The sky collapsed, and in the blink of an eye, I found myself transported to Nanluoguxiang.

Soon all the stevedores present had been questioned.

After discussing the matter with several colleagues, the police officer, surnamed Sun, jogged back to Chief Chen's side.

"Xiao Sun, how's it going? Did you get anything out of him?" Director Chen asked.

Xiao Sun then moved closer and whispered a few words in Director Chen's ear.

After listening, Director Chen nodded, turned to the group of workers, and spoke in a loud voice:

"I'll give you one more chance. Those who voluntarily come forward and admit to what they did will be punished leniently. But!"

He paused, then looked at Zhao Gao and the others: "If we find out soon enough, the situation will be different. You should think about it carefully."

After saying that, he waited quietly.

Director Chen's actions weren't entirely out of kindness; the theft of so many national resources was such a heinous crime that he wanted to mitigate its impact.

Zhao Gao and the other young men felt that the words were directed at them, and their bodies trembled even more violently.

However, because Liu Qiang promised to take the blame alone, they withstood the pressure and did not step forward.

The other workers looked at each other, and no one said a word.

The scene immediately fell silent.

Just then, Director Liu walked over, his tone tentative:

"Director Chen, you see the workers don't know either. Could it be that someone from the transport station accidentally lost it while driving?"

Upon hearing this, Li Kaixin, who was standing to the side, glanced at Director Liu but did not rush to reply.

"Director Liu, don't jump to conclusions so quickly. We'll know after we search the area thoroughly."

As he spoke, Chief Chen waved to the police officers behind him, "Xiao Sun, you and your brothers go and search the store thoroughly, don't miss any spot."

"Yes, Director!" Xiao Sun nodded and directed his colleague to walk quickly into the department store.

When Zhao Gao saw the police go inside, he immediately became nervous and couldn't help but turn his head to glance at Liu Qiang.

But Liu Qiang didn't even look in his direction.

A few minutes later, Xiao Sun and several policemen came out, each carrying two or three bundles of cloth.

They piled the cloth in front of Director Chen, and there were exactly twenty bundles of cloth.

Seeing this, Director Chen said to Li Kaixin beside him, "Comrade, go up and check if these are the ones you're missing?"

Li Kaixin immediately bent down and carefully examined the fabric. After confirming that the color and pattern matched, he nodded to Director Chen.

"That's right, Director Chen, it's the batch of cloth we're missing."

After receiving an affirmative answer, Director Chen turned to look at Director Liu and raised an eyebrow:

"How about it, Director Liu? We've found it."

"Yes, yes, Director Chen still has a way." Director Liu looked embarrassed.

However, thinking to himself that this matter had nothing to do with his nephew, he wasn't too worried.

Director Chen ignored him and turned his gaze back to the group of stevedores:

"You all saw it, right? I'm giving you another chance. Those who step forward voluntarily will receive a lighter sentence."

This time, the dockworkers didn't remain silent; they started whispering among themselves.

"Who did this? Come forward now!"

"Exactly, the police have already found it, what's the point of pretending anymore?"

Zhao Gao and the young workers next to him were too nervous to speak, their eyes constantly glancing in Liu Qiang's direction.

Seeing that there were still no results, Director Chen gradually lost patience:

"Alright, since none of you are going to give a clear explanation, I'll have no choice but to take them all back and interrogate them one by one."

After those words were spoken, someone in the crowd finally couldn't hold back any longer and shouted, "Officer, I... I want to report this!"

The atmosphere suddenly froze.

Everyone turned to look, and saw a timid young worker raising his hand.

Upon seeing this, Director Chen immediately adopted a kind expression: "Comrade, don't be nervous. Just tell me everything you know and everything will be fine."

The young worker nodded, took a deep breath, and slowly pointed at Zhao Gao and his group:

"Officer, when we were moving the cloth just now, I saw Zhao Gao and his group sneaking into the store's warehouse."

"Chief, as this comrade said, we did indeed find these bolts of cloth behind the warehouse."

At this moment, Xiao Sun, who was standing next to him, also spoke up.

Director Chen's eyes narrowed as he stared at Zhao Gao and his men, shouting, "Zhao Gao, what else do you have to say?"

Actually, when Xiao Sun and his team found the cloth, Director Chen already had a target in mind. His words just now were just to give them a chance to confess.

Zhao Gao's face turned pale instantly, and the young workers next to him were so frightened that they burst into tears.

"I gave you a chance, but you didn't take it. Who are you putting on this act for?" Chief Chen said irritably, waving his hand behind him. "Xiao Sun, take these people away!"

"etc!"

Zhao Gao screamed, his eyes glaring at Liu Qiang:

"Officer, Liu Qiang made us do this. He said he'd take full responsibility if anything went wrong, otherwise we wouldn't have dared to touch these pieces of cloth!"

After he finished speaking, everyone's eyes turned to Liu Qiang.

"You're talking nonsense!" Liu Qiang raised his head, his voice becoming agitated. "Zhao Gao, when did I give you permission to do this?"

"Liu Qiang, you just said that a bundle of cloth can sell for one or two hundred yuan on the black market, and you even said you know people on the black market!"

Zhao Gao immediately understood that Liu Qiang had betrayed them.

"Yes, yes, we all heard it!" the young workers echoed.

Director Liu, standing nearby, also had a dark expression as he stared at his nephew: "Xiaoqiang, is what they're saying true?"

"Uncle, you have to believe me!"

Liu Qiang feigned grief and indignation, pointing at Zhao Gao and his group: "You know, I've never gotten along with them. They're definitely trying to drag someone down with them before they die!"

Many stevedores who heard this felt that it made sense.

Liu Qiang wasn't usually very close to them, and Zhao Gao and his gang were known for their cunning and slyness. If they wanted to drag someone down with them, it wouldn't be impossible.

"Xiaoqiang, is what you said true?" Director Liu hesitated.

"Uncle, would you rather believe an outsider than your nephew?" Liu Qiang's eyes were red, and he even used all his acting skills.

Zhao Gao was completely dumbfounded, a surge of anger rising to his head: "Liu Qiang, you bastard, I'll fight you to the death!"

As he spoke, he lunged at Liu Qiang, but was immediately pinned down by several police officers nearby.

Zhao Gao was pinned down and unable to move, but he still cursed, "Liu Qiang, you'll die a horrible death! You were the one who ordered us to do it, and now you're pretending to be a good guy!"

Director Chen remained silent, quietly watching the farce unfold.

Once Zhao Gao calmed down, he spoke: "Take them all back and interrogate them together."

Xiao Sun and several police officers didn't delay any longer and stepped forward to subdue Liu Qiang again.

However, when Liu Qiang was taken away, he kept shouting that he was wronged and begging his uncle to save him.