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

Jia Dongxu immediately perked up and asked eagerly, "Second Uncle, are you serious? You're not joking, are you?"

Liu Haizhong's eyes widened: "What a joke! This was announced publicly by the deputy director of the canteen, and it was an order personally given by Director Yang. Would I, as a leader, lie to a mere mortal like you? Let me tell you, Dongxu, don't follow Sha Zhu's example. He was fired for disrespecting his superiors, understand?"

Jia Dongxu's face instantly lit up with a wildly joyful smile, and he shouted excitedly, "Good! Good! That's wonderful! He Yuzhu, you beast! Zhou Weiguo will eventually be unable to protect you! We'll deal with you first, and sooner or later it'll be Zhou Weiguo's turn! You two will both die a horrible death!"

As he spoke, he pleaded urgently, "Second Uncle, please help me ask for leave, I have something to do!"

Jia Dongxu ran all the way back to the courtyard house, only to realize that no one was home when he got there. He then hurriedly ran to Yi Zhonghai's house.

As soon as he entered, he saw the deaf old woman and an older woman sitting at the table. He couldn't wait to shout, "Auntie! Good news! Sha Zhu has been fired by Factory Director Yang!"

Upon hearing this, the deaf old woman and the middle-aged woman were both stunned.

The deaf old woman looked nervous and asked in a trembling voice, "Expelled? You mean really expelled? Is it all done?"

Jia Dongxu nodded vigorously: "That's right! It was my second uncle, Liu Haizhong, who told me personally. It was announced in front of everyone by the deputy director of the kitchen—it was Director Yang's order!"

Upon hearing this, the older woman still looked bewildered, while the deaf old woman's expression changed drastically in an instant.

The deaf old woman had a bad feeling. What was Yang Weimin up to? Wasn't it supposed to be just a warning? How could he fire Zhu Zi directly?

Once Zhu Zi and Zhou Weiguo find out that I messed things up, it will be a blood feud. How could they possibly forgive Zhong Hai?

If something happens to Zhonghai, who will support me in the future? Am I supposed to rely on Cuilan, who has no income?

Thinking of this, the deaf old woman felt a wave of dizziness.

She hurriedly got up, not even bothering to grab her cane, and walked straight outside.

Upon seeing this, the old woman and Jia Dongxu quickly picked up their canes and chased after the deaf old woman out the door.

As luck would have it, the deaf old lady ran into He Yuzhu, who was returning home alone, just as she stepped out of her house.

Upon seeing He Yuzhu, Jia Dongxu jumped out angrily, shouting, "He Yuzhu, you brat, you disrespect my master and my mother! You don't know how to get along with your neighbors, always doing despicable things with your uncle. Now you're getting your comeuppance! You've been fired from the steel mill, and none of the three of you will have jobs anymore. You'll starve to death sooner or later!"

The deaf old woman turned ashen with anger, grabbed her cane, and struck Jia Dongxu on the head.

In her heart, ten Jia Dongxus couldn't compare to one silly Zhuzi.

She's living one day less each day, and all she hopes for is to eat something good. And Jia Dongxu is adding insult to injury at this time.

The deaf old woman quickly stepped forward, tightly grasped He Yuzhu's hands, and comforted him, "Don't be afraid, Zhuzi, Grandma's here! Grandma will go find Yang Weimin right now, and Grandma promises she won't let him fire you!"

He Yuzhu stared at the deaf old woman with a strange expression. Before he could speak, a voice suddenly came from behind him: "Deaf old woman, what a clever trick! You've managed to play both the bad guy and the good guy?"

It turned out that Zhou Weiguo, who was worried about Sha Zhu, had also come back.

He sneered, "Deaf old lady, you went and got Yang Weimin to mess with Sha Zhu, and then you pretended to be a good person in front of him. You're really good at this trick! If it weren't for me, Sha Zhu would probably have been fooled into becoming crippled by you sooner or later!"

The deaf old woman was silent for a moment, then quickly pretended to be deaf and mute, saying, "What did you say? I can't hear you!"

Zhou Weiguo scoffed, "Stop pretending. Even now, you still want to act like a good guy in front of Zhu Zi?"

The deaf old woman shook her head and said again, "What did you say? I can't hear you!"

Zhou Weiguo almost laughed out of anger at the old deaf man: "Fine, you're deaf, you're right! We'll see!"

After saying that, he tried to pull the pillar home.

"For the country! Wait! I've been looking for you!"

Zhou Weiguo turned around and saw that it was Director Wang.

He cursed inwardly: Is this deaf old woman trying to pull a series of tricks?

Director Wang walked straight up to them, glanced at the deaf old woman and the others, and without saying a word, gestured for Zhou Weiguo to come inside.

The deaf old woman watched the two enter the house, a hint of barely perceptible smugness flashing in her eyes.

Inside the room, the two had just sat down when Zhou Weiguo spoke first: "Director Wang, what brings you here?"

Director Wang looked embarrassed: "For the sake of the country, Aunt Wang wants to discuss something with you... Could I help you mediate between Yi Zhonghai? Actually, the main responsibility for this matter lies with Jia Zhangshi..."

Zhou Weiguo's face darkened, but he still patiently asked, "Aunt Wang, if you have any difficulties, please tell me directly. Although we haven't known each other for long, I don't think this is the kind of thing you would say."

Director Wang looked ashamed, lowered her head, and hesitated for a long time before finally saying, "For the country, Aunt Wang is only doing this for your own good. After all, you and Zhuzi still have to live in this courtyard..."

Upon hearing this, Zhou Weiguo interrupted, saying, "Director Wang, let me think about this. I have something to attend to right now, so let's discuss this later."

Director Wang nodded with a wry smile. She understood that Zhou Weiguo's change of address to "Director Wang" meant that there was no longer any affection between them.

Zhou Weiguo then ignored Director Wang and went straight out to the Dongzhimen Police Station. Fortunately, he ran into the police officer who had taken his statement earlier as soon as he entered.

"Hello, could you please find the police officer who led the team that day?" Zhou Weiguo said politely.

"It's you! You're looking for Chief Li, right? Come on, I'll take you there."

The two arrived at an office. The young policeman knocked on the door before gesturing for Zhou Weiguo to go in.

Director Li, who was behind his desk, looked worried, but his eyes lit up when he saw Zhou Weiguo: "Zhou Weiguo, hey, I was just saying I was looking for you, and here you are."

Zhou Weiguo asked疑惑地, "Director Li, is there something wrong?"

Director Li said with some complaint, "Your accusation against Yi Zhonghai has really given me a hard time! The questions you raised are all too far-fetched."

Just now, I received a call saying that the steel rolling mill's production has been affected because Yi Zhonghai has been detained by us!

Zhou Weiguo was puzzled. Was Yang Weimin really that stubborn? He genuinely couldn't understand what Yang Weimin was thinking. But he didn't care. He wasn't really planning to do anything to Yi Zhonghai this time. His main goal was to teach that old guy a lesson and see if he could get some system rewards or something.

"Could you tell me, Officer Li, how will you punish Jia Zhangshi and Yi Zhonghai?"

Director Li looked at him and sighed deeply: "To be honest, I can't stand their behavior either. Do they think they can bully the families of martyrs? If I don't teach them a lesson, how can I face the comrades who took bullets for me?"

So I went along with you and decided to lock him up for a few days to teach him a lesson. But the law is the law, and there's nothing I can do about it. Based on the current situation, Yi Zhonghai will probably be transferred to the street office for punishment. As for Jia Zhangshi, just for instructing her grandson to steal and damage other people's property, not only will I have to pay you compensation, but I can also sentence her to one or two years of labor reform.”