Age: Passionate youth, starting from graduation assignment

Chapter 232 Li Wanru’s Charm
"That's not the case. I'm just a donkey for those grandsons."

Shunzi smiled evilly and said, "If you take our money, you can't squeeze them properly."

"Just squeeze it."

Xu Jichang chuckled and said, "Let's eat. I'm starving after riding the car all the way back."

"Okay, let's fry some bacon."

Shunzi slipped down from the kang and said.

……

That night, Xu Jichang considered that his home would be unoccupied for a long time, so he spent the night at Shunzi's house.

Early the next morning, when he returned to the county town, Xu Jichang tidied up the yard and freed up a lot of space.

There will definitely be a lot of goods coming in later, so make room for them first so that they won’t be unable to fit them in by then.

When Xu Jichang returned home, Du Xiaojing and others all went to work, so he did the work alone.

When he finished his work and went to the unit, he was already late.

But Xu Jichang didn't care. When he got to his position, he didn't have to strictly abide by the commuting time, as long as he got the work done.

There is not much activity in the unit today as usual, only the finishing work of some freight lines needs to be coordinated.

Xu Jichang finished the whole day's work in only half an hour, and spent the rest of the time reading newspapers.

The only shortcoming was that Yu Yingzi was not in the office and there was no one to bring him tea, water or snacks.

After reading the newspaper, it was time for lunch.

Xu Jichang put down the newspaper and wanted to go home for dinner, when Du Xiaojing entered his office in a hurry.

"What's the matter, so urgent."

Xu Jichang looked at Du Xiaojing's appearance and said slightly surprised.

"Something is missing from the factory."

Du Xiaojing said with eager eyes, "Some of the remaining accessories for railway construction have been moved away."

"What accessories? How many were lost?"

Xu Jichang realized that the situation was serious and frowned.

In the era of planned economy, railway accessories were important national strategic materials. What can we do if we lose them?

"Special bolts, two boxes were lost."

"I'm looking for you just to ask you how you would solve the case if it were you."

Du Xiaojing said anxiously.

"I have to check it out, too."

"Walk."

After saying that, he led Du Xiaojing towards the factory warehouse.

Normally, he would not care about this kind of thing. This is beyond his scope of authority.

Who made Du Xiaojing his fiancée? He couldn't care less about it.

Du Xiaojing was under great pressure because he couldn't solve the case, and Xu Jichang felt distressed when he saw it.

Following Du Xiaojing to the warehouse where important materials were stored in the factory, Xu Jichang saw a large circle of people surrounding him, including security officers and security guards, as well as employees watching the excitement.

Come on, don’t even think about surveying the footprints or anything like that.

Xu Jichang shook his head in his mind after reading it.

But there is nothing to criticize. In the 70s and [-]s, it was also the security department of the factory, so it was normal that there was no awareness of preserving the scene.

If so, it would be an accident.

"Xiao Jing, are there any results from the preliminary survey?"

While he was still not very close to the crowd, Xu Jichang asked in a low voice.

"No progress."

Du Xiaojing said with a frown, "The custodian in charge is called Qiu Yuechan. She said she didn't hear anything."

"Oh? No movement."

Xu Jichang's heart moved, "That would be interesting."

Then, he remembered something again: "By the way, you didn't embarrass Qiu Yuechan, did you?"

"How could it be? At first, someone suspected her, but I suppressed her."

Du Xiaojing shook his head quickly.

Xu Jichang felt relieved after hearing this and walked towards the crowd with Du Xiaojing.

"Hello, two leaders!"

On the periphery of the crowd, a security guard responsible for maintaining order saw the two of them and immediately turned around and saluted and said hello.

"it is good."

Xu Jichang nodded as a greeting, led Du Xiaojing through the crowd, and entered the warehouse with the security guards leading the way.

In the warehouse, several security officers and security guards were surrounding the pale-faced Qiu Yuechan, questioning her, and taking notes from time to time.

Of course, this is not out of suspicion of her, but Qiu Yuechan, as a custodian, does need to accept some necessary questions to facilitate the security department to understand the situation at that time.

"Leader, you are here."

When Xu Jichang walked in, Qiu Yuechan noticed him immediately and felt excited in her heart, but she restrained herself when she spoke.

"Good leadership."

"Hello, old section chief."

……

All the security officers and security guards also expressed their greetings.

"Nothing, just help Chief Du check out the scene."

