Chapter 87: Arresting Yi Zhonghai

"Oh my, I didn't expect that while I was away, such a big thing would happen in the courtyard. It seems the Siheyuan can't do without me."

"Sigh, I really don't know how that Silly Zhu opened his mind, and he even became so smart, actually pitting Yi Zhonghai's coffin money out. Hahahaha..."

"I have to say, Silly Zhu handled this beautifully. Not only did he pit Yi Zhonghai hard, but he also turned his face and refused to recognize anyone, went back on his words, and stabbed Yi Zhonghai, stabbing Yi Zhonghai's position as First Great Uncle away."

"Sigh, I don't know if my position as supervisor is still useful. There are no Great Uncles in the courtyard, who am I supervising?"

"If I had known such an exciting thing would happen, I would have rushed back yesterday even if it cost me my life," Xu Damao chattered away, chatting with Liu Guangtian.

The speaker had no intention, but the listener did.

Liu Haizhong, who was not happy, was shocked when he heard Xu Damao's words.

"That's right, why wasn't Xu Damao's position as supervisor canceled on the spot? There are no Great Uncles in the courtyard. It seems Liu Guangtian is right, there's something going on here."

"Yi Zhonghai is finished, but Old Yan and I are fine. Letting Old Yan and me go to the Street Office to study must be the Street Office testing me. Right, it must be testing me!"

"I can't be slack. I must hold steady. I must not look for trouble like Old Yi, causing such a big mess," Liu Haizhong self-reassured.

Director Wang didn't cancel He Yuzhu's position as supervisor purely because she forgot. How could she know Liu Haizhong would overthink so many things?

"Yo~ Silly Zhu, you're back. I heard that last night, you showed great power and sent Yi Zhonghai to the hospital. Wasn't it said that Yi Zhonghai was your godfather? Didn't you used to be obedient to him? How come you're pitting your dad now?" Xu Damao said smugly.

He Yuzhu couldn't be bothered to deal with Xu Damao and directly dug a brick from the ground.

Seeing this, Xu Damao hid directly behind Liu Haizhong and roared loudly in terror: "Silly Zhu, what do you want to do?"

"Silly Mao, I'll perform a trick for you," He Yuzhu said, then turned his palm into a knife and chopped at the middle of the brick, directly chopping the brick into two halves.

He Yuzhu kicked, kicking the half-brick that fell to the ground under Xu Damao and Liu Haizhong's feet.

Xu Damao and Liu Haizhong's faces changed instantly, especially Xu Damao's, which turned deathly pale. Liu Haizhong was a bit better; after all, Liu Haizhong was a forgeman and had the strength of an arm.

Liu Haizhong felt that if he slapped with all his might, he could probably, maybe, possibly split this brick into two halves, but it wouldn't be as easy as He Yuzhu.

He Yuzhu gripped the remaining small piece of brick in his hand with force, and this small piece of brick instantly turned into powder. He Yuzhu raised his hand and scattered the brick powder toward Xu Damao and Liu Haizhong.

Xu Damao and Liu Haizhong dodged immediately. After the brick powder landed, Xu Damao pounced over and squatted on the ground to observe carefully.

"Impossible! Absolutely impossible!" Xu Damao shouted in disbelief.

Subsequently, Xu Damao picked up the half-brick He Yuzhu had chopped off and observed it carefully, discovering it was a real brick. This wasn't a trick from a street performer, and his face turned green.

Xu Damao looked up at He Yuzhu and discovered that He Yuzhu was looking at him with a half-smile. Xu Damao suddenly felt like he was being watched by a wild beast, his whole body went soft, he couldn't muster any strength, and he didn't have a trace of consciousness to resist.

He Yuzhu suddenly took two steps toward Xu Damao. Xu Damao felt his hair stand on end, and like a frightened donkey, he shouted desperately: "Don't come over!"

"If I don't come over, I won't come over. Silly Mao, from now on, whenever I hear you talking bad about me behind my back, it will be like this brick," He Yuzhu said coldly.

After He Yuzhu finished speaking, he walked forward quickly in Xu Damao's terrified eyes, snatched the half-brick from Xu Damao's hand, gripped it with force, and this half-brick turned into powder again, scattering on top of Xu Damao's head.

Xu Damao was completely stupid, scared stupid, squatting there without daring to move, fearing that if he moved, he would cause He Yuzhu's misunderstanding and then face a storm-like blow.

Xu Damao really didn't expect He Yuzhu to be so powerful. Was he just playing around before?

