Chapter 250: He Yuzhu is Schemed Against

Li Datou saw a tooth on the ground and immediately collapsed on the threshold, sobbing, "Sob, sob, sob."

When the bald man woke up, he discovered his head was being stepped on by He Yuzhu.

He Yuzhu cursed: "You bunch of lackeys, don't you see what kind of times these are? You are oppressing the common people; in two months, you'll all be dragged out and shot!"

"Don't be arrogant, kid, Deputy Captain Ma will be here in a moment! I'll have you thrown straight into prison!" the bald man remained arrogant.

"Then I'll wait here and see if your Deputy Captain Ma is more formidable than the late Bureau Chief Lou, Dajinya, and Mazilian?" He Yuzhu said in a low voice.

Upon hearing this, the bald man's face turned pale instantly. Although he didn't serve in this area, he had heard of the fate of those previous patrol police.

"You are He Yuzhu? My apologies, I had eyes but failed to recognize Mount Tai!" the bald man quickly changed his tune.

"I don't want to lower myself to your level today, get lost with your men immediately!" He Yuzhu said.

The bald man immediately took his two subordinates and Li Datou and ran for his life as if he had seen a ghost.

Jia Zhangshi saw this scene from the doorway, her legs turning to jelly with fear. She finally believed her son's words now—this kid He Yuzhu must have a backer, otherwise, who would dare to beat up lackeys in broad daylight.

He Yuzhu went home to cook; tonight he was making Northeast-style stew.

He took several cans of pork out of his space and stewed them together with cabbage and vermicelli.

Xiaomi, Dahua, and Xiaoqi all stayed to eat at the house, and the four little girls ate with great relish.

Just after finishing the meal, his Siqiang Chen Qingshan came to find him.

He Yuzhu invited his Siqiang to sit in the living room and poured a cup of tea.

Chen Qingshan said in a dilemma: "Zhuzi, Jin Hai is leaving, and he wants to sell me all 49% of the shares in his shop. Do you think I should take them?"

He Yuzhu thought for a moment and said firmly: "Siqiang, at this critical juncture, you must not take them. You also know that the Bald Party surely cannot hold Beiping. Once the Communist Party arrives, you having five large restaurants under your name—that makes you a proper capitalist, which is not a good thing."

"But if I don't take them, I can only close the doors. And these hundred-plus employees, many are folks from Qin Family Village; they won't have food to eat."

He Yuzhu pondered for a long time: "I have an idea: let the employees pool their money to buy Jin Hai's shares."

"They probably don't have that much money."

"You lend it to them first, then deduct it from their wages," He Yuzhu said.

"That is indeed a way."

"I advise you to also take this opportunity to sell your own shares, sell them to friends or relatives. Keep at most 20%, otherwise, there will really be big trouble later."

Chen Qingshan frowned, "Are you saying that life will be hard for rich people in the future?"

He Yuzhu nodded: "You know Lao Zhou too, you should have heard about some of their policies, right? If you can bear to part with it, it's best not to keep a single share; you just act as Manager and take a salary."

Chen Qingshan thought for a long time before saying: "This matter is also easy to handle; I will distribute the shares to my relatives in Qin Family Village."

"That's a good idea," He Yuzhu said.

After He Yuzhu sent his Siqiang away, he hurried to comfort He Yushui.

This was the first time He Yushui had been bullied; after the few little friends left, she started sobbing, "Sob, sob, sob," in a corner by herself, looking very pitiful.

No matter how Shen Guizhi comforted her, it didn't work; He Yuzhu could only take out all kinds of candies to tease her, and only then did she gradually become happy.

"Knock, knock, knock!" The sound of knocking on the door rang out.

When He Yuzhu opened the door, he discovered it was Tian Dan.

"You're looking for me?" He Yuzhu looked at her in surprise.

"If not you, then who?" Tian Dan said with a smile. That smile was like spring breeze and rain. He Yuzhu's dissatisfaction with her vanished instantly.

"My house isn't a place to talk, follow me to He Ji Restaurant by Shichahai!" He Yuzhu pulled Tian Dan and walked out.

As soon as Tian Dan arrived in the courtyard, she instantly stirred up waves in this Siheyuan.

Jia Zhangshi looked at Tian Dan and said to Jia Dongxu: "Dongxu, look, this He Yuzhu is really no good; he has a woman outside and is still thinking about Qin Huairu!"

"Mom, don't talk nonsense, that woman is at least twenty-five or twenty-six, how old is He Yuzhu?"

Only then did Jia Zhangshi feel balanced in her heart. She spat on the ground and cursed: "Little beast, flirting around outside every day, sooner or later someone will kill him!"

Yan Bugui watched He Yuzhu and Tian Dan's backs and said: "This woman might be the backer behind He Yuzhu!"

