Siheyuan: Starting from the Old Society

"Lin Sian, you are a traitor, how dare you be an enemy spy!"

"That's right, you still have the nerve to come to work? Get out of here right now!"

"Kill him! Kill this pot thief!"

Someone in the crowd took the lead in throwing a stone, and then all kinds of debris rained down on Lin Sian.

"Si'an, be careful!" Seeing this, He Yuzhu quickly opened his arms and protected Lin Si'an behind him.

With a "bang", a brick hit He Yuzhu's head hard, and blood instantly flowed down his forehead.

"Silly Zhu!" Lin Sian was horrified and held up the staggering He Yuzhu.

"I... I'm fine..." He Yuzhu endured the pain and forced out a smile that was uglier than crying, "Si'an, you... you should leave quickly..."

"Go? Where to go?"

The crowd automatically parted, and a tall man with a fleshy face walked out. It was the head of the security department of the steel rolling mill - Xu Damao!

Lin Sian lay in bed, tossing and turning, unable to sleep. Jiang Zhongwen's words "I want to make a deal with you" echoed in his ears, like an invisible hand, tickling his heart.

"What is this old fox up to?" he thought to himself.

Jiang Zhongwen is a man of character. In his early years, he made his fortune by dealing in black market goods. Later, he somehow got in touch with the government and became the purchasing section chief of a state-owned factory. In those days, goods were in short supply, and the purchasing section chief was a lucrative position. Many people were trying their best to get in. But Jiang Zhongwen, instead of being a good official, took the initiative to apply for a transfer to the Second Department, a government office with little money.

The Second Department was supposed to be responsible for maintaining factory safety, but in reality it was just an idle organization that dealt with trivial matters. After Jiang Zhongwen came, he had nothing to do all day, either drinking tea and reading newspapers or running to the workshop to mingle with the workers.

At first, everyone thought Jiang Zhongwen was here to "experience life", but after a while, they realized something was wrong. Jiang Zhongwen seemed careless, but in fact he was meticulous and observant. He could always detect clues that others overlooked from some minor details.

"Could it be that he has set his sights on me?" Lin Sian suddenly opened his eyes.

He is not an easy person to deal with. After traveling to this era, he became an ordinary worker in a courtyard. He knew that if he wanted to make a name for himself in this era, he had to be more ruthless and calculating than others.

Starting from reselling food coupons and cloth coupons, and later secretly doing some "speculation and profiteering" business, Lin Sian accumulated a considerable fortune in just a few years with his advanced knowledge and flexible mind.

Of course, he did all these things in secret, and even his wife Qiu Haitang and two sworn brothers didn't know about it.

"No, I have to test his bottom line first."

The next morning, Lin Sian sneaked out of the courtyard under the pretext of going to the factory to work overtime.

He came to a secluded teahouse and walked into a private room after several turns.

"Chief Jiang, you are really elusive. It's not easy to get an appointment with you." Lin Sian sat down with a smile and poured a cup of tea for Jiang Zhongwen.

Jiang Zhongwen took the teacup without saying anything, but just looked at him meaningfully.

Lin Sian felt uneasy when he looked at her. He laughed dryly and asked, "You said yesterday that you wanted to make a deal with me. What is the deal?"

Jiang Zhongwen put down his teacup and said slowly: "I heard that you have a batch of goods..."

Lin Sian's heart skipped a beat, and an ominous premonition came to his mind.

He tried to remain calm and asked in a puzzled manner, "What goods? Chief Jiang, please don't joke with me. I'm just an ordinary worker. How can I have any goods?"

"Stop pretending, Lin Sian," Jiang Zhongwen's smile disappeared, and his tone became cold, "Do you think you can hide what you did from me?"

Lin Sian's face changed and he stood up suddenly, but Jiang Zhongwen held his shoulders and he couldn't move.

"You...what do you want to do?" Lin Sian looked at him in horror, his voice trembling slightly.

Jiang Zhongwen leaned close to his ear and whispered, "I want you to do me a favor. After this is done, all the previous things will be written off..."

Lin Sian returned home and barely ate a bite of dinner. Jiang Zhongwen's words filled her mind: "I want to make a deal with you." What deal? What kind of deal would the intelligence department make with her?

He rubbed his temples, feeling a wave of irritation. The Intelligence Department was a bunch of bastards, looking for trouble! He, Lin Sian, was sitting upright, so why should he be afraid of them!

"What are you thinking about? Even the food can't keep you mouth shut?" Seeing that Lin Sian was absent-minded, Qiu Haitang picked up a piece of food with chopsticks and put it in his bowl, with a hint of anger in her tone.

Lin Sian forced a smile and said, "It's okay. I was just tired at the bureau today."

"Why are you so tired? I think something is on your mind." Zhou Qiang put down his wine glass and said the secret.

Lin Sian glanced at him: "What can happen to me? Don't talk nonsense, kid."

