Restarting life in Siheyuan

Chapter 406 The big gold case is solved
“Senior brother, it’s really done!”

Zhu Xuefeng, who was practicing, was unexpectedly interrupted by Xie Minghui and Zhou Xiaoyu, who rushed back excitedly. After the two plunged into the gold case, they rarely came back and hadn't seen each other for a while.

After stopping, Zhu Xuefeng asked with a smile, "Have you caught the gold thief?"

"Well, we arrested him during the day today and just after the interrogation was completed, the stolen gold was also recovered. This time, our police station stole the show. Of course, the branch is bigger."

Lin Yilan was watching from the sidelines and came over to ask with interest.

"What's the specific situation? I wasn't here last time you analyzed the case, and I listened to Xiaoyu talk about it very excitedly. It seems to be really effective."

Zhou Xiaoyu held her head up proudly, "That's not true. This time, let's report it according to the idea given by our senior brother. At first, no one took it seriously. That is, Director Liu nodded and asked a few of us to dig out the cesspit. Are you okay? You know, no one is willing to go there, haha, it will be really exciting when the hammer is sucked up by the magnet. "

Zhou Xiaoyu proudly described the scene at the time, while several police officers held their noses to confirm whether it was consistent with the situation at the crime scene.

Only Xie Minghui and Zhou Xiaoyu had been secretly looking at the workers and other factory personnel who were watching. By chance, they actually found someone looking at them not far away, but for a moment, they looked a little panicked.

"Actually, if he hadn't panicked, we really wouldn't have suspected him so quickly. We were still waiting to check the alibi records. But if we want to check this, the scoring bureau will come out to ask for instructions. We haven't had a chance to contact him yet. Who knows how to dig out the shit? Take out a dung beetle, haha.”

Guan Dongchang has been very positive since he joined the factory, and he is even more warm-hearted on weekdays. He always takes the initiative to care and help the comrades around him, treats others with sincerity, and never engages in superficiality.

I asked the police station for instructions, but the police station was straightforward and ignored the evidence. They mobilized their entire team to search his newly moved home, but found nothing. No useful evidence was found, let alone gold.

It turns out that these four pieces are all gold nuggets of similar size, just covered with wooden boards to disguise themselves as wood.

But Guan Dongchang, who was stimulated again, could no longer hold his breath. He reported to the factory that he wanted to move out of the building with "two water and two gas" and live in a bungalow. The reason he gave was that he was a cadre and party members should give up convenience to others.

The two of them didn't notice anything strange, but the neighbor found Guan Dongchang's behavior suspicious and reported it directly. The panic-looking man was Guan Dongchang, the head of the production management section of the mint. However, the factory thought it was just a neighborhood dispute and had something to do with the theft of gold. It had nothing to do with the case, so I didn’t pay too much attention to it.

During the investigation and questioning, Guan Qingchang had sufficient alibi to completely clear him of suspicion.

In the end, the soot near the chimney caught their attention. It had only been a few days since they moved, and the house had not been put away yet. Why did they go to clean up the chimney? After finding a few dark gold nuggets from the chimney again, I finally got it together.

Xie Minghui pointed to the foot of the bed and motioned to Zhou Xiaoyu. The two quickly reached a consensus that the wooden blocks used to pad the four legs of the bed were too suspicious. There was nothing wrong with using the foot of the bed to block moisture in a bungalow, but these four pieces of wood were square and clean. , newer than the bed.

There was no time to run away now, but the four pieces still weighed less than 40 kilograms, and there was still a place that had not been found. The police officers, who had become energetic, divided into two groups, and quickly went to arrest him while continuing to dig three feet into the ground.

At this time, the investigation situation came from the branch. The man was indeed a major suspect. He appeared in the factory dance hall that night, greeted many people affectionately, and danced and drank until late.

This time, we were more cautious. Several leaders personally listened to the analysis of Director Jiaodaokou Liu and decided to act in groups. Some people once again checked the specific circumstances of the alibi and the workers' habits, and made sure to find out what was different from usual. place.

Therefore, Guan Dongchang has always been very popular in the factory. Everyone has a good opinion of him, so naturally they will not doubt him.

This guy rarely goes to the dance hall, and he usually goes home after get off work. Everyone knows that their lover is very strict. This is obviously not in line with his usual daily routine and hobbies. The branch suspects that he is a conspiracy.

No one would have thought that Guan Dongchang, who is usually known as an "honest man", warm-hearted and simple, would be the mole who stole eight hundred taels of gold.

