Chapter 832: Why?!

"Ah!"

"Ah!"

"How is it you!"

"How is it you!"

It wasn't strange for Bang Geng to see Aunt Yu Li at the club, but it was strange to see Xu Xu Damao's wife here!

Of course, he knew about Xu Xu Damao's divorce and moving away from the back courtyard.

But he didn't know where the woman living in the back courtyard had gone.

At his age, he could remember mischievous things, but not the trivial matters of the family.

Unless it was something his grandmother often nagged about!

It just so happened!

The one right in front of him wasn't the one his grandmother nagged about!

So, he was really surprised to see a "fellow villager" here.

Lou Lou Xiaoe was also surprised, looked at Bang Geng, then looked outside the door, and asked Yu Li: "Did Qin Qin Huairu come?"

"Where~"

Yu Li said with a smile: "Came with Li Li Xuewu."

Bang Geng was doubting life on his own; is this courtyard a proper club?!

How come they're all divorced women!

In his little brain right now, there was no concept of being bullied; he could only use "divorced woman" to describe his surprise.

Lou Lou Xiaoe looked at him with a smile, found her snacks from the cabinet, and gave them to Bang Geng.

Seeing Bang Geng still pretending to be shy, she said with a smile: "What's wrong? Don't recognize me anymore?"

"Not really~"

Bang Geng looked at the delicious food in front of him and said hesitantly: "Just don't know what to call you anymore."

As he spoke, he glanced at Yu Li; the meaning was, you're the same as Aunt Yu Li now, how should I address you? Can't be Auntie, right!

"Heh~ you really take after your mother~"

Lou Lou Xiaoe tapped Bang Geng's forehead and stuffed the snacks in her hand into his arms.

Then she walked behind the office desk and said: "Just call me Little Aunt."

"Got it, Little Aunt."

With food, Bang Geng would call her Little Aunt, or even Mom; it didn't cost him anything to go out that door.

Yu Li pushed his back and gestured toward the sofa: "Go sit first, wait until I'm busy, then I'll take you to play."

"I can do it myself!"

Bang Geng shook his big head and said: "Wu Shu brought me here before, and we even played wrestling."

As he spoke, he gestured toward the flower hall in the middle of the courtyard and said: "It was over there; an old man and a young guy came."

"Gone~"

Yu Li said while walking out: "You stay here quietly, don't disturb Aunt Lou Xiaoe's work!"

Watching Aunt Yu Li leave, Bang Geng looked at Aunt Lou Xiaoe with some surprise and asked hesitantly: "Little Aunt, how did those two die?"

"Who?"

Lou Lou Xiaoe was looking at documents when she was startled by Bang Geng's question.

Bang Geng blinked his eyes and gestured toward the flower hall in the middle of the courtyard: "The old man and young guy who taught me wrestling in this courtyard before."

He said with some regret: "That person was so good at wrestling, and then they were just gone~"

"Hehe~"

Lou Lou Xiaoe only then reacted and said with a light laugh: "Your Little Aunt means that those two people don't work here anymore, not that they died."

"Ah! Is that so?"

Bang Geng shook his big face, the regret on his face hadn't disappeared, and he looked a bit silly.

Lou Lou Xiaoe found it interesting and deliberately teased him: "Why did you think of learning wrestling?"

"Just... wanted to learn~"

Bang Geng thought: If I say I learned wrestling to fight Wu Shu, you'll definitely go tell on me! Do you think I'm stupid!

One look and this woman doesn't seem very smart!

"Who are you learning from?"

Lou Lou Xiaoe asked: "We don't have anyone here who knows wrestling, but there are those who practice martial arts."

"That's useless, just flowery fists and embroidered legs."

Bang Geng acted as if he understood everything, gnawing on the chestnut in his hand, and said: "Wu Shu said, no matter how high the boxing method is, it fears a kitchen knife; no matter how fast the leg method is, it's not as fast as a gun."

"Hehe~"

Lou Lou Xiaoe was amused by his appearance, asking: "You say those things are useless, why still learn wrestling?"

"Because wrestling doesn't need kitchen knives or guns~"

Bang Geng gave her a look that said "Are you a fool?", and thinking that the chestnut in his hand was given by this Little Aunt, he restrained himself a bit.

Lou Lou Xiaoe didn't mind him and nodded, saying: "Learn well, learn something good from your Wu Shu, and definitely don't learn his stinky rascal ways~"

Bang Geng raised his eyebrows and looked at the woman burying her head in work with confusion.

