Courtyard House: Is Xu Damao a childless man? Let me help.

Well, one reason why Xu Damao dared to be so arrogant in the factory and directly go to the security office to catch his wife cheating was that he was quite familiar with Deputy Factory Director Li.

The deputy director of the security office, surnamed Li, happened to be a relative of the deputy factory director, so when Xu Damao asked him for help, he didn't hesitate to lead the security office staff to help Xu Damao cause trouble.

So how did Xu Damao get involved with Deputy Factory Director Li? It's even simpler: the Lou family acted as a go-between!

In the preceding years, Xu Damao would always bring gifts to visit these factory leaders during holidays.

Unfortunately, Director Yang didn't buy into it and even criticized Xu Damao, so Xu Damao gradually became 'Deputy Director Li's man'.

This year, without the financial support from the Lou family, Xu Damao stopped going to Deputy Factory Director Li's house to offer him gifts. However, Xu Damao did not expect that Deputy Factory Director Li would hold a grudge!

Left with no other choice, Xu Damao could only offer an explanation and then attribute all the problems to Lou Xiao'e.

After hearing this, Deputy Factory Director Li nodded and continued, "Alright, Xu Damao, tell me what you want to see me about?"

Xu Damao quickly spoke up, "Director Li, I found a guy in our courtyard. This guy's wealth has an unclear source. What do you think about this situation? If we arrest him, wouldn't that count as making a contribution?"

Upon hearing this, Deputy Factory Director Li remained unconcerned, asking, "Unexplained source of assets? What do you mean by 'unexplained'? Is there any substantial evidence?"

Don't forget, you made the same wild guesses last time, which caused my brother to be targeted. If I hadn't spoken up for you, my brother would have already planned how to teach you a lesson!

If you mess things up again this time and make us come all this way for nothing, then I can't protect you anymore!

Xu Damao was startled by Deputy Factory Director Li's 'threat' and trembled. He then quickly told him what he knew.

"Director Li, it's like this, there's a guy in our courtyard who works at the food factory, he just joined last October."

I don't know what good luck he had, but after only a month on the job, he was promoted to a regular position and even a team leader in the workshop because he provided the factory with a method for making a new product.

As you know, a team leader in a workshop only earns about thirty yuan a month. Even if he started with that much, he'd only make around a hundred yuan in total, right?

"But this guy not only eats and drinks well every day, he also bought a bicycle recently! And that's not all, he not only bought a bicycle for himself, but also bought a bicycle for his childhood sweetheart!"

Those are two bicycles! The cost alone is over three hundred yuan! Where did he, a group leader, get the money?

When Deputy Factory Director Li heard Xu Damao's words, he still acted indifferently, "Where did the money come from? Maybe it's some family fortune left behind?"

"You can find out his income, but can you also find out how much money he has in savings? I wouldn't dare get involved in something like that!"

Xu Damao was getting a little anxious. "No... Director Li, listen to me! This kid's father isn't a local! He came from southern Sichuan with the Sichuan Army during the War of Resistance against Japan!"

This family has only been living in our courtyard house for a little over ten years, and his father was previously an ordinary worker in a food factory.

"What kind of wealth could a common soldier or an ordinary worker with no connections possibly leave behind?"

At this point, Xu Damao paused for a moment, then asked in a low voice, "By the way, this kid bought a radio yesterday! And someone from our courtyard moved out before, and it seems that this kid also bought that person's house!"

In fact, Xu Damao knew that the house was bought by Lou Xiao'e, but most of the people in the courtyard only knew that the house was sold to Ye Jianchuan, and they all thought that Ye Jianchuan bought it and then let Lou Xiao'e live there.

Although Xu Damao knew the intricacies of the matter, it was clearly more advantageous for him to pin the house-buying issue on Ye Jianchuan at this point.

Now, Deputy Factory Director Li finally became interested. "Oh? This (Deno's) radio and house must have cost a fortune! According to what you said before, if this guy doesn't have much money, then there might really be a problem with the money he used to buy these things."

After speaking, Deputy Factory Director Li pondered for a moment, then continued to inquire, "Does this kid have any family members? Could it be that someone in his family gave him the money?"

Xu Damao shook his head. "That kid grew up in the courtyard with his father from the beginning. I've never heard of him having any relatives. Oh, and his father died more than half a year ago!"

He died while fighting the fire in the warehouse of the food factory. The food factory should have given him some condolence money or something.

