Men and women eating in the courtyard

Li Xuewu was carried out of the foyer by Ji Weidong, went to the yard, and kicked the motorcycle Xu Ning had left for him.

"You go to the steel rolling mill, I'm leaving. By the way, are you arresting anyone today?"

Ji Weidong put the gun case that Li Xuewu had thrown on the jeep into the sidecar, waved his hand and said, "How is it possible that, regarding your factory, I can still arrest people without passing your approval? Or should I wait, I think?" Let’s see if the postman will come out. Also, I want to see what that little ant wants to do with its jumping ability.”

Seeing that Ji Weidong still remembered his gun case, he raised his eyebrows and asked: "Isn't it against discipline?"

Ji Weidong smiled at Li Xuewu and said, "Prisoner, don't take that gun. You've been aiming at this gun since you entered the courtyard. I know you like it, so I'll give it to you."

Li Xuewu smiled and said: "Thank you then. I won't go to the theater with you. See you tomorrow."

Shen Fang, who was sent out with him, also said hello and rode home on his motorcycle.

After two days of clearing the snow on the road, vehicles and pedestrians can now pass normally. However, there are quite high mountains of snow on the walls on both sides of the road, under the big trees, in the open ditches and in the garden.

The current road management is not perfect, and snow clearing work relies entirely on manpower and animal power, so there is no way to transport all this heavy snow outside the city. Anyway, it is piled wherever there is room in the city.

This situation was even more obvious in the alley of Li Xuewu's house. When Li Xuewu drove in, the walls on both sides of the alley were no longer visible. They were all buried in snow, and there was only a passage more than two meters wide in the middle.

This time in the alley was when people were getting off work and coming in and out. Li Xuewu was afraid of bumping into his neighbors, so he slowly drove his motorcycle into the west courtyard while greeting his neighbors.

The west courtyard was okay, the snow had been cleared away, and the workers could still work in the shed they had built. However, they had already gone back from work. The old Biaozi and the others were sitting in the room when they heard the movement of the motorcycle. looking out the window.

Li Xuewu parked the motorcycle to the side, unscrewed the water spout from under the car, drained the water in the water tank, and carried the gun box into the back room.

"Brother Wu, what's going on? You haven't slept all night?" Shen Guodong couldn't help but asked when he saw Li Xuewu's tired look on his face when he entered the room.

Li Xuewu nodded and said: "Don't mention it, I'm going to die soon. I just want to sleep now."

The eldest grandma stopped Li Xuewu, who was about to take off his coat, and said, "Don't take it off. Go to the backyard and sleep. Your luggage is no longer yours. If you sleep here, where will others sleep?"

Li Xuewu looked at the pile of Lao Gao's quilts piled on the kang table. Now his four brothers, his eldest grandma, Ye Erye, and Li Xuecai all live here, so there are seven of them. He really should go back to sleep.

Li Xuewu smiled bitterly, buttoned up his unbuttoned clothes, and asked, "Are you okay these two days?"

Wen San'er, Lao Biaozi and others all shook their heads. Wen San'er said with some pity: "It snowed so much yesterday that we couldn't get out of the house at all. We spent the whole day clearing the snow at home."

Lao Biaozi looked down upon his third uncle's stingy attitude and curled his lips and said, "I think you are trying to make money at the expense of your life. Who on a snowy day would bother digging for scraps in the snowdrifts to sell?" Just rest more when you have time."

Li Xuewu looked at Wen San'er, then at Lao Biaozi and the others, and said, "Don't go out tomorrow. Biaozi is right. The road is too slippery now. I don't trust you if you go out."

After saying that, Wen San'er said to Lao Biaozi and the others: "But don't be idle. Tomorrow, everyone will go to the street to find my godmother. He said that there is no love in the heavy snow, and the waste recycling station should take the initiative to help the lonely elderly people. Clear snow from roofs and solve practical difficulties”

Hearing Li Xuewu's words, Lao Biaozi asked in confusion: "Brother Wu, why is this? It's hard to take a day off, why?"

Before Lao Biaozi could finish saying "Why", his third uncle gave him a slap in the face. Wen San'er stared at him and said, "You can do whatever I ask you to do. It doesn't matter what you have to say. Your brain is too busy." Ten gears are not as good as your Brother Wu, how can he harm you?"

Li Xuewu ignored the bickering between the two and continued: "Anyway, no one comes to sell scraps on a snowy day, and there is no need to keep people at home. Write on the door that we will be closed for one day to serve the streets."

Turning to the eldest grandma and the second master Ye, he said: "Excuse me, please go out to the mountains and lead my gang of brothers to do good things. Everyone ride on the tricycle. Do it well, do it well, and do it steadfastly. Third uncle, come on Have some snacks. If you can't survive the day, take some of the corn noodles, cabbage, and potatoes from our warehouse. Don't overdo it. You can control the amount yourself."

The eldest grandma has nothing to say. Her grandson has been smarter than a monkey since he was a child. How can he still get things done?

However, Second Master Ye stood up, raised his hands to Li Xuewu and said, "My boss is benevolent and righteous. Ye is protected by my boss, so I will naturally obey my boss's orders."

Li Xuewu gave him a hand and said, "Second Master, you're welcome."

He turned around and said to everyone: "After cleaning up outside, come back in the afternoon and clear the snow from the alley in front of our door. Use a horse-drawn carriage and a tricycle to pull it out. Let my mother cook a pot of ginger soup. Although I am a little tired, But it has to be done”

After Li Xuewu finished explaining, he explained: "After all, we are doing business on the street. Good face is not as good as good reputation. I guarantee that you will not lose money if you put in the effort."

