Restarting life in Siheyuan

Chapter 395 Gold Theft Case

Zhu Xuefeng didn't intend to pay attention to Guo Junjie's matter. He could imagine what the outcome would be. After all, Guo Junjie's gun was not taken out. Zhu Xuefeng also thought about this problem at the time, but he really didn't have the hobby of catching bullets with his bare hands on the streets, so he had to choose Start early.

They were having a meal in the yard, so they had no choice but to set up a large table in the study room to make up for the New Year's meal. There were quite a few people there. In addition to Zhu Xuefeng and the others, Xie Minghui and Zhou Xiaoyu were also there, as well as three girls, a total of eleven people. The two old men did not want to join in the fun with the young people, so they felt more comfortable going to the furniture factory to have a drink with Lao Xue and the others.

After such a long relationship, everyone is now considered to be acquaintances. Although they are not too familiar, they are all relatives and friends of Zhu Xuefeng. After a brief introduction, they are all young people, and they quickly got along with each other and started chatting with each other.

"It's a pity that Yilan has to work the night shift. She keeps talking about you, senior brother."

Zhou Xiaoyu sat next to Xie Minghui and didn't understand the identities of Lin Na and Xia Yuhong. They had both been to the courtyard several times and had just introduced them as classmates.

"Watching the night shift again? Didn't she work the night shift yesterday? Now she can work the night shift as well?"

Zhu Xuefeng frowned, a little surprised. Under the care of Section Chief Ma, Lin Yilan had already changed her position. This step was already very fast. Why was she still working the night shift?

"Ms. Lin is very busy now. She said that the steel rolling mill has been very strict these days. They are afraid of a big problem like the mint, so they have two overtime patrols every night. Now there are more things to do on the night shift. Ben, there will be less when you come back at night.”

Seeing that Zhu Xuefeng was a little surprised, Lin Yilan had been working the night shift for two days. Da Ya knew her well and quickly explained.

"The big case at the Mint? What a big case."

"Brother, you don't read the newspaper, do you? A big case happened before the holiday. More than 800 taels of gold were stolen from the Beijing Mint. It was of high purity."

Zhou Xiaoyu said while grabbing the rice.

"The impact of this incident is too great. The case has not been solved yet. All units are now strengthening their defenses. Xiaolan has been working night shifts from time to time. This has been going on for some time."

"Such a big thing? More than 800 taels. This is more than kilograms. How could it be stolen?"

Zhu Xuefeng was not the only one who was surprised. Lin Na held the bowl and asked in surprise. Everyone was surprised. The large yellow croaker only weighed more than 200 grams. This is kilograms. It is difficult for most people to carry it. It is small in size and high in density.

"It seems I'm not the only one who didn't read the newspaper. What's going on, Xiaoyu, please tell me."

It turns out that just two years ago, the largest gold theft since the founding of the People's Republic of China occurred, and the thief was from an old factory: the Beijing Mint.

According to statistics, a total of 800 taels of gold were missing at that time. The amount stolen was so large that it even directly alarmed the higher-ups.

What is the concept of eight hundred taels of gold? Forty kilograms of high-purity gold and two hundred large yellow croakers, even if the domestic recycling price is at least more than four hundred thousand.

You know, in this era when you can watch a movie for five cents and have a big meal for three to five yuan, these are astronomical sums.

After the incident, the superiors immediately asked the Beijing Public Security Bureau to investigate the case as soon as possible. But now the entire system is cooperating in the investigation, but no useful clues have been found. The superiors are very annoyed.

Zhu Xuefeng thought about it for a long time, and it really happened deep in his memory. It seems that the case was not solved at that time. It was almost twenty years later. The criminal thought that no one would remember the incident, so he started selling the gold. It was still a sensation at the time, because 40 kilograms of high-purity gold twenty years later would be an incredible fortune.

I can’t remember the details of the case that were disclosed later, but I can confirm that he was an internal employee at the time, and he seemed to be a middle-level leader.

"Senior brother, if you have any ideas, tell me. The entire system is now cooperating with the investigation. Xiaoyu and I were also lucky enough to see the scene. We really don't have any clues."

Xie Minghui was very familiar with the way his senior brother thought about things. Seeing Zhu Xuefeng pondering for a while before raising his head, he asked with concern.

Zhu Xuefeng said with a smile, "You are too pushy. I just heard the news, and you think I have an idea. You think too highly of people. What is the situation now? If you have disciplinary requirements, don't say anything."

