Siheyuan: After becoming a traitor, first let the Huai Ru River overflow its banks.

He knew it! Qin Jingru had changed her mind about what they had agreed on. It turned out that Li Jianjun was the one who sabotaged things.

Xu Damao hated Li Jianjun even more, but now was not the time; he needed to think things through more carefully.

……

In the morning, Sha Zhu finished eating Xu Damao's melon and felt much better.

Marrying Jia Zhangshi was probably the most shameful thing that happened to him in his life.

However, seeing how miserable Xu Damao was today made him feel much better.

Looking up, he saw Xu Damao passing by, and Sha Zhu chuckled and teased him again.

"Xu Damao and Lou Xiao'e have both become Li Jianjun's secretaries. They might already be sleeping in the same bed with Li Jianjun."

"The reason Lou Xiao'e divorced you might be because Li Jianjun has already taken her in, and you're being cuckolded."

Sha Zhu's words once again enraged Xu Damao. The two were already mortal enemies, and now they were even more at odds.

"You idiot Zhu, are you just looking for trouble?"

"Your wife is the one who cheated on you? Your whole family is cheated on."

"That Jia Zhangshi is clearly a troublemaker; she's probably already cheated on you countless times."

But Sha Zhu didn't care at all.

"Hahaha, she's so old, she can be with whomever she wants, I don't care."

Sha Zhu's "what's the use of giving up" attitude really left Xu Damao helpless.

Sha Zhu seized the opportunity to fan the flames.

“Xu Damao, I heard that you also wanted to be the deputy head of the security department, but Li Jianjun snatched it away.”

“Wife, Lou Xiao’e ran off with Li Jianjun too. Even when she went on a blind date, Li Jianjun snatched her away.”

"Tsk tsk tsk, Xu Damao, you're really having a tough time."

Sha Zhu became increasingly unscrupulous, while Xu Damao felt more and more that he had a way of doing things.

It's like Li Jianjun is deliberately going against me.

"It seems we need to put the rectification of Li Jianjun on the agenda as soon as possible."

……

The weekend is over in no time, and it's Monday again, time to go back to work.

On Mondays, Xu Damao usually doesn't go out to show movies; he just stays at the factory.

These past two days, Xu Damao has grown to hate Li Jianjun. After getting to work, he went straight to find Liu Haizhong.

"Second Uncle, about that matter I mentioned to you before, have you started taking action yet?"

Liu Haizhong spoke in an official tone.

“Comrade Xu Damao, this matter cannot be rushed. Especially now, I am still under Li Jianjun’s jurisdiction, and it will not be easy to get rid of him unless we find some favorable evidence.”

Now Xu Damao was also getting anxious.

"This Li Jianjun is usually very shrewd. As the deputy head of the security department, he probably takes a lot of bribes."

"The key is that we can't find any evidence against him."

Liu Haizhong was shrewd and calculating, and it seemed he had already made up his mind long ago.

"Isn't that simple? Think about it, Li Jianjun will be very careful even when accepting gifts now. Others may not know, but his two confidants definitely will."

Xu Damao rolled his eyes, seemingly understanding Liu Haizhong's intention.

"So, Second Uncle, you mean... to bribe either Li Weiguo or Ma Sijiu?"

Liu Haizhong patted Xu Damao on the shoulder.

"Yes, Damao, you're a smart man. Go and test those two later, see which one can pull some strings?"

"Wouldn't it be much easier for us to find something wrong with Li Jianjun in that case?"

Xu Damao thought he made sense.

"Okay, I'm free today anyway, so I'll go and test them out."

Without delay, Xu Damao immediately took action.

After saying goodbye to Liu Haizhong, he headed straight for the security department.

……

Inside the security department.

Monday marked the start of the week, and Li Jianjun and his team were only responsible for the security of the second district.

"Si Jiu, Wei Guo, go on patrol when you're ready."

"I'm in the office today working with Lou Xiao'e to organize the materials again."

Li Jianjun made this arrangement so that he could have a chance to be alone with Lou Xiao'e.

Having nothing better to do than be a secretary—wasn't that exactly his original intention in hiring a secretary?

You can enjoy services anytime, anywhere.