But the two insisted that their judgment was correct. They knocked on the mountain to shake the tiger. This guy was the only one who was shaken out. As for moving, he must want to move. The two people who were unwilling to give up asked for orders to monitor Guan Dongchang again.

Now they were passive, and they were wronged again. The branch office was criticized by the city bureau, and the police station was also criticized by the branch office. The two of them could not hold their heads high.

The factory actually agreed to his request and repeatedly praised him for his self-sacrifice and dedication to others. At this time, the two of them were basically certain that Guan Dongchang was the real mole, but there was still no evidence.

Another group of people went from house to house in the family area to cause the other party to panic.

After the police station handed over the hammer that had been confirmed to be a crime tool, it attracted the attention of the branch. This hammer was not for personal use. This one was missing from the abandoned tool box. Although it did not help much in finding the criminal, progress was made after all. , also proves that the analysis of Jiaodaokou Police Station has a certain truth.

Jiaodaokou is responsible for investigating and closely monitoring suspicious persons, so Xie Minghui and Zhou Xiaoyu naturally started 24-hour surveillance. The two were outstandingly skilled and tracked the suspect for several days without being discovered, but neither of them was found. After discovering doubts and clues, the other party did not miss a single flaw except for often bringing bottles and jars home to fiddle with.

The intelligence from the branch strengthened Director Liu's determination. He was not reckless this time. After both of his family members went to work, they secretly searched, but still found nothing. Just when everyone was disheartened and ready to retreat.

According to his confession, on the night the gold was stolen, he drank and danced with his colleagues in the factory disco. Indeed, many colleagues testified that they saw him in the factory disco that night.

Therefore, this real gold thief has never been included in the suspect list.

In fact, Guan Qingchang only appears to be honest on the surface. His wife Huang Azhen is a notoriously money-loving person and is known for her careful calculation. She has often engaged in petty theft on weekdays. Just because of the amount of stolen goods Few, usually no one will notice.

Because of this, the couple's appetite was getting bigger and bigger, so they set their sights on the gold and silver in the warehouse, thinking that as long as they got this big one, they would have nothing to worry about in the future.

As soon as the couple conspired, Huang Azhen began chatting with comrades in the packaging team to find out the specific location where the gold was stored in the warehouse, as well as the work and rest hours of the security personnel. She soon discovered that after the workers got off work every day, the warehouse security personnel took over the shift. gap.

This day was Saturday, the day before the factory holiday, and it rained lightly.

Because of the bad weather, after get off work hours, the workers either went home directly as soon as they got off work, or went to the factory disco for entertainment and relaxation. Almost no one stayed in the factory, which gave Guan Qingchang the opportunity to commit the crime.

Taking advantage of this opportunity, Guan Qingchang put on Huang Suzhen's specially made one-size-fits-all cotton shoes, leather gloves on his hands, and took the claw hammer from the abandoned tool box all the way to the warehouse where the gold and silver was stored. He originally wanted to pry open the warehouse door directly, but he was afraid that the vulnerable warehouse door would crack open and make a big noise, so he instead easily hammered a hole in the fragile wall and got in. He hurriedly took away the two nearest piles of gold.

Guan Qingchang's journey went smoothly without arousing anyone's suspicion.

After doing all this, he went back and quickly changed into clean clothes, then appeared in the factory disco to dance and drink. He greeted almost everyone in the disco and successfully created an alibi for himself. Get rid of your own suspicion.

The claw hammer used as a crime tool was thrown directly into the manure pit. What's more, when committing the crime, he deliberately wore cotton shoes that were one size larger. The size of the footprints at the crime scene naturally did not match the size of his shoes. , the cotton shoes were also dismantled by him, and the evidence was completely gone.

As for the eight hundred taels of gold that he stole, Guan Qingchang tried to break it down with a lot of chemicals, but unfortunately he failed and alerted his neighbors. In the end, he had no choice but to use a saw blade to break it down, and specially divided it into two parts. I put it on the foot of the bed and hid part of it in the dark kitchen flue. It weighed about forty kilograms, and the chimney couldn't hold so much.

"You two should have made great achievements this time. If nothing else, you should be promoted to a full-time job. Who knows, you can even be promoted to a higher level."

Zhou Xiaoyu's face was full of peach blossoms, and she was beaming with joy, "That was all pointed out by my senior brother, but this guy Xie Minghui is also very powerful. So many people didn't suspect that place, but he saw it."

"It was a fluke, a fluke, I happened to see it."

Xie Minghui, who was always quiet and low-key, quickly defended himself.

"You also discovered the chimney. You can't see this. You are very thoughtful. I can't compare to you."