Can someone with this IQ sit in an office and work?!

What kind of talk is this!

Wu Shu is a stinky rascal?

Unreasonable!

Wait until I finish these chestnuts!

"Wait until I finish this game!"

Huang Gan saw Li Li Xuewu walking over and waved his hand, only saying this before putting his attention back on the billiard table.

Li Bai, who was leaning low on the opposite side preparing to hit the ball, also saw Li Li Xuewu and just wanted to get up to greet him, but was gestured to continue by him.

Look at this white ball, it's so round and white!

With one shot, the ball swayed a few times, very dazzling.

Huang Gan licked his lips, squinted his eyes, and seeing Li Bai get up, he pretended to look for the ball path.

Li Li Xuewu nodded at Li Bai, who was smiling and greeting him, and then placed his gaze on the rest area.

Ma Jun and the others were all there, and when they saw him coming, they even made room for him on the sofa.

Li Li Xuewu looked with a smile, but the person sitting next to the seat left for him was the little girl called Little Bai.

"Wu Shu~"

Ou Xin and the others weren't there; the big girl only looked at Li Bai, and there was only Luo Yun on the sofa side greeting him with a smile.

Zhou Zhou Xiaobai was still a bit shy; although her eyes were bright when she saw Li Li Xuewu, she dodged when Li Li Xuewu sat over.

"Why so free today?"

Li Li Xuewu sat down and took the cigarette thrown by Zhong Zhong Jingxue but didn't smoke it, asking them while holding it in his hand.

Ma Jun pointed at Zhong Zhong Jingxue sitting opposite and said: "He had something to do last week, and I had something to do the week before."

After speaking, he looked at Li Li Xuewu and said with a smile: "If you don't come, we don't have much interest either."

"Is that so?"

Li Li Xuewu looked left and right at the girls and said meaningfully: "How come I didn't see it!"

Luo Yun was sitting on the armrest of Zhong Zhong Jingxue's sofa, her body leaning, her long skirt covering her thighs against his thighs, almost sitting in his lap.

This little girl wasn't old, but she had plenty of schemes, daring to play more than Ou Xin and the others.

Compared to big girls like Ou Xin, little girls of Luo Yun's age carried more youthful wantonness and madness.

Perhaps this is the freedom pursued and yearned for by the new generation of youth.

It wasn't that Ou Xin and the others didn't want to play, but they had too many scruples and wanted too much; they were older, always thinking about the future.

Luo Yun didn't have scruples; happy for a day is a day; after spending a long time with these big brothers, she felt it was boring to look back at those earthy boys in the courtyard.

Carrying a dagger and swaggering around, is that fashion? Is that a hero?

Maybe it was in the eyes of ordinary girls in this era, but after seeing the fun and delicious things here, she couldn't look back.

People are all like this; the change in class inevitably brings about a change in thought.

When men and women talk about spirit and values, they are actually talking about this: vision.

Speaking of which, there's nothing to open one's eyes to in this club; it's just some things not commonly seen outside, or things you can't play with.

You say shooting, which girl in the courtyard hasn't gone to the shooting range with her father to play? That's not strange.

What's strange is the cinema, gym, billiard room, service department, and big restaurant, etc.

That's strange?

Isn't there also one outside!

No!

What's strange is that all these services are in one courtyard.

What's strange is that there are special good things in these places that also exist outside.

Internal films in the cinema, equipment in the gym, exquisite clothes in the service department, big weekend dishes in the big restaurant.

Heard the restaurant is preparing to serve seafood; which restaurant in Beijing dares to say they feed them seafood.

And the tennis court, tea hall, library, guesthouse, chess and card room, bathhouse, small dance hall... that are about to be built...

The strangest thing is that this place is not open to the public and only entertains members.

The reason they can get in is because they follow Huang Gan.

Even for people like Brother Ma, they don't have the qualification to enter and exit here at will.

Playing a club to the end is about comparing the "B-grade" (status)!

Therefore, as long as Huang Gan wants to come, he will definitely come if he makes an appointment with Ma Jun, and if you ask them, they will push aside other things to come here to play.

Not to mention the many strange things here, even the ordinary things, separated by a wall, places outsiders can't enter, they also feel are fun.

