vrcanaries Chapter 209 Stealing Steel from the Factory
Chapter 209 Stealing Steel from the Factory
Chu Tian walked up to the director and said in a low voice: "Director, I saw Yi Zhonghai sneaking into the warehouse last night..."
"What?!" The director's face changed. "Are you sure you didn't see it wrong?"
"I'm sure! I saw with my own eyes that he used the key to open the door of the warehouse, then moved out several bars of steel and loaded them onto a truck." Chu Tian said confidently.
"This old man is so audacious!" The director was furious and slammed the table. "Someone, go and capture Yi Zhonghai for me right now!"
Two people from the security department rushed out immediately and brought Yi Zhonghai in after a while.
When Yi Zhonghai saw Sha Zhu and Chu Tian, he immediately understood what was going on. He pretended to be calm and said with his neck stiff, "You...what rights do you have to arrest me? I am an eighth-level fitter and a hero in the factory!"
"Yi Zhonghai, stop pretending! Someone saw you stealing steel from the factory with their own eyes, and you still want to deny it?" The director pointed at his nose and cursed.
"I didn't! I didn't steal anything! They slandered me!" Yi Zhonghai flatly denied it.
"Slander you? Then tell me, what were you doing in the warehouse last night?" Chu Tian pressed on.
"I...I..." Yi Zhonghai stammered and couldn't speak for a long time.
"Humph, I think you are guilty of your crime, right?" The director sneered, "Come here, send him to the security department for interrogation!"
Yi Zhonghai was taken away by the security department. Sha Zhu looked at his back with mixed feelings. He didn't expect that he would be saved by Chu Tian in the end.
"Shazhu, are you okay?" Chu Tian asked with concern.
"I'm fine, thanks to you this time. Otherwise, I can't wash myself clean even if I jump into the Yellow River." Sha Zhu said gratefully.
"We are from the same hospital, it's only natural." Chu Tian smiled, but his eyes were evasive.
Sha Zhu didn't notice Chu Tian's abnormality. He was thinking about Yi Zhonghai's affairs and was full of doubts. He always felt that this matter was not that simple. Why did Chu Tian help him? He seemed to know something...
Sha Zhu stood there in a daze, the despair on Yi Zhonghai's face when he was taken away lingered in his mind. It's not that he didn't believe Yi Zhonghai would steal things, after all, Yi Zhonghai had done a lot of dirty things behind the scenes over the years. But this time, Sha Zhu always felt that something was wrong. Why would Yi Zhonghai steal steel? As an old worker who was about to retire, even if he had some savings, he would not do such a thing.
"Shazhu, Shazhu?" Chu Tian patted his shoulder, interrupting his thoughts.
"Ah, what's wrong?" Sha Zhu came back to his senses.
"What are you thinking about? You're so engrossed. It's okay, let's go back." Chu Tian said with a smile.
Sha Zhu nodded and followed Chu Tian out of the office. Along the way, he wanted to ask Chu Tian what was going on several times, but he swallowed the words back.
Back at the courtyard, Sha Zhu was in a mess. He first went to the backyard to talk to the deaf old lady, but she was not at home. He then turned to the middle courtyard to talk to the third uncle Yan Bugui, but when he thought of Yan Bugui's calculating face, he gave up the idea.
"What is going on?" Sha Zhu sat on the steps at the door of his house, brows furrowed, puzzled.
At this time, Qin Huairu came back from get off work. Seeing Sha Zhu's sad face, she asked with concern: "Sha Zhu, what's wrong with you? Did something happen in the factory?"
Sha Zhu sighed and told Qin Huairu everything that happened today.
Qin Huairu was also surprised after hearing this: "How could this happen? Why would Yi Zhonghai steal steel? This is unbelievable!"
"Yeah, I find it strange too." Sha Zhu scratched his head, "Do you think someone framed him on purpose?"
"Frame him? Who would frame him?" Qin Huairu asked in confusion.
Sha Zhu pondered for a moment, and suddenly Chu Tian's evasive eyes appeared in his mind. His heart skipped a beat: "What do you think, could it be..."
He was about to say Chu Tian's name when he saw Chu Tian walking towards him from the backyard with a net bag in his hand filled with some vegetables and meat.
"Shazhu, Sister Qin, what are you talking about?" Chu Tian greeted them with a smile.
Sha Zhu quickly swallowed the words that were on the tip of his tongue, shook his head and said, "Nothing to talk about, just chatting casually."
Chu Tian smiled, walked to Sha Zhu, patted him on the shoulder, and said, "Sha Zhu, don't worry. The factory will investigate Yi Zhonghai's case. I believe he is innocent."
Sha Zhu pulled the corners of his mouth with a forced smile but said nothing.
Chu Tian exchanged a few more words with Qin Huairu, then carried the net bag back home.
"Shazhu, what did you want to say just now?" Qin Huairu asked impatiently as soon as Chu Tian left.
Sha Zhu hesitated for a moment, then shook his head: "Nothing, I just think this matter is a little strange."
Qin Huairu wanted to ask more, but Sha Zhu changed the subject: "Huairu, I'm hungry, what delicious food did you make?"
Qin Huairu knew that Sha Zhu didn't want to talk, so she stopped asking and got up to go to the kitchen to bring him food.
At night, Sha Zhu lay in bed tossing and turning, unable to sleep, his mind full of Yi Zhonghai and Chu Tian. He always felt that Chu Tian must know something, but why would he help him? Did he really have a grudge against Yi Zhonghai?
Just then, there was a sudden hurried knock on the door.
Sha Zhu sat up suddenly, startled: "Who is it?"
"It's me, Chu Tian!" Chu Tian's anxious voice came from outside the door.
Sha Zhu quickly got out of bed, put on his clothes, and opened the door: "Chu Tian, it's so late, why are you..."
Before he could finish his words, he saw Chu Tian's face was pale, his forehead was covered with sweat, and he was holding a letter in his hand.
"Shazhu, something happened! It's a big accident!" Chu Tian grabbed Shazhu's arm and said with a trembling voice.
Sha Zhu's heart suddenly sank, and an ominous premonition came to his mind: "What's wrong? Tell me slowly."
Chu Tian took a deep breath and handed the letter to Sha Zhu with trembling hands: "Read it yourself."
Sha Zhu took the letter and in the dim light, he saw only a few words written on the envelope: From Sha Zhu himself.
His heart tightened and he quickly opened the envelope and took out the letter inside.
The letter was written with a fountain pen in illegible handwriting, but Sha Zhu could still recognize it at a glance; it was Yi Zhonghai's handwriting.
The content of the letter was very simple, only a few sentences:
Silly Zhu, I know you must have a lot of questions in your mind, but I don't have time to explain to you now. Chu Tian is a good person, you must believe him! Also, don't believe...
The letter stopped abruptly here, as if it was interrupted suddenly by someone.
Sha Zhu's heart skipped a beat and a bad premonition came to his mind.
"Chu Tian, this...what is going on? Yi Zhonghai..."
Before Sha Zhu could finish his words, he saw Chu Tian's face turn pale, his eyes wide open, and he fell straight down.
"Chu Tian! Chu Tian!"