Siheyuan, my new life

After listening to Minister Yan's speech, the conference room fell into silence. None of the leaders present had expected that the Red Star Steel Mill would have so many problems. It was no wonder that Minister Yan believed that there were serious ideological problems from top to bottom in the steel mill.

Deputy Secretary Xiao, who was sitting in the first seat, broke the silence in the conference room. He changed his gentle tone and said in a deep voice: "I was shocked by Minister Yan's speech just now. It seems that there are indeed many problems in the Red Star Steel Rolling Mill. Our Municipal Committee will contact the relevant departments as soon as possible after returning. Minister Yan is right. While we attach importance to industrial development, we cannot ignore the ideological education of the majority of cadres and workers. We must pay attention to and protect heroes like Comrade Lin Yu who have made great contributions to the country; corrupt elements in the cadre team must be eradicated; all lawbreakers and criminals must be severely punished. The case will continue to be investigated by the Dongcheng District Branch, and we will strive not to let a bad element go." After speaking, he looked at his watch, "It's already half past eleven. Everyone has work tomorrow. Go back and rest. The comrades of the Dongcheng District Branch have worked hard on the follow-up work."

After seeing off the leaders, Hu Dahai returned to Yu Changan's office, sat down on a chair, took out a cigarette from his cigarette case, and took out a cigarette. Yu Changan quickly struck a match to help him light the cigarette. He also lit the cigarette and took a deep puff before sighing and saying, "Director, this is the first time in my life that I have come into close contact with so many big leaders. Even now, my legs are still a little weak."

Hu Dahai let out a long breath, "Safe, thanks to Director Lin for taking out his gun and stopping those bastards tonight. If he was hurt, I guess my term as director would be over." He stretched out his hand to rub his sore head and continued, "I will be in your office tonight. You ask the comrades in the interrogation department of the branch to work harder and investigate those guys thoroughly. I have heard that many workers in the Red Star Steel Rolling Mill secretly smuggled some copper and iron scraps and scrap parts from the factory to sell as scrap. Check if these guys have done it. In addition, tell them that if they can actively report clues of other people's illegal crimes, they can reduce their punishment. I hope to find some valuable clues and hand them over to Director Lin for disposal. Especially that guy named Liu Haizhong, you must investigate him thoroughly; and don't be polite to Tang Yongqiang. In addition to increasing the intensity of the interrogation, you should immediately select experienced comrades to search Tang Yongqiang's home."

Yu Changan agreed, turned around and walked out of the office. As he walked towards the interrogation room, he was mentally selecting experienced comrades in the police station.

More than half an hour later, Yu Changan walked out of the Jiaodaokou Police Station with eight police officers. This was not because he deliberately delayed time, but to ensure that enough evidence could be found. Yu Changan found Deputy Director Liu Yong who was busy in the interrogation room and asked Director Liu to support with a few capable people.

Deputy Director Liu Yong is in charge of public security work. He has two former apprentices of the famous Yangshi Lei. Several generations of Yangshi Lei's family have participated in the construction of major projects such as the Old Summer Palace and the Imperial Mausoleum of the Qing Dynasty, and they are also very good at building dark rooms. These two are brothers. They are not very interested in building houses, but they are fascinated by studying dark rooms. Of course, people who are proficient in building dark rooms must be able to crack these things. So Deputy Director Liu Yong recruited the two brothers under his command, and the two did not disappoint Liu Yong's expectations. After joining the work, they have made contributions in many operations to search for enemy spies and saboteurs. The dark rooms used by the enemy spies to hide weapons, radio stations, and funds cannot be hidden from these two people's discerning eyes. Now they are two captains under Deputy Director Liu Yong.

In order to seize the stolen goods from Tang Yongqiang's home, Yu Changan thought of these two people first, so he immediately found Deputy Director Liu Yong who was in the interrogation room. After Liu Yong learned about it, he directly asked someone to ride a sidecar motorcycle to pick up the brothers Wei Xiangdong and Wei Xiangnan at their homes.

After the two Wei brothers were taken to the Jiaodaokou police station, Liu Yong did not waste any time. After briefly explaining the task, a group of nine people, led by Yu Changan, walked out of the police station.

