The second uncle Liu Haizhong saw that a long time had passed and no one answered, so he asked again:
"Except for Qin Xiaoli, have any of you seen strangers in the courtyard?"
Everyone shook their heads after hearing this. He Yuzhu couldn't help it at this time. He really couldn't wait and wanted to watch the fun, so he said:
"I think this must have been stolen by someone in the courtyard. Think about it, guys, if it were a thief outside, who wouldn't be after gold and silver? Who would steal that worthless cabbage?"
Yan Bugui nodded when he heard the words and agreed:
"Well, the column analysis is correct."
When everyone heard this, they felt that it made sense and nodded one after another. From time to time, people in the crowd would say, "Silly Zhu, you have such a good brain."
This made Xu Damao extremely jealous, but now he could only keep quiet and watch He Yuzhu show off his power.
Several families among them also muttered:
"Actually... I think my cabbage is missing one..."
"Hey, I think too. I haven't calculated how much I have left. I just feel like I'm missing one..."
"And my house, I remember there were twenty-three pills in my house, but when I went there after the last meeting, there were only twenty-two pills no matter how many times I counted..."
"Hey, it's hard to say a word. I always thought I remembered it wrong..."
"It seems that there is a thief in our courtyard. He used to steal every stone one by one, but now he is more daring and has stolen them all..."
Yi Zhonghai felt panicked as he listened to everyone's discussion. He vaguely remembered the past few days...
When he and Qin Huairu were trapped in the vegetable cellar, the other party said that they stole vegetables to cover up the past. I don't know if this incident has anything to do with her.
Yi Zhonghai took the opportunity to glance at the crowd and glanced at Qin Huairu. Seeing that there was no panic on the other person's face, he felt relieved.
He Yuzhu saw Yi Zhonghai's hesitation and estimated that even if he was found out in the end, it would probably be nothing.
And Yan Bugui will be his own witness later, so he can't drag him out to fight at this time.
Therefore, it is best for Liu Haizhong to come forward in this matter. Moreover, Liu Haizhong must have hated the Jia family’s mother-in-law and daughter-in-law deeply because of the previous incident, so he said:
"Who is the person who stole the food? Come forward and admit your mistake to everyone and that's it. Our hospital has been here for many years and we haven't even lost a needle.
There are seven or eight households in our courtyard working in the steel rolling mill. Deputy Director Li has long said that we can have several leaders in our courtyard...
If this theft becomes a big deal, I'm afraid it will affect the work of people in the courtyard..."
As expected by He Yuzhu, Liu Haizhong immediately became energetic when he heard this. He slammed the table and said angrily:
"Who is it? Come forward and admit your mistake to everyone, otherwise it won't be that simple to find out later!"
After hearing He Yuzhu's words, Xu Damao's mind became more active. He himself had done evil, so he planned to be a perfect victim at first.
Waiting for others to peel off the cocoon to find the food thief, but now it seems that it is impossible!
It's not that he's afraid that things will get serious and affect his promotion, but that if he wants to be promoted, he must let people discover his ability as Xu Damao.
It just so happened that his father-in-law said that he had no talent, no virtue, and no ability. He just happened to show off in front of Lou Xiao'e.
Stealing food is not the work of outsiders. This point has been deduced by He Yuzhu first. What is left is Xu Damao’s highlight moment!
Thinking of this, Xu Damao also said loudly:
"I just figured it out. I have about twenty cabbages. Since it was done by people in the yard, I definitely can't keep them at home.
So my cabbage must still be in the vegetable cellar. As long as I take a look in the vegetable cellar, I will definitely find the vegetable thief."
As soon as Xu Damao said these words, Liu Haizhong quickly selected a few young people from the crowd and asked them to explore the situation in the vegetable cellar and report back.
When Jia Zhang in the crowd saw this, a flash of panic flashed through her heart. She knelt down and asked in a low voice:
"Banggan, grandma asked you, what you picked up two days ago were Shazhu's dishes, right? You didn't touch other people's dishes, right?"
Banggeng nodded heavily and said decisively:
"Grandma, I took the ones from Silhouette and emptied them all. I didn't touch even one of the ones from other people's houses."
Mrs. Jia Zhang felt relieved now. In order to avoid suspicion in the past two days, she didn't even go to the vegetable cellar.
Not only that, she even hid it from Qin Huairu, and the whole family just ordered steamed buns and pickles all day long.
Qin Huairu originally wanted to go to the vegetable cellar to get vegetables at night, but she stopped her because she was worried that He Yuzhu would cause trouble like this.
But she didn't expect that instead of He Yuzhu making a fuss, Xu Damao started making a fuss.
Not long after, the young disciples ran back. The leader ran up and said with a look of disgust:
"Mom, there's a bunch of vegetables in that vegetable cellar. I don't know whose family they belong to. The smell is terrible. The food thief must have peed on it. It's so smelly..."
Another junior immediately placed a cabbage wrapped in clean leaves on the ground and said:
"Hey, there is still a footprint on this vegetable. It must have been accidentally left by the vegetable thief..."
When everyone heard this, they immediately became angry. Originally they just wanted to watch the excitement and catch a vegetable thief, but in the end, the thief went so far that he even cooked the vegetable.
I don’t know if this food thief has harmed other people’s food. Even if he hasn’t, the food is kept in the vegetable cellar, so it’s not allowed to have any odor.
When I think of this, some people with weak appetites will immediately vomit.
He Yuzhu felt numb on the spot after hearing this. Bangge, I’ll just let you use your strengths briefly. I don’t want you to surpass them either!
When the three uncles heard this, they looked at each other, and then they covered their mouths and noses, holding back the disgust in their hearts, and slowly walked towards the cabbage.
That cautious look, as if the cabbage was a bomb.
The three uncles stared at the cabbage for a while, and then Yi Zhonghai took the lead and said:
"Hey! These footprints look like those of a child. They look like they are six or seven years old."
As soon as these words came out, families with children of similar age in the courtyard became alarmed and quickly asked about their children.
Qin Huairu was also panicking at this time. She was originally very scared during the two days when she stole vegetables, but after a few days, she felt relieved when no one mentioned it.
But just now, she saw Xu Damao looking at her with a proud expression, which made her have to be vigilant.
Qin Huairu grabbed the stick and asked seriously:
"Banggan, could you have stolen this dish?"
After she finished speaking, she saw Banggeng shaking his head in confusion, and she felt a little relieved.
However, the next second, she wanted to spit out a mouthful of old blood, because she heard Bang Jie said:
"I only stole Sha Zhu's food, I didn't steal Xu Damao's food."
Now she is catching a vegetable thief. Even if Banggeng didn't steal Xu Damao's, she is still afraid that Banggeng will be accidentally injured. Then she won't be able to explain it clearly.
At this moment, Jia Zhang also squatted down and said with a panicked look:
"Huai Ru, I asked Bangge to steal Shazhu's food, didn't you say that as long as Banggeng said it was for his sister, Shazhu wouldn't be angry.
But why is mom so uneasy right now? How do I feel that I might have picked up the stick from the wrong person?"