Chapter 3525: Chapter 3517: Poverty Breeds Cunning, Wealth Cultivates Conscience

"But wouldn’t that be more direct?"

"You can’t change his life path; what we can do is help him find the stuff."

Lin Yi looked at Xiao Fengshan and said:

"You easily gave away 30 yuan, but what if it’s 300? Or 3000? You need to understand the principle that giving a man fish is not as good as teaching him to fish."

"I don’t quite grasp the meaning, but you’re more cultured than me, so I think what you’re saying makes sense."

"Enough talk. Let’s go back and check the surveillance to help him find the stuff. If there’s anything idle at home, we can donate it to him."

"Got it."

The two returned to the property management center and went to the surveillance room.

"Brother Song, help me pull up the surveillance for Building 27, Unit 3, 2402, this week’s footage."

"What happened?"

"The resident is an old man; he lost a cardboard box that was placed in the corridor. Pull up the surveillance to check."

"Hang on."

The surveillance in charge, Old Song, started fiddling with the computer.

Lin Yi and Xiao Fengshan sat next to him.

Although it was just some worthless items lost, in property management, lost items need to be cleared up.

"Lin Bro, who do you think might have taken the boxes, a nearby resident?"

"Unlikely. Even though people living in buildings communicate less, knowing the situation, they probably wouldn’t do such a thing. Most people’s conditions are decent."

Lin Yi thought for a moment.

"Maybe it was the cleaning staff."

"They’re all outsourced, truly likely to do such things."

"There really might be such a possibility; it’s happened before." Old Song interjected.

"I’m just offering a possibility. Specifically, we’ll have to check after pulling up the surveillance."

"That’s true."

"Found it. See if this is the one."

The two leaned over and saw the neatly tied cardboard boxes in the corridor.

"It should be it."

"I’ll fast-forward a bit and see who took the stuff away."

Old Song dragged the surveillance’s progress bar and quickly saw a middle-aged woman quietly take away the packaged cardboard boxes while cleaning in the morning.

When taking the stuff away, she looked around but didn’t notice the surveillance above her.

It’s truly akin to covering one’s ears while stealing a bell.

"Lin Bro, you actually guessed right, it indeed was the outsourced cleaning staff."

"Even though we can’t completely rule it out, their suspicion is indeed high for lost items in the corridor."

"How should we handle this person?"

"Find Liu Jingfeng to confirm who this person is and have her return the stuff."

Lin Yi sighed, "Show mercy when possible; just dismiss her."

"Check the time; she took the stuff away yesterday morning, probably long sold it."

"Then it’s even simpler, compensation plus a fine. If she has objections, call the police."

"That’s a good method."

The two left the surveillance room and then found Liu Jingfeng, explaining the situation to him.

"Wait, this must be handled seriously."

Liu Jingfeng moved quickly and called over the cleaning staff in less than twenty minutes.

The middle-aged woman seemed anxious, standing still, uncertain of what to do.

"Why call me here? I still have work to finish."

"Did you take the cardboard box from Building 27, Unit 3, 24th floor?"

Pierced by Liu Jingfeng’s straightforward words, the middle-aged woman’s expression turned even more panicked, and she shouted.

"Don’t accuse me, I wouldn’t do such a thing."

"We’ve pulled the surveillance. You still won’t admit it?"

Liu Jingfeng pushed the extracted video in front of the middle-aged woman.

"See for yourself."

She had nothing to say upon seeing the content inside.

"I saw it lying there for a long time, thought it was something nobody wanted, and collected it."

Liu Jingfeng, experienced in the industry, obviously expected such an excuse.

"Saying this is meaningless. Who told you that stuff placed there is unwanted? Besides, you know what’s going on inside. Evidence is conclusive; don’t argue."

Liu Jingfeng put away his phone, looked righteously at the middle-aged woman.

"You must have sold the items, right?"

The middle-aged woman said nothing, acknowledging it.

"Given it’s your first offense, I won’t fine you severely. Pay 200 yuan, and let’s consider it settled, but don’t work here anymore."

Liu Jingfeng said:

"If you’re not satisfied with this result, we can call the police and handle it by the book."

"Don’t call the police. I’ll pay."

The mention of the police frightened the woman.

Reluctantly, she took out 200 yuan and gave it to Liu Jingfeng, then grimly took off her uniform and left.

"Take the money to the old man; the extra is the silver lining."

Lin Yi nodded.

"Does our property have any cardboard boxes or such? Just do a good deed."

"There really are some; go to the warehouse and have a look, package what’s unused, and deliver it to him."

"Alright."

After handling the theft, Liu Jingfeng left.

Lin Yi said to Xiao Fengshan:

"You head to the warehouse to pack some cardboard boxes; I’ll go out for a bit and come back to find you."

"Okay."

Lin Yi went to the east entrance and bought some bread, sausages, and instant noodles, preparing to deliver them later.

Seeing what Lin Yi brought back, Xiao Fengshan sighed:

"Lin Bro, your character is truly unmatched; I admire you."

"There’s nothing to admire. Poverty breeds deceit; wealth fosters kindness. When you have money one day, you’ll be like me."

Lin Yi put down what he was holding and then packed the cardboard boxes alongside Xiao Fengshan.

After half an hour or so, the collected cardboard boxes were surely more than the elderly man’s original ones.

Holding the organized items, the two went to the old man’s home.

They found him with a broom, cleaning the corridor.

"Sir, why are you doing this work? It’s not really yours to do."

"I bring junk home every day, might disturb the neighbors; I gotta clean up."

"You’re overthinking it; there are people specifically for this job," Lin Yi said:

"Just do your thing."

"I’ll do what I can; we shouldn’t annoy anyone. Don’t you think?"

Due to the lost goods, the old man’s mood was not high.

To him, twenty-something yuan was already quite an amount.

"You’re thinking too much."

Lin Yi handed over the cardboard boxes and food he brought to the old man.

"The cardboard box was stolen and sold; we got these from the property, and these food items are also from the property."

While speaking, Lin Yi also handed over 200 yuan.

"This is from the theft fine, please take it."

The old man was stunned.

He never expected Lin Yi to bring so much stuff to him.

With a thud, the old man, tears streaming down, knelt.

"Thank you both."

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