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

Hearing what Uncle Er said, Deputy Factory Director Li was filled with hatred. "You, Xu Damao, yesterday you told me that the gold bars were stolen by Chairman Lou's daughter, and today someone has reported you!"

Fine! You've been hiding your gold bars away and won't even offer them to me, huh? Well, whether this is true or not, I'm going to teach you a lesson!

So Deputy Factory Director Li immediately said to Uncle Er, "Comrade Liu Haizhong, are you telling the truth? This is a very serious matter!"

Uncle Er nodded confidently and said, "Of course it's true. Xu Damao's ex-wife is Director Lou's daughter!"

Back in the day, Director Lou was known as Lou the Half-City. He and his wife have been married for so many years, and even if the Lou family just left a little bit of money, it would be enough for Xu Damao to live on, right?

Xu Damao later got divorced, but Lou Xiao'e didn't take much with her. So it's quite clear who has the things left over from the Lou family, isn't it?

Upon hearing what Uncle Er said, Deputy Factory Director Li immediately agreed, "Alright! In that case, after you get off work today, take the security guards to Xu Damao's house and look for evidence!"

If there is evidence, then everything will be easy! 27 Don't worry, Comrade Liu Haizhong, since you are a level seven forging worker, you are considered a backbone force in our factory.

I see you're not young anymore, and you've worked diligently in our factory for decades. Once this matter is settled, I'll submit a report for a promotion and give you more responsibilities!

Upon hearing this, Uncle Er was so moved that he didn't know what to say. After thanking him profusely, he left Deputy Factory Director Li's office.

. . . . . .

After getting off work in the afternoon, Ye Jianchuan couldn't wait to run back to the courtyard house. He pretended to wash the curtains and bedding in the yard while he began to look forward to the day.

As expected of Second Uncle, Ye Jianchuan had only been standing by the pool in the central courtyard for less than five minutes when he saw Second Uncle leading several familiar faces in.

Seeing their posture, Ye Jianchuan immediately put the curtains he was washing halfway into a basin, then carried the basin back to prepare to watch the show.

Uncle Er didn't stand on ceremony and started banging on Xu Damao's door as soon as he arrived. Xu Damao hadn't gone to the steel mill at all today because he was going to the countryside to show movies tomorrow, so today was a day off.

So Uncle Er wasn't worried at all that Xu Damao wasn't home. After knocking twice, Xu Damao opened the door immediately.

After opening the door, Xu Damao was still a little confused. He was about to ask what Uncle Er wanted to see him when he saw that behind Uncle Er were the security guards he had met several times before.

Xu Damao was also a bit confused. "Second Uncle... Deputy Director Li... what's going on here?"

Uncle Er didn't care about saving face. He shoved Xu Damao aside, glanced back at Deputy Director Li, and Deputy Director Li waved his hand. The security guards immediately rushed into Xu Damao's room.

Xu Damao was also a little taken aback by this, but he quickly recovered and immediately stepped forward to try to stop the brothers.

But with Xu Damao's physique, how could he be a match for these men? After a few shoves, Xu Damao was pushed to the ground, while Uncle Er and his brothers packed up in Xu Damao's house.

Ye Jianchuan went home and arranged everything before walking to Xu Damao's door and becoming a bystander.

"Hey, what's going on here, Xu Damao! You weren't satisfied with just bringing people to search my house last time, now you're bringing people to search your own house?"

You're really ruthless! Not only are you ruthless to others, but you're ruthless to yourself too! I, Ye Jianchuan, admire you!

Ye Jianchuan made a sarcastic remark, which displeased Xu Damao. He immediately got up and walked over to Ye Jianchuan, wanting to retort.

However, he had clearly forgotten the lesson from last time. This time, Ye Jianchuan didn't give him a chance to vent his anger at all. After seeing him walk over, he simply picked him up and threw him into the house.

Thump!! Xu Damao was thrown into the inner room by Ye Jianchuan at the door, where he slammed against the bedside again with a loud thud.

The commotion was quite loud, and everyone in the security room who was searching around inside was startled.

Ye Jianchuan didn't stop. He went straight in, picked up Xu Damao from the ground, and slammed him onto the bed.

Taking advantage of this moment, he secretly used his storage space to slip a gold bar and a small stack of banknotes into the 'secret space' under Xu Damao's bed.

