Through this matter, Ma Xiaoyao paid more and more attention to Wang Xiaolong, and secretly decided in his heart that if he encountered unsolvable problems in the future, he must listen to Wang Xiaolong's opinion, this Wang Xiaolong is still very smart.

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Ergazi wandered around the street all night, and did not find the thief who stole the manhole cover, but in the end he was tired and sore.

Looking at the gradually rising sun, Er Gazi spat on the ground and scolded: "It's really unlucky, what a waste of a night!" In broad daylight, the thief would not dare to come out and move...... Forget it, let's go back to sleep quickly, and when it gets dark, come out and continue looking for the thief. Stretching his waist, Ergazi staggered home.

Not only did Ergazi not gain anything this night, but even the other people who wanted to get the bounty also failed.

After dawn, a group of people returned home tired, they thought the same as Ergazi, the thief would never dare to come out in broad daylight, so they went home to sleep with peace of mind, and then came out to look for the thief after dark.

There is a good saying, "money can make ghosts grind", the public security bureau directly offered a reward of 10,000 yuan to catch the thief who stole the manhole cover, which made many people move at once, and they began to search for the thief who stole the manhole cover, the specific number of people has not been counted in detail, anyway, there are a lot.

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Wang Xiaolong's work efficiency is really high, and it only took one day to buy a large number of brand new cement covers.

In order to ensure the safety of the cement cover, Ma Xiaoyao deliberately did an experiment, that is, let a heavy truck roll the cement cover back and forth, test the bearing weight of the cement cover, and was repeatedly crushed by the heavy truck dozens of times, the cement cover is still intact, that is, the traces of several tires are printed on the surface.

Seeing that the bearing weight of the cement cover is really similar to the iron manhole cover, Ma Xiaoyao was overjoyed, and gave an order to let the relevant departments immediately replace the manhole cover, the leader spoke, of course, the people below have to work hard, within half a day, the manhole cover of the entire county has been replaced with a cement cover, not to mention, after replacing the cement cover, it has added a different kind of beauty to Dongcheng County.

Ma Xiaoyao stayed in the office until more than seven o'clock in the evening, and only after hearing that the cement cover had been replaced did Ma Xiaoyao's tense face show a smile, and then he got up and left the office, went downstairs, and returned to his residence by car.

This night, Ma Xiaoyao had a great appetite, ate two large bowls of rice, and then slept a beautiful night, Ma Xiaoyao knew, no matter how stupid the thief would not steal the cement cover, a cement cover weighs dozens of kilograms, the thickness is more than 20 centimeters, there are only two or three steel bars in it, it takes a lot of effort to smash the cement cover, and then take out three steel bars and sell them for ten or eight pieces? That's a joke! It's not worth it!

Ma Xiaoyao firmly believes that thieves will never steal cement covers, so Ma Xiaoyao will eat and sleep so relaxed, and his troubles for more than 20 days have finally been solved, and his mood has finally turned cloudy.

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Sleep until dawn.

Ma Xiaoyao opened his eyes and stretched a big lazy waist: "It feels good to sleep soundly, I feel full of strength!" Ma Xiaoyao twisted his neck, got up and got dressed, and then went to the bathroom to wash, and then Ma Xiaoyao turned on the gas stove and cooked some noodles to eat.

Recently, Ma Xiaoyao has made breakfast by himself, and rarely goes out to eat, not for anything else, just for convenience, to be honest, Ma Xiaoyao is a lazy person, and he would rather eat a little less than go out to find a restaurant.

After breakfast, Ma Xiaoyao took a car to the county government to work, he just pushed open the office door, and saw Wang Xiaolong holding a mop in a daze, his brows were furrowed, and he seemed to have something on his mind, Ma Xiaoyao opened his mouth and asked: "Xiaolong, what are you doing in a daze." ”

Wang Xiaolong came back to his senses and hurriedly greeted Ma Xiaoyao: "Leader, are you here......"

"Why were you in a daze just now? Got something on your mind? Ma walked to the desk, bent down and sat down in a chair, then picked up the teacup on the table and took a sip.

"Leadership...... I...... I have something to report to you......" Wang Xiaolong said hesitantly.

"Well, you say." Ma Yao nodded.

"Leadership...... I did...... Don't be angry......" Wang Xiaolong said hesitantly.

Ma Xiaoyao looked up at Wang Xiaolong: "If you have something to say, just say it, don't talk about it." ”

Wang Xiaolong grinned: "What's that...... Lost several more manhole covers last night......"

"What!" Ma Xiaoyao's eyes suddenly widened: "What did you say?" The manhole cover was stolen again? ”

Wang Xiaolong nodded: "Yes." ”

"Didn't I tell you yesterday to replace all the manhole covers with cement covers? Did you do it! Ma Xiaoyao said in a deep voice.