Not only Xu Damao thought so, but everyone present thought so.

After He Yuzhu scared Xu Damao, he went home. He Yuzhu had never really taken Xu Damao to heart. He Yuzhu understood that his real enemy wasn't Xu Damao, nor was it Yi Zhonghai and his ilk, but the whole world.

Since he had decided to change the world according to his own wishes, he had to take action. He Yuzhu was ready to be the enemy of the whole world.

Early the next morning, He Yuzhu took his household registration book, work permit, and other documents and headed straight to the post office. Under the perfunctory attitude of the post office staff, he got the remittance slip stub that He Daqing had given him.

He Yuzhu couldn't be bothered to argue with these people and headed straight to the District Bureau, finding Ma Kehe.

"Ma Kehe, I want to report a case. Since October of '51, my dad has been sending me money. At first, it was five yuan for two months, then it was ten yuan every month, and it has continued to this day. However, my sister He Yushui and I haven't received a single cent."

"I suspect this money was intercepted. The remittance slip can reach the Street Office level, which shows that the district didn't intercept it. If the district intercepted it, the remittance slip wouldn't have reached the Street Office, so I came directly to the district to report the case, accusing the post office of blacking my money," He Yuzhu said very simply.

After He Yuzhu finished speaking, he handed the remittance slip stub to Ma Kehe.

Ma Kehe immediately lifted his spirits. Ma Kehe frowned and looked at the stub carefully, discovering that the name signed on the remittance slip stub was Yi Zhonghai's.

Section Chief Ma couldn't help but say in a deep voice: "Your money wasn't necessarily blacked by the post office; it could also have been blacked by Yi Zhonghai."

"Then I don't care. Anyway, my dad remitted money to me through the post office. I didn't receive the money, so I'll find the post office. Even if this matter goes to Zhongnanhai, I'm the one who's right. If I don't sue the post office, who do I sue?" He Yuzhu sneered.

Ma Kehe had investigated the Siheyuan where He Yuzhu lived and knew about the fly-like filth in the Siheyuan.

Ma Kehe instantly understood why He Yuzhu came here to report the case and insisted on suing the post office: it was to make a big deal out of it. If he reported the case at the Street Office Police Station, someone might cover it up.

Since He Yuzhu had already reported the case, Section Chief Ma had to accept and file the case. If he didn't accept the case, with He Yuzhu's temper, he might really go to Zhongnanhai to block the car and cry for injustice. By then, he would be punished.

Station Chief Ma took He Yuzhu and two subordinates straight to the Street Office post office, found the post office leader, and told him about the matter. The post office leader was so scared he almost collapsed to the ground.

This was a major event, not only involving the loss of money but also involving people's trust in the post office.

The post office leader and Section Chief Ma joined forces to thoroughly investigate the matter and easily found out the process. All the money remitted by He Daqing was kept by Yi Zhonghai, and there was no such thing as the postman and Yi Zhonghai joining forces to black money.

The post office leader couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief. However, the post office leader also understood that he wouldn't be dismissed, but he would also be punished, because He Yuzhu was suing the post office, and there was indeed a slip-up here.

Section Chief Ma had actually already judged in his heart that the money remitted by He Daqing was most likely taken by Yi Zhonghai. Now, the post office had produced various evidence proving that this money was blacked by Yi Zhonghai, so he prepared to join forces to act—directly arresting Yi Zhonghai.

At this time, Yi Zhonghai was eagerly looking forward to the factory cooking a small meal.

Yesterday, Yi Zhonghai not only arranged for an apprentice in his workshop to monitor He Yuzhu but also bribed a squad leader. As long as the factory cooked a small meal, the squad leader would be ready to catch He Yuzhu.

No matter if He Yuzhu brought a lunch box or not, he would catch He Yuzhu. If He Yuzhu brought a lunch box, he would catch He Yuzhu openly; if He Yuzhu didn't bring a lunch box, he would frame him directly.

Yi Zhonghai was having a beautiful dream of subduing He Yuzhu when Section Chief Ma brought his subordinates, the post office Security Section, and the Rolling Mill Security Section, and rushed into Yi Zhonghai's ward, catching Yi Zhonghai right in the middle of his beautiful dream.

In this era, if the public security wants to arrest someone, they can't just arrest them. They must cooperate with the Security Section of their unit to arrest them.

"Yi Zhonghai, your matter has been exposed, come with us," Section Chief Ma said, then had his subordinates escort Yi Zhonghai away.

(End of chapter) ===== CHAPTER 88 =====