Chapter 242 An unexpected gain from watching a movie
Seeing that the two sons took the initiative to clean the house and then Boss Shen joined in, Huang Lirong guessed that the identity of this female comrade must be extraordinary.
Just now, two soldiers came in with luggage, and Boss Shen even drove to pick them up, which further confirmed Huang Lirong's guess.
"Huo Ying, sister-in-law, do you think we should move this bed?"
There were questions coming from inside the house.
Huang Lirong was about to turn around and go back to the house, but when she heard Huo Ying, she stood there in shock, looking at Huo Jingchen with surprise.
Xia Mi is actually an official’s wife!
No wonder, for one person to rent such a big house and move house with such a grand scale, it all makes sense now.
Huang Lirong didn't stay long and walked back to her home.
Xia Mi and Huo Jingchen entered the house and found that the bed in the second bedroom was facing the door and next to the window. It would be easy for rain to come into the house next month or so.
"Move inside." Xia Mi pointed to a place.
Although the second bedroom is not used, the windows can easily be blown apart by typhoons in the summer, and the bed will be unsleepable if it is soaked by rain.
The three of them changed the direction of the bed together.
Next, Xia Mi made the bed in the master bedroom and put all the clothes into the closet. It was already noon when she finished cleaning.
“How about we go to the Sichuan restaurant we went to last time later?” Xia Mi took the initiative to ask Shen Zhihui.
Ever since the last time, she has been attracted to Sichuan restaurants and often misses the taste of boiled pork slices on the island.
Shen Zhihui was naturally willing to do so. He was so busy every day that he only had two bites of food. It would be too wasteful to go to a Sichuan restaurant alone.
Huo Jingchen was also curious about the cooking skills of this Sichuan restaurant, and Xia Mi had mentioned it to him many times.
The five of them set out for the Sichuan restaurant. It was dinner time and the restaurant was doing very good business, with all the seats packed.
"Wow, this store's business is so good?!" Shi Daqiang exclaimed as he looked inside.
"Well, the food there is delicious. Let's wait outside for a while." If it were in the past, seeing so many people, Xia Mi would definitely choose to turn around and leave.
Huo Jingchen found a shady place, and the five of them stood under a tree waiting.
"Huo Ying, I want to go buy some things, is that okay? I'll be back soon." He finally managed to come to the city and wanted to buy some things to send to his parents.
Huo Jingchen nodded in agreement, "Go ahead."
Seeing this, Zhang Erqiao also suggested going together, and the two of them walked towards the department store.
Suddenly, Xia Mi and the other two were the only ones left under the tree.
Xia Mi had discussed with Huo Jingchen before coming and would tell Shen Zhihui what they had investigated last time.
Now is the opportunity.
Xia Mi asked about the Shen Zhihui case, "It's been a month, and there's still no progress from the police?"
"No, the last time I asked, they said there was a general direction, most likely from another province. It's been so long, and there's little hope of getting it back."
Shen Zhihui no longer has any hope of getting it back.
"I recently moved into a warehouse and plan to move in and rent a house nearby so I can find out if anything happens."
The door locks of the store and warehouse have now been replaced.
Shen Zhihui was still worried, and only felt at ease after living in the warehouse himself.
Xia Mi and Huo Jingchen looked at each other.
"Jingchen happened to find something when he was helping me find someone, but this matter involves the TV factory, so it's difficult to investigate thoroughly in a short period of time. The police probably haven't thought about this aspect either, so they have been looking for breakthroughs in other directions."
TV factory? Shen Zhihui's face changed slightly, and his expression became serious.
"Is it related to Cheng Quan?"
Xia Mi shook her head. "It's hard to say now. Anyway, Cheng Quan alone wouldn't allow the state-owned factory to help him do such a sneaky thing."
Shen Zhihui also thought so, so he never doubted the TV factory.
If this matter were to be exposed, it would definitely cause a big uproar, even more serious than the theft of his parts.
"So what did you find out?"
The TV factory fired a truck driver. We interviewed other employees at the factory, and they all said he resigned due to health reasons, but he claimed the factory fired him.
"On the day the items were stolen, he drove out to pick up the goods in the afternoon and returned to the factory in the middle of the night."
Xia Mi and Huo Jingchen had investigated almost all of these things, but they just couldn't figure out what his motives were.
Chen Zhihui gave the answer, "Cheng Quan has relatives in the TV factory. It's not impossible for him to bribe them. Just borrowing a car for a while is not a difficult task for him."
"Isn't his relative a workshop leader or something? How could he have such great power?"
