In the years of famine, I led a comfortable life with my husband

Su Zhizhi's eyes swept across the faces of these people, but she said nothing. She just sat there and drank tea quietly.

After a long time, Su Zhizhi waved to the side, and his subordinates immediately handed Su Zhizhi a booklet with the list of people in front of them.

Su Zhizhi slowly turned the pages one by one, but still said nothing.

As time went by, Su Zhizhi remained as still as a mountain, while those who were gathered together gradually began to show some uneasiness on their faces.

The room, which was originally quiet, gradually began to hear people whispering.

Sensing the change in atmosphere, Su Zhizhi raised her eyebrows, slowly closed the booklet in her hand, raised her head, and looked at the people in front of her leisurely.

After a long while, Su Zhizhi finally spoke: "Everyone, do you know why I gathered you here today?"

These people were a little confused and didn't understand why Su Zhizhi asked this, but they subconsciously shook their heads to indicate that they didn't know.

Su Zhizhi's eyes gradually narrowed, and her sharp gaze scanned the faces of everyone in front of her, "Do you really not know?"

Someone bravely asked, "Boss, what happened?"

Su Zhizhi nodded approvingly. "Yes, there are still some smart people among you. In that case, let me be frank. A new batch of food and grass arrived in the store yesterday and is now being stored in the warehouse. This morning, when I came and counted them, I found that a lot of food and grass were missing. I also asked around, and no one else came to the store after I left yesterday. So the person who stole the food and grass must be among you."

Su Zhizhi was very confident, and these people were immediately in an uproar after hearing what Su Zhizhi said. Of course, they were not questioning Su Zhizhi's words, but were discussing and suspecting each other about who had stolen the food.

Su Zhizhi cleared her throat and continued, "Whoever stole these things knows it in their heart. Don't wait for me to find out. That would be embarrassing for everyone, wouldn't it? I'm giving you a chance now. If you stole it, come forward and we can part ways amicably. Otherwise, I'll have to report it to the authorities."

But even though Su Zhizhi had said so much, no one stood up to admit it. The situation was at a stalemate, and Su Zhizhi's face became more and more ugly.

It wasn't until Xie Chengjin arrived that Su Zhizhi finally breathed a sigh of relief.

Xie Chengjin had heard that Su Zhizhi had come to the store, so he thought of coming over to take a look, but he didn't expect to see Su Zhizhi's extremely gloomy face.

Xie Chengjin quickly asked, "What's wrong? What happened?"

Su Zhizhi recounted what happened that morning to Xie Chengjin. After looking at the food supplies, Xie Chengjin finally laughed. He looked at Su Zhizhi and said soothingly, "I thought this was something difficult. It's just catching a thief. Leave it to me."

Xie Chengjin and Su Zhizhi returned to the group. Xie Chengjin first confirmed something with Su Zhizhi, "Since you left yesterday, no one has touched the food, right?"

Su Zhizhi nodded, "Not bad."

A hint of understanding flashed in Xie Chengjin's eyes, and then he began to wander among the crowd. He did not observe the expressions of these people, but kept staring at their clothes.

Su Zhizhi just watched from the side without saying anything.

After a moment, Xie Chengjin locked onto a person. The person was not tall and looked young. Su Zhizhi saw Xie Chengjin stop in front of a person and couldn't help but move over to take a look.

Su Zhizhi had some impression of that man. Everyone in the store called him "Xiao Wu". It was said that he was the fifth child in the family.

When the people around saw that it was Xiao Wu, they were all shocked and whispered to each other, "How is this possible? How could it be Xiao Wu?"

"That's right. Xiaowu seems quite honest on weekdays. How could he do such a thing?"

"Forget it. It doesn't matter what we think. If he really did it, then the boss's kindness would be wasted."

In fact, when it comes to Xiaowu coming to work in the store, it is still related to Su Zhizhi. The first time Su Zhizhi saw Xiaowu was in the slums outside the city. Xiaowu's body was covered with marks of beatings, and he was lying on the side of the road with wounds all over his body. It was Su Zhizhi who passed by and felt sorry for Xiaowu, so she asked someone to bring him back to the capital and hand him over to the care of the store. She also gave Xiaowu a chance to make a living in the store.

Xiao Wu was hiding in the crowd. When he saw Xie Chengjin standing in front of him, he was instantly frightened and trembling. He grabbed his clothes tightly with his hands and wanted to retreat, but Xie Chengjin kept pressing forward.

Su Zhizhi had never thought that it would be Xiaowu. Originally, when looking at Xie Chengjin, Su Zhizhi was still a little skeptical, but after seeing Xiaowu's guilty expression, Su Zhizhi had to believe Xie Chengjin's judgment.

Xie Chengjin didn't give Xiaowu a chance to escape. He reached out and grabbed Xiaowu, then walked out of the crowd. He brought him in front of Su Zhizhi, raised his chin, and said, "It was him who stole the food."

Xiao Wu heard this and looked at Su Zhizhi. Sensing Su Zhizhi's suspicion, Xiao Wu felt an inexplicable panic in his heart and quickly defended himself, "Boss, it wasn't me. It really wasn't me..."

But before Xiao Wu could finish, Xie Chengjin reached out and plucked a small amount of grain from Xiao Wu's body and placed it in front of Xiao Wu. "You said it wasn't you, so may I ask... where did these grains come from?"

When his eyes fell on the grain, Xiaowu's pupils suddenly shrank, and he looked like he had suffered a huge blow and could not utter a word.

Su Zhizhi knew everything. She looked at Xiao Wu with disappointment in her eyes. "Xiao Wu, I didn't expect it was really you. So, where did all the things you stole go?"

To Xiaowu, Su Zhizhi's look was more painful than killing him.

Xiao Wu pursed his lips and said nothing. Su Zhizhi's patience was gradually exhausted.

"Xiao Wu, if you still don't want to say anything, then there's no need to say anything. I will report it to the police directly, and you can leave your words to the government officials." After saying that, Su Zhizhi turned around and wanted to leave, and Xie Chengjin also made a gesture to drag Xiao Wu away.

Seeing this, Xiaowu hurriedly said, "Boss! Boss! I said... I said... those things, I..." Xiaowu spoke haltingly, as if he found it difficult to speak.

Su Zhizhi stopped and looked at Xiaowu, her impatience almost overflowing, "Are you going to tell me or not?" Su Zhizhi was very annoyed now.

"I said... those grains were bought at a high price by a grain store outside the city..." Xiao Wu hesitated for a long time, but finally said it resignedly.