Seeing Zhou Zhou Xiaobai sitting by Li Ge without reaction, Luo Yun gave her a look, gesturing toward the cigarette in Li Ge's hand.

Zhou Zhou Xiaobai also saw Luo Yun's look, but pursed her lips, looked at Li Li Xuewu who was talking, and still felt embarrassed.

Luo Yun's background wasn't very high, but she was different; her father didn't say his daughter should suffer by lighting cigarettes and pouring water.

However, she was also hesitating, but didn't feel that lighting a cigarette for Li Li Xuewu or sitting with these adults made her inferior.

Ma Jun and the others didn't say they looked down on them, or treat them how, just treating them as juniors and sisters in the courtyard.

If it were really that kind of dance girl in the old society, who knows how filthy it would be.

It's not the mental state of them sitting here playing together.

Of course, this brother-sister relationship definitely isn't the pure brother-sister relationship everyone thinks of, but it's not that filthy either.

At least what she knew, saw, and heard, she hadn't seen these big brothers do anything out of line.

So, just like what Luo Yun said after going back from here last time, they need youthful vitality to supplement nutrition, and they also need opportunities and connections to broaden their vision.

No one loses, no one takes anything, eating and playing for free, just growing up.

It was Luo Yun, seeing Zhou Zhou Xiaobai sitting there blushing, who felt ashamed.

"Is Zhong Jingxue doing okay over there?"

Li Li Xuewu talked to Ma Jun about the situation in the procuratorate; their unit had recently confiscated and received quite a few things and had already contacted Old Lao Biaozi.

The two were talking about the impact of the situation changes in Beijing on the future procuratorate, and even the judicial system.

Of course, Li Li Xuewu only made a prediction that was half true and half false, but even just these brought anxiety and worry to Ma Jun and the others.

They naturally believed Li Li Xuewu's words; although it wasn't the kind of full belief, Huang Gan's attitude of treating Li Li Xuewu as a god, and the development situation of the No. 1 Prison Section, had to make them think more.

Zhong Zhong Jingxue was a bit worried; he was afraid that the situation that had finally been opened up in the Xicheng No. 3 Prison Section would be ruined again.

This kind of worry made him unable to even care about the teasing of the little girl beside him.

"Before you said these things, I still felt it was very good."

Zhong Zhong Jingxue said with a bitter smile: "But now I feel it's not very good."

Ma Jun was even more worried than him, sitting back in the single sofa and smoking, as if a great disaster was imminent.

Only Ao Ao Zhongliang was still calm, but his brows were also deeply furrowed, sitting in the armchair and tapping the ash, saying: "At least have a preparation."

"Must grasp the direction."

Li Li Xuewu pointed at the coffee table with the hand holding the cigarette and emphasized to the group: "One wrong step is an abyss."

"Also~"

He scanned the three and said: "Must guard against villains."

"Zhong Jingxue's side is easy to talk about."

Ma Jun sat up and extinguished the cigarette butt, saying: "Our side is different; from top to bottom, one hair affects the whole body."

"Then jump out and sweep slowly."

Li Li Xuewu placed the cigarette in his mouth and went to touch the lighter in his pocket; at this moment, he felt the sound of a match striking by his ear.

Turning his head, it was the girl called Little Bai, who was holding the fire to light it for him.

"Thank you."

Li Li Xuewu lit the cigarette and said softly, then looked at Ma Jun and said: "I don't know if your family has any arrangements or backup plans for you, but now is absolutely not the time for you to participate in the game."

"No need to get yourself into trouble."

Huang Gan walked over with a billiard cue, stood beside Ao Ao Zhongliang, and said very seriously: "Look at those jumping up and down, how annoying; can they have a good ending in the future?"

"Don't think about those three melons and two dates; it's not worth it."

He patted Ao Ao Zhongliang's shoulder; he was talking about Ma Jun, but also included him.

Ao Ao Zhongliang sat there without speaking; this was a deep person with many ideas.

Huang Gan didn't know what they were thinking; he had said what he should say anyway.

At this moment, he gestured toward Li Li Xuewu sitting on the sofa and asked: "Still remember Zhong Ma Wentao? Used to be from the Gulou Section in Xicheng."

After speaking, he didn't wait for Li Li Xuewu to nod, raised his eyebrows and said: "Just because he covered up a small matter for a certain big figure, he received the notice this Wednesday: border support."

Li Li Xuewu frowned and asked: "Didn't he transfer to the branch bureau?"

