Siheyuan: The happy life of a little chef

The next day, Yi Zhonghai went to the police station to provide clues, but he didn't dare to talk nonsense.

After that I went to the factory. Shazhu's condition was so serious this time that he would probably have to be out of work for at least a month.

Yi Zhonghai came to Director Yang’s office.

"Director Yang, Sha Zhu followed Li Jianjun yesterday and was attacked by enemy spies. He is now in the hospital and his injuries are quite serious."

Director Yang was still a little surprised.

"What's going on? Tell me."

Yi Zhonghai told everything he knew.

"Director Yang, do you think it's possible that Li Jianjun has a connection with the enemy spies?"

Yi Zhonghai still didn't give up.

Director Yang said unhappily.

"Li Jianjun has been in the factory for more than a year. Have you ever seen an enemy spy who hasn't sabotaged anything in more than a year and still provides supplies every week? Do you know how scarce the supplies are now? Use your brain."

Yi Zhonghai was really unwilling to accept this.

"Then is there nothing you can do about him?"

Director Yang sighed.

"You are not in this position, you don't understand. If you want to bring down Li Huaide, you must have evidence. If you frame someone, then you are breaking the rules."

"Why am I telling you all this? Put these things aside now and use your energy to improve your skills. You didn't pass the eighth-level worker assessment this year. Are you planning to pass it before you retire?"

Yi Zhonghai's face turned red.

"Director Yang, I'm almost there. I will work hard and make sure I pass next year."

Director Yang lit a cigarette and thought about it.

"I will help you pass the exam next year. You have to work hard too. Our factory is in great need of level 8 workers. If you pass the exam, you will be the face of the steel mill. Only then will we have a say and we can rebuild the prestige you lost in Siheyuan. At any time, strength is the only truth."

Of course Yi Zhonghai knew it, but was it so easy to pass the exam to become an eighth-level worker?

He always laughs at Liu Haizhong for being uneducated, but in fact he is not much better.

In the third canteen, Li Jianjun received a notice and went to Li Huaide's office.

As soon as I entered the door, I saw two public security comrades inside.

"Deputy Director Li, what do you want to talk to me about?"

Li Huaide said.

"Jianjun, these two comrades have some information that I need to consult with you."

"Comrades, if you have any questions, you can ask Li Jianjun. We are relatives. Do you need me to recuse myself?"

one of them said.

"Deputy Director Li should step aside for a while. Let's just follow the rules."

Li Huaide nodded and went out.

"Comrade Li Jianjun, may I ask what you did when you went out yesterday at noon?"

Li Jianjun thought about it.

"I went to the supply and marketing cooperative yesterday at noon. I have children at home who want to eat candy these two days, so I went to buy them some."

Another person was recording nearby.

"Did you notice anyone following you when you went out yesterday?"

Li Jianjun was a little confused.

"No, who followed me? I was riding fast and didn't notice anyone following me."

"Did you meet or talk to anyone on the way to the supply and marketing cooperative?"

Li Jianjun shook his head. "No, I went directly to the supply and marketing cooperative."

"Which supply and marketing cooperative did you buy the candy from?"

"At the Red Star Supply and Marketing Cooperative, the woman selling candy was a big sister. Yesterday she told me that I was worried about the children."

"Okay, that's all for now. We will verify your answers one by one. Thank you for your cooperation."

"Comrade, can I know who is following me?" Li Jianjun asked.

The public security comrades thought about it and decided that this was not a secret.

"Comrade He Yuzhu followed you when you left the factory yesterday. He said he suspected there was something wrong with your supplies, so he followed you. But he didn't catch up with you and was attacked by enemy spies, so we came to ask about the situation."

"Comrade, there is absolutely no problem with my supplies. They are all in accordance with the formal procedures."

Of course the police knew about it. They had checked it before finding Li Jianjun. The procedures were very formal and there were no problems. Otherwise, they would not have questioned him in the office and would have taken him to the police station long ago.

"We know, so we just came to ask about the situation. Now we have to go and verify it."

Finished talking and left.

As for why you are not afraid that Li Jianjun will run away, in this era, you need a letter of introduction to go to the countryside, so where can you run away to?

