Comfortable life in Siheyuan

After Xu Damao left, he looked for a few more friends, but due to his well-known character, they all returned empty-handed.

Out of desperation, Xu Damao went home to look for Sun Xiaoyan again.

But apart from being very angry, I couldn't take out a penny.

When the couple first invested the money, they were quite happy. But after two days, they began to worry about gains and losses.

"Jie Cheng, don't you think there's something wrong about this? How could such a good thing come to us?" Yu Li said worriedly.

"Don't think too much. The store is so busy, why are you caring about such trivial things?" Yan Jiecheng's eyes were a little flustered, but he remained calm.

"Are you so confident? I was really bewildered at the time. How could I listen to you?"

The couple didn't say anything else, but their brows were still furrowed.

Liu Qingshan didn't take it seriously at first, but then he thought that since they were all neighbors, it would be inappropriate for him to suffer a big loss. He also didn't want Li Huaide to take advantage of them.

On this weekend, Liu Qingshan went to find Sha Zhu early in the morning and told him his thoughts.

"Let Xu Damao suffer a loss! He's not a good guy anyway!" Sha Zhu said indifferently.

"They didn't come to our place for dinner a while ago. I only heard later that they went to Yan Jiecheng's place instead!" Liu Qingshan explained quietly.

"What do you mean, Yan Jiecheng and Yu Li also put in money?" Sha Zhu asked in disbelief.

"That should be it. Given the money-minded personalities of the couple, they will definitely not miss out on this lucrative business." Liu Qingshan said with certainty.

"We can't just ignore this. Let's go find Weidong together and see if he has any solution."

"go!"

After the two of them finished talking, they rode their bikes to the bureau without any further delay.

When they arrived at Li Weidong's office, the two of them didn't exchange pleasantries and directly stated their purpose.

"There is indeed something wrong with this matter. I will arrange for someone to investigate it right away." Li Weidong thought for a while, realized that something was wrong, and said directly.

"Weidong, it is said that their business is all electrical appliances from the south. I guess the first two batches of people who made money should have seen the stuff. Do you think it is possible that it is smuggled?" Liu Qingshan revealed the answer to the mystery to him, fearing that they were not investigating in the right way.

"Didn't you say they were swindlers? How did they get involved with smuggling?" Li Weidong was stunned and began to wonder.

"That's just what I said, it's all speculation! And the woman following Li Huaide is from the south." Liu Qingshan didn't know what to say, so he could only explain it with gritted teeth.

"Okay, I'll keep an eye on it. Don't make it public, don't alert the enemy."

Sha Zhu chatted with Wei Dong about family matters for a while, then drank the tea in one gulp and went back.

I told Li Weidong about it, and since neither of them was deeply involved in the matter, I didn't take it to heart anymore.

Another week passed, and Yan Jiecheng and his wife and Xu Damao finally received the news. What was different from the past was that this time there were more people going to pick up the goods.

It was only then that Xu Damao realized that Li Huaide had approached more than just them, including some old contacts from the steel mill.

When Xu Damao saw this group of people, he felt something was wrong.

However, thinking that all his money was tied up in this batch of goods, he could only grit his teeth and wait here.

A group of about ten people waited for a long time and finally saw a boat approaching...

Li Weidong didn't care much about what Liu Qingshan and Sha Zhu said, but after analyzing the situation found by his subordinates, he realized that something was wrong.

Today he even sent two shifts of police to stake out here, waiting to catch everyone here in one fell swoop.

The people on the shore were very excited when they saw the boat was about to dock.

"Police, don't move!"

"Put your hands up and squat down." A bunch of flashlights suddenly appeared and illuminated the pier.

Seeing that something was wrong, the boatman wanted to turn around and run away.

But turning a boat around is much more difficult than turning a car around.

As soon as several policemen discovered that he was trying to escape, they jumped onto the boat and quickly took control of it.

All of them were taken directly to the police station and put in a holding cell.

By the time Liu Qingshan learned the news, it was already the third day.

That day, Liu Qingshan got off work and ran into the third uncle before he entered the courtyard.

The third uncle was different today. He didn't greet anyone or talk. He just sat there quietly, looking worried.

"Uncle, what's wrong with you?" Liu Qingshan asked curiously.

"Qingshan, I heard that Yan Jiecheng's restaurant was closed all day yesterday. I went there again at noon today, and it was still closed. I don't know what happened?" The third uncle looked worried.

"Are all the shop assistants gone? I remember that the hotpot restaurant in Jie Cheng was doing pretty good business?" Liu Qingshan was a little suspicious, but didn't say it out loud.

"That's right! How can such a good store be closed just like that? It doesn't make sense no matter how you look at it."

"Didn't you go out and ask around? You have to know where Jie Cheng and Yu Li are!"

"I looked for him. I went to his house but I couldn't find him. The children at home said they haven't seen their parents for two days!"

Liu Qingshan was certain at this time that something must have happened to the couple, and it was related to Li Huaide, whom he had gone to find.

The third uncle's worry didn't last long. Yan Jiecheng and Yu Li both came back the next day.

But now the two of them looked as listless as eggplants hit by frost.

In the restaurant, Yan Jiecheng sat quietly at the counter with his head down. He didn't hear the customers calling him several times.

Yu Li was yawning continuously and could hardly lift her eyelids.

The third uncle ran in hurriedly from the door, and was relieved to see that the hot pot restaurant was open for business as usual.

"What's wrong with you two? Why has this store been closed for two days?" Yan Bugui looked regretful.

"I had something to do a couple of days ago, so I went out of town! The store is closed." Yan Jiecheng didn't want his parents to know about this, so he lied.

"I'm going out of town, can I leave it to the waiter in the store?"

"Dad, don't worry about what happens in this store. We both know our limits." Yan Jiecheng had to explain.

"Okay, as long as you know the number."

Although the third uncle's face was full of suspicion, he had not found any clues yet.

In the evening, Liu Qingshan met Sha Zhu at home.

After work, the couple came to see him.

"Qingshan, Weidong came to the store for lunch today, and that matter is being dealt with!"