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

Yu Wen immediately agreed: "Okay, brother-in-law, I'll stay here and watch the house for you."

"Okay, you guys go inside, it's warm there," Li Xiangdong said. Huang Guihua exchanged a few polite words, then came out, got into the car, and left.

As soon as they left, the deaf old woman hurriedly said to Jin Yumei, "Yumei, hurry to the factory and tell Xiao Yi about this so he can prepare in advance. Otherwise, this matter..."

The two of them had already returned to the backyard.

Jin Yumei knew the situation was serious, so she hurriedly went to find Yi Zhonghai.

Li Xiangdong returned to the factory and sat down in his office. He produced the blueprints for the Type 81 rifle and stroked his chin as he pondered.

"Submit it now? It doesn't seem necessary." Li Xiangdong thought to himself, "The machine tool isn't finished yet, and I've already gained attention, so there's no need to show off too much."

Li Xiangdong sat down and placed the blueprints on the table. After pouring himself a cup of tea and placing it beside him, he took out his pistol and began toying with it.

To be honest, Li Xiangdong made this pistol very well; it was almost like a work of art. A dragon was even carved on each side of the slide.

Li Xiangdong possesses immense mental strength, with control over his muscles down to the level of almost every single fiber. Sculpting anything would be incredibly easy for him.

After fiddling with the gun for a moment, Li Xiangdong put it aside and took a couple of sips of tea. Just then, he heard hurried footsteps outside the door. Then, the door was kicked open with a thud. It slammed violently inwards, crashing against the wall with a loud thud.

There were no doorstops back then. The impact knocked a large chunk of plaster off the wall, and dust flew everywhere.

Yi Zhonghai was furious. He had just learned of Jia Zhangshi's fate from Jin Yumei. Yi Zhonghai trembled like a blade of grass in the wind.

He knew that if Jia Zhangshi were to be coaxed into revealing the frame-up, Yi Zhonghai would at least be fired. At worst, he might spend several years in prison.

There's only one way now: to get Li Xiangdong to stop pursuing the matter.

But considering Li Xiangdong's ruthless nature, it's almost impossible to get him to let it go. Now there's only one way: make a big fuss about it.

An old woman came to his house looking for something to eat, and you, a deputy factory director, were so petty? You even arrested her. What kind of behavior is this?

Thinking of this, Yi Zhonghai told Jin Yumei to go back first. He went straight to find Li Xiangdong.

We arrived at the second floor of the technical department building. Yes, the entire second floor belongs to the technical department. It's about 200 square meters. This small building only has two floors.

There were two guards carrying guns at the top of the stairs on the second floor. Yi Zhonghai stopped and greeted them.

"Old Chen and Little Wang, what are you two doing standing guard here?"

Yi Zhonghai asked very politely.

"The orders from above... By the way, Yi Gong, what brings you here?" Old Chen asked.

"I've come to see Chief Engineer Li about something," Yi Zhonghai said.

"Well... that's fine, go ahead," Old Chen said.

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Yi Zhonghai is a level seven fitter, formerly a level eight fitter. Old Chen and Xiao Wang both knew him, so they didn't pay much attention and let Yi Zhonghai go.

Yi Zhonghai walked to the door bearing the sign for the Chief Engineer's Office. He recalled all the grievances and humiliations Li Xiangdong had brought him since moving into the compound. Yi Zhonghai couldn't hold back any longer. Since he was there to cause trouble anyway, he kicked the door open without thinking.

Yi Zhonghai kicked the door open, about to go in and argue with Li Xiangdong. He saw Li Xiangdong jump up, grab a pistol from the table, quickly load it, and point it at Yi Zhonghai.

Yi Zhonghai was terrified. If the gun went off accidentally, he didn't know what would happen to Li Xiangdong. In any case, a feast would have to be held at Yi Zhonghai's house.

"It's me, it's me... Put the gun down!"

Yi Zhonghai shouted hurriedly.

Before Yi Zhonghai could finish speaking, he felt someone rushing towards him from behind. He didn't dare turn around to look; the dark muzzle of a gun was staring at him.

Yi Zhonghai could feel two people rushing towards him, and then both of his arms were grabbed by two hands. They twisted him hard backward, causing Yi Zhonghai to howl in pain.

The moment that cry left his lips, it felt as if two massive sledgehammers had struck him, silencing his subsequent screams.

Yi Zhonghai felt everything go black before his eyes, and he saw many stars. He clearly heard Old Chen's voice:

"Yi Zhonghai, you fucking idiot, you're asking for it! You actually kicked Chief Engineer Li's office! Damn it, if I wasn't keeping you here for interrogation, I would have smashed these two rifle butts on your dog's head!"

Yi Zhonghai then realized that the two blows to his back were from Lao Chen and Xiao Wang hitting him with the butts of their rifles. When he saw them earlier, they were carrying rifles with bayonets fixed.

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Yi Zhonghai is now somewhat relieved that he was hit by two rifle butts instead of two bayonets.

When Yi Zhonghai regained his senses, he saw Li Xiangdong put down the gun in his hand.

"Did Chief Engineer Li see anything?" a soldier asked.

"No, he just kicked the door open. I loaded my gun. He didn't have a chance to get his hands on the blueprints," Li Xiangdong said frankly.

"But what he came in to do, I have no idea."

The two soldiers nodded and dragged Yi Zhonghai outside. The two guards now stood outside the door, their faces filled with resentment.

Old Chen and Xiao Wang knew they would be punished for this, which is why they used such force just now, wishing they could smash that bastard Yi Zhonghai to death.

