Chapter 165

Before he even entered the house, he shouted into the room, "Old Liu, something bad has happened. Old Yi is back."

Liu Haizhong heard Yan Bugui's startled voice and walked out of the house impatiently.

He asked Yan Bugui:
"Old Yan, what are you talking about? Who is back? Even if someone comes back, what's the problem?"

Liu Haizhong has always looked down on Yan Bugui.

Especially after he became an official, Yan Bugui is still an ordinary teacher, which makes him feel that there is a big gap in status between the two.

If it weren't for the sake of Yan Bugui's son Yan Jiecheng, Liu Haizhong even wanted to dismiss Yan Bugui as the third uncle.

After all, with so many leaders in the courtyard, how could an ordinary teacher have the chance to preside over the work of the courtyard?

Yan Bugui had long been accustomed to Liu Haizhong's tone and didn't feel anything when he heard it.

Instead, he said anxiously, "Old Liu, it's Old Yi who's back. Yi Zhonghai from the Central Courtyard. He's going back to his own house now. What should Old Yang and his wife do now that he's back?"

When Liu Haizhong heard that Yi Zhonghai had returned, he was also surprised.

He frowned and asked, "You mean Yi Zhonghai is back. How dare he come back? He did something like that before. We were lucky enough not to hold him responsible. Isn't it a trap for him to come back?"

When Yan Bugui heard this, his eyes lit up.

"Yes, isn't it true that he has walked into a trap by coming back? If you arrest him, won't his house be empty again?"

Yan Bugui muttered to himself, but he always felt something was wrong.

Why do I feel like I'm trying to rob someone else's house?
There is not so much consideration when it comes to bangs.

He does things by any means necessary, not to mention that Yi Zhonghai was the one who made the mistake first.

So he strode towards the central courtyard.

Yan Bugui also followed him, and the two of them arrived at Zhongyue.

Yi Zhonghai had already knocked on his door and saw that it was Director Yang and his wife living there.

Yi Zhonghai was also stunned for a moment.

"Director Yang! Why are you here? Why are you living in my house?"

Yi Zhonghai asked repeatedly, the scene before him was really incredible.

In recent years, in order to avoid Hu Haodang's search, Yi Zhonghai hid in other streets early on.

Moreover, he was cautious by nature and stayed far away, so he didn't know much about what was happening in Nanluoguxiang.

So, he didn't know that Director Yang had been taken down.

When Director Yang saw Yi Zhonghai, he also felt that he looked familiar.

However, he couldn't remember who Yi Zhonghai was.

After all, there were more than 1 workers in Changgang Plant at that time, including a considerable number of level six workers.

Director Yang felt at most that the man looked a little familiar, but since they hadn't met for such a long time, he couldn't be sure where he came from.

However, listening to what the other party said, it seemed like I was living in someone else's house.

So, Director Yang also spoke politely.

"Hello, Director Liu arranged for me to live here. Are you the owner of this house?"

"Director Liu, which Director Liu? Is the current Nanluoguxiang Street Director surnamed Liu?"

Yi Zhonghai did not answer but asked instead.

However, no matter whether the director of the street is surnamed Liu or not, this is his house and he has the title deed. Even if he is the director of the street, he is not qualified to allocate his house.

Just then, a voice from Liu Hai came from behind.

"I am Director Liu! Liu Haizhong, deputy director of the steel mill management committee."

"Yi Zhonghai, you, a criminal, actually dared to come back. You are walking into a trap, do you know that?"

Liu Haizhong walked over while speaking aggressively.

Yi Zhonghai turned around and saw that it was Liu Haizhong. He frowned and said, "Old Liu, it turned out that you rented my house to Director Yang."

Yi Zhonghai rolled his eyes and continued.

"Since it was arranged by you, Lao Liu, and the person staying here is Director Yang, then I'll just stay here. Anyway, I also lived in the dormitory building of the tavern before. If you can arrange another room for me, I can still live there."

Yi Zhonghai felt that he was already very polite.

It not only gave face to Liu Haizhong, but also to Director Yang.

He felt that he had already regressed so much, and as long as the other party understood a little bit of the ways of the world, he should no longer pursue his previous affairs.

