Courtyard House: The Chef's Intelligence System

Li Jiuzhou and other leaders turned green with shock after receiving Lin Gang's notification.

They really dare to come back?

Are they determined to blow up the Red Star Steel Rolling Mill, day and night?

If we hadn't done our routine check this morning, wouldn't we have been bombed?

We survived a catastrophe, we survived a catastrophe!

Even Li Jiuzhou and Li Huaide, uncle and nephew, felt their legs go weak when they received the news.

It was really soft, the kind that you couldn't muster any energy for.

After they recovered, the leaders went to participate in the interrogation, which had to be done in a timely manner before the news spread.

Lin Gang was quite skilled; Zhang Tiezhu was firmly under control, completely naked except for his underwear.

His mouth was also searched, in case he had poison in it.

When Li Jiuzhou and the others arrived, the interrogation was already underway.

Zhang Tiezhu's face was contorted with rage as he laughed:

"Stop asking me anything, I won't say anything, just kill me, kill me..."

This left Lin Gang somewhat helpless. He needed to conduct a surprise interrogation to capture all of Zhang Tiezhu's accomplices in one fell swoop; if he delayed, the accomplices would get wind of the operation and it would be too late.

Lin Gang has a good temper, but that doesn't mean his subordinates have good tempers. Nie Yuan, the head of the security department, went straight up and slapped him across the face.

There's no turning back once you've tried to shoot from either side!

"Will you tell me or not? Will you tell me or not?"

Zhang Tiezhu spat out a mouthful of blood:

"I'm telling you, you motherfucker..."

Li Jiuzhou frowned as he watched, then summoned a soldier from the security department and gave him a few instructions.

The soldier nodded and jogged off to do it.

He returned a few minutes later and handed Li Jiuzhou a revolver.

Li Huaide and the others didn't know what Li Jiuzhou was planning, but they remained silent.

Li Jiuzhou slowly walked into the interrogation room.

"Factory manager, what brings you here?" Lin Gang stood up and greeted him.

Li Jiuzhou nodded without speaking, and walked to the interrogation table on his own, removing the six bullets from the revolver in front of Zhang Tielong.

Finally, he installed one, clicked it shut, stood up, pointed at Zhang Tiezhu's groin, and released the safety!

Zhang Tiezhu's brow twitched. As a spy, he certainly knew what Li Jiuzhou was going to do. Having a pistol with the safety off pointed at his genitals—it would be a lie to say he wasn't afraid; it was a rumor.

"Hey, hey, hey, what are you doing? Let me tell you, the People's Liberation Army treats prisoners of war well. What you're doing is wrong!"

"Your superiors will punish you!"

Li Jiuzhou smiled slightly upon hearing this:

"You know the People's Liberation Army treats prisoners of war well, but I'm not a member of the PLA, so this regulation doesn't apply to me, bro."

"As long as you tell the truth, as the factory manager of Hongxing Steel Rolling Mill, I can guarantee that you will suffer less."

"You only get one chance, don't be ungrateful!"

Upon hearing this, Zhang Tiezhu angrily shouted:

"So what if you don't appreciate my kindness? What you did last night made all of us brothers lose face."

"I didn't come here today with any intention of leaving alive!"

"Bring it on, whatever tricks you have up your sleeve. I'm not a man if I even flinch."

Li Jiuzhou laughed in extreme anger:

"Hahaha, great! You're a real man. I admire people like you."

He then roared:

"Attention everyone! Listen up! I'm going to blow his balls off!!!"

Lin Gang and the other interrogators stood at attention, and the only sound in the interrogation room was heavy breathing.

"Click~"

That's the sound of an insurance car hitting the ground...

Zhang Tiezhu's face turned pale, and his whole body was trembling. He was thinking:

"How dare he? He actually dared to fire a shot..."

Li Jiuzhou grinned:

"Good luck, let's continue." He then used his thumb to unlock the safety again.

"I...I..."

"Click~" Another sound of a safety lock being struck.

"Ah~ No! I'll talk, I'll talk... Leave me a whole corpse!" Zhang Tiezhu couldn't hold back any longer.

