Scholars in the courtyard

Under the cover of darkness, the street lights in the city of Sijiu are like dim orange lights, stubbornly guarding their posts, trying to dispel all the darkness.

However, there are always corners that cannot be reached by light.

Yang Xiaotao is one of them in the dark night, standing in a hidden corner, holding a bag of beef jerky in his hand, putting it into his mouth one by one.

And his eyes are always fixed on the two people not far away.

At the same time, Xiaowei's voice also rang in his heart.

At the entrance of the dark alley, two figures were shaken by the car lights, and they also felt something was wrong, so they walked deep into the alley.

Soon they came to a hidden corner, stood behind the propaganda column, and whispered to each other.

"Why is it you this time?"

There was a hint of surprise in Li Nan's voice, and even in the dark night, one could see the distrust on his face.

"I'm just giving you some benefits, so we can do it together!"

Across from him, a young man had a calm face. The night couldn't cover the scar on his cheek. The scar from the bridge of his nose to the corner of his mouth made him look like a centipede opening its mouth to swallow everything when he spoke.

When the young man spoke, Li Nan immediately fell silent.

"Okay, leave the things in the old place, you can go and get them later. This month is over!"

"If you have anything to say, tell me quickly. It's better for us to spend less time together!"

The young man urged, and Li Nan nodded.

"I want to talk about the machinery factory."

When he heard Li Nan say this, the young man also corrected his attitude and became serious.

Although the incident in the machinery factory had little impact on the workers, it formed a power game among the top leaders.

For them, it was like an earthquake. The house next door collapsed, and they had to be careful in this room.

They couldn't attract the attention of the other party.

"According to the information I got, the big commotion at the machinery factory this time was entirely caused by the people in the supervision team trying to sabotage..."

Li Nan reported the situation quietly, and the young man beside him nodded while listening, interrupting to ask about the incident, to make sure that the information was accurate and would not affect their next actions.

"In other words, this was a false alarm?"

Li Nan nodded, "It should be."

"However, after this incident, the factory will definitely strengthen management, and it's best to keep quiet during this period."

The young man listened in silence, thinking about something in his heart.

After a long time, he spoke, "I will tell Brother Hu about this matter. Wait for the notice on how to do it specifically!"

Li Nan opened his mouth, but did not speak.

The Brother Hu the other party was talking about was the young man's superior, who was responsible for their affairs in this area. On weekdays, he would assign this person to convey things, and he was also responsible for distributing benefits.

But he really didn't know who Brother Hu was, let alone who he had seen.

As for the people above, let alone him, even the young man in front of him might not see him.

For such things, the fewer people who know about it, the better. Once something goes wrong, it can also avoid the risk of the protection of the radish being exposed.

The young man didn't want to say more, and Li Nan had no choice.

Once on the boat, it was impossible to get off, and he had to listen to others, otherwise he would fall into the water.

"Okay, you go back quickly, I'm leaving first!"

The young man had already understood the situation, urged, and walked out of the alley.

Li Nan watched the other party walk away, then sighed, looked up at the dark sky, then took a deep breath, sang a little song, and walked slowly out of the alley.

In the dark, Yang Xiaotao finished a bag of beef jerky and was drinking mineral water one mouthful at a time.

As for the wine, it was mostly awake now!

"Brother Hu?"

"Who is this person again!"

Yang Xiaotao heard the conversation between the two clearly through Xiaowei.

Then he was more certain that Li Nan's matter was not simple.

Especially when the young man said something about Brother Tiger and welfare, Yang Xiaotao felt that there were many things involved behind this.

However, he didn't know what these people were doing, just a simple conversation.

But it must be related to the machinery factory.

Even if Wang Zhuo's noise could affect them, it means that the other party is planning to attack the machinery factory.

Enemy?

Sabotage?

Or...

Yang Xiaotao shook his head again.

Enemy, not really!

Based on his understanding of Li Nan, this guy has a clean background and is a member of the working class, so it's not worth it to be an enemy.

But the latter two are hard to say.

After all, what the other party is doing now must have hurt the interests of the machinery factory.

Even if they are not enemies, they are people who have been corrupted by the enemy!

Even, opponents!

After all, the machinery factory has repeatedly destroyed the other party's plans, and it is not an exaggeration to say that it is a thorn in the eye and a thorn in the flesh.

And the other party's specialty is internal corruption, isn't it?

Yang Xiaotao took a deep breath. As a brother for many years, he really doesn't want to see this result.

Especially now!

However, he has no choice.

In an emergency, you have no choice.

It may sound cruel to say that a friend would die rather than me, but it is very realistic.

There are many people behind him, including family and friends.

But who doesn't have people behind them?

Yang Xiaotao could imagine how Ran Qiuye and the child would be treated if he was beaten down again.

So, in order to avoid being beaten down, he had to give up that little bit of mercy.

No chance can be left.

Not giving others handles will harm more people.

Moreover, we are all adults, so everything we do must be done with our brains in mind.

You know what the consequences will be.

Gudong

After finishing a bottle of water, Yang Xiaotao saw the young man coming out.

It was difficult to see his face clearly in the darkness, but Yang Xiaotao was not in a hurry, Xiaowei was flying above his head.

At this time of year, it’s not surprising to find a bug.

Sure enough, when the young man passed the street light, even if he deliberately lowered his head to hide his face, Xiaowei still saw him.

At this time, a sentence suddenly popped up in Yang Xiaotao's mind!

"Comrade, do you want a ticket?"

The image of a young man appeared in his mind, bringing back memories of that year.

That year, he had just traveled through time and looked at this new era.

