Siheyuan: I am Banggeng's uncle

Chapter 815 A Rat Crossing the Street!

"Lu Zhonghua! I thought you were a good friend, but I never expected you to be such a traitor!" Just as Lu Zhonghua was feeling uneasy about what he was seeing, a middle-aged man walked into the patrol department's office. Seeing Lu Zhonghua standing motionless in front of the desk, he angrily cursed at Lu Zhonghua.

Lu Zhonghua, who was lost in thought, was finally brought to his senses by the middle-aged man's outburst of curses. He instinctively looked towards the office door, and when he saw the middle-aged man walking up to him with an angry expression, he asked him with a puzzled look, "Shen Bin! What do you mean by that? How did I become a traitorous ingrate?"

Seeing that Lu Zhonghua still wouldn't admit to writing the report letter about Jia Dongming even after all this, Shen Bin became even more furious. He grabbed Lu Zhonghua by the collar and shouted angrily, "Lu Zhonghua! Even now, you still dare to lie through your teeth! I, Shen Bin, was blind to have considered you a good brother!"

“Since you were transferred to our Security Department, every time we distribute welfare, you’ve never missed a single one. You’re the only one in your family with a ration, and the department buys grain from outside at a high price and then sells it to you at the average price. Yet, while you’re enjoying our Security Department’s benefits, you’re writing a complaint letter to report our department head. You’re a heartless scoundrel.”

When Lu Zhonghua heard Shen Bin mention the whistleblower letter, he froze. When he transferred to the security department of the steel rolling mill, he was indeed there on a mission.

At the beginning, following the instructions of his old leader, Lu Zhonghua secretly recorded the number of times the security department illegally distributed welfare benefits, as well as the specific amount of welfare benefits distributed. In addition, Lu Zhonghua also took advantage of living in the same compound to get information from Jiang Liyuan about the specific expenditure of procurement funds. In the end, he handed over all the information he had recorded to Zhao Huidong, the second son of his old leader.

At first, Lu Zhonghua felt that he came to work in the security department to carry out the old leader's mission. However, after he had been in the security department for a long time, Lu Zhonghua gradually integrated into this big family and was proud to be a member of the security department. After all, in an era of material scarcity, they never had to worry about their children not having enough to eat because of the lack of rations.

A while ago, Lu Zhonghua heard that someone had reported Jia Dongming for violating the security department's regulations on distributing welfare benefits. He immediately had a bad feeling and went to find Zhao Huidong to ask him if it was Zhao Huidong who submitted the report.

As a result, Lu Zhonghua received a reply from Zhao Huidong that the whistleblower letter was indeed sent by someone arranged by Zhao Huidong, and that the letter had been sent as early as six years ago, but it was suppressed because Jia Dongming had powerful connections.

When Lu Zhonghua received the news, he was secretly relieved. However, before he could be happy for two days, news came that the investigation team had been stationed in the security department. From that moment on, Lu Zhonghua realized that he had been tricked by Zhao Huidong.

Although the investigation team left, Lu Zhonghua remained anxious these past few days, constantly thinking about the records he had given to Zhao Huidong. He only breathed a sigh of relief when he heard that Zhao Huidong had been sentenced for breaking off a marriage.

Faced with Shen Bin's angry rebuke and seeing the murderous glares from his colleagues, Lu Zhonghua replied bitterly, "Shen Bin! I admit that I did keep records of the number and amount of welfare distributed in our department, but I swear on the lives of my whole family, I have never written a letter of complaint against our department head."

Upon hearing Lu Zhonghua's oath, Shen Bin did not believe him and immediately questioned him: "Lu Zhonghua! Since you say you didn't write a complaint letter, then let me ask you, why did you record the number and amount of welfare orders issued by our department? Why did you ask Accountant Jiang about the expenditure on purchasing materials?"

Upon hearing Shen Bin's question, Lu Zhonghua, recalling the reason he had been transferred to the security department, suddenly fell silent, unsure how to answer Shen Bin's question. Seeing Lu Zhonghua rendered speechless, Shen Bin became even more certain of his suspicions. Thinking of Lu Zhonghua's actions, a fire burned within Shen Bin. He yanked his hand off Lu Zhonghua's collar and said angrily, "Lu Zhonghua! From this day forward, I, Shen Bin, sever all ties with you."

"Captain Lu! I never expected you to associate with such a despicable person!" A member of the patrol team, upon learning that Lu Zhonghua was the mastermind behind reporting Jia Dongming, immediately showed a look of disgust in his eyes and angrily mocked Lu Zhonghua.

"Captain Lu! I heard you were a combat hero in the army, but I never expected that you, a combat hero, would betray your comrades. I don't know how you got that title of combat hero in the first place." Another team member looked at Lu Zhonghua, who was standing there dumbfounded, and mocked him with disdain, thinking about what Lu Zhonghua had done.

Although Lu Zhonghua did not submit the whistleblower letter, his actions amounted to betraying the interests of everyone in the Security Department. In this era that places great importance on reputation, Lu Zhonghua, who has been labeled a traitor, will undoubtedly find it difficult to continue working in the Security Department.

Around 5 p.m., Lu Zhonghua returned to the security office's residential compound with a heavy heart and a dejected look on his face. When he entered the compound, the neighbors, upon seeing Lu Zhonghua, had completely lost their usual enthusiasm. Their eyes were filled with contempt and hostility when they saw Lu Zhonghua.

Seeing the expressions on his neighbors' faces, Lu Zhonghua, looking utterly dejected, pushed open his front door and went inside. A middle-aged woman, who had been sitting inside weeping, immediately stood up from her chair upon seeing Lu Zhonghua return and hurriedly asked, "Husband! What exactly did you do at the office? Why are all the residents in the courtyard calling you a traitor?"

Hearing his wife's question and seeing the pained expression on her face, Lu Zhonghua thought about everything he would face in the future and asked her with a heavy heart, "Guixiang! Shall we go back to our hometown?"

Hearing Lu Zhonghua's question and seeing his dejected expression, Lu Zhonghua's wife finally realized that what the neighbors had said was not unfounded. She asked Lu Zhonghua with a puzzled look, "Honey! Did you really write a letter of complaint against Director Jia because of the security department's distribution of welfare benefits, just like the neighbors said?"

When Lu Zhonghua heard his wife's question, he remembered why Zhao Zhonghua had transferred him to the security department. He replied with a look of regret, "Guixiang! I didn't write the whistleblower letter, but it has something to do with me in some way."

Upon hearing Lu Zhonghua's answer, his wife immediately became anxious and asked him, "Honey! Since you didn't write the whistleblower letter, why are you admitting to it? You need to come with me to Director Jia's house right now and explain things to him properly. We can't afford to take the blame for this!"

Upon hearing his wife's question and feeling the pull of her hand, Lu Zhonghua subconsciously shook his head and replied listlessly, "Guixiang! I was used by the second son of the Zhao family. Although I didn't write the report, I was responsible for collecting its contents. The Zhao family initially transferred me to the security department because they wanted to target our Director Jia."

"What! You were in charge of collecting the information in the whistleblower letter? When you were Zhao's bodyguard, when did Zhao ever care about our family's life? On the contrary, after you were transferred to the security department, our family's life got better day by day. We even managed to save some food coupons and meat to help your parents. Husband! How could you be so stupid?"

(End of this chapter)