novellhall Chapter 152 Money-loving is great!
Chapter 152 Money-loving is great!
Under the "coaxing" of the three adults, Xiao Qianyue revealed that the person who hit her with the object was Cao Xiang, and the person who secretly pinched her was Qian Haoshan.
"Uncle Haoshan said I took up his room and that I'm a bad kid..." Xiao Qianyue said with a wronged expression. "But Mom told me that she paid me and that I should stay here without worry and not be afraid of anyone. I'm not afraid of him. I told him I'm not a bad kid and that I paid him to stay in his room, and then he pinched me..."
Lu Congyue smiled and comforted her: "Yes, our Yueyue is not a bad child. It's them who are bad. They took the money and bullied you. We must help your mother get the money back."
Xiao Qianyue suddenly exclaimed in alarm, "Oh no! Mother's clothes and money are still at their house!"
She was too young; when she left, she could only take her younger brother with her, as she couldn't carry any more bundles.
"It's alright, it's alright," Lu Congyue said softly. "Uncle Lu will get it back for you right away. You can stay home and stay with your brother, okay?"
Little Qian Yue nodded vigorously, clenching her little fist: "Take them all back!"
"Yes, bring them all back!" Lu Congyue replied with a smile.
Shi Peiran raised an eyebrow: "Does Yueyue know exactly how much money your mother has?"
Little Qian Yue shook her head blankly: "It's... a lot of money. My mother has counted it many times, and she always laughs when she counts money."
Lu Congyue: "..." That woman was actually a money-grubber...
He's a money-grubber, he has money, he'll give it all to her, I wonder if that will win her over and bring her home.
"Director Lu, I think you shouldn't go and take it. Just leave the things and money there. Otherwise, we won't know how much there is, and it will be difficult to find it again if we take less. Why don't we wait for Sister Zhuang to come out, and then we'll go back with her to look for it. We'll make them pay back double the amount if they're missing a single penny!"
"I think it's a good idea." Sun Yongxian immediately expressed her support for her husband's suggestion. "The most important thing now is to clarify things and ensure that Sister Zhuang comes out safe and sound, without letting any money or valuables interfere."
She also suggested that Lu Congyue take Xiao Qianyue to the county public security bureau. Firstly, Xiao Qianyue could visit Zhuang Qingxiang as a family member. Secondly, it would be a good opportunity to file a police report so that the police could see Xiao Qianyue's injuries and keep a record for future use in dealing with Qian Dayou.
"Wife, you're so smart, just like me!" Shi Peiran was determined to support his wife.
Lu Congyue remained expressionless: What are you showing off for? Are you taking advantage of the fact that his wife isn't around?
While Sun Yongxian was feeding the child, Lu Congyue and Shi Peiran came out of their home, intending to go to the technical department to check on the site.
Halfway there, they ran into Li Shengnan, who was hurrying along.
"Director Lu, you're really back! That's wonderful!" Li Shengnan exclaimed excitedly.
Lu Congyue knew she was from the labor union, and nodded: "What's up?"
"Yes, yes, yes!" Li Shengnan nodded. "It's about Sister Zhuang... it's about the embroidery. Sister Zhuang promised to embroider a phoenix ornament, what's going on now?"
"What? What should we do?" Lu Congyue's expression darkened slightly. "There's no rush. We can embroider it when she has time."
Li Shengnan looked surprised: "She has time...can she really have time? I heard..."
"Don't worry about what you've heard, she'll be fine," Lu Congyue said in a deep voice. "Peiran, let's go."
Li Shengnan quickly followed behind them: "No, Director Lu, please tell me what happened so I can be aware of the situation. Is Sister Zhuang really alright?"
Annoyed by her endless rambling, Lu Congyue paused, then said sternly, "Comrade Li Shengnan, these matters are none of your concern. Just focus on doing your job well."
Lu Congyue could be quite fierce when he got stern, and Shi Peiran, afraid of scaring the female comrades, quickly tried to smooth things over: "Alright, Li Shengnan, you should go back now. With Director Lu here, Sister Zhuang's matter will definitely be fine. We have other things to do, so you don't need to follow us."
"Well... alright, I'll be going now. Please let me know immediately if there's any news; I'm very worried about Sister Zhuang..."
Li Shengnan rambled on for a couple more minutes before leaving, while Lu Congyue strode away, afraid of being stopped by someone asking questions and wasting his time.
The two quickly arrived at the technical section, which was now cordoned off and guarded by security personnel.
Hearing that Lu Congyue was going to go in, everyone was a little hesitant.
"The police officers said they needed to protect the scene and wouldn't let anyone in..."
Lu Congyue glanced into the room from outside and asked, "Preserve the crime scene? Footprints were found inside? Whose are they? Are they Zhuang Qingxiang's?"
The man shook his head.
Lu Congyue asked around again and learned that the door to the technical department was not broken. It was obvious that someone had used the key to open the door, so only the filing cabinet was damaged.
"He really is a mole..." Lu Congyue scoffed.
He glanced at the silent Shi Peiran beside him and asked, "What are your thoughts?"
Shi Peiran didn't have any particular thoughts. He had just suddenly remembered something, but after thinking about it again, he felt it might just be a coincidence...
"What are you doing? Can't you hear me?" Lu Congyue raised his voice. "Or have you thought of something?"
"I'm not sure either..." Shi Peiran frowned.
"Whether you're sure or not, just say whatever comes to mind; you might just discover a new clue."
Shi Peiran hesitated for a moment, then said in a low voice, "I'm not quite sure. You should call Niu Jianzhong over and ask him together."
"Let's go!" Lu Congyue immediately led him away to find Niu Jianzhong.
Niu Jianzhong had just finished asking about the situation and was about to go find Lu Congyue when the two sides met.
Lu Congyue: "Should I speak first, or you go first?"
Niu Jianzhong scratched his head: "Let me start. The people who were patrolling near your house that night said they didn't find anything unusual, and of course... they didn't see Zhuang Qingxiang come or go either, but they didn't know anything after the shift ended at midnight."
"Who will take over?" Lu Congyue asked.
Niu Jianzhong: "Xiao Sun took over the shift. After working the night shift, he went home to rest early in the morning as required. He didn't work during the day that day, but then worked the night shift again... He's been working the night shift for the past few days and isn't here during the day."
Lu Congyue glanced at his watch: "What time do I start work tonight?"
"Seven o'clock."
"It'll be soon. Have someone keep an eye on him, and when he arrives, go find him and ask him what's going on."
After Lu Congyue finished giving his instructions, Niu Jianzhong immediately spoke to his subordinates before asking Lu Congyue what he wanted to say.
Lu Congyue then looked at Shi Peiran.
Shi Peiran frowned deeply and asked, "Section Chief Niu, how did you come up with the idea of suspecting Sister Zhuang?"
"That's a strange question," Niu Jianzhong thought for a moment. "What do you mean by 'why did you start suspecting her...' when she's clearly the most suspicious one."
"No!" Shi Peiran shook his head. "The technical department's data was stolen. The first suspect should be an outsider who broke in to steal it, and then there should be an insider. The insider is obviously a factory worker. There's no way Zhuang Jie should be implicated."
"Besides, Sister Zhuang was detained for three days before she came back. She didn't even know what was in the technical department... Even if we were to suspect her, we shouldn't have suspected her first."