Wen San'er also knew that Li Xuewu's words were meant for Lao Biaozi, so he also said: "Do it, you must do it. If you are poor, you can be alone, and if you are great, you can help the world. Although we cannot say that we are more capable, but if we are successful, we can do it." I still have some strength, so it won’t be a loss for us to help the lonely elderly people.”

Wen San'er scolded Lao Biaozi and said, "I'll tell you, you'll know after you do it. This reputation is even better than your reputation as a street kid. You are just a bunch of bastards in the end." I’ll call you “Master” and see what you’re doing. Let’s learn from you.”

Li Xuewu was very sleepy and ignored Lao Biaozi. When he saw Silly Zhu opening the door curtain and coming in, he said hello and then left. He just wanted to take a bath and sleep.

The front yard is very clean, and there is no snow. There are many things in this compound, but the three uncles maintain the order they should have. They work hard and clear the snow together, but there is no snow in the yard.

Seeing the old lady at home holding Li Shu looking out the window, she walked to the window and made faces at Li Shu behind the glass, making Li Shu giggle with her mouth open.

Seeing that Li Xuewu was back, Liu Yin opened the door curtain and walked out. She looked at Li Xuewu and asked, "How did you do it like this? Where did these clothes come from?"

Li Xuewu touched the small wounds on his face, and they were all scabbed. He rubbed the blur in his eyes and said, "The case has been solved. The criminal has been busy for a whole day and night, and he hasn't closed his eyes. His face is full of tears." It’s a shave, it’s nothing, the clothes were given by a friend.”

Her son was now an adult, and Liu Yin couldn't say anything. What's more, Li Xuewu's profession was a security cadre, so she could only complain: "How can there be so many irregularities in a steel rolling mill? You have to pay attention to your own safety." , By the way, Lin Tingting came to see you today. It seems that something happened, and she said she would come tomorrow night."

Li Xuewu promised that he would also like to chat with Lin Tingting when things are over here.

While they were talking, the sister-in-law came out of the house and saw Liu Yin and Liu Yin talking. She wanted to go back, but she felt uneasy, so she walked over and said to Li Xuewu: "Learn martial arts, sister-in-law."

Li Xuewu waved his hand to Zhao Yafang and said: "Sister-in-law, if one family does not speak the same language, you will understand what I mean when you regard yourself as a member of this family."

Seeing her mother-in-law's face, Zhao Yafang knew that she had offended her second brother-in-law, and she was anxious and wanted to shed tears.

Li Xuewu didn't want to grind his teeth with his sister-in-law here, so he changed the subject and asked: "Where is my brother? Is he not angry?"

Liu Yin said with sideways eyes: "Your brother? He is also a careless person. He has been hiding in the room to read since he came back yesterday. When your sister-in-law came back and said that you didn't mean to get angry at all, you still "Speak quickly and watch, you must mean what you say. If you don't watch closely, you won't have time."

Li Xuewu laughed and did not enter the house to disturb his eldest brother. He turned around and said, "Come on, let him see it quickly. It's only a day or two, so you guys should come in quickly. I'll go back to the backyard to take a bath and go to bed. Don't call me for dinner." Me"

Liu Yin felt sorry for her son and said, "It's time to eat now. Eat your food before going to bed."

Li Xuewu waved to Li Shu and walked to the backyard. As he walked, he said, "I'm so sleepy that I can't open my eyes."

After entering the central courtyard, I saw that every house had lights on, and they were preparing dinner for the evening. The courtyard was full of fireworks, and I kept walking into the backyard.

My hut was still the same. I opened the door and curtain and entered the house. I hung my coat in the closet at the door. After searching for a long time, I couldn't find the slippers, so I walked up the steps with bare feet and entered the house.

The light switch was at the entrance. With a slight click, the room became brighter. Li Xuewu yawned and walked into the kitchen and looked at the water tank. It seemed that his grandfather had been burning. The water tank was full. He opened the valve and went to the next door. There is water in the bathtub in the bathroom.

I took advantage of this moment to close the curtains on all the windows. The blue cotton curtains are very good at blocking out light and providing good privacy.

The room was quite warm. I filled the fireplace and heating stove with briquettes and sealed the fire door. I went to the bathroom and took a look at the bathtub. It was almost full. I took off all my clothes and shook them off. I went to the kitchen and turned off the water valve.

I put another box of water into the water tank again, and then returned to the bathroom.

He raised his feet and tested the water temperature in the bathtub. It was okay and very hot. He slowly soaked his whole body into the bathtub. Li Xuewu seemed to have entered another world under the hot water.

So comfortable~

Li Xuewu rubbed the mud on his body with his eyes closed, and fell asleep after rubbing it.

It's not that Li Xuewu's will is weak, it's just that sleeping in the water is so comfortable, especially in warm water.

After an unknown amount of time, Li Xuewu felt a "click" sound like someone opening the door. Years of vigilance made him raise his eyelids, but he still didn't feel exhausted and sleepy.

My brain says I want to get up and take a look, but my body says you're not in the water. I don't know how comfortable you are now. You should mind your own business. I'll know if I can get into the water with you for a while.

I don't know how much time passed, but I felt someone's hands underneath me. The water seemed to be less, and my body felt a little cold. But after a while, I felt that there was more water and my body was warm again.

Li Xuewu only felt that he was dreaming, and was still sighing that his dream was so real that he could feel the heat and cold.

But after a while, I felt something was wrong. No matter how real it was, I would never dream of someone giving me a bath. If it was possible in my previous life, I couldn't find that kind of place now.

