The Courtyard House: Xu Damao's Aunt is the Queen of Women

Jiaodaokou Subdistrict Office.

Chang Minle obtained Sha Zhu's file at the steel rolling mill and saw that the job title column was indeed that of an employee. He immediately led people to the Jiaodaokou Subdistrict Office and sent someone back to the office of the Social Education Corps of the District Government to report to the head/political commissar and file a case for investigation.

Director Wang felt a chill run down his spine, and cold sweat instantly soaked his back. Without hesitation, he decisively sold Sha Zhu.

"Better to sacrifice your friends than yourself." If the Social Education Corps discovers that she is protecting Sha Zhu, or if she discovers this obviously unreasonable situation and fails to report it, then she will also be held accountable.

"Captain Chang, I noticed the issue of He Yuzhu's family background when I was checking the resident files in the area some time ago, and we are currently investigating it."

Chang Minle, who was sitting at the table carefully reviewing the He family's files, didn't suspect anything upon hearing this. He asked in a deep voice, "I see in the files that the registration was done in 1949 and the class status was determined in 1951. The person who handled it was Yue Zhigang, the director of the Xicheng District Public Security Bureau. Is it just a coincidence of names, or...?"

After the deaf old lady left in the morning, Director Wang retrieved the He family's file and saw that Yue Zhigang had handled the class classification. She basically concluded that Yue Zhigang had accepted bribes from He Daqing and illegally classified the He family as employees.

She couldn't understand whether He Daqing and Yue Zhi had something wrong with their brains.

One dares to think, and the other dares to do!

Is classifying urban residents as farmers a trait? Are they treating people like fools?

"It was Director Yue! On March 12, 1949, Director Yue became the director of the Yu'er Hutong Police Station under the Inner Third Branch Bureau, responsible for household registration. On January 17, 1950, he was promoted to head of the Archives Section of the Inner Third Branch Bureau. In 1954, he was promoted to deputy director of the Dongdan Branch Bureau. In May 1958, the Xicheng District Public Security Bureau was established, and he was transferred to the position of director... The He family's class status registration, from the initial handwritten record to the final verification and filing, was all signed by Director Yue himself."

"Outrageous! This is utterly lawless!"

Chang Minle's face turned ashen, and the veins on his forehead throbbed. He slammed the file on the table with a loud bang, making the enamel mug on the table shake.

Director Wang was startled and dared not breathe.

"With his urban household registration being classified as a third-generation farmer, does Yue Zhigang still have any respect for Party discipline and national laws?"

Chang Minle cursed angrily and said, "Director Wang, immediately compile all the original files of the He family, Yue Zhigang's signature stubs, and the list of people who knew about it back then. I'll go back to the headquarters now and request the higher-ups to coordinate with the Municipal Bureau to thoroughly investigate Yue Zhigang. This parasite hidden in the public security system must be dug out and exposed to the light of day!"

Director Wang wiped the sweat from his forehead and nodded hurriedly in response.

"Yes, yes, I'll get it done right away. I'll make sure all the materials are complete!"

Chang Minle took a deep breath, trying to suppress his anger, and continued to ask, "By the way, where are He Yuzhu and He Daqing? The steel mill just said that He Yuzhu took leave."

"He Daqing went to Baoding in June 1951. He Yuzhu accidentally fell yesterday and is at Hongxing Hospital."

Chang Minle turned his head to look at his capable assistant, Xie Dabiao.

"Da Biao, send someone to report to the headquarters and contact Baoding to have someone bring He Daqing back to the capital. You personally lead a team to keep an eye on He Yuzhu to prevent him from colluding with Yue Zhigang. We must win this battle!"

"yes!"

Xie Dabiao turned and walked away quickly.

……

Steel rolling mill, 5:40.

Today, after the incident of reporting Sha Zhu, Liu Hao, considering that Captain Chang might need his assistance in the investigation, went to talk to Nan Yi about it and arranged to have dinner together another day.

Nan Yi expressed his understanding, but also complained that the idea of ​​urban workers was utter nonsense.

