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

But to prevent any accidents, he decided to keep the old lady steady and prevent her from causing him any trouble.

He wanted to use this incident to make the deaf old lady use her connections, and then he would turn around and kill her, making it impossible for her to save him even if she wanted to.

"Grandma, you're exaggerating."

"Just like you said, it's all in the past, let's move on."

Chapter 40 The Congress is About to Begin: Fully Armed, He Yuzhu Will Be Criticized and Struggled Against!

The deaf old lady smiled broadly.

"Hey, you see, Cao Xu is the most reasonable kid, unlike that brat Sha Zhu who only knows how to cause trouble."

Yi Zhonghai echoed this sentiment.

“You’re right, I’ve always thought highly of Cao Xu.”

Cao Xu almost threw up watching the two of them echoing him.

If he didn't know what kind of people the two were, and what their purpose was, he would probably have been completely fooled.

The deaf old woman was worried about Sha Zhu, and after thinking for a moment, she said...

"Cao Xu, is Sha Zhu still in your security department?"

"The weather is getting colder and colder these days, and there's no stove in the security office."

"I was thinking of asking you to help send him a blanket, so he won't catch a cold."

"What do you think?"

Yi Zhonghai interjected.

"Grandma, this is nothing."

"No matter what, Cao Xu is the head of the security department. He might not be able to rescue Sha Zhu."

"But he can still do small things like fetching a blanket or bringing some food."

"Isn't that right, Cao Xu!"

Cao Xu scoffed inwardly upon hearing this, thinking, "You've already said whether it's right or wrong."

This Yi Zhonghai is really something else. He's putting on a show with me, trying to treat me like a servant.

Cao Xu looked troubled.

"Uncle, you think too highly of me."

"I'm called the team leader, but I'm really just a gofer. Above me are the section chief and the director."

"As I told you, Director Sun took him away early this morning, and he even came to pick him up in person."

"He angrily berated me and gave us, the fourth group, a strict order not to get involved anymore."

"Tell me, under these circumstances, how could I dare to go to their door and invite further abuse?"

"So I hope you can understand me. It's not that I don't want to help, it's just that I can't."

At this point, Cao Xu said to Yi Zhonghai, who was standing next to him.

"Uncle, you are an eighth-grade fitter in the factory. You have made great contributions to the factory over the years."

"Why don't you go to the security department and deliver it? I don't think Director Sun will say anything."

Cao Xu quickly shifted the blame to Yi Zhonghai, leaving Yi Zhonghai extremely frustrated.

If he could get it in, wouldn't he have done it already?

Last night he went to see Cao Xu, but even an ordinary security guard could turn him down without showing any leniency, let alone the dignified director of the security department.

Cao Xu had no desire to continue the conversation with them. He deliberately raised his hand to look at his watch.

"Uncle, it's almost time for me, I'm going to be late for the party."

"Be careful on your way back, and help the elderly ladies so they don't fall."

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In the afternoon, all the team leaders of the security department were summoned to Sun Guofu's office.

The Security Section is an important department of the steel rolling mill, directly under the Security Department of the Bureau, and thus subject to dual jurisdiction.

The security department of the steel rolling mill has one director, one deputy director, one section chief, and three deputy section chiefs.

The deputy section chief has nine group leaders and nine deputy group leaders, with a total of one hundred and eight members in the nine groups.

Taking Cao Xu's fourth group as an example, in addition to the group leader Cao Xu and the deputy group leader Cheng Yuan, there are ten ordinary security guards.

The security department operates on a two-shift system, with each shift consisting of a team leader and deputy team leader, each leading five members to their posts.

The day shift is overseen by the team leader, and the night shift by the deputy team leader. They rotate monthly, and this month the team leader is on the day shift.

Seeing that all ten group leaders had arrived, Sun Guofu stubbed out his cigarette.

"I won't say anything unnecessary, let's get straight to the point."

"Tomorrow our factory will hold a factory-wide criticism meeting, and the target of the criticism is He Yuzhu, the cook in the staff canteen."

"When you get back, please inform everyone that all members need to be on duty after the early shift tomorrow."

"Each group will leave only two people for daily patrols, while the rest will assemble in the square fully armed."

"We must maintain order in the venue to ensure the successful completion of the conference."

Cao Xu was quite surprised to hear the words "fully armed," which meant that everyone would be armed.

It is true that everyone in the security department has a gun, but under normal circumstances only the team leader and deputy team leader carry guns with them, and even then, they are just ordinary Type 54 pistols.

Most of the guns of ordinary members are stored in the security department, while military weapons such as rifles, machine guns, submachine guns and mortars are stored in the armory.

Sun Guofu's demand that the entire factory be equipped with guns shows how much importance the factory attaches to this criticism meeting.

Cao Xu left Sun Guofu's office just before the end of the workday, and Cheng Yuan was already there when he returned to his own office.

"Brother Yuan, you're up so early today, and you even got food from the cafeteria."

Thinking that it was Saturday, Cao Xu couldn't help but tease him.

"Did you upset your sister-in-law again? Did she kick you out?"

Cheng Yuan's lips twitched, and his eyes widened.

"Don't talk nonsense, why would your sister-in-law kick me out?"

"How could someone as gentle and considerate as me possibly make her angry!"

Looking at his expression, Cao Xu knew he had guessed correctly.

"Alright, stop beating around the bush with me. Don't I know you?"

Cheng Yuan flicked Cao Xu with his chopsticks and laughed as he scolded him.

"Go away, get as far away as you can, don't make me angry."

Cao Xu wasn't angry. He pulled out a chair and moved closer to Cheng Yuan, asking him a question.

"Come on, tell me why, tell me and make me happy."

Cheng Yuan put down his chopsticks and said.

"Your sister-in-law wants to buy a bicycle."

Cao Xu said upon hearing this.

"Then let's buy one. You didn't make up for it when you got married, so it's only right to make up for it now."

Cheng Yuan looked troubled.

"this is not……"

Cao Xu said softly.

"Not having enough money?"

"How about I give you some money?"

Cheng Yuan waved his hand.

“It’s not about money. My parents both work, and I’m their only child.”

“After I got married, my parents never made me pay my salary, so we still have money to spare.”

"What I lack is a bicycle ticket!"

"You know how hard it is to get bicycle tickets these days."

"I went to the logistics department today and they said the factory has only issued ten tickets this year."

Cao Xu breathed a sigh of relief upon hearing this.

"I thought it was something important, but it's just this."

As he spoke, Cao Xu took out a bicycle ticket from his pocket and slapped it on the table.