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

Xu Damao was overjoyed, not expecting things to develop so quickly.

"Brother Sijiu, tell me quickly, what's going on?"

Perhaps fearing for his safety, Xu Damao pulled Ma Sijiu into his office.

Although he was just a lowly film projectionist, he shouldn't have had an office.

However, film projectionists have a lot to do, and sometimes they need to study and select films in a separate room.

Therefore, Xu Damao has a separate room.

"Speak, Brother Sijiu."

Ma Sijiu then told Xu Damao what Li Jianjun had told him.

"What? A big metal box? A bag of flour and 30 jin of beef. That's no small amount."

Let's say a bag of flour weighs 50 jin (25 catties). One jin of flour costs 3 mao (0.3 yuan), so a bag of flour would cost 15 yuan.

Beef is currently 7 cents per pound, so 30 pounds of beef would cost 21 yuan.

These two items together amount to a full 40 yuan, which is more than a worker's monthly salary when they first start working.

Li Jianjun is definitely not going to escape this time.

"Yes, brother. There was a big metal box in his room containing a bag of flour and 30 catties of beef that Ma Hua gave him."

“Li Jianjun is planning to move these things home recently. So, before he moves them, you should hurry up and seize them.”

Damao was so excited that he stood up.

"Thank you so much, Brother Sijiu. This information you provided is extremely timely."

"Here's what we'll do: I'll treat you to a meal, and I'll give you 20 yuan later. You have to keep this a secret for me."

Xu Damao stuffed the 20 yuan he had prepared into Ma Sijiu's hand, and Ma Sijiu quickly took it.

Why not take something that's free? 20 yuan is half a month's salary for him.

"Okay, brother, I'll take it. I'm afraid Li Jianjun will become suspicious of me, so I have to go back quickly."

Ma Sijiu made an excuse and quickly left the scene.

After receiving this information, Xu Damao immediately went to find Liu Haizhong.

At this moment, Liu Haizhong, the workshop director of Workshop 3 and the leader of the workers' disciplinary team, was carrying his rice bowl, preparing to go to the canteen to get his meal.

Xu Damao suddenly appeared out of nowhere.

"Second Uncle, don't go yet. I have good news for you. According to Ma Sijiu, Ma Hua offered Li Jianjun some things, including a big bowl of noodles and 30 catties of beef. They are currently locked in a large iron box in Li Jianjun's office."

Liu Haizhong was struggling to find any leverage against Li Jianjun, but Xu Damao solved his problem in a single day.

This made Liu Haizhong extremely grateful to Xu Damao.

"Well, you're quite the sly one. You managed to turn Ma Sijiu to your side in just one day."

However, Xu Damao was also very cautious.

"Second Uncle, based on my guess, we need to verify it from another angle, otherwise we won't even know that Ma Sijiu is deceiving us."

This time, Liu Haizhong was much more cautious because Li Jianjun was his immediate superior.

If something goes wrong, he'll end up losing more than he gains, and his job as the leader of the workers' disciplinary team will be in a very difficult position.

His biggest fear was losing his official position because of this.

"Don't go this time, lest you alert them again. I'll take the opportunity of reporting to Li Jianjun to go to his office and see if that big iron box really exists."

At this time, Liu Haizhong and Xu Damao actually believed the information provided by Ma Sijiu.

Liu Haizhong believed in Xu Damao's abilities, and Xu Damao was also very confident in his own abilities; both of them were overconfident.

"Alright then, Second Uncle, be careful not to let Li Jianjun see through your disguise."

Liu Haizhong has always been very confident.

"Don't worry. I've eaten more salt than you've eaten grains, there's no way I could be wrong."

"Xu Damao, you should leave first, lest someone see us and say we're in cahoots."

After sending Xu Damao away, Liu Haizhong found a document, which turned out to be materials on criminals arrested over the years.

Li Jianjun asked Liu Haizhong to tidy it up, and then asked Li Jianjun to sign it, and that would be the end of it.

Liu Haizhong is now preparing to have Li Jianjun sign this document.

Having made up his mind, Liu Haizhong went to Li Jianjun's office and knocked on the door.

"Deputy Section Chief Li, there is a document here that needs your signature."

Liu Haizhong always felt uncomfortable whenever he entered Li Jianjun's office. Even though he was over fifty years old, he still had to call Li Jianjun Deputy Director.