He naturally still remembered this person; it was the one he met at the train station when gathering for training, and the other party even mistook him for someone with connections.

Later, they got to know each other during training, so they kept in touch.

After the training ended, Zhong Ma Wentao transferred into the X City Branch Bureau, and he joined when the club was established.

He also came to play usually, but the frequency was very low.

The freedom of members in the club was very high; there were no activities that bound them to participate, and there were people absent from the weekly dinner.

Everyone just got along casually like this.

It was just that all the information was in his mind, and this was a kind of relationship.

Now a small point in the relationship had a problem, and he inevitably had to understand it.

Not to mention that in the past few months, it wasn't just this small point that had a problem.

Especially in recent months, it seemed particularly crazy.

Sometimes you don't want to get involved in karma, but karma actively bumps into you.

So who was promoted, who was demoted, who left, who was gone, the club had a ledger for all of it.

And the members also had an agreement: if something happens, tell the club; if they can help, everyone will help; if they can't help, they will help later.

It was very clear that Zhong Ma Wentao told Huang Gan when something happened.

Huang Gan knew Li Li Xuewu would ask this, and said helplessly: "It's all fate; if he hadn't transferred to the branch bureau, maybe he wouldn't have had this disaster."

Ao Ao Zhongliang raised his head and looked at Li Li Xuewu, saying: "I know Zhong Ma Wentao; his brain is simple, his personality is relatively straightforward, and he does things cleanly, but he's not very suitable for the government office."

"Used by others."

Ma Jun summarized: "It was too chaotic last month; it wouldn't be strange if anything happened."

"It really fits that old saying."

He hummed and said: "Settling accounts after autumn!"

"He came to find me."

Huang Gan nodded: "I let Wang Zheng ask for him; it was an order from the branch bureau, it couldn't be changed, and there was no time to change it."

Li Li Xuewu puffed on the cigarette, frowning and thinking.

He didn't know what happened inside, but he knew Xicheng was a pit.

Dongcheng was actually the same, but he knew Dongcheng very well and knew how to avoid it.

Xicheng... back then Zheng Zheng Fuhua almost fell over there, and it was Gao Zhen who found a connection.

Now Zheng Zheng Fuhua is half-dead, and his future path is basically blocked; isn't it for this reason.

Zhong Ma Wentao entering the government office should have been transferred up for reuse; someone wanted to open up the situation.

And he walked in the wrong direction during the execution, or was influenced by some other factors.

Not being absolutely loyal is absolutely disloyal.

You were transferred to handle things, but you were flirting with others; at this juncture, who dares to use you.

Especially since you've already handled some things in the early stage, can Beijing still tolerate you?

The wind in the Four Nine Cities is blowing for the eighteenth time, each time with new tricks, each time adding new graves.

You say it's unjust, but there are even more unjust ones than you.

Huang Gan meant this, advising a few people to hide out as much as possible, not to get involved in those messy things, there's no good ending.

If you get involved, you don't know how much you'll profit, but someone will definitely come to settle accounts with you later.

If the things you handle make a mistake, the first ones to clean you up will be them.

Gods fight, little ghosts suffer; why bother~

Speaking of Zhong Ma Wentao's matter, it was just borrowing today's topic; today is a rest day, and Huang Gan didn't want to bother everyone with this.

Li Li Xuewu sat there for a long while before asking: "Didn't hold a farewell party or anything?"

"Don't talk bullshit~"

Huang Gan said helplessly: "Hold a fart of a farewell party; the order came that day, and the train ticket was for the next day!"

After saying this, he picked up the billiard cue and gestured: "They told him to get the hell out immediately!"

"Are you still playing or not?!"

Li Bai stood by the billiard table watching Huang Gan gesturing there and shouted with dissatisfaction.

Huang Gan raised his eyebrows at the group and turned back to play.

Li Li Xuewu flicked the ash, pondering the chaotic situation in Beijing; it's feared it will be even more serious next year.

He had no intention of getting involved, and those in the club who asked him were mostly having real problems.

Not wanting to be treated as a divine calculator, he also mixed three and a half lies in ten sentences to give them a reminder.

The peace and stability in the Steel Mill don't mean it's the same in the Four Nine Cities.

From May to September, in just five short months, the city had undergone earth-shaking changes.

