Siheyuan, my new life

Yi Zhonghai had made up his mind, so when the bell rang, he immediately grabbed his lunch box, walked out of the workshop, and quickly walked towards the factory office building.

Yi Zhonghai was not worried that Deputy Director Yang had already gone to the cafeteria to eat, because according to his observation, on weekdays the factory leaders would usually go to the cafeteria to eat after twelve o'clock, so that they could avoid the peak meal time with the workers.

When Yi Zhonghai arrived downstairs of the office building, the soldiers and security guards who had been guarding the gate in the morning had already left, and most of the ordinary employees working in the office building had gone to the cafeteria to eat. He quickly quickened his pace and went up to the third floor.

Yi Zhonghai also came to Yang Weimin's office once last winter. That time, there was an accident in the fitter workshop. A worker was caught in a machine due to improper operation and died on the spot. Yi Zhonghai and several workers working nearby were called to the office by Deputy Director Yang to ask about the situation at that time. This was the only time Yi Zhonghai had close contact with Deputy Director Yang Weimin.

Yi Zhonghai walked quickly into the corridor on the third floor. When he came to the door of Deputy Director Yang's office at the eastern end, he was stunned by what he saw. There were two seals with the official seal of the Security Department of the Red Star Steel Rolling Mill on the door of the office. Yi Zhonghai's mind was in a mess. What was going on? Why was Deputy Director Yang's office sealed with the Security Department's seal?

Yi Zhonghai subconsciously turned around and walked away quickly. When he reached the stairs, Yi Zhonghai stopped and looked up at the empty corridor opposite. He gritted his teeth and walked directly to the west. The west end was originally the office of Dong Dongliang, the deputy director in charge of technology. When he walked to the door, he was surprised to see two seals from the Security Department of the Red Star Steel Rolling Mill in front of him.

At this point Yi Zhonghai had no idea that something big had happened. He immediately left here and walked down the stairs quickly. Fortunately he didn't meet anyone along the way.

After leaving the factory office building, Yi Zhonghai came to a cafeteria somewhat unwillingly. He wanted to find out some information here. Now his heart felt as uncomfortable as if it was scratched by a cat. If he couldn't figure out what was going on, he was afraid that he would not be able to sleep tonight when he returned.

Yi Zhonghai concealed the fact that he secretly went to Yang Weimin's office from the deaf old lady. If he had told her, I believe that with the deaf old lady's intelligence, she would definitely guess his plan.

Although Lou Bancheng and Yang Weimin were both arrested by Director Lin Yu of the Security Department today, making him lose the opportunity to curry favor with others, Yi Zhonghai believed that the deaf old lady must have other connections, so he still maintained enough respect in front of the deaf old lady.

At this time, the deaf old lady had regained her composure after listening to Yi Zhonghai's story. She picked up her teacup and took a sip of tea. She stared at Yi Zhonghai who was sitting opposite her and said slowly: "Zhonghai, it seems that Lou Bancheng and Yang Weimin are finished. Who would have thought that Lou Bancheng would do such a stupid thing as colluding with insiders and outsiders to steal and sell special steel? It seems that he was still blinded by greed. He didn't think that it would be enough to have enough money. He tried every means to get so much money. He couldn't bring it with him when he was born and couldn't take it with him when he died. In the end, wouldn't it be a waste for others? What's more, the fact that Lou Zhenhua was called Lou Bancheng by others was enough to show how rich he was. He didn't want to make money honestly, but had a crooked mind. He didn't think that if the truth came out, his Lou family would be doomed. From what you said just now, it is certain that the Lou family is completely finished."

The deaf old lady stood up with the help of crutches and said seriously: "Zhonghai, it seems that we can no longer care about the neighbors' affairs. Although the old lady has a few friends in the government departments, these officials will never interfere in the stupid things done by Liu Haizhong and others. This is why the old lady wanted Lou Zhenhua to come forward to solve it. Lou Zhenhua owed the old lady a favor in the past, and she originally planned to take this opportunity to let him repay the favor and make a break with him. Who would have thought that he would do such a crazy and stupid thing. Now the old lady is a little regretful that she went to find him this morning."

Yi Zhonghai was also shocked by what happened in the factory this morning. Otherwise, he would not have immediately found the workshop director to ask for leave after hearing the news, using the excuse that his wife had to go to the hospital, and then hurriedly returned to Courtyard No. 95.

Now hearing the words of the deaf old lady, he nodded hurriedly and agreed. At this moment, he had no time to care about other people's affairs. What he was most worried about was whether he would be implicated because of going to see Lou Zhenhua this morning. Compared with his own safety, those neighbors had long been thrown out of his mind.

So Yi Zhonghai said cautiously: "Old lady, we went to see Lou Zhenhua this morning. Will the matter he asked for help implicate us?"

