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

"It's not time for shift handover yet, and Section Chief Cao hasn't arrived."

Factory Director Yang thought for a moment and said.

"Then go and tell Director Sun to hand over the work to the comrades at the branch office."

"Make sure all the procedures are completed before the security department can hand over the person, understand?"

The secretary left the office in response, while Xu Damao, sitting in the chair, remained completely stunned.

Xu Damao heard the conversation between Director Yang and his secretary clearly and drew a factual conclusion from this brief exchange.

Deputy Factory Director Li has been detained by the security department and is about to be taken away by the branch bureau, which has issued an arrest warrant from the municipal bureau.

What does this mean? It means that Deputy Factory Director Li is in deep trouble, really in deep trouble!

What was the purpose of Director Yang's summons to him today?

If he wanted to get rid of Deputy Factory Director Li because of his relationship with him, he would have done it already. Why would he bother arguing with me here?

Factory Director Yang looked at Xu Damao, who seemed somewhat flustered, and said seriously.

“Comrade Da Mao, you haven’t been to the factory these past two days, so you may not be aware of the situation.”

"Li Huaide, the former deputy factory director, has been arrested for embezzlement and bribery."

"From tonight until the verdict is announced, he will probably be staying in the Dongcheng District Public Security Bureau's jail."

At this point, Director Yang paused for a moment, glanced at Xu Damao who was starting to panic, and asked.

"Comrade Xu Damao, I heard that you usually get along quite well with Deputy Factory Director Li?"

Xu Damao could no longer sit still; he suddenly stood up, his lips trembling.

"Rumors, all rumors!"

"Factory manager, you must see this clearly! I have never given any money to Deputy Factory Manager Li!"

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Xu Damao's words were somewhat ironic; wasn't this tantamount to admitting guilt without being asked?

No matter how much he had fawned over Li Huaide in the past, now he was determined to sever all ties with him.

If he gets involved in bribery, his life is truly over.

Damn it, isn't Li Huaide's wife's family very powerful?

Why didn't it work this time?

He's only been in the countryside for a few days, and the damn arrest warrant has already been issued. That's just too useless.

Previously, Li Huaide provoked Wang Youyu, the director of the personnel department, bypassing him and not even greeting Director Yang before firing Qin Huairu.

After it was all over, neither Wang Youyu nor Factory Director Wang held a grudge about the matter. Instead, they praised Li Huaide for his decisive handling of the situation.

At the time, many people, including him, thought that Director Yang was afraid of Deputy Director Li and had chosen to back down.

Unexpectedly, they had a big surprise up their sleeve and managed to take down Deputy Factory Director Li.

He was well aware that once the arrest process began, it meant the organizational review was over, and all that awaited Li Huaide was judicial judgment.

"Sit down. What are you so nervous about? I didn't say you bribed Deputy Factory Director Li."

"Otherwise, I wouldn't have had someone call you over; I would have had the security department come to your door and detain you directly."

Xu Damao sat back down in his chair with a nervous heart, forcing a smile.

"Factory manager, you're right. How can I bribe him?"

Factory Director Yang took out a small green medicine bottle and placed it in front of Xu Damao.

"You recognize this, right?"

Xu Damao recognized it at a glance; the thing that Director Yang was holding was the aphrodisiac he had given to Li Huaide.

"Factory manager, this...this thing..."

Factory Director Yang opened the medicine bottle and said.

"This is the medicine you gave him to 'cure' his illness, right?"

Xu Damao was taken aback at first, then nodded vigorously.

"That's right, Director Yang, this is the medicine he asked me to get a traditional Chinese medicine doctor to prescribe for him, to boost his energy."

Factory Director Yang smiled.

"To refresh?"

"You don't seem to be in good spirits today. There are still quite a few left in this bottle. Why don't you try a couple?"

Xu Damao dared not touch the tonic at this moment. Doctor Han had said that if he took this stuff, he might die.

"No, no, factory manager, I just get carsick."

"The car bumped a bit on the way back to the city, but I'll be fine after I get back and take a nap."

Seeing that the time was almost right, Director Yang put the medicine bottle aside and said.

"Comrade Da Mao, which position do you think is more suitable for you, the workshop forge worker or the projectionist?"

Xu Damao blurted out his name.

"Of course, it's the projectionist, Director. You're the expert in projecting movies..."

At this point, Xu Damao stopped listening and looked at Director Yang with delight.

"Factory manager, are you planning to send me back to the publicity department?"

Director Yang leaned back in his chair and said.

Whether you can return to the propaganda department depends on your performance.

Xu Damao immediately stood up and made a promise.

"Factory manager, rest assured, from today, no, from this moment on, I, Xu Damao, will obey your orders without question."

"If you tell me to go east, I will never go west; if you tell me to beat a dog, I will never chase a chicken."

Factory Director Yang quickly waved his hand in refusal.

"Oh, no need, no need."

“Xu Damao, you and I are equals, we both serve the working class of our factory.”

Xu Damao smiled but didn't say anything. Such empty and pretentious words are just for show.

He certainly doesn't think he's equal to the factory director; to think that would be incredibly naive.

Factory Director Yang picked up a water glass from the side, saw that it was empty, and put it back.

Upon seeing this, Xu Damao quickly got up, grabbed the thermos, and refilled Director Yang's cup with water.

"Factory manager, be careful not to burn your mouth."

Factory Director Yang looked at Xu Damao, who was flattering him, and asked.

"Xu Damao, I remember your ex-wife was Lou Xiao'e, right?"

Xu Damao thought to himself, "Do you even need to ask me this?"

"Yes, factory manager, Lou Xiao'e is indeed my ex-wife."

"However, we are divorced now, and we haven't seen each other for quite a long time."

Director Yang crossed his arms.

"As the former son-in-law of the Lou family, you should know who Lou Xiao'e's father, your father-in-law, is, right?"

Xu Damao found it very strange, as Director Yang had been at the steel rolling mill longer than him; he had already arrived before the Lou family withdrew their shares.

It can be said that Director Yang once worked for the Lou family, so how could he not know who Lou Wanshan was?

He suddenly mentioned Lou Xiao'e, and now he's asking me this question. What kind of riddle is he trying to solve?

"I have heard some things. My elders told me that my former father-in-law, Lou Wanshan, used to be a major shareholder in our factory."

"Director Yang, I'm sure I'm right."

Factory Director Yang nodded.

"That's right, you're absolutely right."

"Before the public-private partnership, Lou Wanshan was indeed a major shareholder of the steel rolling mill, and more than half of the mill's profits went into the Lou family."

“You’ve been to the Lou family before; their two buildings are quite valuable.”

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"By the way, speaking of the Lou family, did you see any antiques, calligraphy and paintings, jewelry or other valuable items there?"

Upon hearing this, Xu Damao fell into deep thought. What exactly did Director Yang mean by this?

He knew that the Lou family had plenty of antiques, calligraphy and paintings, gold and silver jewelry, but the decorations inside the house were extremely luxurious.