Courtyard House: Starting as an engineer, crushing a yard full of poultry

Liu Guangqi said in a low voice.

"That old Yan is really ruthless. No wonder he lent me the car so quickly and didn't even try to bargain with me. He was setting a trap for me."

“But if I give him the ten dollars again, we won’t have many dollars left. All that freezing tonight will have been for nothing.”

Liu Haizhong said in a low voice.

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“It’s not about the money now. Just give it to him, consider it your son’s money, and I’ll pay you back later.”

Liu Guangqi said helplessly.

Liu Guangqi did have some sense after all; he absolutely couldn't let anyone know what he was doing tonight.

Once they find out, Xu Damao will pin the blame on him and his son.

The amount of money to be lost will be much more than this; at that point, we might really have to use my father's savings for his funeral to make up for it.

We'll try to make something out of it, even if it's just ten yuan more for Yan Bugui.

I still have about twenty yuan left, plus the food.

Although it's a bit difficult, it's still much better than this matter being exposed.

.... . . .

"Okay, I'll listen to you. Remember, this money is yours; I'm just paying for it in advance."

Liu Haizhong said, enduring the pain.

"Are you two finished talking? It's so cold today, I really need to go back to sleep. If I stay in this cold any longer, I'll definitely catch a cold tomorrow, and then I'll have to spend money at the hospital."

Yan Bugui urged.

"Old Yan, here's ten yuan for you. But you can't mention this again tonight. If you do, don't blame me for turning my back on you."

Despite the pain, Liu Haizhong took out a bill from his pocket and handed it to Yan Bugui.

"No problem, no problem. I didn't see anything tonight. I'm sleeping in my room. You should all go back to sleep too. It's so late, it's not good for your health to stay out here in the cold."

Yan Bugui said hypocritically.

He was overjoyed; he hadn't done anything today and had earned thirty-one yuan.

There was also some food.

It was a day where I was guaranteed to make a profit. If I could catch people like this every day, becoming rich would be a dream come true.

Hearing their conversation from the doorway, Li Xiangdong returned the way he came and went back to his own house.

The three of them hurriedly returned to the courtyard house and went home.

Only Xu Damao remained unconscious in the desolate wilderness.

It wasn't until daytime that a passing farmer saw Xu Damao lying in the field.

They took Xu Damao, along with his broken bicycle and all his belongings, to the city.

They found a hospital and took Xu Damao there.

Chapter 141 Anxious and Burning

Lou Xiao'e, who was at home, was getting anxious as two days passed and Xu Damao still hadn't returned.

Given Xu Damao's behavior, it's understandable that he might occasionally not go home for a day.

Lou Xiao'e didn't ask too many questions about it, but this time, she didn't return for two whole days.

This made Lou Xiao'e somewhat puzzled.

So he set off for the film studio, wanting to ask the staff if they had seen Xu Damao.

Film studio.

"Sister-in-law, what brings you to the film studio? Brother Xu, you haven't been here these past few days. Are you resting at home?"

The young employee saw Lou Xiao'e and asked.

His words struck Lou Xiao'e like a bolt from the blue; even when Xu Damao was out on business and not at home...

It's impossible for him not to go back to the film studio; there hasn't been any notification yet about transferring him to the steel rolling mill.

It's impossible for "April 13" to disregard the work at hand; given Xu Damao's personality, he would never do such a thing.

Unless some unexpected accident occurs.

"Where is your factory manager? Take me to see him quickly, I need to ask him about the situation."

Lou Xiao'e said anxiously.

When the younger employees saw Lou Xiao'e bustling around in such a hurry, they knew that something serious was probably going to happen.

Not daring to say anything more, he led Lou Xiao'e to the factory director's office.

"I am Lou Xiao'e, the factory director. Has Xu Damao not returned to the film studio these past few days?"

Lou Xiao'e didn't care about anything else, pushed open the door, and asked directly.

When the factory manager saw that it was Lou Xiao'e, he immediately greeted her with a smile.

Did the director of the film studio know Lou Xiao'e's identity?

That's the Lou family's daughter, even though she's having some conflicts with her family now.

However, since the Lou family only has this one daughter, their attitude was naturally extremely sincere.

“Miss Lou is here. Xu Damao hasn’t come back for the past few days. I arranged for him to go to a village 30 kilometers away from here to show a movie the other day. He hasn’t come back for two days now. I was thinking of going to his house to look for him and see what’s going on.”

The factory manager immediately sensed that something was very wrong.

"Hasn't he even returned from the film studio? We haven't heard from him for two days since he left that afternoon. Could something have happened to him on the way?"

Lou Xiao'e felt dizzy and almost couldn't stand up for a moment.

“Ms. Lou, please don’t worry. I’ll send some staff to search along the way and see if they find anything. You come with me to report to the authorities and ask the inspection team to help search as well.”

The factory manager also knows about this matter, and it's likely to cause a huge uproar.

Xu Damao is a very shrewd man; he wouldn't do something so foolish.

Then there's only one possibility: an unforeseen accident occurred on the way.

That's why I didn't come to the film studio or go home for two whole days.

This made him, as the factory manager, feel that something was very wrong, and his heart tightened.

If anything were to happen to his employees, he, as the factory manager, would be held responsible.

Seeing that Lou Xiao'e was about to collapse to the ground, the factory director rushed over and quickly supported her.

He quickly arranged for his men to ride bicycles, two groups of two, and sent two teams to search along the streets.

Let's see if we can find Xu Damao.

They quickly helped Lou Xiao'e to the place where she had reported the incident to the authorities.

I briefly explained what had happened, and the customs broker noticed that more than 48 hours had passed.

They quickly sent people to inquire everywhere.

The factory manager had no choice but to send Lou Xiao'e home first.

He left Lou Xiao'e at home to wait for further news, while he hurriedly joined the large group searching for Xu Damao.

As time goes by little by little.

Before long, the morning had passed.

However, there was no news about Xu Damao, which made the factory manager even more nervous.

This task was assigned to Xu Damao by myself, and now Xu Damao's fate and whereabouts are unknown.

If something really serious happens, then my job as factory manager is over.

"Factory manager, we've searched the whole place from beginning to end this morning, and we've also asked the village head. He said that Xu Damao left the village after the screening that day."

The employee quickly replied.

"Now is not the time for so much nonsense. Go find him immediately, don't stop for a moment. We must find Xu Damao as soon as possible."

The factory manager roared anxiously.

……

Lou Xiao'e was crying her eyes out at home.

Although her relationship with Xu Damao is not as good as it used to be.

But ever since the falling out with his family, Xu Damao has become his closest relative...

However, now that Xu Damao has disappeared and his fate is unknown, how can I not worry?

But now there's nothing I can do but quietly wait for news in the house.

But the whole morning had passed, and there was still no news.

Both sides have been searching for so long, they must have found some clues.