The gold bars were indeed a huge investment by Ye Jianchuan to stir up trouble this time, but the stack of banknotes was actually a bit lacking.

Because although that stack of bills were all in US dollars, the amount was... one dollar.

The purpose of preparing this was mainly to make Xu Damao's 'private collection' appear more abundant, but in reality, all those US dollars combined are not as valuable as that single gold bar.

After stuffing all these things inside, Ye Jianchuan arrogantly pointed at Xu Damao's nose and started yelling.

"Xu Damao, I've had a bad feeling about you for a long time. Every other day, you're always trying to trip me up behind my back. Do you really think I, Ye Jianchuan, am made of paper?"

Let me tell you, if you dare mess with me again, next time it won't just be a matter of picking you up and shaking you a couple of times!

After saying that, Ye Jianchuan pretended to be annoyed and picked up a small stool from the side and smashed it next to Xu Damao. After that, Ye Jianchuan glanced at 'Deputy Director Li' who came in to mediate the fight, and then said.

"Alright, I won't disturb you any longer. I'll just go watch the show from the doorway!" With that, Ye Jianchuan walked towards the door.

Ye Jianchuan had no choice but to do this. When he had his "deep conversation" with Uncle Er last time, he didn't tell Uncle Er that there was a small compartment for hiding things under Xu Damao's bed.

If these idiots search for ages only to forget to check under the bed, wouldn't all of Ye Jianchuan's preparations be wasted? So Ye Jianchuan used this method to give a slight 'hint'.

Sure enough, the sound of the stool hitting the bed immediately caught the attention of Deputy Director Li, who had just come up to 'mediate' the fight.

After Ye Jianchuan walked out the door, Deputy Director Li immediately went into the inner room and turned his gaze to the bed board that the small stool had hit earlier.

Chapter 176 Unexpected Discoveries

He stepped forward and lifted all the bedding, then tapped on the bed board with his hand, and then tapped on the side next to it.

The sounds coming from the two places were clearly different. The people next to them exchanged glances and immediately began to lift the bed board. As soon as they lifted it, everyone was stunned.

Because they immediately saw a huge pile of money inside. Of course, this was just a visual effect, since Ye Jianchuan had separated all the US dollars and rolled them into a roll, so it would look like a huge pile of money.

Beneath that huge pile of money was a small box—yes, the very box Lou Xiao'e used to store her dowry.

When Deputy Director Li saw the box, his eyes immediately lit up. With so much money displayed outside, what could possibly be inside that box be of poor quality?

So Deputy Director Li quickly stepped forward and lifted the box out, but the weight of the box disappointed him greatly.

Although it has some weight and you can feel something inside, it's not as heavy as you might imagine.

Xu Damao, who had been pushed to the ground by Deputy Director Li when he lifted the bed board, looked completely unconcerned. When he saw Deputy Director Li take out the box, Xu Damao was even secretly pleased!

Lou Xiao'e stole all the dowry, but now it's turned out to be a good thing! Since they couldn't find anything in her own house, she's safe!

But when Deputy Director Li opened the box, Xu Damao was dumbfounded again, because there was a whole gold bar inside!

Where did these gold bars come from? When I checked yesterday, the box had already been completely emptied.

Xu Damao was still sitting on the ground, questioning his existence, when Deputy Director Li frowned and looked at him, "Xu Damao! What is this...?"

Xu Damao was still wondering where the gold bar came from, so he didn't answer Deputy Director Li's question. As a result, Deputy Director Li thought that Xu Damao was trying to be stubborn, so he stepped on Xu Damao's hand.

"Xu Damao, what's wrong? We've already found these things, are you still going to be stubborn and deny it?"

I've disliked you for a while now, and since you're in my hands, if you don't cooperate, don't blame me for being ruthless!

Xu Damao cried out in pain from the kick, and at the same time, he regained his senses and began to protest, "Ouch... my hand!"

This...this isn't mine!! I've been framed! Someone else must have left this in my house!

Deputy Director Li, you must be very observant! If I had known there was still this thing at home, I would have...

Hearing that Xu Damao was about to start spouting nonsense, Deputy Director Li quickly slapped him to interrupt him and gave him a low warning.

"Xu Damao, I advise you to clear your head. You need to think carefully about what you should and shouldn't say!"

