Xu Damao's Thirty-Six Stratagems in Siheyuan

After a night of thinking, Xu Damao decided to ask Li Huaide for help to solve the follow-up of last night's incident. He knew that Li Huaide's father-in-law was quite powerful. It was not appropriate to call the police, as it would easily escalate the matter. Xu Damao knew his own weight and how to deal with his arms and legs. He could only rely on external forces to perhaps have some room for maneuver.

Alas... bleeding is inevitable.

Gu Meifang felt that something was wrong with Xu Damao when he came back yesterday, but she didn't dare to ask.

She knew something might have happened. She saw Xu Damao riding his bike out early in the morning and coming back half an hour later. She also saw Xu Damao wrapping something he took out of his pocket with a handkerchief. She saw it clearly, it was two gold bars. She still couldn't help asking:

"Boss, did something happen last night? I saw you were a little uneasy yesterday, and you went out and came back early this morning. Tell me, I am your wife now, after all, and we can handle it together."

"Meifang, don't ask me about this, and I won't tell you. This is a big deal. I'll go out later, and Mi Anxin will stay at home. It may not be a big deal. But if something really happens, you can handle it. Don't be afraid."

Xu Damao had a quick breakfast, stuffed the gold bars and the pistol from last night into his briefcase, and then rode his bike to Li Huaide's home.

Li Huaide was drunk last night and probably didn't go out early in the morning.

He went to the basement of Keyandaixie Street early in the morning and took out the gold bars. He originally wanted to bet big and take five bars. But he reduced them one by one, and only felt that two bars were more appropriate. If he had three more, he couldn't explain it, and if he had less, he was afraid that Li Huaide would not do his job.

Along the way, I went to the supply and marketing cooperative to buy some cakes and food, and carried them to Li Huaide's house.

"Sister, is Director Li home?" Xu Damao knocked on the door, and it was Li Huaide's wife who opened it. His wife also knew Xu Damao, and it was not the first time she came to his house, and Xu Damao was also very generous.

"He's still lying there. Xiao Xu, how much did you drink yesterday?"

"We had a dinner party yesterday. The atmosphere was good and I drank a little too much. It was mainly because the director was liked by the actors in the troupe, so he drank too much. I have something urgent to discuss with Director Li today. Sister, do you want to see if Director Li is up?"

Xu Damao was really anxious and couldn't afford to be so polite.

Li Huaide finally cried out, and came out wearing a cotton-padded jacket. It was a floor-level room, and there was a radiator in the room, so it was very warm.

"Director, I'm sorry to bother you with your rest. But there is indeed something urgent, and you are the only one who can help me solve it."

"Da Mao, I drank a little too much yesterday. Why are you being so polite? If you have something to say, just tell me."

"Director, I told you that you must help me."

Seeing that Li Huaide's wife was not around, Xu Damao took out the two gold bars wrapped in a handkerchief from his briefcase and stuffed them into the outer pocket of Li Huaide's cotton-padded jacket. "Director, this is a small amount of activity funds. I only have two bars, no more. Don't think it's too little."

Li Huaide reached his hand into his pocket and squeezed it. He realized that it was a small gold bar. One gold bar was more than 30 grams, and one gram of gold was twelve yuan. That was nearly yuan.

Before Li Huaide opened his mouth to ask, Xu Damao took out the pistol again and put it on the table, which scared Li Huaide.

"Xiao Xu, where did this come from?"

Xu Damao then recounted what happened yesterday when he meddled in other people's business.

"Director, I know my sister-in-law's father might know Liu Chenglong's father, so I wanted to ask him to help return the bag of pistols. Director, I just want to make a big deal out of a small matter. I don't want to make it bigger. So I didn't choose to call the police, and I came to you early this morning. Please help me solve this matter."

Li Huaide was also a bit troubled, but he still had to do the job after receiving the money. Besides, this matter was not a big deal for him, and he was not responsible for the success or failure. Xu Damao was still a subordinate worth training.

"Xiao Xu, don't be anxious. There's no point in being anxious. Let me call my father-in-law first to ask if he's familiar with the matter."

Li Huaide called the phone directly in the living room. After the call was connected, he explained the situation and also told Xu Damao what he thought. Xu Damao listened and said "Yeah, yeah, yeah, okay", and then Li Huaide hung up the phone.

