Chapter 79 The Arrogant Thief
Snap!
The warehouse door closed, and the gloomy-faced boy pressed closer, cornering Yun Xia against the wall with nowhere to retreat. Raising an eyebrow, she snapped, "Hey, you stinky Jiang Chao, what's wrong with you?"
"Heh, you're quite generous, putting in 5 yuan of your own money. You don't think this is the end of it, do you?"
I knew I couldn't hide it from him.
"Perhaps the ledger is wrong!"
"My mom is meticulous and careful in her work, there's absolutely no way that's possible!"
"That means there's a thief in the store."
"Look at us, who among us looks like they would steal 5 yuan?"
After pondering for a moment, Yunxia shook her head.
The boy narrowed his eyes and said angrily, "Ha, you really want to!"
"Well, you're the one who made me think of this. The most urgent thing is to catch the thief."
"You're pretty smart, so just say whatever idea comes to mind."
"Hey, coming up with ideas takes a lot of brainpower, let me rest for a night."
Heh, if you can't think of anything, just say it directly, and you'll probably make fun of her a few times.
"Hmph, go out and call that guy surnamed Feng over. You can't handle the work in the warehouse."
"Who do you think you are?"
After saying that, he started moving boxes. After moving several boxes, he encountered a problem. His physical strength was undeniable, but... he wasn't tall enough. Even on tiptoe, he couldn't reach them!
He blinked slightly, wiped his palms, and said, "Sigh, the dirty and tiring work should be done by the husky!"
Huskies are trendy pets among the upper class. Jiang Chao had seen them a few times from afar. They are large, thick-haired, energetic, and have small but bright eyes. Thinking about it carefully, they do resemble the person surnamed Feng.
When Xiao Hudie called him into the warehouse to help, Feng Jingling noticed Jiang Chao staring at him with a thoughtful look as he moved boxes. "Hey, Chao, am I... handsome? That's why you're staring at me so intently!"
"Heh! You think you're so great? Hurry up and move it, stop dawdling."
It's all Yun Xia's fault. Once you accept this premise, the more you look at him, the more he resembles a big dog wagging its tail.
After they finished their work, they pulled down the roller shutter and, under the bright moonlight, hurried home amidst their chatter.
The next day, everyone got up early, had a quick breakfast, and Wu Lifang rode her old bicycle with a few hundred yuan in her pocket to the bank to open a savings account, while the others rushed to the shop to get busy.
On the way, the group discussed the case of the missing 5 yuan and decided to keep it a secret from Aunt Wu until the thief was caught, in order to avoid further trouble.
When Wu Lifang returned after completing the passbook transaction, she noticed that the people standing at their respective posts kept glancing towards the counter. When she asked them about it, they gave her a bunch of incoherent answers, either saying they had misread it or that they were looking at the posters on the wall...
According to the original plan, the turnover was to be counted once every seven days. However, for the next few days, it was counted once a day. Every day before locking the door, Yunxia would pluck a strand of hair and stick it in the drawer. The next day, she would be the first to rush in to check if the position of the hair had changed.
That day, a strand of hair fell to the ground. When Yunxia bent down to pick it up, she also found a grain of rice, the kind that had been cooked.
"Huh, where did this cooked rice come from?"
"Oh, perhaps a customer dropped it by accident. I saw one last time too."
Yunxia, whose sixth sense kicked in, quickly asked, "Aunt Wu, when was the last time?"
"It's... the third day of the opening event!"
Yunxia raised an eyebrow and nodded knowingly. She found an excuse to ask Aunt Wu to go out and buy food. She waved her hand, and the group formed a small circle.
"If I'm not mistaken, the store has lost money again."
"Ha, does he really think he's a fortune teller?"
"Hmph, just you wait and see!"
That evening, during the inventory count, Yunxia was the last to report the expenses. She overstated the amount by 5 yuan because the ledger and the turnover did not match up again.
