Siheyuan: Started in 1950, third-level cook

Chapter 1111: A Group Visit to the Security Department?

"Why are you searching the house?!"

Seeing so many people agreeing to search the house, Jia Zhangshi rushed over, cursing and swearing.

"Mom, you haven't done anything wrong, so let them search!" Qin Huairu stopped Jia Zhangshi.

It wasn't that she really thought that way, but she was worried that Jia Zhangshi would curse and provoke Section Chief Lü.

Given Section Chief Lü's personality, Jia Zhangshi is sure to be in trouble.

"You little bitch, don't stop me!"

Without a word, Jia Zhangshi pushed Qin Huairu aside: "Whose responsibility is it for making such a mess of the house? Who's going to clean it up for us?"

This is the real reason why Jia Zhangshi was unhappy.

The painting wasn't actually hidden in their house, so there was no need to worry about a search. However, since the house was a mess, it was ultimately up to her and Qin Huairu to clean it up.

Qin Huairu's belly was already quite large, and she would probably need to find an excuse to rest, so the task of cleaning up fell to her.

Moreover, is it reasonable to enter the house to search it?

"Mom, don't worry about it, I'll take care of it!"

Qin Huairu pretended to be reasonable and pulled Jia Zhangshi to her side.

"That's what you said!"

Seeing this, Jia Zhangshi hummed a few words and then quieted down.

"let's start!"

Section Chief Lü waved to the security officers behind him, and several officers rushed into Xu Damao's room.

"Hey, take it easy when you're searching for things, don't break our stuff."

"Especially those plates and bowls on the table, don't smack them!"

Holding the child in his arms, Xu Damao couldn't help but give him some instructions.

Although no one from the security department responded, they were as careful as possible with their movements while searching the items.

After all, it's just a search, not a crime, so there's no need to be too rough.

But being quiet didn't mean the search was sloppy. Several officers searched Xu Damao's house inside and out, even checking under the bed and the beams, but they still couldn't find the calligraphy.

After leaving Xu Damao's house, the security personnel went straight to Liu Haizhong's house, then Shazhu's house, then Yi Zhonghai's house, and so on, until they had searched the Jia family's house, but still could not find the calligraphy.

Upon seeing this, Jia Zhangshi couldn't help but chuckle lewdly.

"If you ask me, Chen Jun must have accidentally lost the letter and then lied that it was stolen. Tsk tsk, he can lose something so valuable."

Seeing Jia Zhangshi's smug look, Chen Jun wasn't particularly angry, but Section Chief Lü's face had already darkened.

I couldn't find it!

Could it be that there's something wrong with my own self-awareness?

The police officers present also had solemn expressions.

They searched together with two groups of people from the security department, but they still couldn't find the calligraphy.

Although the value of that calligraphy cannot be assessed with a specific monetary amount, it is of great significance.

"Section Chief Lü, what do you think of this matter?" a police officer asked as he approached Section Chief Lü.

If this matter isn't thoroughly investigated, both sides will lose face.

“No outsiders entered the courtyard during the day, which means the thief must be a resident of the courtyard.” After a pause, Section Chief Lü glanced at the people present and continued, “It’s just that this person’s method of hiding things is very clever, making it difficult for us to find the calligraphy for the time being.”

"However, don't take any chances. There are no secrets in this world. As long as you do it, you will definitely leave traces. Even if you can't be caught today, you will definitely be discovered in the future. So don't take any chances. Hand over the calligraphy now, and we'll consider you the one who found it."

Section Chief Lü's meaning was clear: as long as the calligraphy was handed over, everything would be fine.

This is actually a compromise, after all, Section Chief Lü was also worried that if it dragged on, the thief would destroy the calligraphy.

Upon hearing these words, Xu Damao also looked at everyone present.

Sha Zhu scratched his forehead, feeling that this matter was a bit troublesome. He had searched inside and outside the house, but where could it be hidden?

The second uncle, Liu Haizhong, and the third uncle, Yan Bugui, both wore long faces; the theft of their belongings had brought shame upon them.

Only Jia Zhangshi, with her face still not fully swollen, was tilting her head back and shaking her head.

Ha, you can't find it, can you?

With just a little effort, I can easily manipulate this bunch of good-for-nothings.

After waiting for a while, Section Chief Lü's expression turned even more unpleasant when no one responded.

"Fine, fine, you won't admit it, huh? I respect you for being a man!"

“Since the perpetrators are people from the courtyard house, everyone present could be a perpetrator. Since no one confesses, we’ll interrogate them one by one.”

Review them one by one?

Upon hearing this, everyone present was stunned.

How do you interrogate people one by one like this?

We can't just have everyone line up and ask them questions one by one, can we?

Putting aside how much time that would take, what kind of information could you possibly get from questioning people in the courtyard?

Pure waste of time.

"Section Chief Lü, how should we ask the questions? Should I organize everyone and have them line up in a few lines?" Liu Haizhong stepped forward and asked.

He really enjoys managing the residents.

It can highlight his status as the person in charge.

Section Chief Lü shook his head: "How can we conduct the interrogation in the courtyard? Everyone, come with me to the security office!"

What? ? ?

Everyone was completely dumbfounded.

"No, why should we go to the security office? We're not thieves."

"Exactly! We just helped look for something. Even if we didn't do anything special, we still put in the effort. How can you treat us like suspects!"

"Damn it, which bastard stole the words? Step forward now!"

"Don't let me find out who did it, or I'll dig up their family's ancestral graves."

"Thieves will have their whole family die! Whoever steals will have their whole family die!"

Um? ?

Jia Zhangshi, who had been smug, felt as if she had been shoved with dog excrement upon hearing this.

But no matter what she does, more and more people are cursing the thief.

The fact that everyone helped look for the lost calligraphy piece is already quite generous; now that they're going to take it to the security office is making everyone very upset.

"Section Chief Lü, isn't it a bit too much of a commotion to send everyone to the security department?" Liu Haizhong asked, looking troubled.

The entire courtyard house has quite a few people. If so many people go to the security office for questioning, who knows what rumors will spread if people from other courtyards see it.

Moreover, with this kind of thing happening, Director Wang of the subdistrict office will definitely not be able to keep it a secret, and he will inevitably get a scolding.

"no!"

Section Chief Lü showed no respect to Liu Haizhong and directly raised his hand to refuse.

"I'm going to find the person who stole the words today. Until I find them, everyone is suspicious, including you!"

Liu Haizhong's expression froze.

That's not a nice thing to say. He's the head steward of the courtyard house, after all.

Just as Section Chief Lü was about to lead his men to the Security Section, Yan Bugui, who hadn't said much, seemed to have thought of something.

"Well, it seems we've missed something."