I painted an aircraft carrier on the courtyard house for Dongda University.

Li Huaide nodded emphatically, straightening his back instantly, and said to his wife with a serious expression, "What are you listening to when a man speaks? You have no manners at all. Go back inside!"

This sudden change left Zhou Weiguo and Wang Jianguo completely bewildered, and they instinctively looked at Li Huaide's wife.

What shocked them even more was that Li Huaide's wife obediently lowered her head and said gently, "Okay, okay, I just wanted to ask when you plan to eat... I'll go buy groceries and cook."

Li Huaide waved his hand impatiently: "Alright, hurry up and come inside, let us talk in peace for a while."

Watching Old Li's wife leave, Zhou Weiguo couldn't help but sigh: Among all the people at the steel mill, Old Li is definitely number one when it comes to having fun.

After his wife closed the bedroom door, Li Huaide asked with a smug look, "Old Wang, Weiguo, are you just here to see me, or is there something else? What time are you planning to leave? Would you like to stay for dinner?"

Zhou Weiguo waved his hand: "No need, we'll just sit for a bit and then leave. We came to tell you that the factory's problems have been resolved, so you should hurry back to work. There's a huge mess waiting for you to clean up."

Li Huaide was overjoyed: "Excellent! Excellent! That's wonderful! Don't worry about the country, leave it to me!"

After saying that, he took one out of the box in front of the two of them, swallowed it with water, and then said heartily, "We're all men, so I won't hide anything! Don't worry, Weiguo, I'll be on time this afternoon! I won't keep you any longer. Men are here to prove themselves, and I'm going to prove myself now! You guys go back to the factory first, we'll talk about the rest this afternoon. I'll be back at most half an hour late."

After a while, a loud "clang" was heard.

Zhou Weiguo and Wang Jianguo stood outside the door, looking at each other helplessly, before heading downstairs to the steel rolling mill.

Along the way, Zhou Weiguo became happier and happier. He never expected Li Huaide to be this kind of person.

Wang Jianguo hesitated to speak until they were almost at the steel rolling mill, when Zhou Weiguo saw Wang Jianguo looking frustrated.

He joked, "Alright, alright, it's no big deal! I'll get you a few boxes later. You're usually so talkative, why are you being so hesitant when you want something?"

Wang Jianguo was initially delighted, but then pretended to be nonchalant and said, "With my health, why would I need this? Let me tell you, there's one day a week when your sister-in-law can't even get out of bed in the morning."

Zhou Weiguo laughed and scolded, "Oh right, your sister-in-law sleeps in late on weekends, sleeping until noon, right?"

Wang Jianguo's face instantly darkened.

Zhou Weiguo almost burst out laughing. Looking at Wang Jianguo's dark face, he wanted to tease him again: "Fine, since you don't need it, I'll give it all to Lao Li."

Wang Jianguo immediately panicked: "No, no, no! You can't skimp on what's owed to me. Even if I don't use it, I can give it away!"

Zhou Weiguo ignored him, smiled, got out of the car, and walked into the No. 2 canteen.

As soon as you enter the house, the rich aroma of food wafts over you, and you can see Brother Wu stir-frying a large pot of vegetables.

I glanced at the time; it was almost lunchtime. Today, Brother Wu was personally cooking, so his apprentices were in for a treat.

Upon seeing Zhou Weiguo, Wu Yousheng greeted him warmly, "Brother, you've arrived! Wait a moment, I'll have Dasheng cook some of my signature dishes for you."

Zhou Weiguo glanced at the dishes that were already cooked: braised pork with potatoes, twice-cooked pork, and braised cabbage and tofu simmering in the pot. He quickly waved his hand and said, "Brother Wu, don't rush. Li Huaide probably won't be here for a while. You can cook it again in half an hour."

At this moment, Wang Jianguo, who had followed him in, picked up his chopsticks, grabbed a piece of twice-cooked pork, and stuffed it into his mouth.

Zhou Weiguo ignored him and said, "Come on, take me to interrogate that brat Liu Bentian."

Wang Jianguo quickly swallowed the meat and nodded, saying, "Let's go, let's go, I want to see it too."

The two men entered the security office's small, dark room, where they found Liu Bentian, dressed in an old factory uniform, tied to a chair. As soon as the door opened, he asked excitedly, like a hungry wolf, "What time is it? What time is it? Tell me quickly!"

Zhou Weiguo waved his watch and said jokingly, "It's almost 12 o'clock. Disappointed that you didn't hear an explosion?"

Liu Bentian stared blankly: "Impossible! Absolutely impossible! Our plan was flawless, how could it have failed?"

"Because you're stupid, because you're dumb, because you're brainless!"

Liu Bentian suddenly went berserk, struggling to grab Zhou Weiguo.

His arm was tied to the stool, and his violent struggle deformed his already broken arm, yet his face remained contorted with rage, as if he wanted to devour Zhou Weiguo alive.

Zhou Weiguo sneered, "Your acting was terrible. It can't compare to those two demons, Yuki-onna and Tamamo-no-Mae. Their acting was phenomenal when they were seducing me!"

Upon hearing these two names, Liu Bentian's eyes widened instantly, staring at Zhou Weiguo in disbelief.

Zhou Weiguo was overjoyed. Without making a sound, he took out Tamamo-no-Mae's hairpin from his spatial storage, pretended to take it out of his pocket, and waved it in front of Liu Bentian.

Upon seeing this, Liu Bentian's expression turned ferocious: "You actually captured Tamamo-no-Mae! Release her immediately! Otherwise, you will suffer a terrible death. You have no idea how terrifying the existence you have offended is. Let me tell you, if Tamamo-no-Mae suffers any harm, even if you only touch a single hair on her head, we, the Night Parade of One Hundred Demons, will never let you go! If you cause her any harm, I will drink your blood and eat your flesh! And let me tell you, there are far more people in Xia Kingdom than just us. You are dead, your whole family is dead, your whole family will be tortured to death."

Zhou Weiguo said with a half-smile, "Oh? A Night Parade of One Hundred Demons? That sounds utterly disgraceful. You trash? You think you can kill me? Forget about it in this life. Try harder in your next. Since you're so unwilling to let Tamamo-no-Mae get hurt, I'll torture her. She's useless to me anyway. I'll chop her up in a bit, make her into buns, and let you die a full-bodied ghost. Do you think your people will seek revenge if they find out you ate those buns?"

Upon hearing this, he cried out in terror, "No! No! Absolutely not! You can't touch her! If you want to kill someone, kill me! If you want to kill someone, kill me! Zhou Weiguo, did you hear me? If you want to kill someone, kill me, or you'll suffer a fate worse than death, a fate worse than death."

"Zhou Weiguo felt it was about time and asked directly, 'Then tell me, what is the Night Parade of One Hundred Demons? How many of your spies are still in our Xia Kingdom? And who exactly is Tamamo-no-Mae?'"

Liu Bentian ignored him completely, opening his mouth to let out an extremely strange roar. With his roar, Liu Bentian seemed to have gone mad, his mouth wide open as if he wanted to bite off Zhou Weiguo's flesh. Then, blood began to flow from his eyes and nose, looking extremely terrifying.

Zhou Weiguo was bewildered by his agitated state, thinking: "Holy crap, did I mess things up? This looks a bit scary. Did I drive this guy crazy?"

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