Li Jianjun returned to the third canteen and Liu Lan soon found him.

"Jianjun, I heard that Shazhu was killed by enemy agents and became a eunuch?"

After saying this, his face was still full of gossip.

Li Jianjun smiled.

"Did you get the news so soon?"

Liu Lan smiled and said, "It's probably spread by now. I just found out and came to ask you. So this is true? Shazhu is really miserable."

Li Jianjun ignored Liu Lan. The news spread so quickly that he knew without hesitation that it was Xu Damao who did it. After all, they had been fighting each other since they were young.

On the other hand, the investigating public security comrades returned to the police station and found the director.

"Director, we have investigated and found that Li Jianjun did not lie. The time also matches. We rode along Li Jianjun's route from the steel mill to the supply and marketing cooperative. There is no problem with the time. The candy seller also confirmed this. It's just that this guy rode too fast. I was almost exhausted to death."

The director smiled.

"Why do you care how fast he rides? As long as there is no problem, it's good. If there is a problem, the steel mill will be at a loss. He is a capable man. Can we have a good New Year? I still have to ask him for help. Last year he helped the street office, this year we should also ask him for help."

Soon the police station informed Sha Zhu of the result.

Although he knew that Li Jianjun could not have any connection with the enemy spies, Sha Zhu still held out a glimmer of hope. Now that his hope was shattered, he could only swallow his anger.

But thanks to Xu Damao's publicity, Sha Zhu's affairs are now known to everyone. It is impossible for him to get married. Even a widow looks down on him. After all, he is impotent and a widow also has needs.

Time flies and the New Year is coming again.

This year, many people have approached Director Wang, hoping to purchase some supplies from Li Jianjun through Director Wang's connections.

Director Wang will push it if he can, but if he really can't, he can only ask Li Jianjun.

"Jianjun, it's not that Auntie Wang is causing you trouble. You said I've quit other neighborhood offices, but I can't refuse this police station. We often deal with things together, and I can't afford to lose face. Just think of it as doing Auntie Wang a favor."

Li Jianjun thought about it.

"Auntie Wang, how much does the police station want?"

Director Wang said happily when he saw Li Jianjun give in.

"Not much, not much. There aren't many people in their police station. I could have just given some to them, but they took some away. Later, they wanted to buy some more from you, but you asked me to give it back."

When Li Jianjun saw that Director Wang didn't tell him the exact number, he knew that she probably wanted to get some of it back.

"Auntie Wang, one thousand kilograms of meat, one thousand kilograms of flour, and five hundred kilograms of rice. That's all. This is my limit."

Director Wang didn't expect there to be so many, and immediately said happily.

"Oh, Jianjun, that's enough, don't worry, if you have any problems in the future, just come to Aunt Wang and find their director. We can't sell these materials to them for nothing."

Li Jianjun also thought so. Personal connections are very important, and one cannot go to Li Huaide for everything.

"Okay, Aunt Wang, I'll go back first. It will be the same as last year. You can find someone to go with me."

Director Wang sent Li Jianjun to the door.

"Don't worry, Jianjun. I'll go with you this year."

After Li Jianjun left, Director Wang turned around and saw that everyone in the street office was looking at her.

Director Wang smiled and said, "Don't worry, you guys will be there for us."

Everyone was relieved. "That's great. We thought that a group of people were transferred away and we were not enough. Director Wang, you are so generous."

Director Wang ignored them and went back to the office to make a phone call.

"Old Wei, really, there are only 500 kilograms of meat, 500 kilograms of flour, and 200 kilograms of rice."

"How could I possibly deduct money from you? Absolutely not."

"Ask whatever you want."

"Okay, okay, okay. I'm afraid of you. At most, 600 kilograms of meat, 600 kilograms of flour, and 300 kilograms of rice. No more."

"Do you want it or not? If not, I'll give it to someone else. Someone else wants it but doesn't have it yet."

"Okay, then you can arrange for someone to come with me. Don't expect me to send you there. That's it."

Director Wang hung up the phone with a smile on his face. The loss was now made up. Although it was still a little short, it was enough.