Chapter 231 The Mysterious Perpetrator

Chapter 231 The Mysterious Perpetrator

Chapter 231 The Mysterious Perpetrator
"What are you doing! Rewinding and fast forwarding." Xiao Ming looked at Chen Xi operating on the computer and was a little confused. He watched the video several times but didn't find any clues.

Even the police didn't notice anything, how could a student possibly see anything.

"When was the last time the glass was broken?" Chen Xi looked up at Xiao Ming.

"Fuck, I get angry when I talk about this. Just three days ago, the day after I repaired the glass, it was broken again!" Xiao Ming punched the table angrily.

"Damn it, if I were here, I would have beaten this guy up a long time ago." Dongdong waved his fist.

"When was the first time you broke the glass?" Chen Xi asked again.

"This bastard smashed the glass for the first time a month ago. I called the police at that time, and he didn't show up for a while afterwards. I guess he was afraid of being caught by the police. When the police stopped showing up here, he came again. The time interval was different each time, and the time of the crime was also random. Anyway, he smashed the glass after get off work."

"Is there anyone on duty?"

"Yes, we sent Lao Li, Lao Song and others. I also had some myself. But every time the glass broke, when we came out, the people had disappeared."

Xiao Ming sighed helplessly.

"This person's walking posture is a bit strange!" Chen Xi pointed to the video screen.

"Where? Why can't I see it?" Dongdong raised his head in confusion.

"I feel like it's shaking." Chen Xi murmured to himself.

"He always appears in the early morning and evening. I guess the temperature is low and cold."

"I see a lot of foreign hooligans walking like this, and they feel so cool! Usually these people like street dancing and skateboarding."

Dongdong and Xiaoming each expressed their opinions.

"Based on previous patterns, this guy should take action again in the next few days. We should just stay at the company at night."

"Right on my mind."

"If we catch this guy, we'll skin him alive."

The three of them looked at each other and nodded at the same time.

"Dong dong."

"Enter!"

There was a gentle knock on the office door, and then Xia Lian walked in.

Although her salary increased significantly after she started working at Sihai Company, she still maintained a simple dressing style.

Today, she was wearing an old light green dress. Although simple, it revealed a unique freshness.

"Chen Xi, you're back! Um, Uncle Song said he wants to talk to you about something, so he asked you to go outside for a while."

"Ok."

When she saw Chen Xi, a glimmer of excitement flashed in Xia Lian's eyes, and then she pointed outside.

At this time, Old Song was squatting alone in a corner outside the warehouse, holding a cigarette in his hand and smoking leisurely.

Suddenly, he saw Chen Xi's figure, and immediately became alert and waved to him.

Chen Xi walked over quickly with a friendly smile on his face. He took out a pack of Huaguo cigarettes from his pocket and handed it to Lao Song, "Hey, Lao Song! Have a smoke!"

Old Song took the cigarette and nodded gratefully. The two squatted side by side and lit the cigarettes in their hands. For a moment, the smoke enveloped their figures.

"Here, look at this."

"You asked me to come here just to see your cigarette butt?"

Seeing the cigarette butt in Old Song's hand, Chen Xi's face turned black.

"This is not what I smoke! Look carefully, this is a Zhonghua cigarette. We all smoke local cigarettes."

"Oh?"

Chen Xi looked at the piece of butt in Lao Song's hand, and it seemed to be really China.

"This must have been caused by the guy who broke the glass."

"How can you be so sure? It couldn't be someone else?"

"I found this next to the warehouse. Judging from the appearance of the cigarette, it must have been left here in the past few days. It rained before, and this cigarette butt has obviously not been soaked by water..."

"Old Song, it's a shame that you don't become a police dog."

Seeing that Old Song was actually smelling the cigarette butt, Chen Xi immediately started teasing him.

"Fuck you! I got someone to fix the camera. What should I do next?"

"What should I do? What else can I do?"

Chen Xi clenched his fists, and Old Song, who was watching from the side, also grinned.

At night, the three of them ate something casually and sat in the company to chat.

Recently, several companies have had good revenues, have added a new group of employees, and are developing rapidly.