As she counted the money, Jiang Chao kept a close eye on it. When he saw that another 5 yuan was missing, his eyes narrowed slightly, realizing the seriousness of the situation.
Damn, we've been robbed twice in just a short time since we opened. Ten yuan is equivalent to half a month's wages for an average worker.
He parted his thin lips slightly, about to advise everyone to be more vigilant, when someone poked the back of his hand. He glanced at the little girl winking and making frantic eye contact, sighed, and swallowed his words.
Back home, he found an excuse to take out the trash and dragged Yunxia into the alley.
"Hey, get to the point, I'm soaking rice!"
"Is catching the thief more important, or soaking the rice?"
"Both are equally important!"
"You've already lost 10 yuan, you should be more careful!"
"I have a stake in Chao'an Supermarket, so I'm more anxious than anyone else about losing money. This little thief won't escape my grasp, just you wait!"
I patted him on the shoulder, threw the trash into the bin, and then strode back to the yard with a carefree gait, humming a cheerful tune.
With a stern face, Jiang Chao decided to trust her one more time. He snorted coldly, angrily threw the trash into the bin, and strode after her.
Yunxia found an unused rat cage, wiped off the dust, and placed it in the yard to dry.
I got up early this morning and cooked a pot of rice porridge. I paired it with a big meat bun I bought and some homemade pickled vegetables. It was incredibly delicious.
But... it's unbearable to eat like this every day. On the fourth day, Feng Jingling, her face ashen, frowned and stared at Lao Siyang with a deep look.
"Little butterfly, let's... change the style!"
"Big brother, no, rice grains are very useful!"
"Ha, its main use is catching mice?"
In the morning, I would bring a large clump of cooked rice into the store, wrap it in a thin film, and put it in the freezer to keep it fresh. In the evening, I would hang it on the hook of a rat trap. I did this for several days in a row, but I still didn't catch a single rat.
"Xiaxia, the shop is cleaned every day, there's absolutely no chance of mice appearing, so please put the cage away!"
"Aunt Wu, wait a little longer!"
Based on the pattern, it should happen in the next day or two.
Wu Lifang wanted to persuade him again, but Xiao Jiang'an suddenly interrupted, "Sister Xiaxia, cages are for catching birds, right?"
Huh, how did he know? I patted his head and said, "Hey, An'an is so smart."
"Catching birds?"
"Hmm, I smell birds in the store."
An An has had a keen sense of smell since she was little. She can smell even the faintest scent as long as it remains in the air.
Yunxia: Well, now both master and apprentice are like dogs.
"So it was about catching birds, Xiaxia. You didn't just say so, making your aunt worry for days for nothing."
The sight of a rat cage immediately conjures up images of filthy, smelly rats, making me feel utterly disgusted.
"Hey, we haven't caught him yet. We were planning to tell everyone once we caught him."
"Strange, I didn't see any bird droppings in the store, and there were no peck marks on the soft-skinned fruits like cherries, apricots, and peaches."
Upon hearing this, Yun Xia smiled mysteriously and said, "Perhaps they wouldn't be interested!"
Jiang Chao, who was eating porridge, vaguely guessed the truth about the missing money from the available information.
After finishing breakfast, he rushed to the shop and saw pigeons flapping their wings in a cage, as well as crumpled 5-yuan bills, which completely confirmed his guess.
"Money... there's money in the cage!" Xiao Jiang'an exclaimed in shock, his eyes wide.
"Xiaxia, what's going on?"
"Aunt Wu, I'm sorry, I've been keeping something from you. The 5 yuan last time was something I paid for myself. Then another 5 yuan went wrong. All of this... was done by this thieving bird!"
Having lost a total of ten yuan, Wu Lifang was so frightened that she kept patting her chest. Her eyes, as she looked at the pigeons, were filled with anger and helplessness!
The fluttering pigeon: Tai, who hunts geese all day long, has had his eye pecked by a goose. If you're so capable, open the cage and fight to the death!
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