Chapter 24: Catching a Thief
Chapter 24: Catching a Thief
As for money and bills, there are many people, because no one would put money and bills in the suitcase. Nowadays, suitcases do not have locks. Even if they have locks, they can be easily broken open by stones. It is better to sew a bag on the clothes and keep it close to the body.
Except for Anlan's suitcase, which has its own combination lock, it can only be opened by entering the password.
"We're all back, but An Lan is not here. Who else would steal things except her?" Wang Fang felt a pain when she thought of her little leather shoes, and said without thinking.
"That's right. I heard from Yanli that An Lan came back at noon. Who else could it be if not her?" Li Cui also looked indignant.
"It was An Lan who cooked at night. I gave the key to An Lan earlier, and she was the only one who opened the door." Zhang Chunmei also opened the door at the right time.
"I won't say anymore, it must be her who did it!" Li Yanli said with certainty.
"What did I do?"
Suddenly, a clear and pleasant voice sounded.
Everyone looked in the direction of the voice and saw An Lan standing at the door without them noticing, with the tall Huo Linyuan standing next to him.
"Oh, you, a thief, finally decided to come back. Come on, bring everyone's things here! Otherwise we will call the police. Don't say we didn't give you face then." When Li Yanli saw An Lan, she immediately came forward with a mocking face.
"Li Yanli, did you leave your brain in the spray pit when you were carrying manure? You are talking without thinking?" An Lan didn't even look at Li Yanli and turned to Chen Cuijuan and Yao Chunmei to ask: "What's going on?"
"Lanlan, our dormitory was robbed. When we came back from work, we found the door was open and our luggage had been turned over." Chen Cuijuan clutched the corner of her clothes tightly, her fingertips were pale, and her tone was as calm as possible.
The silver bracelet her boyfriend gave her was also missing. It was a token of their love.
Now that it’s been stolen, how can I not be angry?
But she also didn't believe that An Lan did it.
An Lan's family was obviously well-off, and one could not help but notice her possessions. Take the Plum brand watch on her wrist, for example. She had seen it at the Friendship Store, and it cost two hundred yuan.
How could the things lost from our dormitory be worth so much money?
"Lanlan, this Li Yanli saw that you were not around and said that you stole the things. She didn't even look at how much a piece of broken paper is worth?"
Yao Chunjing was also missing something, but she was a foodie and used all her money to buy delicious food, so most of her suitcase was filled with food. She happened to have a box of sweet-scented osmanthus cakes left over, and was thinking of going to the city to restock after the autumn harvest, but she didn't expect that the thief would not even let go of the sweet-scented osmanthus cakes...
"What broken clothes? Mine is Dacron!" Li Yanli was furious. This Yao Chunjing had broken clothes on one side and on the other, which was really infuriating!
"Stop arguing, Anlan. I want to ask you, did you come back at noon?" Wang Fang interrupted Li Yanli when she saw that she didn't get to the point for a long time.
"I did come back, but I only went into the kitchen, not into the room."
"What are you doing in the kitchen? Are you stealing food again?" Li Yanli's voice was sharp.
"If you go into the kitchen, of course you're going to cook and eat, not sleep? Besides, there's plenty of food, so you can go and see for yourself."
Upon hearing this, Li Yanli immediately ran to the kitchen, opened the cupboard, and found that the food was still there. She felt relieved and then asked, "Didn't you cook sweet potatoes in the morning? Why did you come back to cook?"
"Why I came back to cook is none of your business. As long as you have enough food, don't ask me. You don't live by the sea, so don't be so nosy."
“Puff!”
A laugh was heard, and everyone looked in the direction where the sound came from. They didn't know when a group of men gathered at the door. They were all male educated youth from next door, and the laugh came from Lin Zhe.
I saw 놛 covering her mouth and laughing softly: "Sorry, you guys continue."
“……”An Lan.
"I don't care, it was you who stole it! You were the only one who came back at noon, if it wasn't you, then who else could it be?" Li Yanli was ridiculed. Her face turned red immediately, and the blue veins on her forehead kept jumping, like a few caterpillars wriggling. She pointed at An Lan and shouted loudly.
"Li Yanli, if you have a brain problem, get treatment immediately. Otherwise, it will be too late and you will be beyond help."
"What do you mean?" Li Yanli's eyes widened with a hint of anger.
"My entire suitcase is gone, and you're missing a piece. Who's lost more?"
After hearing what An Lan said, everyone realized that An Lan's suitcase was missing.
"This..." Li Yanli was speechless for a moment, not knowing how to respond.
"What's this? What if you embezzle something? What if you're trying to cover up the truth?" Li Cui couldn't bear to see An Lan still so calm and curled her lips in disdain.
"That's right, that's right..." Wang Fang also said.
"In that case, let's ask the captain to come over and call the police." An Lan took a look at the eye-catching footprints on the bed sheet, and there were some vague guesses in his mind.
When everyone heard An Lan say this, they went to find the captain.
When the team leader came over, he was followed by a group of villagers. When they heard that the educated youth's residence had been robbed, they all came over to join in the fun.
The captain looked serious and asked, "What's going on?"
After hearing Captain 누's question, 놋 immediately told the captain the whole story.
The more the captain listened, the gloomier his expression became.
Unexpectedly, this thief came to steal during the autumn harvest.
"Go, call over all those who did not participate in the autumn harvest, including those who asked for leave." The captain turned to Chen Cong and ordered.
"Okay, Dad." After saying that, Chen Cong ran away.
"Captain, this thief is obviously An Lan, you should interrogate her!" Li Yanli was very dissatisfied when she saw that the captain directly bypassed An Lan.
The captain didn't even look at Li Yanli, and turned around to continue asking Yao Chunjing and others for specific details.
The captain is not a brainless person like Li Yanli.
Judging from the way An Zhiqing was dressed, her family was quite wealthy. Moreover, the watch on her wrist was not bought with money.
After a while, Chen Cong brought back several people, a total of five people, including Mrs. Zhang.
Compared to the bewildered looks of the others, Mrs. Zhang looked a little timid. She lowered her head slightly, trying to minimize her presence.
This made An Lan pay attention to her all of a sudden. She took a special look at Mrs. Zhang's feet. It was a bound foot, which was almost certain.
"Captain, what do you want us to do? I still have to cook dinner for my family. If the old man comes back without food, he will beat me."
"Yes, Captain, I have only washed half of my clothes and they are still by the river. What if they are stolen?"
"Yes, Captain, I haven't fed my pigs yet."
“…”
"Quiet!"
The captain scolded.
Suddenly, the scene became quiet.
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