[Ding! A food blind box gift pack has been sent, including "The Complete Guide to Barbecue"!]
Qin Yi carefully examined the newly acquired recipe book, which included barbecue recipes from different regions.
She used to think that the best way to barbecue was by grilling over charcoal.
Different ingredients, combined with various barbecue seasonings, make for a sumptuous feast.
I only realized after flipping through this skill book that the baking methods are slightly different in each region.
In addition, the differences in ingredients from different regions allow the unique characteristics and styles of different areas to be brought to their fullest potential.
The book "The Complete Guide to Barbecue" is only about one-third the thickness of "1000 Recipes".
Qin Yi is now learning at three times the speed in her dreams, so finishing the course in two days shouldn't be a problem.
I just need to make sure I get plenty of sleep and stay home these next two days.
On Sunday afternoon, after lunch, Qin Yi was taking a nap while practicing her martial arts on the sofa.
A melodious tune drifted in, and her phone rang.
Few people call her unless it's a friend who needs her help.
Qin Yi woke up groggily, picked up her phone, and saw that it was an unfamiliar number.
Thinking it was some kind of harassing call, she waited for the other party to speak first.
"Excuse me, are you Ms. Su Zhaodi?"
A serious and solemn voice came from the other end.
Qin Yi wondered why no one had called her by that name in a long time. She hadn't mentioned this phone number to anyone in the original owner's social circle, so how could anyone know it?
"Hmm," Qin Yi responded, first checking what the other person was saying.
"This is the Zicheng Public Security Bureau. This afternoon, your landlord reported that items in your rented apartment in Lijing Apartment were stolen. Please come to the bureau immediately to assist us with the investigation."
After hanging up the phone, Qin Yi thought for a moment, scrolled through her phone's contacts, and dialed a number.
"Hey, Sister Ma, I'd like to ask you to come with me to the police station. There are some things I need your help with."
...
After Qin Yi met up with Ma Xiaomei, the two went to the Zicheng Public Security Bureau together.
Upon arriving at the police station, the landlord began to complain to Qin Yi, saying that she had changed her phone number without saying anything, and that it wasn't until the police station that they found her current number.
Then I quickly recounted the whole story to her.
It turns out that Qin Yi hadn't been back for almost two months. Today, the landlord wanted to pick up some tools from her place, so he sent a message to ask if it was convenient. However, he found that he couldn't contact the tenant. She didn't reply to his messages or answer his calls.
So the landlord felt something was wrong and went to check the room.
He was shocked when he opened the door, which was better left unseen.
A perfectly good home was completely emptied out.
The household appliances, including the washing machine, television, and refrigerator, were all moved away, and the air conditioner was also gone, leaving only the nail holes on the wall where they had been removed.
Apart from the wardrobe nailed to the floor and the fixed tatami bed, the only furniture that remained was the old sofa.
Even the wooden table, mattress, and paintings on the wall were stolen, leaving the house completely bare and poorly furnished.
This was outrageous! The landlord immediately called the police, who identified a man based on surveillance footage and are now searching for him throughout the city.
Upon hearing this, Qin Yi immediately interrupted the landlord and took out her phone.
“Actually, I had my things stolen once before. So I installed a security camera at home to catch the thief. I’ve been working away from home for the past two months and haven’t been back. I never expected this to happen.”
Qin Yi seemed a little anxious: "The monitoring software should have records from these two months. Let me check them."
The police officer next to him immediately said, "This is crucial evidence. Take your phone and connect it to the computer. We need to preserve the evidence."
Qin Yi nodded and handed her phone to the police officer.
A dozen minutes later.
"Found him. This man has been in the house many times in the past month, stealing jewelry hidden in the wardrobe, bookcase, and shoe cabinet. A few days ago, he had people haul away all the appliances and furniture in the house in two separate trips."
The police showed them a zoomed-in image of the man's face captured by the security camera.
Qin Yi exclaimed in surprise, "Ah! It's him!"
The police officer asked, "Do you know him?"
Qin Yi nodded: "He's my younger brother."
The police officer continued, "So you instructed him to empty this house?"
Qin Yi quickly shook her head: "It has nothing to do with me. I'm a victim too. I lost my jewelry once before. I was extra careful to hide it during this business trip, but I still felt it wasn't safe, so I installed a camera. I never expected him to do something like this."
The landlord, standing nearby, angrily said, "This behavior is outrageous! Burglary! And it's not the first time! My house has been completely emptied! I must sue him!"
Then he questioned Qin Yi: "Really nothing to do with you? He's still your brother, how could you not know?"
At this moment, Ma Xiaomei stood in front of Qin Yi and said to the landlord, "I am Ms. Su's lawyer. Ms. Su is also a victim in this matter. She was unaware of it and fully agrees to go through the proper legal process. Let's handle this matter according to the law. You can tell me if you have any opinions. Ms. Su has entrusted me with full power of attorney."
At this moment, another policeman came over and whispered something in the ear of the officer who had taken the statement earlier.
The police officer chuckled after hearing this and said to Qin Yi and the others, "It's really too easy for you to find out. Your brother has gotten into trouble again. This time he was caught breaking and entering by another homeowner and was brought to the station tied up. Let's go there together. This case should be tried together."
When Qin Yi met the original owner's younger brother, Su Tengfei, the police had already untied him and he was sitting in the interrogation room with his hands cuffed.
After confirming through the monitoring room that it was her younger brother, Qin Yi did not meet with him.
Although Su Tengfei kept saying that he was a first-time offender and that his sister had tacitly approved of the incident at Lijing Apartment, he could not produce any evidence.
On the contrary, Su Zhaodi's surveillance footage identified Su Tengfei as having committed at least two theft crimes.
Including today's incident, this counts as multiple thefts. If he can't reach a settlement with the victims, he'll have to spend a few years in jail working as a sewing machine operator.
Qin Yi explained some things to Ma Xiaomei, rubbed her temples, and went home. Su's parents would be coming from their hometown later, and she didn't want to see them.
I simply told Ma Xiaomei my thoughts and asked her to convey them.
Based on Qin Yi's understanding of the two elders, they valued this son highly and were very likely to sell their ancestral home for a huge sum of compensation to ask the owner for forgiveness. If they could not reach a reconciliation, Qin Yi would go along with it and add fuel to the fire, making Su Tengfei stay in there a little longer.
If they reach a settlement, Qin Yi will ask the Su family elders to sign an agreement with her, stating that from now on, nothing concerning the Su family will be her concern, and if her younger brother comes to borrow money again, she will provide evidence to send him to jail.
There is no such thing as reconciliation with her. Her only demand is to be undisturbed. Going to jail is fine with her, signing an agreement is fine with her, as long as her goal is achieved, she will do whatever it takes.
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