While He Chunlei hurriedly carried his wife Jiang Caiying to the health center, Cui Hongxia, having just taken a shower, sat on the edge of the bed giving herself a skin care treatment at the county's most upscale guesthouse.
Yes, Cui Hongxia, who should have been in Beijing, the wife of Deputy Factory Director Qian, was now staying in a small county town.
Actually, she had come here in disguise a few days ago.
On the day of my arrival, I checked into the county guesthouse and then went to the Hongxing Machinery Factory.
He still went out in disguise.
In just a few hours, Cui Hongxia identified He Chunlei.
After all, money makes things easier.
It wasn't difficult to find out some information about the security department.
Upon learning that He Chunlei's family was poor and had many siblings, and that although he worked in the security department of the machinery factory, most of his monthly salary had to go to his family in the countryside, leaving only a small portion for renting a house in town and supporting himself and his wife.
Now that his wife is about to give birth, there will only be more expenses.
Therefore, Cui Hongxia set her sights on He Chunlei.
Whether it was good luck or something else, when Cui Hongxia heard from He Chunlei that there was an opportunity right now, her eyes lit up immediately, and she and He Chunlei discussed in detail what they wanted to do.
To avoid arousing suspicion from others in the department, He Chunlei used the excuse that his wife was about to give birth to ask his colleague Zhang Hua to take his shift. In reality, he just wanted Zhang Hua to cover his night shift. Since they were colleagues, Zhang Hua naturally did not refuse.
The reason He Chunlei sought out Zhang Hua was simply because he knew Zhang Hua had something to do that night and couldn't cover for him for two consecutive night shifts. He had overheard Zhang Hua mentioning this a few days ago at work.
At that time, Zhang Hua mentioned that a relative in the provincial capital was sick and hospitalized. His family had discussed it and he was to ask his superiors for two days off to go to the provincial capital. Zhang Hua set the date for today.
Seizing this opportunity, He Chunlei asked Zhang Hua to take turns with him, agreeing beforehand that it would only be one shift so as not to delay Zhang Hua's work, and thus get the night shift done last night.
Furthermore, the fact that Song Lan was asked by He Chunlei to take shifts was also intentional on He Chunlei's part.
He felt that even the heavens were helping him; otherwise, how could it be such a coincidence that Section Chief Liu called Song Lan to his office just before the end of the workday yesterday?
In short, He Chunlei achieved his goal of taking shifts with Song Lan.
"After tonight, the little girl from the Song family should be scared, right?"
Cui Hongxia lay down on the bed, her eyes filled with undisguised smugness, and muttered to herself, "If you don't know what's good for you, don't blame me for using some tricks on you to achieve my goal!" She came here determined to get things done.
Now, all she has to do is wait.
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Machinery factory.
Although there are streetlights, they all use light bulbs now, which emit a dim, yellowish light. On rainy nights, visibility is only so-so.
Wearing a raincoat and holding a flashlight in her right hand, Song Lan patrolled in the rain with a male colleague on the same night shift. They would occasionally raise their flashlights to shine here and there to prevent thieves from hiding in the shadows.
“That Chunlei kid is really dishonest. There are other people in the department, why did he choose you to work shifts?”
"It doesn't matter who you find."
"How can this be the same? You're a woman, and with this much rain tonight, you should stay home."
"I suspect you are sexist."
"Absolutely not."
"Okay, I believe you!"
"But I still think that Chunlei is not a decent guy."
"It's just a shift change, Comrade Qiao must not have any complaints about Comrade He, otherwise it will affect internal unity."
"Haha... Look at what you're saying. I don't have a problem with him. What I mean is, he can find another colleague to take his shift. After all, in our job, it's hard to guarantee that nothing will happen when working the night shift in the rain."
"What could possibly happen? If a thief wanted to commit a crime, would he specifically choose to do so on a rainy night?"
"You don't think so?"
"No. What you said is very likely, but I don't think there's anything wrong with it."
“It’s easier for thieves to commit crimes on rainy nights, and they’re less likely to leave any traces. In short, you have to be careful tonight, especially when we’re patrolling separately. If you spot anything suspicious, it’s best not to rush in without thinking.”
"Then what should I do?"
"Find me, Lao Zhao, and Kunzi."
"It's too late. I can't just stand by and watch the thief get away, can I?"
"Blow the whistle."
The security personnel wore whistles on their chests when they patrolled.
"With such heavy rain, can you even hear me whistling?"
Song Lan herself remained skeptical.
"Then fire a shot into the air!"
After hearing what the other person said, Song Lan nodded: "Okay."
The two walked forward for about a hundred meters when Xu Hui stopped and said, "I'll go over there. You continue forward. Remember what I said: if you see anything unusual, don't go out and risk it yourself." This was the male comrade who was patrolling with Song Lan.
"knew."
Song Lan said goodbye to the other person, raised her flashlight, and continued patrolling forward.
Three or four hundred meters away from her, around a corner in a workshop, three figures were hiding.
"Brother Qiang, shall we go back?"
If Qin Boyan were here, it wouldn't be hard for him to tell that the person speaking was Li Dahai, his classmate who had caused him a lot of trouble before.
"You think it's too late to back down now?!"
The man who spoke was not as strong as Li Dahai, but he was a ruthless figure among the local thugs. His name was Wang Jianqiang.
"But I'm panicking!"
Li Dahai wore a bitter expression.
He didn't study properly, liked to hang out on the streets, got into many fights, and would block his classmates on the road and demand tips.
But he had never done anything like what he did tonight, nor had he even considered doing it, because if he were unlucky enough to get caught, he would inevitably be locked up in jail, and might even end up being punished.
"Brother, some money is hard to come by. But if you take it, you have to get things done properly. That's the rule, don't tell me you don't understand!"
The one who spoke up was a short, thin man with shifty eyes. He patted Li Dahai on the shoulder and said, "Don't overthink it. We're not going to kill anyone. We'll just teach that little wench a lesson."
Upon hearing this, Li Dahai's lips twitched and he said, "Then can we put these things back in the bag?" Theft is not a minor crime, especially stealing public property, which is called undermining the country.
However, he didn't actually take it, but if he were caught, he would probably be dragged down with him.
"It's just some scrap copper and iron, not worth much money. This factory has plenty of these."
The short, thin man with shifty eyes was named Niu Dazhi, and he didn't take Li Dahai's words seriously.
"Someone's coming, you two shut up!"
Wang Jianqiang glared fiercely at Li Dahai and Niu Dazhi, and said, "Once it's confirmed to be that woman, you two remember to get on her!"
"How...how can we be sure?"
Li Dahai asked hesitantly.
"There's only one woman on the night shift tonight, how can you be sure?"
Wang Jianqiang glared at Li Dahai again.
"And what about you, Brother Qiang?"
Li Dahai asked.
"I'll keep watch for you and Dazhi."
Wang Jianqiang responded irritably.
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