But unexpectedly, Liu Haizhong is the kind of person who doesn't understand the ways of the world at all.

Continue to yell at him.

"Yi Zhonghai, don't you understand what I'm saying? You still want to live in the tavern dormitory. Do you deserve it? Have you forgotten all the good things you've done?"

When Yi Zhonghai saw that the other party was so persistent, he felt a little angry.

However, considering the other party's identity, Yi Zhonghai still held back and spoke.

"Director Liu, of course I remember the mistakes I made, but no one is perfect. Who doesn't make mistakes?"

"We can't just give people no chance to improve just because they made a mistake once. Besides, did I make a mistake? The street was recruiting people, and I asked the liberation district to apply. Was that wrong?"

"What was Lou Bancheng's family background at that time? Everyone knows it. Is it wrong for me to ask Jiefang to report him?"

"You are the deputy director of the management committee, but you don't even have this much awareness?"

Liu Haizhong exploded when he heard this.

Pointing at Yi Zhonghai's nose, he cursed:
"Yi Zhonghai, what nonsense are you talking about? Are you the director of the Management Committee, or am I the director of the Management Committee? You are just a commoner, what qualifications do you have to talk about me?"

Yi Zhonghai saw that Liu Haizhong was obviously looking down on him and knew that it was useless to give in.
He knew very well that when dealing with a man like Liu Haizhong, giving in blindly would only make him become more aggressive.

So Yi Zhonghai stopped pretending and said to Liu Haizhong with a sneer:
"Liu Haizhong, you are so arrogant. People who don't know you would think you are a feudal patriarch. But don't forget that this is a new era. Ordinary people are the masters of the house. You are just a servant of the people. Who are you showing off to? I think you don't want to be the deputy director anymore, right?"

Although Liu Haizhong has great official authority, his abilities are limited.

Especially in front of Yi Zhonghai, the gap was too big, and he was soon speechless after being confronted by Yi Zhonghai.
At this time, Yan Bugui said beside him,
"Yi Zhonghai, what you said is wrong. Lao Liu does this job. If you say so, if ordinary people make mistakes, can't the police arrest them? After all, you are the master of the house, right?"

I have to say that Yan Bugui is much smarter than Liu Haizhong.

After all, he is a teacher and he often educates students. Even when facing Yi Zhonghai, he is not at a disadvantage.

Seeing Yan Bugui speaking for him, Liu Haizhong stood up again and shouted at the top of his voice:

"That's right, Old Yan is right, this is my job. Yi Zhonghai, now that you have made a mistake, I can arrest you. If you confess, I can give you leniency, but seeing your attitude now, I must punish you severely."

At this time, other residents heard the noise and came out.

Jia Zhang also said:
"Hey, isn't this Lao Yi? You've come back to confess. We have lived in such harmony in Courtyard 40 since you left us. How dare you come back and ask for a house? Why don't you take a piss and look at yourself?"

Jia Zhang's mouth is full of ridicule,
She has this kind of shrewish personality. Even after living with the people in the orphanage for such a long time, she still can't change this bad habit.

Hu Haodang, who was opposite, also came out of the house.
When he saw that it was Yi Zhonghai, he immediately shouted angrily:
"Yi Zhonghai, you still dare to come back? Lao Liu, why are you saying so much to him? Go back to the factory and call people to arrest him. Is it necessary for our management committee to be so long-winded when doing things?"

Liu Haizhong also snorted:

"Director Hu is right. Yi Zhonghai, I think you are just being stubborn. Just wait and see if you can hold on after I have you arrested."

When Yi Zhonghai heard this, his expression suddenly changed.

He had also heard about the management committee's working style. Many times, the management committee did not need any evidence at all. They only needed to use torture to force a confession and say that you did something.

However, when Yi Zhonghai returned, he was not completely unprepared.

Since they had already fallen out, Yi Zhonghai didn't dare to hide it anymore and shouted at the top of his voice:
"Liu Haizhong, Hu Haodang, listen to me, I, Yi Zhonghai, dare to come back because I have made preparations.