The deaf old lady shook her head without hesitation and said, "We only went to Lou Zhenhua out of concern for our neighbors. We wanted him to help put in a good word. After all, we old neighbors feel bad for watching more than a dozen neighboring families fall into trouble. Even if someone from the Security Department comes to question you, you must say this. You must not say anything else, otherwise it will easily bring you into trouble. If they ask how the old lady knows Lou Zhenhua, just say you don't know. Do you understand?"

Yi Zhonghai nodded in agreement. Now he really regretted it. It would have been better if he just watched the fun from the side. He wanted to show off his ability to win people's hearts. Now he didn't accomplish his goal, but got himself into trouble. He knew very well what the deaf old lady meant. The old lady was reminding him not to tell others what he saw at the door of Lou's house, otherwise people would doubt the true identity of the deaf old lady. Between betraying the deaf old lady and the huge wealth he would get in the future, Yi Zhonghai chose the latter without hesitation. He knew very well that even if he betrayed the deaf old lady, he would only get a praise, and there would be no substantial benefits at all. He would also completely offend the deaf old lady. With the relationship with the deaf old lady, it was not certain whether something would happen. At that time, he would face the revenge of the deaf old lady. Moreover, if he betrayed the deaf old lady, he would have no place to stand in this courtyard. No one would be willing to live in the same courtyard with a guy who betrayed his neighbor.

But if I choose to keep the secret for the deaf old lady, I will be able to obtain huge wealth in the future and be completely tied to the deaf old lady. If I really get into trouble in the future, the deaf old lady will not stand idly by.

After seeing Yi Zhonghai agreed, the deaf old lady waved her hand and said: "Zhonghai, you should continue to go back to work at the factory at this time, and you must not show any abnormality. Don't worry, the security department is busy dealing with those thieves, how can they pay attention to such a small matter? By the way, tell Xiuqin that I am a little tired and I will take a nap first."

Yi Zhonghai thought about it carefully and felt that what the deaf old lady said made sense, so he stood up and said: "Okay, old lady, I'm going back to work at the factory." After that, he walked out of the deaf old lady's room. Just as he walked to the middle courtyard, he met an old lady who was coming back from buying cigarettes. Yi Zhonghai took the cigarette and said with a smile: "Xiuqin, the old lady said she was a little tired and wanted to take a nap. You should go home and have a rest, too. I have to hurry back to work at the factory."

Just now, when she saw Yi Zhonghai coming to the deaf old lady's house in a hurry with a pale face, the aunt's heart was in her throat. However, she was just a housewife and could not help at all. On the way to buy cigarettes, the aunt's heart was in turmoil and she was very nervous. Now seeing the smile on Yi Zhonghai's face, she was relieved immediately. She agreed meekly and turned to walk towards her home.

After Yi Zhonghai left, the deaf old lady walked quickly to the door, no longer looking old and frail. She glanced outside, closed the door directly, then walked back to the eight-immortals table and sat down. Her face no longer had the calm look of wisdom she had in front of Yi Zhonghai. Her brows were furrowed and her face was gloomy. Her right hand was tightly holding the celadon cup from which she drank tea. The veins on her hand were bulging, showing how excited she was at the moment.

Just now, the deaf old lady wanted to hit Yi Zhonghai on the head with her crutch. If it wasn’t for this bastard instigating her last night, how could she have asked Lou Zhenhua for help?

To be honest, what does it matter to her whether these people in the courtyard live or die? Even if they all died, what would happen? At most, they would just move in a group of people. But she just listened to Yi Zhonghai's lies, and wanted to help him, so she went to find Lou Zhenhua.

But the deaf old lady never expected that Lou Zhenhua, whom she hadn't seen for several years, would be so bold as to collude with insiders and outsiders to steal and sell special steel. He really wanted money over his life. Perhaps Lou Zhenhua had already prepared to leave. He might have planned to make more money and then pack up and leave.

In fact, the deaf old lady scoffed at the so-called disappearance and kidnapping of Lou Zhenhua's two sons. It was just a cover-up. However, the deaf old lady was quite supportive of Lou Zhenhua's actions at the time. If she was not so old and reluctant to leave her hometown, she would have passed away long ago.

Today, when she heard Yi Zhonghai say that Lou Zhenhua and Yang Weimin were arrested by Director Lin of the Security Department of the Red Star Steel Rolling Mill, the deaf old lady suddenly became nervous. She was not worried that she would be implicated because of asking Lou Zhenhua for help. It was just because she was kind-hearted and did not want to watch her old neighbors' families fall apart, so she took the initiative to ask for help. As for someone asking about her relationship with Lou Zhenhua, she could completely infer that she had dealt with Lou Zhenhua when the Lou's Steel Rolling Mill rented her house as a staff dormitory. Now she is an old widower, and she just wants to ask Lou Zhenhua to help her out of the little friendship they had in the past.

What the deaf old lady was most worried about was that Lou Zhenhua would reveal his background to the authorities. Although Lou Zhenhua might not know his true background, with Lou Bancheng's social circle, he must know something about it. Otherwise, he would not have taken the initiative to come to her and ask for help. For a moment, the deaf old lady fell into deep fear.