As he spoke, he finally managed to lift his foot, and Xu Damao quickly pulled his hand back.

Clutching his hand and feeling the burning pain on his face, Xu Damao was truly on the verge of tears!

Looking at Uncle Er, who was still directing the security guards to continue 'searching' his own home, Xu Damao's eyes suddenly turned vicious.

However, this look was fleeting, and soon Xu Damao began to beg for mercy again.

"Director Li, I admit it, I admit it. I'll hand over all these things to you. Please spare my life!"

Unfortunately, Director Li was still not satisfied and shook his head. "Since you've admitted it, then you should honestly explain what happened to the rest of the gold bars."

Besides the gold bars, hand over everything else of value you obtained from the Lou family. Only then will I plead with my brother for you!

Xu Damao inwardly groaned. What kind of mess is this?! Even the gold bar you found isn't mine! What else do I have?!

When Deputy Director Li saw that Xu Damao had fallen silent again, he immediately wanted to 'torture' him again, but unexpectedly, this old man made a new discovery.

Behind a brick next to the stove, they found a small box. Upon seeing the box, Uncle Er immediately became excited.

"Deputy Director Li, Deputy Director Li!! I've found something again!"

Deputy Director Li forgot about beating Xu Damao and immediately turned to look at Uncle Er, who promptly handed over the small box.

Deputy Director Li took the box and weighed it in his hand; it was quite heavy! He then opened the box and discovered that it contained an almost identical gold bar!

Moreover, there was a large stack of money next to the gold bars. Of course, this money was not the US dollars that Ye Jianchuan had specially prepared, but a small stack of ten-yuan notes, which looked to be several dozen.

When Deputy Director Li saw what was inside the box, his eyes widened, because the contents of this box seemed to be even more valuable than the box he had just searched!

Xu Damao, standing to the side, was completely dumbfounded. Unlike the previous box, which he at least knew where he had found, he had no idea where this box came from.

Ye Jianchuan, standing at the door, was also somewhat bewildered. This box wasn't his doing either. Taking out a single gold bar to set up the trap was already enough to make Ye Jianchuan wince, let alone two gold bars plus so many large denominations? Ye Jianchuan certainly didn't have that much money.

When Deputy Director Li saw what was in the box, his eyes lit up. He quickly closed the box and put it in his pocket.

"Xu Damao! Still not talking?! If you confess yourself, it'll be a completely different story from if we find it! We're giving you one last chance! What about the rest of your things?"

Xu Damao was truly speechless. All he could do was internally complain, "Who is trying to frame me?! And they've gone to such lengths!"

Could this be Lou Xiao'e's doing? No way! Lou Xiao'e disappeared a few days ago. Since I discovered the box was empty yesterday, I only went to Deputy Factory Director Li's house once. Lou Xiao'e didn't have much of a chance to cause trouble!

Could it be... that I've done too many bad things and this is divine punishment? Thinking this, Xu Damao shrank back in fear.

Chapter 177 The Second Master, now promoted, turns his attention to the First Master.

But seeing Xu Damao's expression, Deputy Director Li still wasn't going to let him off the hook. "You won't talk, huh? Fine! Then keep searching!"

In this way, Xu Damao's house was thoroughly searched by the security guards, who eventually found some valuable items.

However, these items are not exactly contraband, since they are all cash and various receipts, and there are both small and large bills, which seem to be Xu Damao's savings from his previous salary.

Even so, Deputy Director Li didn't intend to let it go. He stuffed all these things into his own arms, his meaning all too clear.

The search is now over. Although we didn't find the large box of gold bars that Uncle Er mentioned, the two gold bars and a lot of cash were still quite a haul.

Deputy Director Li was satisfied and, with the security personnel, tied up Xu Damao and prepared to leave. Meanwhile, Uncle Er became a little anxious and immediately stepped forward, bowing and scraping.

Deputy Director Li didn't turn his back on him after he'd used him; in the end, he took Uncle Er back to the steel rolling mill to report the 'victories' to his fellow Deputy Director Li.

Ye Jianchuan went back to his room to cook. While cooking, he was still wondering where the gold bars in the box came from. He knew he had put them in earlier, but where did the box come from?

If I had known about this box beforehand, I wouldn't have bothered with all this trouble! I gave away a gold bar for nothing! And I wasted a lot of money exchanging it for US dollars.