radicalducati Chapter 235 Decided to Leave
Chapter 235 Decided to Leave
After hearing what Li Huaide said, Xu Damao's legs softened and he almost knelt down: "Director Li, I have... That's right! The Lou family must have hidden everything. Director Li, don't worry, I will dig deep into the ground to find the Lou family's things for you."
Li Huaide's eyes lit up, then darkened again: "Not for me, but for the organization and the country."
Xu Damao seemed to have grasped a life-saving straw: "Yes, it is for the organization and the country. I will check it out now!"
Li Huaide sat back in his chair, tapping his fingers on the table: "Da Mao, you have to do this well. The country and the people are waiting for your good news."
Xu Damao nodded repeatedly: "Don't worry! I'll check it out right away!"
After walking out of the office, Xu Damao wiped the sweat off his forehead and thought about how to deal with Sha Zhu. As he was thinking, he ran into the arrogant Liu Haizhong.
"Hey, Damao," Liu Haizhong said, raising his voice deliberately while sticking out his belly, "I heard Director Li wanted to talk to you again? Is he going to put pressure on you again?"
Xu Damao suppressed his anger and forced a smile: "Second uncle, you are joking. It's just some daily work reports."
Liu Haizhong snorted and walked away with his hands behind his back. Xu Damao stared at his back, a trace of viciousness flashing in his eyes: "Old man, let's see how long you can be so proud..."
Three days after Lou Bancheng and his wife were secretly detained, Sha Zhu and Lou Xiao'e waited in front of a large iron gate. When the iron gate opened, Lou Xiao'e and Sha Zhu could hardly recognize Lou Bancheng and his wife - Lou Bancheng's white hair was disheveled, a piece of his glasses was broken, and his face was bruised; Lou's mother's clothes were wrinkled, and there was an obvious mark on her wrist.
"Dad! Mom!" Lou Xiao'e rushed over to hug her parents, tears streaming down her face. Lou's mother also hugged her daughter with tears in her eyes, and Lou Bancheng looked at them tremblingly.
"Stop crying, let's leave here quickly." Seeing that the three people had not stopped for a long time, Sha Zhu hurriedly spoke out to dissuade them.
Lou Bancheng was the first to react. He took his wife and daughter and followed Sha Zhu. Halfway along the way, Sha Zhu separated from them.
Arriving at the Lou family, Lou Liming quickly helped the two elders into the house, looked around cautiously, and quickly closed the door. In the bedroom of Lou Bancheng and his wife, Lou Bancheng slumped on the sofa, took the hot tea handed to him by his son with trembling hands, and most of the tea spilled.
"What did they...what did they ask?" Lou Xiao'e knelt in front of her father and carefully wiped the wounds on his face.
Lou Bancheng smiled bitterly, "What else can I ask... Gold, US dollars, overseas relations..." His voice was extremely hoarse, "Liu Haizhong brought someone with him, holding a small notebook and questioning us one by one... saying that our family's wealth did not come from a legitimate source..."
Lou's mother suddenly grabbed Lou Bancheng's hand and said, "Master, we have to leave quickly! From what Master He said just now, Liu Haizhong and Xu Damao are both Li Huaide's men. Li Huaide is targeting us!"
Lou Liming pushed his glasses and said solemnly: "Dad, do you think he can be released this time?..."
"Someone passed on the message." Lou Bancheng nodded, a shrewd look in his eyes, "Although I don't know who helped, Li Huaide had to let him go. But..." He lowered his voice, "This is only temporary. Since they have set their sights on our family, they will not let go easily."
The room fell silent, with only the old clock on the wall ticking. After a long while, Lou Bancheng suddenly spoke: "Xiao'e,...Shazhu, are you reliable?"
Lou Xiao'e was startled, then nodded: "He Yuzhu helped me a lot, he is a real man, this time he..."