"Honey, who do you think wrote this whistleblower letter?"

Ye Juan was quite angry when she heard about this, and she analyzed who used her husband's name to file a real-name report against the He family for falsifying their social status.

Although this matter wouldn't affect Liu Hao's work or life, and there was even a reward, the feeling of being schemed against and used made her very unhappy.

Liu Hao shrugged: "Think about it carefully, who hates Sha Zhu the most?"

"Xu Damao!"

Ye Juan blurted it out almost immediately, then her expression changed, her beautiful eyes filled with disgust.

"Hmph, that treacherous bastard, we'll sever all ties with the Xu family from now on! Disgusting!"

"I'll listen to my wife."

Liu Hao naturally wouldn't object. If Xu Damao dared to use him to get revenge on Sha Zhu this time, he would use him to achieve other goals next time.

"Honey, what are we having for dinner tonight?"

"How about I make you pork and cabbage stew with glass noodles, and also some sweet and sour pork?"

Ye Juan beamed with joy; she loved both dishes.

"Okay, okay, let's hurry up, I'm hungry."

The couple returned to Mao'er Hutong, chatting and laughing, where they met Xie Dabiao, who was leading four team members.

Xie Dabiao first went to Hongxing Hospital, and after learning that Shazhu had been discharged and returned home, he rushed to Mao'er Hutong.

Liu Hao stepped forward to offer a cigarette and asked, "Team Leader Xie, are you here to ask me to cooperate with the investigation?"

Xie Dabiao took the cigarette and said with a smile, "No, I'm here to take He Yuzhu back for questioning, and also to ask the residents of No. 95 about the He family's situation."

"By the way, let me tell you, our leaders are taking the He family's falsified class background very seriously. They've already ordered an investigation. Captain Chang went to the Jiaodaokou Subdistrict Office to retrieve the He family's files and found the person who illegally assigned the class background to the He family. The evidence is irrefutable!"

Liu Hao became interested and lit Xie Dabiao's cigarette with the lighter Li Huaide had given him, asking curiously, "Who's so bold?"

Xie Dabiao lit a cigarette, patted Liu Hao's hand holding the lighter, thought for a moment, and then, considering that this wasn't something that needed to be kept secret, said, "You should know this person, Yue Zhigang, the director of the Xicheng District Public Security Bureau!"

Liu Hao was stunned, inwardly exclaiming, "Holy crap! Holy crap!!"

Was this a lucky accident that created an opportunity for my father-in-law to be promoted to bureau chief?

At this critical juncture, if Yue Zhigang's illegal act of helping the He family classify their social status is exposed, he will definitely be severely punished, and his father-in-law's promotion to bureau chief is almost a certainty.

Ye Juan, standing to the side, was also quite surprised, her lips curving upwards in a wide smile, as if she were facing a machine gun that was harder to control.

Liu Hao snapped out of his daze and said with a smile, "Team Leader Xie, it's getting late. I'll take you to courtyard number ninety-five."

"Okay, thank you for your help, Accountant Liu."

"No trouble at all, have you forgotten? I also live in courtyard number 95."

"Oh right, let's go then!"

The couple, along with Xie Dabiao and his five companions, arrived at courtyard number 95. The gatekeeper, Yan Fugui, was still on duty, his shifty, rat-like eyes darting around, utterly disgusting.

Unlike Yi Zhonghai and Liu Haizhong, Yan Fugui doesn't openly commit evil. This guy is like a toad on your foot—he doesn't bite, but he's annoying.

Seeing Liu Hao and Ye Juan return, Yan Fugui forced a fake smile and prepared to greet them, but his gaze fell on Xie Dabiao and the others who were wearing the armbands of the Social Education Corps.

Yan Fugui's pupils suddenly contracted, realizing that Liu Hao had reported Sha Zhu!

Liu Hao ignored Yan Fugui and led Xie Dabiao and the other four into the courtyard.

Yan Fugui hurriedly followed him inside...