Golden Color Xiangjiang: A Young Man's Dream in a Siheyuan

Zhou Jin didn't pay attention to what was happening outside. Too many things happened in the past two days. Even though Zhou Jin had made a plan, he still needed to sort it out again.

The first thing was about the other party Yi Zhonghai and the deaf old lady. Zhou Jin carefully calculated and deduced many times in the bedroom. After making sure there was no problem, he stopped thinking about it and everything went according to plan.

Zhou Jin's business in the black market has been going on for a while and is slowly getting on track. Every week, large sums of cash, gold, antiques, cultural relics, high-end cigarettes and alcohol are deposited into Zhou Jin's space.

In addition, the steel mill would receive a sum of cash and bills every week. At first, Zhou Jin was very happy to see the huge amount of money, but gradually he discovered a problem.

Zhou Jin has such a large amount of cash in his hands, but he can't spend it at all. Even if Zhou Jin eats out every day, he won't spend much money. There are no nightclubs or bars now, so it's not easy to spend the money in your hand.

What's more, Zhou Jin's income only allows him to live better than the average person, so he has no way of spending the money.

Moreover, according to the plan, Zhou Jin will leave the old city with his family and go to Hong Kong in a few years. In this way, the cash in Zhou Jin's hands will be of no use.

After all, Dragon Country currency is not circulated in Hong Kong, and this money cannot help Zhou Jin start his business in Hong Kong, so Zhou Jin decided to keep only a few sets of cash with better quality.

All the rest of the money can be exchanged into gold and foreign currencies, such as US dollars, British pounds, and Hong Kong dollars. These are currencies with relatively wide international circulation, and gold is an international hard currency.

These gold and foreign currencies will serve as Zhou Jin's starting capital when he arrives in Hong Kong.

No matter when, it is easier to do things with money, and making money from money is always much easier than starting from scratch.

At the same time, Zhou Jin also informed Long Si and Long Wu that from now on, apart from the good-quality paper and pens and the cash needed for daily life, the rest of the weekly income should be used to exchange for gold and foreign currency, and try to leave no penny.

In addition, Zhou Jin asked Long Si and the others to start looking for recruits. After all, they were supplying two black markets, and it was too much of a stretch to rely on just the four of them. Now the situation in the black market had stabilized.

Then it's time to start thinking about recruiting people. As long as the source of the food is not exposed, there won't be any big problems. Moreover, with more people under your command, it will be much easier to do anything or find out any information in the future.

Of course, the requirements for the people Zhou Jin wants to recruit will definitely not be too low, especially in terms of personal character, which must be strictly examined and screened. However, this matter cannot be rushed, just recruit slowly.

Time flies, and before I knew it, it was already dawn.

This morning, Yi Zhonghai was getting ready to go to work. He wore a mask because his face was swollen from being beaten by Zhou Jin two days ago. In order to avoid embarrassment, he chose to wear a mask to cover it.

If anyone asked, he planned to lie and say he had a cold.

In this way, Yi Zhonghai spent a day's working hours in fear.

After get off work, he hurried to the courtyard, hoping to resolve the problem with Zhou Jin as soon as possible. He knew that Zhou Jin might retaliate against him, and if he didn't resolve the matter as soon as possible, he might not be able to sleep peacefully.

Today, Yi Zhonghai borrowed about fifty yuan from several co-workers with whom he had a good relationship, and asked Director Yang to help him advance next month's salary from the factory.

Now I can finally buy the basic necessities of the house. Although I can cook and eat at the deaf old lady's house now, I still have to buy clothes, food and vegetables, toothbrushes, toothpaste, and soap, all of which cost money.

Fortunately, the weather is not cold now, so the quilt in Yi Zhonghai's house can still be used. When the weather gets colder in a few months, he will have a few months' income and can buy another thick quilt.