"I don't know if it's possible, but considering he was able to negotiate a partnership with a TV manufacturer and get the state-owned factory to supply him, how easy could it be?"
Xia Mi felt the same way. They underestimated Cheng Quan's background.
"The state-owned factory must have noticed that someone was investigating. Now the driver's whereabouts are unknown. I sent people to his hometown to inquire, but he was not there either."
After hearing what Huo Jingchen said, Shen Zhihui frowned.
"Could it be that he was murdered to silence the witness?"
Xia Mi shook her head, finding it unlikely. "If the state-owned factory was really involved in this, they'd at most be trying to cover it up and hide the person. If they killed someone, that would be an even more serious crime. If they find out later, they'll never be able to recover."
"Yes, I think the problem is too extreme."
When Shen Zhihui thought that the batch of goods he lost was related to Cheng Quan, he suddenly lost his mind.
"Stay calm. Truth will come to light sooner or later. Wait a little longer and see if we can find the person. If not, we'll have to work with his family."
Huo Jingchen's eyes were calm, he had already thought about what to do next.
There must be something fishy about this matter.
"Now that you mention it, I find it strange. Cheng Quan has been sending people to buy goods for a long time recently. I asked someone to inquire, and the news I got was that they were scared by what happened in my store and didn't dare to buy too much. Now, anyone who wants large quantities can go directly to the state-owned factory."
As Shen Zhihui expressed his suspicions, his eyes seemed to be burning with fire.
"Also, a while ago, Cheng Quan started a price war with me again. Do you think that he is selling all our goods?"
Although the goods that the old customers wanted remained the same, Shen Zhihui always felt that something was wrong. He secretly waited for a long time before he found out that the old customers asked someone to go to Cheng Quan's store to purchase goods.
Xia Mi didn't know about these things, but now that she heard them, she felt that it was really possible.
In this way, the police won’t find anything.
Cheng Quan is a rival and the two have had considerable friction before. The police will definitely send people to keep an eye on him to see if he has other channels to get the goods.
After observing for so many days, everything has been normal.
No one would doubt state-owned factories.
"It's very likely that this thing was obtained without any effort. The people at the TV factory must be feeling guilty. Cheng Quan's previous act of crossing the river and demolishing the bridge has lost their good impression. They can only sell the product quickly by engaging in a price war."
Now the situation is clear.
Cheng Quan has a problem.
As for those old customers, Shen Zhihui didn't care. From a business perspective, the goods of their two companies were similar, so if there was a lower price, he would definitely choose the one with the lower price.
The three of them didn't realize that the atmosphere around them was very tense.
Zhang Erqiao and Shi Daqiang came back after shopping and looked at the three people from afar with grim expressions. They didn't say a word, as if a quarrel would break out in the next second.
"What's going on?" Zhang Erqiao nudged Shi Daqiang with his arm. "Are they having a fight?"
Shi Daqiang squinted his eyes and looked over. The three people's faces were indeed not good.
"Maybe because my sister-in-law is always in contact with Shen Zhihui, Huo Ying has a sense of crisis." Zhang Erqiao expressed his opinion, and he had already imagined a scene in his mind where the two of them would fight for love.
Shi Daqiang retorted, "Don't talk nonsense, sister-in-law is not that kind of person."
"Then how do you explain this scene?"
Shi Daqiang had no way to explain it, but he felt that Xia Mi would never do anything wrong to others.
But my sister-in-law has moved to the city and is separated from Captain Huo, which will cause some conflicts. What's more, there is a top student and a millionaire in Qingcheng next to her.
If it was Zhang Erqiao who was by his side, Huo Ying would never be angry.
"What explanation is needed? If Huo Ying knew what you said, do you think you would be included in the 20-mile training?"
Zhang Erqiao was frustrated. "Why are you like Li Jiajia? You're such a big mouth and you love to tell everything."
"Just wait, nothing you say will work today." Shi Daqiang made a move to move forward.
Zhang Erqiao was so frightened that he quickly stepped forward to hold the man back. He compromised and said, "Okay, okay, can you not tell me what I did?"
"Why do you have to reveal your flaws to me?"
Zhang Erqiao: “…”
The waiter's voice broke the atmosphere. Coincidentally, Shi Daqiang and Zhang Erqiao came back, and the five of them went into the restaurant to eat.
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After dinner, Zhang Erqiao and Shi Daqiang returned to the island, and Shen Zhihui returned to the store.
Xia Mi and Huo Jingchen went to the movies as planned.