It doesn't matter if you want to arrest me, but don't forget that the person who reported our hospital was Yan Jiefang. If we want to deal with him, I have to take Yan Jiefang with me.

Otherwise, I have arranged people outside, and as long as I am arrested, they will report to the higher-ups that you are abusing your power for personal gain and harboring your own people. " As soon as Yi Zhonghai said this, everyone in the courtyard was stunned.

Unexpectedly, Yi Zhonghai actually tied himself and Yan Jiefang together.

In fact, the previous incident was serious, but it was not serious either.

However, if he is arrested, Yan Jiefang will have to be arrested as well. After all, the frame-up of the Lou family was mainly done by Yan Jiefang, and Yi Zhonghai can only be regarded as the mastermind behind the scenes.

When Yan Bugui heard this, he shouted,
"No, no, Lao Hu, Lao Liu, how about we discuss this matter in the long run?"

Although Yan Jiefang had moved out, he was Yan Bugui's son after all, and would occasionally come back during the holidays.

Of course, every time he came back, he would ask for money or ask Yan Bugui to help him find a partner.

But no matter what, he is still my son, and my blood is thicker than water.

How could Yan Bugui watch him being taken away like this?

After he interfered, Hu Haodang and Liu Haizhong didn't know what to do.

They really wanted to deal with Yi Zhonghai. Even if it wasn't for what happened before, they had to kick Yi Zhonghai out so that Director Yang could continue to live in the house.

As for the dormitory building of the tavern, there are no vacant rooms there now.

During the Chinese New Year, people from outside came back and many people temporarily lived inside.

Now, where can they find a house for Yi Zhonghai to live in?

Unless he is allowed to temporarily live in someone else's home, but everyone in the courtyard dislikes Yi Zhonghai, so who would be willing to let him live in their home?
"Lao Hu, Lao Liu, let's be patient for now. Aren't we going to pay New Year's greetings to Lao Li later? Why don't we listen to his opinion first?"

The reason why Yan Bugui said this was because Li Jiandong's house was the only one with extra rooms here, and maybe he could arrange one for Yi Zhonghai.

However, Yan Bugui was obviously overthinking it. Li Jiandong was a person who would always give in to soft tactics rather than hard ones. How could he be threatened by Yi Zhonghai?

Hu Haodang nodded.
"Okay, we should really listen to Lao Li's opinion on this matter first."

Liu Haizhong also said,

"Yi Zhonghai, don't be too proud. Even if you come back to our hospital, there is no place for you here."

Jia Zhang was even more sneering and mocking.

"I say, Lao Yi, do you still have any shame? Look at who in this courtyard likes you. If I were you, I would have moved out long ago. How dare you come back and ask for a house? Tell me, how can you be so shameless?"

Yi Zhonghai sneered:

"Look, isn't this what you really think? You say it so righteously, but in your heart, don't you just want to occupy my house?"

"People who occupy other people's houses are on the moral high ground, but I am considered shameless for wanting to return to my own home. How can you confuse right and wrong?"

"Okay, no need to talk, let's go and pay New Year's greetings to Lao Li, and we'll talk after we come back."

Yan Bugui urged.

He was afraid that if the two sides continued talking, Hu Haodao and Liu Haizhong would not be able to resist and take Yi Zhonghai away.

If this is true, then his son will also suffer.

After Yan Bugui persuaded everyone to leave, he urged everyone to prepare to go and pay New Year's greetings to Li Jiandong.

The group quickly got ready.

Now every household in No. 940 Courtyard has a bicycle, and one person drove towards Li Jiandong's house.

With so many bicycles on the road, it is quite eye-catching and attracts a lot of attention.

at the same time.
Several waves of guests have come to Li Jiandong's house.

Sha Zhu, Chang Hanqing, and the young apprentice Han Chunming, these three apprentices lived relatively close to Huai Ming's home. After visiting their own homes in the morning, they came to Li Jiandong.

Li Jiandong and Qin Huairu each held a red envelope in their hands and gave one to each of the children.

Then, he let the children play by themselves, while several apprentices surrounded Li Jiandong and asked about his well-being.

Li Jiandong is 48 years old this year, and he is about to turn , but he still looks young, about years old.