Although Yi Zhonghai is now a level six worker, he does have level seven to eight skills, so the factory usually lets him be responsible for making high-precision parts or urgent orders, so he does not need to work overtime at night like other low-level workers.

This allowed Yi Zhonghai to leave work early and go home, but it was precisely because he left work early, and Jia Dongxu and Sha Zhu were both working overtime, and Liu Haizhong usually did not go with them, that Yi Zhonghai was left alone today.

This gave Long Er, who was monitoring secretly, an opportunity. After getting Zhou Jin's consent, Long Er used his physical advantage and ran to a small alley in advance to prepare.

This alley is the only way for the people in Siheyuan to return to Siheyuan from the steel rolling mill, and there are not many people living nearby. On weekdays, except for those passing by, basically no one will be here.

Long Er hurriedly began to change his appearance. This time he would transform into Liu Haizhong and attack Yi Zhonghai.

A few minutes later, Yi Zhonghai came over. Long Er saw the opportunity and put a sack on Yi Zhonghai's head. In order to let Yi Zhonghai see who hit him, Long Er deliberately tilted the sack so that Yi Zhonghai could see outside clearly.

Then Yi Zhonghai was beaten violently by Long Er, and Zhou Jin also specifically instructed him to focus on Yi Zhonghai's hands and lower body.

After fighting for more than a minute, Long Er felt that it was enough, so he picked up a brick and smashed it at Yi Zhonghai's hands. In just a moment, the two hands became a bloody mess.

Yi Zhonghai, who was almost knocked unconscious, was suddenly awakened by the pain. But before Yi Zhonghai could scream, Long Er hit Yi Zhonghai's little brother with a brick, which made Yi Zhonghai faint from the pain.

Long Er was worried that a brick would not work, so he kicked Xiao Zhonghai a few more times, then took all the money from Yi Zhonghai, and then quickly left and disappeared into the alley.

There was a reason why Zhou Jin asked Long Er to take special care of Yi Zhonghai's hands and little brother.

To put it bluntly, the reason why Yi Zhonghai could be so arrogant in the Siheyuan was because of his locksmith skills. Now his hand is disabled. Even if he is lucky enough to get it healed, I am afraid he will not have the skills he has now.

In this way, Yi Zhonghai's status in the steel rolling mill will only decline again and again, which will inevitably lead to his prestige in the Siheyuan dropping to freezing point.

After all, those people in Siheyuan were afraid of Yi Zhonghai. To put it bluntly, they were worried that he would take revenge on them at the steel mill. Now that he no longer had the skills, who would be afraid of a family that had been wiped out?

As for the second one, it was because Zhou Jin had seen in other fan fiction that said that an old lady couldn't have children. It wasn't because of the old lady, but because Yi Zhonghai had messed around in the Eight Great Hutongs in his early years and got sick. Although he was cured later, he no longer had the ability to reproduce.

In order to keep a tight grip on Auntie and to save his face, Yi Zhonghai teamed up with the deaf old lady to brainwash Auntie, saying that it was her problem, and also publicized the matter outside.

It not only saved Yi Zhonghai's face, but also created an image for Yi Zhonghai of a good husband who would never leave him.

Therefore, this time Zhou Jin asked Long Er to focus on greeting his younger brother, hoping to use this opportunity to let the hospital examine Yi Zhonghai, and then the truth will come out.

Ten minutes later, a man from the next yard passed by the entrance of the alley and found a man lying on the ground covered in blood. He hurried forward to check. After removing the sack on his head, he saw that Yi Zhonghai's face was covered in blood and he had fainted.

So this person hurried to the nearest police station to report the case. Fortunately, He Dong was not on duty today, otherwise he would definitely suspect that Yi Zhonghai had offended someone, as to why he kept getting into trouble every other day.

By the time the police arrived at the scene, quite a few people had gathered around Yi Zhongbian, and they were all chattering about something.

Seeing this scene, the public security comrades could only shake their heads helplessly. The scene had been destroyed and it was probably impossible to find any useful clues. They could only hope that the victim had seen the murderer.