Tang Yongqiang's home is very close to the Jiaodaokou Police Station. After five or six minutes, everyone arrived at an independent courtyard house.

Wei Xiangdong and Wei Xiangnan first walked around the yard, and soon they met at the door again. After whispering a few words, Wei Xiangdong, who was in his thirties and had a sturdy build, walked up to Yu Changan and reported in a low voice: "Director Yu, it looks like this yard was rebuilt two or three years ago, and a new back door has been opened at the back. We need to send someone to guard it when we take action later. The walls are full of glass, obviously to prevent people from climbing up. If you want to rush in from the wall, it will definitely alert the people inside."

Yu Changan said to a public security officer: "Qu Wu, take a comrade to guard the back door. Don't let anyone escape. If it's urgent, you can shoot."

Qu Wu agreed in a low voice and immediately walked quickly to the back with a policeman.

After waiting for two or three minutes, Yu Changan whispered a few words and said in a deep voice: "Prepare for action." After that, he walked directly to the gate of the courtyard and knocked on the door knocker twice. The crisp knocking sound was particularly loud in the silent night. Soon, a young man's impatient voice came from the courtyard: "Who is it? It's so late. Let's talk about it tomorrow."

Yu Changan said loudly: "I am Yu Changan from the police station. I have something urgent to discuss with Director Tang's family."

The young man obviously knew Yu Changan's identity. He walked towards the gate and said, "Director Yu, what do you want to see my mom about so late at night? My dad hasn't come back yet."

Yu Changan said loudly: "Your father was accidentally knocked down while dealing with a neighborhood dispute just now. He has been sent to the hospital. I came here specially to take your mother to the hospital for a check-up."

The young man immediately walked to the door and opened it while nervously asking, "Director Yu, how is my dad now? Is he in danger?"

As the gate opened, a short and fat young man in his early twenties appeared at the door under the light of the courtyard. Wei Xiangdong and another police officer who had been hiding by the door quickly stepped forward. One of them grabbed the young man's arm, and Wei Xiangdong stuffed a piece of rag in his hand into his mouth. The young man was stunned by this sudden change. When he reacted, he was already handcuffed. He could only struggle desperately while stammering and making low roars. Unfortunately, because his mouth was blocked by the rag, the sound was barely audible.

Yu Chang'an, holding a pistol, led the other police officers and rushed into the courtyard. Only the main house and the east wing had lights on in the courtyard. Two police officers rushed to the wing with weapons in their hands. Yu Chang'an rushed to the door of the main house and pushed it open. A woman in her fifties who was sitting at the eight-immortals table sewing shoe soles was startled and immediately let out a shrill scream.

Yu Changan shouted coldly: "Don't move, put your hands up." Facing the black muzzle of the gun, the woman subconsciously dropped the needle and thread in her hand and raised her hands obediently.

At this time, the orders of public security personnel and the screams of women were also heard from the east wing.

The arrest operation went smoothly. In a short while, Tang Yongqiang's wife, two sons, daughter-in-law and two little boys aged five or six were all controlled and detained in the yard.

Next it was the performance time for the Wei Xiangdong brothers. They started with the main room and conducted a careful inspection, occasionally knocking on the ground and walls with a short stick in their hands.

Wei Xiangnan soon made a discovery. When he knocked on the ground under the bed in the main bedroom, he heard a familiar sound. He observed carefully for a while with the help of a flashlight, then reached out and pressed lightly on a floor tile. The floor tile suddenly turned over, and a one-meter square hole immediately appeared on the ground.

Wei Xiangnan did not immediately observe the situation in the cave, but shouted loudly: "Director Yu, there is a discovery."

Yu Changan, who was following Wei Xiangdong to join in the fun, immediately walked quickly into the bedroom after hearing it. Except for the three public security officers who were responsible for guarding Tang Yongqiang's family in the yard, everyone else also came over curiously.

Yu Chang'an was lying on the ground and could vaguely see with the help of a flashlight that there was a basement below that was more than two meters high, about three meters long and more than two meters wide, with five or six boxes of different sizes placed there alone.