Chapter 49: Obligation [Seeking Follow-up Reading]

It also caused a train derailment.

Fortunately, it was a coal train, and it was not traveling very fast. It had just come out of the mine and was about to be retrained and loaded at the freight train station in the town.

However, the impact caused was no different from a magnitude 10 earthquake. All the cadres in charge of safety in Fan Town, including the railway police and the public security, cannot escape responsibility.

Lu Yang doesn't sympathize with anyone.

Fan Town is his hometown. If possible, he certainly doesn't want this to happen again.

Moreover, he had a very good impression of the two men in front of him and felt that they were worth making friends with.

Besides, considering the help that Public Security Wei had given a few days ago and today's iron pot stewed goose, he couldn't just sit there and watch indifferently as these two people suffered another big loss next year because they didn't handle the case well.

Think of this.

Lu Yang was ready to speak and find a reason to remind these two people.

However, before he could figure out the reason, the burly man opposite him had already ate three bowls of rice, along with dried radish and peanuts, and ate until he burped.

Then throw away the dishes.

"full."

After finishing, he sniffed his nose and said, "Hiss, what a delicious goose meat. Forget it, save some soup for me to eat with dinner. I'm leaving now."

Say it.

He stood up and walked towards the door, looking as if he came and left in a hurry. It was indeed that he was a soldier with a military background and was decisive and efficient.

Lu Yang secretly praised in his heart.

I didn't feel that the other party was being rude to me.

Wei Gongan smiled apologetically and said to the Lu Yang brothers, "I'm so sorry today. I originally planned to introduce the director to you two, but something happened and it was his duty. Our director is impatient and is busy catching thieves right now. I guess he doesn't have an appetite to eat this goose. Let's eat it all later and leave nothing for him."

While joking, he was ready to let the matter go.

Seeing that the time was right, Lu Yang took the opportunity to say, "I heard that there was a thief who stole road spikes. Road spikes like these should be very heavy, a few of them weigh 1kg. If he stole dozens or hundreds of them at a time, I'm afraid it would be difficult to sell the stolen goods, right?"

After hearing Lu Yang's words, Wei Zheng fell into deep thought.

Yes!

This kind of stuff is not easy to sell as it is too conspicuous. Anyone who collects scraps with a little common sense generally won't dare to accept it. One or two is okay, but if there are so many, that would be a bit too much.

But if they were not stealing to sell, but just wanting to use them for fun, then one or two would be enough. No one would steal so many at once. That would only prove that the thief had an accomplice, or at least a downstream buyer. So where should this downstream buyer be found?
Wei Zheng was clueless for a moment.

Before the director left, he had already told him that they had already discussed it with the railway patrol officers, and they would start to act separately, with this town as the center, and form groups of several people to secretly visit all the scrap collection stations in the surrounding towns and villages. If there was still no result, they would then step by step investigate the idle people who were collecting scraps in the streets.

Before, he thought this was a good idea.

But after listening to Lu Yang's words, he felt that doing so might be a futile effort. The scrap shop was too conspicuous, and no thief would be so stupid as to do so. Doing so would not only waste a lot of manpower and material resources, but also alert the enemy, and he might miss the best opportunity to find the stolen goods.

Think of this.

He raised his head suddenly: "Boss Lu, you are well-informed, what do you think?"

Seeing that the other party was so knowledgeable, Lu Yang quickly waved his hand and said, "I can't say I'm well-informed, but when I was in Shanghai, I heard that many young people, especially the unemployed, like to run around the streets and think they are fashionable. It is popular to play with a knife made of railroad spikes. I heard that this kind of knife is sharp, tough, and not easy to break. Maybe you can go to the blacksmith shops in the nearby towns to have a look."

Be brief and to the point.

But Lu Yang believed that with his reminder, as long as Public Security Wei was not stupid, he would be able to find the clue quickly.

In the previous life, it was because the lamp was dark.

The comrades from the police station immediately thought of secretly investigating the scrap shops in the surrounding towns and villages, and they were willing to spend a lot of manpower and resources for this purpose.

When there is no result in the investigation of waste collectors, they will turn their attention to other places.

Of course, there might have been police officers in the previous life who, after remembering the incident, went to the surrounding blacksmith shops to investigate, but it was too late by then.

Since you have the courage to do so.

Once stolen goods like railroad spikes enter a blacksmith's shop, they will definitely be arranged to work overtime, be hammered into knives, and be transformed. They will be circulated as quickly as possible and enter thousands of households. By then, even if you want to check, there will be nowhere to go.

After listening to Lu Yang's words.

Wei Zheng's eyes lit up: "Good idea, I think we can give it a try. If we can really find a clue, Boss Lu, you will help us a lot. Come on, come on, no need to say thank you, it's all in the tea."

Just at this time.

The young man walked in carrying a large pot of stewed goose meat.

He was stunned when he heard the words, and looked at Lu Yang. For a moment, a gleam of light seemed to flash in his eyes.

Lu Yang smiled and nodded at him, then said to Wei Gongan who was standing opposite him: "This is not a big deal, it's just my civic duty. Besides, Fan Town is also my hometown. I have no choice but to do my best for my hometown and eliminate those who are doing bad things."

Wei Zheng's eyes lit up when he heard this, and he slapped the table and laughed, "Okay, well said, it's all clear now. It's a pity that I have something else to do this afternoon, otherwise I would have had a few drinks with you."

At this time, the young man had already set the table.

Wei Zheng then said to him, "Xiao Gong, stop busying yourself. You don't have any other customers except us. Hurry up and sit down and eat with us. Just think of it as eating for your brother-in-law who doesn't have the good fortune to eat. Haha..."

The young man did not refuse.

He turned around and got another set of bowls and chopsticks. After sitting down, he started eating without saying a word.

Seeing this, Wei Zheng sighed and shook his head.

He had no choice but to say to Lu Yang and his eldest cousin, "Eat, everyone eat."

The atmosphere seems a little weird.

Seeing this, Lu Yang simply stopped talking, gave his eldest cousin a look, and buried his head in his meal.

smell good!
It’s authentic and is worthy of being a famous dish from Northeast China.

Lu Yang felt that this iron pot stewed goose already had the original flavor, except for the lack of pot stickers. Wow... the cook's cooking skills are really amazing!

Lu Yang was very satisfied with this meal.

However, something unexpected happened when paying the bill. It was originally agreed that Lu Yang would treat the meal and Wei Gongan would decide the location.

The explanation now is that the goose was raised by Wei's own family, and the processing fee was paid. The young man said that he also ate at the table, so he just considered it as if neither owed anyone anything, and used it to pay for the meal.

what is it now?
You wouldn't really force Wei Gongan to pay for the goose, right?

Well, I owe you another big favor.

In the end, Lu Yang had to cheat. He gave his eldest cousin a look, asking him to take out the three packs of cigarettes that he had prepared as a thank you. He then asked Wei Gongan to accept them without any explanation, even though Wei Gongan said it would be a mistake.

Lu Yang also gave a best of both worlds solution: "How about this, these cigarettes can be used as my meal payment. You, Old Wei, can treat me to goose, but I, Lu Yang, cannot treat you to cigarettes, right? There is no such reason no matter how hard you try."

"That's all, it won't happen again."

Since Lu Yang said so, Wei Zheng had no choice but to nod helplessly.

Take the cigarette.

He kept one cigarette for himself and gave two to the young man surnamed Gong: "Ping An, take this cigarette. When Zheng Suo comes back tonight, give your brother-in-law one more."

(End of this chapter)