Chapter 774: Seeking Medical Treatment in Desperation 6

Chapter 774: Seeking Medical Treatment in Desperation 6

It was nearly 8:30 in the evening when He Daqing rode his bicycle back to the courtyard house at No. 95 Nanluoguxiang. It was not yet time to close the gate of the courtyard house at night. Generally speaking, for safety reasons, the gate of the courtyard house would be closed at around 9:30 in the evening. If someone came back late, they would have to ask someone to open the door for them. In the past, the task of closing and opening the door was given to Yan Bugui, the third uncle who was in charge of the front yard. Of course, Yan Laokou's work was not voluntary. Every month, the residents of the courtyard would give him two yuan as a hard work fee, which means each family would give him ten cents per month.

Now that Yan Bugui has been sentenced to labor reform, the task of opening and closing the gate of No. 95 courtyard house has been handed over to the old Xu family who live in the back house in the front yard.

He Daqing lifted his bicycle over the threshold, then pushed it towards the central courtyard.

Just after passing through the Lotus Gate, He Daqing couldn't help but frowned. He saw that the lights in his house were still on. You know, his son He Yuzhu stayed in the cafeteria of the training base of the security department of the steel rolling mill to work overtime tonight. In the evening, he asked his son to deliver food to the old lady in the backyard and told him to let Xiao Yushui sleep with the old lady tonight. He and his son didn't know how long they would have to work.

He Daqing couldn't help but quicken his pace, taking two steps at a time and arriving in front of the main house in the middle courtyard. He parked his bicycle gently, then tiptoed towards the door.

Lifting the cotton curtain hanging at the entrance of the house, He Daqing gently pushed the door open and saw the deaf old lady sitting at the eight-immortals table. The heat from the stove in front of her made the whole house steamy.

He Daqing couldn't help but ask in surprise: "Old lady, why haven't you gone to bed yet so late?"

The deaf old lady saw He Daqing's face turned red by the cold wind and said with a smile: "Daqing, you should sit down and have a cup of hot tea to warm yourself up. Why did you come back so late today?"

After He Daqing closed the door, he walked to the Eight Immortals Table and sat down. He reached out and picked up the teapot on the table. He first refilled the teacup in front of the old lady, and then poured himself a cup of hot tea. He smiled softly and said, "Old lady, didn't I ask Zhuzi to tell you? There is something going on in the Security Department tonight. When I sent Zhuzi back to deliver food to you and Xiao Yushui, I just received a notice from Assistant Sun in the Secretary's Office, saying that the Security Department had a special operation tonight, and asked us to prepare dinner for all the staff in the canteen, and we also need to arrange the chef on duty tonight in advance. It was not until the staff of the Security Department came to the canteen for dinner that I learned that it was a surprise inspection of the workers in the steel mill. Tonight, the Security Department worked overtime to interrogate the workers who were caught stealing materials from the steel mill, so they needed to arrange chefs on duty. I originally planned to stay on duty in the canteen of the training base tonight, but Zhuzi insisted on following his master, Deputy Director Xiong, to open his eyes and see the interrogation process of the Security Department. He also happened to stay on duty in the canteen of the training base. I still waited for all the staff of the Security Department to finish dinner before coming back."

The deaf old lady nodded slightly, picked up the teacup and took a sip of tea, thinking about how to start the conversation.

He Daqing whispered, "Old lady, could it be that someone has been arrested and their family has come to you to beg for mercy? Please don't be soft-hearted and agree to it. This matter is quite serious. I heard the staff of the Security Department talking about it in a low voice during dinner. Director Qin Ming was furious and even confronted Secretary Chang Changzheng and Director Liu Changhe of the Red Star Steel Rolling Mill."

The deaf old lady looked at He Daqing in surprise and asked in a low voice: "Daqing, from what you said, all the workers caught this time will be punished?"

He Daqing nodded seriously: "Even Secretary Lin stayed in the training base office tonight. When I left, I saw several directors and deputy directors' jeeps parked in front of the secretary's office. Obviously, these leaders were holding a meeting overnight. I can think of it. It must be about the nearly 200 workers who were caught stealing materials from the steel mill this evening. I heard that so many workers were caught this time. At that time, I thought I heard it wrong. You know, last year, during the surprise inspection of the Security Department, 100 or 200 workers who stole materials from the steel mill were caught. The workers with less serious offenses were fined and wrote self-criticisms. The more serious workers were fined and demoted, and the serious workers were directly handed over to the Public Security Bureau for disposal and sentenced to labor reform. Who would have believed that so many workers in the steel mill were caught stealing after such a short period of time? Finally, after asking several acquaintances in the Security Department, it was confirmed that nearly 200 workers were caught for stealing materials from the steel mill, and these caught workers were being strictly interrogated. The fish that escaped and the stolen goods were also caught. I heard from the acquaintances in the Security Department that Secretary Lin instructed that all illegal and criminal workers who stole state property should be severely punished. "

The deaf old lady widened her eyes in shock and muttered to herself: "It seems that the Red Army of Yu Jiangbo's family will not be able to escape this time. Alas, why don't they learn well at such a young age?"

He Daqing took out a pack of Peony cigarettes, lit one, and then said, "Old lady, did Yu Jiangbo come to you to ask for help?"

The deaf old lady nodded and recounted the story of Yu Jiangbo coming to ask for help during dinner this evening, and then continued, "Before Yu Jiangbo came to me, the Jiang family's wife saw Yu Jiangbo go to Xu Fugui's house first, and not long after, Zhou Erniu's wife and her mother in the front yard also went to Xu Fugui's house, and then Yue Xiangqian and Hao Aiguo, the two housekeepers, also went to Xu's house. I figured that Yu Jiangbo had most likely found me after being instructed by someone with ulterior motives, and wanted me to ask you to come forward and protect the boy from the Yu family, and I think the guy who came up with this idea should be Xu Fugui. I always felt that Xu Fugui had bad intentions. Well, since Secretary Lin has issued an order to severely punish him, don't make trouble for yourself. You can't let those irrelevant guys affect your impression of Secretary Lin. Tomorrow, remember to remind Zhuzi to stop caring about such thankless tasks."

He Daqing took a puff of his cigarette and said with a wry smile, "Old lady, even if you didn't tell me, I wouldn't have gone to Secretary Lin for this kind of thing. In fact, Secretary Lin had already shown mercy to the workers caught by the Security Department last year, and several key leaders of the Red Star Steel Mill had also promised Secretary Lin that similar incidents would be stopped in the future. But today, another worker was caught stealing materials from the steel mill. Secretary Lin will definitely not condone this anymore."