Chapter 168: The Great Wind Rises and the Clouds Fly; He Yuzhu Completely Exposed

Tian Wenjiao didn't continue to argue with He Yuzhu. All she had to do was record He Yuzhu's words and hand them up, leaving the rest to the professionals.

After Jia Zhangshi was taken away and He Yuzhu finished settling accounts with the five aunties, the entire Siheyuan returned to peace.

He Yuzhu believed that there would never be any more dog-shit trouble in the Siheyuan in the future, and it would definitely be very peaceful. At the very least, no one would dare to provoke He Yuzhu.

Those who dared to provoke He Yuzhu were either killed by him or sent to the Great Third Front or the countryside. The people in the Siheyuan weren't stupid; they all saw this point and naturally didn't dare to provoke He Yuzhu again.

The "beasts" were all afraid of power, not virtue. In fact, the people here were even more so. The better your temper, the better the face you gave them, the more they would climb up your nose and bully you to the limit. You just have to treat them like beasts.

It is, after all, a "Beast-Filled Siheyuan."

The days that followed were indeed as He Yuzhu had expected. No one in the Siheyuan dared to find trouble with He Yuzhu, and the entire Siheyuan was a scene of dullness and tranquility.

Xu Zhongyi replaced Xu Damao, becoming He Yuzhu's beloved friend and brother, a drinking buddy of sorts.

Ming Tai, on the other hand, was a bit arrogant, somewhat similar to Liu Haizhong, but Ming Tai didn't have Liu Haizhong's bad habits; instead, he was amiable.

However, perhaps it was Ming Tai's family background that made him seem amiable, while in reality, he carried a faint sense of distance.

Tian Wenjiao replaced Qin Huairu's role, running to He Yuzhu's house for no reason at all.

Tian Wenjiao wasn't looking for He Yuzhu's help, but was trying to argue with him about various things in every possible way.

The so-called argument was Tian Wenjiao's way of putting it, but in He Yuzhu's eyes, this was just being contrary, because once Tian Wenjiao couldn't win an argument against He Yuzhu, she would become unreasonable.

In He Yuzhu's view, this unreasonableness of Tian Wenjiao's had the same effect as Yi Zhonghai's "setting aside the facts and not talking about them."

He Yuzhu naturally knew Tian Wenjiao's purpose: to constantly probe his background through conversation.

He Yuzhu had been prepared for a long time. Once Tian Wenjiao became unreasonable, He Yuzhu would also become unreasonable, and it would truly become a contest of being contrary—it was just a matter of who could out-argue whom.

He Yuzhu could always leave Tian Wenjiao speechless. Moreover, there was Qin Jingru on the side, strictly guarding against Tian Wenjiao with all her might. Almost every time, Tian Wenjiao came excitedly and left angrily.

After more than three months of being fed, Qin Jingru's complexion was clearly much ruddier, her hair, which had been somewhat yellow due to hunger, became black and shiny, and she herself became much healthier.

After Qin Jingru's health recovered and she even became somewhat robust, He Yuzhu calculated the time and, during Qin Jingru's safe period, practiced the "Kun Character Technique" with her.

He Yuzhu believed that he was still young, and Qin Jingru was also too young, so he didn't want to be tied down by children.

The world is so big, He Yuzhu wanted to go see it, and by the way, take those who were willing to go with him to see it.

He Yushui had been admitted to high school and was living on campus.

In the blink of an eye, four years had passed, and it was almost time for the storm to arrive.

During this time, under He Yuzhu's precise control of time, Qin Jingru did not get pregnant. This scared Qin Jingru, who thought there was something wrong with her body and that she couldn't give birth.

Qin Jingru secretly went to several hospitals, and only after a detailed examination found that there was nothing wrong with her body did she breathe a sigh of relief. However, Qin Jingru was always brooding over the fact that she hadn't conceived He Yuzhu's child.

He Yuzhu had no choice but to find a professional in the hospital to give Qin Jingru a proper lesson on that aspect, letting her understand the knowledge and principles involved.

After Qin Jingru understood, He Yuzhu told her his plan: that is, to wait until Qin Jingru was twenty-five before getting pregnant.

"Why? A woman's best childbearing age is twenty-three to twenty-nine. It would be fine when I'm twenty-three; why wait until twenty-five?" Qin Jingru asked.

Qin Jingru always felt that she wasn't good enough for He Yuzhu, firmly believing in the principle of "mother being valued because of her son," and had always wanted to give He Yuzhu a son to solidify her position in the family.

"Because you were too depleted before, you need to make up for it, so you have to wait two more years," He Yuzhu said.

Although Qin Jingru was a bit unhappy, she knew that it was difficult to change things once He Yuzhu had decided, so she could only acquiesce.

He Yushui also successfully graduated from high school, so He Yuzhu took Li Huaide's path and arranged for He Yushui to be in the Broadcast Room. Originally, He Yuzhu wanted to arrange for He Yushui to be in the kitchen, as that would be conducive to taking care of and protecting her.

