Siheyuan: Fishing for All Things.

"Explain? What's there to explain?" Sha Zhu said angrily, "My father sent me ten yuan every month for four years until I started working... One hundred and twenty yuan a year, four hundred and eighty yuan for four years, you have to give me back this money."

"Zhu Zi, don't listen to nonsense." The old man wiped the blood from the corner of his eye and said in a high voice, "You were young at that time, I planned to save this money for you to marry a wife, and I opened a separate passbook... If you don't believe me, I'll show it to you now."

When Sha Zhu heard this, his anger subsided a little.

"Lao Xu, I remember that Sha Zhu got married, right?" Lin Shaowen said quietly.

"Yes, uncle, what you said is not right." Xu Damao said, hoping that the world would not be in chaos. "Didn't this silly Zhu marry Qin Peiru? I didn't see you take out the money..."

"You old beast, how dare you lie to me?"

Sha Zhu punched the old man in the eye again.

"Xu Damao."

The old man almost broke his teeth by biting it. This beast deserves to die.

"That's not the case." Lin Shaowen said lightly, holding a cigarette in his mouth, "Maybe the old man thinks Qin Peiru is not a good match, so he is unwilling to take out the money, which is understandable."

"Yi Zhonghai, what do you mean?" Qin Peiru instantly got furious.

"Lin Shaowen, can you just go home if you're okay?" Yi Zhonghai was almost crying.

"Master He, you are still a caring person after all." Lin Shaowen patted Sha Zhu's shoulder, "Look at how he treated Jia Dongxu in the past..."

"Old Lin, what are you talking about?" Xu Damao said with a straight face, "The elder brother treats Jia Dongxu as his own son, and this idiot Zhu was just picked up."

"you……"

Yi Zhonghai was almost so angry that he vomited blood. These two people were in agreement and insisted that Sha Zhu beat him to death, right?

"Yi Zhonghai, take out the money quickly. If you give me even a penny less, I will kill you today." Sha Zhu said angrily.

"Okay, I'll let an old lady get it now." Yi Zhonghai said harshly, "Silly Zhu, you don't listen to the old lady, you will suffer sooner or later..."

"It's been four hundred and eighty years." Lin Shaowen sighed, "If you borrow money from someone, you should get at least three percent interest a year, right? Lao Xu, don't you think that's right?"

"That's not right." Xu Damao said loudly, "Uncle, you did the wrong thing. It's been more than ten years. You took 480 yuan from them, you should at least include the interest."

puff!

Yi Zhonghai spat out a mouthful of blood.

"Old Yi, Old Yi..." An old lady immediately screamed miserably.

Lin Shaowen took a step forward and inserted two silver needles into Yi Zhonghai's head.

Yi Zhonghai, who had been so angry that his face turned purple, immediately recovered, but there was a large pool of blood on his chest, which was quite scary.

"He's fine, Lao Xu, please continue..." Lin Shaowen said with a smile.

"You beasts, you beasts." Yi Zhonghai burst into tears. "You bully me because I have no children, right? I will fight you today."

As he said that, he got up, went home, picked up two kitchen knives and rushed out.

"Uncle, please don't mess around. This is..."

Xu Damao was about to put the blame on Lin Shaowen, but there was no trace of him in the yard.

"Xu Damao, I'm going to chop you to death."

Yi Zhonghai roared angrily and started chopping with the kitchen knife.

"Ow..."

Xu Damao screamed and immediately ran out of the yard.

Yi Zhonghai was old after all. After chasing for a few steps, he immediately became out of breath.

His eyes were as sharp as torches, sweeping over everyone.

Liu Haizhong and others immediately lowered their heads, not daring to look at him, including Sha Zhu.

"He Yuzhu, you listened to the slander of the villain today, and you will definitely suffer a great loss in the future." Yi Zhonghai said in a deep voice, "Ask yourself, am I not a stingy person? When you offended Lin Shaowen, who paid for you?"

"Master..."