The city's decision-making team had been refreshed three times, reception centers for progressive students were all over the streets and alleys, and youth from all over the country gathered in Beijing, truly enjoying the superiority that knowledge is power.

But this superiority also hid crises; there are ultimately more intellectuals in the world, and more children of intellectuals.

This situation wouldn't be anything if placed in the whole country, but tens of millions of people gathering in Beijing was a threat to those young people in the big courtyards.

These young people had just completed organizational integration and experienced "big winds and waves" and "fanning the flames."

The cause had been started, and they were now concerned about the matter of successors.

It can be said that they were full of sacred mission, eager to take on the heavy responsibility of succession.

The elimination game first happened within them; purifying the organization was a necessary task.

The broad goals that were united in the past were no longer needed after completing the reform cause.

In order to defend the fruits of reform, screening work began under the command of those with intentions.

The criteria for screening were also very simple: non-red is black.

After eliminating this part of the background, the only ones who could compete with the young descendants in the big courtyards were two stars.

Especially children from intellectual families, there were too many people and too few resources; how to realize superiority with few monks and many porridge.

Therefore, there would inevitably be a dragon fight and tiger struggle between them.

Children from intellectual families rely on ability and numbers, while young people in big courtyards can only rely on their class background; this is the most powerful weapon they have to defeat the other side.

Wasn't there a young descendant in a big courtyard who said at a debate at Huaqing some time ago: "The world was exchanged for the blood and sacrifice of my father and mother, so it's my turn to sit in this world."

This is precisely the trump card for young descendants in big courtyards to compete for "successors" with children of intellectuals.

Li Li Xuewu knew that someone was urging and encouraging this situation to happen, and even using these hot-blooded youths to stir up wind and rain.

Anyone who blocks and hinders this trend will be destroyed and squeezed out, regardless of whether they are right or wrong.

This is called the general trend, which human power cannot reach.

Can no one see clearly this situation? Do they need him to point it out?

Not really; being in the game, it's inevitable to have times when one's "vision is blocked," but they are all "professionals," so how could they not understand the principle of looking forward.

However, sometimes you clearly feel the depth, but when you actually do it, you feel very confused; this general trend is like a bottomless abyss, layered mountains, and dense fog.

So at this time, they all need someone to point it out and give them a direction to move forward.

Zhou Zhou Xiaobai sat beside Li Li Xuewu and listened very confusedly, seeming to know what they were talking about, but not understanding.

Sometimes the words revealed the ferocity in their conversation, but the sound of billiard collisions on the scene seemed peaceful.

Li Li Xuewu was thinking about things in his heart, leaned back, and placed his hand casually on the "armrest" beside him.

He didn't notice, or rather, it was a habitual action, but it gave Zhou Zhou Xiaobai a fright.

Especially since Li Ge still had a cigarette in his hand, and the skirt she was wearing was newly made, worn for the first time today.

Zhou Zhou Xiaobai was extremely nervous; one was Li Ge's hand touching her thigh, and the other was the cigarette in Li Ge's hand, scaring her so she didn't dare move.

Luo Yun had long seen the "interaction" between them; she thought this Li Ge was very arrogant, but didn't expect he liked Zhou Xiaobai, who was so reserved.

If she had known, she would have been reserved too!

Who doesn't know how to be reserved!

Li Li Xuewu actually already felt something was wrong; how could the sofa armrest tremble, and it wouldn't be so slippery.

He was calm, turned his head

As he spoke, he deliberately leaned forward to flick the ash from his cigarette, which was still quite long, and when he pulled his hand back, he placed it directly on his folded knees, avoiding any awkwardness between the two.

It wasn't awkward for him, but Zhou Zhou Xiaobai was still keeping her head down at this moment.

She was wondering if Li Ge would continue to rest his hand on her leg when he pulled it back, whether she should dodge, and if dodging would be very bad.

But when she discovered that Li Li Xuewu didn't do so again, she felt a mix of relief and disappointment.

What on earth was that bit of disappointment about?!

Her heart was in complete chaos right now; she had even forgotten what Li Ge had just asked.

Seeing Zhou Zhou Xiaobai sitting there with a flushed face, Luo Yun pursed her lips and smiled, saying, "Li Ge, Zhou Xiaobai doesn't participate in those lively activities."

After finishing, she stood up and sat beside Li Li Xuewu, explaining, "The children in our courtyard basically all go to middle school at August 1st School."

