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

"This seems to be the way Tan Family Cuisine is made."

Xia Jie shut her mouth as soon as she spoke, but Cao Xu and Sun Guofu still heard her words clearly.

"Is this Tan Family Cuisine?"

Is it authentic?

Xia Jie did not answer Sun Guofu's question, and Sun Guofu did not ask any further questions.

"Since Tan Family Cuisine moved to the West Seventh Floor (Beijing Hotel), it has become very rare to see authentic Tan Family Cuisine recipes in the general public."

Sun Guofu was curious about the dish, but he didn't find it strange that Xia Jie knew about it.

Ever since Xia Jie unexpectedly took over as deputy director, he knew that she must have a powerful backer.

Cao Xu looked at Xia Jie with some surprise. Although the two had talked a lot since they met, they had tacitly avoided mentioning Xia Jie's background.

Xia Jie was able to identify the dish as Tan Family Cuisine based solely on the faint aroma it emitted. What does that tell us?

This means she must have eaten Tan Family Cuisine before, and more than once.

Tan Family Cuisine originated from the family banquets of Tan Bangyan, a scholar who had achieved the second-highest rank in the imperial examinations. Later, it gradually became one of the top official cuisines in China, and it is also the only private cuisine in China that can be compared with the eight major cuisines.

Tan family cuisine mainly features delicacies from land and sea, and the selection of ingredients is very strict. Even the ingredients used to make soup are not something that ordinary people can eat.

People's living standards are still relatively low, and not many ordinary people dare to try Tan Family Cuisine, which is known as the highbrow cuisine of the food world.

"This leader was able to identify Tan Family Cuisine just by its smell, so he must be a person who loves good food."

Sun Guofu looked at Lou Wanshan as he came out of the house, and he went up to shake hands with Lou Wanshan, who took the initiative to extend his hand.

"Mr. Lou, I'm so sorry to have disturbed your family's meal."

"However, I have no choice in this matter, so please understand."

Lou Wanshan greeted Cao Xu and Xia Jie with a smile.

"Director Sun, I know what happened today, so it's not your fault."

"If anyone's to blame, it's me, Lou Wanshan, who was blind to have chosen such a worthless scoundrel as my son-in-law."

"It's cold outside, come inside and have a cup of tea to warm up."

Cao Xu and the other two exchanged glances, nodded, and entered the Lou family's living room together. After they sat down, Lou Xiao'e took the initiative to pour tea for them.

After pouring the tea, Lou Xiao'e said to Sun Guofu, who had a smile on his face.

"Director Sun, since you've brought people here today, please make sure to search thoroughly and carefully."

"This time, we must show those ill-intentioned people whether my Lou family is truly a den of iniquity."

"It will also make those despicable, shameless, and maliciously vengeful villains give up."

Tanya Li chimed in from the side.

"Xiao'e, don't worry, Director Sun is known for being fair, just, and impartial."

"Our family has done nothing wrong, we're not afraid of their investigation. The more detailed the investigation, the better..."

"However, if no illegal or irregular activities by our Lou family are found, we would appreciate it if the leaders of the steel rolling mill could give us an explanation for what happened today."

Lou Wanshan said with a serious expression.

"Alright, you two should say less."

"Although there were some petty people instigating this matter today, it was a decision made by the factory leaders after careful consideration. You are not allowed to make any comments."

At this point, Lou Wanshan looked at Sun Guofu and said.

"I believe the factory will not let those bad elements who fabricate stories, spread rumors, and maliciously damage others out of revenge will get away with it."

Sun Guofu put down his water glass and said, watching the Lou family of three singing in unison.

"Mr. Lou, you are overthinking it. Our steel rolling mill's security department has always been disciplined and fair in handling matters."

"If today's events are found to be completely unfounded after investigation, then we will give the Lou family justice."

"Deputy Director Xia, Section Chief Cao, what do you say?"

Xia Jie and Cao Xu said in unison.

"The director is right!"

Time passed by, and after more than an hour of searching, the security personnel gradually came down to report.

