Courtyard House: Is Xu Damao a childless man? Let me help.

He's been selling for so many days now, and every time I see him, his business is always good. How many quilts does he have to sell like this?

But now Ye Jianchuan understood that the reason why the old man's quilts were never out of stock was because he didn't make them himself from cotton; someone else was 'stocking' them for him!

As a 'progressive youth,' Ye Jianchuan was tempted to grab these guys on the spot and ask them where they got these blankets from.

However, Ye Jianchuan ultimately held back, because he knew that since the other party had been selling quilts for so long, they certainly wouldn't disappear suddenly, so there was no need for him to rush.

Let's wait a bit and see if we can gather any more useful evidence before considering appropriate countermeasures.

So he watched from a distance for a while, and after the tricycle left, Ye Jianchuan followed suit.

After returning to his room, Ye Jianchuan began to sort out the matter.

First, I should find out where these guys' blankets came from!

Although I don't know its source, it's definitely not from official channels, otherwise it wouldn't be sold in the ghost market. There would be more demand for this in the pigeon market, and the price would probably be higher.

Moreover, if it were through legitimate channels, these people wouldn't have been thrown over the wall into the yard without even opening the gate.

Since it wasn't from any legitimate source, Ye Jianchuan could only think of two places where he could have obtained so many quilts: a department store or a clothing factory!

Furthermore, if the quilts are from these two places, then the only possible source for them to end up in the hands of these people is likely theft from warehouse inventory.

Even... this range can be narrowed down further. Although department stores do indeed store a large number of quilts, the turnover rate of goods in department stores is still very fast.

So if they stole these blankets from a department store warehouse, it's impossible that they haven't been discovered for so long.

Based on this analysis, the only place where the blankets would ultimately be lost is the clothing factory's warehouse.

Of course, although Ye Jianchuan had figured out this line of thought, it would still take some effort to confirm this idea.

Moreover... Ye Jianchuan is still hesitant about whether he should meddle in this matter, since there's no benefit in it for him to do so, is there?

Ye Jianchuan is still struggling with how to handle this matter.

From the perspective of system rewards, the natural course of action would be to be a good person, report the matter, let the higher-ups investigate, and simply act as a whistleblower.

In this way, one can both satisfy their sense of superiority as a 'progressive youth' and receive rewards from the system.

However, the benefits one can gain from this method are probably not particularly large. If one wants to maximize the benefits, the best way is actually to use it as leverage.

Even if we don't make a fortune, we can at least get some hush money from them.

(Okay) This is very tempting for Ye Jianchuan, who is eager to get enough money to buy his own private space.

Of course, regardless of whether it's the former or the latter, Ye Jianchuan still needs to conduct further in-depth investigations into the relevant information.

For example, did these guys really steal the quilts? What if they were just overthinking it?

For example, did the clothing factory really lose these quilts? What if Ye Jianchuan's guesses and reasoning were wrong?

I might even need to do some research on the movements of this group of people, otherwise, if I want to find an opportunity to 'extort' them but can't find anyone to contact, that would be quite embarrassing.

And so, Ye Jianchuan returned to his room, pondering the situation, and slowly drifted off to sleep again.

Chapter 108 Captain Long Comes Knocking, Deduction Master Ye Jianchuan

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(Chapter 106 was taken into custody, and after revisions, it's currently under appeal... Those who haven't read it yet, please wait a little while...)

When Ye Jianchuan woke up, it was already seven o'clock. Usually, by this time, Ye Jianchuan would have already gotten up, washed up, and even eaten breakfast.

If Qin Huairu hadn't knocked on the door today to remind Ye Jianchuan to go to work, he probably would have continued sleeping!

There was no other way. Ye Jianchuan left the courtyard house at 2 a.m. yesterday, and by the time he got back, it was already past 4 a.m.

Although Ye Jianchuan practiced physical fitness techniques and only needed to sleep three or four hours a day, he had just finished doing radio calisthenics with Qin Huairu before leaving home.

After a long day, I had to come back to the hospital and hold a donation meeting, then work out logic with Sha Zhu, and finally find a way to clear Sha Zhu's name. It was really tiring!

So Ye Jianchuan overslept, but it didn't matter. After Qin Huairu called him twice, Ye Jianchuan got up, washed up a bit, and then went straight out.

Normally, this would just be an ordinary day at work, but today was a little different.

While Ye Jianchuan was at work, Secretary Yang came over and asked him to go to the factory director's office.

When Ye Jianchuan arrived at the factory manager's office, he saw another familiar face: Captain Long!

"Uncle Zhou, did you need something? Uncle Long? You're here too?"

Factory Director Zhou nodded and then said, "Xiao Ye, your Uncle Long wants to talk to you about something. Why don't you go and talk to him?"

Ye Jianchuan turned to look at Captain Long with a blank expression, and then saw Captain Long take out a cotton coat from his backpack.

Seeing Ye Jianchuan's blank expression, Captain Long spoke up, "We got this cotton coat from Liang Ladi at the machine repair shop."

Master Liang said that the cotton used in this cotton-padded coat was taken from the quilt you brought her, is that true?

Ye Jianchuan nodded, and then Captain Long continued to ask, "So, can you tell me where you bought this quilt?"

Now Ye Jianchuan finally realized that Captain Long was investigating the matter of the quilt!

So Ye Jianchuan didn't hide anything and immediately said, "Uncle Long, this quilt wasn't bought through official channels. I bought it at the ghost market last night."

Uncle Long, you all know that ghost markets, like pigeon markets, exist, right?

"It's just that you turn a blind eye, and when ordinary people like us are short of things and don't have tickets, we naturally think of going to these places to buy them!"

