Courtyard House: Purchasing Agents' Comeback from the Great Famine

Chapter 161: Searching the Entire Institute, During a General Meeting

Upon hearing that the police had arrived, Jia Zhangshi quickly stood up from the ground.

This time, the two police officers who came were not the same two as before. The two officers this time were middle-aged and looked like veteran police officers.

Two police officers arrived at the Yan family's house and asked, "Whose money was stolen?"

Yan Fugui raised his hand and said, "Police officer, this is my home."

"Waaah, officers, you absolutely have to catch this thief! This is our life savings for retirement!" The elderly woman grabbed a police officer's arm and cried bitterly.

The police officer removed the three women's hands and said to Yan Fugui, "Comrade, take us inside to take a look. We need to investigate the scene."

Yan Fugui nodded: "Officer, please come with me."

Another policeman waved to the crowd in the courtyard: "Everyone, disperse, there's nothing to see."

Seeing this, Yi Zhonghai waved his hand at the crowd and said, "Disperse, everyone disperse. If there is a result, Uncle San will let everyone know."

Soon, everyone in the courtyard dispersed, leaving only the Yan family and the police at the scene.

Qin Jingru returned to the house with Wang Feng, poured him a cup of tea, and said with some concern:

"Brother Wang Feng, do you think our courtyard has been targeted by thieves? Why do people keep getting their money stolen? Maybe we shouldn't hide our money here anymore. I'll hide it in courtyard number 28 tomorrow."

"This thief is too skilled. The Yan family always has someone at home, and they still got robbed. Look at our family, not only are they often not home, but they also sleep in the No. 28 courtyard every other day. If our family gets targeted by a thief, we'll be in big trouble."

Wang Feng took a sip of tea, smiled and waved his hand: "Jingru, don't be so nervous. My money is hidden in a very safe place. You only have a few hundred yuan. Even if it gets stolen, it's not a big deal."

Qin Jingru rolled her eyes: "Brother Wang Feng, you gave me more than 500 yuan before, and I've been hiding it. 500 yuan is a lot of money. If I were farming in the countryside, I probably wouldn't be able to save that much money in my whole life. No, I'll hide the money in the No. 28 courtyard tomorrow before I feel at ease."

"Fine, hide it if you like."

Wang Feng almost laughed. Apart from the time Jia Zhangshi came to steal from his house, he was the one who committed the other thefts in the courtyard, and now he had scared Qin Jingru.

"By the way, Brother Wang Feng, you said the Yan family is so rich, why do they still pretend to be poor? It's a whopping 2,200 yuan. Apart from Yi Zhonghai, I don't think anyone in our compound is as rich as them."

"Brother Wang Feng, you know what? Several times when I came back from buying groceries, I was stopped by those three aunties. They kept trying to take advantage of me, but I never managed to get anything out of them, hehe."

"I just don't understand, the Yan family is so rich, why do they always try to take advantage of such paltry sums?"

Wang Feng thought for a moment and said, "Whether Yan Laokou was rich or poor, he always had this kind of personality that liked to take advantage of others. Also, the reason he pretended to be poor and liked to take advantage of others was to let everyone know that his family was in difficulty, in order to hide his class background."

"Brother Wang Feng, what is Yan Fugui's family background? Isn't it said that his family has been poor peasants for three generations?" Qin Jingru asked curiously.

Wang Feng smiled and shook his head: "I only heard it by chance, that Yan Fugui is actually a small business owner."

Upon hearing this, Qin Jingru nodded in sudden realization: "Brother Wang Feng, it seems very likely that Yan Fugui is a small business owner. Think about it, his family has six people. Even if you gave him 57.5 yuan a month, let alone 27.5 yuan, it would be difficult for him to save more than 2,000 yuan, right?"

Wang Feng smiled slightly. What kind of expression would the people in the courtyard have if they knew that Old Man Yan had fifteen large yellow croakers and twenty small yellow croakers at home?

"Alright, Jingru, let's stop talking about other people's business. Is the hot water ready? Let's wash up and get ready for bed."

"Yes, it's ready. Brother Wang Feng, wait here, I'll pour you some bathwater right away."

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the other side.

The Yan family.

The police investigated for a while, then frowned and said, "Comrade, we haven't found any useful clues. Are you sure someone is home 24 hours a day? Also, can you determine roughly what time of day your money was stolen?"

Upon hearing this, Yan Fugui and the three aunts felt their hearts sink.

Yan Fugui thought for a moment. Three days ago, he had taken money from the box to buy a workstation for Jiecheng. The money from that time was not lost.

"Officer, I'm sure someone is home 24 hours a day. I checked three days ago and all my money was still there. It was stolen in the last two days."

The two police officers exchanged a glance, both showing a helpless expression.

"Comrade, this case is too bizarre, and we haven't found any clues yet. But don't worry, we will continue to investigate. We will notify you if there is any further progress in the case."

After saying that, the two police officers prepared to leave the Yan family's house. They planned to ask the people in the courtyard if they had seen any strangers or suspected individuals in the past few days.

The three women grabbed one of the police officers' arms, crying and shouting, "Officers, you can't leave! This is our life savings for retirement! What will we do if you leave?"

The police officer removed the three women's hands, sighed, and said:

"Comrade, calm down. We also want to catch this thief, but his methods are extremely sophisticated, and we can't find any clues. Besides, someone has been home all along, and he's still been robbed. We really have nowhere to investigate this case. Let's ask the people in the compound first to see if anyone has seen anyone suspicious."

After thinking for a moment, Yan Fugui said, "Officer, I feel that it is very likely that the money in my house was stolen by someone in our compound. Maybe someone in the compound took advantage of our inattention and ran into my house to steal the money. I really can't think of any other reason why the money in my house could just disappear for no reason."

"I request that the police officers search our entire compound. In addition, I suspect that Jia Zhangshi in our compound is very likely the culprit, because she previously stole money from Wang Feng's family in our compound and was sentenced to eight months in prison. She was only recently released."

"Yes, yes, officer, I've marked all the money in my house. If you find the money, I'll be able to recognize it," the woman hurriedly said.

The two police officers exchanged a glance and nodded.

"Comrade, go and call everyone out of the yard now. Also, during the search, do not let anyone return to their rooms. We will be conducting the search."

"Okay, thank you, officer. I'll go and inform the people in the compound right away."

With that, Yan Fugui ran towards the Intermediate People's Court.

Yan Fugui arrived at Yi Zhonghai's house. After some discussion with Yi Zhonghai, Yi Zhonghai waved his hand and prepared to hold a general meeting of the entire hospital.

"A hospital-wide meeting is being held! A hospital-wide meeting is being held!"

"Hurry up and come out for a college-wide meeting!"