Besides, I'm at home. Who the hell would ask for a door-to-door service to give me a bath?

Li Xuewu straightened up and tried to open his eyes. Through the gap between his eyelids, he saw a head of black hair, a plump profile, and then a flowered cotton-padded jacket, snow-white arms and his own

Dry! Someone is attacking!

How did this bitch get in? Didn't you lock the door?

It seems unlocked

My mother, Liu Yin, always locks the door at home, and my grandpa locks the door in the back room. At Sister Lou’s house, I lock the door, but I only remember to lock the door when I do something bad.

Li Xuewu's mental state was barely enough to fight with his eyelids. It was enough that he could open his eyelids just a slit to see who it was. Why did he want to open his eyelids completely to speak?

Just when Li Xuewu wanted to open his eyes and speak.

"Fuck, the whole army was wiped out, it's nothing."

This time the eyelids won, Li Xuewu closed his eyes again and snored.

It's not that Li Xuewu's will is weak, or that the enemy is too cunning.

Li Xuewu woke up on his own kang. Without opening his eyes, he felt the smell of sunshine in the new quilt and the warmth from the kang under his body. All the fatigue from yesterday had dissipated. He touched it with his hands. Touched.

"Holy shit! Where are my pants?!!"

There was a tragedy of "underpants" in this house. There was a person because of his underpants.

What a nightmare!

Li Xuewu sat up suddenly, lifted the quilt and took a look, Damn!

What I’m talking about specifically is that the physical and mental fatigue is gone. It’s my mental state that has calmed down, not you! !

I twisted my body and walked around. No, how did I get on the kang? I'm not taking a shower. Huh?

Li Xuewu lowered his head and looked at the neatly stacked underwear, autumn clothes, cotton trousers, and overalls piled beside the pillow.

That's not a dream!

Damn it! That bitch is doing a sneak attack!

Li Xuewu opened the quilt and crawled out, picked up the clothes on the side of the pillow and put them on. After putting on the clothes, he folded the quilt muttering and cursing, and opened the curtains of the back window. The workers in the west courtyard began to Got to work.

Since he got a house in the backyard, Li Xuewu demolished the wall behind the house and opened windows at the back to keep cool in the summer.

He closed the white sand curtains, put on his shoes and went to the floor. Looking at the cotton slippers on his feet, it seemed that it was Qin Huairu.

Then he opened the green curtains and closed the white sand curtains on all the other windows in the room.

I walked past the tea cabinet and turned on the TV. There were snowflakes. I looked at the antenna on the TV. Either the antenna was not installed properly. This was impossible. With my elder brother's character, if the antenna was not installed properly, he would dare to knock on the door and come in in the middle of the night. Install.

Then there were no TV programs during the day, so he tried the radio again, and it was okay. This time, it was a reading program. Li Xuewu didn't expect to hear anything from it, just to listen to it in the morning. I'm used to living in a dormitory environment, so there's no movement in the morning and I'm all alone.

Li Xuewu washed his face and filled the stove with briquettes again as the host's voice fluctuated.

Li Xuewu was no longer surprised that the clothes he had changed out of yesterday were hanging on the heater in the living room. Fortunately, Qin Huairu did not climb out of his bed using the "handrail" in the early morning.

Put on your leather jacket and the cotton hat you were given inside. The cotton hat you wore yesterday was already full of sweat and smelly.

He put on his rubber-soled cotton shoes, locked the door and left the house with his handbag in hand.

It happened that Banggeng was coming from Fangshan carrying an empty chicken food bucket.

Li Xuewu raised his hand to look at his watch and asked Banggeng: "It's almost 9 o'clock, why haven't you gone to school yet?"

Banggan didn't wear a coat, so he wore a green cotton-padded jacket. His fat face was a little red from the cold, but when he saw Li Xuewu, he greeted Li Xuewu happily: "Uncle Wu, are you back?"

He walked up to Li Xuewu and curled his lips and continued: "It snowed heavily the day before yesterday and we suspended classes. Today is the first day of resumption of classes. The teacher will take us to clear the snow. We are tired. It will be okay if I go a little later."

Li Xuewu looked at the little fat man speechlessly. This big head really didn't grow in vain.

"If you don't go, your teacher won't punish you?"

Banggeng had a smart look on his face and said: "Hey, there are so many people in the school. How can the teacher notice whether I have gone or not? I will wait for a while and then I will go after the snow is almost cleared. If the teacher asks me I just said I had a stomachache and went to the toilet.”

Li Xuewu and Bangge walked out while chatting. When they reached the middle courtyard, Mrs. Jia Zhang was standing at the door sweeping the snow on the cabbage pile in front of her house. She was very surprised when she saw Bangge and Li Xuewu walking out talking and laughing. He frowned.

"BangGeng, hurry up and get dressed. If you don't go to school, your teacher will find a home."

Banggeng was happily talking to Li Xuewu about school when he suddenly heard his grandma's cry. When he saw the door of his house, he said impatiently: "I know, I'm not cold."

"Come back even if it's not cold. Hurry up and get dressed and go to school."

Bangge had no choice but to say hello to Li Xuewu and go home, regardless of the way his grandma stared at him.

Li Xuewu took out a bag of candies from his pocket and shouted at Banggeng.

Banggeng looked back and saw a bag of candy flying towards him. He quickly caught it with his hand and shouted happily: "Thank you, Uncle Wu."

Li Xuewu looked at Jia Zhang with a smile and said to Banggian: "Give the candy to my sister and go to school quickly."