Yang Ruihua said: "This woman is too good-looking, like someone out of a painting."

"A woman like this must have a big background; it's just that this little bastard refuses to help us," Yan Bugui sighed and said.

He Yuzhu and Tian Dan sat opposite each other in a private room at He Ji Restaurant by Shichahai.

After the waiter poured the tea and left the room, He Yuzhu got straight to the point: "Dan, you specifically came to find me today, is there some urgent matter?"

Tian Dan smiled: "Coming today, one reason is to thank you in person. This time it was thanks to your rescue; if it weren't for you, my father would likely have been in grave danger." She paused, her expression becoming serious, "The second thing is to have a good talk with you about Shen Shichang."

He Yuzhu raised an eyebrow: "This morning when I spoke to you about him, you always felt he was a good person; how come you've changed your mind now?"

Tian Dan sighed softly: "Let me tell you a story."

"Alright, I'm all ears!"

"Back then, my father worked at the Central Bank in Shanghai, and Uncle Shen worked in the local Garrison. The two of them had a very deep friendship, and our two families often visited each other, always gathering together whenever there was a holiday. I had a very good relationship with his two sons and three daughters, and later we even went to the United States to study together..."

Hearing this, He Yuzhu suddenly interrupted: "Then do you know Liu Rusi?"

"I know her," Tian Dan nodded, "She was born to one of Uncle Shen's concubines and was always raised in the countryside. Later, her mother brought her back to the Shen Family, but not long after, her mother died. From then on, she wasn't very favored at home. Later on, she recognized a godfather, and that person was my cousin. Her godfather was very good to her..."

"You're saying Mayor Tian is your cousin?" He Yuzhu asked.

Tian Dan nodded slightly: "Our Tian Family and the Shen Family's ancestral homes are not far apart. And our two families also have marriage ties from the previous generation."

"I understand. So everything matches up. It is precisely because of this layer of relationship that you and your father would trust Shen Shichang so much."

Tian Dan said softly: "It wouldn't be an exaggeration to say that my father and Uncle Shen grew up together."

"Then Dan, did you come this time because you want me to arrange a meeting between you and Liu Rusi?"

Tian Dan shook her head gently: "Actually, there's nothing to say even if we meet. Back then, she seemed to have some prejudice against me, mainly because I was very close to Uncle Shen's other four children, but was relatively distant from her, which made her feel that I looked down on her. Actually, that really wasn't the case; her personality at that time was a bit, unsociable..."

He Yuzhu said sternly: "Dan, you must have figured out my relationship with Miss Liu before finding me today. As long as you can keep the secret, I will tell you everything I know!"

"That goes without saying."

"How did you conclude at the time that Feng Qingbo was one of Shen Shichang's people?" Tian Dan asked, looking straight into his eyes.

He Yuzhu took a deep breath: "To tell you the truth, I have known Feng Qingbo for at least four years. The reason I met Feng Qingbo starts from when I first met Miss Liu... My Siqiang was wrongly imprisoned, and with nowhere else to turn, he tried to seek help from Shen Shichang, whom he had met once at a restaurant, but he was blocked at the door by guards... It just so happened that I ran into Miss Liu driving out... From then on, we were considered acquaintances. I often went to cook for Miss Liu at that time, and once when she held a birthday party, I saw Feng Qingbo... He was already working for Miss Liu back then... Later, Shen Shichang and Liu Rusi had a falling out over Mayor Tian's affair, and Shen Shichang took back the people under Miss Liu... Feng Qingbo was among them!"

Tian Dan pressed him: "It seems you were right; Feng Qingbo betrayed the revolution long ago. But what concrete evidence do you have to prove that this operation was directed by Uncle Shen? What if Feng Qingbo was acting under someone else's orders? After all, he is a member of the Military Statistics Bureau. He has more than one superior officer besides Shen Shichang!"

He Yuzhu frowned slightly: "What you say is also true; I cannot produce evidence. But I must remind you that if you insist on meeting with Shen Shichang, the risk is immense. He has a guard platoon by his side and controls twenty or thirty secret agents. Even more terrifying is that with a single phone call, he can summon an entire regiment from outside the city. Going to negotiate now is truly too dangerous."

"I have already thought it through," Tian Dan said with a firm tone, "If we arrange to meet him and he truly intends to strike at us, we will strap ourselves with Explosive and perish together with him. If it is proven that he is innocent, the peace talks can continue."

"Why go to such lengths?" He Yuzhu shook his head, "I do not approve of you doing this."

"The revolution always requires someone to pay the price; your uncle has already agreed to go with us," Tian Dan said.

He Yuzhu sighed helplessly, but in his heart, he was cursing this Tian Dan for actually calculating against him once again!