Chapter 47 Thirty-six dollars and eighty-nine cents
Qin Hengzhi glanced at Lu Qiaoge calmly, then said in a deep voice: "Although the families whose chickens and ducks were stolen are somewhat scattered, you see..."
Qin Hengzhi raised his hand and pointed at the families they had just mentioned one by one.
Then he pointed to the alley in front of him and said, "Whether it's one person or a group of people, once they run into this alley, they will basically disappear."
Lu Qiaoge looked at Qin Hengzhi with some surprise.
After entering this alley, go through the innermost house with gates on both the north and south sides. That is the house of Chen Xiangqian that Gray Pigeon mentioned.
Qin Hengzhi is really smart.
She got the information from Gray Pigeon and took a shortcut, but Qin Hengzhi analyzed it himself.
Li Gongan nodded and said, "That's right. We just went to check. Although the footprints are messy, as long as they run into the alley, no one can catch up with them."
The alley is full of twists and turns, and it's confusing to look at.
Qin Hengzhi added: "There must be a family in the alley with doors in front and back. That door should be on the other side. Going out from the north gate may lead to the area where the stolen goods are hidden..."
Jiangcheng is a northern city. Originally, it was sparsely populated. More than a hundred years ago, after people came here to reclaim wasteland and settled down, an irregular street layout gradually formed.
After the construction of railways, roads and buildings followed the railways. Looking from the air, they are radial. Except for the tube-shaped buildings newly built after the founding of the People's Republic of China, which are standardly facing south, the old houses are facing all directions.
What Qin Hengzhi said was right. Going out of the north gate is a road leading to East 41st Street.
At this time, Qin Hengzhi had already gone to catch up with the team.
For some reason, Qin Hengzhi had a hunch that with Lu Qiaoge around, they should be able to find the hiding place of the stolen goods accurately.
This case of stolen chickens and ducks will be solved smoothly!
This is indeed the case.
Lu Qiaoge stood by the wall, pointing at the chicken feathers stuck on the wall: "Look here, the bag must have been not tied tightly, and the chicken escaped. However, after the thief got the bag back, he didn't care. There was a heavy rain last night, and both human footprints and chicken paw prints were washed away by the heavy rain. But in fact, many things, once done, will definitely leave traces."
Li Gongan nodded in agreement and praised Lu Qiaoge: "Comrade Lu's observation is very detailed, very good."
He also wanted to say that he was a good candidate for criminal investigation, but now...
There's no point in saying it.
Soon, several people arrived at the area where Chen Xiangqian lived.
Although Lu Qiage didn't know which household he lived in, Gray Pigeon just told her that Chen Xiangqian's house was at the northernmost end, next to the wall, and there was a cherry tree in the yard.
This season is when cherries in the north are ripe. Lu Qiaoge was distracted and thought that he should go to Guzitun for a visit.
She remembered that many homes in Guzitun had cherry trees.
The clues seem to disappear here.
The terrain in this area is relatively high, and any traces were washed away by the rain.
Lu Qiaoge pointed at the Chen family's yard and said, "Look at that cherry tree. Is there a piece of chicken feathers on it?"
Li Gongan narrowed his eyes and wondered how Comrade Lu could see it from such a distance.
This eyesight is too good.
Shao Le took a few steps forward and said boldly, "Is there anyone? Is it okay to knock on the door and find out the situation?"
There must be no problem. I have asked several households along the way.
They all said they didn't hear any strange noises last night.
I didn't see any strange people in the morning.
So, the group walked towards Chen Xiangqian's house.
Just then, the door of Chen's house opened and two young men walked out arm in arm.
They didn't react much when they saw Director Liu and Shao Le, but when they saw Public Security Li, they screamed in fear and ran to the yard and the east side of the road in panic.
There is no need to ask this question. Anyone who turns around and runs away when he sees the police must be guilty.
Officer Liu was a retired soldier. He must be quite skilled to be in the police station. He rushed forward and grabbed the young man who was running eastward. Li Gongan kicked open the courtyard door that had been closed again. He said to Lu Qiaoge, "Go call Zhu Gongan and the others."
Lu Qiaoge didn't show off her strength. She just took a glance and felt relieved.
Without the desperate criminals, Li Gongan and his men would not be in danger. Moreover, Li Gongan had a gun, and when he showed his black weapon, a dozen or so hooligans squatted down in panic, holding their heads.
Shao Le's face turned red with excitement. He stood beside Officer Liu and shouted in a pretentious manner, "Don't move!"
Lu Qiaoge quickly called over the other two police officers who were still investigating at the scene.
Then more than a hundred chickens and ducks were found in the Chen family’s cellar.
These people were even more timid than Lu Qiaoge thought, and they didn't dare to eat a single bite.
Lu Qiaoge analyzed that since they didn’t dare to eat it, they must want to sell it on the black market.
She should find a chance to take a look at the legendary black market.
After all, this is also within her scope of responsibility.
Now that things here have been resolved, Officer Liu will go to the police station, so she and Shao Le will naturally return to the unit.
By the way, I would like to inform the residents that they can now go to the police station to claim the chickens and ducks that have been lost from their homes.
The residents were happy, but some also complained. The area of this bungalow was not small, and they could raise three or five chickens and ducks to improve their lives.
The old man who raises hens at home said that after being frightened like this, the hens might not lay eggs anymore.
These bastards should all go back to the countryside and farm, and stop causing trouble in the city.
That's fine.
But now there are more than a thousand registered unemployed young people. Even in this era, the employment situation is very grim.
There is basically no solution to this problem unless we create more jobs.
The morning's work was completed successfully, but after Lu Qiaoge and Shao Le arrived at the unit, they were unable to report on their work.
It was almost time to get off work, and the street officials who had gone out to conduct a thorough investigation had all returned, and several residents' committee members had also come to report to the director.
There are more people than ever before.
But at this time, everyone was not in the office but gathered in the yard.
A woman in her thirties with tear marks on her face was standing in front of a man of about her age but with a gloomy face, shouting hysterically.
"Thirty-six yuan and eighty-nine cents, eighteen catties of grain coupons, one catty of meat coupons, Ding Zichuan, you not only beat me but also scolded me for a month. I swear to you that I have not seen this salary. You never gave it to me, let alone a penny to my mother. On the contrary, my mother gave me ten yuan when she knew that her salary was lost that month. But you went to my house and made a big fuss, saying that my mother spent your salary and that the wool comes from the sheep. My mother's health was not good to begin with, and she was so angry with you that she was bedridden. But you, Ding Zichuan, told others that my mother fell ill because of guilt and felt guilty for you..."
Lu Qiaoge immediately understood that the owner of the money and food coupons hidden in the book How the Steel Was Tempered had come to him.
Logically speaking, one should be happy when something is lost and then found again.
But what is going on?
(End of this chapter)
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