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

The joint task force arrived quickly and in large numbers, given that this was a major corruption case involving over 370,000 people.

The group leader is Zhao Zhenbang, deputy head of the Discipline Inspection Group of the Party Group of the Ministry of Metallurgical Industry, and holds a vice-ministerial level position.

Deputy team leader Chen Jingshan is a division-level prosecutor from the Anti-Corruption Procuratorial Department of the Supreme People's Procuratorate.

Zhou Mingyuan, deputy head of the group, is the deputy director of the Finance Department of the Ministry of Metallurgical Industry and a senior accountant.

The joint working group was further divided into several subgroups: Party discipline review, judicial investigation, financial audit, organization and personnel, and liaison and coordination. Ge Tingyu, deputy director of the Security Department of the Ministry of Metallurgical Industry, and Zhang Chuyang, deputy captain of the Economic Investigation Brigade of the Municipal Public Security Bureau, were in charge of the management.

This has blown up! This case has blown up! Seeing this commotion, Li Huaide nervously swallowed hard, his heart pounding with anxiety.

Qi Heng strode forward to greet them, and after exchanging greetings with the leaders, he reported the situation in a clear and organized manner at a moderate pace.

After hearing Qi Heng's report, the hot-tempered Zhao Zhenbang flew into a rage. He turned to Ge Tingyu and said in a deep voice, "Deputy Director Ge, immediately send someone to bring He Yuzhu in for questioning, and send someone to the canteen's logistics department to question and take statements from everyone!"

"Yes."

Ge Tingyu responded and instructed Zhuang Honghua, the deputy head of the Economic Security Section, to lead a group to the canteen.

Chen Jingshan said, "Team Leader Zhao, let's investigate the accounts first. Yang Xingguo's embezzlement is definitely not just about the price difference in bearings; there may be other issues as well."

"Yes, investigate! Investigate thoroughly!"

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Courtyard No. 95.

In the cramped west wing of the main house, Sha Zhu, who was on leave to recuperate from his injuries, lay on the bed with a cigarette dangling from his mouth, racking his brains to figure out how to scrape together five hundred yuan.

After agreeing to the conditions proposed by Jia Zhangshi yesterday, Sister Qin's attitude towards him became even gentler. She not only busied herself cleaning up the messy west wing room for him, but also took the initiative to hug him and give him a sweet kiss.

Sister Qin's cherry lips are so soft, fragrant, and moist!

Sha Zhu recalled the feeling of kissing Qin Huairu for the second time last night. His mouth opened wide, and a lewd smile appeared on his old face, with wrinkles forming at the corners of his eyes.

But his smile soon faded, because he racked his brains all night and still couldn't figure out how to scrape together five hundred yuan!

It was only then that he bitterly realized that none of the people around him were good people, and none of them were trustworthy.

Besides MCA!

The problem is, Ma Hua doesn't have any money either. He has an elderly mother, a wife and children at home, and the whole family depends on Ma Hua's monthly salary of 27.50 to make ends meet.

Or, let Ma Hua sell his house first, raise money for me to marry Sister Qin, and then I'll earn money to help him buy a bigger house and teach him some real skills.

Silly Zhu had a sudden inspiration and came up with a brilliant idea.

The Ma Hua family has two rooms, which should be able to sell for around 300 dollars.

If I shamelessly borrow two hundred yuan from Sichuan cuisine chef Zhao Xuehou, I can marry Sister Qin.

This brilliant idea, which originated from the malignant tumor on Sha Zhu's shoulder, made him unable to stay still any longer and he decided to take action immediately.

Marrying Sister Qin is an urgent matter. He was so excited and looking forward to it last night that even though he was injured, he couldn't help but use his right hand to express his overwhelming love for Sister Qin.

Now the opportunity to be able to live happily ever after with Sister Qin is right in front of him. If he doesn't seize it, he'll sit up in bed in the middle of the night and slap himself twice!

Sha Zhu threw away his cigarette butt, touched his mouth, and seemed to still be able to feel the soft, sweet touch of Sister Qin's lips.

He chuckled, threw off the covers, got up, sat on the edge of the bed, put on his clothes, pants, and shoes, and hummed a little tune as he prepared to go out to the steel mill to find Ma Hua!

