Siheyuan: Start with a big car

In the early morning, a faint golden light spread across the capital.

Li Weidong hummed a little tune, rode his bicycle out of the courtyard and headed towards the steel rolling mill.

It’s not that new energy vehicles are unaffordable, but that a 28-liter bicycle can better appreciate the beautiful scenery of the capital.

Li Weidong's life has been going very well recently.

Under Sha Zhu's discipline, several troublemakers in the compound became well-behaved.

Especially Yan Jiecheng and Bang Geng, no one knows what they have been doing these days and they have not been seen.

The sales of new energy vehicles are booming day by day, and the agreement with Yang Xueli is about to be signed.

By then, new energy vehicles will be sold all over the world through the channels of the Yang family in Gangcheng, bringing in huge amounts of foreign exchange.

Just as he was happily imagining the future, Li Weidong saw a familiar figure standing at the entrance of the steel mill from afar. Upon closer inspection, he found it was Zhang Qian.

Seeing her distraught and dejected look, Li Weidong's heart skipped a beat and his intuition told him that something must have happened.

He hurried over on his bicycle, stopped beside Zhang Qian, and asked with concern: "Zhang Qian, what's wrong with you? What happened?"

Zhang Qian looked up and saw that it was Li Weidong. Her eyes instantly turned red, tears of grievance welled up in her eyes. She sobbed and told Li Weidong the whole story of how she was expelled from the dance team.

After hearing this, Li Weidong was furious. His eyes were wide open, his fists were clenched, and he said angrily, "This is too much! This is simply confusing right and wrong, making things up out of nothing! Zhang Qian, don't worry, I will definitely seek justice for you!"

Are you kidding? Don’t even mention that this matter has anything to do with Li Weidong. Even if it has nothing to do with him, I, Li Weidong, cannot tolerate anyone doing evil.

As soon as they reached the door, the dance team's security officer reached out to stop them.

"Comrade, you can't just enter here." The security officer said seriously.

Li Weidong hurried forward to explain: "We have something urgent to discuss with Deputy Captain Zhang. Please be flexible."

At this time, the security officer's eyes fell on Zhang Qian. He was slightly stunned and instantly understood the purpose of the two people's visit. Thinking of Zhang Qian's previous experience of being wronged, he couldn't help but feel a little sympathy in his heart.

After hesitating for a moment, the security officer sighed softly, put down his hand and said, "Well, go in. I hope you can solve the problem."

Li Weidong nodded gratefully to the security officer and quickly walked into the dance team with Zhang Qian.

Deputy Captain Zhang was excitedly preparing to go out for a drink with Zhong Yuemin, thinking about the pleasure at the table and the benefits that would come later, but he suddenly saw Zhang Qian and a strange man appear in the dance team. His face instantly darkened, like a ignited gunpowder barrel, and his anger "swooshed" up.

"Zhang Qian, how dare you come back? Didn't I tell you to get out? Get out right now!"

Deputy Captain Zhang was furious. He pointed at Zhang Qian's nose and yelled loudly, as if he wanted to drive Zhang Qian away immediately.

Seeing this, Li Weidong stepped in front of Zhang Qian and protected her behind him.
He met Deputy Captain Zhang's vicious gaze fearlessly and shouted angrily, "What right do you have to ask her to get out? Just because you believed in rumors and convicted people at will? As the leader of the dance team, you fired Zhang Qian without any investigation. This is an abuse of power and a disregard for human life!" Li Weidong's voice was loud and powerful, echoing in the empty corridor, causing Deputy Captain Zhang's eardrums to hurt.

Deputy Captain Zhang was caught off guard by Li Weidong's sudden scolding, and his face turned pale and red.
He never imagined that someone would dare to accuse him so openly on his own turf.

He was so angry that he took a step forward and said angrily: "Who are you? Do you think it's your turn to speak here? Get out of here now, or I'll take care of you too!"

Li Weidong was unmoved, he sneered and said, "It doesn't matter who I am, what matters is that I want to seek justice for Zhang Qian today.

If you can't provide hard evidence that Zhang Qian made a mistake, you must revoke your decision to fire her and publicly apologize to her!"

Deputy Captain Zhang didn't take Li Weidong seriously at all. He snorted coldly and reached out to shout at the security officer: "Who do you think you are? How dare you act wild here? I'll ask the security officer to kick you out!"