"Just think about it, our school is one of the earliest in the capital; would you say it's lively or not?"

Seeing that she was willing to talk and could talk well, with her little mouth chattering away, Li Li Xuewu looked at her with a smile.

"Then, what is the current state of the school, the students, the courtyard, or rather, all of you?"

The three-person sofa wasn't small, and Li Li Xuewu sat in the middle; Luo Yun was quite sensible and didn't sit right up against Li Li Xuewu, turning her body slightly to face him, which was just right.

"What state?"

Luo Yun spread her hands as if deliberately, gesturing to Li Li Xuewu: "Look at me now, aren't I just a sheep without a pen, free-range~."

"Hehe~"

Li Li Xuewu chuckled, leaned forward to stub out the cigarette in his hand in the ashtray, and waved his hand to signal Luo Yun to continue.

Luo Yun was quite straightforward, and she chattered away to tell Li Li Xuewu all about it.

It wasn't that the young men didn't want to take the young women along to play, but rather that some of the things happening recently weren't very suitable for young women.

Luo Yun curled her lip as she spoke of the things those bad eggs had done, as well as those foolish things done with hot-blooded impulsiveness.

She spoke quite logically, following the questions Li Li Xuewu asked, recounting the events happening outside point by point.

Ma Jun and the others sat to the side listening and thinking, their brows furrowing more and more.

As Zhou Zhou Xiaobai listened to Luo Yun's eloquent flow, she gradually emerged from her flushed state, but after discovering that Li Li Xuewu's attention was entirely on Luo Yun, she became a bit unhappy again.

Feeling Li Li Xuewu's presence so close beside her, yet it felt so far away.

After returning last time, she relied on the fragments she had heard from here and followed the clues to find the two books Li Li Xuewu had written.

And according to the content of the books, she found Li Li Xuewu's two work units, and then, starting from the perspective of those units, she found relevant reports about Li Li Xuewu.

In the world she lived in, it was still very easy to investigate someone.

Especially with sufficient clues, or rather, in situations where Li Li Xuewu deliberately let outsiders see, she relied on these to form a rough image in her mind.

A battle hero who returned from the south, a rising star in a powerful department, a pillar of heavy industry enterprises...

What was most rare was that he was knowledgeable, capable, and had a heart of innocence.

Rumors could be false, but reports in the newspapers couldn't be faked; Li Li Xuewu donated all the royalties from his books to the cause of education, which made the towering image in her heart even fuller.

Originally, as the daughter of a Deputy Commander, she didn't lack idols to worship; her father was her idol.

But among the younger generation, she had stepped out of the campus, compared the courtyard in her life, and then looked at Li Li Xuewu whom she met at the club.

This contrast and gap gave her an unrealistic impulse to worship, as if Li Li Xuewu were the perfect image in her mind.

Today's interaction between the two didn't leave her with any bad impressions; on the contrary, Li Li Xuewu's way of handling things made the image in her mind even more vivid.

A young girl's feelings are always like poetry, pushing open the window as the dew thickens, the crabapple branches silent and still.

Who sees so many troublesome things, half a cup of flower cake hinders the graceful posture, a foot-long comb runs through the green silk.

At sixteen, the prime of a young heart, how many secrets are known to whom; shyness is not the intention, yet the autumn wind is exchanged for spring heart.

At this time, the August 1st School didn't have a high school department; it was actually preparing for one last year, but it was all disrupted by this year's turmoil.

And it was precisely because there was no high school department that it became so chaotic.

High school students were all the cream of the crop, knowing how to assess the situation, and wouldn't easily get involved in doing bad things.

But those little brats in junior high had no scruples, and with hot blood going to their heads, they dared to beat anyone.

Ma Jun and the others also understood; Li Li Xuewu was using Luo Yun's words to prompt them.

Starting from this girl's perspective, they could see the essence of the turmoil more clearly, and it also gave them an intuitive impression.

There was no need to explain the principles; they already understood, and what Li Li Xuewu wanted to do wasn't just to make them understand, but also to make everyone in the club understand.

Today's conversation would definitely be passed on to others by Huang Gan, and how it would be explained and described then was unknown, but the core idea wouldn't change.

As Luo Yun spoke, she herself realized the general meaning of what Li Li Xuewu asked her, and by the end, she was already facing Ma Jun and the others.

The atmosphere was no longer as oppressive as before, replaced by a sense of regret and vigilance.