Banggeng patted his big fat face and happily agreed: "Hey, I got it, let's go now."

Mrs. Jia Zhang was almost going crazy. Whose family did this little wolf cub belong to? He said that he made a point every time he said it, but Li Erscar happily agreed as soon as he said it.

Not willing to talk about her grandson, Jia Zhang wanted to say something to Li Xuewu, but she looked at Li Xuewu and swallowed it back, choking on his own words and rolling his eyes.

Li Xuewu smiled evilly and waved to Banggeng before continuing to walk away, not caring that Jia Zhang's nose behind him was not a nose, and his eyes were not eyes.

The more she behaves like this, the angrier Li Xuewu gets at her.

Li Xuewu is good at grabbing people's hearts. The stick is Jia Zhang's hope in this life. If Li Xuewu holds her hope in his hand and kneads it, it would be the last time he didn't scold Li Xuewu directly. Although there were rumors in the yard that Li Xuewu had come down and was no longer the section chief, a guard was not someone his family could offend.

There was another person who was captured by Li Xuewu, and that was the third uncle.

"What are you doing? Take it back quickly." Silly Zhu pushed the third uncle away and wanted to leave.

The third uncle grabbed Si Zhu's clothes with one hand and said urgently: "Si Zhu, Si Zhu, we all live in the same courtyard, don't be so ungrateful."

"Hey, let me tell you, third uncle, it's not that I have lost my conscience, it's that you didn't pay attention to it first." Silly Zhu dragged the third uncle towards the courtyard gate.

"Yes, yes, I did something wrong, but how can you go to school and tell me? Besides, where can I get so many things from you, just some local products?" The third uncle couldn't hold Silly Zhu back and could only be lazy. said.

"Don't say that, why don't you just stop talking to me? Also, I clearly remember they were eggs and apples. You're being unreasonable, aren't you? Let's not talk anymore. I'll talk to Teacher Ran." Silly Zhu twisted his body and used this skill to duck out of the courtyard door.

The third uncle stood in the front yard and watched Silly Zhu running out, and kept shouting: "Hey, hey, Silly Zhu~"

As soon as Li Xuewu entered the front yard, what he saw was the third uncle fighting with Silly Zhu. The third uncle was carrying two bags of potatoes and onions and wanted to stuff them into Silly Zhu's hands, but Silly Zhu didn't want to take them, so he pulled the third uncle. The uncle's hand wanted the third uncle to let go of the two bags of souvenirs hiding in his hands.

Silly Zhu was nowhere to be seen at this moment, but the third uncle turned around and saw Li Xuewu. Thinking that his daughter-in-law was having trouble with him, the two big fish did not go into his stomach, but were actually sent home by Yu Li. , I feel very sorry for the third uncle.

The most awkward thing is that the eldest daughter-in-law is about to separate from him. He has set up a stove in the house and brought all the pots and pans. The eldest son’s salary has also been withheld, and now she is splitting up with him. .

"Third uncle, is this a New Year's gift? Do I deserve it?"

The third uncle rolled his eyes. He couldn't hear the word "gift" the last thing he heard. He clenched the net bag in his hand and said: "Where is the New Year's gift? It's still early before the New Year. Besides, I should give it to you, the younger generation." Send it, how could it be that I gave it to you?"

Seeing the third uncle frowning and walking into the house, Li Xuewu smiled and said to himself, "Just wait, I will give you a big gift when I find the time."

Turning into the dining room, he took out a large bowl of rice porridge, two white flour buns, a bowl of stewed cabbage, and some pickles in the bowl. After eating until he was full, he saw the gate of the west courtyard was opened from inside. Then, I knew that my grandpa and the others had gone to the street.

I took a bucket and scooped out the hot water from the pot and went out to fill the motorcycle with water. I kicked the motorcycle and went back to the house to put the bucket away.

After cleaning up, I closed the door and told the guards at home that the case was over and the mission here could be stopped. I wanted to treat them to a meal tonight.

The guard waved his hand and said: "No, there is discipline when performing tasks. We must report back when the time comes."

Li Xuewu had no choice but to give the guard a piece of Chinese food he had received from Dong Wenxu, and tore it apart for a while before he agreed.

He blinked at his eldest brother who was looking at him, then left the house, let his mother open the door to the west courtyard, and rode his motorcycle to the supply and marketing cooperative.

Today's weather is better than yesterday and the day before yesterday. There is a lot of sunshine, but the temperature is lower than the previous two days. It feels colder, because it is like this in the north. It doesn't snow but becomes cold when it snows.

When we arrived at the supply and marketing cooperative, we didn't turn off the motorcycle, for fear that the water would get cold and we wouldn't be able to start it.

He opened the door curtain and looked into the room. The room was quite busy. He waved his hand to Lin Tingting who was looking at him, then lowered the door curtain and stood by the door waiting.

After a while, Lin Tingting came out holding the door curtain and was very happy to see Li Xuewu.

"Why are you here? Didn't I say that I would go find you after get off work?"

Li Xuewu looked at Lin Tingting, who was wearing a white coat and sleeves, and said with a smile: "I didn't move when I was tired when I went back yesterday. Otherwise, I would have gone to find you last night. How could I be willing to let you go one more time? Why? Yes, do you have a problem with me?"

Lin Tingting was not annoyed when she saw Li Xuewu talking glibly to her, but after hearing Li Xuewu's last sentence, she frowned and said, "Didn't I tell you last time that I wanted to formally meet your family? I also made an appointment. To meet my family”

Li Xuewu nodded and said: "Yes, I remember. The case here will be over soon. Wait for me for a few days. I will handle this matter as soon as it is over."