However, He Yushui had a stubborn personality. After learning that her classmate Yu Haitang had entered the Rolling Mill and become a broadcaster, she insisted on being a broadcaster too.

The Broadcast Room belonged to the Propaganda Department. When the storm arrived, that would be the front line, and the position was quite delicate. However, He Yuzhu remembered that in the original story, Yu Haitang was completely fine, so he agreed to let He Yushui go to the Broadcast Room to be a broadcaster.

Thus, He Yuzhu took Li Huaide's path and let He Yushui become a broadcaster. He Yuzhu also learned why Yu Haitang was able to become a broadcaster.

Yu Haitang had taken Factory Director Yang's path—or more accurately, entered the Rolling Mill through Factory Director Yang's nephew and became a broadcaster. Who let Factory Director Yang's nephew be stunned by Yu Haitang's beauty when he saw her?

Due to Factory Director Yang's encounter, he could only apply for sick retirement, which was a blessing in disguise for him, avoiding the wind, rain, and sun.

When Factory Director Yang was applying for sick retirement, the Big Leader personally asked, "Little Yang, do you have any other requests?"

"My nephew's job hasn't been resolved yet," Factory Director Yang said.

"I understand, I will arrange it," the Big Leader said, and immediately gave Factory Director Yang an entry letter, personally signing it.

Factory Director Yang's nephew entered the Rolling Mill relying on this entry letter. Factory Director Yang's nephew begged Factory Director Yang desperately to let Yu Haitang become a broadcaster.

Factory Director Yang had no choice but to beg Li Huaide. Because Factory Director Yang's image was poor, he didn't come to the Rolling Mill, but let Li Huaide meet him.

Li Huaide was Factory Director Yang's old rival, and he originally thought it would take ten or eight years to squeeze Factory Director Yang out and successfully take his place.

Who could have thought that a strange person would intervene, causing Factory Director Yang to fall into a pit twice? Li Huaide couldn't help but feel full of sympathy for Factory Director Yang when he thought of these things.

To be tossed around like this was truly unique.

After the two sides met, there was no sword-drawing or bow-stretching, but a conversation like old friends. In the end, the struggle between the two was more like a gentleman's dispute.

Whoever lost would step down. Although the situation would be a bit more difficult, there would be no threat to life. Just like in the original story, Factory Director Yang was squeezed out by Li Huaide, but he was only made to clean, and there was no excessive targeting of him.

After a detailed discussion between the two, Yu Haitang entered the Rolling Mill and became a broadcaster.

He Yuzhu originally thought that with Lu Ming, Tian Wenjiao, the Xu Zhongyi couple, and the Ming Tai couple monitoring him, the storm would have nothing to do with him. He didn't expect that things would be so difficult, and even though he didn't want to pay attention, things were always forced in front of him.

Tian Wenjiao was taken away, and the Ming Tai couple and the Xu Zhongyi couple were also taken away. Lu Ming, however, was not taken away.

He Yuzhu had long since figured out their backgrounds.

Tian Wenjiao, the Ming Tai couple, and the Xu Zhongyi couple were people sent by the higher-ups. Lu Ming had no other background; he was from the Security Section and came to the Siheyuan because of cooperation.

The higher-ups were worried that if an unexpected conflict occurred, Lu Ming could mediate and maintain surface stability. After all, Lu Ming was from the Security Section.

Xu Zhongyi, Gu Yufei, and Ming Tai were sensitive to the situation, but they didn't expect the storm to come so quickly, and even they were affected. Fortunately, the higher-ups had countermeasures. After sensing that something was wrong, they burned the files about He Yuzhu to ashes, burning them clean.

They did this because they were afraid that the new people taking over would act without restraint, not considering things comprehensively, and only knowing how to be reckless. If they created an irreconcilable conflict with He Yuzhu, it would cause an irreparable situation.

It was better to destroy the information and deal with He Yuzhu's matter later.

He Yuzhu didn't expect Tian Wenjiao and the others to be taken away so openly. He couldn't figure out the reason and even suspected for a time that this was a trap.

Thus, He Yuzhu used his own methods to secretly follow them.

And then, He Yuzhu was angry—completely furious.

Differences in cognition can be persuaded or argued, and at worst, you can punish, but you cannot cross the bottom line.

Tian Wenjiao, Gu Yufei, and Cheng Jinyun were very beautiful. It was fine before, but now it had become the source of disaster.

The situation had reached a critical moment. If He Yuzhu hesitated any longer, Tian Wenjiao and the others would fall into an irreparable situation.

Thus, He Yuzhu decided this wasn't a trap and struck decisively.

A big pit appeared under their feet. Before these people could react, they all fell into the pit, and then the pit began to close, leaving only an opening for them to breathe.

He Yuzhu had already reinforced the room, so their cries wouldn't be able to get out.

