Until a week ago, when a group of people dressed as renovation workers suddenly showed up.
They carried tool bags and said they were going to renovate the storefront. As for what new business was going to open there, they did not say, and the Beauty Salon owner did not ask.
Liu Jialin looked into it and instantly caught the anomaly. Her gaze sharpened, and she immediately had Zhang Xiao take out her phone and contact the property management for this area to ask about the renovation of the neighboring storefront.
Zhang Xiao quickly called the property management office. After asking around, she hung up and shook her head at Liu Jialin.
"Captain, the property management office said no renovation company has filed any paperwork recently to renovate the storefront next door..."
Construction crews nowadays had to report to the property management office before renovating any storefront, register, and pay a deposit. They checked the records and found no relevant information whatsoever.
Since the property management office said so, it had to be true.
Liu Jialin's expression turned grave. "That means those renovation workers who appeared before were all fakes.
"They were most likely thieves disguised as workers. They used renovation as a pretext to lie in wait here, making it easier to steal things and move the stolen goods."
With that, Liu Jialin led Zhang Xiao and their colleagues to their feet. They quickly left the Beauty Salon, went to the vacant building next door, and forcefully pushed open the half-closed door. A wave of dust and mildew rushed into their faces.
The group entered the building and conducted a thorough search inside.
Very soon, in the innermost room, they found several cardboard boxes identical to those in the Beauty Salon's storeroom.
There were also stolen goods that had