Siheyuan, my new life

Standing at the gate of the villa and watching the deaf old lady lying on Yi Zhonghai's back gradually going away, Lou Zhenhua said to Lou Cheng beside him: "Uncle Cheng, ask the driver to prepare the car. I will go to the Red Star Steel Rolling Mill later."

Lou Cheng agreed and whispered, "Master, I will go with you."

Lou Zhenhua didn't say anything but nodded, then turned around and walked back to the villa. More than ten minutes later, a black car slowly drove out of the villa at No. 58 Dongjiaomin Lane.

More than 20 minutes later, the black car stopped at the gate of the Red Star Steel Rolling Mill. The driver honked the car horn hard. In the past, the people on duty in the Security Department’s Guard Section would quickly run over to open the gate, but today no one paid any attention.

The driver was about to get out of the car cursing, but Lou Zhenhua had already opened the door and got out. He had just noticed the six soldiers standing upright at the factory gate. He remembered what Wu Hongjun had mentioned yesterday, that the newly appointed director of the Security Department directly disbanded the Guard Section, and today the security work of the Red Star Steel Rolling Mill would be taken over by the troops.

Lou Zhenhua was secretly shocked, and he was even more apprehensive about the director of the Security Department whom he had never met. You know, if you want to transport so many special steels from the Red Star Steel Rolling Mill without anyone noticing, it is impossible without the cooperation of the Security Department. But if you want to get the cooperation of the Security Department, then Lin Yu, the newly appointed director of the Security Department, is a person you can't get around. Maybe today you can get in touch with Lin Yu through Yang Weimin, and then everything will be fine. But if Lin Yu is stubborn, then you can only get rid of him. You can't let someone block your way to wealth.

Lou Zhenhua was thinking quickly about what to do next. He walked up to a soldier on duty and said with a big smile, "Hello, comrade. I am Lou Zhenhua, the director of the Red Star Steel Rolling Mill. I have an appointment with Deputy Director Yang Weimin today. We have important matters to discuss."

The soldier looked at Lou Zhenhua, who was standing in front of him with a false smile, and said calmly: "Please register at the guard room first. The guard room will call Deputy Director Yang to verify. After confirmation, Deputy Director Yang will send someone to pick you up. In addition, vehicles other than our company are not allowed to enter the factory without permission."

Hearing what the other party said, Lou Zhenhua couldn't help but secretly grit his teeth, but how could he not bow his head when he was under someone's roof? He didn't have the courage to put on airs in front of these soldiers, so he had to follow the soldiers' request and walked to the guard room next to the gate, honestly completed the registration, and after the security guard in the guard room confirmed with Yang Weimin by phone, he stood there obediently waiting for someone to come and take him in.

Nearly ten minutes later, a young man in a gray Zhongshan suit walked quickly to the guard room at the gate and greeted Lou Zhenhua who was standing there enthusiastically: "Hello, Mr. Lou, Deputy Director Yang is waiting for you in the office."

Lou Zhenhua was holding a black briefcase in his hand, his face still full of smiles, and he said politely: "Thank you for the trip, comrade."

The two men walked one after the other towards the steel rolling mill office building in the distance, but no one noticed that in the void above Lou Zhenhua's head, a figure was standing there abruptly.

When Lou Zhenhua just arrived at the gate of the Red Star Steel Rolling Mill, Lin Yu had already received Zhou Hong's spiritual sense. Lin Yu continued to look at the information in his hand without any pause, and just gave a few instructions through his spiritual sense. As a result, no one in the office noticed that Zhou Hong, who had been invisible all the time, had appeared in the void above Lou Zhenhua's head, leaving only Zhou Huang to continue to stay beside Lin Yu as a guard.

Lou Zhenhua came to Yang Weimin's office on the third floor with familiarity. After the young man who led the way left, Lou Zhenhua closed the door and couldn't help complaining: "Old Yang, it's really not easy to see you now."

Yang Weimin threw a Zhonghua cigarette to the other party and said with a smile: "Now that the new director of the Security Department has taken office, everything must be done according to his requirements. You know that our factory has no jurisdiction over the Security Department. Even if we have opinions, we can only bear it for now. If the Security Department goes too far, our factory will also report the problem to the higher authorities."

Lou Zhenhua lit up a cigarette and took a puff, then said helplessly, "This is the only way we can do it now. However, if the Security Department continues to behave like this in the future, it will definitely have a negative impact on the factory. Old Yang and other factory leaders cannot just sit back and do nothing."