"Li Xiangdong, Li Xiangdong, explain yourself! What did Jia Zhangshi do to you that you arrested her..." Yi Zhonghai shouted.

Yi Zhonghai hadn't realized the seriousness of the situation. He thought he was just going to be thrown out of the two-story building. But he had to achieve his goal.

As soon as he uttered those words, the two soldiers who had grabbed him shoved his upper body forward. However, each of them hooked one of Yi Zhonghai's feet and kicked him backward.

Thus, Yi Zhonghai lay flat in mid-air and fell downwards. The two men then forcefully slammed Yi Zhonghai's body down.

Yi Zhonghai knew he was in trouble and hurriedly tried to lift his head. Otherwise, this slap might have flattened his face.

"Boom!"

With a muffled thud, Yi Zhonghai was thrown to the ground. He coughed up a mouthful of blood. Then he was pinned to the ground and handcuffed behind his back.

Then Yi Zhonghai was suddenly pulled up. Just then, Factory Director Yang and Factory Director Li ran over with a lot of security guards.

These guards, each armed to the teeth, immediately took up key positions, ready to fight at any moment.

Ninety-nine percent of these security personnel were veterans; their fighting spirit was practically ingrained in their bones. Their teamwork was impeccable. In the blink of an eye, the small building was under their firepower.

Director Zhao ran up to them, pistol in hand, and asked repeatedly what had happened.

The soldier told them what had happened. The factory director, Yang, who had run past, was so angry his nose practically twisted.

"Crack!"

Factory Director Yang immediately handed Yi Zhonghai two large purses, going all out. Two slaps left Yi Zhonghai's face swollen like a pig's head, blood dripping from the corner of his mouth.

Yi Zhonghai knew things had escalated; it seemed Li Xiangdong's office was a restricted area. As for why, Yi Zhonghai could certainly guess. There were soldiers here. What Li Xiangdong had done must be related to the military.

Yi Zhonghai was slapped twice, but he could only endure it in silence.

"Take him to the security department. Find out the truth of the matter." Director Zhao said with a gloomy face, "Director Yang, you need to be more serious here. How could you let someone kick down the door to General Manager Li's office?"

Factory Director Yang, Li Huaide, and Section Chief Wang all glared at Old Chen and Young Wang with eyes as sharp as knives. This made them realize that their situation was very precarious.

"Old Chen, Xiao Wang, you two take the man to the security department," Section Chief Wang said. "Leave six men behind to stand guard. Don't let anything else go wrong here."

Director Zhao, Factory Director Yang, and Li Huaide entered Li Xiangdong's office.

"Is Chief Engineer Li alright?" Director Zhao asked with concern.

"It's nothing, that bastard just kicked the door open so suddenly, I overreacted a bit. I almost shot him dead," Li Xiangdong said, rubbing his nose.

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"It's only right that he was shot!" Director Zhao said viciously.

Factory Director Yang and his group left. Li Xiangdong continued drinking tea in his office. He knew that Jia Zhangshi and Yi Zhonghai, those two beasts, were in for a rough time.

At four o'clock in the afternoon, Li Xiangdong drove his car to the entrance of the logistics department. Seeing Yu Li come out, he hurriedly waved and called out.

"Brother Dong, is this your car?" Yu Li ran over excitedly.

"Yes, hurry up and get in the car," Li Xiangdong said with a smile. "Let's get home quickly. It's very cold outside."

"Dong-ge, let's go to the department store and buy some New Year's goods," Yu Li said sweetly. "Otherwise, if everyone goes at the same time, the line will stretch for a very long way."

“Let’s go then. It’s much more convenient since we have a car,” Li Xiangdong said. “Tomorrow is Sunday, let’s find a place to go fishing.”

The two strolled around the department store and the supply and marketing cooperative. By the time they returned to the courtyard, it was already past five o'clock.

Li Xiangdong and Yu Li carried their purchases back and forth to their home. Yu Wen took her two younger brothers home. Li Xiangdong stuffed a handful of White Rabbit milk candies into each of their hands.

Just as Li Xiangdong and Yu Li were about to cook, they saw Yan Bugui peek over and stand at the door of the main room, saying to Li Xiangdong, "Chief Engineer Li, there's a meeting at six o'clock. Don't be late!"

"What kind of meeting is it now?" Li Xiangdong frowned.

"Director Wang from the neighborhood committee notified me at noon," Yan Bugui said, turning to leave. If he hadn't received the assignment, Yan Bugui would never have bothered to notify Li Xiangdong.

"Alright, let's cook after the meeting," Li Xiangdong said to Yu Li. He glanced at his watch; it was already 5:30.

Just then, several workers carried over a large iron gate. Under Li Xiangdong's direction, they installed the gate.

Li Xiangdong made five large iron locks himself that afternoon, the kind with double-sided teeth, which couldn't be easily opened with a wire.

Yan Bugui's family watched as the iron gate was installed, knowing that none of them would be blessed with good fortune.

"How did the courtyard inside the screen gate become the property of one of his '360s'?" Yan Bugui said angrily. "I want to talk about this at the meeting."

"That's what the officer said this morning," Yang Yuhua whispered.

“Uh… this…” Yan Bugui immediately deflated, but then said angrily, “That’s not right. If we do it this way, I can also occupy this open space.”

"Let them have nowhere to go."

Yang Yuhua rolled her eyes and said, "What's the use of saying such hurtful things? Hurry up and get ready for the meeting."