Chapter 99: Playing for Real

Forget it! Lou Xiaoe felt pain as she pursed the corners of her mouth. Her temper belonged to the kind that eats soft but not hard. Sha Zhu's pressure actually had the opposite effect.

Watching Sha Zhu keep winking, Lou Xiaoe's thoughts became more and more firm. She pursed her mouth and refused to plead for Xu Damao, nor was she willing to forgive him.

Xu Damao grabbed this straw of life, how could he let go? He kept winking at her to save him.

Lou Xiaoe rolled her eyes and stopped looking at him, which was considered a tacit agreement to Yi Er Da Ye's decision.

Lou Xiaoe sternly said to Yi Er Da Ye and the others: "Must find out who that person is!"

The meaning of this sentence was that this time, the person who committed adultery must be found.

Now Sha Zhu and Xu Damao were dumbfounded.

Sha Zhu knew clearly in his heart that this matter was made up by him. Where would he find the person?

Xu Damao didn't know it was made up by Sha Zhu, but he didn't know which person he had slept with.

There were four or five people in the factory who were close to him, three or four outside the factory, and even more in each village.

Every time, he would use money to have a field battle outside the factory area or stay at someone's house when he went to the countryside to show movies. Where could he remember who it was that night? Besides, even if he remembered, he couldn't say it!

Er Er Da Ye turned around and grabbed Xu Damao: "Let's go, sooner or later you have to go."

Yi Er Da Ye concluded: "That's good. Let's have the whole courtyard raise their hands to vote. Those who agree to send Xu Damao to the factory's Security Department, raise your hands."

Hearing Yi Er Da Ye's question: "Everyone in the courtyard raised their hands, even the children joined in the fun and raised their hands."

Lou Xiaoe, the party involved who didn't raise her hand, also looked at Xu Damao with hatred.

"Agree."

"Agree."

"This really needs to be taught a lesson."

"Agree, agree, agree."

Er Er Da Ye had already twisted Xu Damao's hand, ready to call Li Xuewu.

Sha Zhu saw that the matter was about to get out of his control and hurriedly wanted to step forward to stop it, but before Sha Zhu could speak, Li Xuewu spoke first.

"He Yuzhu, sit down. Xu Damao is a criminal suspect now. Don't touch him, no public revenge!"

Li Xuewu's loud shout nailed Sha Zhu to the ground. His footsteps didn't dare to move, but his mouth wanted to explain to Li Xuewu.

"Tian A Jiang Lin"

Sha Zhu thought, where did he want to take revenge? This was going to save Xu Damao!

Ever since Li Xuewu returned, he had been smiling and talking to everyone in the courtyard, not participating in any family's affairs. When he got home from work, he was either doing chores or staying in his room. So, except for the official business last time, no one expected Li Xuewu to be so terrifying when he was fierce.

All the men, women, old, and young in the courtyard watched Li Xuewu walk toward Xu Damao step by step.

Li Xuewu unbuttoned his military overcoat, revealing the pistol stuck in the holster on his tactical belt.

Now, except for Er Er Da Ye who was twisting Xu Damao, everyone else opened their eyes wide.

There hadn't been an on-site arrest in this courtyard before. Today could be considered a small knife cutting the buttocks—an eye-opener.

Sha Zhu was even stomping his feet in anxiety, but he didn't dare to take a step forward or say another word.

People in this era were most afraid of those wearing uniforms, even the uniforms of the supply and marketing cooperatives.

Li Xuewu took out the handcuffs from his back waist and threw them to Er Er Da Ye.

"Xu Damao, I am now receiving you in the name of the Security Section of the steel mill's Security Department. I heard everything the people in the courtyard said just now. As a neighbor, I could pretend I didn't hear or see it before the courtyard's vote, but now I can only handle it officially. I hope you don't have any fluke mentality and try to escape. Honestly come back with me to explain the problem and accept the investigation."

Li Xuewu said this for everyone to hear. Do you see? It's not that I want to deal with Xu Damao; it's the three Dayes presiding, and it's a handling decision that you all agreed to. I am also doing it reluctantly, as required by work and duty, and can only help you deal with him.