"Okay." Lou Bancheng stood up with difficulty and took out an envelope from the drawer of the desk. "There are some US dollars in it. Give it to Sha Zhu tomorrow to thank him for saving me and your mother. You and your brother go out. Your mother and I will take a rest."
"Okay, Mom and Dad, you guys take a good rest. I'll go get you something to eat." Lou Xiao'e took the envelope and left with Lou Liming.
Mother Lou looked at her husband worriedly: "Master, what are you doing..."
"We must go." Lou Bancheng's voice was more resolute than ever before. "Let's go to Tianjin first, and then find a way to go to Hong Kong. Xiao'e must not know about this. She is too young and inexperienced. I'm afraid she will leak the news."
In late autumn, Beijing was shrouded in a solemn atmosphere. Xu Damao locked himself in a small warehouse at the steel mill for three days, with cigarette butts and pieces of paper covered with writing scattered on the floor. His eyes were red, and his fingers were stained with ink, scribbling on a yellowed piece of paper.
"Old Zhang... Auntie Wang... and the driver Sun Changfu..." Xu Damao bit the end of his pencil and suddenly slapped his thigh, "That's right! These are the old guys! The Lou family's gold and silver must be hidden with them!"
He rushed out of the warehouse impatiently and went straight to Li Huaide's office. When he pushed the door open, Li Huaide was answering the phone. Seeing Xu Damao's appearance, he frowned.
"Director Li! I found out!" Xu Damao didn't care about etiquette and went straight to the table. "The Lou family's property must be hidden in the homes of several old servants! I'll take people to search--"
Li Huaide raised his hand to signal him to shut up, and said a few words to the phone before hanging up: "Da Mao, this matter is not urgent. I just received a notice that someone from the city will come to inspect tomorrow. Let's prepare for the inspection today."
Xu Damao stamped his feet anxiously: "But Director Li, if the news leaks out..."
"What are you panicking about?" Li Huaide sneered, "Can a few old servants grow wings and fly? After the inspection tomorrow, you can do whatever you want."
At the same time, at the Lou family, Lou Bancheng was whispering with his son Lou Liming.
Lou Bancheng looked serious. "Li Ming, it's raining today. Take your men to Old Sun's house at night, load the things into the car and drive out of the city to Tianjin."
Lou Ming nodded: "Dad, where are you and Mom?"
"Your mother and I will go separately." Lou Bancheng took out two train tickets from his pocket, "Your mother will take Xiao'e to Guangzhou first, and I will stay to deal with the final matters."
That night, the rain was getting heavier and heavier, covering up all sounds. A truck drove into an alley in the south of the city. Lou Liming, wearing a raincoat, and several old servants loaded several heavy wooden boxes onto the truck and covered them tightly with firewood.
"Young Master, let's go." Old Sun wiped his tears, "Be careful on the road."
Lou Ming held the old man's hand tightly: "Uncle Sun, take care of yourself. When the storm is over..."
"Let's go," Old Sun pushed him into the car, "Tell the master that even if I die, I won't say a word."
The truck disappeared quickly in the rainy night. At the same time, Lou's mother changed into coarse cloth clothes and sewed a few pieces of jewelry into the interlayer of her cotton jacket.
"Xiao'e, why haven't you packed yet? We have to leave quickly!" Lou's mother said anxiously.
Lou Xiao'e whispered: "Mom, I want to go to the courtyard to say goodbye to the deaf old lady..."
"Are you going to say goodbye to that old lady or to He Yuzhu?"
"Mom..." Lou Xiao'e said anxiously, "It doesn't matter who it is. I know I may never see her again after I leave. Sha Zhu helped me a lot before..."
"Just because he helped you, didn't your father compensate him?"
"He didn't want it," Lou Xiao'e took out the envelope Lou Bancheng gave her, "He's not a money-grubber. He's a man of integrity."
"You, evildoer, doesn't he already have a wife?"
"Yu Li is also a good person. I just want to say goodbye to them. Otherwise, I will regret it for the rest of my life. I will be back on time."