With Xu Yun’s financial support, the funeral for Li Jinshu’s grandmother was very dignified.

That evening, Xu Yun sent detailed information about Li Jinshu’s parents and brother to the head of the loan company.

The night before the burial was the final vigil, which lasted the entire night.

So Li Jinshu truly didn’t sleep a wink, with Yu Xuan keeping her company.

Xu Yun didn’t sleep either. He wasn’t at the vigil itself, but was off to the side playing mahjong with the few aunts and uncles who had decided to stay up all night as well.

It didn’t matter if they were any good; the main thing was to have a good time.

The next morning, the hearse Yu Xuan and Li Jinshu had arranged began its journey to the cemetery, carrying the grandmother’s ashes. The funeral procession included a total of eight white floral cars.

She hadn’t asked friends or family for their cars. Instead, Yu Xuan had paid to rent them from a company. They were all Mercedes-Benzes.

Driving through the small county town, the procession was incredibly eye-catching and impressive.

Seeing this display, the aunts were green with envy.

They began to jeer at Gong Meiping.

"You’ve been had by your daughter, haven’t you? A creditor, you said? Even a regular boyfriend couldn’t pull this off."

"Exactly. Your daughter has found herself a rich catch."

"I always said that girl Jinshu was fated for good fortune, but none of you believed it."

"But what good is her luck to you? It’s not like your family will get to enjoy any of her good fortune now."

...

Listening to them, Gong Meiping seethed with rage.

’That wretched girl, how dare she lie to us!’

’Two hundred thousand in debt? Turns out she just found a super-rich boyfriend!’

’And yet, whenever I ask her for a little money, it’s like pulling teeth. What a waste it was raising her.’

Today was the day of the old woman’s burial. Her family naturally had to attend, but they could only follow from behind.

Gong Meiping grew agitated as she watched her son, who still hadn’t brought the car around.

"What’s taking him so long just to get the car?!"

"Calm down, he should be here any second."

Li Huaiming said, "Our son is a new driver. He’s slow."

The couple had just finished speaking when they saw their son, Li Yonghua, running toward them. "Mom, Dad, bad news!" he said anxiously. "Someone just forcibly took my car!"

"What?"

"Wait, who took it?" Gong Meiping demanded.

"I don’t know. A bunch of guys, some with tattoos."

Li Yonghua said, still a little shaken, "I was just about to drive off when they blocked me in. They said the car was Li Jinshu’s."

"Then, without another word, they threw me out and drove off with it."

"In broad daylight! How dare they just steal it like that."

Gong Meiping raged, "This is unbelievable! We’re calling the police!"

"Right, call the police!"

The other aunts, seeing this unfold, looked on as if enjoying a good show.

And just like that, they decided to skip the burial.

The family of three—Li Huaiming, Gong Meiping, and Li Yonghua—went straight to the police station to file a report.

They reported that their car had been stolen!

At first, the police thought they had a major case on their hands.

But after asking for more details and listening to their description, they came to a different conclusion.

This wasn’t a robbery; it was a financial dispute between two parties.

That was why the other party had seized their car.

Still, a report had been filed, so they had to follow procedure. They checked the surveillance footage and identified the people who drove off in the car.

They tracked them down as well.

The other party was very cooperative and came to the station. It was the owner of the small loan company.

When questioned by the police, he admitted everything, stating that his company had arranged for the car to be taken.

Because the car belonged to their client, Li Jinshu.

The owner then explained to the officers why they had repossessed the car, stating that the down payment had been paid for with Li Jinshu’s money.

They had taken Li Jinshu’s money and bought the car in secret.

Of course, Xu Yun had provided him with all this information beforehand.

This was what you call having a just cause.

The officer heard this and turned to ask Li Yonghua, "What is your relationship with Li Jinshu?"

"She’s my sister, and I’m her brother."

Li Yonghua answered, "And these are my parents."

"So, to sum it up: you took your sister’s money to buy a car, and now your sister had someone take that car back. Is that correct?"

"They didn’t just take it, they stole it."

"That’s what you think."

The officer said to Li Yonghua and his parents, "This is a domestic financial dispute. No laws have been broken."

"You need to resolve this privately among yourselves. We won’t—and can’t—get involved. But there’s one condition: you have to talk it out civilly. No fighting! If you fight, *then* it’s our jurisdiction."

"Understood, Officer."

The loan company owner replied, "We’re all law-abiding citizens. There will be absolutely no violence."

"Good."

After the police questioning was over, the owner didn’t even bother speaking with the family; he just turned and left.

"Hey!"

Seeing this, Gong Meiping panicked.

"Is that it?" she protested. "They stole our car, and you police aren’t going to do anything?"

"First of all, it wasn’t a robbery."

The officer corrected her, "Secondly, this is a civil financial dispute. As long as you don’t get violent, we can’t get involved even if we wanted to. You have to handle this privately."

"If you have a problem and can’t negotiate a solution, you need to go through the legal system and file a lawsuit. Let the court decide. Understand?"

Gong Meiping was speechless.

This outcome...

It was infuriating. So infuriating!

After leaving the police station, Li Yonghua asked, "Mom, Dad, what do we do now? We can’t really just let them keep the car, can we?"

"Let’s go," Gong Meiping replied. "We’re going to find your sister. I refuse to believe we can’t get it back."

「Meanwhile」

Xu Yun and Li Jinshu had just placed her grandmother’s urn and completed the burial. They were preparing to head home.

The three of them had just left the cemetery when Gong Meiping came storming toward them, her husband and Li Yonghua in tow.