This also surprised several of his disciples.

"Master, after the New Year, we are one year older, but why do you always look so young? It seems that Senior Brother Chang and Senior Brother He are older than you."

Han Chunming looked at Li Jiandong, then at his two senior brothers.

It must be said that Li Jiandong's current age is not much different from Sha Zhu and Chang Hanqing.

Even Li Jiandong himself doesn’t know what’s going on. Perhaps it’s because his living conditions are better and his mentality is younger, so he doesn’t age easily.

Or is it related to the strengthening of my body?
"Yeah, Brother Jiandong, after all these years, you are still so young, and I am a little old."

Qin Huairu often wondered, as if 18 years had passed since she married Li Jiandong. Li Jiandong had always looked the same, with almost no change. On the contrary, after becoming an official, he no longer had to do manual labor, and his complexion became much fairer than before.

On the other hand, Qin Huairu has changed a lot in the past ten years, from a young girl to a mature and charming woman.

However, although the change is quite big, Qin Huairu's appearance is still good, just a new style.

Li Jiandong smiled and said:
"Maybe it's because of you. I have such a good wife and you, a group of sensible and capable apprentices. I am happy all day long and have a good attitude, so naturally I don't age easily."

These words made Qin Huairu and her disciples very happy.

After a while, there was a sound of footsteps coming from the front yard, and soon a group of familiar faces walked over from the front yard.
"Happy New Year, Lao Li."

"Happy New Year, Director Li."

Almost every household in the yard had someone come, even Director Yang came with the team.

Although he is older than Li Jiandong, he has received favors from Li Jiandong after all, so he is more humble now.
"Everything is fine, everything is fine, and everyone has a happy new year!"

Li Jiandong said with a smile, standing up and taking out a red envelope from his pocket.

We chatted briefly for a few more minutes.

Yan Bugui couldn't help but tell the truth.

"Old Li, I have something to ask you. Just before we came here, Yi Zhonghai came back and was going to live in his room. What do you think we should do now?"

Hearing Yan Bugui's words, Li Jiandong was stunned for a moment.

Yi Zhonghai had been gone for a long time, and he had almost forgotten about him, but unexpectedly he heard news about him again today.

He also returned to Yard 40, which made Li Jiandong feel a little emotional.

Liu Haizhong next to him also said:

"Director Li, you know that the old leader is now living in Yi Zhonghai's house, and the dormitory building at the tavern is already full. If Yi Zhonghai suddenly comes back, won't the old leader have nowhere to live?"

Hu Haodang also echoed:
"Old Liu and I originally meant to control Yi Zhonghai. He destroyed our unity and persuaded Yan Jiefang to arrest people at random. Just based on these two points, I can let him spend a good year in prison."

"But this old bastard actually wants to throw the jar into the ground. He said that if we arrest him, he will report Yan Jiefang and let Yan's son suffer with him."

Yan Bugui was about to cry, and he whimpered and said,
"Old Li, I know you don't like to liberate that child, but no matter what, he is still my son. Please help us make a decision."

Li Jiandong asked with some doubt:

"Why did Yi Zhonghai suddenly want to come back? We couldn't find him for such a long time. Could it be that he met some important person outside, so he had the courage to come back?"

Li Jiandong didn't think as much as others did. In his opinion, if Yi Zhonghai didn't have anyone behind him, then just arrest him. It would be useless even if he reported Yan Jiefang.

After all, Li Jiandong’s connections were already at the district level, so even if Yi Zhonghai reported the case to the district management committee, Li Jiandong had a way to make him return empty-handed.

However, if Yi Zhonghai met some big shot outside, the result would be unpredictable.

"Tsk tsk, he's just a rag collector, how could he know any important person?"

Jia Zhang suddenly said sarcastically
When Han Chunming heard the words "collecting junk", his eyes lit up.

Li Jiandong also asked, "Sister-in-law, how do you know he is a junk collector? Have you seen him during this period?"

Liu Haizhong said angrily:
"Yeah, how did you know? Have you seen him before? You know we are looking for him. Since you have seen Yi Zhonghai, why didn't you tell us?"

(End of this chapter)