Lin Tingting shook her head and said: "We can't wait any longer."

Seeing Lin Tingting's helpless look, Li Xuewu frowned and asked, "What's wrong? What happened?"

Lin Tingting pulled Li Xuewu to the side and stood aside, saying: "It's my dad. He said that my hometown is recruiting him back. My family has arranged work for him. My dad is already handling job transfers, and my brother has already I left early and went back to my hometown to work at the front station. My dad also asked me to go through the procedures for job transfer."

Li Xuewu looked into Lin Tingting's eyes and asked, "What do you mean?"

Lin Tingting stared into Li Xuewu's eyes and asked, "Can I leave my life to you?"

Li Xuewu didn't say anything, and directly opened his arms and hugged Lin Tingting. This time, Lin Tingting made a big blush. Looking at the gossipy eyes and covered mouths of the elder sisters in the window, he hurriedly pushed Li away. Learn martial arts.

"I don't know how to talk, I only know how to do. I want to marry you, live a happy life, have children, and grow old together."

Li Xuewu's words made Lin Tingting's face even more rosy, making Lin Tingting a little embarrassed and said: "Why are you like this? You just talk, why do you do it? There are so many people watching, so many Excuse me"

Li Xuewu looked into Lin Tingting's eyes and asked, "What do you mean? What do you need me to do?"

Lin Tingting collected her emotions and said: "I didn't listen to my dad at all and go through the formalities. Instead, I wanted to find you and ask you to come home with me to meet my parents. I want to stay and marry you."

Li Xuewu nodded and said: "Then today, tonight I will go to your house to meet my parents-in-law."

Seeing Li Xuewu's playful smile, Lin Tingting scolded Li Xuewu and said angrily: "What a fool, come and pick me up after work. We'll go back together and I'll buy the things."

Li Xuewu touched Lin Tingting's hand and said, "I'll take it. I have both cigarettes and wine."

Lin Tingting felt a little embarrassed by the elder sisters in the room, so she slapped Li Xuewu's hand and said: "My dad doesn't smoke or drink, so it's useless to take those. I know what to take, so don't worry about it."

Seeing that Lin Tingting was anxious to go back, Li Xuewu asked: "Do you have money and tickets? I have them here."

Lin Tingting pushed Li Xuewu and said: "Hurry up and go to work. What time is it? If you are told to leave it alone, just leave it alone."

Li Xuewu had no choice but to get in the car and say hello to Lin Tingting and ride to the police station.

As soon as he arrived at the door of the police station, he saw Ji Weidong's car leaving. When he saw Li Xuewu coming in on a motorcycle, Ji Weidong opened the car door and shouted: "Why the hell did you come here? It's almost lunch, stop the car quickly." , If you don’t come back, I really want to go to your house and grab you.”

Li Xuewu parked his car in the garage of the institute and shouted to Shen Fang who was standing at the door: "We're almost out of gas, give me some fuel." After saying that, he jumped into Ji Weidong's car.

The driver obviously knew about the friendship between Li Xuewu and Ji Weidong. As soon as Li Xuewu got in the car, he stepped on the accelerator and rushed out.

Li Xuewu was shaken by the driver and fell into the back seat. Li Xuewu was angry and kicked the driver's backrest, causing several people in the car to laugh.

Li Xuewu sat up straight and said to Ji Weidong: "It must be you who came up with the idea."

Ji Weidong smiled and waved his hand, saying: "What people want, who made you late?"

Li Xuewu shook his head and said: "I don't believe you got up earlier than me. Did you sleep in the dormitory? What time did you get back? Are you working so hard?"

Ji Weidong shook his head and said: "It won't work if I don't fight. How many people are staring at me? Last night I contacted the leader, and our leader's phone number was all blown up. They knew that we were interrogating in the institute, so these people didn't dare to come. They all went directly to our leader."

Li Xuewu looked at Ji Weidong with squinted eyes and asked, "What did your leader say? Did he put pressure on you? Let him go?"

Ji Weidong curled his lips and said: "Shit, can I spit out what's in my mouth? I still know our leaders. I must have been conceding to them on the phone. I said yesterday that the case was settled, and our leaders' attitude immediately changed. It’s different. I said I’m not on duty to answer the phone, and I’m going home to take a nap.”

Li Xuewu nodded. This is the routine of all leaders, and those who talk about love also know it. They all know each other well. If it were a real relationship, they would come to the police station to find it.

After Ji Weidong finished speaking, he raised his eyebrows at Li Xuewu and said, "What do you think that little ant was doing last night?"

Li Xuewu shook his head and said: "I didn't teach fortune telling when I was in school."

Ji Weidong ignored Li Xuewu's "nonsense" and said, "That little ant is using this case to arouse the emotions of the people in your department and oppose us, saying that he wants to solve the case with his own strength."

Li Xuewu had no expression on his face, Ji Weidong was just playing tricks on Liu Fusheng.

Ji Weidong looked like he was watching a good show and said: "After I went there, I played a good show with him. If he was not antagonizing me, then I would antagonize him. I would like to see how he hits me in the face."

After all, Liu Fusheng and Li Xuewu had worked together, so Li Xuewu had no teasing mood towards Liu Fusheng, nor did he want to tease him like a cat and mouse.

Li Xuewu changed the subject and asked, "Where are we going?"

