Siheyuan: After becoming a traitor, first let the Huai Ru River overflow its banks.

With his hands behind his back, Liu Haizhong acted as if he had already become a leader, practicing his steps first.

When he reached the workshop entrance, someone greeted him.

"Master Liu, where have you been?"

Liu Haizhong greeted them, but he was secretly delighted.

……

After Liu Haizhong left, Director Li took the 20 banknotes, counted them again, and the amount matched: 100 yuan.

That's a lot of money.

Power is a wonderful thing.

As Director Li was flipping through the banknotes, someone came to inform him.

"Director Li, Factory Director Yang wants you to come over."

The man's sudden appearance startled Director Li.

Director Li quickly put away the tickets in his hand and then agreed.

"Ok."

Could it be that Director Yang intends to promote him and give him a higher position?

It seems that Li Jianjun is truly his lucky charm.

My wife is right, Li Jianjun is indeed something that brings me good luck.

Looks like I should listen to my wife; my future is limitless.

Director Li is now a director, the next step up is a section chief, and the next step up is a factory director. Director Li pondered his path to promotion and became increasingly happy.

However, Director Yang poured cold water on Director Li's enthusiasm.

"Xiao Li, I called you over to ask about the city workers' picket team. Do you have any candidates for group leaders?"

"His main responsibility was to monitor the movements of each worker, and arrest them if anything seemed amiss."

Director Yang's words made Director Li feel that this group of workers was practically like an imperial envoy in ancient times overseeing all officials.

Times have changed; now they are monitoring workers and leading cadres.

Moreover, if they discover anything amiss, they can arrest the person first, having the right to act first and report later.

Just for this reason alone, becoming a member of the workers' picket team is a matter of great honor for one's family.

If you could actually become the leader of the workers' picket line, that would be incredibly awesome.

Director Li hadn't forgotten that Liu Haizhong had just given him one hundred yuan.

Moreover, the bangs give off a mature and composed look, which is easy to pull off.

"Director Yang, please recommend Comrade Liu Haizhong from Workshop 3." The next day was a weekend, and the courtyard was peaceful, filled with the sounds of children playing.

Suddenly, a group of people in uniforms rushed into the courtyard and headed straight for Xu Damao's house.

Chapter 52 Xu Damao and Lou Xiao'e are arrested

Immediately, many people in the courtyard gathered around.

After all, it's human nature to enjoy watching a spectacle.

Xu Damao and Lou Xiao'e heard the commotion outside, but before they could go out, people in uniforms arrived at their house.

"Lou Xiao'e, you still have small yellow croakers hidden in your house. Please allow us to search your home."

Without saying a word, the leader rushed into the house.

Xu Damao, being the head of the family, immediately stood in front of them and shouted loudly.

"Who are you? Why did you come to my house?"

Just as everyone was wondering, a person slowly walked out, and it turned out to be Liu Haizhong.

Liu Haizhong walked up to Xu Damao with his standard square gait and a serious expression on his face.

"Xu Damao, I came here on orders from Director Yang to confiscate the remaining small yellow croakers, gold and silver jewelry, and the like from the Lou family."

Xu Damao immediately became anxious and pointed directly at Liu Haizhong's nose.

"You're here to ransack my house? Who do you think you are?"

Liu Haizhong simply pushed Xu Damao aside.

"If I find any small yellow croakers in your house, I'll be the leader of the workers' disciplinary team. Who do you think I am?"

Xu Damao stumbled and almost fell.

Perhaps it was because he messed around with women and ruined his health; now he's so weak he can't even beat his second uncle.

With the help of his second uncle, he almost fell to the ground.

Lou Xiao'e screamed.

"Liu Haizhong, you've gone too far! Our family's fortune has been confiscated, we're left with nothing. Where are we going to get any fish?"

Liu Haizhong was ordered to come here, so without saying a word, he ordered his men to arrest Xu Damao and Lou Xiao'e for investigation.