"Xiaoyu and I are both interns, so we don't know the specific situation and progress, but we still know a little bit about what is being said outside. I'll tell my senior brother.

Last year was the most difficult time for the country. There were natural disasters at home and various inactions from the two superpowers. Life was very tight, and many people could not even eat.

The Beijing Mint took on the task of casting gold at this time.

After all, gold is a hard currency with good liquidity. Now the domestic currency cannot be taken out and used, and foreign exchange is also very tight, so the importance of this gold has been raised to another level.

Therefore, the country collects real gold and silver from all over the world. After smelting and purifying, part of it is used to repay Lao Maozi's foreign debts, and part of it is used to buy grain and other food from abroad for disaster relief and relief.

The person responsible for the task of smelting and purifying this batch of real gold and silver is naturally the Beijing Mint with a long history and rich experience.

These real gold and silver can be regarded as "life-saving money" in this difficult period. There is no need to be careless. In order to protect the smooth development of this smelting work, the entire task is kept secret. Gold and silver have also been replaced by code names: No. 100 and No. 200.

Although the external confidentiality work was done well, there was a big problem with the mint's internal management measures.

The collected gold and silver were not properly placed, but were placed in a temporary warehouse built with packaging boxes. The warehouse did not have any registration management for the entry and exit of people. This situation will be left to future generations and is simply incomprehensible. But now it is indeed the case. These people are the masters of the country, so there is nothing to worry about.

This means that no matter who you are, you can enter and exit the warehouse where gold and silver are stored at will. Even if you take some oil out of this pile of gold and silver, no one will be able to find it.

The mint "trusts" the workers' consciousness too much, but in fact, not everyone can withstand the temptation of real money and silver.

At the end of last year, a security officer from the Security Section was inspecting the warehouse when he suddenly discovered something was wrong. The door panel of the warehouse was crumbling.

The warehouse where gold and silver is stored is a temporary building and not strong enough, but the door of this warehouse is like this. How can this be possible? The security personnel worked diligently to find nails, wooden boards and wire to strengthen the warehouse door.

I checked around the warehouse again to see if there was anything wrong, but unexpectedly discovered that there was a small hole in the corner of the wall on one side of the warehouse!
The security personnel came forward to carefully observe the traces of the hole, and found that someone had obviously dug it deliberately with a tool, and it was just big enough for one person to pass through!

The security personnel were stunned for a moment and reported it quickly. Only then did the mint realize that there was a big problem, and quickly organized relevant departments and personnel to count all the hard currencies in the warehouse under the supervision of the security department.

The more they counted, the more panicked the relevant personnel became. Finally, after repeated counting, it was confirmed that a total of more than 800 taels of gold were missing! As soon as the news came out, the entire factory was in a state of panic. Eight hundred taels of gold was enough to import a lot of food, solve the hunger problem of many families, and buy many advanced equipment. Countless workers were gnashing their teeth and beating their chests on site, and the warehouse managers were crying bitterly. Runny nose.

Because the amount stolen was so large, the factory had no choice but to report the matter and alert the superiors.

Thunder was even more furious now, and he immediately ordered the Ministry of Public Security to enter. The Beijing Public Security Bureau was responsible for immediately organizing a strict investigation of the case, uncovering the gold thief, and must recover the eight hundred taels of gold.

The police immediately investigated the crime scene and initially concluded that the thief entered and exited through the large hole drilled in the corner of the warehouse.

Based on the suspect's footprints, it can be inferred that he was wearing a pair of cotton shoes. Judging from the broken marks on the wire surrounding the gold box, it should have been broken with a claw hammer (tack hammer).

The public security organization supervised the hammers and cotton shoes in the entire factory. All were collected and compared one by one. No doubts were found, and they were not consistent with the actual situation on site.

Unable to find the tools to commit the crime, the public security organized a factory-wide investigation of suspects, because everyone believed that this must be the work of an insider.

All of a sudden, the factory workers reported on each other one after another, not sparing any suspicious person around them.

The one who is most suspected is naturally the employee who is the leader of the gold custody team. After all, the entry and exit of gold must go through his hands. Maybe he took the opportunity to steal it?

Even if he didn't steal it, the team leader was seriously derelict in his duties and cannot escape the blame.

Therefore, although there was no direct evidence that the team leader was a thief who stole the gold, he was revoked from his position and disqualified from being a preparatory DY.

