Siheyuan: Steel Mill Engineer

Chapter 98 Stolen
The three of them came to the cellar.

I only saw that the cellar door was knocked open, not by picking the lock but by directly destroying the door.

Walking into the cellar, Yang Zhenyu discovered that the radishes and cabbages in the cellar were not missing, but the freezer had been smashed. There were fewer fish and shrimps inside, but there were still some crabs and shellfish.

Obviously, the thief did not understand the value of these things. He just thought the fish and shrimp were delicious, so he took some of them.

"It's okay, nothing was lost. Is everything okay at home?" Yang Zhenyu comforted the old lady.

"There are no signs that the house has been tampered with. The door locks, doors and windows are all intact. It's just the cellar that was destroyed." said an aunt, shaking her head.

"It seems that this thief came for the seafood, but he is also a stupid thief who doesn't know what is delicious." Yang Zhenyu said.

"I thought it might have been done by someone in the compound, but I have no evidence, so I want to wait until the evening to discuss this matter at a whole compound meeting," said an aunt.

"Why are we waiting for a whole hospital meeting? Just call the police directly." Yang Zhenyu said.

"No, our compound is going to be evaluated as advanced. We didn't make the grade last year, but your uncle said we should try to get one today." Auntie shook her head.

"Okay." Yang Zhenyu nodded helplessly.

"Zhenyu, this matter really needs to be resolved within the compound first. If it can't be resolved, call the police. Although our family doesn't care about the little things given by the advanced compound, other families still care about it."

They don't care about the awards for advanced status. The combined wages and allowances of the three workers in their family exceed 300.

But, other people need it.

Even if we want to call the police, we have to hold a meeting in the compound. It would be best if we catch the thief by then.

Everyone is very poor these days, and there are too many trivial matters to deal with. You can't just go to the street office for no reason. If you do that, can you still do your street work?

Having been here for so long, Yang Zhenyu knows the situation of the compound. The street hopes that each compound can solve the problem internally first.

"Let's wait for your uncle to come back. I guess he should be back soon." Auntie shook her head.

However, if there are too many at once, it will be very troublesome to deal with, so this policy is introduced at this time.

The main job of the street is to deal with these matters.

"I think it's uncertain. Every family has had quite a bit of trouble this year, and the neighborhood committee is aware of it, so it will be difficult for us to be recognized as an advanced individual." Yang Zhenyu shook his head and said.

If you lose something, it is a real loss.

Yi Zhonghai’s meaning was very clear. When living in this compound, one must at least take the feelings of the people in the compound into consideration.

After leaving the cellar, Yang Zhenyu and his friends went back to the house to check, and only felt relieved after finding that nothing was missing.

Not long after, Yi Zhonghai came back and was the first to know what happened to Yang Zhenyu.

If we can't catch them, someone will take the blame.

Yang Zhenyu understood this principle. He must not take the blame for destroying the compound's advanced status, otherwise he would be criticized.

In this era where communication is basically done by shouting, reputation is very important. Many assessments and selections require the examination of character. If one's reputation is bad, not only will one not be able to receive awards, but even his salary will not increase.

So, after dinner, people in the big courtyard gathered in the middle courtyard.

It has been a while since we held a full-school meeting, and everyone is secretly looking forward to it.

"The purpose of our meeting today is mainly to talk about the problem of thieves in our compound. Have each of our families checked whether there is anything missing from their homes?" Yi Zhonghai was still the first to speak.

After hearing what Yi Zhonghai said, the scene did not become chaotic, but a discussion did begin.

I already knew about the thieves before I came here, so I checked the house thoroughly before coming here.

Obviously, no one suffered any losses, and it can also be seen that the thieves this time were targeting Yang Zhenyu's seafood.

"Brother, your loss is not too big, right?" He Yuzhu asked as he sat next to Yang Zhenyu.

He Yuzhu knows the situation on Yang Zhenyu's side, and Yi Zhonghai is likely to tell him.

"It's okay, just some seafood was lost, it's not a big problem." Yang Zhenyu said with a smile.

"Well, it looks like they are going for your seafood. Look, no one has lost anything in this compound." He Yuzhu nodded.

"I think so too. Otherwise, he wouldn't have taken only the seafood I ordered. The key is that this person doesn't know anything about seafood and just took away some fish and shrimp." Yang Zhenyu said.

"I guess it was taken by someone in our compound. Think about it, only people in our compound know that you have seafood here, and only people in our compound know that you put the seafood in the cellar, don't you think so?" He Yuzhu said.

Who said He Yuzhu is stupid? He has strong analytical ability and he can analyze so many things in just one go.

"It's just as I thought. Otherwise, it wouldn't be a full hospital meeting. I would have called the police long ago."

"Well, your situation is different from ours. As an engineer, you have a lot of valuables at home. If you lose even a little bit of them, it would be a huge loss. Calling the police is the most correct way."

Yang Zhenyu also agreed with He Yuzhu's statement. He did have a lot of confidential things at home, such as some drawings.

If it is lost, it would be a huge loss.

"Since there is nothing, let's let the owner tell us about the situation." Yi Zhonghai said, pressing his hand as he looked at the chaotic scene.

"Then I'll be frank. My cellar was pried open, and the door was also damaged. The seafood I brought back was stolen. Everyone knows that only people in our compound know that I have seafood, and only people in the compound know that my seafood is in the cellar. So, the thief is very likely from our compound. I originally wanted to call the police, but my uncle-in-law thought that we should solve it internally first, so as not to affect the evaluation of advanced. If no one stands up, don't blame me for calling the police. If no one is advanced by then, it will have nothing to do with me."

Yang Zhenyu and his colleagues looked down on those things used in the evaluation of advancedness, but for most people in the compound, those things were still pretty good.

"Teacher Yang is right. The selection of advanced people in our compound is a very important event. We cannot allow anyone to ruin our selection of advanced people. So whoever took it should take the initiative to step forward and return the thing to the owner." Yan Bugui said.

Yan Bugui's family conditions are much better now, but after so many years of getting used to it, there is no way he would give up this benefit.

"That's right. Whoever took it should give it back. We are all from the same compound. If you are greedy, just admit your mistake. Don't make things awkward for everyone."

"We are all from the same compound. Come out and apologize, and return the things to the person..."

(End of this chapter)