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When Director Liu was asked, he said something similar to Zhao Dayong, and he also trusted Li Donghai's professional ability.

Although the two people's negligence in management existed, it had little direct relationship with the ** case. Dong Lixin did not delve into these details.

On the other hand, all the workers who worked the night shift were recalled to the factory, except Lin Ming.

"Where is Lin Ming?"

"Director Dong, we have investigated. Lin Ming did not return to the courtyard after finishing his night shift. A neighbor named Lou Xiao'e told us that he went hunting in the mountains to complete a task assigned by the subdistrict office. We have confirmed this from Director Wang of the subdistrict office."

Another person added: "We also asked other people and Zhang Hua saw Lin Ming get on the bus to Changping."

"Director Dong, could this be related to Lin Ming..."

Dong Lixin shook his head. "It's unlikely. Lin Ming just came to the steel mill after retiring from the army. He hasn't been here long. The means this time are similar to the last time. It's obviously the behavior of a gang."

Officer Chen from the Public Security Bureau also nodded. Although they could not completely rule out Lin Ming's suspicion, this made them pay attention to the management loopholes in the workshop again.

"Are there any suspicious signs outside the workshop?"

"No obvious clues were found. The security personnel on night shift last night said they heard some noise but found nothing wrong."

Dong Lixin frowned: "Who heard it? Did they check it?"

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Cai Yunhai said confidently, "It was most likely Yang Ping. He was on duty last night and had the opportunity to do it. He didn't return to the courtyard this morning, so he was obviously dealing with the stolen goods."

After saying this, Cai Yunhai secretly rejoiced. He was worrying about how to let Yang Ping take the blame for him, but he didn't expect that the other party would reveal such an obvious flaw. If it wasn't him, why didn't he go home? This was already the biggest doubt.

Chen Xiaoru didn't care who did it, she only cared about her own interests: "Uncle Cai, I heard that Donghui Factory punished a group of people that year. Will many people be punished this time?"

Cai Yunhai nodded and responded: "Someone will definitely be punished. Director Liu and Yang Ping are definitely involved. The former is the workshop director, and the latter was on duty that night. Regardless of whether they did it or not, they must bear the responsibility."

Chen Xiaoru laughed: "Uncle Cai, will you be implicated as well?"

Cai Yunhai sighed, feeling a little pain in his heart. As the custodian of the artifact, he must bear the responsibility. However, compared with Yang Ping, he felt that the losses were worth it.

"Xiao Ru, this happened to me. No matter how the factory punishes me, I have nothing to say. I am the sinner in the factory. I must find the person who did something to the workpiece and will never let him go."

Chen Xiaoru quickly comforted him, "Uncle Cai, can Yang Ping still stay in the factory after being punished? If he is fired, his house..."

Cai Yunhai thought for a while, shook his head and said, "I'm not sure about this. Yang Ping's situation is different from ours. Our house was allocated by the factory, while his was allocated by the street office. However, as long as it is confirmed that he did it, I will definitely take Aunt Zhang to the street office and drive him out of the courtyard. We can't let him ruin the reputation of the courtyard."

Chen Xiaoru felt a little regretful, but also a little expectant, thinking that maybe she could take the opportunity to get Yang Ping's house.

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There are still many villagers at the foot of the mountain. Some carry baskets to pick wild vegetables, which shows that their families are not well-off; some carry bundles of firewood, which can be used to make fire and cook, or to sell in the city for money.

Due to the tight supply of coal in the city and the even scarcity of gas, most families still choose to burn firewood.

Yang Ping's eyes kept scanning the people passing by, looking for a suitable target.

The villagers passing by also looked at him curiously, guessing why he came.

"Comrade, what do you do?" A man in his forties came over and asked.

Yang Ping smiled slightly: "Old comrade, I am a worker at the Red Star Steel Rolling Mill. I came here to find some prey. To be honest, my family is short of meat, and I don't have many meat coupons, so I wanted to try my luck."

When the man saw Yang Ping wearing the work clothes of the Red Star Steel Mill, his vigilance was reduced.

"Who told you that?"

"I figured it out myself."

The man smiled, took out a half-smoked cigarette from his pocket, and took out a match to light it.

Yang Ping patted his forehead, and hurriedly took out a pack of "Pegasus" cigarettes from his pocket, opened it, took out a cigarette and handed it to the other party. At that time, there was a popular saying - ride "Pegasus" on the "bridge" to swim in the "Yangtze River". These were high-priced cigarettes that smokers in the city liked.

The man took the cigarette and looked at Yang Ping. "The kids in the city want to eat meat, and so do we. You have wages, but we only have work points. If we had meat, we would have found a way to deal with it a long time ago."

Yang Ping smiled bitterly and handed the cigarette to the other party: "Uncle, I don't smoke, you take this pack of cigarettes. I thought I could catch prey more often if I had a mountain to lean on."

The man took it and didn't refuse. He carefully put the cigarette into his pocket. "People here are short of food. There aren't many prey left in the mountains. It's good to come across a hare occasionally. Most of the other animals hide in the mountains."

Yang Ping looked up at the mountain and thought so. The mountain was not too low, so it was still possible for the villagers to go in when there were many of them, but it would be too dangerous if there were few of them.

"Then I came here for nothing?"

The man finished smoking half a cigarette and then answered, "That's right. If you had come a few days ago, someone in the village caught two wild rabbits, and they were bought by the buyers in the city."

"Uncle, can you find a guide to accompany me into the mountains?"

The man looked at Yang Ping again and saw that he was unwilling to return empty-handed.

"Forget it. For the sake of this pack of cigarettes, I'll let your son accompany you. But we've agreed that the mountains are dangerous.

Lu Feng raised his head, and the scenery around him made him feel nervous: "Oh no, we have been fighting all the way and have come here. This is deep in the mountains, and few people have set foot here. Let's go back!"

Zhang Hao seemed to be in no hurry at all, sitting leisurely aside: "Why are you in such a hurry? Take a rest first. Look at you, your forehead is covered with sweat. Eat some candy to replenish your strength."

After saying that, Zhang Hao took out a bag of candies, about seven or eight pieces in it, and handed it to Lu Feng.

Lu Feng looked at Zhang Hao hesitantly and did not take it.

"Take it!"

Lu Feng then slowly reached out his hand and took a candy. Unexpectedly, Zhang Hao smiled, held his hand, and stuffed all the candies into his hand.

“Not so much.”

Zhang Hao said nonchalantly: "It's okay, I have plenty here."

Lu Feng had no choice but to accept it and put it carefully in his pocket, not even daring to eat it.

"Refill your energy quickly."

Lu Feng shook his head and refused: "I don't want to eat it anymore, I..." His face turned red before he finished speaking.

Zhang Hao jokingly asked, "Do you want to leave it to your sweetheart?"