In addition to him, the security personnel who first discovered the suspicion, as well as the factory director, were also suspected.

In order to drag Director Li down from his position as director, someone even suspected that he had hidden gold in his old mother's grave. In order to prove his innocence, Director Li had to dig up his old mother's grave and found nothing but bones inside. None, so the suspicion was cleared.

The current situation is like this. There are no clues, no suspects can be found, and there are no tools for committing crimes. The police are at a loss.

After everyone listened, they were filled with emotion. This case was indeed difficult.

"Don't you have a bounty or something in your system?"

The two shook their heads. At this time, everyone was very active in their work and did not need to be mobilized. They all wanted to make more contributions and there was no need to offer rewards at all.

But if they can help solve the case, it should be regarded as a big contribution. With this contribution, Zhou Xiaoyu and Xie Minghui should be able to become regular employees in advance.

"We have nothing to do now, let's analyze it together."

Everyone was interested, but they didn't know where to start their analysis. Zhu Xuesong and his younger sister were also eager to give it a try, but after thinking for a while, they didn't say anything.

"Okay, let me start. I'll talk about it, and you guys will listen. If you have different ideas and opinions, please put them forward in a timely manner. It's also considered brainstorming."

Everyone at the table nodded. Zhu Xuefeng was very clever. Everyone knew that he could have ideas for solving a case, but he had never even been to the scene.

"First of all, this thing can be stolen silently. After many screenings and counts, it has been confirmed that it is not in the mint area. Everyone has no objection to this."

Of course there will be no objections. The police have turned the mint upside down. Although forty kilograms is not large, it is not easy to get out. After all, the weight is there, so this person must be a mole, otherwise It is impossible to take him out from under the eyes of the security department, which is heavily guarded by the outside world.

"Now everyone thinks it's a mole, so there should be no problem with this. So, if this thing is not in the factory, where would it be? There is so much gold, and the investigation is so strict now, it should be impossible to take action."

Everyone nodded again, no fool would take action at this time, that would be to light a lamp on a cesspit to look for excrement!

"So, you guys think about it, where is this stolen thing?"

"I brought it home, I definitely brought it home!"

Xia Yuhong was the first to call out and looked at everyone again.

"Isn't it true? With such a valuable thing, he is willing to leave his eyes and find a place to bury it. If someone accidentally discovers it, wouldn't it be a waste of effort?"

"I think what Xiao Hong said makes sense. If such a large amount of wealth is not placed somewhere where you can see it, you will definitely feel uneasy. Besides, if it is buried somewhere else, you will definitely be tempted to check it frequently. This loophole It’s too big. If so, someone should have discovered the abnormality long ago.”

Lin Na was the first to stand up and support Xia Yuhong's judgment. That's right, now everyone is supervising and exposing each other, if there is such a move, it will definitely be discovered, you know that the eyes of the masses are sharp.

Zhu Xuefeng nodded, "I think so too. Forty kilograms is not that easy to transfer. Xiao Xie also said just now that the family area is right next to the factory. It is really convenient to transfer. This thing must be in the family area!"

When transporting 40 kilograms of gold at night, the chances of encountering patrols and people on the road are too high. It is very possible to hide it in the family area. Everyone thinks that this is indeed the case. Xie Minghui and Zhou Xiaoyu are even more excited, although the investigation is very difficult. , but suddenly I have a direction, which can be regarded as a breakthrough. I can’t wait to go back and report immediately.

Zhu Xuefeng saw the emotions of the two of them, and he originally wanted to tell them to listen. He stretched out his hand and put some pressure on them to stop them from getting up.

"Don't worry, let's continue our analysis. There are a lot of people in the mint. It's impossible to search door to door. The impact would be too bad. Besides, if there is any trouble, criminals will definitely be on guard and take certain preventive measures. When the time comes, It’s even harder to find.”

Just like the steel rolling mill, most of the employees at this time lived according to their work units. Of course, there were also some who did not live in the factory family area, and they were a minority.

"Now it is confirmed that the family area is a direction of investigation, but it is still difficult to find. Let's continue the analysis below."

"Since everyone thinks it's a mole and the missing time period has been confirmed, the next step should be to find out who has the time to commit the crime, right?"

"But all the people in the factory have been investigated and found nothing. People on duty testified against each other, and people off duty testified that they were not at the scene of the crime and that there was no time when the crime was committed."

(End of this chapter)