Chapter 021 Caught the Thief

"What?! Nothing found?!"

Sun Guodong couldn't sit still any longer. He got off Hou San's back and asked grimly, "Did you search carefully? Did you really not find anything?"

Wang Wu spread his hands and said, "I really don't have anything. I've checked all over, even the soles of my shoes, but there's nothing there!"

"Hiss—this, this is impossible?" Sun Guodong looked incredulous.

Not only him, but even Shi Yue, who was standing next to him, found it impossible. Because when Shi Yue was questioning the owner of the auto parts store, he got a crucial piece of information: Hou San and the owner had agreed to a transaction tonight. Since Hou San and the owner had agreed to another transaction tonight, Hou San would definitely commit another theft today.

But why are there no parts found on him now?

Could it be that he hasn't had time to take action yet?

Just as everyone was stunned, Hou San started yelling again, "You say I'm a thief, but where are the things I stole? Where are they? Since you didn't find anything, why do you say I'm a thief just because you touch your lips? Don't think you can accuse me just because you're in the security department! Let me go! Let me go!"

Knowing that Wang Wu didn't find anything on him, Hou San became obviously arrogant.

Sun Guodong gritted his teeth and stared at Hou San fiercely: "Boy, I advise you not to be so arrogant, wait for me..."

"Pah!" Sun Guodong was responded by Hou San with a mouthful of yellow spit.

Although Hou San's spit didn't actually hurt Sun Guodong, it was still extremely insulting. Sun Guodong, who was always concerned about his reputation, naturally couldn't stand it. He stepped forward and grabbed Hou San by the collar: "Damn it, I really gave you face, didn't I?"

He raised his fist to teach Hou San a lesson, but before his fist landed, Hou San started howling.

"They're beating people up! The security department is beating people up! Everyone, come out and see! The security department is accusing people of something without any evidence and then beating them up! Brothers from Workshop 3, come out and see! The security department is beating people from Workshop 3!"

At this moment, many employees in the workshop stuck their heads out to watch the excitement. When they heard Hou San's howling, they actually thought that Sun Guodong had beaten Hou San, and immediately stood up in anger.

"Hey, what do you guys from the security department mean? Why do you get to beat people up?"

"That's right! Don't think that just because you're in the security department, you can beat people up at will! We brothers from Workshop 3 won't let you bully people like this!"

"That's right! Let go! Security guy, quickly let go of my brother! Otherwise, don't blame me for being rude!"

The atmosphere at the scene suddenly became tense. Sun Guodong's face turned ashen and his lips were tightly pursed. Zhao Hui also had a dark face. Not only the two of them, but the other people in the security department also had bad expressions.

They didn't understand why it had become such a big deal when it was just a simple matter of catching a thief.

Shi Yue glanced at the faces of his colleagues around him and shook his head. How come there are so many people in the security department, but no one has a brain?

Could this be the legendary person who has strong limbs but a simple mind?

He stepped forward, stood up, and shouted, "Hou San, don't try to quibble or make up stories. We, the security department, are here to arrest you because we have evidence that you stole parts from the warehouse!"

He didn't give Hou San a chance to struggle and said directly, "We've found the auto parts store where you sold the stolen goods, and we've brought back the owner and the parts you stole! Even if you deny it, it's useless!"

After Shi Yue's reminder, the security department members remembered that, yes, they had evidence that Hou San was a thief. Even if they didn't find anything on Hou San, it would not prevent them from arresting Hou San.

Zhao Hui breathed a sigh of relief and sighed again, fortunately, Deputy Section Chief Yue was here!

He also said loudly: "That's right! Hou San, don't think that we will let you go just because you provoked a conflict between the Security Department and Workshop 3. I believe that the brothers in Workshop 3 will not protect a thief like you!"

Hearing this, those who had just spoken up for Hou San changed their expressions. They spoke up for Hou San because they thought he was being bullied by the security department for no apparent reason. But they didn't know that Hou San was a thief! If they knew, they would definitely not speak up for Hou San!

Realizing they were being used by Hou San, the indignant employees immediately quieted down. Zhao Hui didn't bother to argue with them and simply waved his hand and said, "Xiao Zhang, Xiao Wang, cut the crap and take the guy away!"

He was just stupid. The moment he caught Hou San, he should have taken him directly to the security department for interrogation.

Zhang Lei responded and walked forward to pick up Hou San who was lying on the ground. In order to prevent Hou San from making any more noise and causing trouble, he maliciously blocked Hou San's mouth with a smelly sock.

Well, it was Hou San’s own smelly socks. He had taken them off Hou San’s feet when he searched him just now. They were quite smelly socks.

Everyone escorted Hou San to the security department's office. Hou San didn't stop struggling on the way, but in the eyes of so many people in the security department, his struggle was of no use.

