Ma Ying instantly woke up and asked cautiously, "What are you doing?"
One tenant replied rudely: "What else can I do? Catch the thief!"
Ma Ying was stunned, then reacted immediately and retorted: "Why are you slandering me?"
As soon as she finished speaking, Grandma Cen rushed into the house panting and ran to the balcony of Ma Ying's house. Sure enough, she found the missing pork ribs hanging by a hook on the balcony.
The criminal was caught red-handed, and the evidence is irrefutable!
Aunt Ren, Ma Ying's temporary worker, happened to be there.
Grandma Cen asked angrily, "Tell me, where did these pork ribs come from?"
Aunt Ren, who looked honest and respectful, blushed and lowered her head and said:
"The owner took it back. I don't know."
This further confirmed the guilt of Ma Ying and his wife. Everyone was furious and rushed into Ma Ying's house to look for their lost items.
Ma Ying, standing at the door, was shocked at first. She looked around, then suddenly realized what was going on. Then, she became furious and tried to explain loudly to everyone:
"I didn't take your things! Ren Shan took them all!"
Ren Shan immediately looked like she was about to cry because she was wronged:
"Ms. Ma, we're a customer, but you can't throw dirty water on me like that. Let me ask you, have you ever lost anything in all the time I've been here?"
How would Ma Ying know!
She always throws and puts things away carelessly. If she can find something, she will use it. If she can't find it, she will just forget about it. Otherwise, her house would not become a garbage dump.
She didn't know how to answer for a moment and choked on the spot.
This behavior actually confirmed what Ren Shan said. Everyone felt that she was bullying the honest cleaning lady and wanted to shift the blame for the lost items to others and clear herself of the responsibility.
Ren Shan wiped away her tears and said, "Miss Ma, if you can't tolerate me, I will leave today."
As he said this, he picked up his bag and was about to leave.
Ma Ying was so angry that her lips trembled and she couldn't speak.
Su Tao stepped in, grabbed Ren Shan's backpack, and said coldly:
"Who told you to leave?"
Ren Shan was startled when she recognized Su Tao, and she felt guilty, but she asked in a confusing way:
"Boss Su doesn't want me to leave? Do you think what Miss Ma said is true? That's right, I'm not Taoyang's tenant, so you naturally side with the tenants."
Su Tao said impatiently: "Don't tell me these nonsense. I'll give you two minutes to think about whether to compensate for all the stolen items at an equivalent value or return them all. I'm starting the countdown now."
This statement caused a huge stir at the scene.
In other words, Ma Ying is not really a thief, but the honest-looking young lady in front of him is!
All the tenants gathered around. Grandma Cen always believed in Su Tao unconditionally, so she immediately changed sides and apologized to Ma Ying on the spot:
"I'm sorry, little sister. It's my fault. I'll make you braised pork ribs tonight."
The other tenants also apologized.
Boss Su is a reliable person. He is not the kind of person who speaks without thinking. He must have evidence to support his statement.
That thief must be Ren Shan.
Ma Ying nodded hesitantly, and looked at Su Tao with gratitude.
Ren Shan was stunned for a moment, then suddenly burst into tears:
"Don't bully outsiders like this, Taoyang! I've never taken anything from you. If you don't believe me, I'll show you."
As he said this, he opened his bag and poured out everything inside.
They were all cleaning tools, and there was indeed nothing left by the tenant.
After Grandma Cen determined that she was a thief, she found everything about her suspicious and immediately said:
"Only a fool would put stolen things in his bag. Who knows where you hid them? Besides, I just rushed to the balcony and saw you next to her. Miss Ma had obviously just gotten up. Who else could it be but you?"
Su Tao looked at the time, picked out two tall tenants and said:
"The time has come. You two help me tie her up and take her to my office."
Ren Shan was so frightened that she tried to escape immediately, but she was quickly caught and sent to Su Tao's office.
Su Tao connected the computer with an expressionless face, pulled up the surveillance footage of her stealing pork ribs, and played it three times in front of her.
"Did you see clearly? Do you still think I don't have evidence and want to get away with it?"
Ren Shan was so frightened that she was speechless. At the same time, she was wondering, doesn't Taoyang have any surveillance? When was it installed?
If I had known this, I would never have dared to steal even if I beat her to death.
It's over.
Su Tao said calmly: "I gave you the opportunity to choose before, but you didn't want it."
Ren Shan hurriedly said, "I'll give it back to them! Except for the food, I hid everything under Ma Ying's bed. If you don't believe me, take someone to look for it."
He was planning to sell it, but he was caught before he could.
Su Tao ignored her and said to Zhuang Wan:
"Hand her over to Aunt Qi, and have her deep clean the bathrooms of every tenant whose house has been robbed, free of charge. No food or water, no sleep, no rest. Only release her when she's exhausted and on the verge of death."
Ren Shan was dumbfounded. How could this happen?
Aunt Qi came quickly and took the person away without saying a word.
Three other aunts were also asked to go to Ma Ying's house to take out the things stolen by Ren Shan and prepare to return them to the tenants one by one.
After the people left, Zhuang Wan folded her arms and said:
"If there were no surveillance, she would still be trying to deny it and shift the blame. Ma Ying is also a confused person. I'm afraid she would only realize that her house was burglarized when she woke up and didn't see the ceiling."
Su Tao held her forehead and said, "They are both clueless. When the time comes, let Aunt Qi introduce them to a reliable person to do the job."
Zhuang Wan came over and asked, "By the way, when did you install the surveillance? It's perfect timing. If it had been any later, Aunt Cen's stock would have been stolen. Ren Shan is so heartless, she'll just take advantage of her."
Su Tao was at a loss for words: "I installed it last night, leaving almost no blind spots. I didn't expect her to be so bold and continue committing crimes the next day."
Zhuang Wan breathed a sigh of relief: "I don't have to worry about thieves breaking into my house anymore. This has been a real headache for me for a long time."
For a whole day, Ren Shan went from house to house to apologize and clean the bathroom. Under Aunt Qi's sharp gaze, she didn't dare to slack off for even a minute, and even wiped the dead corners of the toilet clean.
Taoyang's official photographer Fan Chuanhui didn't mind the trouble of following and recording the incident, and Ren Shan was completely embarrassed.
The tenants got their belongings back and received a free deep cleaning service for the toilet. They had no resentment in their hearts and came to thank Su Tao. Some tenants even wrote a short apology essay and stuffed it into Ma Ying's room.
Of course, Ma Ying didn't see it at all. She thought it was just a piece of paper she had thrown away sometime and didn't even look at it.
She was also a bit careless. When the misunderstanding was resolved, she thought it was time to go to bed and fell asleep, completely forgetting about the incident.
Su Tao was about to take a break when her communicator suddenly rang. Seeing that it was an annoying number, she endured it and answered it anyway:
"Boss Gu, your partners are going to bed late at night. Can we talk about it tomorrow?"
The other party hesitated, seemed to really check the time, and said after a while:
"Then I'll call you tomorrow."
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