"I feel they aren't doing good things, yet they still carry the banner of justice."

Luo Yun's summary made Li Li Xuewu chuckle, but he didn't continue to ask about this topic.

Huang Gan finished a game, walked over to find a seat, and talked to Li Li Xuewu and Zhong Zhong Jingxue about the projects in the detention center.

He was now focused solely on the project proposals, ignoring everything else, and even if there were opportunities for advancement, he didn't want them.

Advancement at this time?

Don't mess around; who knows where you might end up.

Besides, he had just advanced, so it was just right to proceed steadily; just as Li Li Xuewu said, start by walking steadily, and talk about it in three years.

Lunch was eaten in the restaurant's private room, and Zhou Zhou Xiaobai and the others didn't leave either, truly looking like they were "mooching off" the meal.

The soda that Lao Lao Biaozi got from the steel mill was supplied to the restaurant, and the selling price was slightly cheaper than outside, but there was still profit to be made.

In fact, the club had always been losing money; not counting the areas under renovation, the daily operations alone were losing money.

Sister Lou would feel the heartache for a few days every month, and could only be relieved after Li Li Xuewu's comfort.

There's plenty of time in the future~

If you really wanted to make a fortune the moment you opened the doors, wouldn't that lead to big trouble!

Besides, this club wasn't opened to make money; if he really wanted to make money, he wouldn't do this laborious and exhausting work.

The first year was for renovation and trial operation, checking for gaps and filling leaks; there were only so many members, not adding a single one, accepting the losses.

The second year was for formal operation, with all projects fully open, but the number of members still had to be controlled, only releasing a few spots, and the losses would be even greater.

The third year...

If the club really had a day of breaking even, I'm afraid it would take many years, at least until the economy opened up a bit and some things were permitted.

But making money was definitely not the goal, and the goal wasn't to make money from the members; one shouldn't put the cart before the horse.

Lose! Lose with all your might!

At worst, if Sister Lou's family's money couldn't be paid back, he would pay off the debt with his own body!

Sister Lou actually wanted to collect some interest, but seeing the young girl sitting beside him, she felt her teeth itch with hatred again.

A flirt!

Just looking at him makes me angry!

She had long been familiar with the people Huang Gan brought, and she also knew these young girls.

At first, she didn't pay attention; could he really lay a hand on a sixteen-year-old girl?!

But!

These days, Tong Tong Huimei and Jin Jin Jiaojiao, who often came here to learn opera, caught her attention.

They were also sixteen or seventeen years old, youthful and charming, but the path they walked didn't look like that of a girl, but rather like a... so angry!

There's no need to guess who did it; who else would dare to snatch food from under his nose!

Looking at Li Li Xuewu's table again, when they were seated, she clearly saw the young girl named Luo Yun pulling the girl named Zhou Xiaobai to sit beside Li Li Xuewu.

What?

Are you going to perform "The Western Chamber" for me too!

You want to be a matchmaker?!

Zhou Zhou Xiaobai was also a bit shy when she sat beside Li Li Xuewu, not daring to look at him, and it was all Luo Yun causing trouble.

Because everyone was there at noon, Huang Gan generously treated them and ordered a few more dishes.

The wine was 38-degree liquor, and Luo Yun egged them on to pour a small cup for them as well.

When Sister Lou went out, she happened to see Yu Li taking Banggeng to the restaurant to eat; her heart stirred, and she called out to the two.

She was also quite eloquent, asking Banggeng if this was good, and then saying that Li Li Xuewu was eating good food in the private room, telling him to go too.

Banggeng's eyes lit up, and he obediently followed her.

Standing in the courtyard, Yu Li also understood what Lou Lou Xiaoe was going to do, but she didn't think about stopping her, and even had the intention of watching the fun.

Li Li Xuewu wouldn't mess around in this courtyard, and even less would he mess around with people he knew in the courtyard; she didn't feel there was anything wrong with Lou Lou Xiaoe being jealous.

Just playing around; Li Li Xuewu wouldn't do anything for real, and Lou Lou Xiaoe couldn't cause any big scene, at most just making trouble.

Sister Lou just wanted to make trouble, but after taking Banggeng into the room, this kid wouldn't listen!

When they were outside, she told him to sit next to Li Li Xuewu, and the fat-faced kid agreed perfectly!

But now that he had entered the room and saw a table full of people and a table full of dishes, he sat down wherever people told him to.