Xu Jichang waved his hand and said, then walked up to the security guard who called him the old section chief and slapped his hat jokingly, "Hey, I'm only in my early twenties."

"What is ageless?"

call……

Seeing Xu Jichang's relaxed demeanor, all the security officers and security officers relaxed a lot. Of course, no one dared to laugh in public.

"I just shouted out without thinking about it."

The security guard said embarrassedly, with a look of shame on his face.

Xu Jichang reached out and took their cultural records of Qiu Yuechan and confirmed the information above.

Just like Du Xiaojing said, she hasn't heard any movement or noticed anything unusual since the materials were shipped in.

Xu Jichang didn't say anything and returned the record to the security officer. Under the leadership of Du Xiaojing, he walked to the place where the things were thrown.

The place where things were thrown was located deep in the warehouse, filled with boxes of various sizes.

Unlike ordinary factories that use cardboard boxes to pack things, here they are all made of wooden boxes.

Because the metal devices stored inside are stacked one on top of another, the metal devices inside will be displaced under pressure, and the cardboard boxes will be punctured.

The reason why metal boxes are not used is because the country's industrial products are in short supply and there are not so many iron boxes and copper boxes available.

From the pile of wooden boxes, two were picked out individually and placed on the aisle.

Obviously, the accessories in these two boxes were missing.

Xu Jichang did not need Du Xiaojing to lead him this time. He walked to the box and looked at it carefully.

The alley is very complete, the boards and nails on it are intact and have not been opened.

Apparently, everyone discovered that the contents of the two boxes were stolen based on the difference in weight.

"open to take a look."

Xu Jichang frowned.

Du Xiaojing hurriedly called the workers and asked them to come over with pliers and screwdrivers.

When the workers arrived with pliers and screwdrivers and wanted to pry open the box, Xu Jichang reached out first, took the pliers from their hands, and pried it up himself.

"Click."

Not surprisingly, the first box was empty.

"Click."

Another sound, and so did the second box.

Du Xiaojing and the workers looked at the box, and they all fell silent.

For Du Xiaojing, it is his duty to find out the truth about the theft.For the workers, it is not easy for them as workers to suffer losses to public property. These days, most people are still very collective-minded.

"See nothing."

Xu Jichang looked at Du Xiaojing and said.

Du Xiaojing opened her beautiful eyes and looked at the box carefully for a long time: "The inside of the box is wet."

"Well, this is the biggest problem." Xu Jichang shook his head.

Du Xiaojing looked at him in surprise: "Huh? You want to say..."

The workers also gave him doubtful looks.

"There are no accessories in this box from the beginning."

Xu Jichang said calmly and confidently, "It's filled with ice, so weigh it down."

“As soon as the temperature rose and the ice melted, it became clear that something was wrong.”

Earth-shattering inference!
Du Xiaojing and everyone else present were stunned.

This is too incredible!
Of course, they admire Xu Jichang's reasoning ability even more.

"You're right. I can't think of any other situation other than this."

Du Xiaojing admired it, "This is a very important idea."

"Check again."

Compared to her confidence, Xu Jichang was a little more cautious and said, "I'll ask Qiu Yuechan a few more questions."

"All right."

Du Xiaojing followed him and walked outside.

I found Qiu Yuechan and asked, and sure enough, as a custodian, she was not responsible for inspecting materials when they were put into storage. There were other people responsible for this work.

She is only responsible for weighing the items and subsequent storage.

"Find the employee responsible for inspection."

After Xu Jichang listened, he whispered to Du Xiaojing beside him.

Du Xiaojing understood this and called several security officers to give them some instructions.

The security officers all obeyed the order, and soon came back with the inspection staff.

Xu Jichang put his hands in his pockets and looked at the employee without speaking.

Du Xiaojing grimaced, and together with several other security officers, they interrogated the person.

The psychological quality of this employee is obviously not very good.

It didn't take long for him to make the move. He took advantage of the inspection opportunity to unpack the accessories and stuff the cut-out ice cubes into them. The stolen goods have not been resold yet and are hidden in an abandoned warehouse in the factory.

When everything came to light, Du Xiaojing immediately led the security officers to find the warehouse while suppressing the suspect.

Xu Jichang did not go with them and went to the parking shed leisurely.

Not to mention, Du Xiaojing's upright and awe-inspiring look just now was really weird.

Next time you two are making out together, you might as well consider... letting her put on that expression before making out.

Xu Jichang thought to himself.

When I got home at noon, Lan Qimei was still cooking.