Zhou Xiaoyu spoke very sincerely. When she looked at Xie Minghui, there was something different in her eyes. After fighting side by side for a period of time, she got to know this classmate better. They were both from the same school. Why was she not as good as him? Zhou Xiaoyu now Full of curiosity about Xie Minghui.

"You have worked hard for such a long time. There is no need to stay up late today. Let's take a shower and rest early. You are both good. I heard from Director Liu that you two have a good understanding and are the best partners, haha."

Zhu Xuefeng joked with a smile, Zhou Xiaoyu gave Lin Yilan an angry look and ran away. Xie Minghui was indeed mentally and physically exhausted during these days, especially the pressure after the first failure. Now he is finally done.

"Senior brother, I have to go and take a rest, you are busy."

Zhu Xuefeng nodded and watched Xie Minghui return to the front yard. It seemed that the two of them were really possible, which was good.

There are also the couple involved in the gold case. I’m really sorry. They were supposed to be exposed nineteen years later and escaped the death penalty. But they were unlucky and met Zhu Xuefeng, a cheater. He stole forty kilograms in these years. Gold, this is definitely not going to survive.

...

In the secretary's office of the steel rolling mill, the two leaders had just finished discussing the matter.

"Let's go see Professor Xu later. I heard they are making good progress there..."

Speaking of Professor Xu, Lao Yang smiled. According to Professor Xu, the initial experiments are going very smoothly. If there are no accidents, the first gasoline engine that can be used in trucks will complete various experiments by the middle of the year, and the design indicators will be far ahead. Superior performance to existing trucks.

"Old Chen, you were right to recruit Professor Xu here. Look how long it's been, less than a month. Tsk, tsk, Bibi will tell whether this person is capable."

Secretary Chen reminded dissatisfiedly, "Lao Yang, don't say this kind of thing outside, it will affect unity. Director Lu Chaolu is still very capable. If you don't look down on the people I invited back, you will do it in front of me." Tell me, you are not afraid of me being anxious with you."

Lao Yang said with a smile, "Professor Xu was also recruited by you. I praise one and criticize the other. This is based on their work ability and cooperative attitude. This has nothing to do with you. Don't use this as an excuse. You can't fool me." ”

Secretary Chen sighed. He was also very depressed. Director Lu Chaolu seemed to have gone crazy after losing the custom-made motorcycle engine for Xiangjiang to Xiao Zhu. He always didn't want to learn from Xiao Zhu's design and insisted on making one himself.

After leading the team for so long, a new set of drawings was produced, but once the engine was tested, it was not as good as FAW's indicators.

Fortunately, the new Professor Xu was both capable and willing to communicate with Xiao Zhu. The two took Xiao Zhu's draft and after discussing it several times, they came up with a new picture. Xiao Zhu came to see him and Lao Yang. , the two had no choice but to let Professor Xu pay for it himself.

Now it seems that the progress on Professor Xu's side far exceeds the progress on Director Lu Chaolu's side. If nothing else, it seems that the first automobile gasoline engine should have been born here.

"Old Yang, I think it's better not to disturb Professor Xu right now. I have dealt with Professor Xu several times, and he is just a man who is focused on studying. If we go over there in such a reckless way, we will only put more pressure on him. ”

Director Yang nodded. He had also contacted Professor Xu twice, and it seemed that it was really what Secretary Chen said.

"If Professor Xu can succeed, I think Lu Chao's position should be replaced by someone who is capable."

Factory Director Yang is now very disliked by Director Lu Chaolu. The project that he cherishes always feels hopeless in his hands. It seems to be quite lively, but in the end he can't deliver any results.

"You're here again. This time you're a bit misguided. This Lu Chao's business ability may not be as good as Professor Xu, but the appointment and dismissal of cadres is not a child's play. He has only been in office for a long time, and you have to change the general. It's not appropriate. He just doesn't have the skills. There is no fault in his performance, so why would you replace him?”

"Old Chen, you and I have different opinions on this. However, you are responsible for managing these cadres, but I still want to express my opinion. I think: no work is a fault! To develop this factory, it is like sailing against the current. No If you advance, you will retreat. If you invest time, energy, and money and fail to produce results, according to the old saying in the army, it is a waste of opportunity, which is a big mistake. "

Secretary Chen had no choice but to smile bitterly. This old partner always liked to apply the management requirements in the army, but not to mention, what he said every time was well-founded and reasonable.

"Let's take a look again, but I have to remind you that this person's abilities have many aspects. Research ability is one. Organization and calling abilities are the most important abilities for a cadre. This, you'd better observe carefully. Professor."

(End of this chapter)