Mo's classmates next to him and said, "Let them also help pay back some!"

"We have no money, and we didn't set off the fireworks. It's impossible for us to lose money!" Shu Ting said quickly.

"Yes, yes, that's impossible!" Several people around him shook their heads.

"Can you lend me some money?" Xiao Mo asked.

"No money!"

"Our family is not rich!" everyone said one after another.

"Okay, I understand." Xiao Mo shook his head helplessly, looked at Atu and said, "Dad, we still have to rely on ourselves!"

"It's okay son, we have to rely on ourselves, but now, we still have someone who can help us!" Ah Tu said, looked at Xu Taiping and said, "Taiping, this matter is for your trouble!"

"Leave it to me!" Xu Taiping smiled and nodded.

Xiao Mo looked at Xu Taiping in surprise. He didn't know what this man could do for their family. Judging from the way he dressed, he didn't look like a rich man.

(Now I have to go to the hospital for a check-up. My stomach and intestines are still uncomfortable~~fainting~~)