However, they have never touched the office buildings in the southeast area. They are mainly family businesses and there is not much conflict with those foreign companies. Therefore, there are no disputes and frictions like the previous one with Barnaby Company.

Matthew's tutoring class has never stopped. It is now providing training for employees of certain companies. Lao Wei and his colleagues are too busy to have time.

Gou Zi managed Richmond in an orderly manner. With the help of the reputation of the Vietnamese, although he offended many colleagues, no one dared to cause trouble.

The income at the Internet cafes has skyrocketed. I heard that the online games played by those international students have added features such as raffles and equipment crafting, which have some gambling elements in them.

The more players play, the more addicted they become. Plus, the Internet cafes charge money very quickly, and the money is deposited almost instantly. They make a lot of money from the service fees.

Chen Xi was speechless after hearing this. He knew that game very well. The boss of the game company became the richest man in China thanks to that game.

After playing those games with beautiful graphics in his previous life, Chen Xi was too lazy to touch this kind of game.

However, this is not the case for other players. Some people even buy accounts directly from trading platforms, and each account is worth a lot of money.

"By the way, I met Li Yuqing on the plane when I came back. She was talking on and on for a long time and I didn't know what to say. Finally, I felt sleepy and fell asleep. When I woke up, I found that she was staring at me angrily. Is there something wrong with her brain? Did I offend her?" Dongdong talked about what happened on the plane with an innocent look on his face.

"Maybe she's having her period!" Chen Xi shrugged. This was the case when he was dating Li Yuqing in his previous life. After that, he would lose his temper at the slightest provocation.

"There are always a few days every month..." Xiao Ming recited the advertising slogan while shaking his head.

"Dip~dip~"

"Hey, baby..."

Saori's call came by chance, and Chen Xi hadn't seen her for a long time, so the two of them started chatting happily.

Saori just came back today and called Chen Xi as soon as she got home. Chen Xi, who had been holding back for two months, immediately agreed to meet her when he was free after hearing the tempting voice on the phone.

However, the most important thing now is to catch the guy who broke the glass.

"Hmph, stinky Chen Xi, we haven't had that for two months, and he can actually hold it in. He must have another woman outside." Saori hung up the phone and rolled on the bed holding the pillow in dissatisfaction.

She is also feeling very uncomfortable now. She originally wanted to have a big fight tonight, but was rejected by the other party. She feels uncomfortable just thinking about it.

The three of them made a plan, Xiao Ming was responsible for monitoring and turned his phone to silent mode.

Chen Xi and Dong Dong were responsible for guarding both ends.

The weather is getting warmer now, so it won’t be too cold if you wear a coat at night.

After twelve o'clock, Chen Xi quietly left the company, crossed the road and came to the street opposite.

He chose a secluded corner from which he could clearly observe the company's main entrance.

At this time, the road had become extremely deserted, with almost no pedestrians to be seen.

Occasionally a few cars sped past, making a whistling sound, breaking the tranquility of the night.

Chen Xi crouched there, not daring to even light his usual cigarette, for fear that the faint flame would expose his position.

He stared at the main entrance of the company, his heart filled with nervousness and anticipation.

He originally thought that this would be a long and indefinite wait, because the perpetrators were often secretive and the time was unpredictable. However, to his surprise, he made a discovery after just over half an hour.

A figure slowly appeared in his sight. It was a tall and thin man wearing a peaked cap, with a slightly hunched back when he walked. He was wearing a coat, and these features were strikingly similar to the suspect in the video.

Chen Xi's heartbeat couldn't help but quicken. He tried to stay calm and continued to observe the man's movements.

The man walked past the company entrance with his hands in his pockets and his head down, just like an ordinary pedestrian.

The pace was neither fast nor slow, and there didn't seem to be anything unusual.

However, when he reached the corner of the company, he suddenly disappeared.

Chen Xi hid in the dark, his heart full of doubts, but he did not act rashly, but continued to observe.

At this time, Xiao Ming was staring at the screen nervously in the monitoring room.

He naturally noticed the man who had just walked by, and soon found that he had disappeared from the surveillance footage.

