Siheyuan: Survival Guide for Courtyard No. 95

Tian Xiaowen and Jia Dongxu had been stealing scrap iron and steel plate fragments from the factory for a long time without being discovered, and they had long lost all vigilance.

They were chatting while moving the steel plates forward.

"Brother Tian, ​​this time the stuff seems to be less than 60 kilograms, why didn't you find something bigger?"

Tian Xiaowen replied to Jia Dongxu unhappily.

"Do you think this thing can be as heavy as I want it to be?

I'm just lucky today to have a whole piece. I think you've gotten a little too proud. Have you forgotten that all you had were scrap metal pieces a while ago?"

"Hey, didn't we make a lot of money from that steel plate yesterday? It broadened my horizons a lot."

"Don't just daydream. Let's go quickly. Once we're out of the factory wall, I'll let Wang Wu take it away and deal with it. We'll try to get our share of the money today."

The two men carried the things very quickly and soon reached the factory wall. Jia Dongxu put down the steel plate in his hand, took two quick steps impatiently, then squatted down and started to dig out the snow.

Tian Xiaowen glanced around slowly, and when he saw that there was no one in his sight, he imitated a cat's meow. From this, it can be seen that he is much more stable than Jia Dongxu.

A few cat meows were also heard outside the wall. This was Wang Wu's response. Zhao Shanhe knew the time was almost right, so he called out to the security guard beside him to go up and catch the man. He then sprinted forward for more than a hundred meters, stepped on the wall and jumped over with the momentum. The inhuman jumping height scared Wang Wu who was waiting outside.

As mentioned before, Wang Wuchang was a smart guy who roamed around in the casino. When he saw a man jumping over from the other side of the wall, he knew that his theft of steel from the factory had been discovered, so he turned around and ran away. As for Jia Dongxu and Tian Ge? They were alone, so they should take care of themselves.

If someone else had come here, Wang Wu might have really escaped in the dark night, but unfortunately he met Zhao Shanhe.

He didn't even chase after him. Instead, he took out a city wall brick from the small world and threw it at Wang Wu's leg. With the power of 6.5 columns activated, the brick hit Wang Wu's thigh with a crack and he fell to the ground, unable to get up.

Zhao Shanhe ignored Wang Wu's howling, walked over, turned on the flashlight and looked at the other person's face. He had seen him before but didn't know his name. There were more than 10,000 people in the steel rolling mill, it would be strange if he remembered all their names.

It was not until this time that a sound was heard from inside the wall, which shows how fast Zhao Shanhe ran and how quickly he acted.

"Don't move, put your hands up, or I'll shoot you."

It's a classic scene, but this time the defense came a little too quickly.

Zhao Shanhe grabbed Wang Wu's good leg and threw him back into the factory wall in a parabola, hoping that the fall from a height of more than 3 meters would not kill him. If he died, it would be an early relief for him. The things they stole were enough to reward them with a bullet.

When he climbed over the wall and entered the factory again, he saw Jia Dongxu and Tian Xiaowen standing against the wall with their hands raised, with two security guards pointing guns at them.

The other two security guards had already untied their belts and were preparing to tie up someone. However, resources were scarce at the time and only the deputy section chief Zhao Shanhe had handcuffs.

As usual, he used a flashlight to look at the faces of the two men. He had seen one of them before, but didn't know his name. But when he saw Jia Dongxu, Zhao Shanhe was shocked.

"Dongxu? Why is it you? How could you steal steel from the factory? You are already a third-level worker, and you are still short of money?"

Jia Dongxu was almost collapsing as the security guards pointed guns at him, but when he saw that the person who arrested him was Zhao Shanhe, he hurried forward and begged for mercy.

"Shanhe, I don't want to do this either, can you give me a chance?

Banggeng and Xiaodang are still young, they can’t live without a father.”

Zhao Shanhe looked at Jia Dongxu's sad face, shook his head and said.

"How can I give you a chance? Just look at the hole in the wall and I know this isn't the first time you've stolen something from the factory.

