NOVEL NEXT Chapter 213: Keeping Peace
On the large kang bed in the room, the bedding has already been lifted, and scattered everywhere is a pile of stuff.
Everyone is staring at those things, Fang Peizhong's face turning blue and then white, white and then blue.
He Zhiyong's face was dark. He genuinely considered Fang Peizhong a friend. Although they weren't very close, he trusted Fang Peizhong deep down.
Otherwise, he wouldn't have said those things just now. Now it turns out Fang Peizhong was a thief crying "stop thief."
The things were clearly hidden in his bedding, yet he shouted outside like that, turning everyone in the dorm into thieves.
Even he felt bad inside. After all, everyone had been splashed with dirty water.
Now it's clear that it was Fang Peizhong who was causing trouble.
"Alright, Fang Peizhong, how do you explain this? What's with these things, how did they end up in your bedding? Didn't you say they were lost? Lost only to be hidden in your own bedding, causing us to go through each locker, making everyone look at each other like thieves. What do you mean by this?"
He Zhiyong was the first to accuse Fang Peizhong, he was furious!
He was sleeping right next to Fang Peizhong. If Fang Peizhong had malicious intent and put these things in his own bedding, then how would he cope?
Now he's being treated as a thief.
Not just him, but everyone else in the dorm broke into a cold sweat, knowing that if Fang Peizhong put the things in anyone's bedding, no one could explain even if they had a mouth to speak.
There are eight people sleeping on this kang in the dorm.
The remaining seven were all looking with hostility.
Fang Peizhong was sweating from anxiety.
"I really don't know what's going on, I didn't do this, how should I know who put these things in my bedding."
"If you don't know, then who does? This thief really has skills, stealing things without putting them elsewhere, but hiding them in your bedding. This thief really has vision. Hmph, just like people say, what is a thief crying 'stop thief'? This act of a thief crying 'stop thief' is really well performed."
"Quickly go get the captain, this is such an injustice to us. Luckily we discovered it; if we hadn't found these things, he could have quietly kept them for himself. Who would know the result? Everyone would be treated as thieves."
"So wronged, and it was acted so well just now, turning us all into thieves. Turns out he himself is the thief."
Someone dashed out without saying a word, heading to find the production team leader Li Dahu, mainly because each one was filled with righteous indignation.
When this matter was revealed, they all felt aggrieved inside, and everyone despised Fang Peizhong's behavior.
Why do such things, if you don't want to go, then don't go.
Yet you have to make yourself a victim, putting others in trouble.
This is having a clever mind yourself, treating a room full of people like fools here.
And everyone was here for him, worried.
Ye Hua saw that things were getting out of hand.
She had always been with her son, knowing well that this matter wasn't Fang Peizhong's doing, yet didn't know who did it, anyway, this matter had escalated to the point where everyone thought her son was directing a self-acted drama.
She hurriedly stopped the person running out.
"Young comrade, don't go yet, listen to Auntie, this thing definitely wasn't done by Fang Peizhong. No matter who did it, it's likely that this thief saw everyone going to a meeting and feared it would really be traced to him, so he stuffed the things onto Fang Peizhong here.
This is returning to the rightful owner, and you can't just believe a word and decide Fang Peizhong directed and acted this, can you? He doesn't need to do this."
Ye Hua pushed the person back into the room, and she entered too.
Seeing that large heap of mess on the kang, her mouth twitched, understanding inside that this thief was really skilled, really smart, this act was truly well performed.
And it really harmed her son.
"Auntie, right or wrong, let the production team leader give us an explanation. How can we face others like this, everyone here was treated as thieves today, all were anxious for Fang Peizhong, worried for him. Even cried and shouted to search others' lockers with everyone.
Now, the things turned out to be here with him, whether or not he directed and acted, anyway, there needs to be an explanation, we can't bear this reputation for nothing."
Everyone was dissatisfied.
"I said this thing wasn't done by me."
Fang Peizhong's eyes turned red, the first time he's been wronged and couldn't explain clearly, obviously everyone has determined it was his self-directed act.
"Alright, we all didn't say it was you, let the production team leader find out who actually did this."
He Zhiyong and the others truly didn't want to talk to Fang Peizhong, what's there to say with someone like him.
Fang Peizhong just doesn't seem like a good person, always sneaky and lazy, always relying on others.
In the whole dorm, Fang Peizhong was the laziest, always assigning others tasks as if he were of higher status.
Who isn't a child of a cadre?
Yes, in this room of eight, two are children of cadres.
The others, although not children of cadres, aren't so poor as to have to bow and scrape.
Fang Peizhong always asks others to help him boil water, never considering what he has done to help others.
This incident only made everyone think worse of Fang Peizhong, no one wanted to stay with him.
"Alright, alright, everyone say less, I'm Fang Peizhong's mom, I advise everyone, let's just let this matter go, okay? Finding the items is a blessing, at least the thief didn't genuinely want to steal them. Let's act like this matter never occurred.
Peizhong, say something to everyone, everyone spent so much effort helping you look for the things, even gathered so many people to have a meeting. Who wasn't it hard for? After all this effort, you didn't even thank everyone.
Plus, found back but in your bedding, if it were me, I would think you directed and acted it too. Though mom knows you're not like that, you should still thank everyone, no matter what, they helped you for half a day."
Ye Hua subtly defended Fang Peizhong and acknowledged everyone's effort.
When a senior speaks like this, these educated youths were embarrassed to argue further with Fang Peizhong.
"Alright, Auntie, we understand a mother's heart, and know Fang Peizhong didn't do this intentionally. Let's just act like it didn't happen; he can report to the captain at night, the things have been found. Whoever stole them, at least they were returned."
He Zhiyong and the others planned to let it go. After all, if this matter spread, they have no evidence to prove Fang Peizhong's actions, but in their hearts, they have determined such a result.
Even reporting Fang Peizhong to Li Dahu would result in a major demerit, no benefit to their reputation.