Reborn in 78, I made my fortune by working in the mountains, supporting three families on my own.

The relatives and friends who were chasing after Zhao Lei also witnessed this scene, and they all held their breath.

Who can withstand being hit with a shovel?

Fortunately, Zhao Lei instantly sobered up upon hearing Jiang Xinyue's voice. He twisted his arm and slammed the shovel he had swung out hard between the freckled man's trouser legs.

With a loud clang, the violent metallic vibration nearly scared the pockmarked man so much that he wet himself.

He kicked his legs in terror and shrank back several steps.

Just then, Wang Guohua, who had come to watch the commotion, and the brick kiln workers also witnessed this scene.

Wang Guohua was shocked and ran forward to stop him, saying, "Brother, brother, no, no, no! These are my workers."

Zhao Lei frowned and looked at Wang Guohua.

"Brother Wang, I don't care if he's your worker or not, but it's unacceptable for him to come to my house and harass my wife!"

Seeing this, the pockmarked man seized the opportunity to quickly explain, "No, no, no, Zhao Lei, calm down!"

"Calm down, you motherfucker!"

"Brother Lei, calm down, it's not what you think."

Seeing that Zhao Lei was about to hit someone again, Qin Yuchan spoke up to explain, "Sanshi, he didn't bully us."

"We didn't bully you? Then why are you arguing?"

"Sanshi, he found that in our house and accused us of stealing."

As they spoke, everyone looked in the direction Qin Yuchan was pointing.

Beside the woodpile, a stack of red bricks had been piled up, and moss had even grown on them.

Judging by the number, there are only twenty or thirty horses.

Zhao Lei, Wang Guohua, and their relatives and friends who rushed into the courtyard were all stunned and didn't understand what was going on.

The pockmarked man struggled to his feet, mustered his courage, and said, "Boss Wang, didn't our factory lose several batches of goods last month? I just came in to ask for a drink of water and I saw this stack of red bricks."

Logically speaking, no one in the Heping Brigade owns red bricks, so where did Zhao Lei's family get theirs?

Upon hearing this, everyone frowned.

Qin Bowen, standing in the crowd, knew as soon as he saw the pockmarked man that the bastard was up to no good and had been waiting for them there.

He immediately stepped out of the crowd and angrily shouted, "You pockmarked man, what do you want to say? Are you trying to say that my brother-in-law stole your red bricks?"

"Hey, cousin Bowen, I didn't say that."

"Do you think I don't know what you're thinking?"

It was clear that the hot-tempered Qin Bowen was about to start arguing with Lai Mazi.

Zhao Lei waved his hand to interrupt, saying, "Bowen, don't bother with him."

Zhao Lei then turned to Wang Guohua.

This stack of red bricks is what Peipei has been finding near her home from time to time lately.

At first, she thought that Qin Bowen or Wang Zhongbao had taken some with them when she went to the brick factory.

As a result, during the busy farming season, several new bricks would appear every day near his home, and Zhao Lei vaguely sensed that something was wrong.

However, he didn't think much of it at first. But now, after Lai Zi said that, Zhao Lei suddenly realized what was going on.

He thought to himself, "You freak, all you know how to do is this?"

It was obvious to Zhao Lei that Lai Mazi was trying to frame him for stealing the red bricks.

After all, a stack of red bricks was found in Zhao Lei's house, which could be considered as both witness testimony and physical evidence.

However, Zhao Lei did not fall into the trap of trying to prove himself, but instead looked at Wang Guohua with sincere eyes.

She said softly, "Brother Wang, do you think I need to do this?"

"this……"

Wang Guohua was speechless, but his mind was racing.

Although the red bricks from the factory were found in Zhao Lei's house, which was indeed very suspicious, Zhao Lei had absolutely no reason to steal them.

When Zhao Lei first came to their brick factory, Wang Guohua was indeed misled by Lai Mazi and had doubts about Zhao Lei.

But later, he personally went to find out about Zhao Lei's situation.

Only then did they realize that Zhao Lei was indeed skilled at hunting and fishing, and even in the far-off Taiyang Production Brigade, they had heard rumors of Zhao Lei's hunting prowess many times.

Later, through his own investigation using his connections, he learned that Zhao Lei had earned every penny of the money to build the red brick building himself.

Zhao Lei could make a lot of money in a short period of time by hunting and fishing, so why would he need to steal his own red bricks?

Stealing red bricks from the brick factory is troublesome, time-consuming, and doesn't yield high profits, so it's completely unnecessary for Zhao Lei.

Seeing Wang Guohua hesitate, Zhao Lei calmly continued, "Brother Wang, to be honest, I don't know where these red bricks came from. A few days ago, a few would always appear near my house. My kids would play nearby and pick up the red bricks they saw and bring them home."

Upon hearing this, Wang Guohua made a final decision.

Having navigated the business world and various leadership positions for so many years, he has long since become a shrewd and experienced person.

So as soon as Zhao Lei said that, he saw through the trick.

His gaze involuntarily fell directly on the pockmarked man.

The pockmarked man felt a chill run down his spine under Wang Guohua's all-seeing gaze and shrank back.

The next moment, Wang Guohua strode forward two steps, swung his arm, and slapped the pockmarked man hard across the face!

The pockmarked man was immediately whipped so hard he spun around twice, his head spinning.

Wang Guohua cursed, "Damn it! I've always thought you were a shifty-eyed scoundrel, nothing good. Do you really think I, Wang Guohua, am a fool? That I'll believe whatever you say?"

"What kind of power or family background does Zhao Lei have to do something as petty as stealing? You pockmarked bastard, get the hell out of here right now! Our factory doesn't need scum like you!"

The pockmarked man shook his head, coming back to his senses.

He cursed inwardly: Is Wang Guohua out of his mind?

They caught Zhao Lei red-handed, yet they still protect him and now they want to fire him.

Lai Zi thought he was someone important. He had lived for over thirty years, and apart from being scared to death by Zhao Lei with a gun last time, this was the first time he had been so humiliated.

Since I've lost my job, I might as well stop pretending!

The pockmarked man immediately jumped up and started throwing a tantrum: "Wang Guohua, do you really think you're someone important? I'm doing this for the good of the factory, for the good of the brothers here, and you're betraying me! Now you want to fire me? Fine, I don't want to work here anymore either!"

After saying that, the pockmarked man got up and walked out.

Qin Bowen tried to stop him, but Zhao Lei yelled, "Bowen, tell him to get out!"

"But brother-in-law..."

"Let him go!"

The pockmarked man forced himself to remain calm and walked to the courtyard gate.

Seeing that no one was chasing him, he stopped pretending and disappeared in a flash.

As he ran, he cursed, "Damn Zhao Lei, I'm not finished with you! You've ruined my life, and you expect your house to be repaired smoothly? I'll write my name as a leper backwards!"

Lai Zi had been forced to leave indignantly by Zhao Lei's power.

the other side.

After this little incident, Wang Guohua felt a little guilty.

"Brother Zhao Lei, I'm really sorry, I didn't expect this pockmarked man to be such a despicable person."