"It's so delicious. I really like your braised pig's trotters."

When Xu Jichang tasted the dishes, he praised them, "Why are they so delicious?"

"The main thing is the heat."

Lan Qimei received the compliment and happily put down her chopsticks and said, "It's said to be simmered slowly, but there's a lot of knowledge in it."

"Okay, then I won't study."

Xu Jichang originally wanted to ask Lan Qimei for advice, but when she said this, he decided not to mention it.

Heat is the most subtle thing.It's not like a seasoning, you know it as soon as the chef tells it.

Even if Lan Qimei told him everything, he might still not be able to do it well when he got started.

"By the way, let me tell you something. You won't be able to eat the food I cooked tomorrow."

At this time, Lan Qimei said to Xu Jichang.

Xu Jichang's heart skipped a beat when he heard this: "Ah, what's wrong with you?"

Yu Yingzi went home to visit relatives, and Zhu Wei almost returned to Beijing to work.

Lan Qimei also said this to him today?
What's going on lately, are you all thinking about running away?
"Nothing, I want to go back to the village for a walk."

Lan Qimei lowered her head, with countless thoughts on her face,
"Back then, my family was the most difficult one. Today I made a good impression in the city. I want to go back and show everyone..."

Oh...a false alarm.

Xu Jichang felt relieved: "Go back, I will buy you two bright clothes."

"Wealth does not return home, just like walking at night in brocade clothes."

"No, no, this one on me is already very good."

Lan Qimei waved her hands and declined, "And what did you just say...what about not returning home, and what about traveling at night?"

"There is a saying from the ancients. It means that if you are successful but do not return to your hometown, it is as if you have no future."

Xu Jichang chuckled and said, "As for clothes, don't fight, just listen to me."

"Then...don't buy something too expensive, just ordinary ones."

Lan Qimei cast a grateful look.

Xu Jichang smiled and said nothing.

There are no ordinary clothes on the shelves in his space.

After eating, Xu Jichang took the opportunity to rest in the bedroom and took two cotton-padded clothes in line with the style of this era from the shelves in the space, and gave them to Lan Qimei when he woke up.

"This dress... is so beautiful!"

Lan Qimei took the clothes and gestured with joy, "Thank you Ji Chang!"

"But how much did it cost?"

"It doesn't cost much, just like it. I'm going to work, haha."

Xu Jichang pinched Lan Qimei's cheek and rode away on his bicycle.

Although the outside world doesn't know that Lan Qimei is his woman, he is still willing to see the beauty of his woman.

Nothing more than the common psychology of all men.

When entering the unit gate, Xu Jichang saw Du Xiaojing leading a group of security officers to escort the person who stole the accessories out.

I guess I took him home to collect the fine.

Xu Jichang thought and sighed in his heart.

The crackdown on theft is very strict these days, but some people still take risks.

One is poverty, and the other is lack of legal awareness.

Take the workers in front of us as an example. If they are fired or fined, they cannot escape, and if they fail, they will have to go to jail.

He is also seeking his own death.

Entering the office, Xu Jichang saw a forwarded telegram in his hand.

It was sent by Yu Yingzi, saying that he was about to return to the factory to work, and his boss could leave the work tasks to him.

Yes, this girl is still as childish as ever and doesn't know how to live.

After posting so many words, Xu Jichang felt distressed just looking at them.

And do you need to send a telegram like this? You can just go to the subdistrict office and make a phone call and tell yourself.

Fortunately, it was me who was following him, otherwise with this way of living, ordinary people would definitely go bankrupt.

Xu Jichang thought to himself.

……

That afternoon, when it was dark, Xu Jichang returned home and saw Li Wanru in the living room, lighting the fireplace by himself.

Xu Jichang was not surprised by her appearance. He had given Li Wanru the key to his home.

He was just curious as to why this woman came here.

"I don't go to the Three Treasures Hall for anything. Why are you here today?"

After Xu Jichang entered the room, he asked Li Wanru with a half-smile.

"I can't come here to care about you if I have nothing to do."

Li Wanru was facing the fireplace, dragging her cheeks with her hands. When she heard Xu Jichang's voice, she turned to look at him and said, "I heard that your mountain goods business is getting bigger and bigger?"

This.

Can't hide it from her.

"Yes, how did you know that?"

Xu Jichang sat in front of her and said.

"Don't worry about it. I just want to ask you if the funds are enough."

Li Wanru winked seductively.

(End of this chapter)