Siheyuan: Start with a Truck Driver

Section Chief Chen was relieved to see that Zhou Xiaomei finally stopped making a scene.

He winked at the security officer beside him, and the group of people took Wang Niu and prepared to leave the compound.

Wang Niu hung his head and was pushed out with heavy steps, feeling both scared and annoyed.

Zhou Xiaomei watched helplessly as Section Chief Chen and his men took Wang Niu further and further away.

The emotions that had just been suppressed suddenly surged up again. She sat down on the ground and started shouting at the top of her voice: "Hey, everyone, come and judge, my Wang Niu was wronged.

They took people away for no reason. Is there any justice in this world?"

Her crying was particularly harsh in the silent night, echoing in the sky above the slum.

The steward was already very dissatisfied with Zhou Xiaomei's behavior just now.

Hearing her crying and shouting again, his brows furrowed even deeper, and he couldn't help but walk up to her and scolded her loudly, "Zhou Xiaomei, stop embarrassing yourself here!

Don't you look at your own behavior? You are lazy and only care about moving things to your mother's house.

We all know what happened to Wang Niu, so stop making a fuss.

If he is really wrongly accused, the security department will naturally investigate it. What's the point of making such a fuss?"

Zhou Xiaomei's face turned red and white after being scolded by the manager. Although she was not convinced,

But he also knew that his reputation in the hospital was not very good, and everyone saw his usual behavior.

She opened her mouth and wanted to refute a few words, but she felt that she lacked the confidence and could only mutter softly: "I...I am doing this for the good of my Wang Niu. What if he is wronged?..."

The residents around listened to the words of the old man in charge and nodded in agreement.

Everyone was discussing in a low voice: "That's right, we all see how lazy Zhou Xiaomei is usually, and this matter of Wang Niu may not be that simple."

"Humph, she is crying out for injustice now, who knows whether it is a true or false injustice."

Amid the discussion, Zhou Xiaomei stopped crying and just sat on the ground, crying silently, her heart in turmoil.

I don't know if Wang Niu can come back after this trip.

After all this turmoil, the compound gradually returned to peace.

The night is getting darker.

...

Sha Zhu ran towards the courtyard in a hurry.

The footsteps were big and fast, as if there was a beast chasing him from behind, and the whistling wind blew past his ears.

He didn't even have time to catch his breath. He just wanted to get back to the yard as soon as possible to avoid the trouble that might be caused by stealing the pig.

As soon as I entered the courtyard, Xu Damao came out of the house with sleepy eyes, holding his stomach and wearing slippers, preparing to go to the toilet.

He looked up and saw Sha Zhu rushing in.

He looked guilty, and Xu Damao immediately became suspicious. He thought to himself: This idiot Zhu is running so fast in the middle of the night, he must be up to no good.

So Xu Damao stepped forward and blocked Sha Zhu's way with his hand.

He raised his eyebrows and said sarcastically, "Hey, idiot, why are you running so fast in the middle of the night?

It's like there's a ghost chasing you. Did you do something bad?"

Sha Zhu's heart skipped a beat and he secretly complained, wondering why he had to meet Xu Damao at this time.

This guy always likes to stir up trouble, so you have to be careful when dealing with him.

He calmed himself down, forced a smile on his face, and said casually, "Xu Damao, don't make blind guesses. What bad things can I do?

Isn't it just going out for a walk, to exercise? The air is good at night, and it's quite comfortable to walk."

When Xu Damao heard this, he curled his lips, looked unconvinced, and walked around Sha Zhu, looking him up and down, and continued:

"Humph, a walk? Going out for a walk in the middle of the night, are you kidding me?

I see you're definitely up to no good. Tell me, what have you been doing?"

Sha Zhu was angry and anxious, but he had to pretend to be calm. He glared at Xu Damao and said, "Xu Damao, why are you so nosy? I told you I was just taking a walk.

You still don't believe me, believe it or not, I just went out for a walk, now I'm sleepy, I have to go back to the house to sleep, don't block my way."

As he said this, Sha Zhu wanted to bypass Xu Damao and go back to his room.

But Xu Damao was not willing to give up easily. He reached out to stop Sha Zhu again and insisted on getting to the bottom of it.

Just when Sha Zhu and Xu Damao were in a stalemate, the noise also alarmed Liu Haizhong.