But surely the condolence money shouldn't be this much? That kid has been living off his savings for almost half a year after receiving it! I reckon he probably doesn't have much left."

Chapter 152 Third Uncle Tips Off Again!

Now, Deputy Factory Director Li was truly tempted. "The condolence money won't be much, at most five hundred yuan. I estimate that some of it will be spent on funeral expenses, so the family will probably only get about three hundred yuan."

You just mentioned that he bought a house, a radio, and two bicycles, right? That adds up to over a thousand yuan!

"So, this kid's money really is a bit unusual, isn't it?"

After a moment's hesitation, Deputy Factory Director Li finally made the decision: "Alright! Tonight, take my brother to your courtyard house and 'ask' him about the situation!"

While you're at it, search his house too! Remember, make sure to keep the bicycle and radio as 'evidence,' you know what I mean?

"By the way, this time you can't let them take the initiative like last time. Before you act, go to the police station first, and bring some government officials with you, understand?"

Upon hearing this, Xu Damao immediately nodded with a smile, "Alright! Director Li, don't worry! I guarantee I'll handle this matter perfectly!"

Deputy Factory Director Li nodded in satisfaction, then waved to signal that Xu Damao could leave.

Xu Damao bowed, then turned and left excitedly. Although Deputy Factory Director Li said they would act in the evening, Xu Damao was already getting a little 'unable to hold back'.

. . . . . .

Time flew by and it was already afternoon. Ye Jianchuan did what he always did: after get off work, he bought some groceries and went straight back to the courtyard house.

But when Ye Jianchuan was still more than a hundred meters away from the courtyard, he ran into Uncle San, who was stamping his feet in frustration.

When Uncle San saw Ye Jianchuan riding his bicycle over, he quickly stopped him. "Jianchuan! Don't go back! Quickly think of a way to escape!"

Xu Damao brought people from the steel mill's security office and several government officials to the courtyard. They said there was something wrong with the source of your funds, and that you might be a spy from across the border!

Ye Jianchuan was startled by what his third uncle said, but he quickly calmed down. After all, Ye Jianchuan believed that the money he spent was from 'legitimate' sources.

While a lot of the cash was indeed given by the system, the source of much of it can actually be traced, such as condolence money, previous rewards from the municipal bureau, or rewards from the clothing factory.

Although the numbers (698925850) cannot be perfectly matched, they can still fully demonstrate one's 'economic strength'.

Ye Jianchuan had actually considered this reason before, which is why he kept putting off buying the radio. Otherwise, he would have had enough money to buy the radio by the time the New Year was approaching.

So apart from being startled by Third Uncle's words at the beginning, Ye Jianchuan didn't panic at all. Instead, he started to comfort Third Uncle.

"Teacher Yan, don't worry. You should know what kind of person I am! The source of my money is completely clean!"

Whether he brought security personnel or government officials, I can explain it clearly, so please don't worry!

After saying that, Ye Jianchuan continued pushing the cart towards the courtyard house. Although Uncle San behind him still looked worried, since Ye Jianchuan had said so, he could only follow behind and go back together.

But before they could walk more than a few steps, Ye Jianchuan turned around and said, "Teacher Yan, I suddenly remembered that I might really need your help this time."

I have a phone number here. Could you go to the post office under the pretense and call Captain Long? Explain my family situation to him and ask him to come and witness it for me!

As he spoke, Ye Jianchuan took out a small notebook and a pen from his satchel, and then gave the phone number of Captain Long from the Municipal Public Security Bureau to Uncle San.

Uncle San grabbed the phone number and immediately ran to the post office, while Ye Jianchuan pushed his bicycle into the courtyard.

As soon as Ye Jianchuan entered the courtyard, he noticed that everyone was staring at him. The way they looked at him made him very uncomfortable. However, Ye Jianchuan was upright and had nothing to fear, so he still walked back to the backyard as usual.

Xu Damao and his group had been making a ruckus in the backyard for a while. If they hadn't brought government officials with them, they probably would have broken down Ye Jianchuan's door and gone in to start a 'search'.

Upon seeing Ye Jianchuan enter, Xu Damao became extremely arrogant, pointing at Ye Jianchuan and saying, "It's him! It's him! It's this kid!"

"Hmph! Ye Jianchuan, your good days are finally over! You bullied me before, huh? Today I'll teach you a lesson!"

