Chapter 020 Locking the Thief

Hearing what Yao Dazui said, Shi Yue didn't even blink.

"Oh? What great discovery did you make?"

There is a reason why Shi Yue's attitude is so calm. After all, ever since the day Yao Dazui said she would help Shi Yue investigate the thief, she has been coming to see Shi Yue every day, and every time she says she has made a big discovery.

But when Yue asked, she didn't talk about the smell of meat coming out of someone's house suddenly, or someone's child bought a lollipop today. In short, they were all trivial matters that had nothing to do with the thief.

And every time Shi Yue asked her, she had a very convincing excuse. For example, the old couple in the family who ate meat were just like Gao Cuifen, very stingy. Why would they cook meat when it wasn't a festival? For another example, the family where the child bought candy had an old hag in charge, and all the younger generations had to hand over their wages, so how could there be any extra money to buy candy for the child?

At the beginning, Shi Yue was really misled by Yao Dazui's nonsense.

I even went to inquire about the situation of the two families in private, and found out that the family that bought meat was the one whose daughter bought meat and sent it to them because she was afraid that the old couple would be reluctant to spend money; the family that bought candy for the child had recently separated, and the daughter-in-law could now be the boss of her own family, so she bought candy for the child.

In order to inquire about the situation of these two families, Shi Yue not only wasted a day, but also received many looks from old ladies asking "How can a grown man be so trustworthy?" In the end, he got such a ridiculous result, and he was quite speechless.

Because of this previous experience, Shi Yue later realized that Yao Dazui's words were full of water, and he could only believe one tenth of what she said.

So at this moment, Shi Yue didn't take the great discovery that Yao Dazui mentioned as a real great discovery.

He raised his eyebrows and asked calmly, "Is your big discovery this time someone else's delicious food?"

"Oh, what is that?" Yao Dazui waved his hands: "No! I really have a big discovery this time!"

She moved closer to Shi Yue, lowered her voice, and said mysteriously, "I already know who the thief is who stole the parts!"

"Oh, who is it?" Although Shi Yue didn't believe it, he still asked cooperatively.

Yao Dazui: "It's Hou Saner from Workshop 3!"

"Who is Hou Saner?" This name sounded extremely unfamiliar to Shi Yue.

Yao Dazui: "Oh! He's the one responsible for delivering parts from Workshop 3 to the warehouse!"

"Wow." Shi Yue exclaimed, "Aunt Yao, you know quite a lot."

He has been working in the factory for almost a week, but still doesn't know who is delivering the goods to which workshop. However, Yao Dazui, who does not work in the factory, knows it clearly.

Is this reasonable?

Any unreasonable thing is reasonable to Yao Dazui, who is known to know everything.

She calmly touched her nose with her thumb and said, "Don't you see who I am, Aunt Yao? How could I not know something?"

"Ahem." Shi Yue interrupted Yao Dazui's boasting: "Well, first tell me, why do you think he's a thief? It can't be because he stewed meat at home, right?"

"Hey, you still doubt me, right?" Yao Dazui rolled his eyes. "Okay, then I'll have a good talk with you."

She spoke unnaturally, "I know that too. I was in a hurry before and didn't investigate thoroughly, which led to some minor misunderstandings. Later, I learned my lesson and decided that I couldn't just blindly suspect others like that. I had to find solid evidence. Then I figured that the thief must be selling the parts he stole from the factory, so I went to the auto parts stores around our factory to inquire. I asked every door, and finally found an auto parts store ten miles away from our alley. They said that a young man had recently come into their store and asked if they wanted spark plugs."

"I asked the boss what the guy selling spark plugs looked like. He told me he was short and thin, with a buzz cut. His most striking feature was his thick body hair, even covering his arms. I thought, isn't he talking about Hou San from Workshop 3?"

"Hey, I was afraid I was wrong again, so I even waited outside the auto parts store for two days. And last night, I really did get caught waiting. Hou San really did sneak into the auto parts store to sell parts!"

"Also, I asked someone this morning. Hou San has a bad habit of playing mahjong, the kind with money. I heard he plays big, and can lose hundreds of dollars in a single night. With his salary, he'd lose it all in just a few nights. I guess that's why he's short of money."

At this point, Yao Dazui glanced at Shi Yue complacently and said, "Well, I can't make a mistake again this time, right?"

Don’t say it, don’t say it, Shi Yue really can’t say anything wrong this time.

As the person who delivered goods from the third workshop to the warehouse, Hou San was originally under Shi Yue's suspicion, and he had sufficient motive to steal things, and he was also secretly reselling parts.

Looking at it this way, Hou San almost had the word "thief" written all over his face.