Xiao Ming's heartbeat quickened. He didn't dare to be careless and stared at the screen closely, fearing that he would miss any clues. He also didn't send text messages to Chen Xi and Dong Dong, because he was worried that this would cause unnecessary misunderstandings.

After all, what if the other person is really just an ordinary passerby?
Wouldn't rash action alert the enemy?

Dong Dong, who was on the other side, initially felt that an ordinary passerby was passing by the company. Because he did not hear any unusual noises such as breaking glass, and the person only appeared briefly, he did not take immediate action.

As time passed, everyone began to wonder if they were being too sensitive.

However, at this moment, the man who had just passed by actually walked back along the same route. He had obviously gone in a circle, and this action immediately aroused Chen Xi's vigilance.

Huh? Is this guy observing? He is really careful.

Seeing the man coming again, Chen Xi analyzed the situation secretly in his mind.

This time, the man did not leave directly like before, but glanced around intentionally or unintentionally.

His movements were very quick. He only turned his head to look for a few seconds. If you didn't look carefully, it would be difficult to notice his action.

What the hell? He left again?

Not long after, the man disappeared again around the corner of the company building.

Chen Xi suppressed his inner impulse and decided to continue hiding in the dark and observing.

Dong Dong was also shocked when he saw this scene. He was more convinced that this man was the culprit they had been looking for.

When the man showed up for the third time, things had changed dramatically.

He did not just pass by the company gate as before, but walked directly in from the entrance next to the company. There was no iron gate blocking the way, and inside were rows of warehouses, each equipped with rolling shutters.

The man quickly disappeared from Chen Xi's sight, obviously he was very familiar with the terrain here.

After a few seconds, Chen Xi's phone screen lit up and displayed a text message. He opened it and saw that it was from Xiao Ming.

After seeing the text message, Chen Xi became excited and immediately crossed the road and headed towards the company.

At this time, the man was standing at the door of the warehouse, concentrating on operating something on his mobile phone, and seemed to be completely unaware of the movements around him.

After receiving the text message, Dongdong walked over quietly from the darkness.

This is a small path inside the company. On the left is the company building, and on the right are rows of closely packed small warehouses.

The man lowered his head, concentrating on his phone, and didn't notice Dongdong approaching at all.

Dongdong moved his feet carefully, trying not to make any noise.

Chen Xi had also come over from the other side, and the two of them were attacking the man from the front and back.

"Don't you like smashing glass? I'll let you do it!" Dongdong had already reached the other person. The man seemed to have noticed something and looked up quickly, only to see a huge fist coming towards him.

With a muffled sound, the man fell to the ground and his cell phone flew out, making a crisp sound when it hit the ground.

Dongdong quickly stepped forward and controlled the man who fell to the ground to prevent him from struggling or escaping.

"Let me see who you are!" Dongdong pulled off the other person's hat and took out the flashlight from his body and shone it on him.

"Why does this guy look so familiar!" Dongdong looked at the man's face and it was obvious that he had seen him somewhere.

"Isn't this Xiaotian! You...you you!" Xiao Ming also ran over at this time, and when he saw the man on the ground, he couldn't help but pointed at him in surprise.

"An employee of Sihai?" Chen Xi looked at the other person and his expression turned ugly.

Guard day and night, it’s hard to guard against house thieves!
Chen Xi really wanted to go up and kick Tian Gou, but he held back.

"Why did you smash the company's glass?" Chen Xi asked coldly.

"Ah? Boss... I didn't... it wasn't me." Tian Gou felt a little dizzy at this time, but after seeing the three people beside him clearly, he immediately explained.

"Then what are you doing here in the middle of the night? If you don't tell the truth, I'll send you to the police station." Chen Xi squatted down with a stern face and grabbed Tian Gou by the collar.

"No, I saw something happened at the company, and I wanted to help catch someone..."

"Then why are you dressed like the suspect? And wearing the same hat."

"This is the company's hat..."

"Fuck, it really is."

When Dongdong heard what Tian Gou said, he picked up the hat on the ground and saw that it was the work hat of Sihai employees.

"What were you doing with your phone?"

"I'm texting my classmate to see if she's back in Australia..."

