The business district of Binhai City was full of high-rise buildings, including several high-end office buildings. Those who could work in these high-end office buildings were well-known companies in the city, as well as branches of big national companies in Binhai City.
It happened not long ago … No, it was not accurate to say that. It should be said that the first case happened not long ago. As for when it started, except for the mastermind behind the scenes, no one knew.
One day, the 110 Police Center received a report. It was a very common report about a theft. This kind of small case happened countless times every day. Usually, the police would register the case, and it was up to God if they could find the stolen goods. Most of the stolen goods couldn't be found, unless they happened to crack a theft gang and found the stolen goods. In this case, the stolen goods could be returned to the original owner. Only when the value of the stolen goods was high enough would Sheng Ke's criminal investigation team be alerted.
The value of the stolen goods wasn't particularly high. It was an imported luxury watch, and the police also went to solve it. Sheng Ke didn't know anything about it at the time.
The location of the theft was Yuanhua Building, an office building on the edge of the business district. After the police went there, they questioned the owner and made a statement.
The owner was Liu Miao, a 37-year-old male, middle-level manager of a local company, with an annual income of about 200,000 yuan. He reported to the police that an imported TAG Heuer diamond-studded lady's watch was stolen in the company, and he suspected that it was done by his colleague.
He asked an overseas friend to buy the watch for him. It was brand new, worth about 30000 yuan, and he could provide detailed proof of purchase. Because it was purchased by an agent, in order to smoothly pass the customs without being taxed, the package of the watch had been opened. His friend wore the watch when he entered the customs. After the police investigation, because the import tariff of luxury goods was as high as 60%, the price of the watch was generally no less than 50000 yuan in the regular domestic market.
His friend brought the watch to his company, and told him that the package would be sent in a few days. Liu Miao trusted his friend, and he did a lot of homework before buying the watch, including how to distinguish the authentic one from the fake one. After the inspection, he was very happy, and he thanked his friend. He planned to take the watch home and hide it secretly. After the package arrived in a few days, he would give it to his wife as a birthday gift.
After his friend left, several colleagues heard that he had bought a luxury watch, and they took turns to observe and congratulate him. The female colleagues were also very envious that his wife had such a loving husband. Since there was no box, he put the watch on his desk and let his colleagues play with it.
His colleagues were very tactful. At most, they picked it up and looked at it from the front and back. Then, they put it down. No one was shameless enough to put it on their wrist. During the whole process, Liu Miao was there. He trusted his colleagues and wasn't worried about the watch being stolen. He was just worried that someone might drop it. Therefore, he kept his eyes on the watch, ready to save it at any time.
After reading it, the colleagues promised that they wouldn't tell Liu Miao's wife about it, and then they went back to work. Otherwise, their boss would be mad.
So far, the watch was still lying undisturbed on his desk.
As a middle-level manager of a local company, although Liu Miao didn't have his own office, he at least had his own desk. It was at the edge of the office area, against the wall. From time to time, his subordinates would come over to report to him or ask him to look over documents.
When his colleagues from other departments came to visit, they heard that he had bought a luxury watch for his wife, so they all came over to take a look. After a while, Liu Miao felt that it was quite troublesome, so he put the TAG Heuer back on the desk. In fact, he wanted to show off.
Liu Miao's department was very harmonious, so he didn't hire any new staff. There was no news of any old staff wanting to change jobs. Liu Miao had worked for this company for several years. Although people often panicked when they couldn't find their wallets or cellphones, they soon proved that they had left them there randomly. It had nothing to do with anyone else. There had never been a case of theft. Everyone was a white-collar worker. No one would lose control over something that was worth a few thousand yuan.
When it was almost noon, an acquaintance from another department sent a message to Liu Miao in the group chat. The acquaintance said that he wanted to have a look and buy a similar watch if it was good. He was worried that it wouldn't be able to get through the customs. If it was good, he would ask Liu Miao's friend to bring one for him. He was willing to pay a commission.
Liu Miao understood. In fact, he had been worried about it before. He trusted his friend, but he didn't know what to do. If it was found out by the customs, he would have to pay a heavy tax. That wouldn't be worth it. Now, it proved that his friend was reliable, and his connections were reliable. It was normal for others to be interested. As for the commission, Liu Miao was close to his friend, so he could just treat him to a meal. However, if someone else wanted to bring a watch for him, he would have to pay a commission. Otherwise, who would be willing to take the risk?
Liu Miao replied, "Sure. Come and have a look."
The other party replied, "I'll be right there."
Liu Miao wanted to pee, so he stood up to go to the washroom. He hesitated for half a second, wondering if he should put the watch back in the drawer. Then he thought it was unnecessary. The washroom was very close to his department. He was just going to pee, not to take a dump. He would be back soon. His acquaintance would be here soon. It would be troublesome to go back and forth. The most fundamental reason was that he trusted his colleagues. His desk was independent. If anyone tried to steal the watch, they would be seen immediately.
Thinking of this, he left the watch on the desk and hurried to the washroom.
From the surveillance camera in the corridor to the time he went to the washroom, it had only been three or four minutes since he left the office. However, something happened in those three or four minutes.
When Liu Miao returned to his office, his acquaintance was already waiting for him at his desk.
His acquaintance's name was Shaoyu. He had joined the company around the same time as Liu Miao. Their hobbies were the same — drinking beer and watching football. In the World Cup, they had stayed up all night watching football together. The difference was that Shaoyu wasn't married, so he had more freedom. He didn't need his wife's permission to play football or watch football with his friends.
Shaoyu saw him and asked immediately, "Everyone is saying that you bought a good watch. What's it like? Let me broaden my horizons. "
Liu Miao laughed and pointed at the desk. "Isn't it …"
The watch that was originally placed on the table had disappeared.
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