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

"Xu Damao, you should just pray that Lou Wanshan won't escalate this to higher authorities, or you'll be in big trouble!"

"Director Yang asked you to tell us what you know, but he didn't ask you to frame the Lou family."

"Before you left, you swore that the Lou family had stolen goods, but what happened?"

"As a result, a group of us went after them in a big fuss, only to come back looking rather pathetic."

"You should go to the solitary confinement room to calm down, reflect on your actions, and think about how to explain things tomorrow."

After saying that, Xu Damao was taken to the security department and stuffed into a cold solitary confinement cell.

After finishing, Sun Guofu went to Director Yang's office to report, but no one knows what he said.

Cao Xu's office at the steel rolling mill.

"You're the one who called Jiang Mingchu, aren't you?"

Cao Xu smiled when he heard Xia Jie's question.

"Why do you say that?"

Xia Jie said.

"When Director Sun told us to get out of the car, you went and walked around the trucks in the back."

"I suppose you used that opportunity to send someone to inform Jiang Mingchu, right?"

Cao Xu asked.

"Director Xia, you can't just say things like that."

"According to you, why should I do that?"

Xia Jie looked around when she arrived at the office door, then closed the door and walked to Cao Xu's side.

"Because you're setting a trap, you're trying to tie the steel mill, the neighborhood committee, and the police station together to vouch for the Lou family."

"If I'm not mistaken, the Lou family should be preparing to flee, right?"

A glint flashed in Cao Xu's eyes as Xia Jie placed her hand on his shoulder.

"Don't worry, I won't tell anyone."

Cao Xu's expression confirmed Xia Jie's suspicions, and she confessed.

"I don't like to meddle in other people's business. Just take it as me talking nonsense because I'm bored."

"If I wanted to harm the Lou family, I could do it with just one phone call."

After saying that, Xia Jie jumped off the desk.

"Alright, I've been up most of the night, I need to go back and get some sleep."

Cao Xu watched Xia Jie's departing figure and fell into deep thought. Who exactly was this woman? How did she guess his thoughts so quickly?

Just as Cao Xu was contemplating life, Xia Jie, who had walked out, suddenly returned. She stood at the door and said firmly.

"Cao Xu, you and Lou Xiao'e are not a good match."

"You and she are from different worlds, and your relationship is destined to have no future."

"Let go now before you get too deeply involved; it'll be better for both of you."

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On the outskirts of the mountain city, a man pulls a vehicle along the road, with a woman sitting inside.

A boy of about twelve or thirteen years old was lying in the car, his hands and feet were tied, and he was covered with an old, patched quilt.

"Brother, is it possible for Old Wang to want a child this big?"

The man pulling the cart responded.

"Don't worry, that old man will definitely want it, and I reckon it'll be quite a lot of money."

"Girl, we'll quit after we finish this trip and get paid. We've saved up enough money over the years."

"After we're done, let's go back to our hometown and get married."

"That's what the woman sitting in the car said."

"I'm divorced. Will your parents agree to you marrying me?"

The man was indifferent to the Dao.

"Whether they agree or not is none of your business, as long as I agree, that's all that matters."

"Besides, if you don't tell me and I don't tell me, who will know that you've been married?"

“After I go home, I will build three tiled houses at the end of the village. We will live there after we get married, and then you can give me a few big, fat sons.”

“From now on, our family will live a good life with the village and never do this unethical business again.”

The woman said with great joy.

"Alright, let's sell this kid to Old Wang in the mountains and then go home."

As they were talking, Bang Geng opened his eyes. He had overheard the conversation between the two men and discovered that his hands and feet were bound.

After a moment's thought, Banggeng realized that he had encountered human traffickers, and he immediately panicked.

"Brother, does that kid seem to be awake?"

The man looked at the road and gave instructions.

“We’ll be there in a while. Let him sleep a little longer, so he doesn’t make a fuss and get caught.”

The woman nodded in agreement, and she reached out and tore the handkerchief off the stick's mouth.

Before Banggeng could even shout, he saw the woman take out a handkerchief and cover her nose.

Immediately afterwards, he smelled that somewhat familiar scent, and his eyelids began to feel heavy.

Before long, Bang Geng fell into a coma again, and the chassis beneath him continued to move forward, getting further and further away from the city.

Chapter 205 Xu Damao, you're fired! [Please subscribe]

There was a knock on Cao Xu's office door. He snapped out of his reverie and said "Come in," and then he saw Zhao Dong walk in.

"Section Chief, all of Xu Damao's information is here."

"The bag below contains evidence of his extortion and bribery when he was showing movies in the countryside. All of his statements have been recorded."

Cao Xu opened the file folder, looked inside, and asked.

"Is everything here?"

Zhao Dong nodded.

"These materials were only collected after you took office as section chief, so it's a short time and that's all we have for now."

"However, I have reviewed all of these materials, and more than half of them are true, which is enough to bring Xu Damao down."

Cao Xu nodded.

"Okay, then organize it and report it to the logistics and factory office tomorrow. Xu Damao can be detained for investigation."

Zhao Dong said in a low voice.

"Section Chief, how about I interrogate him right now?"

Cao Xu shook his head.

“It would be too deliberate to review it now. We should submit it tomorrow morning and follow the normal review process. We can submit the review report with supporting evidence in the afternoon.”

"As for Xu Damao, let's freeze him for one night to clear his head, so he won't make the same mistake again tomorrow."

The following morning, the logistics department of the steel rolling mill and Zhao Xuewen, the deputy director in charge of logistics, received a review application from the security department.

The application report states that the security department has received numerous anonymous reports that Xu Damao, a former projectionist in the propaganda department, is suspected of embezzlement and has been detained by the security department. He is currently under investigation in accordance with factory regulations.

Zhao Xuewen was very confused when he looked at the application. Xu Damao had already been demoted to the workshop, so why was someone still watching him?

These days, when movies are shown in the countryside, four or five surrounding villages gather together to watch them, and each time there are thousands of people, making it a very lively event.

When showing movies, according to the rules, only one movie is usually shown.

However, projectionists usually bring an extra copy as a backup, and in case of accidents, they usually take extra fuel from the generator.

Watching movies is one of the few forms of entertainment available these days, so there's plenty of room for discussion here.

If the leader has a good relationship with the projectionist, showing an extra film is not a problem.

If the relationship is just average, or if nothing is being shown, they will only show one movie according to the rules.

If you don't have a good relationship with them, the projectionist might find an excuse not to come and just stand you up.

If you call your supervisor to complain, fine, they'll follow the rules. But the projector breaks down before the movie even starts, or it suddenly freezes halfway through.

These kinds of things happen all the time. The technology is in other people's hands, so no matter how angry you are, you can only watch helplessly.

If you push them too far, they won't care whether you've finished watching or not; they'll pack up their equipment and leave when it's time, leaving you standing there.

Therefore, the projectionist, one of the eight key personnel, was highly sought after, and both village leaders and commune leaders respected him greatly.