Chapter 115

After Li Xuewu finished saying these four points, Xu Damao was both confused and about to get angry.

Xu Fu caught his breath and said: "I helped you handle the divorce procedures with Watching Lou Xiaoe, and I helped you handle the marriage procedures with Yang Hua, otherwise you wouldn't be able to come out."

Xu Damao finally understood the meaning of Li Xuewu's words just now, and didn't care, saying: "It's good that we divorced; otherwise I would have had to divorce her when I went out anyway. I haven't wanted that hen that doesn't lay eggs for a long time. But this Yang Hua..."

Xu Damao was winking at his father on this side, but Yang Hua on that side was unhappy and said with a fake smile: "Yo, now you look down on me? When the two of you were climbing the front and back doors, why..."

Yang Hua hadn't been the little girl everyone could bully for years. How could she let go now that she had finally caught someone willing to marry her?

"Alright, shut up!" Xu Fu roared with a livid face.

Xu Fu scolded Xu Damao: "Your confession is here; if you don't marry her, you'll die."

Hearing that he still had to go inside, Xu Damao realized his life was more important and immediately stopped talking. The heated brick bed in the detention room was too terrifying. He just murmured about his job.

Xu Fu said with both heartache and regret: "After doing so many things, don't even think about your job anymore. I've already sold the house. Pack up when you go out in a while, and tomorrow we'll take the train to Sichuan and not come back again."

Xu Damao shouted excitedly: "I'm not leaving! That..."

Before he could finish, he was slapped by Xu Fu. Xu Fu said angrily: "If you stay here, you'll die!"

Xu Damao woke up instantly. If people outside knew about all these things he had done, who would hire him? Wouldn't he just starve to death? Besides, marrying a "Yao sister" would also mean social death.

He nodded decadently and said: "Okay, I'll go. Let's go back to the courtyard to pack clothes..."

Xu Fu knew Xu Damao was thinking about Watching Lou Xiaoe and those hidden gold and silver jewelry, so he interrupted him again before he could finish: "Your mother has already packed your clothes and other things; they are waiting at home. The house in the courtyard has been sold to Li Kezhang Li, and Watching Lou Xiaoe has already returned to her maiden home."

Hearing that the house had been sold to Li Xuewu, Xu Damao knew why he was able to come out. He wanted to get angry at Li Xuewu, but seeing Li Xuewu's smiling eyes full of coldness, he shrank back.

Seeing that the two had finished talking, Li Xuewu went over to unlock Xu Damao's handcuffs and, without saying anything more, sent the three of them out the door.

When he returned, he saw Han Yating standing at the door of the Security Stock, looking at him with confusion.

"Li Kezhang, I can understand Xiao Laosan, but why release that Xu Damao?"

Li Xuewu didn't explain much, just waved his hand to tell her to follow him. Only after entering the small office did he say: "The scale of such cases is in our hands. Compared to the reputation of the Steel Rolling Mill, this kind of person isn't worth it."

He also told Han Yating to collect the 300 yuan on the desk, hand in 100 yuan as a fine, and keep the rest as office expenses for the section.

Han Yating saluted Li Xuewu with surprise, then took the money and went out.

Li Xuewu was a person who kept public and private matters separate. He wouldn't touch public funds; he would either push them to his superiors or hand them to his subordinates. In short, he wouldn't move them; he wouldn't even touch them.

Being a person means having such principles.

Now everyone in the section said that the incoming Li Kezhang was an impartial, honest, progressive, fair, and reliable person who usually did nothing but work, was kind to subordinates, polite to superiors, and loyal to colleagues.

And in the eyes of the leaders, this Li Kezhang was an honest, reliable, simple, honest, kind, and sensible young man.

"I Have a Scroll of Ghosts and Gods"

Factory leader Yang Shuji had more than once praised Li Xuewu's work spirit and learning spirit at organizational study meetings.

Li Xuewu took the time to write a documentary article titled "Steel Mill Guardian," detailing how the Red Star Steel Rolling Mill Security Section, under the deployment of factory leaders and the command of the Security Department, fought bravely and ferreted out the worms in the factory.

Li Xuewu's writing style was that of an old pen-pusher tempered in state-owned enterprises. It was thrilling, full of mysteries, and soul-stirring to read.

This article was even published in the Industrial Daily, which added luster to Yang Shuji and Deputy Factory Director Li.

Fierce and vicious? Cold-faced and hard-hearted? Completely untrustworthy? A smiling tiger?

Those were all rumors from criminals; they were all fake. Can you believe what criminals say?

The Li Xuewu in the newspaper isn't like that. Who do you believe?

Until the handover in the afternoon, no one else came to the Security Section. The families of these people didn't come to the Security Section again either.

The remaining two, Guo Dapiezi and his companion, were taken into the car with hearts like dead ashes, looking at Li Xuewu with helplessness, as if saying: "Liar! Didn't you say the more we confess, the less trouble we'll be in! Why were those with 'money power' all picked up?"

Steel Mill Guardian Li Xuewu didn't pay any attention to them at all. These two weren't playing the same game as Xiao Laosan, nor were they the same as Xu Damao; the nature of the case was different.

This time, it was just a good time when the Xiao family and the Xu family caught the leaders not wanting to handle it on a large scale, otherwise Li Xuewu wouldn't have released anyone.

Besides, it wasn't that he wasn't impartial; it was really that the Xiao family gave too much, and the Xu family also added money.

After signing with Shen Fang, this matter had nothing to do with the Steel Rolling Mill side; it was nothing more than cooperating to provide some materials.

After getting off work in the afternoon, he rode his bicycle home, thinking on the way that he had another house in the courtyard, and the location was better than the inverted-seat room.

It was fortunate he didn't renovate the inverted-seat room first, otherwise it would have been redundant. Although it didn't have as many rooms as the inverted-seat room, the Xu family's house was quieter and had better lighting.

He rode leisurely to his home, just in time to catch Master Dou and the others about to finish work. Li Xuewu hurriedly stopped Master Dou and said: "Master Dou, plans can't keep up with changes. The renovation plan for the inverted-seat room in the outer courtyard is suspended. I got a house in the back courtyard. Let's look at that one this weekend and discuss the renovation."

When Master Dou heard that there was more and more work, he thought it was a good thing and was eager for it. He nodded repeatedly in agreement. Only after sending Master Dou and the others away did he go home for dinner.

Qin Huairu helped steam the cornmeal buns, sliced the pickled cabbage, and he went back carrying the leftovers from lunch and a few buns.

Li Xuewu took the opportunity while his parents were at the dinner table to talk about buying the house.

"Mom, the Xu family in the back courtyard is selling their house, and I bought it."

Liu Yin was very surprised to hear Li Xuewu's words: "Didn't you already get a house? Why buy another one? Besides, isn't Watching Lou Xiaoe living in the back courtyard?"

Li Xuewu explained: "Xu Damao's case has been cleared up; he divorced Watching Lou Xiaoe. Xu Damao is leaving Beijing with his parents tomorrow. He borrowed some money from me two days ago and was in a hurry to leave, saying he would mortgage the house to pay off the debt. The house was also cheap, so I bought it. I'll take time to transfer the title tomorrow. The inverted-seat room is ultimately not as good as the house in the back courtyard, so I plan to move to the back."

Liu Yin thought for a moment and said: "That's fine. Come back for meals; you don't need to cook for yourself."

Li Xuewu nodded. The house was really a bit crowded, so being able to live more comfortably was of course good.

"I'll go to the back courtyard to see Watching Lou Xiaoe's house after dinner."