"Yes, I went to the scene yesterday to see it in person, and all the manhole covers in the county were replaced with cement covers...... The leader spoke in person, and the relevant departments below did not dare to be lazy at all, and worked overtime to replace the manhole cover. Wang Xiaolong said hurriedly.

Ma Xiaoyao frowned: "Since all of them have been replaced with cement covers, why are there still thieves to steal?" ”

"This ......," Wang Xiaolong didn't know how to answer.

Ma Xiaoyao took a breath and asked, "How much does the cement lid weigh?" How many rebars are in it? ”

"A cement cover with a thickness of more than 20 centimeters and a weight of more than 40 kilograms can be said to be still very heavy, as for the steel bar...... It is estimated that there are up to three rebars inside a cement lid. Wang Xiaolong replied.

"How much can you sell for three steel bars?" Ma Xiaoyao then asked.

"This ...... If you sell it to a scrap yard, you can sell it for ten or eight dollars. Wang Xiaolong thought for a while and said.

"It's only ten or eight?" The corners of Ma Xiaoyao's mouth twitched.

Wang Xiaolong nodded: "The steel bars in the cement cover are very thin, and the weight is not heavy, so it is not worth a few dollars to sell scrap at all." ”

Ma Xiaoyao crooked his mouth: "A cement cover weighs about 40 kilograms, that is, nearly 90 catties, the weight is not light, that is, a strong young man wants to move the cement cover, it is also very difficult, if you change to a person with poor physique, you can't move the cement cover at all, on the other hand, if you want to get the steel bar in the cement cover, you must smash the cement cover, but if you want to smash the cement cover more than 20 centimeters thick, it is very laborious, more time-consuming, and the most important point, it takes a lot of effort to smash the cement cover to take out the steel bar, can only sell for ten or eight yuan, this is too disproportionate to the return, right? Now you can earn dozens of dollars by doing any work, even if you go to the road to pick up garbage, it's much better than smashing the cement cover, right? What exactly do the people who steal the cement cover think? Is it a lack of money and a lack of madness? Even if you lack money, there's no need to steal the cement cover, right? It's not worth it, is it? At the end, Ma Yao's brows furrowed deeply.

"I also think thieves...... Some are too stupid, they used to steal manhole covers, and they can still understand it, after all, an iron manhole cover weighs dozens of kilograms, and it can still be sold for a lot of money by selling scrap iron, but thieves go to steal cement covers...... That's a bit of nonsense...... There are so many things that can be stolen in this world, and stealing anything else is worth more than a cement lid, and it saves effort...... I can't figure it out, I really can't figure it out...... Unless...... The thief who stole the manhole cover is an idiot, a fool! Wang Xiaolong said with a frown.

Ma Xiaoyao took out a cigarette, lit it and took a puff: "If the thief was an idiot or a fool, he would have been caught by the police a long time ago, and it would be impossible for him to get away with it until now...... Actually, I always suspected that the thief was a person? It is still very difficult for a person to steal a dozen manhole covers weighing tens of kilograms in a short time...... So I think it's very likely that the thief is not alone, but several people at the same time. According to the analysis of normal thinking, what Ma Xiaoyao said is very reasonable and not wrong, but the loss of the manhole cover cannot be analyzed with normal thinking, because this incident itself is an act of revenge......

In fact, the job of stealing manhole covers is still very tiring, and Hatten also thought about finding a few helpers, but after thinking about it carefully, he finally dispelled this idea, because he didn't want to reveal his whereabouts, and the fewer people who knew about stealing manhole covers, the better, only in this way would Hatten be safer......

For safety, Hatten can only endure the hardship, he went to steal the manhole cover alone, since he did the thing of stealing the manhole cover, Hatten has not slept a peaceful sleep, less than a month, Hatten has lost a whole circle, which is tired.

Although he was very tired, Hatten's mood was very comfortable, because in recent times, Li Ming's attitude towards him was very polite, and promised that after this matter was over, Li Ming would reward Hateng well...... The reason why Hatten went to do such a dirty thing as stealing manhole covers was to please Li Ming, and now it seems that the effect is not bad.

Ma Yao exhaled a puff of smoke: "For whatever reason, the thief is consuming the manhole cover, even if we replace the cement cover, the thief still steals it...... There is only one way to solve the problem of the theft of the manhole cover, and that is to catch the thief, and as long as the thief is caught, the matter is solved. ”

"But the thief is very cunning, and the police have been investigating for several days, but they still haven't found anything." Wang Xiaolong crooked his mouth.

"No matter how cunning a thief is, he will show his feet, as long as we have enough patience, sooner or later we will be able to bring the thief to justice!" Ma Xiaoyao said coldly.

Wang Xiaolong nodded: "The leader is right, no matter how cunning the thief is, he will show his feet, as long as he finds a clue, he will catch the thief, and when the time comes, he must punish the thief severely, so as to set an example, give other thieves a deterrent, and let them know that stealing will be severely punished, especially if they steal public facilities and equipment, the punishment will be greater!" ”