He Yuzhu understood that as soon as he made a move, his secrets wouldn't be able to be kept. However, He Yuzhu didn't regret it.

A real man has things he will do and things he will not do.

This also meant that He Yuzhu had to go far away.

Fortunately, they acted at night. After all, such things had to be done away from people, which meant He Yuzhu had one night.

He Yuzhu appeared abruptly in front of Tian Wenjiao.

"It's you?" Tian Wenjiao widened her eyes, looking like a survivor of a disaster, and said.

"It's me," He Yuzhu said, then came to Tian Wenjiao's side and brushed her body. The ropes and silver bracelets on Tian Wenjiao's body instantly disappeared without a trace.

"What kind of method is this?" Tian Wenjiao widened her eyes and asked in disbelief.

"When in doubt, quantum mechanics. This is a matter of the quantum realm. With your knowledge base, it's very difficult for me to explain it to you. Are you coming with me, or staying here?" He Yuzhu spouted nonsense with a straight face.

"Where to?" Tian Wenjiao asked.

"In the current situation, the only way is to go to Gangcheng," He Yuzhu said very frankly.

Tian Wenjiao fell silent.

He Yuzhu confessed directly to Tian Wenjiao because there was no need to hide. Moreover, over the years, He Yuzhu's arguments and contrary behavior with Tian Wenjiao had influenced her somewhat, and she was no longer as simple as before.

After saving Tian Wenjiao, He Yuzhu went to the next room to rescue Gu Yufei.

Gu Yufei was much calmer about this situation. After all, Gu Yufei was from the Military Intelligence Agency; what hadn't she seen? What hadn't she encountered?

"Brother Zhuzi, it's you?" Gu Yufei said with a tone of certainty.

Gu Yufei understood that in this situation, only He Yuzhu could save her with such unfathomable methods.

"It's me," He Yuzhu said, then brought Tian Wenjiao to Gu Yufei's door. The door, as well as the silver bracelets and ropes on Gu Yufei, instantly disappeared.

This made Tian Wenjiao's pupils shrink. At first, she thought He Yuzhu had to touch the items for them to disappear, but she didn't expect things to be not as she had guessed.

It must be said that Tian Wenjiao's psychological quality was excellent. She regained her composure immediately and made the most intuitive judgment based on the facts that happened before her eyes.

Previously, Gu Yufei was standing on the ground. According to the rules, Gu Yufei and the earth were a whole, and the ropes on her body were also a whole with the earth.

He Yuzhu's feet were also touching the earth, so naturally, he could take a part of this whole into his consciousness space.

"Coming with me or staying here?" He Yuzhu asked.

"Of course I'm coming with you. If I don't come with you, why stay here? Can you save Zhongyi while you're at it?" Gu Yufei asked.

"I can. I have a question I want to ask, Ms. Gu: do you regret it?" He Yuzhu asked.

Gu Yufei fell silent.

Silence itself represented an attitude, an answer. He Yuzhu didn't continue to ask, but rescued Xu Zhongyi and Ming Tai one after another.

Tian Wenjiao and Gu Yufei were women, so they hadn't been poisoned or beaten, but Xu Zhongyi and Ming Tai were miserable. They had been beaten so badly that even their mothers wouldn't recognize them.

Especially Ming Tai, who had been beaten even harder—who told him to be tall, handsome, and cold?

"Brother Zhuzi, I finally waited for you to make a move. If you didn't make a move, brother might not have been able to see you," Xu Zhongyi cried out miserably.

Ever since Xu Zhongyi started working, everything had been smooth sailing, and he had never suffered any major setbacks. Now, being tossed around like this, Xu Zhongyi cried out miserably.

Ming Tai was a bit better, after all, he had received training in this area, but anyone treated like this would have a fire burning in their heart.

Fortunately, He Yuzhu made a move and saved them. However, the methods used to save them were far beyond their cognition.

Such methods that exceeded people's cognition often produced a deep-seated shock in them. If they were reckless men, it would be fine; they would act recklessly, but they were not.

This made it so that even if they had other thoughts, they wouldn't act until they had figured out He Yuzhu's trump cards.

"You guys are fine, just beaten. If I had made a move later, Tian Wenjiao and Gu Yufei would have been miserable. You understand."

"The waiter, the young master of the Ming family, and the pearl of the former Gu family, Ms. Gu. Come to think of it, you three should still be classmates, right?" He Yuzhu suddenly asked.

Xu Zhongyi and the others were shocked. They didn't expect He Yuzhu to be able to figure out their backgrounds so clearly, because the three of them were indeed classmates.

"Who exactly are you?" Ming Tai asked in a deep voice.

"Ming Tai, he is He Yuzhu, do you still need to ask? He has such methods; wouldn't figuring out our backgrounds be easy? By the way, where is Cheng Jinyun?" Xu Zhongyi asked.

(End of Chapter) ===== CHAPTER 169 =====