After Li Xuewu finished speaking, he said to Er Er Da Ye: "Comrade Liu Haizhong, please cooperate with me to handcuff Xu Damao."

Er Er Da Ye hurriedly caught the handcuffs Li Xuewu threw over. Just as he wanted to handcuff Xu Damao, he saw Xu Damao jump over the stool and prepare to run outside the courtyard.

Li Xuewu kicked the long bench that was flipped over beside his feet, and the long bench slid a distance and blocked Xu Damao's front.

Xu Damao tripped over the bench and fell head over heels.

In this cold winter month, his forehead hit the ground, knocking out a large cut, and both hands were also scraped, oozing blood.

Li Xuewu took a step forward, pulled out his pistol, and pressed it against the back of Xu Damao's head.

"Didn't I tell you not to think about running? You tell me, are you running faster, or is the bullet running faster?"

The crowd in the courtyard exclaimed, all standing up to watch, but none dared to come up.

Li Xuewu shouted at Er Er Da Ye: "Bring the handcuffs over."

Er Er Da Ye's legs went soft when he saw the gun. Looking at Yi Er Da Ye, who stood up and wanted to speak but didn't dare, and San Er Da Ye, who was paralyzed in his chair, he could only walk to Li Xuewu's side tremblingly and hand over the handcuffs.

Li Xuewu grabbed them and handcuffed Xu Damao's two hands. Afraid he would run again, he specifically handcuffed him behind his back.

Actually, Xu Damao running was hinted at by Li Xuewu. It was precisely to let Xu Damao run that he specifically said the words "don't think about running."

Xu Damao was highly nervous, and he only heard one word of what Li Xuewu said, which was "run."

He couldn't withstand an investigation. The Security Section Chief had already fallen into the hands of this killing god, Li Xuewu. He had to run.

As for where to run and how to run, he didn't know. He just couldn't go to the Security Department. If he went, he wouldn't be able to come back.

Li Xuewu had reasons for dealing with Xu Damao at this time. It wasn't just because he tripped him up, but also because in this special era, this kid, for the sake of advancement, dared to sell even his own wife and father-in-law's family. Who else in the courtyard was he afraid to sell?

Yesterday he dared to report him in front of the leaders, and tomorrow he would dare to play dirty tricks behind his back.

If he wanted to pass through this era safely and steadily, he had to prune the sources of danger bit by bit and knock down the thorns that stood out.

Li Xuewu grabbed Xu Damao's collar, straightened his body, and looked. He had broken a bit of skin, nothing serious.

After looking, he pulled off Xu Damao's scarf, wrapped it around the handcuffs on his wrists, and then pulled his coat from the back to the front to cover his head, afraid he would escape.

Li Xuewu leaned close to Xu Damao's head and said: "Xu Damao, I'll leave you the last bit of face, and you should also leave yourself some decency. Everyone behind you, including your wife, men, women, old, and young, are watching. Don't be stupid."

After speaking, seeing Xu Damao nod without a word, he let Er Er Da Ye ride San Er Da Ye's bicycle to carry Xu Damao, and he also rode his bicycle behind them and went out the door.

The people in the courtyard then started discussing. In the early years, they had seen spies and bad elements being caught, but they had all forgotten. Today, seeing Li Xuewu's clean and neat arrest again was a review of the years of war.

Yi Er Da Ye returned to his room with his tea mug without a word, and San Er Da Ye didn't dare to feel sorry for his bicycle anymore, pulling his wife and children back to their room and closing the door.

Jia Zhangshi was scared again this time. In the morning, Sha Zhu said that if they dared to gossip again, they would be beaten to death by Li Xuewu. They didn't take it seriously, but looking at this today, this kid really dared to play for real.

Several old women exchanged glances and hurriedly ran home.

Everyone in the courtyard went home to do what they had to do, leaving Lou Xiaoe to walk home in a daze. Looking at the messy house because of the fight in the morning, she wasn't in the mood to tidy up either, sitting at the table in a daze.

Watching Lou Xiaoe's zombie-like appearance, Sha Zhu wanted to speak but stopped. ===== CHAPTER 100 =====