Tian Gou explained aggrievedly that he had just been investigating here for a long time and found nothing, so he picked up his phone to ask if Li Yuqing had returned.

"What are you doing wandering around here?"

"I want to simulate the criminal's crime..."

"You are an idiot!"

Xiao Ming slapped Tian Gou on the head. He was really mad at this stupid employee. He thought he had caught the person, but now there was such a noise, he didn't know if it had alerted the enemy.

"Okay, let's go inside the company and talk. Don't turn on the lights." Chen Xi brought Tian Gou into the Sihai office building. He decided to ask this guy a question.

"…That's what happened. I also want to help the company catch that guy."

"Oda is also doing this for the good of the company, forget it."

Xiao Ming listened to Tian Gou's explanation and patted him on the shoulder with emotion. It made him feel very gratified as a boss that the company had such a loyal subordinate.

Chen Xi narrowed his eyes, thinking about what Tian Gou had just said, and was analyzing whether what this guy said was true or false.

"boom!"

Suddenly there was a deafening noise, and the glass of a window on the second floor of the company shattered instantly. The glass fragments fell from the upstairs like raindrops, hitting the ground with a crisp sound.

This sudden change made everyone stunned.

"What are you standing there for? Chase him!" Chen Xi shouted and quickly ran to the main entrance on the first floor, but found that it was locked by someone.

He was so angry that he turned around and walked out the back door, but Dongdong had already chased him out.

The path behind led to a crossroads. When they chased out, they found that the outside was empty and the man had disappeared long ago.

"Grandma Li! Huff~" Dongdong looked around breathlessly. The road was quiet with only a few of them.

"Go back!" Chen Xi said with a gloomy face.

It's already past one o'clock and everyone is feeling a little sleepy, especially Chen Xi, who just came back by plane today.

Last night, he had a dream that was difficult to talk about. He actually fought with Zhao Lingshan for three hundred rounds in the dream.

When he woke up in the morning, he looked at the beauty beside him and felt hot all over.

Finally, he concluded that it was because he hadn't had sex for two months and the hormones in his body caused his dreams to become chaotic.

It seems necessary to go to Saori and solve some personal problems.

"Let's have someone come and fix the glass tomorrow!"

"Forget it?"

"That person probably won't be coming anytime soon. He must have discovered us and should hide for a while."

Chen Xi said while touching his chin, while Dong Dong clenched his fists with an unwilling look on his face.

"Boss, don't worry, I will definitely catch that guy!" Tian Gou said, covering his face swollen from being hit by Dongdong.

"You?... Ahem~ Sorry, I was a little too rough just now." Dongdong glanced at Tian Gou, looked at his injured face, and suddenly apologized embarrassedly.

"It's okay, boss, you did a great job! It just enlightened me. I just thought about it and realized that my simulated crime method was so poor that I was caught in an instant..."

"Um... do you have masochism..."

Dongdong almost fell down when he heard what Tian Gou said.

"Is this guy really from our Didi University? How did you recruit such a talent? He is simply a Crouching Dragon, but lacks a Phoenix Chick..." Chen Xi pulled Xiao Ming aside and whispered.

"It's not very good here, Xiaotian, but he still works very hard." Xiao Ming pointed to his head and spoke well of this loyal employee.

"Okay, okay! Just cover the windows simply and clean up the broken glass at the door, then we can go back to sleep. Don't let anyone see the smashed glass again tomorrow. It will damage the company's image. Others will think we owe money and are being retaliated against!" Chen Xi waved his hand and directed everyone to start working.

There are broken glass all over the floor outside the door; passersby on the street will definitely notice it tomorrow.

"What did this guy use to break the glass?" Chen Xi found a gray stone on the ground on the second floor.

"It's just a stone!"

"Is it this one?"

"The stones all look similar, I think. They look similar in size and color."

Xiao Ming looked at what Chen Xi was holding and recalled what had happened before.

"Did you find anything?" Dongdong came over. The glass at the door had already been cleaned by him.

"This must have been picked up from the same place." Chen Xi looked at the stone in his hand and muttered to himself.

(End of this chapter)