At this moment, Li Weidong suddenly shouted at the top of his voice: "Everyone, come and judge for yourself! Deputy Captain Zhang took advantage of others and deliberately made things difficult for Zhang Qian and wanted to expel her! The atmosphere of this dance team has been corrupted by him!" This shout was like a bolt from the blue, instantly attracting the attention of everyone in the dance team.

The team members who were nearby heard the noise and gathered around curiously to watch the fun.

Soon, a large group of people gathered at the door of Deputy Captain Zhang's office. Everyone was talking and pointing at Deputy Captain Zhang.

"No way, Deputy Captain Zhang usually looks quite serious, how could he do such a thing?"

"Oh, no wonder Zhang Qian was fired so inexplicably, there must be something fishy going on here!"

"If he really accepted the benefits, that would be too much. Isn't this an abuse of power?"

Deputy Captain Zhang never expected Li Weidong to do this. He panicked and his face turned red and white. He quickly explained, "Don't listen to his nonsense! This guy is slandering me!
I am doing my job impartially, how could I accept bribes?"

But everyone's eyes were full of suspicion, and they obviously did not believe what he said.

When Deputy Captain Zhang saw that the security officers were indifferent, the anger in his heart suddenly jumped to his forehead. His whole face turned red like a ripe tomato, and the veins on his forehead bulged like angry little snakes.

"You guys are just eating for free!"

He roared hysterically, but all he got in response was cold silence.

In a rage, Deputy Captain Zhang no longer cared about his status and rushed towards Li Weidong like a mad bull, shouting: "Boy, I must teach you a lesson today!"

He raised his right fist high, and with a whistling sound, he smashed it straight into Li Weidong's face, as if he was going to flatten Li Weidong with one punch.

Li Weidong's eyes flashed, but he was not in a hurry. He squatted slightly with his legs, lowered his body's center of gravity, stood firmly in a horse stance, and assumed a defensive posture.

Just when Deputy Captain Zhang's fist was about to hit him, Li Weidong quickly dodged to the side and stretched out his left arm to accurately block Deputy Captain Zhang's attack. He then "deflected the punch" and his right fist, like a cannonball, hit Deputy Captain Zhang's chest with great force.

Deputy Captain Zhang was hit by the punch and staggered back a few steps, almost falling down.

But he still didn't give up, gritted his teeth, and attacked again. This time, he changed his strategy, feinted with his left fist, and actually used his right fist from bottom to top, making a hook punch, aiming at Li Weidong's chin. Li Weidong saw through his trick, and the corners of his mouth slightly raised, revealing a sneer of disdain. He quickly stepped back to avoid the hook punch of Deputy Captain Zhang, and then, with a "side kick", he raised his left leg high, bent his knee, and kicked Deputy Captain Zhang's abdomen like a sharp blade.

Deputy Captain Zhang groaned in pain, and flew backwards like a kite with a broken string, falling heavily to the ground, raising a cloud of dust.

He struggled to get up, but found that his whole body was in pain, his limbs were weak, and he had no strength at all.

You must be kidding! How can a useless guy who sits in an office all year round compete with our Li Weidong!
Just when Deputy Captain Zhang was beaten to a pulp by Li Weidong, the dance team's captain Zhang Tao heard the news and rushed over in a hurry.

He pushed aside the crowd and strode into the center. With a serious look on his face, he swept his eyes across everyone's faces and asked loudly, "What's going on? What's going on here?"

Deputy Captain Zhang, seeing this, seemed to have grabbed a life-saving straw. He stood up from the ground, rolling and crawling, and hid behind Zhang Tao in a flash. With beads of sweat still hanging on his face, he complained in a crying voice: "Captain Zhang, you are finally here! This kid is a lunatic. He ran to our dance team to cause trouble and even hit me. You have to take care of me!"

As he said this, he pretended to wipe the corners of his eyes, as if he had suffered a great injustice.

Li Weidong took a step forward, looking calm, and narrated in a neither humble nor arrogant manner the details of how Zhang Qian was framed and expelled, and how Deputy Captain Zhang accepted bribes and used his power to take revenge on his own.

He was clear and sincere in his words. After listening to him, the team members around him nodded and talked in low voices, thinking that what Li Weidong said made sense.

After listening to this, Zhang Tao frowned slightly. He knew in his heart that Deputy Captain Zhang liked to do some tricks and his behavior was not very decent.

But Deputy Captain Zhang has some connections behind him and has some foundation in the circle.

On the other hand, Zhang Qian is just an ordinary dancer, with no one to rely on.

After weighing the pros and cons, Zhang Tao decided to favor Deputy Captain Zhang.