Liu Haizhong was wearing a coat and slippers, and walked out of the house quickly.

When he saw the scene with sleepy eyes, he immediately understood what was going on. He guessed that Sha Zhu must have gotten into trouble outside because he came back in a hurry in the middle of the night.

Liu Haizhong's heart is like a mirror, although he has some minor frictions with Sha Zhu on weekdays.

But at this critical moment, if Xu Damao really caught Sha Zhu, the matter would become a big deal.

Maybe other people in the courtyard would be implicated, so he thought he had to cover for Sha Zhu.

So Liu Haizhong hurriedly stepped forward, cleared his throat, and said to Xu Damao, "Da Mao, why are you stopping Sha Zhu in the middle of the night? Although you are one of the managers in our compound, you can't just suspect others based on your own groundless guesses.

Shazhu said he went out for a walk, so he went out for a walk. If you insist on thinking that he did something bad,

Then you have to produce evidence. You can't wrongly accuse a good person without evidence."

When Xu Damao heard this, his brows furrowed even tighter. Although he still felt that there was something wrong with Sha Zhu,

But what Liu Haizhong said was also reasonable. He really had no real evidence.

It is really untenable to conclude that Shazhu did something bad just based on his panicked look and the fact that he ran back in the middle of the night.

Xu Damao curled his lips and said unwillingly, "Humph, Liu Haizhong, just side with him. I am also thinking about the safety of our compound. How can he not arouse suspicion by sneaking around in the middle of the night?"

Liu Haizhong smiled, patted Xu Damao on the shoulder and said, "Da Mao, I know you have good intentions, but we have to be reasonable, right? Although Sha Zhu looks careless, he is not the kind of person who would do bad things. Don't be so serious about this. It's so late, and everyone is still waiting to have a good sleep. Let's go."

Xu Damao heard Liu Haizhong say this and looked at Sha Zhu's innocent face.

Knowing that he couldn't get anything out of Sha Zhu today, he could only snort coldly, put down his hand that was blocking Sha Zhu, and said, "Okay, I'll believe you this time.

"Silly Zhu, you'd better not do anything bad. If I find out, you'll be in trouble!"

Sha Zhu secretly breathed a sigh of relief, cast a grateful look at Liu Haizhong, and said quickly: "Da Mao, don't worry, nothing can happen to me, I'll go back to my room and sleep."

Having said that, Sha Zhu hurriedly walked towards his room, his steps trembling slightly, as if he was afraid that Xu Damao would change his mind and catch up with him.

Liu Haizhong looked at Sha Zhu's back and frowned slightly.

Liu Haizhong walked slowly to the toilet, and after finishing his business, he walked back slowly.

Along the way, he was still thinking about Sha Zhu's unusual behavior in the middle of the night. He always felt that there must be something hidden behind it, and it was most likely not a good thing.

When he returned to the yard, he saw that the light in Xu Damao's room had been turned off. It was obvious that he had gone back to sleep. The yard was now silent again, with only the occasional chirping of insects.

Liu Haizhong looked around and after making sure that there was no one else around, he tiptoed towards Sha Zhu's house.

When he reached the door, he first listened attentively to the noise in the house. He could vaguely hear Sha Zhu's hurried footsteps in the house. It seemed that Sha Zhu was not at peace yet.

Liu Haizhong hesitated for a moment, but slowly raised his hand and gently knocked on Sha Zhu's door.

When Sha Zhu heard the gentle knock on the door, his heart skipped a beat. He tiptoed to the door, peeked out through the crack, and saw that it was Liu Haizhong. He then carefully opened the door.

As soon as the door opened a crack, Sha Zhu pulled Liu Haizhong into the room.

Then he quickly closed the door, doing it quickly and gently for fear of making any noise.

Sha Zhu looked at Liu Haizhong with a vigilant look on his face and asked in a low voice: "Liu Haizhong, what are you doing in the middle of the night?"

Liu Haizhong walked into the house, stood firmly on his feet, frowned, with a look of dissatisfaction in his eyes, and lowered his voice to question Sha Zhu: "Sha Zhu, don't play dumb with me, I ask you, did you go to the lumber mill to steal meat?

Why don't you take me with you for such a good thing? Humph, are you planning to leave me alone and take all the benefits for yourself?"