"Xiao Xu, my father-in-law said it's okay, he will do it. He will ask his orderly to come and get the pistol, and then go directly to the KJ compound to return the gun as you wish. He will contact Deputy Director Liu now. Although we are not familiar with each other, we know each other. He was also a member of the 4Y unit. You did the right thing in this matter. It's best to handle it so calmly. I believe it can be resolved satisfactorily if we give each other a way out."

Xu Damao knew this might be the best outcome. Since Li Huaide had already done it, he didn't need to stay any longer and offered to leave.

Li Huaide did not stop him and walked Xu Damao to the door and said, "Don't worry, Xiao Xu, take it easy."

What else can I do? This is the only way.

Xu Damao rode his bike to Guo Jiawei's house again. He still had to make some preparations.

"San'er, I have something for you to keep an eye on, but don't rush. It will take a long time, so you have to help me keep an eye on it for a while."

Xu Damao gave Guo Jiawei a hundred yuan and said, "San'er, there's a guy called Liu Chenglong. He's probably a second-generation rich kid. Please help me keep an eye on him and see how he moves around, who he interacts with, and whether he has any enemies. I want all the information I can get from him, but be careful. This guy doesn't play by the rules."

"Brother Xu, are you in trouble?"

Xu Damao told Guo Jiawei what happened last night. He was so scared that he broke into a cold sweat. "Oh my god, Brother Xu, it's you. If it were me, I would have peed my pants. This really requires preparation. Okay, I'll find out for you."

"There's another woman. You can find out more about her. She lives at No. 3-1, Hutong No. *, on Xishiku Street."

"Brother Xu, why does this address sound so familiar to me? Let me think about it." After a long while, Guo Jiawei slapped his thigh and said, "I was wondering why it sounds so familiar to me. It's that Yan what's it? You asked me to find out about it before. You wanted you to draw that."

"Yan Yikuan?"

"Yes, Yan Xiaosi's lover, from the art troupe, tall and pretty. I've seen her a few times."

Xu Damao was a little confused after listening to this. This was really a coincidence, such a coincidence.

"Damn it, I was so unlucky last night. If you knew it was Yan Yikuan's fault, why would I care about it? I got into such a big mess."

Xu Damao remembered that he had taken out a box of treasures from the kang in the woman's room, which contained gold, pearls and jade.

Hey, I should give Li Huaide two gold bars. It's not a bad thing to lose money to avoid disaster.

After explaining things to Guo Xiaosan, he returned to Dongsi's house in a rage.

"Wife, Fang, I'm sorry for your worry." During lunch, Xu Damao took the initiative to talk about this matter with Gu Meifang.

"Though those guys from the compound are a bit of a scoundrel, they still have a sense of justice and will not harm their families. Just stay put. If they want to get back at me, they will come to me. If they come openly, your man is not afraid of them. It will be no problem to knock down a dozen of them."

Xu Damao drank some wine and thought the whole thing through. He was calm instead. However, when he heard that Gu Meifang was overly frightened, she went over and hugged Xu Damao, "Boss, you must be careful. We can't afford to offend these people. They even dared to rob us. They are definitely not good people. You'd better stay away from them. If something happens to you and we have to make a few of them, how can we live?"

"It's okay, it's okay. I've thought it through. It's going to be okay. Besides, we have to move on even if something happens. Don't be afraid. You're still pregnant. Get up and have a few drinks with your man to calm your nerves. After the New Year, I want to transfer Xiaoyu from the logistics warehouse to the office. The good days haven't started yet. It's going to be okay."

Sure enough, on the third day of work, Li Huaide called Xu Damao to his office.

"Xiao Xu, the matter has been resolved. Hehe, I heard that the brat's legs were nearly broken by his father, but now he's behaved himself. He even called to thank you. He said you gave him a way out. My father-in-law has stepped in to deal with the matter, so it's over now."

After listening to this, Xu Damao estimated that what Li Huaide said was almost correct.

"Thank you, Director Li. I'm lucky to have you. Otherwise, I would be really at a loss."

"Okay, but, Xiao Xu, don't neglect the troupe's business."

"Director, don't worry about this. The troupe will only get better."