Captain Long nodded, then continued, "Xiao Ye, don't be nervous. We won't pursue the matter of you buying things at the Ghost Market."

This thing has always been tolerated; otherwise, we wouldn't have turned a blind eye to it.

"I've come here to ask you about this quilt, or rather, about the person who sold it."

Ye Jianchuan pondered for a moment, then suddenly asked, "Uncle Long, I have a question for you. These quilts, they must be stolen goods, right?"

Captain Long was visibly taken aback for a moment, then nodded. "How did you know?"

"Uncle Long, let me ask you another question: were these quilts stolen from the clothing factory?"

Captain Long's gaze towards Ye Jianchuan immediately changed. He stood up abruptly, looking at Ye Jianchuan like he was interrogating a criminal, and demanded, "How did you find out? Were you involved in this?"

Ye Jianchuan quickly waved his hand, "No, what are you talking about! This is just a guess. Actually, this story starts from when I went to the ghost market a few times!"

Then, Ye Jianchuan recounted his two previous visits to the ghost market, his encounter with the old man selling quilts, and how the old man had tricked him by pretending to be an outsider.

He then talked about what he had seen and heard the previous night, and then continued to summarize.

"It was because I recognized the old man's figure that I took another look and remembered which courtyard he lived in."

When I turned around and walked back from the ghost market, I saw several people riding tricycles and stopping next to the old man's yard, throwing large clumps of stuff into his yard.

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Although I couldn't see clearly what it was because it was far away, it was such a big lump that one person could lift it and throw it over the wall, and it landed in the yard without making a sound, so I could only guess that it was a blanket!

"Then I started to think about it myself. If the quilt came from legitimate channels, they wouldn't be afraid to even open the door. So these things were most likely stolen."

However, when I bought the old man's quilts before, I found that the quilts were all of fairly standard new size, which means that these quilts were not stolen from different people, but were from the same batch of goods.

Such a large quantity, and all of them are new quilts, so I can only think of two places: a department store or a clothing factory.

... .... ...

At this point, Ye Jianchuan looked at Captain Long, who looked at Ye Jianchuan with admiration and then continued with a smile.

"Not bad, not bad, your reasoning is quite sound! But how did you finally determine that the quilt must be from the clothing factory?"

Ye Jianchuan shrugged and said, "Isn't that simple? More than a week has passed since I bought these quilts!"

Given the department store's turnover, I don't think there's anything in their warehouse that could have been lost on such a large scale for so long without being discovered!

That's why I guessed these blankets must have come from a bedding factory.

Captain Long was completely convinced and applauded Ye Jianchuan, saying, "Impressive, impressive, Ye! The reasoning ability you showed this time, plus the fighting prowess you displayed against the human traffickers last time..."

I think it's a waste of your talents for you to be a deputy director at the food factory. How about you come with me to the municipal bureau instead?

If it were before, Director Zhou might not have objected, but now Ye Jianchuan is his right-hand man, and he will soon need Ye Jianchuan's help in arranging a reception for Director Liu of the machine repair shop.

So Ye Jianchuan didn't even need to speak; Factory Director Zhou spoke up himself, "Old Long! Isn't that a bit unfair of you? Poaching people right in front of me?" Damn it.

Chapter 109 What a coincidence!

Ye Jianchuan seized the opportunity and quickly waved his hand, "Uncle Long, please spare me. Our Ye family has gone from my father and his two brothers following the Sichuan Army to fight against the Japanese, to me, I am the only one left."

I'm still thinking about getting married soon so I can carry on the Ye family line! You'd better not try anything with me; I'm doing just fine at the food factory!

Captain Long was just mentioning it casually. Seeing that Director Zhou stood up to object, and Ye Jianchuan himself was not too happy, he did not continue to dwell on the issue.

"Alright, since you're not interested in this, I won't force you. But... Old Zhou, you still need to lend me Xiao Ye for two days!"

I need him to lead us to that old man's yard, and I might also need him to help identify him. You wouldn't refuse to do me that, would you?

"One four three"

Factory Director Zhou readily agreed to such a small matter, and then... Ye Jianchuan had only been at the food factory for less than two hours when he successfully finished his shift.

Following Captain Long, Ye Jianchuan rode his bicycle towards the Municipal Bureau. Along the way, Captain Long revealed some relevant details to Ye Jianchuan.

The reason these guys were able to steal so many quilts from the clothing factory is because cotton production increased significantly last year, so the clothing factory received a lot of cotton.

The number of quilts produced was naturally much larger than expected. Some of these quilts were transported to other regions, while the rest were stored in warehouses to be used as part of next year's production plan.

Because these quilts were all counted as next year's 'goods', no one bothered to check them while they were in the warehouse, and as a result, someone found an opportunity to steal them.

The fact that the thefts were carried out in so many batches means it must have been done by insiders. When the clothing factory manager discovered such a large-scale theft, this was the first possibility he considered.

In this situation, if the factory manager of the clothing factory chooses to call the police directly, then the theft of the warehouse will naturally become known to the entire clothing factory.

Once the mole finds out, will he inform his accomplices to run away? Or will they choose to quietly destroy the evidence, or simply flee to avoid punishment?

After all, at this point, stealing public property on such a large scale would almost certainly get them a lot of trouble!

Fortunately, the factory manager of this clothing factory had previously worked as a border security officer and had some knowledge in this area, so he immediately blocked the news and secretly called the police.

As luck would have it, the investigation had barely begun when someone in the municipal bureau mentioned seeing quilts from the clothing factory at Liang Ladi's place.

Captain Long immediately went to the machine repair shop to ask Liang Ladi about the situation, and then learned about Ye Jianchuan, an "old acquaintance".

Then there's the matter of him coming to the food factory to find Ye Jianchuan.