He frowned, looked at Li Weidong, and said in a cold tone: "No matter whether what you said is true or false, it is wrong to cause trouble and beat people here. Come, arrest him for me!"

When several security officers heard the order, they were a little hesitant, but they still surrounded Li Weidong.

Li Weidong felt a surge of anger and disappointment in his heart. He didn't expect Zhang Tao to be so unable to distinguish right from wrong.

He looked at Zhang Tao coldly and said, "Captain Zhang, are you so confused about right and wrong? The truth will come out sooner or later, and don't regret it then!" However, Zhang Tao was unmoved and just waved his hand, signaling the security officer to take action.

Li Weidong did not resist this time. He calmly let the security officer catch him. He looked at Zhang Qian firmly and said softly, "Don't worry. Believe me, everything will be fine."

Although Zhang Qian was filled with worry and doubt, with tears welling up in her eyes, she still chose to believe Li Weidong and nodded silently. The two were taken to the detention room.

As soon as he entered the detention room, Deputy Captain Zhang became arrogant. He shouted at Li Weidong through the iron bars: "Boy, just wait to spend a few years in jail! Dare to go against me, this is your fate!"

Li Weidong pretended not to hear anything and sat in the corner calmly, ignoring Deputy Captain Zhang's provocation.

At this time, Captain Zhang Tao was about to leave when he suddenly heard a loud noise coming from outside the gate.

His heart tightened, he looked at Deputy Captain Zhang, and rushed out quickly.

Director Chen from the ministry was seen striding over accompanied by Chief Li from the security department of the steel rolling mill.

It turned out that before Li Weidong went to the dance team, he had anticipated that an accident might happen, so he informed Section Chief Li in advance and asked him to go find Director Chen immediately if he could not return on time.

As a key leader in charge of the export of new energy vehicles, Director Chen is well aware of Li Weidong's important position in the new energy vehicle project - he is the designer of the car and is also responsible for negotiating with the Yang family in Gangcheng.

When he learned that Li Weidong had been arrested, he was furious and immediately rushed to the dance team in person.

Although Captain Zhang Tao and Deputy Captain Zhang of the dance team did not know Section Chief Li, they were very familiar with Director Chen.

Captain Zhang Tao smiled instantly upon seeing this, and walked forward with a nod and said, "Director Chen, how could you come here? I'm really sorry for not welcoming you in person!"

Director Chen had a gloomy face and didn't buy Zhang Tao's story at all. He asked bluntly, "Zhang Tao, did you arrest Director Li from the steel mill?"

When Zhang Tao heard this, his heart skipped a beat. He was confused and searched his mind quickly, but he couldn't remember when he had arrested Director Li of the steel mill. He could only bite the bullet and answer carefully: "Director Chen, you must have misunderstood. I'm not sure who Director Li you are talking about."

At this time, Section Chief Li took a step forward and introduced with a serious look: "Zhang Tao, the Li Weidong you arrested is the person in charge of the key project of our steel rolling mill, and is also the core designer of new energy vehicles. He is now in charge of negotiating export cooperation with the Yang family in Gangcheng.

You actually locked up such an important person, how foolish of you to do that! "

After hearing this, Zhang Tao felt his head buzzing and realized that he was in big trouble. His legs couldn't help but tremble slightly. The smile on his face disappeared instantly, replaced by extreme panic. Cold sweat kept coming out of his forehead and sliding down his cheeks.

In order to clear himself of responsibility, Zhang Tao immediately pushed all the blame onto Deputy Captain Zhang without even thinking.

He turned around abruptly, pointed at Deputy Captain Zhang, and shouted, "Deputy Captain Zhang, what a mistake you made! I told you to be rigorous and not make mistakes, but you actually arrested such an important person without telling me! Look at what kind of trouble you have caused!"

Deputy Captain Zhang was stunned by this sudden accusation. He opened his mouth and wanted to explain, but seeing the stern eyes of Director Chen and Section Chief Li, he swallowed his words back.
He could only stand aside, head down, not daring to breathe, his face as pale as paper.

How come this boy is so powerful?

Section Chief Li did not expect that this group of people would actually dare to attack him, but at this moment he did not bother to deal with them, and quickly led his men into the detention room.

"Weidong, I'm late."

Section Chief Li quickly asked the security officer to open the door of the detention room.

The security officers were still hesitant, and Captain Zhang Tao got anxious and yelled, "You are all a bunch of good-for-nothings. I told you to open the door, but why are you so slow?"

…(End of chapter)