Courtyard House: A System Connecting Two Worlds, Resources for the Nation

Zhou Feng, who was still in the room, frowned slightly, but still spoke up: "What is it? Come in and talk."

Qin Jingru rolled her eyes at Xu Damao, then turned around and sat back down in her seat.

There were people sitting at the square table in all four directions, so there was no intention of reserving a seat for Xu Damao at all.

The latter didn't care. He was dressed smartly today, his hair was slicked back, and he had a fawning smile on his face.

From the moment he entered, he never straightened his back, maintaining a slightly hunched posture.

Even when he saw Lou Xiao'e sitting there, his expression remained unchanged.

"Comrade Zhou Feng, I'm sorry to bother you."

Xu Damao walked quickly to Zhou Feng, his hands hanging down in front of him, his attitude very humble: "I just came to say a few words to you, and I'll leave right away. I won't take up any of your time."

Zhou Feng leaned back in his chair, looked him up and down, and said indifferently, "Go ahead and speak."

Xu Damao chuckled twice, his gaze sweeping over Bai Ling and Qin Jingru before finally settling on Lou Xiao'e, a glint of shrewdness flashing in his eyes.

Instead of speaking, he took out a neatly folded piece of paper from his pocket and presented it to Zhou Feng with both hands.

"Comrade Zhou Feng, please take a look at this first."

Zhou Feng didn't even answer the call; he just glanced at it.

Xu Damao wasn't embarrassed. He took the paper back and opened it, revealing an address written on it.

He turned his gaze to Lou Xiao'e, waved the paper at her again, and said with a half-smile, "Comrade Lou Xiao'e, your Lou family is quite the cunning family, isn't it? You should be familiar with this address, right?"

Lou Xiao'e's face changed instantly, her lips turned pale, and her fingers unconsciously gripped the armrests of the chair.

"Xu Damao".

Before he could say anything more, Zhou Feng interrupted him directly: "What are you here for today? Extortion? Intimidation? Or threats?"

The sound wasn't loud, but it startled Xu Damao so much that he bent over even lower, and the smile on his face became somewhat stiff.

"Comrade Zhou Feng, this is a misunderstanding, a huge misunderstanding! Even if I, Xu Damao, had the guts of a bear and the gall of a leopard, I wouldn't dare to go against you!"

"I'm here today to... to remind Comrade Lou Xiao'e that their method of hiding things is too shady and will be easily discovered."

"I noticed it today, so I put this paper away and brought it with you. What if someone else finds out someday? That would be troublesome."

Zhou Feng didn't reply, but stared intently at Xu Damao, causing sweat to bead on the latter's forehead.

The oppressive feeling created by this silence is even greater than that of anger.

Although Xu Damao still maintained a smile on his face, his expression was almost out of control.

"Comrade Zhou Feng, let me be frank with you." Xu Damao took a deep breath and lowered his voice a few decibels: "I work for Director Li now, and I know exactly what his relationship with you is. I, Xu Damao, am a sensible man; I know who I can mess with and who I can't."

"I'm here today to make my stance clear. I, Xu Damao, will absolutely not oppose you. I found this address and delivered it to you personally. You can do whatever you want with it. But I, Xu Damao, swear to God, I will never mention this matter to anyone again!"

After saying everything he wanted to say in one breath, Xu Damao respectfully placed the paper on the table, took two steps back, and put his hands at his sides, looking as if to say, "I am at your mercy."

The room fell silent for a few seconds.

Bai Ling glanced at Xu Damao with a meaningful expression, Qin Jingru looked curious, while Lou Xiao'e had a slight sneer on her lips.

Zhou Feng's face showed no emotion, but he was still slightly surprised.

He originally thought that Xu Damao, like Sha Zhu, had found information that could threaten Lou Xiao'e and came to him to beg for money.

But to my surprise, this guy came to surrender.

Is this the right thing to do?

If you don't show off and slap someone in the face, and threaten them, how am I supposed to get the Special Operations Unit to lock you up?

If I don't lock you up, how can I have people torture you every day and have a double penetration with you, you idiot?

Emotional value can also double.

As someone who gets slapped in the face the most times in the Siheyuan fanfiction, second only to Jia Zhangshi and Yi Zhonghai, how could you kneel down so quickly?

Xu Damao had no idea what Zhou Feng was thinking, but he instinctively felt a chill run down his spine, as if he were being watched by something.

It was a strange feeling; it wasn't fear or tension, just pure chill that shot up my spine and down to the back of my head.

This made him involuntarily shudder and subconsciously take two steps toward the door.

"Alright, I'll accept this paper, and I'll also accept this favor on behalf of Ezi."

Zhou Feng nodded to Xu Damao: "I understand your attitude. Put your things down and go back."

Xu Damao, who had been sitting on pins and needles, immediately breathed a sigh of relief and nodded repeatedly: "Okay, okay, Comrade Zhou Feng, you all go ahead with your work, I won't bother you any longer!"

As he spoke, he turned and walked out, his steps so fast and hurried that he almost tripped over the threshold.

After leaving the house, I gently closed the door behind me before finally letting out a sigh of relief.

Strangely enough, after being exposed to the sun outside, the chill that had been lingering in his body disappeared, and he even felt as if he had been reborn.

However, when the breeze blew by, Xu Damao suddenly felt a chill on his back. When he reached out and touched it, he realized that the back of his clothes was soaked with cold sweat.

"This is fucking weird!"

Xu Damao muttered something under his breath and quickly quickened his pace, almost running back to his home.

These past few days, he hasn't been wandering around the yard unless he has to, to avoid running into Zhou Feng.

However, judging from Zhou Feng's reaction just now, he made the right move today!

Instead of trying to please him, try to please the women around him; that will make him remember the favor more.

As for Lou Xiao'e's previous relationship with him, that was secondary. After all, he was about to marry Yu Haitang, so why think about it so much?

Qin Jingru stood up, locked the door, and returned to her seat, her smile fading considerably.

Although she is usually carefree, she is actually quite thoughtful.

When Xu Damao took out that piece of paper, he saw it clearly; Lou Xiao'e's face turned pale immediately.

Anything that could terrify Lou Xiao'e like that must be something terrible.

"Brother Zhou Feng, are you alright?"

Lou Xiao'e couldn't ask directly, so she offered to ask for her.

Bai Ling reached out and picked up the paper, glancing at it. It only had an address on it, with the alleyway number clearly written down.

"Is this where your Lou family hides things?"

Lou Xiao'e nodded with difficulty, her voice somewhat bitter: "This is a courtyard that my father secretly bought before. At that time, the policy wasn't so strict, so some things that were inconvenient to put in the open were stored there."

Although Bai Ling also had an official background, they were now family, and Lou Xiao'e had no intention of hiding anything from her.