He was constantly being outmaneuvered by Li Jianjun, so it would be great if he could take this opportunity to bring Li Jianjun down.

Then, as the group leader of the workers' picket team, I would very likely become the deputy head of the security department.

Liu Haizhong thought about his future and felt it was all bright.

Li Jianjun didn't even look up, but he knew exactly what Liu Haizhong was there for.

"Alright, just put the file here."

Although Li Jianjun didn't raise his eyelids, he could clearly sense that Liu Haizhong's intentions were not what they seemed.

"Okay, Deputy Section Chief Li. I'll leave it here."

After Liu Haizhong finished speaking, he looked around to see if there were any large metal boxes or the like.

And he actually found it; it was in a hidden spot in front of Li Jianjun's desk, with a corner of a metal box peeking out.

It seems that the metal box is really no good.

Liu Haizhong deliberately tilted his head to get a full view of the box.

The box looked to be one meter high and one meter wide, more than enough to hold a bag of flour and 30 jin of beef.

It seems Ma Sijiu was right; there really is such a large iron box in Li Jianjun's office.

Liu Haizhong was certain that the beef and noodles were definitely inside.

With Li Jianjun present, Liu Haizhong couldn't possibly open the box to inspect it.

Even if Li Jianjun wasn't there, Liu Haizhong might not be able to handle that big iron lock.

Anyway, Ma Sijiu shouldn't lie. When we invite Director Yang over, we'll open the box and everything will be clear.

Liu Haizhong took one last look at Li Jianjun, thinking to himself.

"I'll invite Director Yang over in a bit, and he'll expose your true colors, Li Jianjun. Let's see how you manage to keep your position as deputy section chief."

Chapter 95 The Bet Between Liu Haizhong and Li Jianjun

Liu Haizhong was feeling quite pleased with himself. As soon as he left the office, he went to discuss with Xu Damao what to do about the matter.

He quickly found Xu Damao.

"Da Mao, I saw it. There really is a big metal box in Li Jianjun's office. I think it contains a bag of flour and 30 jin of beef."

"Perhaps there are other gifts that were given to Li Jianjun by other people inside."

"Why don't we go find Director Yang now?"

Xu Damao had the same idea.

"There's no time to lose, let's go find Director Yang right away. If we're late, Li Jianjun might have moved the metal box, and we won't be able to find the evidence."

Xu Damao had great confidence in his judgment and believed that Ma Sijiu would not lie to them.

The two of them went together to Director Yang's office.

……

After Liu Haizhong left, Li Jianjun had a keen sense that Liu Haizhong must be up to something.

From the way he turned to the side just now, Li Jianjun had already guessed that Liu Haizhong must have seen that big metal box.

It was worth it for Li Jianjun to move the box from the warehouse and spend half a day working on it.

It seems that Ma Sijiu successfully deceived them.

With Liu Haizhong and Xu Damao's IQs, they actually think they can bring down Li Jianjun? Li Jianjun is speechless.

Now Li Jianjun doesn't have to do anything; he just needs to wait quietly for them to come to him.

The large metal box was completely empty; there was nothing inside.

Just then, Ma Sijiu saw Liu Haizhong leave Li Jianjun's office and then stepped inside.

"Deputy Section Chief Li, Liu Haizhong must have come here to scout the location just now."

"After I saw him go out, he went to find Xu Damao, and the two of them whispered something to each other."

"Then it seems the two of them went to Director Yang's office."

Li Jianjun frowned.

"I underestimated the two of them. It seems that Liu Haizhong and Xu Damao want to make a big fuss about this."

"Fine, I'm not afraid of trouble. Let's see who's the most embarrassed and who can't save face then."

Ma Sijiu never expected that Xu Damao, who was usually so cautious, would believe what he said so readily and even go to see Director Yang in a serious manner.

Go ahead and look, go ahead and look, but you won't find anything in Li Jianjun's house. You'll be left empty-handed.

Sure enough, a while later, urgent footsteps suddenly sounded at the door.

Judging from the sounds of many people, Li Jianjun calmly waited for them to arrive.

The door to Li Jianjun's office was always open, and these people walked from the corridor directly through the door.

After arriving at Li Jianjun's office, they were lined up in a row.

Leading the group was Factory Director Yang, along with Liu Haizhong and Xu Damao.

Just as Li Jianjun had guessed, Liu Haizhong and Xu Damao had come to report and expose him.