Sha Zhu lowered his head, not sure whether he was ashamed or frightened by the power of the kitchen knife.

"You have borrowed money from me for so many years. When have you ever paid it back?" Yi Zhonghai pressed on. "Since you want to settle the bill, let's settle it one by one. I will pay you the interest without any deduction."

"Don't worry, uncle. I just listened to what Xu Damao said." Sha Zhu suddenly became anxious.

If the money he owed Yi Zhonghai was really taken into account, not only would he have to pay the 480 yuan in compensation, but he would also have to pay money himself.

"Humph." Yi Zhonghai's expression eased a little, and he said earnestly, "Zhu Zi, you are different from Xu Damao... and that beast Lin Shaowen. I really treat you as a relative. You are also a person with a conscience, so I will help you."

"Uncle, I was wrong." Sha Zhu said ashamedly.

"Now that we've come to this, it's still yours." Yi Zhonghai took the passbook handed over by the lady, "Keep the money yourself. I was worried that you were young and couldn't save money. Now that you're older, you should spend the money yourself."

"Master..."

Sha Zhu was so grateful that his eyes became red.

Yi Zhonghai reached out and patted his shoulder, then let out a long sigh.

But in his heart, he hated Xu Damao and Lin Shaowen, especially Xu Damao. He was going to get rid of this guy sooner or later.

West wing courtyard.

Lin Shaowen had just walked to the recliner and was about to lie down when he was greeted by an uninvited guest.

"Minister Xu, why are you here?"

"I heard that you were suspended again." Xu Shen laughed. "Good boy, after being checked over and over again, they couldn't find any faults with you... You don't know that Song Wenxi spent the whole night checking your files at the Ministry of Industry and the Ministry of Health last night."

"Director Song is very serious about his work." Lin Shaowen also laughed.

"By the way, I want to tell you something serious..." Xu Shen suddenly became serious.

Seeing this, Lin Shaowen waved to Qin Jingru.

Several women immediately hid in the bedroom, but they all moved in unison and hid under the window sill.

The autumn wind blows.

The flowers, plants and trees in the yard all trembled slightly. Xu Shen took out a cigarette, handed one to Lin Shaowen, and lit one for himself.

"If you still want to return to the old city, then don't let Qin Jingru go to the countryside."

"Well."

Lin Shaowen looked at Xu Shen with a strange expression.

He didn't tell anyone about Qin Jingru going to the countryside, and now Xu Shen knows about it...there is only one possibility.

This old guy has been watching him in secret.

Chapter 407 Going to the Countryside Alone

"We are not monitoring you, we are protecting you."

Xu Shen changed his words somewhat awkwardly.

"Humph."

Lin Shaowen snorted lightly, expressing his dissatisfaction.

"Well, we are indeed monitoring you." Xu Shen said with a wry smile, "After all, Lou Xiao'e is now financially strong. If she really wants to get you away... we can't defend ourselves."

"So what have you found out after monitoring me for so long?" Lin Shaowen asked unhappily.

"Originally, we were somewhat lax in our 'protection' of you, but since you took the machine tool and engine drawings... the higher-ups are investigating you more strictly." Xu Shen said helplessly, "You also know that many high-precision technologies are now blocked in other countries."

"Can't I research it myself?" Lin Shaowen became even more displeased.

Fortunately, there is no surveillance now, otherwise the fact that he has the ring would be revealed sooner or later.

If a living person disappears out of thin air, he must be caught and sliced ​​into pieces for research.

"Who can believe this?" Xu Shen said seriously, "A doctor who studied medicine and is a skilled doctor... is actually proficient in mechanics. Ask yourself, who would believe this if you tell them?"

"What about now?" Lin Shaowen frowned.

"Now at least my superiors and I believe it." Xu Shen said with a complicated look in his eyes, "You are a versatile guy, and also a freak... If you were born in our era, I wonder how much you could have contributed to the country."

“I am also contributing to the country now.”

Lin Shaowen knocked on the chair in dissatisfaction.

