Nghe An: Restaurant owner returns 500 million VND to customer that was left behind

(Baonghean.vn) - While cleaning the restaurant, the owner of Au Lac restaurant - Hamlet 11 - Nghi Xa - Nghi Loc found a way to return it to the customer.

Mr. Nguyen Thanh Hoa (born in 1975), owner of Au Lac restaurant, said: At 1 p.m. on November 10, when there were no customers, his restaurant staff started cleaning up and discovered a brown bag that someone had left on a chair. After waiting for about an hour and not seeing anyone come to claim the property, Mr. Hoa and his staff opened the bag to check and discovered inside were 8 bundles of 500,000 VND bills and a sealed envelope of money along with some documents.

Mr. Nguyen Thanh Hoa (3rd left) and the Nghi Loc District Police working group handed over property to Mr. Nguyen Van Dang (2nd left). Photo: Nhat Tuan

Immediately, Mr. Hoa informed the Nghi Xa Commune Police and Nghi Loc District Police to find a way to return the property to the owner. After receiving the report, the police force arrived to receive the property. Checking the documents in the bag, the working group discovered a construction contract, with the name of the representative of Party B being Mr. Nguyen Van Dang, born in 1963, residing in Trung Kenh Commune, Luong Tai District, Bac Ninh Province, and a phone number.

Based on the phone number recorded in the contract, the Nghi Loc district police task force contacted and informed Mr. Dang to come back and receive the property. At about 3:15 p.m. the same day, Mr. Nguyen Van Dang was present at Au Lac restaurant. After conducting professional verification measures, the task force determined that Mr. Dang was the legal owner of the property left at Au Lac restaurant...

Nhat Tuan