Ji Weidong said with a smile: "Let's wrap up the case. We took back all the evidence involved in the case yesterday. Now let's deal with the houses and personal belongings, which is what the saying goes: ransack the house. How about it, buddy, it's fun, I think of you for all the good things. "

Li Xuewu leaned on the backrest, looked at Ji Weidong with sideways eyes and said: "Pull it down, how can I share the copied things? You just want me to sign and review with you, you are such a thief, don't you want to deduct it?" What was dropped?”

Ji Weidong also leaned on the backrest and looked at Li Xuewu: "Don't tell me yet, I really have a favor for you. Let's talk about it then. As for the signature review, didn't you also participate in the blockade and search? Send the Buddha to the West chant"

After saying this, Ji Weidong looked at the snowy scene outside the window, sighed and said: "Last night, there was news from the hospital that the three who survived were all disabled and were designated to withdraw from the front line, and the seven who were not alive were also disabled. There are old ones at the top and young ones at the bottom.”

Li Xuewu understood what Ji Weidong meant, nodded and said nothing more, saying nothing.

The jeep drove into the First Foreign Affairs District. This time, Ji Weidong was not asked to go to negotiate. The security officer at the door saluted the vehicle and watched the jeep go to the small villa.

When they arrived at the gate of the villa, a truck was parked in front of the gate. People from the management office and investigation department were standing in the yard, checking the things that had been moved out of the building. When Li Xuewu and Li Xuewu got out of the car, they both looked over. Come over.

Ji Weidong led Li Xuewu into the courtyard, pointed to a cadre in Chinese tunic suit and said: "This is Section Chief Zheng from our General Department, responsible for the later management of the case."

After introducing Section Chief Zheng, he ignored the people in the management office and said to Section Chief Zheng: "This is Section Chief Li from the security department of the Red Star Rolling Mill. We are one of our own."

Chief Zheng was not as conceited as Ji Weidong. He shook Li Xuewu's hand pleasantly and said, "Thank you Chief Li for your strong support."

Li Xuewu also replied politely: "My ability is limited, but fortunately I can live up to my mission" and stopped talking.

Ji Weidong had already made his meaning clear when he arrived. Li Xuewu came with a human-shaped pen. Li Xuewu didn't care and didn't intend to have in-depth contact with Ji Weidong's unit, so he said hello and stood back.

Ji Weidong looked at the villa and asked: "Have you finished cleaning up? When we finish cleaning up, let's sign and leave."

Section Chief Zheng looked at the people in the management office and said: "How can it be that easy? I'm still figuring out where the items belong."

Ji Weidong frowned and looked at the pile of rags on the ground, and then at the cadres in the management office. They also looked unruly, obviously not afraid of Ji Weidong.

"You have regulations here that no one except foreign affairs personnel is allowed to enter, right? Weapons are also not allowed, right?"

The cadre of the management office held his head high and said, "It's not your business. If you have anything to say, just say it."

Ji Weidong grinned and said with a smile: "I can't control the outsiders who come into your courtyard, but I can control the people who come in and I want to arrest them. In this way, inform your leaders that we will inspect all the villas." , I really doubt that all your villas and residences have radio stations and weapons hidden in them."

The cadres in the management office obviously did not expect Ji Weidong to be so shameless, nor did they expect this young man to be so bold.

"You! Do you know who lives here? You too"

Before the cadre from the management office could finish speaking, he was pulled by Section Chief Zheng and murmured for a while. Then the cadre looked at Ji Weidong differently.

Li Xuewu poked Ji Weidong and said to the two people over there: "You seem to have been used as a weapon."

Ji Weidong said nonchalantly: "It's okay. I'll give him some benefits for an old silver coin. He doesn't dare to show his teeth to me. I can happily ask him for anything."

Li Xuewu didn't understand the relationship ecology of their unit and it was difficult to say anything. Even if he understood, he wouldn't say much. Ji Weidong looked like a high-ranking cadre's son, and he was very conceited.

The mutterings over there soon came to an end. The cadres in the management office stood aside with red faces and no longer scrutinized and criticized the people moving things down from the building.

Li Xuewu looked at Ji Weidong who was walking into the building, smiled, took out his cigarette case and gave one to Section Chief Zheng and the cadres of the management office, and lit it for them respectively.

"My brother is also outspoken and has a straightforward temper. Don't take it to heart."

Section Chief Zheng said with a smile: "You dare to say that to him, you all understand. The frontline investigators have suffered heavy casualties and have bad tempers."

The cadre took Li Xuewu's cigarette and softened his expression after hearing Li Xuewu's explanation. Besides, after understanding what Chief Zheng told him about Ji Weidong's life background, he did not dare to say anything more.

Li Xuewu smiled at the two of them, nodded to the people checking and went into the building.

Ji Weidong was standing in the hall and looking upstairs. Now only the furniture was left in the building, and the superficial decorations and personal belongings had all been packed and sealed and moved out.

Li Xuewu dodged several people from the investigation department who were moving boxes, walked to Ji Weidong, looked up, and asked, "Where are you looking? Do you want to move the whole building?"

Ji Weidong curled his lips and said, "I just can't move. If I can move, I will definitely move."

Li Xuewu smiled and said: "If you don't have the temper of Yan Guo Plucking, just call me Ji Plucking."

After hearing this, Ji Weidong didn't even look upstairs, and cursed at Li Xuewu: "Get out of here, you bastard, you are called hair-plucking."

Li Xuewu ignored Ji Weidong and walked up to the second floor. He looked at the bedroom where the cabinet was blown up that day. It had been emptied, leaving only the bed and cabinet. He also looked at the room where David's hand was nailed and the nails on the table. The eyes are still there, but everything else is gone.