Li Jiuzhou shook his head:

"I don't want to hear it..."

After he finished speaking, there was another clicking sound.

"I said, please stop deducting it, I said it, okay..." Zhang Tiezhu began to beg for mercy after giving up.

That's how people are. When your momentum overwhelms your opponent, they will fight for a while, then weaken, and finally be exhausted.

Li Jiuzhou patted Zhang Tiezhu's face with the barrel of his gun:

"That's right. A wise man submits to circumstances. Lin Gang, pour him a glass of water, and after he drinks it, let him give a proper explanation."

"Yes, factory manager!" Lin Gang immediately went to do it.

After this incident, Zhang Tiezhu confessed everything, spilling the beans.

The security guards immediately joined forces with the public security police to arrest the spies.

In one morning, all six remaining spies from last night were apprehended.

That wasn't the end of it; it also unearthed a hidden subplot.

This is when the state apparatus needs to step in.

The discovery of seventeen hidden spies and corrupted workers at the Hongxing Steel Rolling Mill is heartbreaking.

There are many other factories as well, and overall, they have made a remarkable comeback.

Three days later, he was commended for his meritorious service.

As the factory director, Li Jiuzhou was naturally credited with a contribution.

This brings us to Yi Zhonghai and Liu Haizhong again; their spirit of risking their lives to stop Zhang Tiezhu deserves recognition.

Receiving awards and promotions for meritorious service is a sure thing; there's no escaping it.

Without their intervention, the two grenades in Zhang Tiezhu's hands would definitely have exploded.

At the plenary session, Li Jiuzhou personally awarded the two men third-class merits and promoted them to deputy section chiefs.

Remove the "deputy" from "deputy workshop director" to make it a true workshop director, at the deputy section chief level!

For this matter, Li Jiuzhou even made a special trip back to Courtyard No. 95 to encourage the two of them.

Li Jiuzhou himself hadn't expected the two of them to be so enlightened; indeed, people can really go to great lengths to make progress.

To be fair, regardless of their character, they really helped Li Jiuzhou this time.

Otherwise, the consequences would be severe, so within his capabilities, Li Jiuzhou would provide the two with appropriate care.

For example, this time, Li Jiuzhou gave them the highest rewards, including promotions, various receipts, and money.

After all, their actions are indeed commendable and worthy of emulation; there's no doubt about it.

This promotion further enhanced their prestige within the institute.

Liu Haizhong was awarded a two-bedroom apartment in the family compound for deputy section chiefs.

Good news keeps coming to No. 95 Courtyard!

The claim that this place is a feng shui treasure land has been completely confirmed.

This caused a surge of young people from Nanluoguxiang who hadn't been allocated housing to flock to the area.

Some people even went to the neighborhood office to apply for housing, and some even paid extra to move into the courtyard just to enjoy the blessings of this auspicious place.

It's so tempting! They've all become leaders and cadres. Who wouldn't be envious?

Some people even pay money to swap houses with the neighbor at number 95, multiplying the price by several times, just to exchange houses with them.

The neighbors were really tempted, but reluctant to part with it.

What a blessed place! Money is worthless; they're even counting on their children to become officials.

I wouldn't trade it for any amount of money.

Li Jiuzhou smiled helplessly when he heard the sound of the wind again.

What a load of rubbish! This Mr. Li can't tell fortunes, read faces, or cultivate immortality, but he can read feng shui!

Although I only know a little bit, it's enough.

At first glance, No. 95 Courtyard is at most an ordinary residential building.

What kind of auspicious place is that?

You can say it has good feng shui, but you can't call it a treasure land.

Precious lands are all for the dead...

PS: Fellow fans, I don't know if this is the right way to write it. Some people say it's too saintly and whitewashes the whole academy.

Let me state this clearly: there's no way to whitewash this. Let them build their skyscrapers first, and then let them collapse.

We won't let them live so comfortably.

The plot will unfold gradually, so please watch patiently.

I'd like to give this a five-star review and a free little guy.

Thank you all for your support!