He is confident that MCA will agree to the house purchase.

A teacher for a day is a father for life. If MCA doesn't even help with this small favor, then they are truly betraying their teacher and ancestors, forgetting their kindness, and will never be able to hold their heads high again.

Besides, it's not like he's not going to pay back the money. As long as he marries Sister Qin, their combined salaries of 27.5 yuan and 37.5 yuan will amount to a full 65 yuan!

I have more than enough money to support three children, and I can even save up 30 yuan every month!

Moreover, he can also go out and help others prepare banquets, which will earn him a lot of money.

Besides, poverty is only temporary. When Grandpa comes back and sees how outstanding I am as the eldest grandson, he will be happy and might give me half, or even more than half, of the family fortune.

When I become successful, I'll take the MCA (Malaysian Chinese Association) with me and let us live a life of luxury.

Hey, MCA, meeting me, He Yuzhu, is your good fortune!

Sha Zhu smiled arrogantly, opened the door and walked out.

There was no one in the courtyard. As soon as he reached the passageway, he saw two security officers, one in a police uniform and the other in a Zhongshan suit with a dark blue canvas work jacket over it and a round metal badge from the Ministry of Metallurgical Industry on his chest, walking quickly towards him. Behind them were Yan Jiecheng, Yan Jiefang, Yang Ruihua, and others.

Sha Zhu paused for a moment, then stepped forward with a smile and asked, "Comrades, who are you looking for?"

Shi Jialiang, an officer from the security department, stopped and looked at Sha Zhu, who had a pig-headed face.

Just now, in the kitchen of the third canteen in the steel rolling mill, an employee named Liu Lan told him that Sha Zhu was very ugly and could be recognized at a glance.

Well, Liu Lan wasn't trying to belittle Sha Zhu; he really is quite ugly!

"Are you He Yuzhu?"

Sha Zhu felt a chill run down his spine, a bad premonition creeping over him.

No way! Could it be that I've been implicated again because of that old bastard He Daqing's scumbag deeds?

"This...I am!"

Shi Jialiang took out his identification from his pocket to show his identity and said seriously, "He Yuzhu, I am Shi Jialiang, an officer from the Security Department of the Ministry of Metallurgical Industry. I have been instructed by my superiors to take you to the steel rolling mill for questioning. Please come with me."

Sha Zhu instinctively took a step back, his eyes wide open.

"Comrade, I, He Yuzhu, am a law-abiding citizen, an upright and kind person, and I have never committed any crimes!"

"Upholding the law and obeying regulations?"

Shi Jialiang laughed and said coldly, "Yang Xingguo embezzled hundreds of thousands and has already been arrested. You, He Yuzhu, have been working at the steel rolling mill since 1953, constantly stealing supplies from the logistics department, with a total value exceeding ten thousand yuan. How dare you shamelessly claim to be law-abiding, upright, and benevolent?"

The moment these words were spoken, the air fell silent, and the onlookers who had gathered to watch the spectacle were stunned.

Did Factory Director Yang embezzle hundreds of thousands? Did Sha Zhu steal ten thousand?

They knew that Sha Zhu was a sly fellow who had learned to pick locks and locks without a teacher since he was a child, and he was quite skilled at it.

Stealing from the steel rolling mill was common knowledge!

Not only did they bring leftovers home every day, but they also carried them in a mesh bag, swinging it around in their hands, and strutted back into the yard with an air of superiority.

Leftovers?

The country was in dire need of reconstruction, resources were scarce, and every penny had to be stretched to its limit. The lives of the people were even more impoverished, with no surplus food in any household and everyone struggling to make ends meet.

Could there be leftover food in the factory?

And was Sha Zhu carrying leftovers?

No! They were all intercepted beforehand, and everyone in the compound knows it perfectly well!

Sha Zhu's face changed drastically, all the blood in his body rushed to his head, and he subconsciously tried to argue.

"I'm innocent!!! This is a frame-up!! I did take things from the factory, but I didn't take this much?!"

The police and security officers laughed, while the onlookers remained silent.

This idiot actually confessed without being asked!