Chapter 318 Bicycle suddenly appears
Lin Xiangnan rarely uses her bicycle. It only takes her a few minutes to ride from home to school. She has bought her bicycle for less than a year and it still looks very new.
Not only is it new, that bicycle is Lin Xiangnan's only means of transportation. Lin Xiangnan also modified it to make it more comfortable to ride.
"I went to the laboratory and asked the teacher for lighter but stronger materials, and I also remade the handles and seat cushions..."
Not only was the color TV at home lost, but she was also heartbroken when her bicycle was lost.
Wuyun, a retired military dog who had just come to the house, saw Lin Xiangnan's heartbroken expression and began to whimper as if he was cursing someone.
Lin Xiangnan glanced at Wuyun and asked Hu Meili curiously, "Is our dog scolding me for disturbing it, or is he scolding the thief with me?"
"He must be scolding a thief. Wuyun is so well-behaved." Wuyun had only been in the house for a few days, but he had already won Hu Meili's heart.
With Wuyun around, Hu Meili didn't have to keep an eye on the two children playing on the street. She trusted Wuyun more than Lin Xiangnan.
This was the first time that a thief broke into his house, and Lin Xiangnan received comfort from everyone.
The second time his bicycle was stolen, Lin Xiangnan was treated like a joke.
"You and your teacher have been abroad for the past two months, so you don't know the market situation. Several bicycles have been stolen from the school parking shed recently. Your bicycle is too new and too eye-catching, so it will definitely be targeted."
After Ding Yougui finished speaking, Wei Dongliang added, "Haven't you noticed that the cars parked near the school are mostly gray?"
"Just buy an inconspicuous second-hand car." Sun Yi said bitterly, "If you buy a new car, it will most likely be stolen. This is my advice."
Lin Xiangnan didn't even need to say anything, Ding Yougui and the others started chatting on their own.
"Xiao Lin's bicycle was stolen. Last month, my thermos was also stolen. I don't know why the school atmosphere is like this because I haven't been in school for too long." Sun Yi said distressedly: "I brought that thermos from my hometown. I have used it for seven or eight years and it was still in good condition. But it was stolen in school."
"Schools weren't like this before. After so many years, the thieves are especially brazen this year." Wei Dongliang used to be a high school teacher, so he has a say.
"There are too many unemployed young people, and there are not so many jobs in various units. Those people have to find a way to make a living."
This year, not only are the big companies expanding their recruitment, people in the street offices are also trying to find ways to expand employment and have added a lot of new positions.
Even so, there are still many unemployed young people.
This group of people are the focus of public security.
Especially those street urchins, who were registered with the Public Security Bureau. After the incident of stealing color TVs became a big deal, even Huang Xiaogang was taken away for questioning.
"It's the flood that washed away the Dragon King Temple. What's my relationship with Sister Lin? Why would I steal her TV? She asked me to help sell it..."
Without the police asking, Huang Xiaogang took the initiative to confess, "Comrade from the police, I am a little suspicious of Zhao San from Xingfu Street. He hasn't shown up in the past two days. He has a little brother who walks with a limp, which is very strange. I haven't heard who they had a fight with in the past two days..."
After leaving the police station, Huang Xiaogang patted his chest with lingering fear and muttered, "Sister Lin is quite capable. She caused such a big commotion when a thief broke into her house."
All the street urchins around were brought out for questioning, and Lin Xiangnan became famous in the area.
In the short term, I’m afraid no one would dare to attack Lin Xiangnan’s family.
Currently, the police have limited auxiliary tools for handling cases, and a large number of people may need to be mobilized.
As long as they are willing to spend the effort, they can always find the person.
With the dual pressure from Gu Zhenhua and Professor Wang, the police caught the thieves in less than a week, and even their crime process was clearly investigated.
"We have already interrogated him. Zhao San's purpose was just to steal the color TV, and he didn't know the situation in your unit. Feng Zhaodi, your accomplice who provided information on the street, probably guessed where you worked, but according to her, she didn't tell Zhao San and the others. She only provided information about the color TV..."
According to the police's investigation, the main purpose of these thieves was only the color TV. The information and manuscripts in Lin Xiangnan's home were not within their target range.
Seeing Lin Xiangnan, Zhao San began to cry out for injustice, "Comrade from the police, I really didn't steal anything. If you don't believe me, ask Lin Xiangnan to see if there's anything missing from her house. And I've also inquired about it, and her color TV only had a bump, but it's not broken and can still play TV... Nothing is missing from her house, so there's no need to lock us up."
"You wish." The police officers present looked at Zhao San with amusement. They had spent so much manpower and material resources to find the person, it would be a pity if they were not used to establish their authority.
Lin Xiangnan said calmly: "It's up to the Public Security Bureau to decide how to deal with it. As long as they're not targeting my information, it's fine."
"This time they will definitely punish severely and rectify the atmosphere." The police couldn't help but feel a headache when talking about this. If so many police officers were mobilized to investigate just a small case, they would be exhausted. This time, they finally found out the truth.
"We have found the burglar. But we haven't found the bicycle you lost at school yet. It will take some time."
"I understand. Thank you for your hard work." Lin Xiangnan was very polite.
According to Sun Yi's intelligence, 90% of bicycles lost in universities cannot be found. Lin Xiangnan no longer has much hope for this.
The police made a big fuss about arresting Zhao San and his gang. As soon as Lin Xiangnan got home, all the neighbors came over to ask about what happened.
"The police came to our street yesterday to arrest people. Is Feng Zhaodi really an accomplice?"
Lin Xiangnan nodded, "Yes, she is an accomplice. She has already confessed."
"You can't judge a person by his appearance. She looked kind, but she turned out to be a thief. Fortunately, she was caught, otherwise, I don't know how much stuff would have been lost on our street."
"I said at the time that there was an insider. Otherwise, how would others know that Xiaolin had a color TV at home."
"Feng Zhaodi was arrested. What was the police's verdict?" everyone asked curiously.
Lin Xiangnan replied: "It is up to the police to decide how to judge. I don't know."
Although she didn't say anything, the gossip spread the next day. Because color TVs were expensive and the amount involved was large, Zhao San, the main culprit, was sentenced to one year, and several of his younger brothers were sentenced to six months. Feng Zhaodi, who provided information from the same street, also did not escape and was sentenced to three months.
As soon as the news came out, Lin Xiangnan's lost bicycle suddenly appeared at his doorstep that night.