Rebirth 1977 Great Era

Chapter 166 There is a thief, a big thief! (Monthly ticket plus more)

Fang Yan didn't say much about Le Miao's reminder, and nodded at her:

"Then I understand. I'll put the things away when I get back."

The value of this painting has not yet been revealed.

But after the reform and opening up and entering the 1980s, its value began to rise rapidly.

Although Fangyan didn't know much about antiques, he had heard a saying: gold is valuable in troubled times, and antiques are valuable in prosperous times.

In the future, the overall social environment will definitely get better and better, and everyone will become richer and richer.

When it was time to get off work, Fang Yan said goodbye to the people in the store, took the paintings and a box of Moutai, and took the bus to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Street opposite the Union Hospital.

It was rare to see someone holding a box of wine on the bus, let alone a box of wine that was labeled as special supply. Everyone looked at him with curiosity.

When I arrived at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Street, as soon as I reached the door of my house, Director Feng from the Street Office came over in a hurry.

Fang Yan asked Director Feng:
"Director Feng, what can I do for you?"

Director Feng looked anxious and said to Fang Yan:

"Oh, something's up! I've been waiting for you all afternoon!"

Fang Yan looked her up and down and asked:

"What are you waiting for me for? Are you sick?"

Director Feng was startled, then waved his hand:
"No, I'm healthy! How can you curse someone to get sick like that?"

"Then you are..." Fang Yan looked at her in confusion.

Director Feng pointed to Fangyan's courtyard:

"I asked you to open the door and check the situation at home."

Then she was heard saying:

"You don't know, but early this morning, our street office received a report that five households in the Xiehe Villa District on this street were robbed last night. The whole street was in an uproar early this morning, so I thought of looking for you to confirm the situation at home. You have a new TV and a new bicycle at home. So many people saw you at home yesterday, and no one was there. This is dangerous."

Hearing that there were thieves around, Fang Yan quickly put down the wine and painting in his hands:

"Then I have to take a look."

Director Feng came close to him, watched him take out the key and open the door, and urged:

"Yes, hurry up!"

"If you lose something, you must immediately register it at the police station. The thief will surely be caught if he tries to ship it out."

The two of them hurriedly entered the courtyard and then walked all the way to the main courtyard.

The most valuable things in the courtyard are now placed in the main hall.

I looked at the door lock of the main hall, and knew that it should be fine since Fangyan hadn't opened it yet.

There were no signs of damage on it and its location had not been moved.

In addition, he took a quick look at other places in the yard and didn't find any extra suspicious signs, so he now concluded that there was probably no thief in the house.

Sure enough, after opening the door, I saw the TV on the coffee table and the bicycle parked against the wall behind the door.

"Look, everything is fine." Fang Yan pointed to his home and told Director Feng.

Director Feng also breathed a sigh of relief after seeing this:

"Phew... I'm glad it's okay, I'm relieved now. The thief shouldn't be from our street."

"If people from this street were here, your place would probably be frequented by people as well."

When Fangyan heard this, he realized what Director Feng was worried about.

Hearing this, Fang Yan smiled and said:

"That shows that the quality of the neighbors on our street is quite high."

"So many people saw my bicycle on TV, but none of them had any bad intentions."

Director Feng shook his head and said:
"What do you mean by high quality? Two people were caught stealing on a bus yesterday. One of them was caught, and the other ran back. The police station comrades asked me to find their information late at night."

"These two unlucky kids, they can't find a job when they come back, and they can't pickpocket on the bus... It's really embarrassing. But it's good that these two were caught, which means we can save a lot of money from being stolen here, and it can be considered as getting rid of a harm to the people." As soon as she said this, the dialect had a strong sense of déjà vu.

He frowned slightly, feeling that Director Feng's description of the two men was so similar to the two thieves he encountered in the car when he was returning home yesterday afternoon.
"When were they arrested? Where were they arrested?" Fangyan asked.

Director Feng said:
"Yesterday afternoon, when we were leaving get off work, one of them was caught in a car in Haidian. Then the other one ran back home. The police came late at night and caught him."

After saying this she sighed:
"Well, I never expected that, right after we caught the thief, another theft happened at night."

Then she waved her hand at Fangyan:
"Okay, I'm glad you're alright here. I have to go."

"Okay, then I'll take you out." Fang Yan followed Director Feng and was about to take her out.

When he reached the front yard, Director Feng stopped, turned around and said to Fang Yan:

"By the way, I suggest that if no one lives here, you should just keep two dogs. That way, when thieves hear that there are dogs inside, they won't dare to come over."

Fang Yan was startled and asked:

"Dogs? Where can I buy dogs now?"

Director Feng responded:

"You need to ask around, but usually you go to the countryside to look for them because they have more dogs there."

Fangyan thought about it, then shook his head:
"Forget it. I'll be moving in soon. If I buy a dog now, the dog won't grow up by the time I move in."

After hearing this, Director Feng stopped insisting, but she still made a suggestion:

"That's right... If you don't have a dog, it's better to leave someone here at night, otherwise your things will not be safe. Some young people nowadays are so poor that they can do anything."

"Okay, Director Feng, thank you for your reminder." Fang Yan smiled and thanked Director Feng.

Director Feng waved his hand and said nonchalantly:

"Well, you're welcome. I'm leaving now..."

When Director Feng was about to leave, Fang Yan remembered something and hurriedly called her:
"Oh, yes, there is one more thing."

"What's the matter?" Director Feng stopped and looked back in confusion.

Fangyan expressed his plan:

"I want to buy some antique furniture. Do you have any connections?"

Director Feng thought for a moment and said:
"Antique furniture? I don't know much about antiques, but if you want to find some old items, I can take you to someone's house to have a look, but I can't guarantee that they are authentic..."

Fangyan nodded:
"Okay, I'll come to see you this afternoon."

"Okay." Director Feng agreed and then left Fangyan's courtyard.

Not long after she left, my mother He Huiru and Zhu Lin came together.

The two men walked quickly, carrying the food in their hands.

As soon as I saw Fangyan waiting at the door, I said to him:
"Fang Yan, I heard there was a thief in the villa area last night. Is everything okay here?"

Fangyan shook his head:
"It's okay. They were probably thieves from somewhere else who didn't know someone was already living here."

Hearing this, He Huiru and Zhu Lin both breathed a sigh of relief.

The old lady said:

"That's good. Something was stolen from our department director's house. This thief is really good. He stole from five houses without being discovered."

"If you have this ability, why not do something else..."

She paused here, frowned and said:

"But it's strange. The director said that valuable things in his house, such as money and food coupons, were not stolen. Instead, some materials that were sorted and prepared for submission were stolen, along with the thesis that he was still writing. Don't you think it's weird?"

Fangyan was startled and blurted out:

“Academic theft?”

PS: I got another hundred monthly tickets, so after finishing this chapter I still owe you eighty-two thousand. There will be more updates in the afternoon.

(End of this chapter)