Siheyuan: Game of Red Dust

Chapter 67 The Security Bureau is Here
In the courtyard, the Xu family father and son, who had gone out last night, just came back with tired faces. Before they could sit down and drink some water, they heard someone in the courtyard shouting for a meeting and everyone had to go to the central courtyard.

Father Xu whispered, "It's coming soon! Remember what I said to you and what I took with me when you came back. They were all given to you by your fellow villager. You couldn't refuse, so you had to accept them. Afterwards, you gave your fellow villager some money.

As for the young widow, if you can deny it, then don’t. If you really find out, just say you were dating and it didn’t work out. You can’t care about anything else now, save your life first, understand?”

Xu Damao nodded with a look of fear on his face. Fortunately, his father had guessed it and cleaned up the mess overnight. After today, he had no idea where he was.

The two looked at each other and went to the central courtyard with Xu's mother, who also had not slept all night.

When we arrived at the Intermediate Court, we saw that all the people at home had arrived. Standing in the middle of the yard were Director Wang of the street office and a police officer. Behind them were staff from the street office and several police officers.

The Xu family just found a place and waited quietly.

When almost everyone arrived, Director Wang asked, "Where are the three old men in the hospital?"

This is the aunt who said: "I took Jia Dongxu to the hospital yesterday. Now he is either in the hospital or at work."

Second Aunt and the others also responded.

The police officer standing next to Director Wang said, "Director Wang, they should be in our station. They took the man to the hospital last night for treatment.

The doctor saw that it was a gunshot wound and notified us. They should be recording their statements at the police station now."

When Mr. Xu heard what the police said, he felt a chill down his spine. Fortunately, he didn't go there last night, otherwise... he looked at his son.

Director Wang nodded and was about to say something when the steel mill's security department arrived. With guns drawn, the security guards quickly surrounded the people in the meeting.

The head of the security department also saw Director Wang and the public security comrades, so he walked towards Director Wang and the others.

Xu Damao's face turned pale and he looked at Xu's father.

Looking at his timid son, Father Xu wanted to kick him to death. "You say you're scared now, but why didn't you think about this when you were doing all this? He's the one who's responsible for cleaning up the mess, and all the family savings have been lost over the years." Thinking of this, he almost wanted to kill him, but there was nothing he could do. The Xu family only had this one son, and they had to rely on him to support them in their old age and continue the family line.

Father Xu whispered to Xu Damao, "Don't be afraid, everything has been handled. If you do this, others will know there's something wrong with you without even checking. Besides, the real boss hasn't arrived yet. Wait until Li Weidong arrives, and then you can take a look!"

Director Wang and the leading public security officer spoke to the head of the steel mill's security department. Then Director Wang addressed the residents of the courtyard.

"Comrades, this meeting is about what happened last night. The purpose of calling everyone here is to inquire about the specific circumstances of last night. I hope everyone will cooperate with us. Now, our street comrades and public security comrades will question you one by one. Everyone must seek truth from facts."

After Director Wang finished speaking, he waved to the street staff, and the leading police officer also signaled to the police comrades to start.

Street staff and police officers took paper and pen to take statements from the residents of the courtyard.

"Name, age, workplace, what were you doing before the incident last night?"

"After it happened, did you go to the scene? What did you see there? Where did you go next? What did you do?"

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When Li Weidong arrived, he saw street officials and police officers taking statements from the people. Guards from the steel mill's security department stood guard around the area. Li Weidong, along with Squad Leader Wang, approached Director Wang and his team, greeted them, and then stood quietly by to watch them take their statements.

Xu Damao looked at Xu's father in confusion. He wanted to ask why Li Weidong didn't go to his own home after he came back, but instead stayed here to watch them take the statement.

Father Xu took a look, then calmly watched Li Weidong taking notes, and said "wait" to Xu Damao.

Xu Damao didn't understand what it meant, but the shrewdness his father showed last night gave Xu Damao great confidence. It was right to listen to his father, because his father wouldn't harm him anyway.

This incident had a great impact on Xu Damao. From then on, he would consult his father whenever he had any problems and basically obey his father's words. This also changed the outcome of Xu's father's death from anger.

While everyone was taking their statements, a group of people in Zhongshan suits came in from the front yard.

The people in the courtyard saw this group of people walking towards Li Weidong, Director Wang and others.

Li Weidong spoke to the group of people for a few words and then took them to the backyard.

Li Weidong brought squad leader Wang and the people from the Security Bureau to the backyard of Li Weidong's house.

Seeing that the door of his house was kicked in and the windows were smashed, Li Weidong walked into the house without saying a word.

When I entered the living room, I saw that the purple tremble wood furniture I bought from the trust store was all smashed. There were axe marks on the table and on the wooden floor.

Then he took the comrades from the Security Bureau into his bedroom.

Entering the bedroom, it was similar to the living room. The bed was smashed and there were broken pieces of bedding everywhere in the room. The table beside the bed was also broken. Most importantly, the notebook on the table that recorded the chip production was gone.

Li Weidong looked at the table again. The bullet mine he had set up had been triggered. Judging from the bloodstains on the ground, Jia Dongxu should be in pain.

Li Weidong said to the comrades from the Security Bureau, "Comrade, the notebook I left on this table is gone. It contained highly confidential information that is very important to our country.

You can ask the Ministry of Industry and the Ministry of Military Affairs for the specific confidentiality level. This material project is jointly managed by the Ministry of Industry and the Ministry of Military Affairs."

The head of the Security Bureau said, "Okay, Director Li. We will ask the Ministry of Industry and the Military."

Li Weidong nodded and said, "Then I'll leave it to you. You must find the notebook and carefully check whether it has been copied to prevent huge losses to the country. Conduct a thorough investigation of the relevant personnel to see if there are any bad elements."

"Don't worry, Chief Li, we all understand this." said the head of the Security Bureau.

Li Weidong nodded without saying anything. After letting the security bureau handle the matter, he took Squad Leader Wang to visit his home.

Li Weidong took a look around and found that except for the land in the back garden, no place was in good condition. Even the pavilion in the yard had been hit by several axes, and the newly opened wooden door in the backyard had several big holes.

Li Weidong couldn't help but wonder, was this really done by Jia Zhang?

(End of this chapter)