"Alright, everyone relax a bit. The police are investigating this case, so please cooperate." The older police officer said to the crowd.

When they saw that the police had arrived, the crowd immediately made way for them.

The older police officer went forward to check on the injured and confirmed that Yi Zhonghai had fainted and his injuries were quite serious, so he immediately took people to send Yi Zhonghai to the hospital, and then left two people at the scene to record statements.

As for the person who reported the case, the older police officer asked him to go back and notify Yi Zhonghai's family and go directly to the hospital.

After Yi Zhonghai was sent to the hospital, he was immediately pushed into the operating room. The older policeman left one person to guard the hospital, and then took the rest of the people back to the scene.

Half an hour later, the old lady finally arrived at the hospital after rushing all the way, but Yi Zhonghai was still in the emergency room for treatment.

The old lady was so frightened that tears soon started flowing down her face. The police officer nearby saw this and thought that they must be the injured person's family member, so he stepped forward to ask.

"Hello, comrade, are you Yi Zhonghai's relative?"

When the old lady saw that it was the police who were asking her questions, her sadness improved a little, but she still couldn't stop crying.

"Yes, Public Security Comrade, I am Yi Zhonghai's wife. What happened to him? He was fine when he went to work this morning. Why did he end up in the emergency room?

Public Security Comrade, I hope he is OK. If anything happens to him, what should I do?"

"Comrade, I'm not too sure about Yi Zhonghai's condition. He's still being treated, but he should be fine. You should just sit here and wait. He's been in there for half an hour, so he should be out soon."

The old lady knew that no matter how anxious she was, she couldn't change anything, so she wiped her tears with her sleeves and sat outside the emergency room waiting.

During this period, the old lady asked the police a lot of questions, but unfortunately the police didn't know the answers either, so they couldn't give her any answers.

More than half an hour passed, and the lights in the emergency room finally went out. A doctor walked in front, followed by a nurse pushing Yi Zhonghai out.

The doctor came to the old lady and the police and asked.

"Who among you is the patient's family member?" the doctor asked the people in front of him.

An old lady stepped forward and said, "Doctor, I am Yi Zhonghai's wife. How is Zhonghai?"

The doctor said seriously, "The patient has been rescued and is not in danger of life. However, the patient's hands and lower body were seriously injured. We have only temporarily cleaned the wounds and bandaged them. As for the follow-up treatment, it depends on your family's wishes. Here is the payment slip. Don't forget to pay it later." After saying that, he handed the payment slip to the aunt.

The old lady took the bill and her face turned very ugly, but she still pretended to be calm and said, "Okay, doctor, I understand, but I came here in a hurry and didn't bring any money with me. Can I go home and get it now?"

The doctor nodded and said, "No problem, just pay the fee as soon as possible, and we will move the patient to the ward now."

The old lady nodded repeatedly to express her gratitude: "Well, thank you, doctor. I will take him to the ward first and then go home to get the money."

Then, the aunt followed the nurse and pushed the bed into the ward, leaving the others waiting in the corridor.

Just then, the older police officer came to the hospital.

He returned to the scene and checked carefully, but did not find any valuable clues.

The scene had been severely damaged, with nothing left except the sack.

This is also something that cannot be helped. Nowadays, people generally lack the awareness of protecting crime scenes. Many cases that were originally not so complicated often lose sufficient clues due to the destruction of the crime scene, making them difficult to solve.

Afterwards, two police officers came to the ward together.

They found that Yi Zhonghai was still in a coma, and they realized that they had to wait until Yi Zhonghai woke up before they could continue investigating the case.

So, the older police officer communicated with the doctors and told them to call the police station immediately if they found Yi Zhonghai woke up.

Then, the two police officers explained the current situation to the old lady and left the hospital.

After all, there are still many matters to be handled in the police station, and too much police force cannot be wasted here.