"Reporting to Team Leader Yao, no suspicious items were found."

"Reporting to Team Leader Yao, no gold or silver items were found."

"Reporting to Team Leader Yao, no feudal remnants were found..."

"..."

Cao Xu and the others were sitting in the living room drinking tea, and naturally they could hear the report coming from the stairs very clearly.

This outcome was exactly what Cao Xu had anticipated. The Lou family's supplies had already been moved out, and many of them were probably already in Guangzhou.

What's left now are just some odds and ends, not enough to make a 4.6 scale, and hardly anything to do with dirt.

Sun Guofu was not surprised by this; he knew exactly what kind of person Director Yang was.

Since he dared to let him come, and Cao Xu did not stop him at all, he must not be afraid of being investigated.

So he readily cooperated by bringing people to investigate, and conducted the investigation in a very public and undisguised manner.

Xu Damao, who came down with the security personnel, was extremely shocked.

He had been to the Lou family before, but after this search, they found nothing contraband. How could he believe it?

"No, this isn't true, Team Leader Yao, check it again."

"There must be some places we haven't searched yet. They must have hidden those things, probably in some secret room."

As he spoke, he rushed into the living room, pointed at Lou Wanshan, and shouted.

"Lou Wanshan, tell me, did you hide those things in a secret room?"

"Where is the Lou family's secret room? Tell me honestly!"

Chapter 202 The Subdistrict Office Acts Quickly, Lou Wanshan's Request! [Please Subscribe]

Xu Damao's words left everyone speechless, and Lou Wanshan looked at Xu Damao as if he were a fool.

Does the Lou family have a secret room?

Of course!

With two small white buildings and such a large garden outside, how could there not be a secret room?

It should be noted that the Lou family's belongings were previously kept in a secret room, but after Cao Xu gave them several hints, Lou Wanshan had already moved them all.

The secret room nowadays doesn't even have brass, let alone gold.

Even so, Lou Wanshan would never tell Xu Damao the location of his secret room.

This guy is questioning me like this in front of everyone; he must be furious.

"Does the Lou family have a secret room?"

"How come I've never heard of this before?"

"Comrade Wanshan, you must take me to visit."

Before seeing him, Cao Xu heard his voice. A slight smile appeared on his lips. This person had finally arrived.

Street class teacher Jiang Mingchu walked in with people from the local police station and smiled when he saw Sun Guofu sitting and drinking tea.

"Director Sun, what brings you here?"

Jiang Mingchu, Jiang Hai's father, is currently the director of the subdistrict office, a position equivalent to that of Sun Guofu.

Lou 18 Wanshan's Xiaobailou is under the jurisdiction of Jiang Mingchu's street office, but the steel rolling mill is not in Jiang Mingchu's street, and the two usually have little interaction.

Sun Guofu is the director of the security department under the bureau, while Jiang Hai is just a deputy director of the street police station at the level of a section chief. He is not even close to Sun Guofu.

Logically speaking, Sun Guofu had no reason to give face to Jiang Mingchu, the director of the subdistrict office who had no authority over him.

However, Sun Guofu did know that the person in front of him was a strong contender for the position of deputy district head of Dongcheng.

Once this person takes office, he will have dealings with the steel rolling mill, since the steel rolling mill is located in Dongcheng, so he still has to give it some face.

Sun Guofu put down his water glass, stood up, and shook hands with Jiang Mingchu.

"Director Jiang, we had no choice but to come because we received a report filed under a real name."

"However, we have also considered one issue: after all, Comrade Lou Wanshan is not one of our steel rolling mill employees."

“While it’s reasonable for us to come and investigate, it’s still a bit of an overreach of authority, so we had no choice but to have someone invite you over to supervise us.”

Jiang Mingchu smiled.

"Director Sun, you're too kind. After all, Comrade Wan Shan came from the steel rolling mill. It's only right and proper for you to come and investigate after receiving the report."

"If anything happens, our neighborhood committee will deal with it seriously and will not tolerate it."