Finally, I looked at the study room. Good guy, it’s not hair plucking. The next tenant doesn’t even need to clean it when they move in. It’s cleaner than a dog licking it.

Li Xuewu walked down the stairs and saw that Ji Weidong was still watching, and said, "Don't look at it. I saw it. Even if it is nailed, it will be useless if it is removed."

Hearing what Li Xuewu said, Ji Weidong looked away from the crystal chandelier.

"I think you have great potential in our field. You know what I'm doing."

Li Xuewu curled his lips and said: "There is only one thing left in this house. Everyone knows what you are up to."

Ji Weidong shook his head regretfully, making Li Xuewu dumbfounded.

The two people walked out of the hall and saw that the truck at the door was already closing the trunk panel, and the investigation department personnel also got on the truck.

Ji Weidong saw Section Chief Zheng and the man from the management office waiting at the door, so he walked over with Li Xuewu, picked up the list handed over by Section Chief Zheng, signed it without looking at it, and then handed it to Li Xuewu.

Li Xuewu took it and looked at it. Most of them were worthless trivial items. There were only some electrical appliances, calligraphy and paintings, and some valuable items from David's personal collection. The amount of gold bars was noted in the money item. and the amount of foreign currency.

Li Xuewu smiled and signed the document below, then handed the document to Director Zheng.

Ji Weidong saw Li Xuewu finish signing and walked to the jeep. Li Xuewu also nodded to the management office officials and got in the car.

When Ji Weidong saw Li Xuewu get into the car, he asked the driver to drive to No. 1, Haiyun Road, opposite the hospital.

Li Xuewu looked at Ji Weidong and asked: "According to your conditions, you won't be so hungry, right? You have to take down the lamp."

Ji Weidong looked at Li Xuewu and said, "Don't you know our relationship with foreign affairs?"

Li Xuewu secretly thought, "F*ck", turned around and looked out of the car, "It's good to see the snow, but it won't kill anyone."

The car quickly arrived at the door of the destination, just as it was last time. When Ji Weidong and Li Xuewu got out of the car with Xiao Liu, the driver stopped the car forward.

Ji Weidong and the comrade who had been guarding here yesterday said hello to the comrade who opened the door and took Li Xuewu inside.

The last time Li Xuewu came over, he just looked at the surrounding environment at the door to see if there was anything fishy. After walking to the foyer, he went back with Ji Weidong. This time he went into the building to take a look.

The layout and setting are very traditional, and the decoration style is still that of the Republic of China. The doors are all double-opening designs, and all the doors and windows are of the same style. There are two rows of eight small pieces of white frosted glass on the top, and half a meter high and wrapped glass below. The materials are all the same solid wood, but the windows don't have the half-meter-high sill below.

All the decorations in the house are made of solid wood, including wall fences, stairs, furniture, etc., and the color is basically dark red. There is also a piano in the corner of the living room. It seems that the people who lived here before had good taste.

Ji Weidong took Li Xuewu upstairs and downstairs, and finally stood in the middle of the living room and said: "The first floor has a bedroom, a basement, a bathroom, a living room, the octagonal building is the dining room, and the connected auxiliary building is the kitchen. There is a second bedroom upstairs, a master bedroom with a tea room, a dressing room and a study room, and a living room.”

Li Xuewu looked nonchalantly at Ji Weidong, who looked like a real estate salesperson introducing houses. He didn't know what this guy was up to.

Ji Weidong stood in the room and walked around and said: "There are two-way roads in front and back. There is a small park with a lake more than 100 meters to the west. There is also a small river between the courtyard wall and the road in the back. It is not far from your daughter." My friend’s workplace is only 5 minutes away, what do you think of it here?”

Li Xuewu raised his eyebrows and said: "It's really good. I stood at the door that day and took a look. The design here is really thoughtful. It seems that they all have the same architectural style."

Ji Weidong nodded and said: "It's exactly as you guessed. This is a high-end residence built by the Japanese in the past. The people who live here are either rich or noble. This house is named after a professor. It seems that it has never been replaced." No matter how renovated it was, I didn’t live in it. Of course, that’s not the case anymore.”

Li Xuewu looked at the furnishings in the house. It was indeed not something that ordinary people could live in. He just talked about the upstairs and downstairs, electric lights and telephones. This requires a certain amount of ability. Not mentioning the piano in the corner of the living room, he just talked about the things in this house. Li Xuewu couldn't tell what the furniture was famous for, but he could tell it was expensive.

The antique furnishings in the collection cabinet, the vertical clock that Li Xuewu saw in Xiaowei's commission shop, the cabinet radio, the large bookcase filled with books, the large desk, the gramophone, the exquisite globe, etc., are all outstanding. It reflects the luxury of the previous owner of the house.

"Crunch~"

There was the sound of a car braking outside the door. Director Zheng led people into the courtyard. Seeing Li Xuewu and Ji Weidong standing in the room talking, he led his men to smoke in the courtyard.

Ji Weidong smiled and asked Li Xuewu: "Do you like it?"

Li Xuewu said very honestly: "Nonsense, you don't like it."

Ji Weidong nodded and said, "If you like it, I'll sell it to you. It's considered asset disposal."

Li Xuewu smiled and said: "Do you think I am someone who can afford it? I live in a house allocated by my work unit now."

Ji Weidong smiled and said: "You can afford it, and it's all paid for. I'll also put the house in your name directly."

Li Xuewu's eyes suddenly narrowed and he stared at Ji Weidong, wanting to ask for an explanation.