Then they conducted a thorough search of his house.

The people living in the courtyard were filled with anxiety.

Even Yi Zhonghai was intimidated by Liu Haizhong's imposing manner.

He was a level eight fitter, yet he wasn't even recommended to be a group leader in the workers' disciplinary team.

Before Liu Haizhong had even become a group leader, he arrogantly arrested Xu Damao and Lou Xiao'e.

Yi Zhonghai instinctively sensed a sense of crisis.

Yan Bugui walked up to Yi Zhonghai.

"Old Yi, what's going on at your Hongxing Steel Rolling Mill? Why did you suddenly arrest Xu Damao and Lou Xiao'e?"

Yi Zhonghai frowned.

"I heard that the factory intends to form a workers' disciplinary team, but it hasn't been formed yet."

"Liu Haizhong kept saying that he was acting on orders from Director Yang. I'll go and verify the situation with Director Yang."

Qin Huairu chimed in.

"Ask what happened. Xu Damao may not be a good person, but Lou Xiao'e definitely didn't do anything wrong."

Qin Huairu usually received a lot of charity from Lou Xiao'e, so when she saw that Lou Xiao'e was in trouble, she was the first to stand up for her.

Sha Zhu, however, stood aside, almost bursting into laughter with schadenfreude.

"Hahaha, heaven really has eyes! This villain Xu Damao has finally been dealt with."

"Did you hear what Uncle Er just said? Xu Damao, the film projectionist, has been suspended and is under investigation. Just a few days ago, he was shamelessly bragging that he could become the deputy head of the security department."

"Pah! He's just spouting nonsense with that big mouth of his."

"If he can write a single punctuation mark, then I am practically illiterate."

Sha Zhu's words caused everyone to burst into laughter.

Xu Damao was not very popular in the courtyard.

Most people were gloating when they were arrested.

Only the other two old men in the courtyard felt that what Old Liu did was not right.

"How did Director Yang know about the small yellow croakers that Lou Xiao'e's family had hidden away? Could someone have reported it again?"

Sha Zhu suddenly blurted out.

"Liu Haizhong brought people here to arrest people. Could it be that Liu Haizhong reported them?"

“We all live in the same courtyard, Second Uncle, this is really outrageous.”

When Sha Zhu was cursing, Liu Haizhong's sons, Liu Guangtian and Liu Guangfu, were standing in the crowd.

"Damn it, who gave you the right to insult my dad?"

Liu Guangtian punched Sha Zhu right in the face.

Sha Zhu's fiery temper was immediately ignited. He was known as the "Courtyard War God," and Liu Guangtian had just gotten married at this time. When it came to fighting, he was no match for Sha Zhu.

"I've been too kind to you, Liu Guangtian, go to hell."

Sha Zhu punched Liu Guangtian, leaving two red handprints on his face.

The two immediately started wrestling.

The third uncle and the first uncle quickly broke up the fight.

"What are you talking about? You're fighting again. Aren't you just making things worse?"

"Zhu Zi, stop right now."

Sha Zhu insisted that Liu Guangtian was the one who started it.

The courtyard house was instantly filled with chatter and chaos.

In a fight, Liu Guangtian was no match for Sha Zhu.

After several rounds, Liu Guangtian was beaten so badly that his nose and mouth were bleeding.

These two men managed to fight like this even with two old men right in front of them.

This made Yi Zhonghai and Yan Bugui quite arrogant.

Yi Zhonghai clearly wanted to side with Sha Zhu, and while trying to break up the fight, he secretly kicked Liu Guangtian a few times.

Liu Guangtian's nose was bleeding, and he was unwilling to accept it, so he yelled at them.

"Fine, Yi Zhonghai, you're biased towards Sha Zhu. Just wait, my dad will soon become the group leader of the workers' picket team. At that time, you'll have to give up your old man's position."

Liu Guangtian left, cursing and swearing.

Sha Zhu watched his retreating figure and spat directly onto the ground.