After receiving their orders, Ma Sijiu and Li Weiguo went on patrol.

At this moment, Xu Damao, who was eavesdropping outside, sensed that his opportunity had arrived.

So he followed Ma Sijiu to a secluded place. Seeing that no one was around, Xu Damao took out a pack of Daqianmen cigarettes.

"Brother Sijiu, are you on patrol?"

Ma Sijiu looked up and saw Xu Damao. He was very puzzled by Xu Damao's approach and wondered why he wanted to chat with him.

"Xu Damao, just say what you need me for."

Ma Sijiu understood the principle that one should not accept rewards without merit.

Chapter 91 Li Jianjun sets a trap for Xu Damao

"Brother Sijiu, don't be so formal. We live in the same compound and work in the same factory, we're brothers, what's a little smoke?"

Xu Damao tried his best to act as if nothing had happened.

Whether in the compound or at the Hongxing Steel Rolling Mill, everyone knows that Ma Sijiu is now Li Jianjun's subordinate and is quite close to Li Jianjun.

According to Ma Sijiu, Xu Damao's relationship with Li Jianjun is not very good now.

From the deputy section chief to Lou Xiao'e, and most recently to her blind date with Qin Jingru, the two seem to have accumulated countless grudges.

Logically speaking, Xu Damao should have hated Ma Sijiu to the core, knowing that Ma Sijiu was Li Jianjun's subordinate.

Xu Damao, however, did the opposite and took the initiative to befriend him.

There must be a demon in the abnormal situation.

Ma Sijiu kept a watchful eye on him, but remained outwardly calm. He wanted to see what Xu Damao was up to.

"Brother Da Mao, you're right. We all live in the same courtyard, so it's really no big deal to smoke a cigarette."

"But your cigarettes are good ones, Daqianmen cigarettes."

After Ma Sijiu took the cigarette, Xu Damao skillfully lit a match for him. He had long since mastered the art of serving his superiors.

When applied to Ma Sijiu, it was a piece of cake.

Ma Sijiu took a drag on his cigarette.

"Brother Da Mao, this cigarette is really strong. Even though we work in the security department, we rarely get to smoke such good cigarettes."

Ma Sijiu took a few greedy puffs, and it was this action that convinced Xu Damao that Li Jianjun, no matter what kind of good cigarettes he received, probably wouldn't give them to his subordinates.

What a waste that Ma Sijiu was so loyal to him.

"Si Jiu, you're joking. You work in the security department, and countless people are trying to curry favor with you."

"I don't believe you if you say you've never smoked such good cigarettes."

Ma Sijiu's face turned red as he kept trying to explain.

"Brother Da Mao, those are just rumors. In reality, we lowly soldiers are just doing what we're told. Who would send us any fancy cigarettes?"

Ma Sijiu's face showed worry, and he tried his best to appear to be on good terms with Li Jianjun but not on good terms.

"Brother Sijiu, it seems that your Deputy Section Chief Li doesn't usually take good care of you."

Upon hearing this, Ma Sijiu understood Xu Damao's purpose: he had come to sow discord between Ma Sijiu and Li Jianjun.

Ma Sijiu readily gave up.

"Hey, you're right. Brother Da Mao, Li Jianjun is all-powerful in this security department. Li Weiguo and I have to listen to him in everything."

"But we didn't get any of the benefits; they all went into Li Jianjun's pocket."

Xu Damao thought there was hope in this.

"Brother Sijiu, you only have yourself to blame for following the wrong person."

"This Li Jianjun is indeed very meticulous; I've been tricked by him several times."

Ma Sijiu looked very surprised.

"What's wrong? Brother Da Mao, he still dared to lay a hand on you?"

It was clear that Xu Damao's true colors were being revealed little by little. As long as we went along with what he wanted to say, it wouldn't be a problem to expose him completely.

"Sigh, let's not talk about it. Anyway, I always fall into his trap."

Ma Sijiu immediately understood.

"Sigh, I work under him, there's nothing I can do about it."

Seeing that the conditions were ripe, Xu Damao immediately began to push forward with his plan.

"Brother Sijiu, do you want to break free from Li Jianjun's control? Do you want to make a fortune?"

Ma Sijiu appeared eager.