radicalducati Chapter 240 Liu Haizhong was dealt with
Chapter 240 Liu Haizhong was dealt with
Xiao Li, along with several security guards, escorted Liu Haizhong to the steel mill, thinking happily about how much merit he could achieve this time. He looked back at Xu Damao who was lagging behind, and couldn't help but sneered: "Xu Damao is sensible and knows to let me take the credit."
Little did they know that at this moment, Xu Damao was holding a flashlight, searching the abandoned cave inch by inch. He kicked away the scattered coal slag, and used a shovel to hit every suspicious ground and wall brick, even the cracks on the cave roof.
"Strange..." Xu Damao wiped the sweat off his forehead, his brows twisted into knots, "Is it really only that metal box that's left?" He squatted down and checked the area around the abandoned pit again, and dug the pit deeper with a shovel.
Half an hour later, Xu Damao was so angry that he threw the shovel to the ground, "Damn, the Lou family left so cleanly." He kicked the pile of dirt next to him in annoyance, and kicked it so hard that he had to bend over and rest for a long time.
At the same time, the office of the director of the Revolutionary Committee of the steel mill was brightly lit. Li Huaide, wearing white gloves, counted the valuables in the iron box one by one: twelve golden bars, three blue-and-white porcelain vases from the Ming Dynasty, a pair of jade bracelets...
"Uncle, these were seized from Liu Haizhong." Xiao Li handed over the list flatteringly, "He refused to admit it and said that Xu Damao framed him."
"Don't call me Fourth Uncle in the factory." Li Huaide snorted again: "Liu Haizhong is an old fool." He stroked the delicate patterns on the porcelain vase and suddenly asked: "Where is Xu Damao?"
"He is still checking in the cave, saying he is afraid he might have missed something."
A trace of doubt flashed across Li Huaide's eyes, but it was quickly diluted by the treasure in front of him. He knocked on the table and asked, "Are all the furniture seized from the fugitive Lou Bancheng's home stored in the small warehouse?"
"Don't worry, Director Li, everything has been put away. Nothing will be missed." Xiao Li replied.
Li Huaide nodded, "That's good, I'll take care of these myself later, you go ahead and do your work."
Liu Haizhong slumped in a chair in the interrogation room of the security department, his shirt soaked with cold sweat. Now he finally understood that he had been tricked by Xu Damao. What frightened him even more was that with Li Huaide's temper, he would never let him off easily...
The next morning, the steel mill's loudspeakers pierced the morning mist, and the announcer's mechanical voice echoed in every corner of the factory:
"The following is the decision of the Revolutionary Committee: Liu Haizhong, the former leader of the revolutionary leadership group of the forging workshop, used his position to privately hide confiscated property, which seriously violated revolutionary discipline. After research and decision, all his positions will be revoked, he will be expelled from the factory, and sent to the masses for supervised labor..."
The broadcast reached the forging workshop, and the workers who were swinging hammers stopped their work at the same time. Yi Zhonghai, an old man, took off his greasy gloves and wiped his sweat: "Old Liu has failed this time."
"Serves him right!" Young Wang spat on the ground, "Let him jump up and down and bully people all day long!"
The news from the steel mill reached the courtyard. The third uncle, who was watering the flowers in the courtyard, trembled and the watering can fell to the ground with a bang. He hurried to the backyard and saw that the doors and windows of Liu Haizhong's house were closed and the second aunt had left early in the morning.
In the back kitchen of the cafeteria, Sha Zhu was inspecting the second cafeteria. When he heard the broadcast, Ma Hua paused and immediately came over and whispered, "Master, your second uncle is now..."
"Get to work!" Sha Zhu glared, "Mind your own business!" But when he turned around, the corners of his mouth couldn't help twitching.
At this time, Xu Damao was walking proudly on the main road of the factory. He deliberately slowed down his pace so that everyone could see the new "Advanced Worker" badge on his chest. When passing by the bulletin board, he stopped to admire the newly posted disciplinary decision, which was also stamped with the bright red official seal of the Revolutionary Committee.
"Congratulations, Team Leader Xu!" Xiao Liu from the Propaganda Department came over flatteringly, "I heard you're going to be promoted to deputy section chief?"
Xu Damao waved his hand modestly: "I will resolutely obey the organization's arrangements." He glanced at the bulletin board and said in a low voice: "The incident with Liu Haizhong has sounded the alarm for all of us."
As they were talking, a truck drove past them. On the truck stood several young workers wearing red armbands, and the one being escorted was Liu Haizhong. The once arrogant Second Uncle was now hunched over with a dusty face and a sign around his neck that read "corrupt official."
Xu Damao deliberately raised his voice: "Comrades, take this as a warning!" Liu Haizhong on the truck suddenly raised his head, and his cloudy eyes flashed with resentment. But Xu Damao smiled even more brightly and waved at him.
When the truck drove out of the factory, Li Huaide was standing in front of the office window, playing with the newly seized jade ring. He looked at Liu Haizhong's receding back and said to the secretary behind him, "Have you prepared the appointment letter for Xu Damao?"
"It's ready." The secretary handed over the documents respectfully, "But... Director Li, do you really want him to be the deputy section chief?"
Li Huaide smiled slightly: "Why not, he can help me clean out the Lou family..."
A few days later, the cold wind swirled the dead leaves in Maweigou Hutong. Xu Damao came to the door of Zhao Chuzi's house with six or seven red armbands, and the brand new "Revolutionary Committee Search Warrant" rattled in his hands.
"Everyone, pay attention!" Xu Damao turned around and shouted to the people behind him, "This time, we must search thoroughly!"
Xiao Li from the security department was walking in front of the crowd, cigarette in his mouth and a belt slung across his body. He deliberately exposed the Type 54 pistol on his waist, and the brass buckle on the holster shone brightly in the sun.
"Team Leader Xu, is it necessary to mobilize so many people?" Xiao Li blew out a smoke ring, "I can handle it with just one cook."
Xu Damao smiled and said, "Secretary Li, you don't know, that old guy is very cunning..."
Before he could finish his words, the wooden door of Chef Zhao's house creaked open. Chef Zhao's wife came out with a spittoon in her hand. She was so frightened by the scene that her hands trembled, and the enamel spittoon fell to the ground with a bang, splashing dirty water all over the floor.
"Old Zhao's!" Xu Damao stepped forward and asked, "Where is your husband?"
Chef Zhao's wife's lips trembled: "He, he went to the vegetable market to queue up early in the morning..."
"Bullshit!" Xiao Li kicked the door open, "Search for me!"
The red armbands rushed into the house like wolves and tigers. Xu Damao deliberately fell behind, grabbed Xiao Li's sleeve and whispered: "Secretary Li, focus on the cellar and the kang hole. I suspect that the old man hid all the things of the Lou family..."
"Do I need you to teach me?" Xiao Li pushed him away impatiently, turned around and yelled at one of his men, "Go! Dig up the kang for me!"
The Zhao family was in chaos. The cabinets were knocked over, the rice jars were smashed, and even the stove was pierced by a shovel. The neighbors hid behind their doors and peeked in, but no one dared to make a sound.
Suddenly, a cry of surprise came from the backyard: "Director Li! There is a discovery here!"
Xiao Li and Xu Damao rushed over. They saw the floor tiles in the corner of the woodshed were pried open, revealing a dark hole. Xu Damao was so excited that his hands were shaking: "I told you! I told you this old guy..."
"Get out of the way!" Xiao Li pushed him away and took out a flashlight to shine into the cave. In the dim light, several sacks were vaguely visible.