Chapter 63

The thing is gone! At this moment, Jiang Deming really felt a bit out of his wits. Although he did not personally participate in last night’s operation, he had heard from Jiang Dezhi about the location of the wooden box. Today’s surprise inspection was entirely his initiative. According to the original plan, the best outcome would be for the other members of the inspection team to find the wooden box and open it in public. If that didn’t work, he would have to do it himself. But now, why hasn’t it been found?

It must have been taken! If it really was taken, then someone must have known that something was hidden here. If this guess is correct, then last night’s events have likely been exposed. All the people involved, including him and his brother Jiang Dezhi, would be in big trouble. Thinking of this, Jiang Deming immediately looked at He Xiangdong. If it was taken, then He Xiangdong must already know what was in the wooden box.

But He Xiangdong’s expression made Jiang Deming freeze instantly. It was clearly an expression of someone who knew nothing, even a bit confused about why Jiang Deming suddenly turned to look at him instead of continuing the inspection. This expression slightly reassured Jiang Deming. He Xiangdong didn’t know, but another question arose: If He Xiangdong didn’t know, then who took the wooden box? Who could take the wooden box from the third workshop without alarming He Xiangdong, the factory manager?

Jiang Deming held his patience and went to several other places where Jiang Dezhi had told him there were wooden boxes. Without exception, none of them had any trace of the wooden boxes. He even saw other members of the inspection team check some of the locations he knew about, but their expressions were normal, showing no signs of any unexpected discoveries. This meant that there were no wooden boxes in those places either.

Who! Who exactly! Who has the ability to enter the third workshop without He Xiangdong knowing and who knows all the hiding places of the wooden boxes? Suddenly, a person who met the criteria appeared in Jiang Deming’s mind: Security guard Old Zhang, their inside man. Old Zhang, who worked the night shift, had the keys to the third workshop and the factory gate. He was always in the gatehouse before others came to work, making him the only one who could quietly complete this task without alarming anyone.

But what was the motive? Old Zhang, the inside man chosen by Jiang Dezhi, was an old employee of Qingshan Machinery. He had been laid off before Jiang Dezhi took over Qingshan Machinery and went to work for He Xiangdong. He thought it would be better than before, but He Xiangdong believed he had low education and poor skills, so he only gave him a security job. Therefore, Old Zhang must be very dissatisfied with He Xiangdong. Plus, Jiang Dezhi had given him many benefits, so he should be very eager to deal with He Xiangdong.

Even if they had misjudged him from the beginning, even if Old Zhang was a loyal supporter of He Xiangdong, he should have played a double agent and told He Xiangdong everything to get more benefits from him and improve his status in He Xiangdong’s eyes. But now, He Xiangdong clearly knows nothing. If it was really Old Zhang, why would he go to such lengths to move all those things? Sell them himself? Impossible! Those were all controlled knives. Would he be that foolish?

The only person who met the criteria had no motive. Jiang Deming’s head was about to explode, and he couldn’t think of who else could have done this. The placement of the wooden boxes was personally supervised by Jiang Dezhi. His brother wouldn’t lie to him about this. Since the wooden boxes were indeed there before they left, how could they just vanish like this? At this moment, the story Jiang Dezhi told him last night about the third workshop being haunted suddenly resurfaced from the depths of his memory.

It couldn’t be... Jiang Deming instantly felt a cold wind pass over him, making him shiver. Could there really be something not human? Could it be that those things moved all the wooden boxes? Jiang Deming wanted to say it was impossible, but he had a guilty conscience. Plus, Jiang Dezhi had given a detailed account last night. Now, thinking about it, Jiang Deming felt something on the back of his neck. Fortunately, it was daytime, or he might have really touched his neck.

“Ah!”

At this moment, a scream came from a female member of the inspection team not far from Jiang Deming. She covered her mouth with one hand and pointed at Jiang Deming, or rather, at the back of his neck!

Jiang Deming’s hair stood on end. No way! It’s broad daylight! And there are so many people around. Could it be that ghosts don’t fear the light or the presence of people anymore? They dare to show up so openly in broad daylight? Thinking of this, Jiang Deming’s body stiffened, and he didn’t dare to move a finger.

“Spider!”

Huh? Spider? Jiang Deming was dumbfounded. What does that mean? A spider demon? Could it be a monster instead of a ghost?

At this moment, a deputy factory manager of Dongfang Hardware stepped forward, reached out, and lightly flicked the back of Jiang Deming’s neck. He then said, “Sorry, Deputy Director Jiang. It seems there are still some hygiene blind spots near the workshop roof. We will definitely clean them thoroughly. I apologize for scaring you, Deputy Director Jiang.”

What? A spider? Jiang Deming turned his head and looked at the ground. A small black spider, about the size of a fingernail, quickly scurried into a crack and disappeared. Seeing this, Jiang Deming couldn’t help but laugh and frown at the same time. His face turned red and then green. He had really lost face. It was just a spider. It’s normal for female colleagues to scream when they see such things, but he had broken out in a cold sweat. What a mess!

After this incident, Jiang Deming couldn’t continue with the inspection. The workers and other members of the inspection team all had expressions of wanting to laugh but not daring to, which made Jiang Deming very depressed. Clearly, all the wooden boxes had disappeared. No matter who took them, their plan had completely failed. Next, they would have to worry about whether this matter would be exposed.

Without Jiang Deming’s insistence, the other members of the inspection team naturally didn’t take it seriously. Accompanied by He Xiangdong and others, the inspection team quickly checked a few more locations and found no issues. Then, they were seen off by He Xiangdong and the workers, and they left in their Passat cars. However, no one noticed that He Xiangdong whispered, “Strange, our workshop should be very clean. How could there be a spider in such a place?”

[PS: Third update of the day! Next week, well, next week there’s a recommendation, the initial review for Sanjiang passed, but the final review didn’t, so it’s a Sanjiang potential. Not many people know where it is. As for updates, if nothing unexpected happens, I can still guarantee three updates a day.]

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