Finally, Hou San was escorted into the security office. As soon as he entered the office, he saw the owner of the auto parts store. The owner of the auto parts store also saw Hou San and immediately called out.

"Yes, yes, yes! It's him! That's the guy! He's the one who came to me to sell accessories!"

The light in Hou San's eyes dimmed. He had previously held a glimmer of hope, believing that the security department's claim of apprehending the store owner was a lie, but now he could no longer deceive himself. He knew that if the security department apprehended the store owner, then no matter how much he tried to argue, it would be useless.

Now the proud person turned out to be Sun Guodong. He glanced at Hou San and said, "Come on, you were very talkative just now, right? I want to see what else you can say now!"

Hou San was a man of great adaptability. He knew that it was useless to argue at this moment, so he immediately changed his tactics. He squeezed out two tears, knelt on the ground, and begged for mercy.

Sun Guodong was stunned by the thud of his knees. He quickly jumped aside and asked with a sullen face, "What are you talking about, kid?"

He shook his head and said, "Disciple, take that thing off his mouth."

Hou San, now free to speak, immediately said, "I was wrong, I was wrong. I know I was wrong. Captain Sun, Section Chief Zhao, and Deputy Section Chief Shi, I really know I was wrong. I shouldn't have stolen things from the factory, and I shouldn't have sold parts from the factory, but I also have my reasons."

He cried and said aggrievedly, "My family is in financial difficulty. I have an old mother who needs medicine and a younger brother who is still in school. In order to support them, I have no choice but to take this risk. Captain Sun, please forgive me this time. At most, I can compensate the factory and you can just not inform the management. If the management knows about this, they will definitely fire me. If I am fired, my family will be in trouble!"

As soon as Hou San finished speaking, Yao Dazui on the side jumped out: "You are talking nonsense!"

She said, "You stole parts from the factory because you lost money playing mahjong and owed money, not because of your family! Your mother was sick and needed medicine because she was mad at you for playing mahjong. And don't bring this up with your brother. Your brother is a college student who worked part-time all day to earn some money, and you stole it all to play mahjong. He's even cut off all ties with you because of this. How shameless are you to bring this up with him?"

After hearing this, the little sympathy that had just risen in the hearts of the people in the security department immediately disappeared. However, Shi Yue secretly glanced at Yao Dazui and thought, he is really worthy of being Yao Dazui, he knows everything.

Yao Dazui held his head high, feeling quite proud.

See! Yao Dazui is still very powerful!

"Ahem." Zhao Hui cleared his throat. "Hou San, we will definitely report your theft to the leadership. As for whether or not to expel you, that's the decision for the leadership to make. Our security department has no right to interfere. However, I can say a few good words for you, but it depends on your attitude when you report it..."

Hou San nodded hurriedly: "I understand, I understand, I will explain, I will explain... Chief Zhao, I said..."

Zhao Hui pulled out a chair and sat down, then opened his notebook and said, "Okay, go ahead and tell me."

With the carrot of "helping to say something good" dangling in front of him, Hou San readily confessed how he stole things, how much he stole, on which days he stole them, and how much profit he made.

It was different from what Shi Yue had thought before. Hou San did not steal things from the warehouse while delivering things, but stole them on the way to the warehouse. Because he was the person responsible for delivering the spark plugs from the third workshop to the warehouse, he had such convenient conditions.

Moreover, when the products are put into the warehouse, the warehouse usually does not count them carefully and only records the quantity he said, so every time he delivers something, he can successfully take away a few parts without being discovered.

Hearing him say this, Sun Guodong's face darkened. Well, it turns out that it was because the warehouse management was so lax that the thief Hou San was able to steal the parts so easily.

Thinking about how Supervisor Xue had been bullying him repeatedly because the security department failed to catch the thief, he gritted his teeth and decided that as soon as he had time, he would go and bully him back!

Let’s not talk about how Sun Guodong took revenge later, and continue with Zhao Hui’s interrogation. Hou San answered other questions very readily, but when asked how Hou San took the parts out of the factory, he began to hesitate.

Zhao Hui slammed the table impatiently: "Stop wasting time and tell me the truth. How did you get those things out of the factory?"

Hou San: "Uh... that is... I am..."

"What is it? Tell me!"

A blush appeared on Hou San's dark face, and he said shyly: "I hid it in the valley and brought it out..."

Shi Yue was stunned, and several almost tangible question marks appeared on his forehead.

Valley Road? Did he hear correctly? He knew the Valley Road?

Before the other members of the security department could react, Zhao Hui asked in confusion, "What the hell? What is a Gudao?"

Hou San: "Oh, that's right, it's a butthole, how come you don't know this!"