Nowadays, all the movies are about patriotism and remembering the martyrs. There are not many movies. Xia Mi finally chose "Flying Girl Zhizhi" which was released this year.
The seats in the cinema were still made of wood. There were quite a few people in the show Xia Mi chose, and only three or four seats were left.
The movie opened with a style exactly like the Hong Kong movies she had seen as a child.
As soon as she sat down, Xia Mi subconsciously glanced at the people next to her. They were a couple.
"Ah Feng, what on earth did Lao Zhou do to get fired? Why did the factory fire him without even giving any notice?"
Huo Jingchen was not very interested in movies, so these words immediately drew his attention.
He moved his index finger and tickled Xia Mi's palm, his eyes drifting towards the person beside her.
The movie volume was very loud, and everyone around was so immersed in the movie that no one would notice even if I talked.
Xia Mi came back to her senses and did not look at the two people immediately. Instead, she focused her attention on the two people beside her. She guessed that Huo Jingchen asked her to look over there because something must have happened.
The man named Afeng looked around nervously, worried that someone would notice them.
"Keep your voice down. This matter cannot be discussed in public."
The woman looked indifferent. "What are you afraid of? How can a grown man like you be less courageous than me? Lao Zhou is your master after all. Your master was fired, and you, as his apprentice, don't care at all. Be careful, you might be the next one!"
"I won't." A Feng defended anxiously.
"Master did something wrong, I won't make that kind of low-level mistake."
When the woman saw that he knew the reason, she began to ask him questions, and kept trying to persuade him to tell her the real reason.
Xia Mi and Huo Jingchen had no interest in watching the movie at all. No one had expected to encounter such a thing while watching a movie.
The Lao Zhou mentioned by the two people is most likely the one who was fired from the TV factory.
"I told you, you can't tell anyone else, or we'll both lose our jobs."
"Is it that serious? How can I lose my job if I tell others about it?" This made the woman even more curious.
Ah Feng's face was serious, and his tone was much more serious. "If it wasn't serious, how could my master be fired? Anyway, if this matter gets out because of us, you'll be in trouble. Are you sure you want to listen?"
Seeing her boyfriend so serious, the woman hesitated.
Hearing that things might be worse than she had imagined, the woman licked her cracked lips nervously, feeling very conflicted.
Xia Mi held Huo Jingchen's hand tightly and waited quietly for the answer.
She just hoped that the movie volume could be turned down a bit, as she was finding it difficult to hear people talking.
"You tell me, I promise not to tell anyone."
After hearing the woman's answer, Xia Mi let go of her hand. Her mind was no longer on the movie. She was just about to prick up her ears to listen.
"The factory discovered that the master was doing private work. This time, it's different from ordinary private work. Not only is the operation illegal, but I heard it's also illegal. Naturally, the factory won't let him stay."
It was just a short sentence, and the woman didn't realize the danger in it.
"How can it be illegal? Your master seems like such an honest person."
The woman's eyes widened, she covered her mouth, and looked very surprised.
"Master's son is ill and needs money for surgery. Master has already asked the factory for six months' salary, but the money is still not enough. I guess it's because of this. Otherwise, he wouldn't agree."
"Do you know what exactly was done?"
The man stared at the movie screen and shook his head. "How would I know? The Transportation Department doesn't know much either. Some time ago, someone came asking all sorts of questions, and the factory is afraid of leaks. Now they hold meetings with us every now and then to tell us to keep our mouths shut."
After saying that, the man looked at the woman seriously.
"You must not tell anyone else about this. If you do, I will end up like my master."
The woman nodded heavily and assured him, "Don't worry, I will never tell anyone else."
"What should your master do now? He was fired, so he has no source of income. What disease did his son have?" The woman's tone was unbearable.
"I went to work in Huai Province. Although the work on the construction site is a bit tiring, at least the salary is higher and the money comes in quickly. This was introduced by the factory."
The woman sighed and said regretfully, "What a pity! Your master was very nice to you before. If he had the money, he probably wouldn't have agreed."
The man did not answer, the light in his eyes dimmed, he opened his mouth but said nothing.
After a long time, he just said, "Let's watch a movie."
Perhaps the topic was too serious, so the woman stopped talking and started watching the movie quietly.
Xia Mi completely lost interest in watching the movie. She leaned aside and whispered in Huo Jingchen's ear, "Let's go."
No one expected that watching a movie could bring unexpected benefits.
Huo Jingchen had no interest in watching the movie, so he stood up and walked out with Xia Mi.
"Now that we know where the person is, should we go look for him?"
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