To tell you the truth, the factory has lost several thousand kilograms of steel scrap recently. I guess you will be blamed for stealing it.

Even if you don't get shot for such a large amount, you'll have to spend at least 20 years in prison. If I give you a chance, I'll be the one who goes to prison."

Having said that, he no longer wanted to pay attention to Jia Dongxu and spoke to the team member next to him.

"Take them all back, and investigate their channels for selling stolen goods."

Wang Wu had been nearly killed by the fall and had to be carried back by two security guards. Jia Dongxu and Tian Xiaowen had their arms tied behind their backs and walked back like the People's Liberation Army escorting prisoners.

Just after walking about a hundred meters, Jia Dongxu spoke again.

"Shanhe, if I have made meritorious contributions, will I not be punished?

You also know that my family relies on my salary to survive, and your sister-in-law is pregnant and will give birth next year. If I go to jail, our family will fall apart."

Zhao Shanhe thought to himself, what are you dreaming about? You stole so many things and you still think you won’t be punished. How great a feat do you have to have?

Seeing that Zhao Shanhe still had no intention of paying attention to him, Jia Dongxu suddenly became anxious.

"Shanhe, I'm serious. I know the whereabouts of the enemy spy. If I report it, does it count as a major meritorious service? Give me an answer."

Seeing that Jia Dongxu's impatience did not seem to be faking it, Zhao Shanhe became interested. No matter what era it was, catching an enemy spy was a great achievement. In the future, there would still be 50 walking spies.

If calculated based on the year 2024 when he traveled through time, the minimum wage in Beijing is 2200 yuan per month, or yuan per year.

50 is equivalent to the minimum wage for 19 years. What does this mean? Don’t think that everyone can earn tens of thousands of yuan a month. The author only earns less than 3000 yuan a month, including full attendance.

Tian Xiaowen and Wang Wu also reacted at this time and clamored to report that there were enemy spies. Unfortunately, Zhao Shanhe didn't know them, so if there was any good news, he had to go to Jia Dongxu first, right?

He asked the others to take Tian Xiaowen and Wang Wu back first, and he left Jia Dongxu alone to ask.

"It's already come to this, just tell me what you want to say. If you really are an enemy spy, I will definitely talk to the director and try to get you lenient treatment.

By then, the death penalty will be changed to life imprisonment, and life imprisonment to a fixed term, which will be fair to you and I living in the same yard."

Jia Dongxu now feels nothing but gratitude towards Zhao Shanhe. He also knows that the other party has done his best since he saw that he did not keep Wang Wu and Tian Xiaowen and only kept him to question him.

"Let me tell you this from the beginning..."

Jia Dongxu told the story of how Wang Wu took him to Shaojiu Hutong to gamble, how he owed money to Pockmarked Face, and how he was forced to steal things from the factory and sell them to pay off his debts, and then sold the stolen goods to Pockmarked Face. He even told the story of how Wang Wu had asked Tian Xiaowen to draw the outline of a steel rolling mill in a workshop during the day.

Zhao Shanhe was not like Jia Dongxu and the others. He knew as soon as he heard that this was an enemy spy and his heart was burning with anxiety, so he asked again.

"Dongxu, if you take me to that casino now, can I find the pockmarked face you mentioned?"

Jia Dongxu nodded repeatedly in reply.

"Should be able to. The pockmarked face usually stays in the casino and won't leave easily. I saw him several times when I went to the casino."

"Okay, I'll report this to the director right away and shut down the casino overnight. As long as we can catch Pockmarked Face in the act, your crime this time will be mitigated.

When the time comes, you can push the theft onto the two guys. You were not the mastermind or the dealer. You were just responsible for moving the things and dividing the money. I guess you will be able to get out in a few years.

Just keep this in mind, and don't tell anyone else."

After listening to Zhao Shanhe's words, Jia Dongxu felt a lot more relieved. He was also afraid of being shot or sentenced to twenty years in prison. Then when he came out, his children would be married and have children. Who would be willing to recognize him as a father who had been a criminal?