Chapter 210: The Thief_2
"What? So soon? I need to think about it carefully. Don't worry, I'll go to the county tomorrow. I can't let you stay here any longer; it's too easy for something to happen."
The mother and son were weighed down with worries, not expecting so many troubles.
Ye Hua was truly plagued with endless concerns.
A figure quietly left; Fang Peizhong wanted to leave!?
Still wanted to play around!
Cold laughter!
He had some nerve. Well, don't blame her for being ruthless. Sleep with her and then think you can just leave so easily, thinking she's easy to bully!?
Dream on.
We'll see about that.
Fang Peizhong and Ye Hua talked for a while, devising many strategies, and only then did he happily grab his own mother and head back to the hostel.
His mom brought so much delicious food; he wasn't about to go to the canteen with them to eat.
Looking at her son, still like a child, Ye Hua couldn't help but sigh. When would this child grow up?
Still the same, acting on a whim, not using his brain at all.
With so many people in the dormitory, eating alone, what would others think?
It'd be strange if they didn't hold a grudge against him.
But if she were to share those things with others, not to mention her unwillingness, it would be odd if her son was willing.
But this is her son, so what could she do?
Just hoping her trip tomorrow would go smoothly, she couldn't just watch her son marry a country girl.
That accountant was really daring to dream.
"What's going on? Why are my things opened? Who went through my stuff?"
Fang Peizhong returned to the room only to find the door of his locked cabinet had been pried open, and the contents were in a mess. The things his mom brought were almost all separated, and it seemed like many of them were missing.
The others felt a bit awkward seeing Fang Peizhong and Ye Hua enter, as they had just come in. The mother and son were sitting there talking, and they returned later than Fang Peizhong from the field.
Fang Peizhong was lazy today and finished work early.
No one expected to walk into this scene in the dormitory and hadn't even had time to call Fang Peizhong.
Who would have thought Fang Peizhong would walk in himself? Seeing this scene, many of them were a bit worried, mainly fearing that Fang Peizhong would think they took it.
"Your cabinet was already open when we came in. We were about to call you to come and see what's going on."
There were eight men living in this room.
The one speaking was He Zhiyong, who could at least exchange a few words with Fang Peizhong on a regular day.
The others mostly didn't talk much with Fang Peizhong, especially since Fang Peizhong often acted like a spoiled child.
Others didn't like it, so it became a mutual ignoring situation.
Fang Peizhong, like a cat whose sore spot was touched, suddenly pounced over; it was even more apparent looking at the cabinet door open, seeing the things his mother brought. Even though he didn't see exactly what they were, there were quite a few bags full of goodies.
Now, except for the clothes she brought for him, it seemed everything else was gone.
Ye Hua also came over, saw inside, and her heart ached more. She spent a lot of money on these things, at least two months' salary.
Moreover, many things were what Fang Peizhong liked to eat, especially some cured meats and sausages, including salted duck eggs.
Of course, cakes, milk powder, malt extract, soap, shampoo, and other things were also prepared in large quantities.
When her son came, he thought it was too heavy and didn't bring as much. She feared he might run out.
So she bought some of everything, but now these items were gone.
Needless to say, anyone would be tempted seeing these things.
Ye Hua's face also turned grim.
"What is going on? How can there be a thief here?"
She suspiciously glanced around at the few big boys in the room because, in her heart, they were the most suspect.
It's improbable that the theft happened precisely after she brought things, with Fang Peizhong's cabinet getting pried open, plus outsiders wouldn't have known there were things in his cabinet.
When the others saw Ye Hua's gaze, they felt displeased. Was she suspecting them of being thieves?
"Auntie, don't look at us like that. Even if we wanted to steal, we wouldn't do such a rabbit eating the grass at its burrow thing. We would be the first suspects anyway. Besides, all of us were working in the field this afternoon, and we can testify for each other.
Except that Fang Peizhong was there chattering with Liu Hongmei, often going off to rest under a tree. Among us, nobody left each other's sight.
Also, just now, Fang Peizhong came back before us. When he came back, he didn't notice the cabinet had been pried open, which means it wasn't pried open then. We just came into the dormitory as well, which suggests the cabinet was pried open during this short time.
You should track who came by during that time. If you're suspecting us, you're suspecting the wrong people."
He Zhiyong felt uncomfortable under that gaze.
This was theft, and if pursued, it could be a serious mark against them. If such a note got into their records, they could forget about returning to the city, and who would want such a reputation as a thief?
Ye Hua calmed down and looked back at Fang Peizhong.
"When you came back just now, was the cabinet door open?"
Fang Peizhong was indeed a bit irrational earlier, but now, hearing this, he remembered.
Indeed, after he came back, he entered the room, at least washed his face.
The cabinet door had been locked properly; it wasn't in such disarray.
If it was correct, just as He Zhiyong said, it was likely that during the time he was sitting outside talking to his mother, the cabinet was pried open.
He Zhiyong and the others had nothing to do with it; they could all testify for each other.
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