Yang Weimin sighed helplessly and said, "Old Lou, our factory leaders can't control him. Besides, Director Lin is a new official and has made a lot of efforts. It would be a taboo for anyone to say something at this time." He pointed upstairs and lowered his voice and said, "Old Lou, Secretary Guo and Director Song are probably going to be punished this time. They were called over by the Ministry of Industry as soon as they got to work today."

Lou Zhenhua leaned over and asked in a low voice: "What's going on? Didn't they say that those two old guys have a big backer in the Ministry of Industry?"

Yang Weimin showed a trace of sarcasm on his face: "Yesterday, the superiors notified the Red Star Steel Rolling Mill and asked for a factory-wide meeting to welcome the newly appointed Director of the Security Department, Comrade Lin Yu. However, because Lin Yu's arrival destroyed their plan to push their own people to be the Director of the Security Department, Secretary Guo and Director Song planned to give Lin Yu a head start. They ignored the superiors' request and only convened the leading cadres above the section level in the factory to hold a small welcome party in the small conference room. The two old guys were busy trying to vent their anger, but they didn't think that Lin Yu was accompanied by a deputy commander of a certain military and Deputy Minister Zhao of the People's Armed Forces Department to take office at the Red Star Steel Rolling Mill. Isn't their behavior a slap in the face of these two leaders? Will they care about these two guys when they are in high positions? So these two not only didn't drink a drop of wine at the welcome banquet, but also ate two bites of cold dishes and left together; Director Lin Yu didn't give the factory leaders any face at all, and directly left with the people from the Security Department."

Lou Zhenhua couldn't help but take a deep breath and said in surprise: "How come Secretary Guo and Director Song don't even follow the most basic official rules? Do they really think that a deputy army commander and a deputy minister can't do anything to them? This matter is unreasonable in every way, no wonder they don't give them face. But Director Lin Yu is also very tough. Isn't he worried that the leaders of the steel mill will make things difficult for him in the future?"

Yang Weimin snorted indifferently: "Old Lou, would Lin Yu care about these two old guys in the steel mill? To be honest, he has a strong backer. Although he is only 27 years old, he is already at the 13th administrative level, and the military is very caring towards him. Have you heard that soldiers can retain their military status after demobilization? Would a colonel in active service care about the intrigues in the steel mill? The superiors clearly stated in Lin Yu's appointment letter that since Lin Yu also has other important tasks, the Red Star Steel Mill must fully cooperate with Comrade Lin Yu's work."

After hearing this, Lou Zhenhua felt even more headache. With such a security director with a strong background, how could he get special steel from the steel rolling mill in the future? This was his biggest income now. If he lost this income in the future, the Lou family would have a hard time. Before meeting Yang Weimin, he was prepared to find ways to get rid of this obstacle if Lin Yu could not be won over. But now he dared not have such an idea anymore. If Lin Yu had any accidents, the military would definitely conduct a thorough investigation. If it really found out about him, the Lou family would probably be close to being confiscated and exterminated.

Yang Weimin saw Lou Zhenhua's uncertain expression, glanced at the bulging briefcase beside him, and said with a low laugh: "Old Lou, don't think too much. Comrade Lin Yu is still shouldering important military tasks. How can he care about these messy things at the steel mill? It is estimated that after the work of the steel mill security department is sorted out in three or two months at most, Lin Yu will have to shift his focus to military affairs. The steel mill will remain the same in the future."

Lou Zhenhua let out a long breath, suppressed the thoughts in his mind, and told the other party why he came today.

Yang Weimin couldn't help but sigh after hearing this: "Old Lou, if it wasn't for my brother, I wouldn't help. If it was your own business, I would do whatever I could to help. But these people dared to openly smash the home of a deputy department-level leader. This is a slap in the face of all leading cadres. How can I speak up for such a thing? What will other leading cadres think if it gets out?"

Lou Zhenhua tapped the briefcase beside him with his fingers and said with a smile: "How could I not understand the reason behind this? But the deaf old lady who lives in the backyard of the courtyard at No. 95 Nanluoguxiang came to my door. I owed the old lady a big favor at the beginning. Now the old lady feels sorry for the dozen old neighbors in the courtyard. She thinks that once the main labor force of these families is punished, the lives of these families will be in trouble in the future. I was also very embarrassed at the time, but then I thought that more than half of these dozen people are employees of our steel rolling mill. If all of them are dealt with, it will affect the reputation of our factory if it gets out. What I mean is that you should discuss with Director Lin and see if these people can be handed over to the factory for disposal? Whether it is a fine or a demotion, it is better than all of them going to jail, right? And once this matter can be done, it will also be of great benefit to your prestige in the factory. Old Yang, you also said just now that the two people upstairs will definitely be punished this time. If they quit, isn’t this a good opportunity for you to show your ability?"