"Yes, yes, you are also contributing to the country now." Xu Shen said with some embarrassment, "You are developing new drugs and advancing science and technology... The higher-ups are aware of this and will provide you with protection and support, but many situations are out of control now, and I believe you are aware of this as well."

Lin Shaowen said nothing, but just looked at him with sharp eyes.

"The advice from above is that your household registration is still registered with the steel mill. It would not be a bad thing for you to go to the countryside for a few years to gain experience. You are too young and have no experience in local governance..."

"Wait, I'm not a proper local official." Lin Shaowen corrected, "I'm at most a scientific researcher, and I have nothing to do with local governance, and I don't want to be a provincial governor..."

Being an official is so tiring.

Not only is it laborious, but there is no guarantee that you will gain any benefit from it.

"It won't hurt to have more experience." Xu Shen said earnestly, "Take this incident for example. Song Wenxi is indeed targeting you, but tell me honestly that you were sentenced to 'knowing but not reporting'... Do you feel wronged?"

Lin Shaowen was silent.

Li Xinmin was indeed a bad person, but in the end he did not do anything wrong to him.

When the two were partners, he listened to his every word, even many of his policies were outrageous. Li Xinmin also supported him unconditionally, a level of support that Yang Weiguo could not have achieved even when he was around.

It's a bit too much to say that a gentleman will die for his friend.

But he really couldn't hate Li Xinmin.

"The higher-ups have studied this and found that if you wanted to stop Li Xinmin, you had ten thousand ways to do it. But you didn't stop him... Maybe it was out of gratitude to Li Xinmin, or maybe you had a good personal relationship, but these are not reasons." Xu Shen said seriously.

Lin Shaowen still didn't speak.

"I discussed this with Minister Bi yesterday. It may not be a bad thing for you to go to the countryside now." Xu Shen sighed, "If it is gold, it will shine everywhere. Calm down and work hard for a few years. When things become clear, you can come back."

"What does this have to do with Qin Jingru?" Lin Shaowen couldn't help but ask.

"Qin Jingru has your child, right? As long as her household registration is in the capital for one day, it will be very easy to transfer you back. But... if her household registration is also moved to the countryside, who knows if you can come back?"

"Okay, I understand." Lin Shaowen nodded.

"Shao Wen, we are all protecting you. Don't feel resentful and don't let us down." Xu Shen stood up and said.

"Thank you, Minister Xu." Lin Shaowen bowed slightly.

"I still prefer you to call me Lao Xu, Minister Xu... it's too distant." Xu Shen reached out and patted his shoulder, then turned and left.

Lin Shaowen looked at his staggering back and sighed deeply.

"Shao Wen."

Qin Jingru called out coquettishly.

"Did you hear everything?" Lin Shaowen forced a smile. "You guys stay in Sijiu City. I'll talk to Director Yang and the others about other matters."

"Shao Wen, how about I go to the countryside with you?" Qin Huairu couldn't help but say, "My household registration can be transferred down, and it doesn't matter if I can't transfer it back then."

"I can go down with you." Yu Li stopped Yu Haitang. "Haitang, you are pregnant. If the child is born, he will have to go to school... The schools in the city are much better than those in the countryside."

Yu Haitang opened her mouth but ultimately said nothing.

"Didn't you understand what I just heard?" Lin Shaowen said with a smile, "Now the Seventh Division has been monitoring me. If I take you to the countryside, wouldn't that tell everyone that our relationship is not ordinary?"

"This……"

Qin Huairu and Yu Li fell into silence.

"Don't think too much. Wangjia Village is in Changping, not very far away. Besides, my car has not been taken back. If I have time, I will come to see you, or you can come to see me." Lin Shaowen comforted.

"Ah."

Qin Huairu sighed.

That night.

The women prepared a sumptuous dinner, and Qin Huairu and Yu Li accompanied him to drink several bottles of wine until they got drunk.

Qin Jingru and Yu Haitang hugged him and cried loudly.

Even Lin Shaowen, who was always calm and composed, couldn't help but feel a little sad.