Courtyard House: Drunk and barging into the Xu family's house, I woke up numb.

"From this day forward, we shall sever all ties and have no further connection."

Cheng Yuan chimed in from the side.

“Deputy Factory Director Li, you won’t lose out if you pay a thousand yuan for some peace and quiet.”

Li Huaide thought to himself that he couldn't deal with Cao Xu and the other security personnel in a short time.

But you, Liu Lan, are just an ordinary citizen. Dealing with you is as easy as crushing an ant for me.

Okay, I'll pay you back for now, and we'll settle the score later when I get out of here.

"Okay, a thousand yuan, right? Here you go."

After saying that, Li Huaide stretched his wrists, casually wrote a note, signed his name, and handed it to Liu Lan.

"Take it. When I get out, bring the note to me to collect your money. You won't be shortchanged a single penny."

Liu Lan took the note, glanced at it, and tossed it aside.

"I don't want an IOU. I think I know you pretty well."

“Without Section Chief Cao’s official status to protect me, it will be difficult to get money from you again after you get out.”

Li Huaide thought to himself, "You're smart. A woman like you thinks she can fight me? Dream on."

"So, just give me the cash directly. You can save the IOUs for the stove."

Li Huaide stared at Liu Lan and said.

"I don't have that much money on me."

Liu Lan said.

"But you definitely have more in your drawer."

He had taken money from the drawer before, just like today, so it wasn't a big deal that she could guess it.

"There was only 500 in the drawer. I gave you 200 to buy a bicycle earlier, so now there's only 300 left."

Liu Lan tilted her head and said.

"I don't care, you're not getting away with this without a thousand dollars."

Li Huaide was so angry at this woman that his chest ached. He sat on the edge of the bed, clutching his chest, and pondered for a while before speaking.

"I don't have any money left in my office, this is all I have."

"How about this, I'll give you a big yellow croaker as payment."

"You can keep it yourself or sell it at the pigeon market, it's up to you."

Cheng Yuan smiled slightly upon hearing this, while Liu Lan, standing to the side, was not at all surprised that Li Huaide had a large yellow croaker.

Li Huaide is a man who loves gold and silver jewelry; he used to show it off to me after he was done with it.

"One isn't enough. Don't take advantage of me because I don't know anything."

“After you showed off to me last time, I asked around and found out that a large yellow croaker is worth more than 700 yuan at the bank, but in Pigeon Market, people only give it 200 yuan.”

"Four sticks! I want four sticks, not one less!"

Li Huaide suddenly stood up.

"Liu Lan, don't go too far!"

Liu Lan said without any fear.

"Don't go too far. As long as you agree, I'll take the things and leave immediately."

Li Huaide's heart was bleeding. He didn't care about the money, but he was heartbroken to receive four large yellow croakers.

He was no ordinary commoner; he knew what gold represented. It was more reliable than money; it was hard currency.

The reason why private transactions are not allowed now is simply because the country needs foreign exchange to repay its foreign debt. Once the overall economic environment improves, these items can be readily converted into cash.

As for antiques, he has a few, but not many, because they take up too much space, require specific storage conditions, and are not safe.

Comparatively speaking, those objects are not as tangible and reliable as gold; a pack of cigarettes represents nearly a thousand yuan in wealth.

The four large yellow croakers that Liu Lan wanted cost nearly three thousand yuan, which was the total amount he had spent bribing Cao Xu and his associates.

The reason he agreed to give Cao Xu and the others three thousand was not only to buy Taiping, but more importantly, to establish a cooperative relationship with them, making it easier for him to vie for the position of factory director.

But what can Liu Lan give him in the future? She can't give him anything!

He was heartbroken that he was only offered a 3,000 yuan yellow croaker just to shut this rotten woman up.

However, his current situation left him no choice but to agree; if he delayed any longer and someone saw it, it would cause even more trouble.

Forced by Liu Lan, Li Huaide closed his eyes and gave his most irrational and irrational answer.

"Okay, I promise you, I promise you."

After he finished speaking, he looked at Cheng Yuan.

"Team Leader Cheng, please give me the clothes so I can put them on."

"My things are locked in the outer drawer. It wouldn't look good for me to go out naked."

"The security guards just threw Li's clothes into the outer room," Cheng Yuan said, getting up to echo.

"Oh, I'm sorry, Deputy Factory Director Li, I was so engrossed in listening to you all that I forgot about this."

After saying that, Cheng Yuan was about to go out to get his clothes when Liu Lan said something to him.

"I can only give him a pair of pants for now; the other clothes will have to wait until I get the other items."

Cheng Yuan looked at Deputy Factory Director Li, and Li Huaide also looked at Liu Lan and thought that he should stop talking.

"Fine, let's go along with her. Pants it is."

Cheng Yuan came out and gestured to Cao Xu and the others in the outer room. Seeing Cao Xu leave the room, he took the clothes and went back to the inner room.

Li Huaide quickly put on his pants, went to the outer room, took out a key from another drawer, opened the locked drawer, and took out a small box.

The small box contained a small stack of banknotes and some receipts, while five large yellow croakers were neatly arranged on the side.

Li Huaide took out the money, then placed four large yellow croakers on the table and said to Liu Lan.

"Here's the thing, take it and get out of here!"

Liu Lan stepped forward, wrapped the items in a handkerchief, and put them away. Cheng Yuan looked at the last large yellow croaker with envious eyes.

"Deputy Factory Director Li, can I have this last one?"

“My son will be born in a few months, and I’m going to take this to someone to make a longevity lock.”

"I'll give the rest to Cao Xu so he can make a set of jewelry for his future wife."

"Don't worry, we won't take these things for nothing; we know what we're doing."

It is said that losing money can avert disaster, and Deputy Factory Director Li felt that he had already lost a lot of money, so he didn't care about losing any more.

Seeing that everything had been looted, Deputy Factory Director Li sat in his office chair and looked at Cheng Yuandao.

"Shouldn't Team Leader Cheng take your people and leave? I need to change my clothes and have someone clean up. I have to go to work soon."

Cheng Yuan picked up the note Liu Lan had just dropped on the ground and laughed.

"Deputy Factory Director Li, you don't need to come to work anymore. You can go to your office now."

Now that he has obtained the evidence through deception, Cheng Yuan no longer needs to act with him.

Next, it's Cao Xu's turn to make the third move. If he makes this third move well, Li Huaide will be completely finished.

Li Huaide asked, looking puzzled.

"Cheng Yuan, what do you mean by that?"

The office door was pushed open, and a familiar voice came from the doorway.

"Li Huaide, his meaning couldn't be clearer: you can go have some tea with the security department now."

Chapter 165: Detention is merely a means; confiscating property is the real goal! [Please subscribe]

Li Huaide suddenly stood up, startled to see Sun Guofu, Xia Jie, and Cao Xu walking into the office.

He was confident he could bribe Cao Xu, but he couldn't bribe Sun Guofu and Xia Jie.

It wasn't until this moment that he suddenly realized what was happening, and he pointed at Cao Xu beside him, his voice trembling.

"Cheng Yuan, you tricked me!"

Cheng Yuan waved the two slips of paper in his hand.

"I'm sorry, Deputy Factory Director Li, I was just following orders."

After saying that, Cheng Yuan took the note and came to Cao Xu's side.

"The evidence is complete, we can proceed!"

When Li Huaide saw the note fall into Cao Xu's hands, he immediately panicked and pounced on Cao Xu.

He had just stepped out from behind his desk when Cheng Yuan kicked, pulled, and dragged him to the ground.