That year, he came out of the hospital with money awarded by the system, but suffered from no tickets.

That year, a young man stopped him at the corner and asked him, "Comrade, do you want a ticket?"

That year, he knew it was illegal, but still chose to trade with him in order to survive.

That young man is the young man in front of him.

Shen Lin!

Later, with the help of the system, Yang Xiaotao's fitter skills gradually improved, and the material rewards given by the system were enough to live on, so he gradually lost contact.

Later, when Yang Xiaotao saw Shen Lin, he seemed to be coming out of the military courtyard. At that time, he was chased by a group of young people and hid in the military courtyard.

However, there were no scars on Shen Lin's face at that time.

Yang Xiaotao didn't know what the other person had gone through, but he knew that this Shen Lin was not a simple person.

After all, no one who could exchange food stamps back then was a good person!

And this is very consistent with what he is doing now.

Watching the young man gradually go away, Yang Xiaotao asked Xiaowei to follow him to find out the situation.

Yang Xiaotao walked towards the other end. With his extraordinary eyesight, Yang Xiaotao followed Li Nan from a distance.

As midnight approached, there were no pedestrians on the streets connecting the alley entrances, except for the occasional patrol officer passing by.

Yang Xiaotao followed carefully until Li Nan stopped under a big poplar tree.

After looking back and looking around, Li Nan leaned down and dug out a box from under the tree trunk.

The whole process was accurate and fast. After seeing that no one was around, he quickly opened the box, took out the contents, then put the box back and buried it with soil.

Li Nan clapped his hands, and then took out the contents of the box from his pocket. Yang Xiaotao couldn't see clearly, but the contents should be money and industrial coupons.

Seeing Li Nan walking slowly with his hands behind his back, it was obvious that he was satisfied with the amount.

Seeing this, Yang Xiaotao's eyes were full of disappointment, and even more so, a cold light shot out.

He couldn't understand why the young people who used to chant slogans and devote themselves to the revolution became like this.

At that time, we shouted about defending the fruits of the revolution, about hardship and simplicity, and about serving the people.

But now, the original intention and mission have long been forgotten.

But he himself became the person who shouted for beating in the slogan!

Perhaps, as life becomes richer, people’s hearts will change!

The desire is hard to fill, and the human heart is not enough for a snake to swallow an elephant.

He knew Li Nan's family situation well. As a fifth-level fitter, he could fully support his family and even live a better life than ordinary people.

But that’s it, still greedy for money!

Not only that, colluding with others is a complete betrayal of the interests of the machinery factory!

Why hadn't he discovered such a person before?

Yang Xiaotao clenched his hands tightly, and the crunching sound kept coming.

Such people are not worthy of being brothers!

Yang Xiaotao followed Li Nan for a while, and the direction seemed to be heading home.

Yang Xiaotao immediately turned around, came to the poplar tree, glanced at the scene, then distanced himself and hid in the darkness.

He wanted to see if he would wait until the others arrived.

Time passed by, and Yang Xiaotao stood in the corner, like a sculpture, watching quietly.

Li Nan's incident gave him a big shock.

Recalling past scenes in my mind became the driving force for anger.

The eyes are becoming clearer and clearer!

Whoosh…

Xiaowei spun around in the air and landed on Yang Xiaotao's shoulder.

"Master, the man returned to a courtyard and then went into the house to sleep!"

Xiaowei described the situation in the yard, and Yang Xiaotao understood that the other party should have returned to the military hospital.

"Did you remember the location?"

"take note of it!"

"Do you want the clone to stay?"

Xiaowei suggested, but Yang Xiaotao shook his head.

The last time the clone disappeared, Xiaowei had determined that it was destroyed.

The specific process is unclear, but the energy Xiaowei lost was real.

Not long now, Xiaowei's body has not fully recovered, and Yang Xiaotao is not in a hurry.

"Don't worry, I can run away but the monk can't run away from the temple!"

Xiaowei hissed twice, and then fell to the big poplar tree in the distance.

More than an hour later, there was already a faint white edge on the horizon.

Yang Xiaotao breathed gently, the cold breath entering his heart, and then moved his body to prepare to leave.

However, just when Yang Xiaotao was about to greet Xiaowei home, he suddenly heard Xiaowei's voice.

Phew!

The distance was too far and Xiaowei could only make a sound, but it attracted Yang Xiaotao's attention.

The body is close to the corner, and the figure is hidden.

Then, he looked at the street not far away, which was the road Li Nan left.

A figure is doing chest-expanding exercises with her arms in front of her, like someone who got up early to exercise.

But when this man was walking, his eyes were looking around.

Soon the man came to the big poplar tree, but he didn't rush to do anything. Instead, he moved around the tree.

After making sure that there was no one around, he quickly came to the place where the box was buried, dug out the wooden box in a few steps, patted it twice and put it in his arms.

Then he stepped on the ground twice, looked around, and then turned back.

Yang Xiaotao came out from the corner.

This man also gave him a sense of familiarity, like a worker in a machinery factory.

But who exactly is it, I really can't remember for a while.

However, since the person is found, there is no reason to let him go.

Xiaowei has caught up, and the big trees along the way have become her best cover.

Yang Xiaotao turned back to the car, started the car and drove along the road.

In less than half an hour, Yang Xiaotao got Xiaowei's hint.

The other party entered a large courtyard and entered the house.

Yang Xiaotao just asked Xiaowei to remember the house number, and did not mean to get off the car to check.

The car left without stopping and flashed past the gate of the large courtyard.

After the car left, in the yard next to the slum, a pair of eyes looked at the jeep, and after finding nothing unusual, they came down from the wall and walked into the yard.