But to be on the safe side, Shi Yue didn't jump to conclusions based on just Yao Dazui's words. Instead, he said to Yao Dazui, "Auntie Yao, could you please take me to the auto parts store that's selling the cars?"

Yao Dazui's face darkened unhappily. "Hey, Xiaoshi, what do you mean? Don't you believe me?"

"No, no." Shi Yue waved his hands repeatedly: "It's not that I don't trust you, it's just that catching thieves is a crime. If we, the security department, want to catch thieves, we need evidence."

"Hey, there's a lot of stuff going on." Yao Dazui frowned impatiently: "Okay, okay, I'll take you there."

Shi Yue quickly followed Yao Dazui's footsteps and hurried to the auto parts store she mentioned. It turned out that Yao Dazui ran quite far. The auto parts store was not close to the slum, and it took them more than an hour to walk there.

When he arrived at the auto parts store, Shi Yue asked the store owner, and the store owner's answer was exactly the same as what Yao Dazui said. He asked the store owner to take out the parts that the man was selling so that he could take a look. The parts were indeed produced by their machinery factory, and there was even a steel stamp of their factory underneath the parts!

Shi Yue stepped forward and revealed his identity as a security officer, then took the boss and the parts sold by Hou San back to the machinery factory.

Arriving at the machinery factory, he went straight to the security office. At that moment, the office was filled with uncontrollable sighs and frowns. Everyone was worried because another batch of spare parts had been lost, but they had not found any clues about the thief.

At this time, Shi Yue walked in with the store owner and Yao Dazui. Everyone in the office looked up, all puzzled. Zhao Hui frowned and asked, "Shi Yue, what are you doing?"

Shi Yue grabbed Yao Dazui, who was about to speak with bright eyes, and briefly explained the cause and effect of the matter: "This is what happened. This is my neighbor. She found out... Then I went to verify it, so I..."

Hearing Shi Yue's words, Zhao Hui's knitted brows relaxed, and he clenched his fists and shouted "Okay!"

He looked at Shi Yue with an extremely pleased look. He felt that Shi Yue was worthy of being the deputy section chief appointed by the higher-ups, and he had his own way of doing things.

He also knew Yao Dazui, who was a resident of the backyard with him. However, he always felt that Yao Dazui was a dishonest person except for being trustworthy and fussy. He didn't expect that after dealing with Shi Yue for a few days, Yao Dazui could actually do something good!

Well, Zhao Hui felt that the reason Yao Dazui was able to find clues about the thief this time was ultimately due to Shi Yue’s good guidance, and it was all Shi Yue’s credit.

Of course, Shi Yue didn't know what Zhao Hui was thinking. If he knew, he would probably have to explain with shame that this matter had nothing to do with him and that it was all Yao Dazui's own painstaking investigation.

In any case, now that they have identified the thief, the next step is to catch him. Everyone in the office, including Shi Yue, looked at Zhao Hui, waiting for Zhao Hui's order to rush out and catch him.

Amidst everyone's expectant gazes, Zhao Hui spoke: "Target Hou San from Workshop Three, let's go and arrest him!"

Except for those on patrol duty, everyone else in the office rushed out immediately after hearing the command.

Damn it, because of this little thief, their security department has been subjected to so much contempt and discussion these days, both openly and covertly. Now they finally know who this little thief is and can catch him!

The security team rushed to the door of Workshop 3 and saw Hou San coming back from the warehouse. Zhao Hui immediately shouted, "Hou San, stop! Don't move!"

Before he could finish his words, Sun Guodong next to him rushed out. He took three or two big strides forward and kicked Hou San right on the calf. With a "click", Hou San's body shook and then fell forward.

Sun Guodong sat on Hou San's back, clamped his hands, and then turned around and shouted, "Apprentice, come here and tie him up! Xiao Wang, come here and search him!"

"Hey, here they come!"

They had worked together for a long time and had a tacit understanding. Upon hearing Sun Guodong's instructions, Zhang Lei and Wang Wu immediately stepped forward from the left and right, cooperated to tie up Hou San, and then began to search him.

Hou San finally realized what had happened. He howled, "What are you doing? What are you doing?!"

“Snap—”

Sun Guodong slapped Hou San on the back without any hesitation: "Hey, kid, are you playing dumb in front of me? Don't you know what we do?"

Hou San's eyes flashed: "I know you are from the security department, but why did you tie me up? Why did you search me? What on earth do you want to do?!"

Sun Guodong: "Oh, you really won't cry until you see the coffin. It seems that I have to search and find the things today before you admit that you stole it."

He turned to look at Wang Wu who was searching him and said, "Come on, Xiao Wang, take out what you found and put it in front of him. I'll see if he dares to deny it!"

Wang Wu, who was named by him, looked very unhappy. He stammered, "Captain Sun, Captain Sun, no, nothing was found..."