Ji Weidong didn't care about Li Xuewu's attitude and waved his hand to Section Chief Zheng, who walked in with the folder.

Ji Weidong took the folder, signed it, and handed the house deed below to Li Xuewu.

Li Xuewu took it and looked at it. Courtyard No. 1, Haiyun Road, was indeed his name.

He took the folder handed over by Ji Weidong and looked at it. There was a small list of items. They were all weapons, gold bars, foreign currencies, etc. that were taken out yesterday, as well as some sundries.

Section Chief Zheng took people upstairs to take a look and moved down two small radios, a globe, a gramophone and other things. Someone from the Investigation Department went to move a piano and a cabinet radio but was kicked by Ji Weidong.

"It's not too heavy. Where can I put it back? Can it be used as firewood?"

Several people over there also thought about it, wandered around the room for several times and turned around to go out.

Section Chief Zheng also put the radio and the globe aside in a nonchalant manner, and said to a few people around him: "It's pretty clean here, there's nothing more, let's get in the car." After saying this, he led the people in the car and drove away. gone.

Li Xuewu shook the house deed in his hand and looked at Ji Weidong, ready to listen to his explanation.

Ji Weidong glanced at Li Xuewu and said: "I didn't tell it, it was Xiao Liu. Who told you to lie to me first? I made a random guess. That guy is the nephew of our big leader. He is a bastard. What the hell? He told his uncle, but I still can’t get rid of him.”

Li Xuewu squinted at Ji Weidong and said, "Then how can I return it?"

Ji Weidong smiled and said: "Our leader has the same style of dealing with me. Either you die or you become one of our own."

Li Xuewu rolled his eyes. This was like blocking his mouth and being misunderstood.

"I'm telling the truth. My partner is from a supply and marketing cooperative, and I'm getting married soon. I'm not kidding, you have misunderstood."

Ji Weidong pushed the house deed back and said: "You underestimate us too much. We are investing in you. To be honest, I really appreciate you and your soldiers. Don't refuse when I need it." That’s fine”

Li Xuewu raised his eyebrows and asked, "Just for this? Then I'll keep it."

Ji Weidong threw the key to Li Xuewu and said: "There are many reasons. I have the right to dispose of it. I asked it and the leader agreed. As a reward for your help this time, the emperor is not short of hungry soldiers."

Li Xuewu collected the house deed and keys and said, "Then I got a big deal."

Ji Weidong chuckled and said: "You are a bit promising, what is this? A house and a little broken furniture can make you so happy? Virtue"

Li Xuewu shook his head and said: "I don't dare to compare with you. I am just the head of a small section and have never seen much of the world."

Ji Weidongli ignored Li Xuewu and took the lead to go out. Li Xuewu turned around in a circle, locked the door and jumped into the jeep.

The procedure in several other safe houses is the same. Look around, sign, get in the car and leave. Chief Zheng is the one who is busy.

I followed them all morning, found a place to have lunch, and finally arrived at Huaqing.

According to Ji Weidong's conversation with Li Xuewu in the car, Peter should not have committed such a serious crime and would not die, but there were some other problems. Ji Weidong took someone to talk to the vice principal in charge, but Li Xuewu did not go and slept in Peter's villa. After a nap.

It wasn't until around four o'clock in the afternoon that Li Xuewu was woken up by Section Chief Zheng, saying that Ji Weidong was back.

Li Xuewu washed his face and walked out of the room to see Wu Youqing and Ji Weidong standing in the living room talking.

"I slept very comfortably. I heard your snoring even while standing outside the door."

Li Xuewu ignored Wu Youqing, who was smiling awkwardly at him, and said to Ji Weidong: "Are you done with your work? When you are done, leave quickly. There are still things at home."

Ji Weidong raised his eyebrows and said: "I'm fine here. Dong Wenwen took the gun out of the school, and it's still in your hands. Director Wu wants to talk to you."

Li Xuewu looked at Wu Youqing and said: "How can I, a security section chief who was fucked, communicate with Director Wu? I can just report it to the police and handle it as I should."

Wu Youqing's face immediately became bitter and he said: "Chief Li, it's all a misunderstanding. It's all a misunderstanding. You see, it's all my negligence in my work. I have wronged you. I will apologize to you. I will ask Director Yang to restore it to you." reputation"

Li Xuewu ignored Wu Youqing and said to Ji Weidong: "Hurry up, I really have something to do. I have to ask my connections to help my eldest brother find a job and a house in the evening. There are more than a dozen people crowded into one house, and my eldest brother is... I'm going to be so angry that I'm stunned to death."

After finishing speaking, Ji Weidong opened the door and walked out of the yard without waiting for Ji Weidong and got into the jeep.

Wu Youqing grabbed Ji Weidong's sleeve and said with a frown: "Cadre Ji, you have to help me. You are also a student of this school. You don't want the school's reputation to be damaged."

Ji Weidong pointed to the jeep drive outside the door: "The thing is in his hands, how can I do anything about it? Do you think he respects me? He is not a student of this school, but his family has it."

Wu Youqing also understood what Ji Weidong meant and opened his mouth in embarrassment.

Ji Weidong nodded to Wu Youqing and said: "Let me tell you, the person who untied the bell must also tie the bell. You yourself know what you have done, but you still have to pay it back in this regard. You have to have some respect. I don't need to teach you." Come on, they haven't started investigating the case of the missing engineer here yet, think about it yourself."

Leaving Wu Youqing alone, Ji Weidong also opened the door, walked out of the yard, jumped into the jeep, and drove away laughing and joking with Li Xuewu.