Ye Jianchuan ignored Xu Damao's clamor and instead turned his attention to another very familiar contestant.

That's right, it's the same government official who was called in to handle the dispute between Uncle Yi and Sha Zhu, and later called in to handle the dispute between Xu Damao and Ye Jianchuan.

This man also felt a chill run down his spine under Ye Jianchuan's gaze, so he quickly stepped forward, straightened his posture, and said, "Comrade, someone has reported that your spending does not match your income. Please cooperate with our investigation."

Ye Jianchuan seemed indifferent, shrugging his shoulders. "Sure, investigate. You want to prove it through an investigation, right?"

The official pointed to Ye Jianchuan's door and said, "Open the door first, we need to search your residence!"

Ye Jianchuan took out the key from his pocket and handed it over directly. "A search is fine, but if I'm found to be innocent after the search, how will you calculate the damages caused during the search?"

The official paused for a moment, then said, "We'll be careful during the search and try our best not to cause you any losses. If any losses are indeed caused, and you've been wrongly accused, then we'll give you an explanation!"

Meanwhile, Xu Damao, standing to the side, also started shouting, "Hmph! Ye Jianchuan, don't pretend. You're talking about losses? You think you can search the wrong person?"

Beside Xu Damao, Deputy Director Li, who had been rebuked by Ye Jianchuan a few times before, became even more arrogant: "Innocent? If you're innocent, I'll compensate for the damage in this room!"

"Hey guys, stop standing around and start searching! Let's not let these guys who threaten our stability and prosperity continue to act so arrogantly in front of us."

The government officials exchanged glances, took Ye Jianchuan's keys, opened the door, and began searching. Ye Jianchuan, however, appeared completely unperturbed, showing no concern what they might find.

Chapter 153 Search? Nothing found!

Search? Ye Jianchuan did indeed have a lot of shady things hidden away, such as the antique books he bought at the ghost market.

For example, Director Lou later gave him five gold bars as a token of his gratitude.

This even includes the Lou family's huge collection of antiques, gold and silver jewelry, and all sorts of precious stones.

However, these are things that these people couldn't find even if they dug three feet into the ground, after all, Ye Jianchuan is a contestant with storage space!

Let alone valuable things like antique books and gold bars, Ye Jianchuan even keeps the food and drinks that the system rewards him with in his storage space!

So, for these people to go in and find anything valuable in Ye Jianchuan's house is simply wishful thinking.

Not to mention anything valuable, even the week's worth of food that an ordinary family would usually prepare was not found in Ye Jianchuan's house!

After searching, the government officials naturally found nothing, except for Ye Jianchuan's radio.

Xu Damao and Deputy Director Li were also bewildered when they saw the government officials come out carrying only radios. They exchanged glances, wondering what was going on inside.

At this moment, the government official whom they had met a few times before stepped forward and said, "Thank you for your cooperation. Now we have a few questions we would like to ask you."

Ye Jianchuan nodded, and the official immediately asked, "According to the information provided by the whistleblower, you bought two bicycles, a radio, and a house in the Intermediate People's Court in the past two months, is that right?"

"Yes."

"So, according to the information provided by the whistleblower, you work in a food factory and your monthly salary is only a little over thirty yuan. Moreover, you have just started working, so you should not have any savings."

Where did you get so much money to buy these things? They're worth thousands of dollars!

Upon hearing this, Ye Jianchuan shrugged and then began to explain, "Well, your 'whistleblower' seems to know everything."

But they probably don't know that my monthly salary isn't thirty-odd yuan, but fifty-six yuan and fifty cents.

At this point, Ye Jianchuan smiled and glanced at Xu Damao and Deputy Director Li beside him before speaking again.

"Oh, I forgot to introduce myself. I'm currently the deputy director of the new workshop in the food factory, so your information isn't very accurate!"

Ye Jianchuan's words startled Xu Damao and Deputy Director Li, who were standing nearby, and also surprised the other onlookers in the courtyard.

After all, in their eyes, Ye Jianchuan's ability to quickly become a full-fledged employee and be promoted to team leader was already quite impressive. However, they never expected that Ye Jianchuan would actually be even more impressive than they imagined.

However, Xu Damao reacted quickly and immediately retorted, "You say you're the deputy director, so you're the deputy director? How old are you? You're already the deputy director?"

Besides, even if you're a deputy director and earn over fifty yuan a month, you've only been working there for a few months. Is your salary enough to buy all this stuff?