"Hey, is there anything we can't talk about between brothers?" Wu Ergou also came over, "Is it because of what happened in the Intelligence Department today? Don't worry, the brothers will support you!"

Lin Sian sighed. These brothers meant well, but he was unsure about how to explain it to them.

"Okay, stop guessing," Lin Sian said, picking at the rice in the bowl distractedly, "I'm just a little tired today and want to rest early."

"Are you really okay?" Qiu Haitang was still a little worried.

"It's really okay, don't worry about it." Lin Sian said perfunctorily, got up and went back to the room.

He lay in bed, tossing and turning, unable to sleep, his mind full of Jiang Zhongwen's gloomy face. His intuition told him that this matter was definitely not simple.

The next morning, Lin Sian was awakened by a series of urgent knocks on the door.

"Who is it? It's so early in the morning, can't I sleep?" He yelled angrily.

"Si'an, it's me, Song Qingyang! Something happened!" Song Qingyang's anxious voice came from outside the door.

Lin Sian's heart skipped a beat, and an ominous premonition came over him. He quickly got up and opened the door, only to see Song Qingyang sweating profusely and looking panicked.

"What's wrong? What happened?"

Song Qingyang took a breath and said hurriedly: "The Jia family...something happened to the Jia family!"

Lin Sian was shocked and asked quickly, "What happened to the Jia family? Tell me slowly!"

"Jia Geng...Jia Geng...he was killed!"

Lin Sian was a little bit amused and confused by this sudden "grand welcome". He rubbed his numb wrist, looked at these funny guys in front of him, and thought: What kind of weird teammates are these?

"Alright, alright, stop standing here and leave!" Jiang Zhongwen urged, as if he was afraid that Qian Dahai would go back on his word.

The group hurriedly left the police station, got into a shabby jeep, and drove away.

"Si'an, are you okay? Did they do anything to you?" Qiu Haitang asked with a worried look on her face, as if Lin Si'an had just returned from the gates of hell.

"It's okay, what can happen to me? Are they going to eat me?" Lin Sian smiled as if he was relaxed, but in his heart he was thinking about how to find out the person who framed him.

"Si'an, this time it's all thanks to Section Chief Jiang and Captain Song, otherwise you would..." Zhou Qiang said with lingering fear, he saw with his own eyes Lin Si'an being taken away tied up.

"Yes, Sian, you don't know, we were scared to death when we heard that you were arrested by the Intelligence Department!" Wu Ergou also echoed.

"Come on, the three of you stop pretending to be sympathetic here. Do you really think I don't know what's in your mind?" Lin Sian rolled his eyes at them in annoyance.

These three guys are usually ordered around by him, and now they are pretending to care about him, maybe they are secretly happy in their hearts!

"Hehe, Sian, look at what you said, we are worried about you!" Zhou Qiang smiled awkwardly and scratched his head.

"That's right, we are just worried about you!" Wu Ergou and Qiu Haitang also smiled apologetically.

"Okay, stop pretending and drive!" Lin Sian was too lazy to talk nonsense with them and gave the order directly.

The jeep bumped along the way, drove out of the city and headed towards the suburbs.

"Old Jiang, what's going on? Why did the Intelligence Department suddenly arrest me? And they said I was selling arms to the Hong Party?" Lin Sian finally couldn't help but ask.

Jiang Zhongwen looked at him deeply but didn't say anything. Instead, he took out a box of cigarettes from his pocket and handed one to Lin Sian.

Lin Sian took the cigarette but did not light it. Instead, he put it to his nose and sniffed it, frowning.

"Old Jiang, is there anything we can't talk about?"

Jiang Zhongwen sighed and said in a low voice: "I'm afraid this matter is not that simple..."

He paused, and then said, "The Intelligence Department received news that someone was trading arms near the dock, and the person being traded was suspected to be a member of the Hong Party..."

"So, the Intelligence Department suspected me?" Lin Sian sneered, "They didn't think about it. How could I, a small fry lurking in a foreign company, get the ability to deal in arms?"

"That's where the problem lies!" Jiang Zhongwen took a deep puff of his cigarette and blew out a puff of smoke. "The Intelligence Department found out that the person who made the transaction used your identity..."

"What?!" Lin Sian stood up suddenly, his face livid, "Someone is impersonating me?"

"It's not just as simple as impersonating you..." Jiang Zhongwen said solemnly, "They also know a lot about your movements, and even some of your secret activities in the foreign company, they know it clearly..."

Lin Sian suddenly felt a chill on his back, and a chill went from the soles of his feet to the top of his head.

He realized that he might be in big trouble this time...

Song Qingyang and Jiang Zhongwen "escorted" Lin Sian and the other three back to the courtyard as if they were carrying two little chicks.

As soon as he entered the courtyard, Qiu Haitang couldn't help but scold Lin Sian: "Sian, you are too brave! How dare you go to that kind of place alone? Do you know how worried we are about you?!"