Outside the door, she told him to squeeze in next to that girl, but he did the opposite, sitting on the other side next to Li Li Xuewu.

What can you do!

Nothing at all!

Banggeng sat at the table with a well-behaved appearance; seeing so many delicious things, it was different from the chopsticks flying at home; he was older now and knew about saving face.

Li Li Xuewu put food in his bowl a few times and then ignored him, but he ate quite happily.

As for the task Sister Lou gave him, he had forgotten it all behind his head.

Do you really take me, Manager Jia, for a fool?!

If I can't even tell who's who, how can I survive in this capital!

Conversely, this Sister Lou is really something; she's clearly trying to use me!

She doesn't even look at what kind of relationship I have with Wu Shu!

It is...

Hmm, this meat is really fragrant!

My mom said, you can't let your mind wander while eating, it delays eating meat!

"I want to eat meat."

"What did you say?"

"I said... I want to eat meat."

Zhang Zhang Guoqi lay on the bed, looking at the hospital ceiling with lifeless eyes.

He was now in complete despair, life worse than death; his last backer was gone, and living was no different from being dead.

The ward had already been controlled by people from the Security Section, and the meals given to him were special meals "escorted" over from the small canteen by people from the Security Section.

Although it was called a special meal, Master Yang was on duty at the small canteen today; knowing it was to cook for the poisoned Zhang Zhang Guoqi, how could he dare to be careless.

Boiled cabbage in clear water, steamed corn buns, very simple, no oil or salt added, purely ecological, a healthy product!

Old Yang Er thought, this is a thankless job; if you make it too good for him, people will poke him in the spine.

And if it's made poorly, it would be troublesome if Zhang Zhang Guoqi clamored and falsely accused him of "poisoning."

So, the clear water is tap water, the cabbage is fresh cabbage, picked by the Security Section, absolutely without any trace of additives.

But damn, even pigs wouldn't eat this food; how can one swallow such clear soup and watery vegetables.

Zhang Zhang Guoqi wanted to eat meat, wanted to very much!

It wasn't that he had neglected his stomach before, but that he knew if he didn't taste meat again, he really wouldn't be able to eat it anymore.

Li Li Huai De would definitely not let him off; he would definitely deal with him to death.

The situation now grasped by the Discipline Inspection Office was already very clear; he had been determined to be the mastermind of last month's incident, and this charge was enough for him to go to the Western Paradise.

Even if he stubbornly refused to confess, the Security Section already had evidence against him; he had confessed the hiding place of Li Li Huai De's stolen goods, and had also exposed his own.

Judging from the current situation, Li Li Huai De's had likely been transferred, while his had been determined as conclusive evidence.

"Click~"

The ward door was pushed open, and people from the Discipline Inspection Office walked in, completed the handover with the people from the Security Section, and prepared to continue the interrogation.

"Are you full? If you're full, you know what you should say, right?"

The people from the Discipline Inspection Office didn't have a good look on their faces either, but their attitude still followed the procedures; the people from the Security Section didn't leave, and accompanying them were also people from the Party Committee.

It couldn't be called a joint trial, only that his legal rights were guaranteed, fair and just.

It was truly the first time the people from the Discipline Inspection Office had handled a case under such circumstances, so they appeared very impatient.

Zhang Zhang Guoqi raised his head and looked at the people from the Discipline Inspection Office; they were the same people who had interrogated him before.

He looked again at the Security Section officer sitting at the door, as well as Wang Wang Zongli from the Party Committee Office.

"Did you catch the person who poisoned me?"

Zhang Zhang Guoqi breathed heavily and said, "That's right, that's right, if you hadn't caught the person who poisoned me, you from the Discipline Inspection Office wouldn't be able to appear here."

"Tell me, who wants my life?"

"Is this considered a bargaining condition?"

Old Wang, who was presiding over the interrogation, glanced at Zhang Zhang Guoqi on the bed, then nodded and said, "I can tell you, the ones who poisoned you were Fang Lining and Huang Huang Shiwen from the Service Office."

"Why?!"

Zhang Zhang Guoqi braced himself on the bed to sit up, looking at Old Wang in confusion, and said, "I haven't offended them!"

"Do you still need me to tell you what you've done yourself?"

Old Wang narrowed his eyes as he looked at him, and said with disdain, "Fu Linfang, have you remembered it now!?"