When Sha Zhu heard this, he trembled with fear, his eyes widened, and he quickly covered Liu Haizhong's mouth with his hand. He pointed outside the house with his other hand and whispered anxiously: "Liu Haizhong, please keep your voice down. If other residents in the compound hear us, we will be finished!"

As Sha Zhu spoke, he pulled Liu Haizhong back into the house, away from the door, then let go of his hand, wiped the cold sweat from his forehead, and looked at Liu Haizhong nervously.

I was wondering in my heart how Liu Haizhong guessed that I was going to the sawmill. This was really troublesome. I had to find a way to calm him down.

Liu Haizhong felt a little unhappy when Sha Zhu covered his mouth like this

He shook off Sha Zhu's hand and said angrily, "Sha Zhu, don't worry about whether the noise is loud or not. Just tell me if it is true or not. You can't be disloyal. You have to think of me when there is a benefit."

Sha Zhu sighed helplessly, looked around, and after making sure that no one else in the room could hear him, he moved closer to Liu Haizhong and whispered, "Liu Haizhong, calm down first. This matter is not as simple as you think.

I am forced to do this, how dare I leave you alone? Just listen to me first."

Sha Zhu looked helpless. He came close to Liu Haizhong and told him the whole story of stealing the pig in a low voice.

He didn't even dare to hide the fact that Wang Niu had been arrested, and told everything at once.

As Liu Haizhong listened, his eyes widened and his face was filled with shock.

After Sha Zhu finished speaking, he couldn't help but take a breath and angrily scolded in a low voice: "Sha Zhu, Sha Zhu, why can't you be more careful when doing things!

What we do is not allowed to be seen in public, but now Wang Niu has been arrested. If this matter gets out...

How can we go to the lumber mill to steal meat in the future? This will cut off our source of income!"

Sha Zhu also looked aggrieved and quickly explained: "Liu Haizhong, this is not my fault.

I came here according to the plan, but who knew that Wang Niu was so greedy.

We had originally agreed to just take some meat, but he insisted on having the whole pig.

He insisted on bringing the pig out, and was caught by the security department. I couldn't stop him even if I wanted to!"

Liu Haizhong was so angry that he stamped his feet, but he didn't dare to make too much noise. He could only grit his teeth and said, "That Wang Niu is a brainless man, greedy and insatiable!

Now that he has been caught, if he can’t bear it and gives us away, we will both be in trouble!

This is a big problem. What do you think we should do now? "

Sha Zhu frowned and was very panicked. He scratched his head, thought for a while and said, "Liu Haizhong, I don't think Wang Niu will betray us. If he does, his crime will be even more serious. He won't be that stupid.

But to be on the safe side, we have to behave ourselves in the near future and not have any plans to take over the lumber mill. We should stay out of the spotlight for now."

Liu Haizhong listened, nodded helplessly, his face full of worry, and muttered: "This is the only way for now.

Alas, it's all because of that greedy guy Wang Niu. He messed up everything that was going on. We have to be more careful in the future and not make such mistakes again."

Sha Zhu raised his head and said helplessly: "Liu Haizhong, I didn't expect it to turn out like this. I'm in urgent need of money now, but now that Wang Niu is in trouble, we are really helpless.

The timber factory security department must be keeping a close watch on us now. If we try to take action again, we will be courting death."

Liu Haizhong sighed, walked over to sit next to Sha Zhu, patted him on the shoulder, and said, "Ah, who said it wasn't true? Now I can only admit defeat.

I just can't accept it. Seeing that the money I could earn is gone, I have to worry all the time whether Wang Niu will betray me. This life is really miserable."

The two chatted for a while, but their hearts were still heavy and they didn't have the heart to say anything more.

After all, they made a lot of money from the canteen of the sawmill, but now it's all gone.

Liu Haizhong stood up, waved his hand at Sha Zhu, and said, "Alright, Sha Zhu, let's leave it at that for today. Let's all stay alert and don't cause any more trouble."

Sha Zhu nodded quickly and said, "Liu Haizhong, I understand. Please take care."

Liu Haizhong gently opened the door, poked his head out and looked around. Seeing that the yard was quiet and there was no movement, he walked out carefully, closed the door gently, and walked towards his house. (End of this chapter)